| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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| Composition Year | 2010 |
| Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
Complete Score
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Eric Nichols (2011/1/5)
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| Work Title | it may not always be so |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Nichols, Eric Paul |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEN 1 |
| Key | B major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 2010 |
| First Performance. | Sept 12, 2010 |
| First Publication. | 2010 |
| Librettist | E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) |
| Language | English |
| Dedication | for pri |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3:20 |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Modern |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | Piano and Voice |
The composer wrote this piece for a dear friend to sing, based on the famous e.e. cummings poem, "it may not always be so; and i say". An interesting compositional note: one measure of this piece was written per day. After approximately four months, the piece was finished.
The e.e. cummings poem was published in Eight Harvard Poets, New York. Copyright © 1917 by Laurence J. Gomme. Reprinted with permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation. Books of poems by e.e. cummings are available at http://wwnorton.com.
