Michael Blake
THESE CAROLS for SSAATB choir
Bardic Edition BDE1363
For SSAATB choir a cappella - poem by Walt Whitman.
Music was one of Walt Whitman’s (1819-1892) greatest sources of inspiration. For him music was "greater than wealth, greater than buildings, ships, religions, paintings". More than 400 of his poems invoke music, and composers from Charles Ives to the present day have set his poetry. These Carols - just one stanza, two sentences - is taken from the collection Leaves of Grass: Songs of Parting (1891-1892).
Duration 1½ minutes
Music was one of Walt Whitman’s (1819-1892) greatest sources of inspiration. For him music was "greater than wealth, greater than buildings, ships, religions, paintings". More than 400 of his poems invoke music, and composers from Charles Ives to the present day have set his poetry. These Carols - just one stanza, two sentences - is taken from the collection Leaves of Grass: Songs of Parting (1891-1892).
Duration 1½ minutes
