Texts by Mei Cheng set in Art Songs and Choral Works
Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):
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- À la rivière, j'ai cueilli des hibiscus [possibly misattributed] ENG - B. Fairchild [x] *
- Crossing the river I pluck hibiscus-flowers (from A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems - Seventeen Old Poems) [possibly misattributed] FRE ⊗
- Far away twinkles the Herd-boy star (from A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems - Seventeen Old Poems) [possibly misattributed] FIN ⊗
- Kaukaa vilkuttaa [possibly misattributed] ENG - S. Nummi (Text: Anonymous after Mei Cheng) ⊗
- La lune si blanche luit [possibly misattributed] ENG - A. Copland [x] *
- Le Message (À la rivière, j'ai cueilli des hibiscus) - B. Fairchild [possibly misattributed] ENG [x] *
- Of this day's glorious feast and revel (from A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems - Seventeen Old Poems) [possibly misattributed] - A. Rawsthorne ⊗
- Old Poem (The bright moon, oh, how white it shines) (from A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems) - A. Copland [possibly misattributed] FRE ⊗
- Paimen ja kutojaneito (Kaukaa vilkuttaa) - S. Nummi [possibly misattributed] ENG (Text: Anonymous after Mei Cheng) ⊗
- The bright moon, oh, how white it shines (from A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems) [possibly misattributed] FRE - A. Copland ⊗
- The bright moon, oh, so bright it shines (from A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems) [possibly misattributed] FRE ⊗
- Vieux Poème (La lune si blanche luit) - A. Copland [possibly misattributed] ENG [x] *
- Waltz (Of this day's glorious feast and revel) (from A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems - Seventeen Old Poems) - A. Rawsthorne [possibly misattributed] ⊗
Last update: 2025-04-30 23:53:13