© by John Allyn Berryman, born John Allyn Smith, Jr. (1914 - 1972)
Loss
Language: English
Immeasurably sad, O long ago [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by John Allyn Berryman, born John Allyn Smith, Jr. (1914 - 1972), "Loss", appears in Henry's Fate & Other Poems, 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 Elizabeth Bell (1928 - 2016), "Loss", 1982, copyright © 1982 [ soprano and piano ], from Loss Songs, no. 2, ACA
Publisher: ACA [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
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