When great trees fall [ ... ]
Let Evening Come
Song Cycle by William Bolcom (b. 1938)
1. Ailey, Baldwin, Floyd, Killens, and Mayfield
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Maya Angelou (1928 - 2014), copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.2. 'Tis not that Dying hurts us so
Language: English
'Tis not that Dying hurts us so -- 'Tis Living -- hurts us more -- But Dying -- is a different way -- A Kind behind the Door -- The Southern Custom -- of the Bird -- That ere the Frosts are due -- Accepts a better Latitude -- We -- are the Birds -- that stay. The Shrivers round Farmers' doors -- For whose reluctant Crumb -- We stipulate -- till pitying Snows Persuade our Feathers Home.
Text Authorship:
- by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Interlude (viola and piano)
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4. Let evening come
Language: English
Let the light of late afternoon [ ... ]
Text Authorship:
- by Jane Kenyon (1947 - 1995), copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.Total word count: 357