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Pourquoi, pourquoi?, 1996

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File:jacqpourquoi.nwc (November 2011) 2 kB
Full name of work:Pourquoi, pourquoi?, 1996
Composer:Jacques, Alain Marie (1940 - ), French Australian
Lyricist:Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)
Poem publ. in 1873
First line:Je ne sais pourquoi
Music category:Art Song (Classical)
Instruments:Voice & Guitar
Name of file creator:Alain Jacques
e-mail address:alain "dot" m "dot" jacques "at" gmail "dot" com
Running time:00:02:39
Comments:The melody has two parts one in 2/4 and the other in 5/4, serving the extra-ordinary rhythm of the poem which is exquisitely evocative of the flight of a seagull. NWC arrangement by Alain Jacques 2007.
Poem by Paul Verlaine "Je ne sais pourquoi" (1873), "I dont know why".
This song has been sung and recorded by Jacques Pottier, tenor, and is available on iTunes, Amazonmp3, Rhapsody and the other on-line digital music stores.