Earth’s Burden – for solo soprano and orchestra

This is a series of five songs for soprano voice and piano – Ogrody dzieciÅ„stwa / Martwa natura / Narodziny liryki / Jeszcze kilka pieÅ›ni / Od liÅ›ci po obÅ‚oki – composed for the lyrics of WÅ‚odzimierz SÅ‚obodnik. Uniform music and the texture matching technical possibilities are characteristic forthis piece. Originally the piece was composed for soprano voice and piano (1961).