by Sarah Williams (1837 - 1868)
Broken Chords
Language: English
Like the harmonies that struggle Through the fugueing of an air; Thus I heard them, broken fragments, From a music sweet and rare. What the whole might be I know not; ‘Tis but mine to tell the tale As I heard it, softly falling, Through the twilight clear and pale.
Text Authorship:
- by Sarah Williams (1837 - 1868) [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 Sarah Hutchings (b. 1984), "Broken Chords", 2022 [ soprano and piano ], from Cobalt, Jade, Amethyst ♀, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-06-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 50