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Tippett: A Child of Our Time

Michael Tippett•2015•30 songs, 72:45

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1

A Child of Our Time, Part I: The world turns on its dark side (Chorus)

4:59

2

A Child of Our Time, Part I: The Argument. Man has measured the heavens with a telescope (Alto)

3:03

3

A Child of Our Time, Part I: Scene. Is evil then good? (Alto, Chorus)

3:06

4

A Child of Our Time, Part I: Now in each nation there were some cast out (Bass)

1:10

5

A Child of Our Time, Part I: Chorus of the Oppressed. When shall the userers' city cease…? (Chorus)

2:10

6

A Child of Our Time, Part I: I have no money for my bread (Tenor)

3:25

7

A Child of Our Time, Part I: How can I cherish my man in such days…? (Soprano)

3:33

8

A Child of Our Time, Part I: A Spiritual. Steal away (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)

2:32

9

A Child of Our Time, Part II: A star rises in mid-winter (Chorus)

3:39

10

A Child of Our Time, Part II: And a time came… (Bass)

0:17

11

A Child of Our Time, Part II: Double Chorus of Persecutors and Persecuted. Away with them!

0:56

12

A Child of Our Time, Part II: Where they could, they fled from the terror (Bass)

0:21

13

A Child of Our Time, Part II: Chorus of the Self-righteous. We cannot have them in our Empire

0:48

14

A Child of Our Time, Part II: And the boy's mother wrote a letter… (Bass)

0:13

15

A Child of Our Time, Part II: Scene. O my son! (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)

1:28

16

A Child of Our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. Nobody knows the trouble I see, Lord ( Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)

1:17

17

A Child of Our Time, Part II: Scene. The boy becomes desperate in his agony (Bass, Alto)

1:31

18

A Child of Our Time, Part II: They took a terrible vengeance (Bass)

0:32

19

A Child of Our Time, Part II: The Terror. Burn down their houses! (Chorus)

1:01

20

A Child of Our Time, Part II: Men were ashamed of what was done (Bass)

0:36

21

A Child of Our Time, Part II: A Spiritual of Anger. Go down, Moses (Bass, Chorus)

3:29

22

A Child of Our Time, Part II: The boy sings in his prison. My dreams are all shattered (Tenor)

3:42

23

A Child of Our Time, Part II: What have I done to you, my son? (Soprano)

1:38

24

A Child of Our Time, Part II: The dark forces rise like a flood (Alto)

1:03

25

A Child of Our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. O, by and by (Soprano, Chorus)

1:25

26

A Child of Our Time, Part III: The cold deepens (Chorus)

5:33

27

A Child of Our Time, Part III: The soul of man is impassioned (Alto)

2:18

28

A Child of Our Time, Part III: Scene. The world of wisdom are these (Bass, Chorus)

6:50

29

A Child of Our Time, Part III: General Ensemble. I would know my shadow and my light (Soloists, Chorus)

6:16

30

A Child of Our Time, Part III: A Spiritual. Deep river (Soloists, Chorus)

3:54

August 1, 2015

Tippett: A Child of Our Time by Michael Tippett · SongPad