Friday, May 20, 2011

cummings inspires music

LOTS of cummings poems have been set to music.  In fact, over 143 composers have put his words to music.  Here are a few that you can hear online:
Check out the songs based on cummings poetry... we aren't studying all of these, but many of them are in your packet...
This artist has made love songs out of his poems.
Neither of these poems are in your packet, but they still make beautiful songs.
For the musicians among you, here's the sheet music for o sweet spontanious earth and cambridge ladies.

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