Texts by T. Williams set in Art Songs and Choral Works

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Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983)

Text Collections:

In the Winter of Cities

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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After you've been to bed together for the first time (from In the Winter of Cities) - T. Adès *
Cabin (The cabin was cozy) (from In the Winter of Cities) - P. Bowles *
Covenant (If you are happy, I will give you an apple) (from In the Winter of Cities) - W. Benson [x] *
Death is high. It is where - P. Bowles *
Death is high (Death is high. It is where) - P. Bowles *
Faint as leaf shadow does he fade - P. Bowles *
Faint as leaf shadow (Faint as leaf shadow does he fade) - P. Bowles *
Heavenly grass (My feet took a walk) (from In the Winter of Cities) - J. Barwick, P. Bowles *
Her head on the pillow (In the morning I watched her rise) - P. Bowles *
How did Saint Sebastian die? - P. Bowles *
If you are happy, I will give you an apple (from In the Winter of Cities) - W. Benson (Covenant) [x] *
I'm red pepper in a shaker (from In the Winter of Cities) - P. Bowles (Sugar in the cane) *
In the morning I watched her rise - P. Bowles *
Jean qui rit (Which is my little boy) - L. Hoiby *
Life Story (After you've been to bed together for the first time) (from In the Winter of Cities) - T. Adès *
Lonesome man (My chair rock-rocks by the door all day) (from In the Winter of Cities) - P. Bowles *
Men who could drink the wolf's hot blood - P. Bowles *
Miss Alma Calls () - L. Hoiby [x] *
My chair rock-rocks by the door all day (from In the Winter of Cities) - P. Bowles (Lonesome man) *
My feet took a walk (from In the Winter of Cities) - J. Barwick, P. Bowles (Heavenly grass) *
My little one () (from In the Winter of Cities) - W. Benson [x] *
Of Flora did his lustre spring - P. Bowles *
Old men are fond of little certainties (from In the Winter of Cities) - W. Benson (Old men are fond) [x] *
Old men are fond (Old men are fond of little certainties) (from In the Winter of Cities) - W. Benson [x] *
One I kept/ Two I lost (from In the Winter of Cities) - P. Bowles (Three) *
San Sebastiano di Sodoma (How did Saint Sebastian die?) - P. Bowles *
Shadow wood () (from In the Winter of Cities) - W. Benson [x] *
Sugar in the cane (I'm red pepper in a shaker) (from In the Winter of Cities) - P. Bowles *
Testa dell'Efebo (Of Flora did his lustre spring) - P. Bowles *
The cabin was cozy (from In the Winter of Cities) - P. Bowles (Cabin) *
The Goths (Men who could drink the wolf's hot blood) - P. Bowles *
The last wine () (from In the Winter of Cities) - W. Benson [x] *
Three (One I kept/ Two I lost) (from In the Winter of Cities) - P. Bowles *
Which is my little boy - L. Hoiby (Jean qui rit) *

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