Who wrote this fiendish "Rite of Spring"? (Anonymous, set by H. Cowell) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Who wrote this fiendish "Rite of Spring"?
What right had he to write the thing?
Against our helpless ears to fling
Its crash, clash, cling, clang, bing, bang bing?
 
And the to call it "Rite of SPRING,"
The season when on joyous wing
The birds melodious carols sing
And harmony's in every thing!
 
He who could write the "Rite of Spring,"
If I be right by right should swing!

Input by T. P. Perrin

Authorship

Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

Music Since 1900

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Henry Dixon Cowell (1897-1965)

Three Anti-Modernist Songs

Date added to the website: 2004-04-10.

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