© by James Agee (1909 - 1955)
Knoxville, Summer of 1915
Language: English
It has become that time of evening when people sit on their porches [ ... ]
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- by James Agee (1909 - 1955), copyright © 1935 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Knoxville, Summer of 1915", op. 24 (1947), rev. 1949, first performed 1950 [flute (doubling piccolo), oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, optional triangle, harp, solo soprano, and strings] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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