William Butler Yeats

William Butler Yeats gave music a rich source of symbol, speech rhythm, folklore, and ceremonial language. The poet from Ireland shaped texts that have moved into art song, folk settings, choral writing, and modern popular interpretation. His tag connects poetry, Irish cultural memory, and the way lyric language invites musical setting.

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  Down by the Salley Gardens: famous Yeats poem evoking old Irish love ballad was set to the traditional air

  Down by the Salley Gardens is a famous two-stanza poem by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats whose contribution to the... 1 comment