Tippett: A Child Of Our Time

1. 1
   A Child of Our Time, Part I: The world turns on its dark side (Chorus)
   4:59
2. 2
   A Child of Our Time, Part I: The Argument. Man has measured the heavens with a telescope (Alto)
   3:03
3. 3
   A Child of Our Time, Part I: Scene. Is evil then good? (Alto, Chorus)
   3:06
4. 4
   A Child of Our Time, Part I: Now in each nation there were some cast out (Bass)
   1:10
5. 5
   A Child of Our Time, Part I: Chorus of the Oppressed. When shall the userers' city cease…? (Chorus)
   2:10
6. 6
   A Child of Our Time, Part I: I have no money for my bread (Tenor)
   3:25
7. 7
   A Child of Our Time, Part I: How can I cherish my man in such days…? (Soprano)
   3:33
8. 8
   A Child of Our Time, Part I: A Spiritual. Steal away (Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)
   2:32
9. 9
   A Child of Our Time, Part II: A star rises in mid-winter (Chorus)
   3:39
10. 10
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: And a time came… (Bass)
    0:17
11. 11
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: Double Chorus of Persecutors and Persecuted. Away with them!
    0:56
12. 12
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: Where they could, they fled from the terror (Bass)
    0:21
13. 13
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: Chorus of the Self-righteous. We cannot have them in our Empire
    0:48
14. 14
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: And the boy's mother wrote a letter… (Bass)
    0:13
15. 15
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: Scene. O my son! (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass)
    1:28
16. 16
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. Nobody knows the trouble I see, Lord ( Soprano, Tenor, Chorus)
    1:17
17. 17
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: Scene. The boy becomes desperate in his agony (Bass, Alto)
    1:31
18. 18
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: They took a terrible vengeance (Bass)
    0:32
19. 19
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: The Terror. Burn down their houses! (Chorus)
    1:01
20. 20
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: Men were ashamed of what was done (Bass)
    0:36
21. 21
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: A Spiritual of Anger. Go down, Moses (Bass, Chorus)
    3:29
22. 22
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: The boy sings in his prison. My dreams are all shattered (Tenor)
    3:42
23. 23
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: What have I done to you, my son? (Soprano)
    1:38
24. 24
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: The dark forces rise like a flood (Alto)
    1:03
25. 25
    A Child of Our Time, Part II: A Spiritual. O, by and by (Soprano, Chorus)
    1:25
26. 26
    A Child of Our Time, Part III: The cold deepens (Chorus)
    5:33
27. 27
    A Child of Our Time, Part III: The soul of man is impassioned (Alto)
    2:18
28. 28
    A Child of Our Time, Part III: Scene. The world of wisdom are these (Bass, Chorus)
    6:50
29. 29
    A Child of Our Time, Part III: General Ensemble. I would know my shadow and my light (Soloists, Chorus)
    6:16
30. 30
    A Child of Our Time, Part III: A Spiritual. Deep river (Soloists, Chorus)
    3:54

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