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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

Other authors and instruments can be specified using the filters below.

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SEVEN SONGS
Vally Weigl

SEVEN SONGS

medium voice, piano
$9.50 - $14.00
OTHER SUMMERS
Vally Weigl

OTHER SUMMERS

mezzo or bar & pf
$10.00 - $13.50
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OTHER HEARTS
Vally Weigl

OTHER HEARTS

mezzo-soprano or baritone with piano
$10.50 - $13.00
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OH, LORD OF MYSTERIES
Vally Weigl

OH, LORD OF MYSTERIES

med voice,vln,vcl OR med voice,pf
$10.50 - $13.00
LET MY COUNTRY AWAKE
Vally Weigl

LET MY COUNTRY AWAKE

satb,4 soli, pf
$1.50 - $17.50
I HAVE LIGHTED THE CANDLES
Vally Weigl

I HAVE LIGHTED THE CANDLES

mez-sop OR bar, ob(fl or vln)obl,pf
$10.00 - $14.50
I AM THE PEOPLE, THE MOB
Vally Weigl

I AM THE PEOPLE, THE MOB

SATB, tbn, timp
$14.50 - $21.00
ECHOES FROM POEMS BY PATRICIA BENTON
Vally Weigl

ECHOES FROM POEMS BY PATRICIA BENTON

Vers1: med voice (or hn or cl), vln, pf; Vers2: med voice AND hn or vcl, vln,pf
$12.00 - $16.50
DIRGE: WHAT WERE THEY LIKE?
Vally Weigl

DIRGE: WHAT WERE THEY LIKE?

Mezzo or Baritone, Flute, Piano
$9.75 - $15.00
WHEN THE SONG OF THE ANGELS IS STILLED
Vally Weigl

WHEN THE SONG OF THE ANGELS IS STILLED

SATB mixed chorus a cappella
$1.50 - $14.00
LET DOWN THE BARS O DEATH
Vally Weigl

LET DOWN THE BARS O DEATH

TTBB men's choir
$1.50 - $14.50
PEACE, NIGHT, SLEEP
Vally Weigl

PEACE, NIGHT, SLEEP

mezzo, vln,vla (or cl), pf
$10.00 - $17.00
ONLY THE MOON REMEMBERS, Song Suite
Vally Weigl

ONLY THE MOON REMEMBERS, Song Suite

med voice, ob,cl,bsn or cello
$39.00
I SAW TWO BIRDS
Vally Weigl

I SAW TWO BIRDS

med voice or baritone, with clarinet and bass clarinet or bassoon
$18.50
RAIN IN SUMMER
Vally Weigl

RAIN IN SUMMER

medium voice,pf
$5.00 - $10.00
SONGS FROM NATIVE ISLAND with added instrument
Vally Weigl

SONGS FROM NATIVE ISLAND with added instrument

med low voice, piano, non-obbligato line for added ob, cl, or vln
$19.00 - $25.00
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SONGS FROM NATIVE ISLAND - voice and piano
Vally Weigl

SONGS FROM NATIVE ISLAND - voice and piano

med voice, pf
$12.00 - $16.00
FOUR CHORAL SONGS ON DEATH AND MAN
Vally Weigl

FOUR CHORAL SONGS ON DEATH AND MAN

mixed chorus, piano, snare drum, timpani ad lib
$1.50
ALONG THE MOVING DARKNESS
Vally Weigl

ALONG THE MOVING DARKNESS

med-high voice, fl (or) vln (obl), pf
$12.50
WHO IS AT MY WINDOW
Vally Weigl

WHO IS AT MY WINDOW

medium voice, piano; alternate version with added flute or violin
$12.50 - $14.00
U.N. ALL FAITH PRAYER FOR PEACE
Vally Weigl

U.N. ALL FAITH PRAYER FOR PEACE

SATB a cappella
$1.50 - $17.50
SONGS OF LOVE AND LEAVING
Vally Weigl

SONGS OF LOVE AND LEAVING

voice with piano and violin (or viola) obbligato
$37.00
SONGS FROM 'NO BOUNDARY'
Vally Weigl

SONGS FROM 'NO BOUNDARY'

med voice,vln OR vla,pf
$17.50
SONGS FROM DO NOT AWAKE ME
Vally Weigl

SONGS FROM DO NOT AWAKE ME

mez-sop or baritone, vln (or viola or flute or clarinet), pf
$32.00