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FOUR SONGS OF EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY

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From: Journal of Singing
Date: 20080501
Author:Carman, Judith

______. FOUR SONGS OF EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY. Medium or medium high voice. Gary Schocker, 2003-2005 (CVR, 2005). Tonal; G^sub 3^-A[musical flat]^sub 5^; less: M; regular and changing meters, varied tempos; V/mE-mD, P/E-mD; 21 pages.

The poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay seems to draw almost every American composer at one time or another. Perhaps it is because of the musical quality of the words, perhaps because of the truths of life that they express. In any case, Gary Schocker has made his entries into the catalog of Millay settings, and they have a personal touch about them that is ...

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