Miranda's Lament

Miranda's Lament (1997 arr. 2000) for soprano, flute, harp, violin, and cello.
Miranda's Lament is part of The Tempest Songbook.
(William Shakespeare: The Tempest)

Miranda: If by your art, my dearest father, you have
Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them.
The sky it seems would pour down stinking pitch,
But that the sea, mounting to th welkins cheek,
Dashes the fire out. O, I have suffered
With those that I saw suffer! A brave vessel,
Who had, no doubt, some noble creatures in her,
Dashed all to pieces. O, the cry did knock
Against my very heart! Poor souls, they perished,
Had I been any god of power, I would
Have sunk to sea within the earth, or ere
It should the good ship so have swallowed and
The fraughting souls within her.
Prospero: Be collected.
No more amazement, Tell your piteous heart
There's no harm done.




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The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) performing at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley Massachusetts, on April 9, 2010.

Composer: Kaija Saariaho

Soprano: Tony Arnold
Flute: Claire Chase
Harp: Nuiko Wadden
Percussion: Nathan Davis
Violin: David Bowlin
Cello: Kivie Cahn-Lipman
Electronics: Ryan Streber

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