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Composer: John Mitchell (1941-)

Listing of musical settings by opus [warning - not necessarily comprehensive]

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Song Cycles, Symphonies, etc.

Cantata: Four Passages (Excerpts from Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot), op. 109

no. 1. Time present and time past (Text: T. S. Eliot) *
no. 2. At the still point (Text: T. S. Eliot) *
no. 3. Shall I say it again? (Text: T. S. Eliot) *
no. 4. Where is there an end of it? (Text: T. S. Eliot) *
no. 5. We shall not cease from exploration (Text: T. S. Eliot) *

Five Poems by Robert Frost, op. 48

no. 1. To the thawing wind (Text: Robert Frost)
no. 2. Nightscene (Text: Robert Frost)
no. 3. Stopping by woods on a snowy evening (Text: Robert Frost) GER
no. 4. Acquainted with the night (Text: Robert Frost) GER
no. 5. Riders (Text: Robert Frost) *

Five Sonnets by Edna St. Vincent Millay, op. 50

no. 1. Night is my sister (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay) *
no. 2. Columbine (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay) *
no. 3. Time does not bring relief (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay)
no. 4. You'll be sorry (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay) *
no. 5. Beauty (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay) *

Four Poems by Sylvia Plath, op. 104

no. 1. Morning Song (Text: Sylvia Plath) *
no. 2. The Couriers (Text: Sylvia Plath) *
no. 3. Sheep in Fog (Text: Sylvia Plath) *
no. 4. The Applicant (Text: Sylvia Plath) *

Four Sacred Songs, op. 96

no. 1. A Daily Offering (Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins)
no. 2. Pied Beauty (Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins) FIN
no. 3. Thee God, I come from (Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins)
no. 4. The windhover (Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins) FIN

Four Songs in Spanish, op. 95

no. 1. Muerte (Text: Federico García Lorca)
no. 4. La United Fruit Co. (Text: Pablo Neruda) *

Fourteen Poems by Anne Sexton, op. 114

no. 1. The starry night (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 2. The balance wheel (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 3. I Remember (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 4. Her kind (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 5. With mercy for the Greedy (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 6. Music swims back to me (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 7. O Mary, fragile mother (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 8. Frenzy (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 9. Housewife (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 10. Small wire (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 11. Mr. Mine (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 12. Where it was at back then (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 13. Just once (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 14. In Excelsis (Text: Anne Sexton) *

La Corona, op. 89

no. 1. Deign at my hands (introduction) (Text: John Donne)
no. 2. Salvation to all (annunciation) (Text: John Donne)
no. 3. Immensity cloistered (nativity) (Text: John Donne)
no. 4. With his kind mother (temple) (Text: John Donne)
no. 5. By miracles exceeding (crucifixion) (Text: John Donne)
no. 6. Moist with one drop (resurrection) (Text: John Donne)
no. 7. Salute the last (ascension) (Text: John Donne)

Seven Songs from William Blake, op. 1

no. 1. To Morning (Text: William Blake)
no. 2. Love and harmony combine (Text: William Blake)
no. 3. My silks and fine array (Text: William Blake)
no. 4. Memory, hither come (Text: William Blake)
no. 5. How sweet I roam'd (Text: William Blake)
no. 6. The wild winds weep (Text: William Blake)
no. 7. I love the merry dance (Text: William Blake)

Six Sonnets by Michelangelo, op. 72

no. 1. From heaven his spirit came (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti) RUS GER FRE
no. 2. A heart of flaming sulphur (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti) GER
no. 3. Blest spirit (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti)
no. 4. He who ordained (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti) GER
no. 5. Choice soul (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti) SPA
no. 6. When divine Art (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti) GER

