The Garden in the Brain
Seven Songs to words by Emily Dickinson - 2003

A second Dickinson set, written in May and June 2003. There are common themes throughout: loss and nature in delicate states. The musical language is possibly the most straightforward and vocally melodic of my cycles (perhaps also the most "English"!).

These songs formed the starting points for a number of instrumental pieces: Two Butterflies seeding the third movement of my 'cello/piano duo On the blue shore of silence, and Good Morning - Midnight the third movement of my String Quintet. Valentina Renesto and Giuseppe Bruno will record an instrumental version for alto saxophone and piano in late 2018.

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