Texts by E. Robinson set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869 - 1935)

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A happy man (When these graven lines you see) (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - J. Duke, F. Lewin ⊗
A mighty runner (The day when Charmus ran with five) (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - F. Lewin
An inscription by the sea (No dust have I to cover me) (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - J. Duke, F. Lewin, N. Wright ITA
Aretemias (I'm sure I see it all now as it was) (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes)
Because he was a butcher and thereby (from The Children of the Night) - R. Hensel (Reuben Bright)
Because he was a butcher and thereby (from The Children of the Night) - D. Thomas
Calvary (Friendless and faint, with martyred steps and slow) (from The Children of the Night) - J. Duke
Cliff Klingenhagen had me in to dine (from The Children of the Night) - R. Hensel (Cliff Klingenhagen)
Cliff Klingenhagen (Cliff Klingenhagen had me in to dine) (from The Children of the Night) - R. Hensel
Credo (I cannot find my way: there is no star) (from The Children of the Night) - S. Allcock, J. Duke, L. Souther
Dark hills at evening in the west (from The Three Taverns) GER - S. Adler, L. Bassett, K. Bissell, W. Coker, E. Diemer, J. Duke, P. Pisk, J. Russell, L. Souther, D. Thomas, R. Travis, W. Watts (The dark hills)
Dear friends, reproach me not for what I do (from The Children of the Night) - D. Thomas
Dear Friends (Dear friends, reproach me not for what I do) (from The Children of the Night) - D. Thomas
Doricha (So now the very bones of you are gone) (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - F. Lewin ⊗
Eutychides, who wrote the songs (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - F. Lewin (Eutychides)
Eutychides (Eutychides, who wrote the songs) (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - F. Lewin
Friendless and faint, with martyred steps and slow (from The Children of the Night) - J. Duke (Calvary)
From the Past and Unavailing (from The Town Down the River) - D. Thomas
Go to the western gate, Luke Havergal (from The Children of the Night) - J. Duke, L. Saminsky (Luke Havergal)
Hymn of triumph () - M. Daniels [x]
I cannot find my way: there is no star (from The Children of the Night) - S. Allcock, J. Duke, L. Souther (Credo)
I found a torrent falling in a glen (from The Children of the Night) - D. Thomas
I'm sure I see it all now as it was (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) (Aretemias) -
James Wetherell (We never half believed the stuff) - R. Hensel
John Evereldown (Where are you going to-night, to-night) (from The Children of the Night) - D. Thomas
L'Envoi (Now in a thought, now in a shadowed word) (from The Children of the Night) - D. Thomas
Like many a one, when you had gold (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - F. Lewin (The old story) ⊗
Luke Havergal (Go to the western gate, Luke Havergal) (from The Children of the Night) - J. Duke, L. Saminsky
Miniver Cheevy (A satire in the form of variations) (Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn) (from The Town Down the River) - J. Duke
Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn (from The Town Down the River) - F. Bornschein, J. Duke, P. James, W. Watts (Miniver Cheevy)
Miniver Cheevy (Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn) (from The Town Down the River) - F. Bornschein, P. James, W. Watts
No dust have I to cover me (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) ITA - J. Duke, F. Lewin, N. Wright (An inscription by the sea)
Now in a thought, now in a shadowed word (from The Children of the Night) - D. Thomas
Reuben Bright (Because he was a butcher and thereby) (from The Children of the Night) - D. Thomas
Reuben Bright (Because he was a butcher and thereby) (from The Children of the Night) - R. Hensel
Richard Cory (Whenever Richard Cory went down town) (from The Children of the Night) - J. Duke, P. James, C. Naginski, P. Reif
So now the very bones of you are gone (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - F. Lewin (Doricha) ⊗
The dark hills (Dark hills at evening in the west) (from The Three Taverns) - S. Adler, L. Bassett, K. Bissell, W. Coker, E. Diemer, J. Duke, P. Pisk, J. Russell, L. Souther, D. Thomas, R. Travis, W. Watts GER
The day when Charmus ran with five (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - F. Lewin (A mighty runner)
The dust of Timas (This dust was Timas; and they say) (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - F. Lewin FRE FRE
The house on the hill (They are all gone away) (from The Children of the Night) - A. Copland, J. Duke, S. Grill, T. Mirante, L. Souther
The old story (Like many a one, when you had gold) (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - F. Lewin ⊗
The Pilot (From the Past and Unavailing) (from The Town Down the River) - D. Thomas
The song of Jael () - M. Daniels [x]
The Torrent (I found a torrent falling in a glen) (from The Children of the Night) - D. Thomas
They are all gone away (from The Children of the Night) - A. Copland, J. Duke, S. Grill, T. Mirante, L. Souther (The house on the hill)
This dust was Timas; and they say (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) FRE FRE - F. Lewin (The dust of Timas)
Through the shine, through the rain (from Captain Craig) - D. Mason (Twilight song)
To-morrow? Then your one word left is always now the same (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - F. Lewin (To-morrow) ⊗
To-morrow (To-morrow? Then your one word left is always now the same) (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - F. Lewin ⊗
Twilight song (Through the shine, through the rain) (from Captain Craig) - D. Mason
We never half believed the stuff - R. Hensel (James Wetherell)
Whenever Richard Cory went down town (from The Children of the Night) - J. Duke, P. James, C. Naginski, P. Reif (Richard Cory)
When these graven lines you see (from Captain Craig - Variations of Greek Themes) - J. Duke, F. Lewin (A happy man) ⊗
Where are you going to-night, to-night (from The Children of the Night) - D. Thomas

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