© by T. S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot (1888 - 1965)
Usk
Language: English
Do not suddenly break the branch, or [ ... ]
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First published in Two Poems, 1935
First published in Two Poems, 1935
Text Authorship:
- by T. S. (Thomas Stearns) Eliot (1888 - 1965), "Usk", appears in Landscapes, first published 1936, copyright © [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 Thomas Adès (b. 1971), "Usk", op. 1 no. 3 [ soprano and piano ], from Five Eliot Landscapes, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Denis ApIvor (1916 - 2004), "Usk", 1950 [ tenor, flute, clarinet, horn, and string trio ], from Landscapes [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lloyd E. Burritt (b. 1940), "Usk", 1966 [ soprano, alto, and tape ], from Landscapes [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Frederick Paynter (b. 1931), "Usk", published 1972 [ SATB chorus a cappella or with oboe ], from Landscapes [sung text not yet checked]
- by John (Whitley) Purser (b. 1942), "Usk", 1963 [ duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], from Five Landscapes, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gregg Smith (b. 1931), "Usk", published 1962 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Landscapes [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alan Thomas , "Usk", published 1957 [ high voice and piano ], from Five Landscapes [sung text not yet checked]
- by Douglas Young (b. 1947), "Usk" [ tenor and English horn ], from Landscapes and Absences [sung text not yet checked]
This text was added to the website: 2009-04-24
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Word count: 65