by William Sharp (1855 - 1905)
In Memoriam
Language: English
He laughed at Life's Sunset Gate With vanishing breath: Glad soul, who went with the Sun To the Sunrise of Death.
Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), "In Memoriam", appears in Poems, first published 1912 [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 Fritz Bennicke Hart (1874 - 1949), "In Memoriam", op. 71 (Twenty-Five Songs in Five Sets of Five Each: Set V) no. 4 (1927) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-18
Line count: 4
Word count: 21