Ethel Smyth
The Prison
WORKS MUSICS
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The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: The Prisoner communes with his Soul: 'l awoke in the middle of the night'. Andante - Più sostenuto - Più animato - Tempo I - Più animato - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco sostenuto - Adagio - Sostenuto - Pi
The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: The Prisoner communes with his Soul: 'l awoke in the middle of the night'. Andante - Più sostenuto - Più animato - Tempo I - Più animato - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco sostenuto - Adagio - Sostenuto - Pi
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The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: Voices sing of immortality: We are full of immortality. Moderato - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco meno mosso - Sostenuto - Tempo I -
The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: Voices sing of immortality: We are full of immortality. Moderato - Poco meno mosso - Tempo I - Poco meno mosso - Sostenuto - Tempo I -
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The Prison
The Prisoner asks the secret of emancipation: I was alone with the sorrow. Sostenuto - Più animaot - Poco sostenuto - Tempo I - Allegro - Andante - allegro - Più mosso -
The Prison
The Prisoner asks the secret of emancipation: I was alone with the sorrow. Sostenuto - Più animaot - Poco sostenuto - Tempo I - Allegro - Andante - allegro - Più mosso -
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The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: His Soul (echoed by Voices) replies: There is no secret. Moderato - Andante tranquillo (not too slow) - Poco sostenuto - Tempo I-
The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: His Soul (echoed by Voices) replies: There is no secret. Moderato - Andante tranquillo (not too slow) - Poco sostenuto - Tempo I-
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The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: He asks in what shape emancipation will come (Who are our saviours?): Will it return to me with the same face. Quasi adagio - Più sostenuto - Allegro - Adagio - Molto largo -
The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: He asks in what shape emancipation will come (Who are our saviours?): Will it return to me with the same face. Quasi adagio - Più sostenuto - Allegro - Adagio - Molto largo -
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The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: The Voices reply: Others are elsewhere, under other names. Allegro misterioso - Poco più tranquillo - Tempo I - Sostenuto - Meno mosso -
The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: The Voices reply: Others are elsewhere, under other names. Allegro misterioso - Poco più tranquillo - Tempo I - Sostenuto - Meno mosso -
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The Prison
Orchestral Interlude: The first glimmer of Dawn. Andante - Allegro - Andante - Allegro - Tempo I - Allegro -
The Prison
Orchestral Interlude: The first glimmer of Dawn. Andante - Allegro - Andante - Allegro - Tempo I - Allegro -
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The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: The Prisoner understands his own immortality: In the faint grey morning I hear. Andante con moto - Poco meno mosso - Sostenuto - (He sleeps.)
The Prison
Part I. Close on Freedom: The Prisoner understands his own immortality: In the faint grey morning I hear. Andante con moto - Poco meno mosso - Sostenuto - (He sleeps.)
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The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: Chorale Prelude in the Prison Chapel (The Prisoner awakes.). Andante -
The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: Chorale Prelude in the Prison Chapel (The Prisoner awakes.). Andante -
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The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: His Soul tells him the end of the struggle is at hand. The struggle is over; the time has come. Moderato - Più largo - Poco meno mosso - Adagio -
The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: His Soul tells him the end of the struggle is at hand. The struggle is over; the time has come. Moderato - Più largo - Poco meno mosso - Adagio -
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The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: He hears his guests (the elements of his personality) moving to depart. I hear them overhead moving to depart. Adagio non troppo -
The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: He hears his guests (the elements of his personality) moving to depart. I hear them overhead moving to depart. Adagio non troppo -
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The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: Pastorale: Sunset calm. A tempo - Allegro energico - Moderato -
The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: Pastorale: Sunset calm. A tempo - Allegro energico - Moderato -
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The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: He disbands his ego. I disband myself. Moderato con fuoco - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Sostenuto -
The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: He disbands his ego. I disband myself. Moderato con fuoco - Meno mosso - Tempo I - Sostenuto -
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The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: Voices sing (in Greek mode) the indestructibility of human passions. The laughter we have laughed. Moderato -
The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: Voices sing (in Greek mode) the indestructibility of human passions. The laughter we have laughed. Moderato -
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The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: Death calls him (The Last Post); glorying, he obeys the summons. For years you have been conning your lesson. Andante - Adagio - Meno adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro non troppo (ma con fuoco) - Quas
The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: Death calls him (The Last Post); glorying, he obeys the summons. For years you have been conning your lesson. Andante - Adagio - Meno adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro non troppo (ma con fuoco) - Quas
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The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: His farewell; his triumph; his peace. This is no leavetaking. L'istesso movimento - Poco animato - Adagio - Andate - Allegro - Poco sostenuto - Andante - allegretto non troppo - Poco meno mosso - Allegr
The Prison
Part II. The Deliverance: His farewell; his triumph; his peace. This is no leavetaking. L'istesso movimento - Poco animato - Adagio - Andate - Allegro - Poco sostenuto - Andante - allegretto non troppo - Poco meno mosso - Allegr
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