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

 § Author § 

James Purdy (1923 - 2009)

Text Collections:

  • The Running Sun

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

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The symbol [x] indicates a placeholder for a text that is not yet in the database.
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A * indicates that a text cannot (yet?) be displayed on this site because of its copyright status.
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.
A language code in a blue rectangle like ENG indicates that a translation to that language is available.
A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

  • All along the meadow (from The Running Sun) * - R. Helps
  • and there is so much more than could be said (from The Running Sun) * - R. Helps
  • Bartholomew Green () - R. Hundley [x] *
  • Birds, USA () - R. Hundley [x] *
  • Blow out the light () - G. Busby, D. Mahler [x] *
  • Come Ready and See Me (Come ready and see me) - R. Hundley *
  • Come ready and see me * - R. Hundley
  • Evening hours () - R. Hundley, D. Sisco [x] *
  • I Do () - R. Hundley [x] *
  • I miss you in the evening hours (from The Running Sun) * - R. Helps
  • Over green leaves that stretch to the sea () - D. Mahler [x] *
  • Pigeons & gulls and sparrows & jays () - D. Mahler [x] *
  • Straightway Beauty on Me Waits () - R. Hundley [x] *
  • The Purdy Songs [song cycle] () - G. Busby [x] *
  • Waterbird, waterbird, gently afloat * - R. Hundley
  • Waterbird (Waterbird, waterbird, gently afloat) - R. Hundley *
  • We who are under the ground (from The Running Sun) * - R. Helps
  • when the chief shepherd counts his sheep (from The Running Sun) * - R. Helps
  • Wicked sounds haunt the glen tonight () - D. Mahler [x] *

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