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Composer(s): Elliott (Cook) Carter (11 Dec 1908)
Work identifier: M8200
Real Name: A Mirror on Which to Dwell
Display Name: A Mirror on Which to Dwell
Composed: c. 1975
First Performed: 1976
Genre: Vocal + Choral
Genre Type: Song-cycle
Period: 20th century
Instrumentation: Soprano
Chamber Orchestra
Librettist(s): Elizabeth Bishop
Mvt. 1Anaphora  (Soprano, Chamber Orchestra)
Mvt. 2Argument  (Soprano, Chamber Orchestra)
Mvt. 3Sandpiper  (Soprano, Chamber Orchestra)
Mvt. 4Insomnia  (Soprano, Chamber Orchestra)
Mvt. 5View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress  (Soprano, Chamber Orchestra)
Mvt. 6O Breath  (Soprano, Chamber Orchestra)
Composer(s): Elliott (Cook) Carter (11 Dec 1908)
Recording identifier: M2147491981
Real Name: A Mirror on Which to Dwell
Display Name: A Mirror on Which to Dwell
Composed: c. 1975
First Performed: 1976
Genre: Vocal + Choral
Genre Type: Song-cycle
Period: 20th century
Instrumentation: Soprano
Chamber Orchestra
Librettist(s): Elizabeth Bishop
Ensemble: Speculum Musicae
Conductor: Donald Palma
Soloists: Christine Schadeberg (Soprano)
Label: Bridge
Catalogue Number: Bridge 9014
CD Media ID: 2014
Recording Location: RCA Studio A, NYC
Recording Date: 1988
Mvt. 1Anaphora (3'17'')
Mvt. 2Argument (2'34'')
Mvt. 3Sandpiper (2'21'')
Mvt. 4Insomnia (2'42'')
Mvt. 5View of the Capitol from the Library of Congress (2'58'')
Mvt. 6O Breath (3'30'')