Way of the River

Song Collection

Way of the River is a song cycle by Robert G. Patterson for soprano, violin, bass clarinet, piano setting the the poetry of Walt Whitman, James Joyce, and Sara Teasdale, among others.

Date: 2011Composer: Robert G. PattersonText: Anonymous, James Joyce, Rudyard Kipling, Sara Teasdale, Walt Whitman

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Songs

1. from “Sun-Down Poem” (Whitman)

2. Strings in the Earth and Air (Joyce)

3. Psalm 65:9-12 (Douay-Rheims)

4. from “The Elephant’s Child” (Kipling)

5. The Ballad of Poor Susan (Wordsworth)

Interlude

6. The River/Deep River (Teasdale/Anonymous)

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Way of the River

Composer(s): Robert G. Patterson

Song(s): 1. from “Sun-Down Poem” (Whitman)
2. Strings in the Earth and Air (Joyce)
3. Psalm 65:9-12 (Douay-Rheims)
4. from “The Elephant's Child” (Kipling)
5. The Ballad of Poor Susan (Wordsworth) Interlude
6. The River/Deep River (Teasdale/Anonymous)

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