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To Sleep
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A song written for John Keat's (1795-1821) poem 'To Sleep'
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A. Scott “Kokuluk” Kingston was born in Anchorage, Alaska and lived in Oregon most of his life. His mother, Olga, was raised on King Island, Alaska, thus the “Kokuluk” (Kooh-kuh-loohk) Eskimo name. He started writing music during the summer of 2000 for the play “The Little Mermaid” by William Glennon, that premiered during the winter of 2001 at Linn Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon. Since then, Scott has written music for Marc Camoletti's “Don't Dress for Dinner” (Spring 2002) and “The State of Innocence and Fall of Man” by John Dreyden (2003) which was his premier as a music composition major at Western Oregon University. Scott has studied with Hal Eastburn at Linn Benton Community College, Dr. Keller Coker for Scott's first term at Western, Dr. Arnold Friedman, William Whitley, Dr. Kevin Walczyk, and Dr. Joseph Harchanko. Scott Received the Bachelor of Music in Contemporary Music in June 2006.
Song Info
Genre
Classical • Contemporary
Charts
Peak #30
Peak in subgenre #11
Author
A. Scott Kingston
Rights
2007 A. Scott Kingston
Uploaded
November 19, 2012
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MP3 4.2 MB • 160 kbps • 3:41
Story behind the song
"To Sleep" was performed on June 11, 2006 by Katey Bridge with Karley Herrick on the piano.
Lyrics
O soft embalmer of the still midnight, Shutting, with careful fingers and benign, Our gloom-pleas'd eyes, embower'd from the light, Enshaded in forgetfulness divine: O soothest Sleep! if so it please thee, close In midst of this thine hymn my willing eyes, Or wait the "Amen," ere thy poppy throws Around my bed its lulling charities. Then save me, or the passed day will shine Upon my pillow, breeding many woes,-- Save me from curious Conscience, that still lords Its strength for darkness, burrowing like a mole; Turn the key deftly in the oiled wards, And seal the hushed Casket of my Soul.
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