Strings in the earth and air

Strings in the earth and air 
  Make music sweet; 
Strings by the river where 
  The willows meet. 

There's music along the river 
  [For Love wanders there,]1
Pale flowers on his mantle, 
  Dark leaves on his hair. 

All softly playing, 
  With head to the music bent, 
And fingers straying 
  Upon an instrument.

by James Joyce (1882-1941) , from Chamber Music, no. 1, published 1907

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

by Samuel Hans Adler (1928-) , "Strings in the earth", published 1957 [SATB a cappella], from Five Choral Poems, no. ?
by David Arditti (1964-) , no title, op. 20 no. 1 (1998) [tenor and string quartet], from Chamber Music, no. 1.
by Gary Bachlund , "Make Music Sweet", 1991, published 1996 [high or medium voice and piano], from Chamber Music, no. 1.
by Luciano Berio (1925-2003) , "Strings in the earth and air", 1953, published 1954 [female voice, clarinet, violoncello and harp], from Chamber Music, no. 1.
by Lorne M. Betts (1918-) , "Strings in the earth and air", 1951 [high voice and piano], from Six Songs to Poems of James Joyce, no. ?
by Brian Boydell (1917-2000) , "Strings in the earth and air", 1946 [baritone and piano], from Five Joyce Songs, no. ?
by Israel Citkowitz (1909-1974) , "Strings in the earth and air", published c1930, from Five Songs from "Chamber Music", no. 1.
by Laurence Clarke , "Strings in the earth and air" [soprano and piano], from "Chamber Music": Five Poems by James Joyce, no. ?
by Jean Coulthard (1908-2000) , "Strings in the earth and air", 1946 [medium voice and piano], from Three Songs, no. ?
by Joan Ferris , "Strings in the earth and air", published 1967 [SATB chorus a cappella], from Six Songs, no. ?
by J. Bertram Fox (1881-1946) , "Strings in the earth", published 1926.
by Derek Healey (1936-) , "Strings in the earth", 1962 [voice and piano], from Six Irish Songs, no. ?
by Richard Hundley (1931-) , "Strings in the earth and air"
by Jack Maurice Jarrett (1934-) , "Strings in the earth", published 1964. [SATB and piano]
by Sergius Kagen (1909-1964) , "Strings in the earth and air", <<1953. [voice and piano]
by (Martin) William Karlins (1932-2005) , "Quartet for strings" [soprano and strings]
by Hugo Kauder (1888-1972) , "Strings in the earth", published 1955 [soprano, alto, tenor, and string quartet], from Ten Poems, no. ?
by Christopher Kaye Le Fleming (1908-) , "Strings in the earth and air", published 1955. [SA and piano and/or strings]
by (Kurt) Rudolf Mengelberg (1892-1959) , "Strings in the earth and air", published 1960 [medium voice and piano], from Chamber music, no. 1.
by Ernest John Moeran (1894-1950) , "Strings in the earth and air", published 1930 [mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano], from Seven Poems by James Joyce, no. ?
by Ivan Pawle , "Strings in the earth and air" [orchestra only]
by Ernesto P. Pellegrini (1932-) , "Strings in the earth and air", 1966 [soprano and piano], from Chamber Music I, no. ?
by Wilhelm Rettich (1892-1988) , "Strings in the earth", published 1973 [voice and piano], from Seven Songs for Voice and Piano, no. ?
by Hermann Reutter (1900-1985) , "Strings in the earth and air", 1972 [low male voice and piano], from Chamber Music, no. ?
by Irwin Spector (1916-) , "Strings in the earth and air" [medium voice, oboe, viola, and piano], from Songs of Love and Music, no. ?
by Conrad Susa (1935-) , "Strings in the earth and air", published 1973 [SATB and piano], from Chamber Music, no. ?
by Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882-1937) , "Strings in the earth", op. 54 (Seven Songs) no. 5, published 1926. [voice and piano]

by András Mihály (1917-) , no title, 1958 [mezzo-soprano and piano], from Chamber Music

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