Wee Wifey
Liz Dilnot Johnson

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Simulakrum
Body of water
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Arevedost
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O Vos
Wee Wifey
Scintilla

Instrumentation

Bass
1
Piano
1

Additional Information

voice and piano are closely intertwined, with repeated urgent accented triplets in the piano and both parts employing wild leaps of ninths and sevenths across the whole tessitura.  The singer sings high falsetto, evoking the persona of Wee Wifey when she speaks in the poem, contrasted with explosive low notes.  

Details

Year
Publisher
Composers Edition
Minutes
3

Recordings

Performers
Roderick Williams and Simon Lepper
Title
Wee Wifey
Media link
Wee Wifey (Roddy Williams) by lizdilnotjohnson