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Table of Contents:

• 1. O sweet spontaneous (E.E. Cummings)
• 2. Peace on Earth (William Carlos Williams)
• 3. I reason, Earth is short (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:

Staff notation.
English words also printed separately as text.

Main Work:

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

Included Works:

O sweet spontaneous earth [by Weir, J.] (Vocal score)

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 — Vocal scores with piano

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

Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with string orchestra

Genres:

Art music

Musical settings

Vocal scores

Vocal scores with piano

Performance Medium:

1 performer and 1 ensemble: mixed chorus [SATB]; piano

General Notes:

Accompaniment arranged for piano.
Cover title.
Duration: 14 minutes.
Commissioned by the Addison Singers, dedicated to their conductor David Wordsworth.
Premiered in London, November 26, 2022.
Includes program note in English.
Piece is based on poems by E.E. Cummings, William Carlos Williams, and Emily Dickinson.

Physical Description:

1 vocal score (28 pages) ; 30 cm

Call Numbers:

M1533.W45 O7 2023

Other Standard Numbers:

International Article Number: 5020679004210
Publisher Number, Chester Music: CH88200-01

OCLC Numbers:

1422916289