FRANK FELICE, composer

Canticle of Mary     (1994)

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Luke 1:45 - 55 (King James Version, 1611)
soprano and string quartet - also for soprano solo and SATB choir a cappella - duration: 6'
difficulty: soloist - 6; choir - 6; string quartet - 5

Ecclesia    (2019)

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O Virgo Ecclesia, Nunc Gaudeant Materna Viscerea, O Orzchis Ecclesia,   O Choruscans Lux Stellarum

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texts: Hildegarde of Bingen
soprano and piano

duration - ca. 25'

difficulty:  5-6

Four Songs of Jennifer Haines    (1989)

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A Windburnt Spot in the Dream, Cassaundra, Abstract thought, An Unheard of Word

texts: Jennifer Haines
song cycle - duration: 10'
medium voice and piano
difficulty: soloist - 6; pianist: 5

If Ever Two Were One     (2008)

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text: Anne Bradstreet
high voice and string quartet (also arr. for voice and organ, or voice and chamber winds)
difficulty:  solo - 5, quartet - 4

Letters to Derrick     (1995)

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First Lines, Accidentals, No..., Sporting Life, Last Lines

texts: Tammy Cutler
song cycle, medium voice and piano - duration:  ca. 15'
difficulty: solo - 6; piano - 6

Preserve Me, O God     (2015)

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Psalm 16 (paraphrase by Felice)
medium voice and string quartet - also for medium voice and SATB a cappella - duration: 10'
difficulty: soloist - 7; choir - 8; string quartet - 5'

Pre-Sleep Mental Dances     (1992)

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And a thousand..., Spin to Sleep, Frustrated Distance, Grins III, Those Giggles, Come Up Here With Me

texts: Tara Lynn Ericksen
song cycle - high voice and piano (also orchestra) - duration: 20-22'
difficulty: solo - 7; piano - 7

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird    (2018)

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texts: Wallace Stevens
song cycle - medium voice and piano
difficulty: soloist: 8; pianist: 9