The Music of Elizabeth Alexander

Works about Hardship

Title

Poet/Lyricist

Voicing/Instrumentation

Level

A Taste of Home
A Split Hickory song about memory, ambivalence and love
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
  • Solo Voice
Level: M
Folks, I’m Telling You
A driving, blues-inflected riff on hard truth and deep love
Poet/Lyricist: Langston Hughes
  • SSATB, piano
Level: MA
I’ll Go Alone
An affirmation of faith during difficult times
Poet/Lyricist: Evelyn K. Dudley
  • SSAA a cappella
  • SATB a cappella
  • TTBB a cappella
Level: MA
Life is Not a Garden
An open-eyed and open-hearted view of this complicated world, acknowledging both disappointment and hope
Poet/Lyricist: Elizabeth Alexander
  • SSAA, piano, opt. bass
  • SATB, piano, opt. bass
Level: M