1998
Songs to the Moon
Composed by 
Jake Heggie
Jake Heggie Text by 
Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay Song Collection
Songs to the Moon: Part 1 "Fairy-Tales for the Children" sets texts of Vachel Lindsay.
This song cycle was commissioned for mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and was premiered at the Ravinia Festival in Illinois with Martin Katz (pianist) in 1998
Songs
Prologue: Once More – To Gloriana1998 · Songs to the MoonJake HeggieVachel LindsayEuclid1998 · Songs to the MoonJake HeggieVachel LindsayThe Haughty Snail-King1998 · Songs to the MoonJake HeggieVachel LindsayThe Moon’s the North Wind’s Cooky (What the Little Girl Said)1998 · Songs to the MoonJake HeggieVachel LindsayWhat the Rattlesnake Said1998 · Songs to the MoonJake HeggieVachel LindsayWhat the Scarecrow Said1998 · Songs to the MoonJake HeggieVachel LindsayWhat the Gray-Winged Fairy Said1998 · Songs to the MoonJake HeggieVachel LindsayYet Gentle Will the Griffin Be (What Grandpa Told the Children)1998 · Songs to the MoonJake HeggieVachel Lindsay
Related Information
Carolyn E. Redman D.M.A. dissertation
etd.ohiolink.edu/pg_10?100840599491648::NO:10:P10_ETD_SUBID:63524
Sheet Music