by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955)
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- by Wallace Stevens (1879 - 1955), "To the roaring wind" [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 Judith Cloud (1954 - 2023), "Vocalissimus" [ voice and trombone ] [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-10
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