b. 1818d. 1848
Emily Brontë
English novelist and poet Emily Brontë is best known for her novel Wuthering Heights. Her texts have been set to music by American composers such as Ernst Bacon.
Audio
“Faith” (from “Confiding”)
Sanford Sylvan (baritone) & Patricia Thom (piano)4:29
“Love and Friendship” (from “Confiding”)
Mary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano) & Jon Klibonoff (piano)1:51
“The Lady to Her Guitar” (from “Confiding”)
Mary Ann Hart (mezzo-soprano) & Jon Klibonoff (piano)2:44
Related Information
Poetry Foundation
poetryfoundation.org/poets/emily-bronteProject Gutenberg
gutenberg.org/browse/authors/b#a405Mezzo Camine Timeline Project
mezzocammin.com/timeline/timeline.php?vol=timeline&iss=1800&cat=10&page=bronteSongs
Confiding1986David LeisnerEmily Brontë, Emily Dickinson, Elissa Ely, Gene ScaramellinoFaith1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily BrontëGentle Greeting1956 · Quiet AirsErnst BaconEmily BrontëLove and Friendship1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily BrontëNight Dances1987Juliana HallElizabeth Bishop, Emily Brontë, Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Sylvia PlathQuiet Airs1952Ernst BaconSara Teasdale, Emily Brontë, Walt Whitman, Robert Herrick, Emily Dickinson, A. E. Housman, William BlakeThe Lady to Her Guitar1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily BrontëTo Imagination1986 · ConfidingDavid LeisnerEmily Brontë
Sheet Music
Quiet Airs
Ernst Bacon
1. Twilight
2. Gentle Greeting
3. The Divine Ship
4. Of Love
5. Eden
6. The Little Stone
7. Fond Affection
8. Stars
9. The Heart
10. Song of Snow-White Heads
11. The Lamb
12. To Musique, To Becalme His Fever
2. Gentle Greeting
3. The Divine Ship
4. Of Love
5. Eden
6. The Little Stone
7. Fond Affection
8. Stars
9. The Heart
10. Song of Snow-White Heads
11. The Lamb
12. To Musique, To Becalme His Fever