The Earth, the Wind, and the Sky, op. 24

no. 1. For the Moors (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 2. Winter Reflection (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 3. Tell me, tell me, smiling child (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 4. The darkened woods (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 5. Celebration (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 6. Evening landscape (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 7. I'm happiest when most away (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 8. In summer moonlight (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 9. The Old Hall (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 10. The harp (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 11. The traveler (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 12. A spell (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 13. The caged bird (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 14. The pessimist (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 15. No coward soul is mine (Text: Emily Brontë)

Three Songs for Vicky, op. 90

no. 1. To Dorothy (Text: Marvin Bell) *
no. 2. Echo (Text: Lawrence Durrell) *

Three Songs in Spanish, op. 103

no. 2. Sátira filosófica (Text: Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana)
no. 3. Último árbol (Text: Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga) *

Visions from the Earth, op. 17

no. 1. A vision (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 2. Cold in the earth (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 3. To Imagination (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 4. Come, walk with me (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 5. Shall Earth no more inspire thee (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 6. Child of Delight! (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 7. Stars (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 8. The Night Wind (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 9. How Clear She Shines (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 10. The Messenger (Text: Emily Brontë)

Visions from the Flame, op. 25

no. 1. The voice of the Bard (Text: William Blake)
no. 2. The lamb (Text: William Blake) RUS GER FIN
no. 3. The divine image (Text: William Blake) RUS GER
no. 4. Ah! Sunflower (Text: William Blake) FRE
no. 5. I asked a Thief (Text: William Blake)
no. 6. The Garden of Love (Text: William Blake)
no. 7. The smile (Text: William Blake)
no. 8. Mock on, mock on (Text: William Blake)
no. 9. The tyger (Text: William Blake) RUS GER FRE
no. 10. Eternity (Text: William Blake)

All titles of vocal settings in our database, in opus order (without opus first, alphabetic)

op. 1. Seven Songs from William Blake
no. 1. To Morning (Text: William Blake)
no. 2. Love and harmony combine (Text: William Blake)
no. 3. My silks and fine array (Text: William Blake)
no. 4. Memory, hither come (Text: William Blake)
no. 5. How sweet I roam'd (Text: William Blake)
no. 6. The wild winds weep (Text: William Blake)
no. 7. I love the merry dance (Text: William Blake)

op. 17. Visions from the Earth
no. 1. A vision (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 2. Cold in the earth (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 3. To Imagination (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 4. Come, walk with me (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 5. Shall Earth no more inspire thee (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 6. Child of Delight! (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 7. Stars (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 8. The Night Wind (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 9. How Clear She Shines (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 10. The Messenger (Text: Emily Brontë)

op. 24. The Earth, the Wind, and the Sky
no. 1. For the Moors (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 2. Winter Reflection (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 3. Tell me, tell me, smiling child (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 4. The darkened woods (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 5. Celebration (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 6. Evening landscape (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 7. I'm happiest when most away (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 8. In summer moonlight (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 9. The Old Hall (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 10. The harp (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 11. The traveler (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 12. A spell (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 13. The caged bird (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 14. The pessimist (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 15. No coward soul is mine (Text: Emily Brontë)

op. 25. Visions from the Flame
no. 1. The voice of the Bard (Text: William Blake)
no. 2. The lamb (Text: William Blake) RUS GER FIN
no. 3. The divine image (Text: William Blake) RUS GER
no. 4. Ah! Sunflower (Text: William Blake) FRE
no. 5. I asked a Thief (Text: William Blake)
no. 6. The Garden of Love (Text: William Blake)
no. 7. The smile (Text: William Blake)
no. 8. Mock on, mock on (Text: William Blake)
no. 9. The tyger (Text: William Blake) RUS GER FRE
no. 10. Eternity (Text: William Blake)

op. 48. Five Poems by Robert Frost
no. 1. To the thawing wind (Text: Robert Frost)
no. 2. Nightscene (Text: Robert Frost)
no. 3. Stopping by woods on a snowy evening (Text: Robert Frost) GER
no. 4. Acquainted with the night (Text: Robert Frost) GER
no. 5. Riders (Text: Robert Frost) *

