Nine Tagore Madrigals - Arnold Rosner

Opus 37

Nine Tagore Madrigals (1968)

for SAQTB Voices

Texts by Rabindranath Tagore

The Lady of the Sea
The Unanswered Question
When She Pass’d
The Guest
Last Night in the Garden
Her Night’s Silence
I Hold Her Hands
The Great Unknown
Peace, My Heart

Duration: 30 min.

Recording: Convivium CR053

Premiere: 1968; SUNY Buffalo Madrigal Choir; F. Boldt (#8 only)

These nine madrigals are settings of poetry by the Bengali writer Rabindranath Tagore.

The composer writes: “These pieces may be performed in any order, and any one or more of them may be used without the rest of the group. The performing group should be balanced and very small. A performance by five good, well-matched solo singers is a considered option. The part marked Quinto can be taken by a high tenor or low alto, for solo performance, and any combination of these for choral performance.”