For voice and piano.
Texts by Walt Whitman.
Song List
Performance Information
Recordings
Song list
1) Beat! Beat! Drums!
2) Oh Captain! My Captain!
3) Come up from the Fields, Father
4) Dirge for Two Veterans
Performance Information
Duration: 18 minutes
Published Editions: European American Music, EA 584
First known performance: 1947, Concert Hall Society recording, William Horne, vocalist, Adam Garner, piano
Guide to orchestration, territory abbreviations, and publishers' symbols.
Recordings
| Concert Hall Society LP Series B, album 7 | William Horne, tenor, Adam Garner, piano |
| Arabesque CD Z6579 | Steven Kimbrough, baritone, Dalton Baldwin, piano |
| EMI Classics CD 7243 5 55028 2 7 | Thomas Hampson, baritone, Craig Rutenberg, piano (includes "Dirge for Two Veterans") |
| Antes CD BM-CD 31.9105 | Urs Affolter, vocals, Uli Kofler, piano (includes "Oh Captain! My Captain!") |
| Edition Al Segno CD as 2010 2 | Stefanie Wüst, soprano, Thomas Wise, piano (includes "Dirge for Two Veterans") |
Also see Walt Whitman Songs, version for voice and orchestra.
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