© by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963)
Give way, ye gates Matches base text
Language: English
Believe me, knot of gristle, I bleed like a tree [ ... ]
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Composition:
- Set to music by William Bolcom (b. 1938), "Give way, ye gates", 1975, published 1976, first performed 1975 [ tenor or soprano and orchestra (or voice and 2 pianos) ], from Open House, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963), "Give way, ye gates", appears in Praise to the End!, first published 1951, copyright ©
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