Ernst Bacon

American composer and musician

Ernst Lecher Bacon (May 26, 1898 – March 16, 1990) was an American composer, pianist, and conductor. A prolific composer, Bacon wrote over 250 songs over his career. He was awarded three Guggenheim Fellowships and a Pulitzer Scholarship in 1932 for his Second Symphony.

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Works

Darest Thou Now, O Soul
Five Poems by Emily Dickinson
Five Poems by Emily Dickinson: No. 1. It's all I have to bring
Five Poems by Emily Dickinson: No. 2. So bashful
Five Poems by Emily Dickinson: No. 3. Poor little heart
Five Poems by Emily Dickinson: No. 4. To make a prairie
Five Poems by Emily Dickinson: No. 5. And this of all my hopes
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: I. Preamble
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: II. Walt Whitman and the Dying Soldier
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: III. Passing Troops
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: IV. The Telegraph Fugue (An Etude for Strings - With Timpani)
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: IX. Pennsylvania Avenue, April 9, 1865
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: V. Moonlight on the Savannah
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: VI. The Theatre
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: VII. The River Queen
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: VIII. Premonitions (A Duet With a Hall Clock)
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: X. Good Friday, 1865
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: XI. The Long Rain
Ford's Theatre: A Few Glimpses of Easter Week, 1865: XII. Conclusion
From These States
From These States: 1. Laying the Rails
From These States: 10. Cliff Dwellers
From These States: 11. Timberline Express
From These States: 2. Hickory Gap
From These States: 3. Source of the Tennessee
From These States: 4. The Sunless Pines
From These States: 5. Polly’s Murder
From These States: 6. Wizard Oil
From These States: 7. Lullaby to a Stick Child
From These States: 8. Storm Over Huron
From These States: 9. Saludas Barn Dance
Grand is the Seen
I'm Nobody
Lingering Last Drops
On the Frontiers
Quiet Airs: No. 5. Eden
Quiet Airs: No. 6. The Little Stone
Quiet Airs: No. 9. The Heart
Six Songs: The Banks of the Yellow Sea
The Divine Ship
The Last Invocation
The Simple Days
Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano
Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano: I. Lento – In deliberate march time
Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano: II. In an easy walk
Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano: III. Gravely expressive
Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano: IV. Allegro
Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano: V. Commodo
Trio no. 2 for Violin, Cello and Piano: VI. Vivace, ma non presto
World Take Good Notice