Composer: Justin GiarrussoDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 4 voicesVoicing: SATBIncidental Divisi: SAccompaniment: unaccompaniedNotation: standardPerformance Length: 3:20 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresOrder site / Alternate source of score: JustinGiarrusso.com Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): EnglishText Source: Sara TeasdaleText: Buildings above the leafless trees Loom high as castles in a dream, While one by one the lamps come out To thread the twilight with a gleam. There is no sign of leaf or bud, A hush is over everything— Silent as women wait for love, The world is waiting for the spring. Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: moderately easySeasonal Usage: WinterDescriptive Terms: longingNew YorkduskAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: 'Central Park at Dusk' sets the poem of the same name by Sara Teasdale and revolves around the line "... as women wait for love." The opening section features vertical, block-like sonorities, reflecting the grid structure of Manhattan. However, the middle section is more free and contrapuntal like the openness of nature-filled Central Park. The return of the opening texture surrounds the more organic middle section as the city surrounds Central Park. Additional InformationDate of Completion: February, 2013Date of First Performance: Saturday, May 18, 2013Premier Performance Data: The Manhattan Choral Ensemble (Thomas Cunningham, cond), The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, NYAdditional Performances: 4/23/2013 (preview performance): Ohio Wesleyan University Students, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH
