Doriafor Soprano and Tape

Based on the poem “Doria” by Ezra Pound

Aida ShiraziSeptember-November 2014

Ankara-Turkey

Doria

Ezra Pound1914

1. BE in me as the eternal moods of the bleak wind, and not As transient things are — gaiety of flowers. 2. Have me in the strong loneliness of sunless cliffs And of gray waters. 3. Let the gods speak softly of us In days hereafter, the shadowy flowers of Orcus Remember thee.

Performance Notes

1. The poem is divided into three section and each section is separated by numbers 1, 2 and 3.

2. ! airy sound, with as little operatic quality as possible. The mood of the passages with

this notehead is introvert and intimate, as in lied singing.

3. Frozen notes continues, unless there would be rest somewhere after them.

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for Soprano and Tape

Based on the poem "Doria"

by Ezra Pound

Doria

Composer :Aida Shirazi

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