Commissioned by the BBC Singers for mixed voices, a cappella. It is a mocking, self-deprecatory portrait written in 1981. In this piece, a distraught composer moans as he sits in front of a blank page with an empty head. A fly buzzes around, and he calls out to his neighbors and his dog for comfort. Gian-Carlo Menotti's piece effectively conveyed the feeling you get when doing something extremely difficult, like writing a law school application essay, or trying to compose the perfect piece of music.
Moans, Groans, Cries And Sighs (A Composer At Work)
| Arrangement | Baritone Voice |
| Genres | Choral, Post-1900, Secular |
| Format | Vocal Score |
| Level | 5 |
| NumberOfPages | 32 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | G. Schirmer |
| Contributors | Menotti, Gian Carlo (Artist) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780634004322 |
| UPC | 0073999814705 |