Program 3: Song of Walt Whitman
Whitman, the “Bard of Democracy,” was the founder of a new American language. With music built deep into his poetry, it’s no surprise that Whitman has been a beacon for American composers.
Song listings with composer / poet, performers, CD label, and CD number:
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Gaetano Donizetti / Alphonse Royer and Gustav Vaez after Baculard d’Arnaud
Ramon Vargas, tenor; Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Marcello Viotti
RCA/BMG 74321 66229 2
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Song of Walt Whitman
Many Are the Voices
Ives the Chronicler
Champions of American Song
Arthur Farwell, American Pioneer
"There Is No Gender in Music"
Emily Dickinson: Letter to the World
Songs We've Always Sung
Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance
Places That Sing To Us
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