| Work Title
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The Morning of the Year
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| Alternative. Title
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A song-cycle for four solo voices (soprano, alto, tenor and bass) with piano accompaniment
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| Composer
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Cadman, Charles Wakefield
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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ICC 23
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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21 pieces in 2 parts:
- I. March and April
- Prelude (piano)
- Spirit of Spring (quartet)
- With Rushing Winds (recitative - bass)
- I Martius am (solo - bass)
- Spirit, arise (invocation - soprano)
- My Tears are Falling (solo - alto)
- Sweet Laggard, Come (recitative - tenor)
- All the World is Spring Today (solo - tenor)
- I Hear the Whispering Voice of Spring (quartet)
- April is Here (recitative - alto)
- Welcome! Sweet Wind (aria - soprano)
- Intermezzo
- II. May
- Again the sun is Over all (recitative - tenor)
- Alas, That My Heart is a Lute (solo and duet - soprano and tenor)
- The Softly-Warbled Song (recitative - alto)
- The Brooklet Came from the Mountain (solo - bass)
- I Saw the Bud-Crowned Spring Go Forth (quartet)
- The Moon Behind the Cottonwood (solo - alto)
- Look Forth, Beloved (recitative - tenor)
- I Cannot Sing to Thee as I Would Sing (serenade - tenor)
- O Spirit of the Spring, Delay (quartet)
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| First Publication.
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1910 – New York: G. Schirmer
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| Librettist
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Nelle Richmond Eberhart (1871–1944), "selected from works of modern poets"
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| Language
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English
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| Dedication
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James Stephen Martin, Pittsburgh
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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Solo voices (SATB) and piano
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