This piece was written by Richard Hundley based upon an epitaph from Alleghany, Philedelphia
What is Astronomers?
100
Heiter Villa-Lobos wrote this cycle in 1938 on the words of Ruth Valadarea Correa to fuse the music of Bach with the native music of Mexico.
What is Bachianas Brasileiras?
100
Ned Rorem wrote his song Early in the Morning to the words of Herbert Hillyer at this date.
When is 1958?
100
This Canadian composer wrote Patriotic Song (No. 6) for his cycle Kinderlieder in 1958 based on a Traditional German Text.
Who is R. Murray Schafer?
100
Elizabeth Raum wrote the song The Passing in 1984 to the text of this famous American poet.
Who is Emily Dickinson?
200
This piece is no. 5 from the cycle Songs of Wonder and contains frequent tempo changes between 2/4 and 3/4.
What is The Little Nut Tree?
200
Jeffrey Ryan wrote the song Found Frozen (No. 1) in 1997 to the words of Helen Hunt Jackson for this Cycle.
What is Found Frozen?
200
William Bolcom wrote the first volume of his cabaret songs containing Waitin' to the words of Arnold Weinstein at this date.
When is 1979?
200
This Canadian composer from Vancouver wrote the song Long Ago to the text of Constantine P. Cavafy.
Who is Jean Coulthard?
200
In 1894, Antonin Dvorak set You Are My Refuge (No. 2) from his Biblical Psalms to this text.
What is Psalm 119 v.114-120?
300
This piece's poetry is by Carmelo Errico and composed by Paolo Tosti in 1882.
What is Ideale?
300
Modest Mussorgsky wrote this cycle between 1875 and 1877 to the poetry of Count Golenishev-Kutuzov.
What is Songs and Dances of Death?
300
Chester Duncan wrote Delila's Soliloqy to the words of W. H. Belyea at this date.
When is 1980?
300
This American composer wrote At the River in 1952 for his set, Old American Songs II to a traditional American text.
Who is Aaron Copeland?
300
Samuel Barber wrote The Crucifixion (No. 5) from his Hermit songs in 1953 to the words of this medieval books.
What is The Speckled Book?
400
Stephen Foster wrote the words and music to this song to win back his wife.
What is I Dream of Jeannie?
400
This Spanish cycle by Enrique Granados in 1910 to the text of Fernando Periquet contains the song El majo timido (No. 6).
What is Tonadillas al estilo antiguo?
400
Walter MacNutt wrote his song Falls the Snow to the words of H. E. Foster at this date.
When is 1936
400
This Russian composer lived between 1873 and 1943 and wrote the song cycle The Floods of Spring.
Who is Sergei Rachmaninoff?
400
WHAT CHU TALKING BOUT WILLAN!?!?!?!?
Who is Heinrich Heine?
500
David L. McIntyre wrote this piece to verses 1-6 of Psalm 68 in 1998 for his cycle Six Sacred Songs.
What is May God Arise?
500
The Finnish composer Yjrö Kilpinen wrote this cycle in German to the words of Albert Sergei in 1934. It contains the song Im Walde liegt ein stiller see.
What is Sommersegen?
500
Edward Grieg's cycle The Mountain Maid containing the song The Tryst is written to the words of Arne Garborg.
When is 1895?
500
This composer wrote the song And God Shall Wipe Away All Tears in 1993 to the text of Revelation 21:4.
Who is Eleanor Daley?
500
This poet wrote the words for The Salley Gardens set by Benjamin Britten for his Folksong Arrangements Vol. I in 1943.