Texts by G. Stein set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946)

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

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A blue coat is guided guided away, guided and guided away (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (A blue coat)
A blue coat (A blue coat is guided guided away, guided and guided away) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
A box (Out of kindness comes redness and out of rudeness comes rapid same question) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
A charm a single charm is doubtful (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (Nothing elegant)
A cool red rose and a pink cut pink (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (Red Roses)
A courteous occasion makes a paper show no such occasion (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (A paper)
A dark grey, a very dark grey, a quite dark grey is monstrous ordinarily (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (A red hat)
A dog (A little monkey goes like a donkey) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
A feather is trimmed, it is trimmed by the light and the bug and the post (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - M. Ippolito
A Feather (A feather is trimmed, it is trimmed by the light and the bug and the post) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - M. Ippolito
A fire (What was the use of a whole time to send and not send) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
Aider, why aider why whow, whow stop touch, aider whow (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (This is this dress, aider)
A light white, a disgrace, an ink spot, a rosy charm (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (A petticoat)
A little monkey goes like a donkey (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (A dog)
An elegant use of foliage and grace (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (More)
A paper (A courteous occasion makes a paper show no such occasion) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
A peal is that mountain which makes a ring and is ringing (from Geography and Plays) - V. Thomson (A Portrait of F. B.)
A petticoat (A light white, a disgrace, an ink spot, a rosy charm) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
A pleasant simple habitual and tyrannical and authorised and educated (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (A time to eat)
A Portrait of F. B. (A peal is that mountain which makes a ring and is ringing) (from Geography and Plays)
April Fool Baby (It seems to be a note to she the sweet sweetie) - P. Bowles
A red hat (A dark grey, a very dark grey, a quite dark grey is monstrous ordinarily) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
A sound (Elephant beaten with candy and little pops and chews) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
A star glide, a single frantic sullenness - S. Wheeler (A Waist)
A time to eat (A pleasant simple habitual and tyrannical and authorised and educated) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
A Waist (A star glide, a single frantic sullenness) - S. Wheeler
Before the flowers of friendship faded friendship faded () - W. Rogers [x]
Cousin to Clare washing (from Composition as Explanation) - V. Thomson (Preciosilla)
Does he or she does she or he - V. Fine
Elephant beaten with candy and little pops and chews (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (A sound)
George and Genevieve. Geronimo with a with whether they thought they were with whether (from Portraits and Prayers) (George Hugnet) - C. Berg ⊗
George and Genevieve (from Portraits and Prayers) - C. Berg (George Hugnet) ⊗
George Hugnet (George and Genevieve) (from Portraits and Prayers) - C. Berg ⊗
Go lack go lack use to her (from Tender Buttons - Food) - A. Thomas (Orange in)
I am Rose my eyes are blue (from The World Is Round - There) - D. Diamond, D. Hagen, N. Rorem
I am Rose (I am Rose my eyes are blue) (from The World Is Round - There) - D. Diamond, D. Hagen, N. Rorem
I knew too that through them I knew too that he was through - W. Flanagan [x]
In the country () - W. Rogers [x]
It seems to be a note to she the sweet sweetie - P. Bowles
Letter to Freddy (My dear Freddy) - P. Bowles
Loving is certain if one is going on loving - W. Rogers [x]
Loving is certain (Loving is certain if one is going on loving) - W. Rogers [x]
Meditation (Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose) (from Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems) - G. Schuller
More (An elegant use of foliage and grace) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
My dear Freddy, I did not answer sooner because being a little troubled about you
My dear Freddy - P. Bowles
Nothing elegant (A charm a single charm is doubtful) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
Orange in (Go lack go lack use to her) (from Tender Buttons - Food) - A. Thomas
Out of kindness comes redness and out of rudeness comes rapid same question (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (A box)
Play, play every day, play and play and play away, and then play - S. Reinhold (Play)
Play (Play, play every day, play and play and play away, and then play) - S. Reinhold
Portrait of F. B. (Frances Blood) (A peal is that mountain which makes a ring and is ringing) (from Geography and Plays) - V. Thomson
Preciosilla (Cousin to Clare washing) (from Composition as Explanation) - V. Thomson
Red roses (A cool red rose and a pink cut pink) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
Stanza LXXXIII (Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose) (from Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems)
Susie Asado (Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet tea) (from Geography and Plays) - C. Berg, V. Thomson
Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet tea (from Geography and Plays) - C. Berg, V. Thomson (Susie Asado)
The human mind (Does he or she does she or he) - V. Fine
This is this dress, aider (Aider, why aider why whow, whow stop touch, aider whow) (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas
Valentine to Sherwood Anderson (I knew too that through them I knew too that he was through) - W. Flanagan [x]
Well Welcome (Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose) (from Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems) - R. Hundley
What was the use of a whole time to send and not send (from Tender Buttons - Objects) - A. Thomas (A fire)
Why am I if I am uncertain reasons may inclose (from Stanzas in Meditation and Other Poems) - R. Hundley, G. Schuller (Stanza LXXXIII)

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