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Gustar, Andrew J.
(2022).
Abstract
Music was important in Ford Madox Ford’s life. It is often mentioned in Ford’s fiction and memoirs, and several of his poems were clearly intended as songs. Indeed, Ford composed music for some of his own and others’ poems, as described by Stang & Smith. Ezra Pound claimed that “we would not be far wrong in calling Mr Hueffer the best lyricist in England”. This essay surveys other composers’ musical settings of Ford’s poems. A search of library catalogues, musical literature and other sources reveals fourteen published songs, only two of which are mentioned in Ford's biographies.
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