Title
Poet's Song
For
high voice and piano
Alternate Titles
  • Song (Alternate/Synonymous)
  • In Spite of Everything Which Breathes and Moves (Alternate/Synonymous)
Year Composed
1927
ARCO Number(s)
15
Category
Vocal
Duration
2'
Premiere
  • New York, October 11th, 1935 (Ethel Luening, Copland)
Related Persons
Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Publishing Status
Published
Buying Options
Boosey & Hawkes
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Program Note

Copland spent the summer of 1927 in Germany. He composed this song, which reflects an early curiosity about serialism. The song, a setting of an E. E. Cummings poem, is based on a tone row.

Author
Vivian Perlis
Year
1998