2012
American Pierrot: A Langston Hughes Songbook
Composed by
Robert G. Patterson
Robert G. Patterson Text by
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes Song Collection
In American Pierrot: A Langston Hughes Songbook, composer Robert G. Patterson set the poetry of Langston Hughes for baritone and piano.
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The work is organized in three sections:
I. PIERROT’S PASSION
When Sue Wears Red
Midnight Dancer
Love Song for Lucinda
Lady’s Boogie
II. PIERROT’S ESTATE
Words Like Freedom
Go Slow
Visitors to the Black Belt
Dream Boogie: Variation
Silhouette
III. PIERROT’S HEART
Heart
Soledad
Life Is Fine
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Sheet Music