Walt Whitman

I. A Song for all Seas, all Ships II. On the Beach at Night alone III. (Scherzo) The Waves IV. The Explorers

This piece may be performed as part of a collection of four Whitman settings under the master title, This Is Thy Hour. Understated elegance is the hallmark of this movement: the music reflects the sim...

Eric Saari from North Dakota State University has captured Walt Whitman's text about sunset with vivid 21st century hues. Bursts of color unfold in words and sound creating pictures in your mind. High...

Available: SATB, Percussion Part, Full Score.

Captivate your audience and adjudicators with this masterful work for three-part mixed and treble groups. Grand, awe-inspiring music and a compelling Walt Whitman text make for an impressive festival...

Captivate your audience and adjudicators with this masterful work for three-part mixed and treble groups. Grand, awe-inspiring music and a compelling Walt Whitman text make for an impressive festival...

Captivate your audience and adjudicators with this masterful work for three-part mixed and treble groups. Grand, awe-inspiring music and a compelling Walt Whitman text make for an impressive festival...

Captivate your audience and adjudicators with this masterful work for three-part mixed and treble groups. Grand, awe-inspiring music and a compelling Walt Whitman text make for an impressive festival...

... as in his operas, Knussen displays a rare feeling for word-setting and graceful melodic writing. Hugh Canning, The Sunday Times, 23 June 1991

None of the four songs lasts more than a few minutes, yet they pack in an astonishing range of emotional and vocal nuance. . . with wonderfully lucid colours drawn from a vast ensemble; each song seem...

From American Song, a choral song cycle featuring texts of distinctive American poets. This is a bold and compelling setting of the familiar Walt Whitman poem. Available: SATB, TTBB. Performance Time:...

Text by Walt Whitman.

This piece may be performed as part of a collection of four Whitman settings under the master title This Is Thy Hour. A majestic opening heralds the hour that unfolds to a rhythmic ostinato that acts...

An advanced work by Daniel Elder, Shadows Will Fall is an incredibly interesting soundscape that moves from the darkness of shadows to the brightness of tomorrow. The work expresses the sentiment 'kee...

Seadrift, for Soprano and Ensemble, was composed by Per Norgård in 1977-78. Text by Walt Whitman.