Not only Sessions [as Bernard Chasan wrote] but also Hindemith set "When
Lilacs Last..."
Did Hanson set any of the same poetry that V-W had used in "Sea
Symphony"? [apologies for the grammar, but I hope you know what I
mean]. I don't know the Hanson.
There are Whitman songs by Kurt Weill, and choral works by Gustav Holst.
"Dirge for Two Veterans" appears in a heartbreaking setting in V-W's
anthology choral work "Dona Nobis Pacem".
I haven't checked it out in any detail but I suspect that other late 19th
and early 20th century British composers must have set his poetry.
Best wishes-
Joel Lazar
illiterate at the moment
Bethesda MD