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Texts by O. Holmes set in Art Songs and Choral Works

 § Author § 

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)

Text Collections:

  • Songs in Many Keys
  • The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table
  • The Professor at the Breakfast-Table

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.

  • Army Hymn (O Lord of Hosts! Almighty King!) - O. Dresel, A. Lwolff, H. Oliver, G. Peabody
  • Build thee more stately mansions (This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign) (from The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table) - A. Farwell, C. Mueller, G. Young
  • Fantasia (Kiss mine eyelids, beauteous Morn)
  • Hymn of trust (Love Divine, that stoop'd to share) (from The Professor at the Breakfast-Table) - F. Allitsen, H. Baker, A. Beach, C. Ives
  • I saw him once before - S. Homer (The last leaf)
  • I sometimes sit beneath a tree and read my own sweet songs - C. Ives
  • It was a tall young oysterman lived by the river-side - E. Bailey, G. Grant-Schaefer, J. Hatton, Shaw, R. Stevenson (The Ballad of the Oysterman)
  • It was the stalwart butcher man - G. Bachlund
  • I wrote some lines once on a time - S. Homer (The Height of the Ridiculous)
  • Kiss mine eyelids, beauteous Morn - C. Rogers (Fantasia)
  • Kiss mine eyelids, lovely morn (Kiss mine eyelids, beauteous Morn) - C. Rogers
  • Love and oysters (It was a tall young oysterman lived by the river-side) - R. Stevenson
  • Love Divine, that stoop'd to share (from The Professor at the Breakfast-Table) - C. Adams, N. Allen, F. Allitsen, H. Baker, A. Beach, W. Hammond, M. Harvey, J. Haydn, A. Holden, C. Ives, W. MacFarlane, L. Marshall, G. Marston, G. Nevin, H. Oliver, A. Plumpton, D. Protheroe, J. Vance
  • O Lord of Hosts! Almighty King! - O. Dresel, A. Lwolff, H. Oliver, G. Peabody (Army Hymn)
  • O love divine, that stooped to share (Love Divine, that stoop'd to share) (from The Professor at the Breakfast-Table) - H. Oliver
  • O love divine (Love Divine, that stoop'd to share) (from The Professor at the Breakfast-Table) - N. Allen, W. Hammond, M. Harvey, J. Haydn, W. MacFarlane, G. Marston, G. Nevin, D. Protheroe, J. Vance
  • The ballad of the oysterman (It was a tall young oysterman lived by the river-side) - G. Grant-Schaefer, J. Hatton
  • The chambered nautilus (This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign) (from The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table) - A. Beach, J. Fearis, G. Gartlan, G. La Munyon, R. Miles, D. Taylor
  • The Flower of Liberty (What flower is this that greets the morn) (from Songs in Many Keys) - O. Brown, W. Neidlinger, B. Treharne
  • The Height of the Ridiculous (I wrote some lines once on a time) - S. Homer
  • The last leaf (I saw him once before) - S. Homer
  • The last reader (I sometimes sit beneath a tree and read my own sweet songs) - C. Ives
  • The Spectre Pig - A Ballad (It was the stalwart butcher man) - G. Bachlund
  • The tall young oysterman (It was a tall young oysterman lived by the river-side) - Shaw
  • The young oysterman (It was a tall young oysterman lived by the river-side) - E. Bailey
  • This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign (from The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table) - A. Beach, A. Farwell, J. Fearis, G. Gartlan, G. La Munyon, R. Miles, C. Mueller, D. Taylor, G. Young (The chambered nautilus)
  • Thou art near (Love Divine, that stoop'd to share) (from The Professor at the Breakfast-Table) - C. Adams, A. Holden, A. Plumpton
  • Though long the weary way we tread (Love Divine, that stoop'd to share) (from The Professor at the Breakfast-Table) - L. Marshall
  • Too young for love (Too young for love?) - C. Rogers
  • What flower is this that greets the morn (from Songs in Many Keys) - O. Brown, H. Keens, W. Neidlinger, B. Treharne (The Flower of Liberty)
  • What Flower is this? (What flower is this that greets the morn) (from Songs in Many Keys) - H. Keens

Last update: 2023-05-05 18:36:12

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