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Hays, Bryan Beaumont, 1920-2017

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  • Existence: 1920-12-10 - 2017-03-02

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Dakota songs: set I, for soprano and guitar

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Identifier: MS001
Scope and Contents Dakota songs: Set I. For soprano and guitar. [Music by Bryan Beaumont Hays]. [Set to] Poems of Kathleen Norris. Five songs in set I: 1. Taking the blue -- 2. Stranded in Mobridge by a spring blizzard -- 3. Calentures -- 4. Calentures north -- 5. New year's eve in Bismarck, North Dakota. Dedication: for David. 1. Taking the blue: Trees gossip in the ghost-light. Early stars climb the sky and breeze descends, touching my arm lightly, like my grandmother at the last. 2. Stranded in Mobridge by...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1976 - 2016

New Year's Eve in Bismarck, North Dakota

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Identifier: MS027
Scope and Contents New Year's Eve in Bismarck, North Dakota. Music by Bryan Beaumont Hays [set] to a poem of Kathleen Norris. Chamber orchestra with mezzo-soprano soloist. Orchestra: B-flat clarinet; 2 bassoons; 6 violins; violoncello; piano; harp. Percussion: bass drum; hi-hat & drum; glock; high wood blocks. Unbound manuscript score. Flying in before snow closed the airport waiting for a way out. Drinking at the Patterson, peppermint schnapps for the season, the town, the storm. B-flat clarinet...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1976 - 2016