The reclusive Emily Dickinson wrote nearly 2,000 poems, covering the themes of life and death, immortality and the grave, solitude and society, nature and mankind, isolation and election. One of America’s great poets, her work has been set by scores of composers.
Composers who set Dickinson's TEXTS
(entered to date)
- Smit -- Leo Smit
- Perle -- George Perle
- Roy -- William Roy
- Beaser -- Robert Beaser
- Cipullo -- Tom Cipullo
- Sargon -- Simon Sargon
- Thomas -- Richard Pearson Thomas
- McKay -- George Frederick McKay
- Weesner -- Anna Weesner
- Bolcom -- William Bolcom
- Lamb -- Sally Lamb
- Turrin -- Joseph Turrin
- Paulus -- Stephen Paulus
- Gold -- Ernest Gold
- Leisner -- David Leisner
- Hall -- Juliana Hall
- Bacon -- Ernst Bacon
- Copland -- Aaron Copland
- Duke -- John Duke
- Gordon -- Ricky Ian Gordon
- Rorem -- Ned Rorem
- Laitman -- Lori Laitman
- Larsen -- Libby Larsen
- Heggie -- Jake Heggie
- Farwell -- Arthur Farwell
- Harbison -- John Harbison
- Block -- Caryn Block
- Crabtree -- Leslie Crabtree
- Hoiby -- Lee Hoiby
- Previn -- André Previn
- Luening -- Otto Luening
- Parker -- Etta Parker
