Orchard
Original manuscript with musical notes in pen. Words, titles, and other notations are typed. The words are from Hilda Doolittle's poem "Orchard".Vocal, Piano4 pages; 8 1/2 x 11I saw the first pear as it fell- the honey-seeking, golden-banded, the yellow swarm was not more fleet than I...
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Wade Hall Postcard Collection |
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Troy University Library |
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Troy University Library |
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Alabama postcards |
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Alabama postcards Orchard Carl Vollrath |
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Alabama postcards H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961 -- Musical settings; Songs (High voice) with piano; Vocal music -- Scores; Music -- Manuscripts; Vollrath, Carl, 1931- -- Manuscripts Arts and Literature -- Music Music Music; Songs & music; Keyboard instruments |
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Original manuscript with musical notes in pen. Words, titles, and other notations are typed. The words are from Hilda Doolittle's poem "Orchard".Vocal, Piano4 pages; 8 1/2 x 11I saw the first pear
as it fell-
the honey-seeking, golden-banded,
the yellow swarm
was not more fleet than I,
(spare us from loveliness)
and I fell prostrate
crying:
you have flayed us
with your blossoms,
spare us the beauty
of fruit-trees.
The honey-seeking
paused not,
the air thundered their song,
and I alone was prostrate.
O rough-hewn
god of the orchard,
I bring you an offering-
do you, alone unbeautiful,
son of the god,
spare us from loveliness:
these fallen hazel-nuts,
stripped late of their green sheaths,
grapes, red-purple,
their berries
dripping with wine,
pomegranates already broken,
and shrunken figs
and quinces untouched,
I bring you as offering. |
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OrchardOrchard; moderately slow ♩=56Original manuscript with musical notes in pen. Words, titles, and other notations are typed. The words are from Hilda Doolittle's poem "Orchard".Carl VollrathHilda Doolittle19802022H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961 -- Musical settings; Songs (High voice) with piano; Vocal music -- Scores; Music -- Manuscripts; Vollrath, Carl, 1931- -- ManuscriptsArts and Literature -- MusicMusicMusic; Songs & music; Keyboard instrumentsVocal, Piano4 pages; 8 1/2 x 11This collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. copyright law.Carl Vollrath Music Collection, Troy University Library, Special Collections.I saw the first pear
as it fell-
the honey-seeking, golden-banded,
the yellow swarm
was not more fleet than I,
(spare us from loveliness)
and I fell prostrate
crying:
you have flayed us
with your blossoms,
spare us the beauty
of fruit-trees.
The honey-seeking
paused not,
the air thundered their song,
and I alone was prostrate.
O rough-hewn
god of the orchard,
I bring you an offering-
do you, alone unbeautiful,
son of the god,
spare us from loveliness:
these fallen hazel-nuts,
stripped late of their green sheaths,
grapes, red-purple,
their berries
dripping with wine,
pomegranates already broken,
and shrunken figs
and quinces untouched,
I bring you as offering.Troy University (Troy, Ala.) LibraryTUA_Vollrath_SCO_Orchardimageengjpeghttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/troy2/id/18565 |
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Carl Vollrath |
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Carl Vollrath |
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