Walt Whitman
Walter Whitman Jr. (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. His work was controversial in his time, particularly his 1855 poetry collection ''Leaves of Grass'', which was described by some as obscene for its overt sensuality.Whitman was born in Huntington on Long Island and lived in Brooklyn as a child and through much of his career. At age 11, he left formal schooling to go to work. He worked as a journalist, a teacher, and a government clerk. Whitman's major poetry collection, ''Leaves of Grass'', first published in 1855, was financed with his own money and became well known. The work was an attempt to reach out to the common person with an American epic. Whitman continued expanding and revising ''Leaves of Grass'' until his death in 1892.
During the American Civil War, he went to Washington, D.C., and worked in hospitals caring for the wounded. His poetry often focused on both loss and healing. On the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, whom Whitman greatly admired, he authored two poems, "O Captain! My Captain!" and "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd", and gave a series of lectures on Lincoln. After suffering a stroke towards the end of his life, Whitman moved to Camden, New Jersey, where his health further declined. When he died at age 72, his funeral was a public event.
Whitman's influence on poetry remains strong. Art historian Mary Berenson wrote, "You cannot really understand America without Walt Whitman, without ''Leaves of Grass''... He has expressed that civilization, 'up to date,' as he would say, and no student of the philosophy of history can do without him." Modernist poet Ezra Pound called Whitman "America's poet... He ''is'' America." According to the Poetry Foundation, he is "America’s world poet—a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare." Provided by Wikipedia
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Lilac-time : composed for voice & pianoforte / by Scott, Cyril, 1879-1970, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
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My captain : composed for voice & pianoforte / by Scott, Cyril, 1879-1970, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
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Visions of poets : a dramatic cantata for tenor and soprano soli and chorus / by Lees, Benjamin, 1924-2010, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
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1. Symphonie : Versuch eines Requiems : nach Worten von Walt Whitmann : für eine Altstimme und Orchester (1934/35, rev. 1954/55) / by Hartmann, Karl Amadeus, 1905-1963, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
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Animal heaven : a diptych for soprano, recorder, harpsichord & cello : op. 83 / by Leighton, Kenneth, 1929-1988, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, Dickey, James
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Five songs of remembrance : for baritone and piano (2008/2013) / by Danielpour, Richard, Melville, Herman, 1819-1891, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
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That music always round me for SATB chorus and piano / by O'Regan, Tarik, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955
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--from the depth of distance : for soprano and orchestra / by Tinoco, Luís, 1969-, Campos, Alvaro de, 1888-1935, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
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Symphony no. 2 "World" : for mixed choir and orchestra : 2011 / by Yu, Man-ching, 1980-, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950
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Album leaves : for voice and piano. by Pasatieri, Thomas, Blake, William, 1757-1827, Carini, August, Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886, Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894, Thomson, James, 1700-1748, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, 1850-1919
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50 collected songs / by Rorem, Ned, 1923-, Armstrong, Martin, 1882-1974, Barnfield, Richard, 1574-1627, Bergman, David, 1950-, Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979, Browning, Robert, 1812-1889, Capetanakis, Demetrios, 1912-1944, Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864, Frost, Robert, 1874-1963, Gioia, Dana, Glaze, Andrew, Goodman, Paul, 1911-1972, Green, Julien, 1900-1998, Hecht, Anthony, 1923-2004, Hillyer, Robert, 1895-1961, Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889, Kenyon, Jane, Koch, Kenneth, 1925-2002, Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625, Melville, Herman, 1819-1891, O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966, Roditi, Edouard, Roethke, Theodore, 1908-1963, Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894, Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964, Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599, Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963, Wylie, Elinor, 1885-1928, Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939
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50 collected songs / by Rorem, Ned, 1923-, Armstrong, Martin, 1882-1974, Barnfield, Richard, 1574-1627, Bergman, David, 1950-, Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979, Browning, Robert, 1812-1889, Capetanakis, Demetrios, 1912-1944, Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864, Frost, Robert, 1874-1963, Gioia, Dana, Glaze, Andrew, Goodman, Paul, 1911-1972, Green, Julien, 1900-1998, Hecht, Anthony, 1923-2004, Hillyer, Robert, 1895-1961, Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889, Kenyon, Jane, Koch, Kenneth, 1925-2002, Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625, Melville, Herman, 1819-1891, O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966, Roditi, Edouard, Roethke, Theodore, 1908-1963, Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894, Sitwell, Edith, 1887-1964, Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599, Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955, Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963, Wylie, Elinor, 1885-1928, Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939
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Poets to come : part-song for baritone solo and SATB with divisions (unaccompanied) / by Sohal, Naresh
Published 1975Other Authors: “…Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892…”
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O whispering suns: a doina in 6 scenes : for large choir, medium choir, violin and cymalom, 2010 / by Lann, Vanessa
Published 2011Other Authors: “…Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892…”
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Seadrift : for soprano and ensemble / by Nørgård, Per, 1932-
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Song at sunset : op. 138b / by Holmboe, Vagn, 1909-1996
Published 1978Other Authors: “…Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892…”
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See, the prismatic colors glisten : for soprano, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello and percussion / by Peterson, John, 1957-
Published 2013Other Authors: “…Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892…”
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As with voices and with tears : for SATB choir, string orchestra and electronics (2010) / by Davies, Tansy
Published 2010Other Authors: “…Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892…”
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As with voices and with tears : for SATB choir, string orchestra and electronics (2010) / by Davies, Tansy
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My Captain : composed for voice & pianoforte / by Scott, Cyril, 1879-1970
Published 1904Other Authors: “…Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892…”
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