by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892)
Sphere music See original
Language: English
... Steep is the mountain, but you, you will help me to overcome it, And stand with my head in the zenith, and roll my voice from the summit, Sounding for ever and ever thro’ Earth and her listening nations, And mixt with the great sphere-music of stars and of constellations. ...
Composition:
- Set to music by Rick Sowash (b. 1950), "Sphere music", 1995, lines 5-8 [ soprano, clarinet, piano ], from Three myths for coloratura soprano, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Alfred Tennyson, Lord (1809 - 1892), "Parnassus", appears in Demeter and Other Poems, first published 1889
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Word count: 228