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Mar022012

Wider than the Sky

2002 | soprano/piano

Poem by Emily Dickinson

Song 2 of Two Dickinson Songs

Errata

Some newer editions may already have these corrections.

"Wider than the Sky"

  • mm. 1-2: in the piano, the C on the first beats should ring through the measures.
  • m. 2: voice: the rest should be written as a whole rest.
  • m.8: “push tempo a bit” should start on beat 2.
  • m. 10: “relax tempo a little” should start on beat 1.
  • m. 34: “bell-like” description should be added to the piano.
  • mm. 39-40: piano — hold the pedal through these 2 measures.