Journal of Singing, September 1st, 2007
GOLDSTEIN, SYLVIA. BIRDS IN HAIKU. Words by the composer. Sylvia Goldstein, 2005. Traditional keys; C^sub 4^-E^sub 5^; Tess: M; regular meters; varied tempos; V/E-M, P/E-M; 33 pages (1-3 pages each). Medium voice. Totally different from the classical haiku settings of Vivian Fung are these humorous settings of the composer's own haiku in English on the nature of birds-all kinds of birds. Sylvia Goldstein composed this set of songs for mezzo soprano and piano to be performed at the Musical Club of Hartford (CT), where they were indeed sung and warmly received. Light musical fare is always appr...
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