Signature for Tempo

for soprano and piano

1976

9 minutes

Poetry: Archibald MacLeish

Premiere: Raquel Cortina, soprano
Mary Ann Bulla, piano
University of New Orleans
April 2, 1977

Composer Notes: There are four songs in this set. The first song begins atonally, but contains ambiguously tonal gestures. The last song ends on a clear pitch center, almost defiantly so, given the text.