Dawn
AUDIO
Performed by Julia Bentley, mezzo-soprano, and Kuang-Hao Huang, piano
DURATION
2’15”
POET
Paul Laurence Dunbar
YEAR COMPOSED
2009
THIS IS A MOVEMENT FROM:
The Book of American Poetry
VERSIONS AVAILABLE FOR:
Soprano
Mezzo-Soprano
Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano (duet)
Tenor
Baritone
COMMISSIONER
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
ORDERING SCORES
Inkjar Publishing Company
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TEXT
An angel, robed in spotless white,
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.