Five Haiku

for mezzo-soprano and piano (1973)
by Sally Reid, composer, ASCAP


Program Notes:

The haiku is a Japanese poetic form composed of seventeen syllables. Four of the haiku here are by American poets Anne Rutherford ("The Old Clock;" "Drifting into Sleep;" The Pearl of Great Price") and Hilda Aarons ("Voices of the Young"). The fifth ("A Dewdrop") is by the Japanese poet Issa. This composition was selected for an award by the Texas Music Educators' Association in 1974 and was performed at their convention that year. (Ann Harrell performance appears in audio below.)

Selected Performance History:

• October 2, 1986 - Performance of Five Haiku by Ann Harrell during a Recital of Original Works by Sally Reid at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, TX.
• February 1974 - Performance of Five Haiku as composition finalist at the Texas Music Educator's Association conferene, Houston, TX.

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Five Haiku