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  • Progressfive Sandburg songs

    soprano and piano

    poems by Carl Sandburg

    music by Matthew Guerrieri

  • 1. Bronzes (I)

    2. Graceland

    3. Harrison Street Court

    4. Bronzes (II)

    5. Clark Street Bridge

    Cover: Mark Meyer: “Graceland Cemetery Sculpture, Chicago, Illinois,” (1998) 6x7 transparency. © 1998 Mark

    Meyer. Used by permission.

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    Copyright © 2006 by Matthew Guerrieri. All rights reserved

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    Copyright © 2006 by Matthew Guerrieri. All rights reserved

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