Two Still Lifes
for soprano, flute, bassoon, percussion, piano, violin, and cello
1976
9 minutes
Poetry: Wallace Stevens
Premiere: Tulane University
New Orleans, Jan 30, 1978
Notes: Two Still Lives is based on two poems of Wallace Stevens. Both of which reflect on our relationship to the world around us. The music is chromatic, lyrical, and highly contrapuntal.