1989
Syllables of Velvet, Sentences of Plush
Composed by 
Juliana Hall
Juliana Hall Text by 
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson Song Collection
7 songs for Soprano and Piano, on letters of Emily Dickinson.
About
Duration:
14 minutes
Composition:
1989 — New Haven, CT
Dedication:
In memory of Jeanne, Jessie and Nancy
First Performance:
Jayne West, soprano
Karen Sauer, piano
Sunday, March 10, 1991
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
The audio selection features Jayne West, soprano and Karen Sauer, piano. Used with the permission of the composer.
Songs
1 – To Eudocia C. Flynt
2 – To T.W. Higginson
3 – To Emily Fowler (Ford)
4 – To Samuel Bowles the younger
5 – To Eugenia Hall
6 – To Susan Gilbert (Dickinson)
7 – To Susan Gilbert (Dickinson)
Video
Sheet Music
Syllables of Velvet, Sentences of Plush
Juliana Hall
To Eudocia C. Flynt
To T.W. Higginson
To Emily Fowler
To Samuel Bowles the younger
To Eugenia Hall
To Susan Gilbert
To Susan Gilbert II
To T.W. Higginson
To Emily Fowler
To Samuel Bowles the younger
To Eugenia Hall
To Susan Gilbert
To Susan Gilbert II
Audio
“To Samuel Bowles the younger” (from “Syllables of Velvet, Sentences of Plush”)
Jayne West (soprano) & Karen Sauer (piano)1:44