Texts by S. Benét set in Art Songs and Choral Works

Text Collections:

• A Book of Americans
• The Ballad of William Sycamore

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

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Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
A language code in a blue rectangle like ENG indicates that a translation to that language is available.
A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

• Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln was a long man. He liked the out of doors) (from A Book of Americans) - E. George, A. Shaw, E. Siegmeister
• Apology () (from A Book of Americans) - A. Shaw [x]
• Captain Kidd () (from A Book of Americans) - A. Shaw [x]
• For all those beaten, for the broken heads - S. Grill (Litany for Dictatorships)
• Hernando de Soto () (from A Book of Americans) - A. Shaw [x]
• John Quincy Adams () (from A Book of Americans) - E. George, A. Shaw [x]
• Lincoln was a long man. He liked the out of doors (from A Book of Americans) - E. George, A. Shaw, E. Siegmeister (Abraham Lincoln)
• Litany for Dictatorships (For all those beaten, for the broken heads)
• Litany (For all those beaten, for the broken heads) - S. Grill
• Oliver De Lancey () (from A Book of Americans) - G. Kubik, A. Shaw [x]
• Peregrine White and Virginia Dare () (from A Book of Americans) - G. Kubik, A. Shaw [x]
• Peter Stuyvesant () (from A Book of Americans) - A. Shaw [x]
• P. T. Barnum () (from A Book of Americans) - G. Kubik, A. Shaw [x]
• The Ballad of William Sycamore () (from The Ballad of William Sycamore) - D. Moore, H. Stevens [x]
• Theodore Roosevelt () (from A Book of Americans) - G. Kubik, A. Shaw [x]
• Thomas Jefferson () (from A Book of Americans) - E. George, A. Shaw [x]
• Western wagons () (from A Book of Americans) - J. Alexander, A. Shaw [x]
• Wilbur Wright and Oliver Wright () (from A Book of Americans) - A. Shaw [x]
• Woodrow Wilson () (from A Book of Americans) - G. Kubik, A. Shaw [x]

Last update: 2023-05-11 13:39:26