Love-Song (A Cappella Vocal Duo Version)

Musical setting of the James Russell Lowell poem “Love-Song” by Mary Bichner. Originally commissioned by the Friends of Mount Auburn as part of Mary’s two-year composer residency at Mount Auburn Cemetery.


(An arrangement of this piece for alto vocalist and double-viola string quartet can be found HERE. An arrangement of this piece for alto vocalist and double-viola string orchestra can be found HERE.)


The key of B minor (pale orange, pale purple, pale green) was selected to match the colors of the flowers that bloom near Lowell’s gravesite in the spring.


VOCAL RANGE: A3-F#5 [Voice I (Mezzo Soprano)], A3-B4 [Voice II (Mezzo Soprano or Alto)]





( Album cover art by: Bree Harvey of Mount Auburn Cemetery )