Snake Lake

2000 | countertenor, mezzo-soprano or baritone/piano

Poem by Thomas Lux

Song 4 of Men with Small Heads

Commissioned by Dr. Adelaide Whitaker.

Click here to see a performance of this song by baritone Andrew Garland and pianist Donna Loewy on YouTube.

Errata

Some newer editions may already have these corrections.

• m.32, the crescendo should come on the previous eighth note, on the words "They don't."
• m. 49, take a little time
• m. 53, the tempo marking should read "slightly slower," and this newer tempo carries through the next two measures, then the poco rit. starts as written.