Album lyrics Tippett: A Child of Our Time by Richard Hickox

Tippett: A Child of Our Time

Richard Hickox

1992 30 songs

1. A Child of Our Time, Part I: The world turns on its dark side (Chorus)

2. A Child of Our Time, Part I: The Argument. Man has measured the heavens with a telescope (Alto)

3. A Child of Our Time, Part I: Scene. Is evil then good? (Alto, Chorus)

4. A Child of Our Time, Part I: Now in each nation there were some cast out (Bass)

5. A Child of Our Time, Part I: Chorus of the Oppressed. When shall the userers' city cease…? (Chorus)

6. A Child of Our Time, Part I: I have no money for my bread (Tenor)

7. A Child of Our Time, Part I: How can I cherish my man in such days…? (Soprano)

8. A Child of Our Time, Part I: A Spiritual. Steal away (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)

9. A Child of Our Time, Part II: A star rises in mid-winter (Chorus)

10. A Child of Our Time, Part II: And a time came… (Bass)

11. A Child of Our Time, Part II: Double Chorus of Persecutors and Persecuted. Away with them!

12. A Child of Our Time, Part II: Where they could, they fled from the terror (Bass)

13. A Child of Our Time, Part II: Chorus of the Self-righteous. We cannot have them in our Empire

14. A Child of Our Time, Part II: And the boy's mother wrote a letter… (Bass)

15. A Child of Our Time, Part II: Scene. O my son! (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)

16. A Child of Our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. Nobody knows the trouble I see, Lord ( Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)

17. A Child of Our Time, Part II: Scene. The boy becomes desperate in his agony (Bass, Alto)

18. A Child of Our Time, Part II: They took a terrible vengeance (Bass)

19. A Child of Our Time, Part II: The Terror. Burn down their houses! (Chorus)

20. A Child of Our Time, Part II: Men were ashamed of what was done (Bass)

21. A Child of Our Time, Part II: A Spiritual of Anger. Go down, Moses (Bass, Chorus)

22. A Child of Our Time, Part II: The boy sings in his prison. My dreams are all shattered (Tenor)

23. A Child of Our Time, Part II: What have I done to you, my son? (Soprano)

24. A Child of Our Time, Part II: The dark forces rise like a flood (Alto)

25. A Child of Our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. O, by and by (Soprano, Chorus)

26. A Child of Our Time, Part III: The cold deepens (Chorus)

27. A Child of Our Time, Part III: The soul of man is impassioned (Alto)

28. A Child of Our Time, Part III: Scene. The world of wisdom are these (Bass, Chorus)

29. A Child of Our Time, Part III: General Ensemble. I would know my shadow and my light (Soloists, Chorus)

30. A Child of Our Time, Part III: A Spiritual. Deep river (Soloists, Chorus)

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