by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
Translation © by Willis Barnstone (b. 1927)
Language: English after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Like a mountain whirlwind [ ... ]
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Composition:
- Set to music by Carol Barnett (b. 1949), "Whirlwind", 2007 [ mezzo-soprano, soprano saxophone, double bass, vibraphone or marimba ], from Sappho Fragments, no. 3
Score: Carol Barnett [external link]
Publisher: Carol Barnett [external link]
Text Authorship:
- by Willis Barnstone (b. 1927), "The Blast of Love", appears in Sappho Poems: A New Version, copyright © 1998
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title [text unavailable]
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