- 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
- E. E. Cummings (text author)
- Publisher
- Boosey & Hawkes
- Publishing Status
- Published
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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