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Table of Contents:

• O sweet spontaneous / text by E.E. Cummings
• Peace on Earth / text by William Carlos Williams
• I reason, Earth is short / text by Emily Dickinson

Author/Creator:

Weir, Judith , composer

Contributors:

Wordsworth, David , dedicatee

Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962 , author

Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963 , author

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 , author

Addison Singers , commissioning body

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English words, also printed as text preceding score.

Main Work:

O sweet spontaneous earth: for SATB choir and string orchestra [by Weir, J.]

Included Works:

O sweet spontaneous earth [by Weir, J.]

Subjects:

Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962 — Musical settings

Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963 — Musical settings

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 — Musical settings

Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with string orchestra — Scores

American poetry — Musical settings

Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962

Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with string orchestra

American poetry

Genres:

Musical settings

Scores

Art music

Performance Medium:

2 ensembles: mixed chorus [SATB]; string orchestra

General Notes:

Commissioned by the Addison Singers. Dedicated to David Wordsworth. Premiered in London.
Duration: approximately 14 min.
Includes program notes in English.
Based on various poems about the Earth by American poets.

Physical Description:

1 score (28 pages) ; 30 cm

Call Numbers:

M1531.W45 O7 2023

Other Standard Numbers:

International Article Number: 5020679004203
Publisher Number, Chester Music: CH88200

OCLC Numbers:

1422917465