1990
Seashore Girls
Composed by
Richard Hundley
Richard Hundley Text by
E. E. Cummings
E. E. Cummings Octaves and Sweet Sounds Song Collection
"Seashore Girls," is a playful, rambunctious musical description of a carefree, gleeful, sunny day at the beach. Its rapidly changing meters (6/8, 5/8, 7/8, 4/8, 4/4, 3/4, 2/4) result in tricky rhythms, and those rhythms and the inclusion of some syncopation contribute to the effervescent mood of the piece. It is the second song of Hundley's song cycle Octaves and Sweet Sounds.
--Esther Jane Hardenbergh
The audio recording features Esther Jane Hardenbergh, soprano, and Mutsumi Moteki, piano, and the performance took place in Salzburg, Austria on a recital for the Salzburg Chamber Concerts series.
Audio
“Seashore Girls” (from “Octaves and Sweet Sounds”)
Esther Jane Hardenbergh (soprano) & Mutsumi Moteki (piano)2:19
Sheet Music
Octaves and Sweet Sounds (High Voice)
Richard Hundley
1. Strings in the Earth and Air Text: James Joyce
2. Seashore Girls Text: E. E. Cummings
3. Moonlight's Watermelon Text: Jose Garcia Villa
4. Straightway Beauty On Me Waits Text: James Purdy
5. Well Welcome Text: Gertrude Stein
2. Seashore Girls Text: E. E. Cummings
3. Moonlight's Watermelon Text: Jose Garcia Villa
4. Straightway Beauty On Me Waits Text: James Purdy
5. Well Welcome Text: Gertrude Stein
High
Octaves and Sweet Sounds (Medium Voice)
Richard Hundley
1. Strings in the Earth and Air Text: James Joyce
2. Seashore Girls Text: E. E. Cummings
3. Moonlight's Watermelon Text: Jose Garcia Villa
4. Straightway Beauty On Me Waits Text: James Purdy
5. Well Welcome Text: Gertrude Stein
2. Seashore Girls Text: E. E. Cummings
3. Moonlight's Watermelon Text: Jose Garcia Villa
4. Straightway Beauty On Me Waits Text: James Purdy
5. Well Welcome Text: Gertrude Stein
Medium