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The Lamb" is a poem by William Blake, published in Songs of Innocence in 1789. "The Lamb" is the counterpart poem to Blake's poem: " The Tyger " in Songs of Experience . Blake wrote Songs of Innocence as a contrary to the Songs of Experience – a central tenet in his philosophy and a central theme in his work. [ 1 ]
"The Tyger" is a poem by the English poet William Blake, published in 1794 as part of his Songs of Experience collection and rising to prominence in the romantic period. The poem is one of the most anthologised in the English literary canon , [ 1 ] and has been the subject of both literary criticism and many adaptations, including various ...
The Lamb Choral music by John Tavener "The Lamb" in William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience (1794), illustrated by Blake Genre Choral anthem Occasion Third birthday of Tavener's nephew Text "The Lamb" by William Blake Composed 1982 Publisher Chester Music Scoring SATB choir Premiere Date 22 December 1982 Location Winchester Cathedral The Lamb is a choral work written in 1982 by ...
The composer Victoria Poleva completed "Songs of Innocence and of Experience" in 2002, a chamber cycle on the verses by Blake for soprano, clarinet and accordion. It was first performed by the ensemble Accroche-Note of France. [23] Electronic rock group Tangerine Dream based their 1987 album Tyger on lyrics by William Blake. [24]
"The Shepherd" is a poem from William Blake's Songs of Innocence (1789). This collection of songs was published individually four times before it was combined with the Songs of Experience for 12 editions which created the joint collection Songs of Innocence and of Experience (1794).
"The Chimney Sweeper" is the title of a poem by William Blake, published in two parts in Songs of Innocence in 1789 and Songs of Experience in 1794. The poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is set against the dark background of child labour that was prominent in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. English poet and artist (1757–1827) For other people named William Blake, see William Blake (disambiguation). William Blake Portrait by Thomas Phillips (1807) Born (1757-11-28) 28 November 1757 Soho, London, England Died 12 August 1827 (1827-08-12) (aged 69) Charing Cross, London ...
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake is a song cycle composed by Benjamin Britten (1913–76) in 1965 for baritone voice and piano and published as his Op. 74. The published score states that the words were "selected by Peter Pears" from Proverbs of Hell, Auguries of Innocence and Songs of Experience by William Blake (1757–1827).