Texts by S. Benét set in Art Songs and Choral Works
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Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):
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- Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln was a long man. He liked the out of doors) (from A Book of Americans) - E. George, A. Shaw, E. Siegmeister
- Apology () (from A Book of Americans) - A. Shaw [x]
- Captain Kidd () (from A Book of Americans) - A. Shaw [x]
- For all those beaten, for the broken heads - S. Grill (Litany for Dictatorships)
- Hernando de Soto () (from A Book of Americans) - A. Shaw [x]
- John Quincy Adams () (from A Book of Americans) - E. George, A. Shaw [x]
- Lincoln was a long man. He liked the out of doors (from A Book of Americans) - E. George, A. Shaw, E. Siegmeister (Abraham Lincoln)
- Litany for Dictatorships (For all those beaten, for the broken heads)
- Litany (For all those beaten, for the broken heads) - S. Grill
- Oliver De Lancey () (from A Book of Americans) - G. Kubik, A. Shaw [x]
- Peregrine White and Virginia Dare () (from A Book of Americans) - G. Kubik, A. Shaw [x]
- Peter Stuyvesant () (from A Book of Americans) - A. Shaw [x]
- P. T. Barnum () (from A Book of Americans) - G. Kubik, A. Shaw [x]
- The Ballad of William Sycamore () (from The Ballad of William Sycamore) - D. Moore, H. Stevens [x]
- Theodore Roosevelt () (from A Book of Americans) - G. Kubik, A. Shaw [x]
- Thomas Jefferson () (from A Book of Americans) - E. George, A. Shaw [x]
- Western wagons () (from A Book of Americans) - J. Alexander, A. Shaw [x]
- Wilbur Wright and Oliver Wright () (from A Book of Americans) - A. Shaw [x]
- Woodrow Wilson () (from A Book of Americans) - G. Kubik, A. Shaw [x]
Last update: 2023-05-11 13:39:26