The Widow’s Lament in Springtime

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"The Widow’s Lament in Springtime" is a modernist musical setting by composer Milton Babbitt of William Carlos Williams’s poem of the same name, reflecting his characteristically complex and innovative style.

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The Widow’s Lament in Springtime canonical 1

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instanceOf modernist composition ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
vocal work ⓘ
associatedWith Milton Babbitt ⓘ
William Carlos Williams ⓘ
basedOn The Widow’s Lament in Springtime (poem) ⓘ
composer Milton Babbitt ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasCreatorRole composer: Milton Babbitt ⓘ
linked to: Milton Babbitt

poet: William Carlos Williams ⓘ
hasSubject grief ⓘ
nature ⓘ
spring ⓘ
widowhood ⓘ
hasTitle The Widow’s Lament in Springtime ⓘ
inspiredBy themes of loss and renewal in the poem ⓘ
language English ⓘ
movement musical modernism ⓘ
period 20th-century music ⓘ
style complex ⓘ
innovative ⓘ
textBy William Carlos Williams ⓘ
textSource The Widow’s Lament in Springtime (poem) ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
usesTechniques advanced harmonic language ⓘ
advanced rhythmic complexity ⓘ
workType poem setting ⓘ
song setting ⓘ

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Milton Babbitt → notableWork → The Widow’s Lament in Springtime ⓘ