The Oxford Comment

‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers – Michael Higgins


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This is a beautiful and imaginative setting of Emily Dickinson’s poem that also gives the accompanist a wonderful part to play. While it is not complicated, it nevertheless requires particular attention to the text and long legato lines, making sure that the four-bar phrases are sung in one breath; this is possible if the tempo indication is observed. Take care of the rhythm coming off the tie in the opening phrase; it has to be smooth but also in time.
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The Oxford CommentBy Oxford University Press