To the Moon

Story Behind The Song

This is the intonation of Percy Bysshe Shelley's "To The Moon" poem no. I.

Song Description

This is my first atonal song as a music composition freshman. It is very hard to sing and requires a (mezzo)soprano with an excellent ear. The pianist is my husband, David Lyons, and the singer is Allison Spiller.

Song Length 1:37 Genre Classical - Contemporary, Unique - Avant garde
Lead Vocal Female Vocal Mood Gloomy, Depressing
Subject Moon, Loneliness Language English
Era 1800 - 1899

Lyrics


To the Moon
By Percy Bysshe Shelley
I
Art thou pale for weariness
Of climbing heaven and gazing on the earth,
Wandering companionless
Among the stars that have a different birth, --
And ever changing, like a joyless eye
That finds no object worth its constancy?

I absolutely enjoyed this piece. There's an amazing weaving of atonal melodies performed beautifully by these musicians. The emotional pull and expression is wonderful. Nicely done!

Lyrics Percy Bysshe Shelley (open domain) Music Christina Lyons
Producer Christina Lyons Publisher Christina Lyons
Performance David Lyons, Allison Spiller

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