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“Emily Dickinson’s poetry is extraordinarily musical, so attractive to the musician’s ear that I am not surprised so many composers have set it to music. In her poetry every sentence is filled with meaning, every word is precisely right, her imagery is suitable to musical setting and, above all, the rhythm of her language is so musical.” Robert Starer (in Lowenberg.)

Dickinson Musical Resources

Emily Dickinson’s Music Book and the Musical Life of an American Poet by George Boziwick.

Musicians Wrestle Everywhere; Emily Dickinson and Music by Carlton Lowenberg.