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American Poetry and Writings

The works in this collection are based on American poetry, literature, letters, speeches, and diary entries, and include an enormous range of authors - from popular writers like Langston Hughes and Emily Dickinson to personal letters and poetry by complete unknowns. Many of these works are for vocalists, using the text directly as lyrics or libretto. Other works are instrumental, or without words, and use the texts as inspiration or for programmatic effect.

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Hart Crane - e.e. cummings - Emily Dickinson - Paul Laurence Dunbar - Langston Hughes - Edna St. Vincent Millay - Carl Sandburg - Walt Whitman - William Carlos Williams

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  • ANNE RUTLEDGE ANNE RUTLEDGE

    ANNE RUTLEDGE

      Jay Anthony Gach

      ANNE RUTLEDGE

      Orchestra 2(2+picc)2(2=EH)22 - 423(3=btbn)1 - timp, 2 perc, hp - strings

      $49.50
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    • BEYOND TIME (Song Cycle) BEYOND TIME (Song Cycle)

      BEYOND TIME (Song Cycle)

        Vally Weigl

        BEYOND TIME (Song Cycle)

        high voice, violin or flute obl, piano

        $16.50 - $32.50
      • Voices from the Light - Full Score Voices from the Light - Full Score

        Voices from the Light - Full Score

          Dorothy Rudd Moore

          Voices from the Light - Full Score

          SSA Women's Chorus, Oboe, String Quartet, and Piano

          $25.00 - $36.50
        • Sonnets On Love Rosebuds And Death Sonnets On Love Rosebuds And Death

          Sonnets On Love Rosebuds And Death

            Dorothy Rudd Moore

            Sonnets On Love Rosebuds And Death

            high voice, violin, piano

            $28.00 - $46.00
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          • NIGHTSONGS: High Voice NIGHTSONGS: High Voice

            NIGHTSONGS: High Voice

              H. Leslie Adams

              NIGHTSONGS: High Voice

              High Voice and Piano

              $26.50
            • Three Little Songs Three Little Songs

              Three Little Songs

                Andrew Ardizzoia

                Three Little Songs

                High Voice and Piano

                $14.50 - $16.50
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              • Two Songs That Aren't What They Seem Two Songs That Aren't What They Seem

                Two Songs That Aren't What They Seem

                  Andrew Ardizzoia

                  Two Songs That Aren't What They Seem

                  Voice and Piano

                  $15.00 - $17.00
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                • "Braille" "Braille"

                  "Braille"

                    Ryan Chase

                    "Braille"

                    Mezzo-soprano and Piano

                    $13.00 - $14.50
                  • Five Millay Songs for Voice and Chamber Orchestra Five Millay Songs for Voice and Chamber Orchestra

                    Five Millay Songs for Voice and Chamber Orchestra

                      H. Leslie Adams

                      Five Millay Songs for Voice and Chamber Orchestra

                      Voice and Chamber Orchestra 1(+picc)111 - 2000 - perc, harp, solo voice - strings

                      $36.00 - $65.50
                    • Give Birth to the Dream - For Narrator, Soprano, and Orchestra Give Birth to the Dream - For Narrator, Soprano, and Orchestra

                      Give Birth to the Dream - For Narrator, Soprano, and Orchestra

                        Dolores R. White

                        Give Birth to the Dream - For Narrator, Soprano, and Orchestra

                        Narrator, Soprano, Orchestra 222+bscl2 4321 timp perc (2) strings

                        $64.50
                      • Eroded Lions Eroded Lions

                        Eroded Lions

                          Beth Wiemann

                          Eroded Lions

                          Clarinet, Trumpet, and Video

                          $14.50 - $16.50
                        • 5 Views Re/Dux - for Soprano, Cello, and Piano 5 Views Re/Dux - for Soprano, Cello, and Piano

                          5 Views Re/Dux - for Soprano, Cello, and Piano

                            Will Rowe

                            5 Views Re/Dux - for Soprano, Cello, and Piano

                            Soprano, Cello, and Piano

                            $36.50
                          • Nature's Bard (Dickinson's Autumn) Nature's Bard (Dickinson's Autumn)

                            Nature's Bard (Dickinson's Autumn)

                              Marilyn Shrude

                              Nature's Bard (Dickinson's Autumn)

                              Alto Saxophone and Piano

                              $29.00 - $35.50
                            • A Hydra's Guide to Parenthood A Hydra's Guide to Parenthood

                              A Hydra's Guide to Parenthood

                                Will Rowe

                                A Hydra's Guide to Parenthood

                                Violin, Cello, and Electric Guitar

                                $30.00 - $45.50
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                              • Dark Winter Dark Winter

                                Dark Winter

                                  Philip Carlsen

                                  Dark Winter

                                  Mezzo-soprano, Cello, and Piano

                                  $10.50 - $13.50
                                • SEEKING YOU SEEKING YOU

                                  SEEKING YOU

                                    Vally Weigl

                                    SEEKING YOU

                                    med low voice, vln (OR fl), pf

                                    $12.50 - $14.50
                                  • CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR

                                    CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR

                                      Vally Weigl

                                      CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR

                                      medium male voice, piano

                                      $9.50 - $12.50
                                    • ANOTHER NEW VOICE TEACHER ANOTHER NEW VOICE TEACHER

                                      ANOTHER NEW VOICE TEACHER

                                        Andrew William Thomas

                                        ANOTHER NEW VOICE TEACHER

                                        voice and piano

                                        $10.00 - $16.00
                                      • FOURTH OF JULY SPEECH from the Opera "Frederick Douglass" FOURTH OF JULY SPEECH from the Opera "Frederick Douglass"

                                        FOURTH OF JULY SPEECH from the Opera "Frederick Douglass"

                                          Dorothy Rudd Moore

                                          FOURTH OF JULY SPEECH from the Opera "Frederick Douglass"

                                          Baritone and Piano

                                          $12.50 - $16.50
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                                        • NIGHTSONGS: Low Voice NIGHTSONGS: Low Voice

                                          NIGHTSONGS: Low Voice

                                            H. Leslie Adams

                                            NIGHTSONGS: Low Voice

                                            Low Voice and Piano

                                            $25.00
                                          • NIGHTSONGS: Night Song NIGHTSONGS: Night Song

                                            NIGHTSONGS: Night Song

                                              H. Leslie Adams

                                              NIGHTSONGS: Night Song

                                              Voice and Piano

                                              $13.00 - $17.00
                                            • Music for Women's Voices Music for Women's Voices

                                              Music for Women's Voices

                                                Matthew Davidson

                                                Music for Women's Voices

                                                Soprano, piano

                                                $21.50 - $31.50
                                              • NOT EARTH ALONE NOT EARTH ALONE

                                                NOT EARTH ALONE

                                                  Vally Weigl

                                                  NOT EARTH ALONE

                                                  medium voice, pf (or non obl inst)

                                                  $12.00 - $13.00
                                                • We Wear the Mask We Wear the Mask

                                                  We Wear the Mask

                                                    Dolores R. White

                                                    We Wear the Mask

                                                    Voice, Piano, and Percussion

                                                    $19.00 - $27.00