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At the beginning of the 20th century, deeply influenced by Dvorak’s challenge to Americans to find their own musical voices, Arthur Farwell used music of Native Americans and words of American poets as inspiration for his own unique voice. He also pioneered the publishing of American composers and poets through his famed Wa-Wan Press.
Related Educational ResourcesAdditional recordings:
Ichibuzzhi for piano
Arthur Farwell
Dario Müller, piano
Marco Polo 8.223738
Beggar’s Dreams
from The Gods of the Mountain
Arthur Farwell
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Karl Kreuger, conductor
American Orchestral Compositions, 1890-1916
Navajo War Dance
Arthur Farwell / Traditional
The New World Singers; John Miner, conductor
New World Records 80542
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Roy Harris / Patrick Gilmore
Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale, conducted by Robert Shewan
Albany Music TROY 164
Song listings with composer / poet, performers, CD label, and CD number:
Song of the Deathless Voice
Arthur Farwell
Arthur Farwell
Program 1: Thomas Hampson, baritone, and Craig Rutenberg, piano | Program 8: Thomas Hampson, baritone; Wolfram Rieger, piano
Record#: Program 1: Ravinia 2009 recital recording | Program 8: Orfeo 656052
Song Collection: Three Indian Songs, Op. 32
Inketunga's Thunder Song
Arthur Farwell
Arthur Farwell
Record#: Program 4 & 8: New World Records 80463 (William Parker, baritone; William Huckaby, piano)
Song Collection: Three Indian Songs, Op. 32
From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Nelle Richmond Eberhart
Record#: Opera Classics, 1911-1918 (Alma Gluck, soprano; Victor Orchestra conducted by Walter B. Rodgers)
Song Collection: From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water
The Moon Drops Low
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Nelle Richmond Eberhart
Record#: Nonesuch, B000005IYX (Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano; Gilbert Kalish, piano)
Song Collection: From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water
Serenade
Gena Branscombe
Robert Browning
Record#: Albany Records TROY 599 (Kathleen Shimeta, mezzo-soprano; Martin Hennessey, piano)
Dark Her Lodge Door (op. 69, no. 3)
Arthur Farwell
Charles O. Roos
Record#: Live on WQXR, April 16, 1975 (David Barron, baritone; Neely Bruce, piano)
The Ravens Are Singing (op. 69, no. 1)
Arthur Farwell
Charles O. Roos
Record#: Live on WQXR, April 16, 1975 (David Barron, baritone; Neely Bruce, piano)
I'm Nobody (op. 108, no. 8)
Arthur Farwell
Emily Dickinson
Record#: Albany Records TROY 043 (Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano)
Song Collection: 10 Emily Dickinson Songs, Op. 108
The Level Bee (op. 105, no. 10)
Arthur Farwell
Emily Dickinson
Record#: Albany Records TROY 043 (Paul Sperry, tenor; Irma Vallecillo, piano)
Song Collection: 12 Emily Dickinson Songs, Op. 105
The Old Man's Love Song
Arthur Farwell
Arthur Farwell
Record#: Orfeo 656052 (Thomas Hampson, baritone; Wolfram Rieger, piano)
Song Collection: Three Indian Songs, Op. 32
Over the course of the 20th century, our classical singers were enthusiastic advocates for songs by American composers. In this program, we hear the music they brought to far-flung audiences through recitals, phonograph records, and radio broadcasts.
So said composer Elinor Remick Warren. In this program we look at the lives and songs of generations of American women composers.
