Basic Details

Title

Mostly About Love

Availability

Available

Category

Vocal (Solo or Small Ensemble)

Instrumentation

voice-pft

Duration

13'

Publisher

G. Schirmer Inc.

Premiere

• World: Carnegie Recital Hall, New York City, NY, April 3rd, 1960 (Alice Esty, soprano; David Stimer, piano)

Edition/Catalog #

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Parts/Movements

1. Love Song
2. Down at the Docks
3. Let's Take a Walk
4. A Prayer to St. Catherine

Member Works

1. Love Song (1959)
2. Down at the Docks (1959)
3. Let's Take a Walk (1959)
4. A Prayer to Saint Catherine (1959)

Cataloging Information

Copyright

©1964 G. Schirmer; ©1992 Virgil Thomson Estate (see note)

Year Composed

1959

Year Published

1964

M.S. Location

The Virgil Thomson Papers at Irving S. Gilmore Music Library at Yale University

Cardell Number

V20[A]

Meckna Number

W142

Additional Info

Notes

Each originally published separately

Originally titled "Songs for Alice Esty"

Each member work appears in both "Collected Songs for High Voice" and "Collected Songs for Low Voice"

Texts

Kenneth Koch

Related Persons

• Kenneth Koch (Text Author)

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