WWQR > Vol. 12 (1994) > No. 3
Article Title
"The Frailest Leaves of Me": A Study of the Text and Music for Whitman's "To What You Said"
Abstract
Examines in depth a little-known Whitman poem, "To What You Said," examining the manuscript of the poem and offering "a re-examination of crucial biographical events, an extensive comparative textual analysis" and a "response to the subtleties revealed when the written word is sung" in the musical setting of the poem composed by Leonard Bernstein; written by the world-renowned baritone and his personal assistant.
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Copyright © 1995 by The University of Iowa.
Recommended Citation
Verdino-Sullwold, Carla Maria and Hampso, Thomas. ""The Frailest Leaves of Me": A Study of the Text and Music for Whitman's "To What You
Said"." Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 12 (Winter 1995), 133-149.
Available at: http://ir.uiowa.edu/wwqr/vol12/iss3/2
Season
Winter
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