© by E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894 - 1962)

pity this busy monster,manunkind
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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 Ronald Caviani (b. 1931), "pity this busy monster,manunkind" [SSAATTBB chorus, narrator, and tape]
  • by Brian Fennelly (b. 1937), "pity this busy monster,manunkind", 1970, copyright © 1970 [soprano, clarinet, and piano], from Songs with Improvisations, no. 7, New York, American Composers Alliance

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