| 作曲者 | Mátyás Seiber |
| タイトル | To Poetry |
| サブタイトル | Song Cycle |
| 出版社 | Schott（ショット） |
| 楽器編成 | voice and piano |
| 品番 | 9790220124495 |
| 言語 | 英語 |
| 形状 | 21 ページ・中綴じ |
| 演奏時間 | 15分 |
| 作曲年 | 1953年 |
| 出版年 | 2002年 |
| 出版番号 | ED 10329 |
| ISMN | 9790220124495 |
This substantial cycle was written for the tenor Peter Pears, and first performed by him in 1953 at the Royal Festival Hall, London, with the distinguished pianist Noel Mewton-Wood. It follws the example of Britten's Serenade in setting a variety of poets, and the set is framed by settings of the same words by Goethe in translation by Louis MacNeice, the unifying factor being presumably the quality of the poetry. The angry setting of Timor Mortis, using the well-known Dies Irae tune is the emotional hear of the cycle.John Turner 2010
Invocation (Goethe, translation Louis MacNeice) - Sonnet (Shakespeare) - Tears(Anon) - Timor Mortis (William DUnbar) - Epilogue (Goethe, translation Louis MacNiece)