by Emily Pauline Johnson (1861 - 1913)
The Overture
Language: English
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October’s orchestra plays softly on The northern forest with its thousand strings, And Autumn, the conductor wields anon The Golden-rod — The baton that he swings.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ingrid Stölzel (b. 1971), "The Overture", 2018, copyright © 2018 [ soprano, violin and piano ], from Soul Journey, no. 2, Composers Edition
Publisher: Composers Edition [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-26
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Word count: 27