Vision and Prayer

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"Vision and Prayer" is a complex, serially structured vocal composition by Milton Babbitt, notable for its intricate rhythmic and pitch organization.

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Vision and Prayer canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
vocal composition ⓘ
accompaniment chamber ensemble ⓘ
basedOnTextBy Dylan Thomas ⓘ
composer Milton Babbitt ⓘ
composerStylePeriod Milton Babbitt’s middle period ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
serial music ⓘ
hasCharacteristic complex pitch organization ⓘ
complex rhythmic organization ⓘ
for solo voice and ensemble ⓘ
serially structured ⓘ
hasForm through-composed sections ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn postwar American serialism ⓘ
isInCatalogueOf Milton Babbitt compositions ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
movementStructure multi-movement work ⓘ
notableFor complex temporal structures ⓘ
highly abstract vocal writing ⓘ
integration of rhythm and pitch serialization ⓘ
period 20th-century music ⓘ
premiereDate 1961 ⓘ
publisher C. F. Peters ⓘ
textSource poem "Vision and Prayer" by Dylan Thomas ⓘ
usesTechnique integral serialism ⓘ
twelve-tone technique ⓘ
vocalForces soprano ⓘ
workTitle Vision and Prayer ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Milton Babbitt → notableWork → Vision and Prayer ⓘ
Deaths and Entrances → containsPoem → Vision and Prayer ⓘ
Vision and Prayer → workTitle → Vision and Prayer ⓘ