Sara Teasdale

Setting the text by the late American Lyric poet Sara Teasdale, this musical setting uses blurred textures and unusual harmonies as an attempt to enhance the profound beauty in Teasdale's poignant dep...

Setting the text by the late American Lyric poet Sara Teasdale, this musical setting uses blurred textures and unusual harmonies as an attempt to enhance the profound beauty in Teasdale's poignant dep...

Come Back Like the Sea sets words from Sara Teasdale's poem 'Ebb Tide', in which the author uses the metaphor of the ocean's tide to symbolize life's inevitable ups and downs. The music captures the t...

If I can sing, I still am free.' Sara Teasdale's 1917 poem Refuge' is certain to resonate with anyone who possesses an appreciation for singing. This lush setting plays out across a shifting palette o...

If I can sing, I still am free.' Sara Teasdale's 1917 poem Refuge' is certain to resonate with anyone who possesses an appreciation for singing. This lush setting plays out across a shifting palette o...

Sara Teasdale's poignant commentary on the challenges and rewards of love is the foundation of this sensitive choral setting. Strong homophonic writing puts a focus on the words, while scattered harmo...

Sara Teasdale's poignant commentary on the challenges and rewards of love is the foundation of this sensitive choral setting. Strong homophonic writing puts a focus on the words, while scattered harmo...

Acknowledge life's many gifts with this splendid setting of Sara Teasdale's poem that reminds us to "spend all you have for loveliness." A lilting rhythmic flow and some refreshing mixed meter moments...

Acknowledge life's many gifts with this splendid setting of Sara Teasdale's poem that reminds us to "spend all you have for loveliness." A lilting rhythmic flow and some refreshing mixed meter moments...

Acknowledge life's many gifts with this splendid setting of Sara Teasdale's poem that reminds us to "spend all you have for loveliness." A lilting rhythmic flow and some refreshing mixed meter moments...

Acknowledge life's many gifts with this splendid setting of Sara Teasdale's poem that reminds us to "spend all you have for loveliness." A lilting rhythmic flow and some refreshing mixed meter moments...

Sara Teasdale's wistful words speak beautifully in this lush musical setting by Greg Gilpin. To fully reflect the deep emotions of this poignant piece, pay careful attention to dynamic contrast and th...

Sara Teasdale's wistful words speak beautifully in this lush musical setting by Greg Gilpin. To fully reflect the deep emotions of this poignant piece, pay careful attention to dynamic contrast and th...

A text by the American poet Sara Teasdale (1884–1933) forms the basis for the composition Afterwards by choir director and composer Lucia Birzer. The poem There will come soft rains deals with our ear...

A text by the American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) forms the basis for the composition Afterwards by choir director and composer Lucia Birzer. The poem There will come soft rains deals with our ear...

I Saw a Star is a joyful piece based on the poem Falling Star by Sara Teasdale, and incorporates a childhood rhyme, Star Light, Star Bright. The lyrics embrace the wonders of the universe! The voicing...

If there ever was a piece that describes a text in song, this is it. Sara Teasdale's descriptive words about the clouds become sound in this exquisite composition. Accompanied by piano and celesta, a...

This lyrical setting of a poem by Sara Teasdale was commissioned as a gift for a consortium of seven high school choirs in Illinois. It begins with a reflective and contemplative tone that shifts dram...

An assuring text from master poet Sara Teasdale, its central theme is that one can take refuge in singing. Ever sensitive to the text, Walker crafts word painting throughout with shimmering accompanim...

The opening lines, 'Listen, I love you. Do not turn your face / Nor touch me. ', reflect the somber feelings encompassing Sara Teasdale's poem. Paired voices initially express contrapuntal melodic lin...

Stephen Chatman's setting of Sara Teasdale's whimsical poem pertaining to a brown-thrush, April, love and kisses, emulates the meaning, strict rhythm, rhyme and strophic structure of the text. The sof...

Sara Teasdale's poem, Oh day of fire and sun, suggests a loud, fast musical setting. The syncopated homo-phonic choral texture, with high tessituras, exudes drama and excitement: it balances the expan...

Sara Teasdale's poem, The Mystery, depicts deep lasting love - 'Your eyes drink of me' and 'We have long been lovers'. It also raises a question - 'Can I ever know you / Or you know me?' Stephen Chatm...

The opening line of Sara Teasdale ™s poem, After Love, -There is no magic any more, establishes the theme of vanishing love. Stephen Chatman ™s setting of the poignant text, in the dark key of D flat...