op. 50. Five Sonnets by Edna St. Vincent Millay
no. 1. Night is my sister (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay) *
no. 2. Columbine (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay) *
no. 3. Time does not bring relief (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay)
no. 4. You'll be sorry (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay) *
no. 5. Beauty (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay) *

op. 51. Five Lyrics by Edna St. Vincent Millay
no. 2. The wild swans (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay)
no. 3. Travel (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay)
no. 4. The Dream (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay)
no. 5. The return from town (Text: Edna St. Vincent Millay)

op. 71. Seven Journeys to Earth
Heft 1
no. 1. My lady dreams (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 2. Hope (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 3. Death (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 4. Bright or cloudy (Text: Emily Brontë)
no. 5. Douglas' ride (Text: Emily Brontë)

Heft 3
no. 3. Lullaby (Text: Emily Brontë)

op. 72. Six Sonnets by Michelangelo
no. 1. From heaven his spirit came (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti) RUS GER FRE
no. 2. A heart of flaming sulphur (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti) GER
no. 3. Blest spirit (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti)
no. 4. He who ordained (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti) GER
no. 5. Choice soul (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti) SPA
no. 6. When divine Art (Text: John Addington Symonds after Michelangelo Buonarroti) GER

op. 89. La Corona
no. 1. Deign at my hands (introduction) (Text: John Donne)
no. 2. Salvation to all (annunciation) (Text: John Donne)
no. 3. Immensity cloistered (nativity) (Text: John Donne)
no. 4. With his kind mother (temple) (Text: John Donne)
no. 5. By miracles exceeding (crucifixion) (Text: John Donne)
no. 6. Moist with one drop (resurrection) (Text: John Donne)
no. 7. Salute the last (ascension) (Text: John Donne)

op. 90. Three Songs for Vicky
no. 1. To Dorothy (Text: Marvin Bell) *
no. 2. Echo (Text: Lawrence Durrell) *

op. 94. Ode On A Grecian Urn (Text: John Keats)
op. 95. Four Songs in Spanish
no. 1. Muerte (Text: Federico García Lorca)
no. 4. La United Fruit Co. (Text: Pablo Neruda) *

op. 96. Four Sacred Songs
no. 1. A Daily Offering (Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins)
no. 2. Pied Beauty (Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins) FIN
no. 3. Thee God, I come from (Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins)
no. 4. The windhover (Text: Gerard Manley Hopkins) FIN

op. 103. Three Songs in Spanish
no. 2. Sátira filosófica (Text: Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana)
no. 3. Último árbol (Text: Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga) *

op. 104. Four Poems by Sylvia Plath
no. 1. Morning Song (Text: Sylvia Plath) *
no. 2. The Couriers (Text: Sylvia Plath) *
no. 3. Sheep in Fog (Text: Sylvia Plath) *
no. 4. The Applicant (Text: Sylvia Plath) *

op. 109. Cantata: Four Passages (Excerpts from Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot)
no. 1. Time present and time past (Text: T. S. Eliot) *
no. 2. At the still point (Text: T. S. Eliot) *
no. 3. Shall I say it again? (Text: T. S. Eliot) *
no. 4. Where is there an end of it? (Text: T. S. Eliot) *
no. 5. We shall not cease from exploration (Text: T. S. Eliot) *

op. 114. Fourteen Poems by Anne Sexton
no. 1. The starry night (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 2. The balance wheel (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 3. I Remember (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 4. Her kind (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 5. With mercy for the Greedy (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 6. Music swims back to me (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 7. O Mary, fragile mother (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 8. Frenzy (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 9. Housewife (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 10. Small wire (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 11. Mr. Mine (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 12. Where it was at back then (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 13. Just once (Text: Anne Sexton) *
no. 14. In Excelsis (Text: Anne Sexton) *

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* indicates that a text cannot (yet?) be displayed on this site because of its copyright status.