Be not afeard: the isle is full of...

Be not afeard: the isle is full of noises,
Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices,
That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep,
Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming,
The clouds methought would open and show riches
Ready to drop upon me; that, when I wak'd,
I cried to dream again.

by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) , no title, from The Tempest, Act III, Scene 2 (Caliban)

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

by Brian Dennis , "Be not afeard: the isle is full of noises", 1982, first performed 1983 [medium voice and piano], from 4 Shakespeare Songs, no. ?
by Joseph Francis Duggan (1817-1900) , "Be not afear'd", published 1871 [high or medium voice and piano], from 4 Shakespeare Songs, no. ?
by Marjorie Merryman , no title, 1978, published 1979, first performed 1978 [soprano, clarinet, percussion, and violoncello], from Ariel, no. 1.
by Arne Nordheim (1931-) , "Be not afeard", 1977, first performed 1977. [soprano, baritone, celesta, harp, piano, and tape]
by Tim Souster , "Voices", 1964, published 1968, rev. 1965 [SSATTBB chorus a cappella], from Two Choruses, no. ?

Date added to the website: 2008-12-10.

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