The Anniversary

Using text from the poem "The Anniversary" by John Donne, composer Frederic Sharaf allows the Mezzo-soprano and piano to sing about everlasting love someday parted by death, but reunited in heaven. An introduction by the piano in a movement unto itself leads into syllabic vocal lines with occasional dissonance, putting emphasis on each of Donne's profound and beautiful words.

Using text from the poem "The Anniversary" by John Donne, composer Frederic Sharaf allows the Mezzo-soprano and piano to sing about everlasting love someday parted by death, but reunited in heaven. An introduction by the piano in a movement unto itself leads into syllabic vocal lines with occasional dissonance, putting emphasis on each of Donne's profound and beautiful words.

Using text from the poem "The Anniversary" by John Donne, composer Frederic Sharaf allows the Mezzo-soprano and piano to sing about everlasting love someday parted by death, but reunited in heaven. An introduction by the piano in a movement unto itself leads into syllabic vocal lines with occasional dissonance, putting emphasis on each of Donne's profound and beautiful words.