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Work Title
Nowth Upon Nacht
Date
Composed in 1984.
Ensemble Type
Duo
Work Length
1 minute
Instrumentation
For voice and piano.
Comments
This song should be sung without pause after a performance of The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs. The keyboard lid is opened and struck against the piano structure with the pedal down. This action is repeated a total of 3 times. The text derives from Finnegans Wake by James Joyce.
Dedicatee(s)
in memoriam Cathy Berberian
Publication
Peters Edition EP 67039