Four Songs from "Wild Earth"
(for soprano and alto flute)
Music by Eric M. Pazdziora
Duration - c. 7:00
1. Across the Door
2. She Moved Through the Fair
3. The Beggar's Child
4. Carricknabauna
Four Songs from 'Wild Earth' was composed in a flurry for a 24-hour composition event at the University of North Carolina—Greensboro. I chose four texts by the Irish poet and playwright Padraic Colum (1888–1972), from his 1916 collection Wild Earth and Other Poems. My settings, like Colum's poems, mirror and adapt the cadences of ancient Irish sean-nós songs, including the lovely traditional melody "She Moved Through the Fair", to tell many tales of finding and losing love. The uncommon pairing of soprano voice with alto flute creates a lively counterpoint between music and words.
Contains full score and parts for Alto Flute. PDF format.