by Frederic Rzewski (1938 - 2021)
Names
Language: English
The unnamable one commands Adam to give names to all his creatures. No sooner does he do so than he begins also to destroy them. Adam has not yet named all of the creatures, but already he is destroying them. Who, then, will give them names? Tricholoma Equestre! Bicyclus Ignobilis! Nemopilema Nomurai! Mephitis Mephitis! Nanoarchaeum Equitans...
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Text Authorship:
- by Frederic Rzewski (1938 - 2021), written 2014
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frederic Rzewski (1938 - 2021), "Names", 2014 [ speaking pianist ], from Dear Diary, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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