The Tender Land

Title: The Tender Land
For: opera in three acts
Year Composed: 1952–54
Year Modified: 1955 (revised)
Scoring: 2S,M,A,2T,2Bar,B,speaker; chorus 2(II=picc).1.corA.2(II=bcl).2-2.2.2.0-timp.perc(2):glsp/tgl/SD/wdbl/ xyl/susp.cym/ratchet/BD/slap stick/tabor/sandpaper-harp-pft(ad lib)- strings
ARCO Number(s): 69
Category: Opera
Duration: 100'
Premieres: 1. World: New York, April 1st, 1954 (New York City Opera, cond. Thomas Schippers)
2. 3-Act Rev.: Tanglewood, MA, August 2nd, 1954 (cond. Frederic Waldman)
3. Final Rev.: Oberlin, Ohio, May 20th, 1955 (cond. Copland)
Commission Info: The League of Composers, with support from Rogers and Hammerstein
Related Persons: Erik Johns (librettist)
Horace Everett (pseudonymn)
Jerome Robbins (director)
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Publishing Status: Published
Versions: The Tender Land (suite) (1958) (Suite)
Arrangements: The Tender Land (suite for thirteen instruments) (arr. Murry Sidlin) (Suite)
The Tender Land (for thirteen instruments) (arr. Murry Sidlin)
Extracted Works: Laurie's Song (1954) for soprano and piano
Stomp Your Foot (1954) for chorus (SATB or TTBB) and orchestra
The Promise of Living (1954) for chorus (SATBB) and orchestra
In Collections: Aaron Copland Art Songs and Arias (high voice) (for high voice and piano) (Laurie's Song, Martin's Song, The sun is coming up)
Aaron Copland Art Songs and Arias (medium/low voice) (for medium/low voice and piano) (Ma's Song)