SCORES

Mother and Child

for soprano, clarinet and string orchestra

texts by Rabindranath Tagore

LISTEN

ABOUT

1. Benediction
2. My Song
3. The Champa Flower
4. The End

Four songs to words by Rabindranath Tagore written from the perspective of a baby, a poet, a young child and a mother express delight, love and loss. Hiscocks’ setting is also available in a version for soprano, clarinet & piano and soprano & piano.

INSTRUMENTATION
soprano (c#’ to a’’), clarinet and string orchestra

DURATION
16:00

DATE OF COMPOSITION
2000

PERFORMANCES
6 October 2001 (World Premiere) Rachel Nicholls soprano, Sarah Thurlow clarinet, Roy Howat conductor, Sinfonia Amici
Trinity Church, Wimbledon, London