The Widow’s Lament in Springtime
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"The Widow’s Lament in Springtime" is a modernist musical setting by composer Milton Babbitt of William Carlos Williams’s poem of the same name, reflecting his characteristically complex and innovative style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Widow’s Lament in Springtime canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
modernist composition
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musical composition ⓘ vocal work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Milton Babbitt
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William Carlos Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Widow’s Lament in Springtime (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasCreatorRole |
composer: Milton Babbitt
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poet: William Carlos Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
grief
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nature ⓘ spring ⓘ widowhood ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Widow’s Lament in Springtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | themes of loss and renewal in the poem ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | musical modernism ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| style |
complex
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innovative ⓘ |
| textBy | William Carlos Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSource |
The Widow’s Lament in Springtime (poem)
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poetry ⓘ |
| usesTechniques |
advanced harmonic language
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advanced rhythmic complexity ⓘ |
| workType |
poem setting
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song setting ⓘ |
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