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

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John Updike (1932 - 2009)

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.
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Bendix (This porthole overlooks a sea) *
Bindweed (Intelligence does help, sometimes) - P. Salerni *
Biology (V. B. Wigglesworth wakes at noon) - B. Holmes *
Chemistry (My tie is made of terylene) - B. Holmes *
Cosmic Gall (Neutrinos, they are very small) *
Hydrodynamics (This porthole overlooks a sea) - B. Holmes *
In praise of C₁₀H₉O₅ (My tie is made of terylene) *
Intelligence does help, sometimes * - P. Salerni
Lament, for Cocoa (The scum has come) *
Meteorology (That cloud--amiguous, not) - B. Holmes *
My tie is made of terylene * - B. Holmes (In praise of C₁₀H₉O₅)
Natural question (What rich joke does) - P. Salerni *
Neutrinos, they are very small * - B. Holmes (Cosmic Gall)
Particle physics (Neutrinos, they are very small) - B. Holmes *
Pear tree, why blossom? * - P. Salerni
Query (Pear tree, why blossom?) - P. Salerni *
Spring song (The fiddlehead ferns down by our pond) - P. Salerni *
Sunflower, of flowers * - P. Salerni
Sunflower (Sunflower, of flowers) - P. Salerni *
That cloud--amiguous, not * - B. Holmes (The descent of Mr. Aldez)
The descent of Mr. Aldez (That cloud--amiguous, not) *
The fiddlehead ferns down by our pond * - P. Salerni
Thermodynamics (The scum has come) - B. Holmes *
The scum has come * - B. Holmes (Lament, for Cocoa)
This porthole overlooks a sea * - B. Holmes (Bendix)
V. B. Nimble, V. B. Quick (V. B. Wigglesworth wakes at noon) *
V. B. Wigglesworth wakes at noon * - B. Holmes (V. B. Nimble, V. B. Quick)
What rich joke does * - P. Salerni

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