Capital Capitals

Capital Capitals, by Gertrude Stein, 1923, evokes Provence, its landscape, food and people, as a conversation among the cities Aix, Arles, Avignon, and Les Baux, here called Capitals One, Two, Three, and Four.

It also reflects the poet's attachment to that sunny region, which she had first known as an ambulance driver in World War I. Instrumentation:men's choir (TTBB) and piano