Publisher

Protone

Year of Composition

2001

Duration

7'

Instrumentation

Baritone and piano

Categories

Vocal Works

Text Writer

Albert Einstein

Program Note

Using the words from a letter written in 1927 about the relationship of art to science, the song takes its musical form from the highly-structured pattern of Einstein's thoughts.

—Victoria Bond

Audio/Video

Purchase Sheet Music

NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music for Baritone, Vol. 1

Commission & Premiere Info

Commissioned by Merkin Hall
Premiered at Joy in Singing in Merkin Hall, NYC on April 25, 2001