ACCIDENTAL POEM SONGS
The Accidentals are happy to offer the following materials for personal and classroom use only.All rights reserved, all copyrights retained by the authors, composers, and performers.We plan to add more songs and poem texts to the downloads below in the coming months. In addition, more of The Accidentals' poem-songs and related items can be found on a variety of CDs including: "Intermittent Plush" - The Accidentals' musical versions of poems by Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman,
Carl Sandburg, William Shakespeare, Eleanor Wilner, and many others.
Also see our CDs "Popular" and "Mostly A Cappella" for more selections."Little Noises" - includes Marcia Pelletiere's poems set to music by The Accidentals and many other superb musicians.and "New York Art Ensemble-Works of Stahly, Cionek, Beynona" - a beautiful Missa Brevis composed by Ed Cionek, sung by the Accidentals.
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The Dolphin
words by Eleanor Wilner
music, including vocal arrangement, by Margaret Dorn
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The Dolphin |
Doggerel
words and music, including vocal arrangement, by Bill Mitchell
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Doggerel |
Doggerel |
Icon of Peace
words and music by Dennis Deal
vocal arrangement by Jim Vincent
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Icon of Peace |
Wheel of Time
by Margaret Dorn
based on an old shape-note hymn
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Wheel of Time |
Eli's Comingwords and music by Laura Nyro vocal arrangement by Margaret Dorn Some teachers have told us that they look at song lyrics in their writing classrooms as well as poem texts that have been set to music. So we're including the Laura Nyro classic "Eli's Coming" here. Our CD's include our own arrangements of "Eleanor Rigby," "Loves Me Like a Rock," Sailing, and many other songs with fine lyrics. see our CDs " Popular" and " Mostly A Cappella" for many of these.
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Eli's Coming |
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