by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954) and by Lyman Brewster (flourished c1888?)
One evening just at sunset we laid him...
Language: English
One evening just at sunset we laid him in the grave; Although a humble animal his heart was true and brave. All the family joined us, in solemn march and slow, From the garden place beneath the trees and where the sunflowers grow.
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Authors confirmed as "Lyman Brewster and other Ives family members" in Crawford and Wierzbicki, Music in the United States of America, vol. 12, Middleton, WI: A-R Editions, American Musicological Society, 2004, p. 1
Authorship:
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- by Lyman Brewster (flourished c1888?), no title [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 Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Slow march", 1888. [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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