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To a Western Boy for voice and piano

Text by Walt Whitman

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to Joel Conarroe on his 75th birthday

To a Western Boy

Walt Whitman (1819 - 1992)

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T82-V2009-3 / ISMN 979-0-800070-03-7

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at least a moment (2009) song cycle for soprano or tenor and harp (or piano) texts: Kenneth Koch

Lullaby for a Young Road (2009) song for voice and piano text: Jorn Ake

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