Texts by A. Lowell set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)

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

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Absence (My cup is empty to-night) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - J. Higdon
A burnt offering (Because there was no wind) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - A. Steinert
A decade (When you came, you were like red wine and honey) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - C. Engel, A. Hudson ITA
A Fixed Idea (What torture lurks within a single thought) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - J. Higdon
A Gift (See! I give myself to you, Beloved!) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - J. Higdon
A Lady (You are beautiful and faded) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed)
All day I have watched the purple vine leaves (from Pictures of the Floating World) - J. Case (Autumn)
All day long I have been working - C. Dougherty (Madonna of the Evening Flowers)
A Minstrel stands on a marble stair (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - J. Zinn
An Opera House (Within the gold square of the proscenium arch) - L. Liebermann
Apology (Be not angry with me that I bear) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - J. Higdon
At Night (The wind is singing through the trees to-night) - A. Roth
Autumn (All day I have watched the purple vine leaves) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - J. Case
Because there was no wind (from Pictures of the Floating World) - A. Steinert (A burnt offering)
Be not angry with me that I bear (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - J. Higdon
Blow softly (from Pictures of the Floating World) - A. Steinert (Temple ceremony) ⊗
Ch'in, the 'Fire-bird with plumage white as jade,' longs for her lover (Incessant the buzzing of insects beyond the orchid curtain) (from Fir-Flower Tablets. Poems from the Chinese - Songs of the Courtesans)
Dancing (Wide sleeves sway) (from Fir-Flower Tablets. Poems from the Chinese) - P. Campbell, C. Urner ⊗
Evening calm (The sun has set) (from Fir-Flower Tablets. Poems from the Chinese) - P. Campbell ⊗
Falling snow (The snow whispers about me) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - J. Fox
Fireworks (You hate me and I hate you) - G. Mason
Fishing picture (The fishermen draw their nets) (from Fir-Flower Tablets. Poems from the Chinese) - P. Campbell ⊗
Hold your soul open for my welcoming (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - J. Higdon
Hora Stellatrix (The stars hang thick in the apple tree) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - J. Zinn
I dug a grave under an oak-tree (I dug a grave under an oak-tree) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall SPA
I dug a grave under an oak-tree (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) SPA - J. Hall
I followed a procession of singing girls (I followed a procession of singing girls) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
I followed a procession of singing girls (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
I gambled with a silver money (I gambled with a silver money) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
I gambled with a silver money (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
I had made a kite (I had made a kite) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
I had made a kite (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
Incessant the buzzing of insects beyond the orchid curtain (from Fir-Flower Tablets. Poems from the Chinese - Songs of the Courtesans) - C. Urner (Ch'in, the 'Fire-bird with plumage white as jade,' longs for her lover)
Interlude () - B. Moore [x]
I painted the leaves of bushes red (I painted the leaves of bushes red) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
I painted the leaves of bushes red (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
Is it the tinkling of mandolins which disturbs you ? (from Pictures of the Floating World) - M. Gideon (Little ivory figures pulled with string)
I stand under the willow tree above the river (from Pictures of the Floating World) (Vicarious) - F. Rahn, A. Steinert
I walk down the garden paths (from Men, Women, and Ghosts) - W. Bottje, S. Gendel, J. Heggie, R. Owen, J. Polifrone, D. Sisco (Patterns)
I wandered through a house of many rooms (I wandered through a house of many rooms) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
I wandered through a house of many rooms (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
I wished to post a letter (I wished to post a letter) (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
I wished to post a letter (from Pictures of the Floating World - Dreams in War Time) - J. Hall
Late September (Tang of fruitage in the air) - A. Roth
Left Behind (White phlox and white hydrangeas) - A. Roth
Life is a stream on which we strew (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) (Petals) - J. Case
Life is a stream (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - J. Case (Petals)
