VWV 46 · Solo Vocal · 2023 ·
The Dark Ferryman
Barcarolle
- Catalogue
- VWV 46
- Form
- Barcarolle
- Scoring
- Baritone & piano
- Composed
- 2023
- Duration
- 9:24
A barcarolle for a ferryman on a black river, the rocking 6/8 of the oar measuring out a crossing with no named far shore. Voss keeps the line low and lulling over a piano that laps like water against a hull, beautiful and quietly funereal.
From Art Songs & Arias · NV-003
Performance materials +
- Forces
- Baritone & piano
- Tessitura
- Baritone (G2–F4); soprano (C4–B5) where indicated
- Materials
- Voice & piano score
- Availability
- On sale · Voss Editions
- Grade
- Intermediate–Advanced — recital
- ISMN
- 979-0-706046-322-2
