Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987)

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Vincent Persichetti (1915–1987)

1. What do we need to know about this composer?
Possible answers . . .

  • Songs have a sparse texture that always expresses poetic mood.
  • Served on the faculty at Juilliard.

2. Name a song composition by this composer.
Possible answers . . .

Emily Dickinson Songs

1. Out of the morning
2. I’m nobody
3. When the hills do
4. The grass

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This selection is called: Emily Dickinson Songs “1. Out of the morning”
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This selection is called: Emily Dickinson Songs “2. I’m nobody”

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This selection is called: Emily Dickinson Songs “3. When the hills do”

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This selection is called: Emily Dickinson Songs “4. The grass”

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