Songs, undated
Scope and Contents
At back of book or loose papers for The Flute Player; The Awakener and Bewitched
Dates
- Created: undated
Creator
- Wittell, Chester E. (Person)
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Extent
From the Collection: 30.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
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The Flute-Player of Brindaban (soprano) / words by Sarojini Naidu ; music by Chester Wittell (Note: "Krishna, the Divine Flute-Player of Brindaban, who plays the tune of the infinite, luring the Hindu heart away from mortal cares and attachments.")
15
Prayer (alto or mezzo soprano) / words by Carl Benson ; music by Chester Wittell
01
Quest Unhallowed (contralto) / words by Page Cooper ; music by Chester Wittell
14
Beyond Tomorrow / words & music by Chester Wittell
03
Carillon (tenor) / words by Arnold Hilton ; music by Chester Wittell (song is crossed out with note: "Rewritten for Bariton")
12
May Night (soprano) / words by Sara Teasdale ; music by Chester Wittell
02
The Awakener (soprano) / words by Felicia Hemans ; music by Chester Wittell
11
Prophecy (soprano) / words by Elinor Wylie ; music by Cheser Wittell
05
My Eternal Spring (soprano) / words by Clinton Stoddard ; music by Chester Wittell
13
Al-Fatah (Mohammedan Chant) (tenor) / Chester Wittell (Note: "The title Al-Fatah means the opening. The words of this song are those of the first chapter of the Koran and are given in the original Arabic."
04
"Softly the Rain" (also) / words by Carl Barton ; music by Chester Wittell
17
Appendix: Interlude for Serenade
07
Ecstasy (soprano) / words by Sarojini Naidu ; music by Chester Wittell (Note about Naidu: "India's foremost living poetess. She writes in English and her poems are not translations. She has been President of the Indian National Congress and an impressive figure in the movement for the emancipation of India."
16
Comparison (soprano) / words & music by Chester Wittell
06
Bewitched (mezzo soprano) / words by Willard N. Marsh ; music by Chester Wittell
09
O'er the Far Blue Mountains (soprano) / words by Felicia Hemans ; music by Chester Wittell
10
Serenade (soprano) / words by Shelley ; music by Chester Wittell
Creator
- Wittell, Chester E. (Person)
- Cooper, Page (1891-1958) (Person)
- Hemans, Mrs. (Hemans, Felicia Dorothea Browne) (Person)
- Hilton, Arnold. (Person)
- Barton, Carl. (Person)
- Stoddard, Clinton. (Person)
- Marsh, Willard N. (Person)
- Naidu, Sarojini (Sarojini Chattopadhyay Naidu) (Person)
- Shelley, Percy Bysshe (Person)
- Wylie, Elinor (Person)
- Teasdale, Sara (Person)
- Benson, Carl. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository
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McNairy Library, PO Box 1002
Millersville University
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