The Widow’s Lament in Springtime

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"The Widow’s Lament in Springtime" is a modernist musical setting by composer Milton Babbitt of William Carlos Williams’s poem of the same name, reflecting his characteristically complex and innovative style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf modernist composition
musical composition
vocal work
associatedWith Milton Babbitt
William Carlos Williams
basedOn The Widow’s Lament in Springtime (poem)
composer Milton Babbitt
countryOfOrigin United States
genre contemporary classical music
hasCreatorRole composer: Milton Babbitt
linked to: Milton Babbitt

poet: William Carlos Williams
hasSubject grief
nature
spring
widowhood
hasTitle The Widow’s Lament in Springtime
inspiredBy themes of loss and renewal in the poem
language English
movement musical modernism
period 20th-century music
style complex
innovative
textBy William Carlos Williams
textSource The Widow’s Lament in Springtime (poem)
poetry
usesTechniques advanced harmonic language
advanced rhythmic complexity
workType poem setting
song setting

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Milton Babbitt notableWork The Widow’s Lament in Springtime