© by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962)
up into the silence the green
Language: English
up into the silence the green [ ... ]
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- by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962), no title, appears in 50 Poems, first published 1940, 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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "up into the silence", 2004 [ baritone and piano ], from "spoke joe to jack" and other songs, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Peter Dickinson (b. 1934), "up into the silence", published 1965, rev. 1970 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from An E. E. Cummings Song Cycle, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Nordoff (1909 - 1977), "Up into the silence", published 1948 [ voice and piano ], from Eight Songs to Poems by E. E. Cummings, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Elie Siegmeister (1909 - 1991), "Up into the silence", published 1978 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Five Cummings Songs, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "(kiss me)", 2008, first performed 2008 [ SSAA chorus a cappella ], from Two E. E. Cummings Songs, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Joelle Wallach (b. 1946), no title, from Up Into the Silence, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 62