Caroline Shaw (1982–)
Partita for 8 Voices, II. Sarabande
Partita is another term for “suite.” A sarabande is a type of dance that dates to the Renaissance.
Charles Shadle (1960–)
“A Late Walk” by Robert Frost
“A Late Walk” for voice and piano. Ryan Turner, tenor and Charles Shadle, piano.
Here is the text:
When I go up through the mowing field,
The headless aftermath,
Smooth-laid like thatch with the heavy dew,
Half closes the garden path.
And when I come to the garden ground,
The whir of sober birds
Up from the tangle of withered weeds
Is sadder than any words.
A tree beside the wall stands bare,
But a leaf that lingered brown,
Disturbed, I doubt not, by my thought,
Comes softly rattling down.
I end not far from my going forth
By picking the faded blue
Of the last remaining aster flower
To carry again to you.
