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Colors: White
Staff Notation • Secular, Art songs
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Colors: White by Kenneth Langer — Lyrics
What makes the lake so blue; a ripe banana bright? What makes the fire so red? It is the bright light of white. What brings out those greens; the Jack O Lantern's sight? What makes the lilacs glow? It is the bright light of white. What makes the music sound? What makes the notes so clear? It is the silence.
About Colors: White
Kenneth Langer's Colors: White is a charming unison art song for solo voice. Written in English, the piece explores the nature of color and perception, framing common observations about the world – the blue of a lake, the red of fire, the green of a Jack O'Lantern – as manifestations of light. The text poetically suggests that it is the bright light of white that brings these colors into being. It then makes an unexpected turn, proposing that it is silence, not light, that allows music to be heard and notes to sound clear. This thoughtful exploration of sensory experience makes for an engaging and thought-provoking musical setting.
