A song cycle for soprano voice setting sixteen English-language passages from the Tao Te Ching, the foundational Taoist scripture traditionally attributed to Laozi, composed by Phillip Schroeder, whose own biography names Taoism among the influences on his life and work. Published and catalogued by Classical Vocal Reprints under catalogue number CVR#20559. The publisher's record gives no composition or copyright year.
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Primary Artist / Composer Subject Matter
Religious Subject MatterThe Tao Te Ching, attributed to Laozi: both are named outright in the publisher's own title for the song cycle. 1 Connections
Associated With
Laozi, Figures The publisher's own title names Lao Tsu (Laozi) as the traditional author of the text the songs set; the cycle sets his words rather than dramatizing him as a figure, so the claim is associated rather than depicts.
Source 16 Songs from Tao Te Ching (Lao Tsu), Classical Vocal Reprints Catalogue Record (Phillip Schroeder)
Belongs to Tradition
The publisher's own title names the Tao Te Ching, the foundational Taoist scripture, and the songs set English translations of its verses.
Source 16 Songs from Tao Te Ching (Lao Tsu), Classical Vocal Reprints Catalogue Record (Phillip Schroeder)
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1. 16 Songs from Tao Te Ching (Lao Tsu), Classical Vocal Reprints Catalogue Record (Phillip Schroeder)
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