Album US 1977 on New World Records label
Classical (Modern)
The painting on the cover is "Woman at Piano" by Philip Evergood. Poets for the texts are taken from the listings included with the texts as they appear in the liner notes. Some information for the track listings that is not provided on the back of the sleeve is taken from the liner notes or from listening to the track. Format is gatefold with two additional leaves (4 pages) inserted. Donald Gramm is overdubbed to sing both parts in "Moo Is a Cow"
Samuel Barber p, *1910 US album by, composed by | |
Paul Bowles , 1910-1999 MA album by, composed by, words by | |
Aaron Copland p, key, 1900-1990 US album by, composed by | |
Theodore Chanler , 1902-1961 US album by, composed by | |
Israel Citkowitz , 1909-1974 US album by | |
John Duke , album by, composed by | |
Robert Helps p, 1928-2001 US piano, album by, composed by | |
Roger Sessions p, 1896-1985 US album by, composed by | |
James Agee , 1909-1955 US album by, words by | |
Jane Bowles , *1917 US album by, words by | |
E. E. Cummings , 1894-1962 US album by, words by | |
Leonard Feeney , album by, words by | |
James Joyce , 1882-1941 IE album by, words by | |
Archibald MacLeish , 1892-1982 US album by, words by | |
Walter De La Mare , 1873-1956 GB album by, words by | |
James Purdy bvoc, dr, 1914-2009 US album by, words by | |
Edwin Arlington Robinson , 1869-1935 US album by, words by | |
Bethany Beardslee voc, *1925 US soprano vocals, album by | |
Donald Gramm voc, 1927-1983 US baritone vocals, album by | |
Donald Hassard p, piano, album by |
Elaine Sherer Cox design, cover |
Jerry Bruck engineer, recording |
Ned Rorem liner notes |
Philip Evergood painting, front cover |
Andrew Raeburn producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | From "The Children" | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | Theodore Chanler | 8:26 |
2 | The Children | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
3 | Once Upon A Time | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
4 | The Rose | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
5 | Moo Is A Cow | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
6 | Thomas Logge | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | Theodore Chanler | 1:23 |
7 | Once A Lady Was Here | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | Paul Bowles | 2:33 |
8 | Song Of An Old Woman | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | Paul Bowles | 2:36 |
9 | Richard Cory | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | John Duke | 2:21 |
10 | Luke Havergal | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | John Duke | 2:21 |
11 | Miniver Cheevy | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | John Duke | 5:07 |
12 | Five Songs From "Chamber Music" | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | 8:23 | |
13 | Strings Of The Earth And Air | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
14 | When The Shy Star Goes Forth In Heaven | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
15 | O It Was Out In Donnycarney | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
16 | Bid Adieu | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
17 | My Love Is A Light Attire | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
18 | Song | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | Aaron Copland | 1:43 |
19 | On The Beach At Fontana | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | Roger Sessions | 2:07 |
20 | These, My Ophelia | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | Theodore Chanler | 2:48 |
21 | Sure On This Shining Night | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | Samuel Barber | 2:36 |
22 | The Running Sun | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | Robert Helps | 8:01 |
23 | I. We Who Are Under The Ground | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
24 | II. When The Chief Shepherd Counts His Sheep | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
25 | III. I Miss You In The Evening Hours | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
26 | IV. All Along The Meadow | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard | ||
27 | V. And There Is So Much More Than Could Be Said | Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard |