b. 1865d. 1939
William Butler Yeats
The poetry of Irishman William Butler Yeats has been a favorite of American composers, from Charles Loeffler, Sidney Homer, and Richard Hageman to contemporary composers like Ben Moore and David Leisner.
Photo: William Butler Yeats, 1920, Courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Audio
“A Drinking Song” (from “O Love is the Crooked Thing”)
William Alvarado (baritone) & Kate Bowen (piano)1:34
“Brown Penny” (from “O Love is the Crooked Thing”)
William Alvarado (baritone) & Kate Bowen (piano)1:20
“Down by the Salley Gardens” (from “O Love is the Crooked Thing”)
William Alvarado (baritone) & Kate Bowen (piano)2:06
“The Two Trees” (from “O Love is the Crooked Thing”)
William Alvarado (baritone) & Kate Bowen (piano)5:43
“The Wild Swans at Coole” (from “O Love is the Crooked Thing”)
William Alvarado (baritone) & Kate Bowen (piano)4:25
Related Information
The Poetry Foundation
poetryfoundation.org/poets/william-butler-yeatsPoets.org
poets.org/poetsorg/poet/w-b-yeatsModern American Poets
modernamericanpoetry.org/poet/w-b-yeatsSongs
A Drinking Song1980 · O Love is the Crooked ThingDavid LeisnerWilliam Butler YeatsBrown Penny1980 · O Love is the Crooked ThingDavid LeisnerWilliam Butler YeatsDown by the Salley Gardens1980 · O Love is the Crooked ThingDavid LeisnerWilliam Butler YeatsO Love is the Crooked Thing1980David LeisnerWilliam Butler YeatsA Poet to His Beloved, op. 401993Lowell LiebermannWilliam Butler YeatsThe Two Trees1980 · O Love is the Crooked ThingDavid LeisnerWilliam Butler YeatsThe Wild Swans at Coole1980 · O Love is the Crooked ThingDavid LeisnerWilliam Butler Yeats
Records
2003
Liebermann: Complete Chamber Music For Flute
Lowell Liebermann, William Butler Yeats
Sheet Music
O Love Is The Crooked Thing
David Leisner
1. Down by the Salley Gardens
2. The Two Trees
3. A Drinking Song
4. The Wild Swans at Coole
5. Brown Penny
2. The Two Trees
3. A Drinking Song
4. The Wild Swans at Coole
5. Brown Penny