© by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985)
Despite and still
Language: English
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Text Authorship:
- by Robert Graves (1895 - 1985), "Despite and still", appears in Poems 1938-1945, first published 1945, 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 Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), "Despite and still", op. 41 no. 5, published 1969 [high voice and piano], from Despite and still, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
- by Daron Aric Hagen (b. 1961), "Despite and still", 1984, first performed 1984 [voice and piano trio], from Three Silent Things, no. 2. [text not verified]
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