Small Ensemble,Strings Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1027864 Composed by Antonio Gervasoni. Broadway,Classical,Contemporary,Musical/Show. Score. 51 pages. Antonio Gervasoni #3042345. Published by Antonio Gervasoni (A0.1027864). Four songs for male voice and piano. In 2011, deeply impressed by the work of Bryan Borland, I asked him if he would agree to write a few poems that I could set to music. In his website, he had published several poems, most of them centered around gay life and his personal experiences as a gay man. I was highly interested in writing a work about this topic and Bryan accepted right away. I wrote the first movement, Emancipation, between December 2011 and January 2012 but it was not until 2015 that I found the time and inspiration to complete the whole set. From the beginning, I decided I wanted a very intimate sound and thought that the technique of popular singing was the best way to properly convey my concept of the piece. This decision influenced the style of the music, which lies somewhere in between classical and popular, and even jazz. The first version of Kindred Hearts called for piano and string quintet (with double bass) but aware of the difficulty in securing such instrumentation in the context of art song recitals, I decided to change the instrumentation to solo piano. Copyright Notice: Antonio Gervasoni has been fully authorized by Bryan Borland to publish these songs, which is hereby done without detriment to Mr. Borland's lawful rights over the lyrics.
