© by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963)
The waking
Language: English
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow [ ... ]
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Authorship:
- by Theodore Roethke (1908 - 1963), "The waking", appears in The Waking: Poems 1933-1953, first published 1953, copyright © [author's text not yet checked 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 Abbie Betinis (b. 1980), "The waking", first performed 2012 [ baritone and piano ], Abbie Betinis Music Co. [sung text checked 1 time]
- by William Bolcom (b. 1938), "The waking", 1975, published 1976, first performed 1975 [ tenor or soprano and orchestra (or voice and 2 pianos) ], from Open House, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Stanley Grill (b. 1953), "The Waking", copyright © 2017 [ satb chorus ], confirmed with an online score [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "The waking" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
This text was added to the website: 2010-11-02
Line count: 19
Word count: 166