by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)
The stately tragedy of dusk
Language: English
The stately tragedy of dusk Drew to its perfect close, The virginal white evening star Sank, and the red moon rose.
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Authorship:
- by Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933), "Twilight", appears in Rivers to the Sea, first published 1915 [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 Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Twilight", published 1952 [medium voice and piano], from Quiet Airs, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
- by Ernst Bacon (1898 - 1990), "Dusk" [medium voice and piano] [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
Line count: 4
Word count: 21