Abstract
This chapter discusses a very early work by Nicola Lefanu, But Stars Remaining. This song highlights the composer’s flair and professionalism, revealing a keen awareness of practical issues and of the concerns of the performer. The piece has clear notation, with careful attention to detailed interpretative niceties. Although written originally for soprano, the work could also suit a flexible tenor. The composer envisages it being sung spontaneously, as from a high rock, with echoes reverberating, so there are plenty of gaps in the music to allow for spatial resonance. There are a good many innovative vocal devices and gestures for the singer to get used to, and the composer has annotated these meticulously. Conventional notation is mostly employed, apart from a few freer passages, where note-stems are absent.
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