b. 1591d. 1674
Robert Herrick
Seventeenth-century English poet Robert Herrick's poetry has been set by many American composers, such as Ernst Bacon, John Alden Carpenter, Elliott Carter, Miriam Gideon, and Ned Rorem.
Photo: Robert Herrick, from The Hawthorne Readers, Vol. 4, public domain
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Eleven Songs For Voice and Piano, Op. 261982Arthur FooteRudyard Kipling, Robert HerrickOf Love1952 · Quiet AirsErnst BaconRobert HerrickQuiet Airs1952Ernst BaconSara Teasdale, Emily Brontë, Walt Whitman, Robert Herrick, Emily Dickinson, A. E. Housman, William BlakeTo Musique, To Becalme His Fever1952 · Quiet AirsErnst BaconRobert Herrick
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