Graduate Recital Program Notes

This document introduces Robert Schumann’s Liederkreis Heine, Op. 24 Nos. 1,4,5,6,and 9, Marina’s Aria from Boris Godunov by Modest Musorgsky, Siete Canciones Populares Españolas by Manuel de Falla, Airs Chantés by Francis Poulenc, and Songs from Letters by Libby Larsen. Each of these works is presented with a brief history of composer as well as relevant historical context and information regarding the origins of the texts. A short analysis of both text and music completes each chapter