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Pearls and Rubies
Seven Songs on Poems by Dorothy Parker
David Rubinstein
for soprano and piano
duration: about 11 mins.
composed 2005
Please note: the copyright owner of Dorothy Parker's lyrics, the NAACP, unfortunately does not permit the displaying of Parker's lyrics on the Internet. Therefore, three of these songs are displayed on this page without lyrics. In other words, you can see the printed music for the voice and piano but the words are not displayed. If you wish to preview the actual settings of the lyrics, please email us and we will be happy to send you one or two of the songs in their entirety, gratis.
Pearls and Rubies may be purchased and performed. It is only the displaying of Parker's lyrics on the Internet that is prohibited.
The set contains the following titles:
1. The Choice
2. On Being a Woman
3. Frustration
4. Theory
5. The Leal
6. Fighting Words
7. Inscription for the Ceiling of a Bedroom
This set reflects some of the irony and wit for which Parker was famous, covering subjects such as love, anger, loyalty and life in general. The musical language has occasional jazz undertones, requiring a legit singer with some jazz leanings or a jazz singer with some legit leanings. The vocal writing is mostly mid-range. The songs in this set may be performed individually.