Little ivory figures pulled with string (Is it the tinkling of mandolins which disturbs you ?) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - M. Gideon
Madonna of the Evening Flowers (All day long I have been working) - C. Dougherty
Music (The neighbour sits in his window and plays the flute) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - C. Dougherty, S. Sargon
My cup is empty to-night (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - J. Higdon
Naughty little speckled trout (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - C. Engel (The trout)
Night clouds (The white mares of the moon rush along the sky) - R. Sowash
November (The vine leaves against the brick walls of my house) - J. Hall
Oh! To be a flower (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - J. Zinn (Song)
Patterns (I walk down the garden paths) (from Men, Women, and Ghosts) - W. Bottje, S. Gendel, J. Heggie, R. Owen, J. Polifrone, D. Sisco
Petals (Life is a stream) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - J. Case
Portrait of a Lady (You are beautiful and faded) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - C. Dougherty
Primavera (Spring has arrived) (from What's O'clock) - C. Dougherty
Sea-shell, Sea-shell (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - C. Engel, L. Grier, F. White
Sea-shell (Sea-shell, Sea-shell) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - C. Engel, F. White
See! I give myself to you, Beloved! (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - J. Higdon
Shore grass (The moon is cold over the sand-dunes) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - F. Rahn
Songs of the Courtesans (Incessant the buzzing of insects beyond the orchid curtain) (from Fir-Flower Tablets. Poems from the Chinese - Songs of the Courtesans) - C. Urner
Song (Oh! To be a flower) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - J. Zinn
Spring has arrived (from What's O'clock) - C. Dougherty
Storm by the seashore (There is no moon in the sky) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - A. Steinert
Tang of fruitage in the air - A. Roth (Late September)
Temple ceremony (Blow softly) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - A. Steinert ⊗
The fishermen draw their nets (from Fir-Flower Tablets. Poems from the Chinese) - P. Campbell (Fishing Picture) ⊗
The Fruit Garden Path (The path runs straight between the flowering rows) - A. Roth
The Giver of Stars (Hold your soul open for my welcoming) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - J. Higdon
The moon is cold over the sand-dunes (from Pictures of the Floating World) - F. Rahn (Shore grass)
The neighbour sits in his window and plays the flute (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - C. Dougherty, S. Sargon (Music)
The path runs straight between the flowering rows - A. Roth (The Fruit Garden Path)
There is no moon in the sky (from Pictures of the Floating World) - A. Steinert (Storm by the seashore)
The Road to Avignon (A Minstrel stands on a marble stair) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - J. Zinn
The seashell (Sea-shell, Sea-shell) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - L. Grier
The snow whispers about me (from Pictures of the Floating World) - J. Fox (Falling snow)
The stars hang thick in the apple tree (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - J. Zinn (Hora Stellatrix)
The sun has set (from Fir-Flower Tablets. Poems from the Chinese) - P. Campbell (Evening calm) ⊗
The taxi (When I go away from you) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - C. Dougherty
The trout (Naughty little speckled trout) (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - C. Engel
The vine leaves against the brick walls of my house - J. Hall (November)
The white mares of the moon rush along the sky - R. Sowash (Night clouds)
The wind is singing through the trees to-night - A. Roth (At Night)
Vicarious (When I stand under the willow tree) (from Pictures of the Floating World) - F. Rahn, A. Steinert
What torture lurks within a single thought (from A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass) - J. Higdon
When I go away from you (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - C. Dougherty, H. Hadley (The taxi)
When I go away from you (When I go away from you) (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - H. Hadley
When I stand under the willow tree (from Pictures of the Floating World) - F. Rahn, A. Steinert (Vicarious)
When you came, you were like red wine and honey (from Pictures of the Floating World) ITA - C. Engel, A. Hudson (A decade)
White phlox and white hydrangeas - A. Roth (Left Behind)
Wide sleeves sway (from Fir-Flower Tablets. Poems from the Chinese) - P. Campbell, C. Urner (Dancing) ⊗
Within the gold square of the proscenium arch - L. Liebermann
You are beautiful and faded (from Sword Blades and Poppy Seed) - C. Dougherty (A Lady)
You hate me and I hate you - G. Mason (Fireworks)

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