Listen. With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts, The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees And fall.
Four Short Solos
Song Cycle by Marjorie Jones
?. November night  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914), "November night", appears in Verse, first published 1915
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Note: Bottelier's setting begins with the title "November night" sung twice.Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
?. Little Sister Rose‑Marie  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Little Sister Rose-Marie, Will thy feet as willing-light Run through Paradise, I wonder, As they run the blue skies under, Willing feet, so airy-light? Little Sister Rose-Marie Will thy voice as bird-note clear Lift and ripple over Heaven As its mortal sound is given, Swift bird-voice, so young and clear? How God will be glad of thee, Little Sister Rose-Marie!"
Text Authorship:
- by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914), "Rose-Mary of the Angels", appears in Verse, first published 1915
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]?. Triad  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
These be three silent things: The falling snow . . . the hour Before the dawn . . . the mouth of one Just dead.
Text Authorship:
- by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914), "Triad", appears in Verse, first published 1915
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Note: Bottelier's setting begins with the title "Triad" sung twice.Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
?. On Seeing Weather‑Beaten Trees  [sung text not yet checked]
Language: English
Is it as plainly in our living shown, By slant and twist, which way the wind has blown?
Text Authorship:
- by Adelaide Crapsey (1878 - 1914), "On Seeing Weather-Beaten Trees", appears in Verse, first published 1915
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]Total word count: 122