The Tender Land

Album by Aaron Copland & Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series & Philip Brunelle

The Tender Land is an opera by American composer Aaron Copland, premiered in 1954. Its score combines lyrical, folk-inflected melodies, tonal harmonies and transparent orchestration, placing it within mid-20th-century American classical style and reflecting Copland's engagement with vocal theatre and American vernacular influences in his mid-career output.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Tender Land, Act One: Prelude
    0:46
  2. 2.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene One: The Front Yard of the Moss Home (Beth, Ma Moss)
    1:18
  3. 3.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene One: 'Two Little Bits of Metal' (Ma)
    1:06
  4. 4.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene One: The Arrival of the Postman (Beth, Mr. Splinters, Ma)
    6:16
  5. 5.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Two: Opening the Package (Beth, Ma)
    0:50
  6. 6.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Two: 'This Is Like the Dress I Never Had' (Ma)
    1:59
  7. 7.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Two: Dance and Exit (Beth, Ma)
    1:23
  8. 8.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Three: Laurie's Entrance: 'Once I Thought I'd Never Grow' (Laurie)
    3:34
  9. 9.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Three: Ma's Entrance (Ma, Laurie)
    1:59
  10. 10.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Three: 'Remember the Boy That Used to Call'; Ma's Exit (Laurie, Ma)
    3:18
  11. 11.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Four: Entrance of Martin and Top (Top, Martin)
    2:14
  12. 12.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Four: Martin and Top Enter the Farmyard (Martin, Top, Laurie)
    2:03
  13. 13.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Four: Duet: 'We've Been North' (Martin, Top)
    2:16
  14. 14.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Four: Grandpa Meets the Boys (Grandpa, Top, Laurie, Martin)
    1:50
  15. 15.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Four: Trio: 'A Stranger May Seem Strange That's True' (Martin, Top, Grandpa)
    1:47
  16. 16.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Four: Interlude: Martin and Top Make Horseplay
    0:26
  17. 17.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Five: The Invitation (Grandpa, Laurie, Ma, Top, Martin)
    3:58
  18. 18.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Five: Quintet: 'The Promise of Living' (Martin, Laurie, Ma, Grandpa, Top)
    5:20

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Tender Land, Act One, Scene Five: Quintet: 'The Promise of Living' (Martin, Laurie, Ma, Grandpa, Top)
    0:21
  2. 3.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene One: The Supper Ends (Top, Mrs. Jenks, Martin, Chorus)
    0:57
  3. 4.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene One: Grandpa's Toast: 'Try Makin' Peace' (Grandpa, Mr. Jenks, Chorus)
    1:58
  4. 5.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene One: Laurie's Reply: 'Thank You, Thank You All' (Laurie, Grandpa, Ma)
    3:34
  5. 6.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene One: The Invitation to Dance (Ma, Top, Martin)
    0:45
  6. 7.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene One: The Dance: 'Stomp Your Feet Upon the Floor' (Chorus)
    3:12
  7. 8.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene Two: Dance Music and Dialogue (Ma, Mr. Splinters)
    2:25
  8. 9.
    The Tender Land, Act Two: Scene Three: Party Music Back in the House
    0:20
  9. 10.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene Three: Top's Song: 'As I Was Goin' A-Courtin' (Top, Grandpa, Ma)
    1:43
  10. 11.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene Three: The Dancing Resumes (Mrs. Splinters, Top, Martin, Laurie, Grandpa)
    1:06
  11. 12.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene Three: Duet: 'You Dance Real Well!' (Martin, Laurie)
    2:59
  12. 13.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene Three: 'Laurie, You Know, Laurie' (Martin)
    2:59
  13. 14.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene Three: Duet: 'In Love, in Love' (Laurie, Martin)
    1:47
  14. 15.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene Three: 'The Tender Land' (Laurie, Martin)
    2:36
  15. 16.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene Four: Grandpa's Confrontation (Grandpa, Laurie, Ma, Top, Martin, Mr. Splinters)
    4:26
  16. 17.
    The Tender Land, Act Two, Scene Four: Party Farewell (Mrs. Jenks, Mrs. Splinters, Ma, Mr. Splinters, Mr. Jenks, Grandpa)
    2:48
  17. 18.
    The Tender Land, Act Three: Introduction
    0:45
  18. 19.
    The Tender Land, Act Three: Entr'Acte: Martin Alone
    1:19
  19. 20.
    The Tender Land, Act Three, Scene One: Duet: 'Laurie, Laurie...' (Martin, Laurie)
    7:00
  20. 21.
    The Tender Land, Act Three, Scene One: Martin Alone: 'Daylight Will Come in Such Short Time' (Martin)
    2:59
  21. 22.
    The Tender Land, Act Three, Scene One: Dialogue (Top, Martin)
    0:58
  22. 23.
    The Tender Land, Act Three, Scene One: Top's Aria: 'That's Crazy' And Exit of Martin and Top (Martin, Top)
    3:29
  23. 24.
    The Tender Land, Act Three: Interlude: Daybreak
    1:20
  24. 25.
    The Tender Land, Act Three, Scene Two: 'The Sun Is Coming Up' (Laurie)
    2:47
  25. 26.
    The Tender Land, Act Three, Scene Two: Laurie's Farewell (Beth, Laurie, Ma)
    5:21
  26. 27.
    The Tender Land, Act Three, Scene Two: 'All Thinking's Done' (Ma)
    4:28

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