Pearls and Rubies

Pearls and Rubies
Seven Songs on Poems by Dorothy Parker

David Rubinstein

for soprano and piano

duration: about 11 mins.
composed 2005

Please note: the copyright owner of Dorothy Parker's lyrics, the NAACP, unfortunately does not permit the displaying of her work on the Internet. However, Pearls and Rubies may be purchased and it may be performed.

Therefore, three of these songs are displayed on this page without lyrics. In other words, you can see the printed music for the voice and piano but the words are not displayed. If you wish to preview the actual settings of the lyrics, please email us and we will be happy to send you one or two of the songs in their entirety, gratis.

The set contains the following titles:

1. The Choice
2. On Being a Woman
3. Frustration
4. Theory
5. The Leal
6. Fighting Words
7. Inscription for the Ceiling of a Bedroom

This set reflects some of the irony and wit for which Parker was famous, covering subjects such as love, anger, loyalty and life in general.

The musical language is fairly simple, with occasional jazz undertones reminiscent of the Parker era, requiring a legit singer with some jazz leanings or a jazz singer with some legit leanings. The vocal writing is mostly mid-range and makes no extreme demands on the voice. The songs in this set may be performed individually.

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	free	View an Acrobat PDF file of "The Choice." (Displayed without lyrics)
	free	View an Acrobat PDF file of "Theory." (Displayed without lyrics)
	free	View an Acrobat PDF file of "Inscription for the Ceiling of a Bedroom." (Displayed without lyrics)
	$7	Purchase the score in Acrobat PDF format via PayPal. The print-enabled file is delivered via email. No shipping charge.
	$19	Purchase a printed copy of the score via PayPal. The printed music is delivered via US mail.