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Ten Blake Songs" are poems from Blake's "Songs of Innocence and of Experience" and "Auguries of Innocence", set to music by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1957. "Tyger" is both the name of an album by Tangerine Dream, which is based on Blake's poetry, and the title of a song on this album based on the poem of the same name.
A retelling of John Gardner's 1971 novel Grendel, which is a retelling of Beowulf. [108] "Hallelujah" Various Positions: Leonard Cohen: The Book of Samuel from the Hebrew Bible; II Samuel from the Christian Old Testament: Based on the biblical story of David and Bathsheba. It also incorporates elements of the story of Samson and Delilah [86 ...
Pages in category "Songs based on poems" The following 126 pages are in this category, out of 126 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Musical settings of, or music inspired by, poems by Byron; Edgar Allan Poe and music; Music related to Anne Rice's novels; Works inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien [1] Music based on the works of Oscar Wilde; List of songs based on poems; Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)
Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, novelist, short story writer and wit, whose works have been the basis of a considerable number of musical works by noted composers. In classical genres, these include operas, ballets, incidental music, symphonic poems, orchestral suites and single pieces, cantatas, and songs and song cycles.
Stacker compiled a list of 20 iconic rock songs written on the spot, consulting historical records, music charts, and magazine interviews. ... "I was reading a book of American Indian poetry at ...
Songs based on poems (126 P) D. Music based on the Divine Comedy (2 C, 6 P) K. ... Pages in category "Music based on poems" The following 62 pages are in this ...
The band Hollywood Undead based a song on the poem, "Paradise Lost", as it is member Johnny 3 Tears's favorite poem/book. Their song "S.C.A.V.A." also appears to be based on the poem. Dr Chair's 2001 album Witter and Beard has a track entitled "Paradise Lost". Nick Cave's songs "Song of Joy" and "Red Right Hand", mention Paradise Lost and ...