by William Blake (1757 - 1827)
A robin redbreast in a cage
Language: English
A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage.
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Text Authorship:
- by William Blake (1757 - 1827), no title, appears in Auguries of Innocence, no. 2 [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 Brian John Chapple (b. 1945), "A robin redbreast in a cage", 1972, published 1979, first performed 1977 [ tenor or high voice and piano ], from Five Blake Songs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Peter Dickinson (b. 1934), "From Auguries of innocence", 1968, copyright © 1971, first performed 1969 [ mezzo-soprano or contralto, SATB chorus, and orchestra ], from Outcry, no. 1, Sevenoaks, Kent, Novello [sung text not yet checked]
- by Daniel Jenkyn Jones (1912 - 1993), "A robin redbreast in a cage", 1971 [ TTBB chorus and orchestra ], from The Witnesses [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Roff (1910 - 1993), "A robin redbreast in a cage ", published c1977 [ 2-part chorus and piano ], Toronto, E. C. Kerby [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2007-01-29
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Word count: 12