Texts by K. Crossley-Holland set in Art Songs and Choral Works
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Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):
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- A bookworm (A moth devoured words. When I heard of that wonder) - A. Bliss
- A cross of wood (I am supple of body and sport with the wind) - A. Bliss
- A moth devoured words. When I heard of that wonder - A. Bliss
- An oyster (The deep sea suckled me, the waves sounded over me) - A. Bliss
- At the skim of evening (from Norfolk Poems) [x] * - W. James (Geese)
- A weather cock (My breast is puffed up and my neck extended) - A. Bliss
- Confessional (I come once more to this terrible place) (from Norfolk Poems) - J. Douglas [x] *
- Dog-days within the brain (from The Rain-Giver) [x] * - J. Douglas (Dog-Days)
- Dog-Days (Dog-days within the brain) (from The Rain-Giver) - J. Douglas [x] *
- Every stile and stump () - G. Allen [x] *
- Fish in river (My abode's not silent, but I am not loud-mouthed) - A. Bliss
- Geese (At the skim of evening) (from Norfolk Poems) - W. James [x] *
- Grace () - G. Allen [x] *
- He who hesitates () - G. Allen [x] *
- I am recovering: the quickening sun (from The Rain-Giver) [x] * - J. Douglas (Recovering)
- I am supple of body and sport with the wind - A. Bliss
- I come once more to this terrible place (from Norfolk Poems) [x] * - J. Douglas (Confessional)
- I saw a strange creature - A. Bliss (Sun and moon)
- Juxtapositions (The convoluted exercise begins) (from The Rain-Giver) - J. Douglas [x] *
- Leaf girl () - G. Allen [x] *
- Listen! I will describe the best of dreams (from The Battle of Maldon and Other Old English Poems) [x] * - J. Douglas (The Dream of the Rood)
- Lover () - G. Allen [x] *
- Marshland (This green land is almost inviolate) (from Norfolk Poems) - J. Douglas [x] *
- My abode's not silent, but I am not loud-mouthed - A. Bliss
- My breast is puffed up and my neck extended - A. Bliss (Weathercock)
- Often and again, through God's grace, man and woman usher a child into the world [x] * - J. Douglas
- Old man () - G. Allen [x] *
- Oyster (The deep sea suckled me, the waves sounded over me)
- Prism () - G. Allen [x] *
- Prisoner () - G. Allen [x] *
- Recovering (I am recovering: the quickening sun) (from The Rain-Giver) - J. Douglas [x] *
- Shadows () - G. Allen [x] *
- Snowman () - G. Allen [x] *
- Suggestions (The convoluted exercise begins) (from The Rain-Giver) [x] *
- Sun and moon (I saw a strange creature) - A. Bliss
- Swallows (This wind wafts little creatures) - A. Bliss
- The convoluted exercise begins (from The Rain-Giver) [x] * - J. Douglas (Suggestions)
- The deep sea suckled me, the waves sounded over me - A. Bliss (Oyster)
- The Dream of the Rood (Listen! I will describe the best of dreams) (from The Battle of Maldon and Other Old English Poems) - J. Douglas [x] *
- The fair field () - G. Allen [x] *
- The Fates of Men (Often and again, through God's grace, man and woman usher a child into the world) - J. Douglas [x] *
- The Jesus of Norton () - G. Allen [x] *
- This green land is almost inviolate (from Norfolk Poems) [x] * - J. Douglas (Marshland)
- This wind wafts little creatures - A. Bliss (Swallows)
- Weathercock (My breast is puffed up and my neck extended)
Last update: 2023-05-11 13:17:58