Texts by J. Magee set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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John Gillespie Magee, Jr. (1922 - 1941)

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.
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Fly, fly, fly! I will fly, fly, fly! - L. Farnell
High Flight (Fly, fly, fly! I will fly, fly, fly!) - L. Farnell
High flight (Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth) - B. Hardin, E. Hugh-Jones, K. Robinson, N. Telfer, A. Viëtor
Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth - B. Hardin, E. Hugh-Jones, K. Robinson, N. Telfer, A. Viëtor (High flight)

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