Why Mira Can’t Go Back to Her Old House

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"Why Mira Can’t Go Back to Her Old House" is a contemporary art song by composer John Harbison, drawn from his "Mirabai Songs" cycle and inspired by the ecstatic devotional poetry of the 16th-century Indian mystic Mirabai.

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instanceOf art song ⓘ
contemporary classical composition ⓘ
accompaniment piano ⓘ
associatedWith Mirabai Songs (John Harbison) ⓘ
linked to: Mirabai Songs
basedOn poetry of Mirabai ⓘ
composer John Harbison ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
cycleTextSource English translations of Mirabai’s poetry ⓘ
genre art song ⓘ
vocal music ⓘ
hasTitleCharacter Mira ⓘ
inspiredBy ecstatic devotional poetry of Mirabai ⓘ
intendedFor art song recital repertoire ⓘ
classically trained singers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movementOf song cycle Mirabai Songs ⓘ
linked to: Mirabai Songs
originalContext concert performance ⓘ
partOf Mirabai Songs ⓘ
period late 20th century ⓘ
style contemporary classical ⓘ
subjectMatter mystical love for Krishna ⓘ
renunciation of worldly life ⓘ
spiritual devotion ⓘ
textAuthor Mirabai ⓘ
linked to: Meera Bai
vocalForces solo voice ⓘ

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Mirabai Songs → hasPart → Why Mira Can’t Go Back to Her Old House ⓘ