Marie of Roumania - (2005)     

for medium high voice and piano

Dorothy Parker

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Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song,
A medley of extemporanea;
And love is a thing that can never go wrong;
And I am Marie of Roumania.

[ 1 page, circa 20" ]

 

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Five song settings of her poetry are titled the Love Songs of Dorothy Parker (including a short biography), and a page for another one-page song, Thought for a Sunshiny Morning, are at those links.

 

How long must a song be? Only as long as to be able to carry the ´message of the text clearly to an audience. Less than a minute, this wee setting bubbles along like far too little sparkling wine served; one expects more when none is forthcoming. How long must a song be? As long as twenty-four minutes and 42 pages, should one find on this site.

 

 

The score for Marie of Roumania is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer and the copyright holder of the text, the King estate. Click on the graphic below for this piano-vocal score.

Marie of Roumania