Songs of fruits and vegetables

Instrumentation:: mixed choir (SATB)

Relatively little vocal music has been composed using microtonal pitches. Rapoport’s choir songs are unique in that every piece is presented in two versions: the true version in 31-tone tuning, and an arrangement in 12-tone tuning, which can be used for study, to become familiar with the pieces before beginning to explore the intricacies of the 31-tone tuning. The musical part of this publication is preceded by a comprehensive introductory essay by the composer, explaining the properties of the 31-tone scale and the way it is used in the compositions.

Offprints of separate songs are available at reduced prices for use by choirs. Please contact the Diapason Press.

19??

ISBN n/a (paper)

1 score (?? pp.)

21 x 30 cm

€32 or US$32

About 31-tone equal temperament and six songs written in it: An essay with Songs of fruits and vegetables by Paul Rapoport
1	Introduction	7
2	31-tone equal temperament: the rationale	7
3	31-tone equal temperament: the nomenclature	12
4	The songs: introduction	18
5	The individual songs	20
	(1) Goodbye (Apple)	20
	(2) Onion	21
	(3) Bananas	22
	(4) Tomato	24
	(5) Artichoke	25
	(6) Dessert (Peach)	26
Notes on performance		29

Songs of fruits and vegetables
Music by Paul Rapoport
Poems by Erica Jong

1	Goodbye (Apple)
	(1a) 31-tone version	36
	(1b) 12-tone version	38

2	Onion
	(2a) 31-tone version	42
	(2b) 12-tone version	49

3	Bananas
	(3a) 31-tone version	58
	(3b) 12-tone version	62

4	Tomato
	(4a) 31-tone version	68
	(4b) 12-tone version	73

5–6	Artichoke and Dessert (Peach)
	(5a) and (6a) 31-tone version	80
	(5b) and (6b) 12-tone version	87

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