Ballad

O what is that sound which so thrills the ear
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by W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden (1907-1973) , "Ballad", from New Verse, December 1934, revised 1945, revised 1958, copyright ©

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

by Jack Hamilton Beeson (1921-) , "Ballad: O What Is That Sound?", 1976 [voice and piano], from From a Watchtower, no. 2.
by William Douglas Bennett , "The quarry", published 1967. [voice and piano]
by Daron Aric Hagen (1961-) , "Rondo: O What is That Sound", 2003, first performed 2003 [baritone and string quartet], from Alive in a Moment, no. 1.
by Randall B. Kreuger , "O what is that sound", 1968.

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