Songs

[1985]: Da Capo Press, New York

Songs [Printed music edition with music for the piano by Nadia Boulanger]. Selections by Nadia Boulanger. Introduction by Marjory Irvin. (x)/86p. Illustrated. Languages: English, German, and French [Women composers series, 16]. "Unabridged republication of various editions published in Paris: Éditions J. Hamelle, 1909-1922

Contents:

[1].

Introduction [Marjory Irvin], pp. vii-(x)

[2].

Les heures claires (1910) [Songs based on eight poems by Emile Verhaeren. Music by Nadia Boulanger and Raoul Pugno], pp. (1)-45

I. "Le ciel en nuit s'est déplié...", pp. 3-6 [Stefan Zweig translation: "Der nächtige Himmel hat sich entfaltet...". Printed in Verhaeren, Emile / Ausgewählte Gedichte [Berlin, 1904], pp. 47-48. Here entitled "Die hellen Stunden"]

II. "Avec mes sens, avec mon coeur...", pp. 7-13

III. "Vous m'avez dit...", pp. 15-18

IV. "Que tes yeux clairs, tes yeux d'été...", pp. 19-21

V. "C'était en juin...", pp. 22-29

VI. "Ta bonté...", pp. 31-34

VII. "Roses de Juin...", pp. 35-39

VIII. "S'il arrive jamais...", pp. 40-45

[3].

"Élégie" (1909) [Poem by Albert Samain. Music by Nadia Boulanger], pp. 47-50

[4].

"Was will die einsame Thräne" (1910) [Poem by Heinrich Heine. French translation by Michel Delines. Music by Nadia Boulanger], pp. 51-53

[5].

"Cantique" (1910) [Poem by Maurice Maeterlinck. Music by Nadia Boulanger], pp. 55-57

[6].

"Soir d'hiver" (1916) [Poem by Nadia Boulanger. Music by Nadia Boulanger], pp. 59-63

[7].

"J'ai frappé" (1922) [Poem by Jean-François Bourguignon. Music by Nadia Boulanger], pp. 65-66

[8].

"Chanson" (1922) [Poem by Camille Mauclair. Music by Nadia Boulanger], pp. 67-70

[9].

"Le Couteau" (1922) [Poem by Camille Mauclair. Music by Nadia Boulanger], pp. 71-73

[10].

"Doute" (1922) [Poem by Camille Mauclair. Music by Nadia Boulanger], pp. 75-78

[11].

"Au bord de la route" (1922) [Poem by Camille Mauclair. Music by Nadia Boulanger], pp. 79-81

[12].

"L'Échange" (1922) [Poem by Camille Mauclair. Music by Nadia Boulanger], pp. 83-86