© by Donald Jeffrey Hayes (1904 - 1991)
Threnody
Language: English
Let happy throats be mute [ ... ]
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Confirmed with Arna Bontemps, ed. American Negro Poetry, revised edition. New York: Hill and Wang, 1974, p. 93.
Authorship:
- by Donald Jeffrey Hayes (1904 - 1991), "Threnody", Hill and Wang, New York, first published 1963, copyright © 1963 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Zenobia Powell Perry (1908 - 2004), "Threnody", 1969, published 2010, copyright © 1974 [ voice and piano ], from Threnody Song Cycle on the Poetry of Donald Jeffrey Hayes, no. 1, Jaygayle Music (www.jaygaylemusic.com) Verified with score [sung text checked 1 time]
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