Editing Sylvia Plath (section)

=== Musical settings ===
* In his ''[[Ariel (poetry collection)|Ariel]]: Five Poems of Sylvia Plath'' (1971), American composer [[Ned Rorem]] has set for soprano, clarinet and piano the poems "Words", "Poppies In July", "The Hanging Man", "Poppies In October", and "[[Lady Lazarus]]."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hubbard Claflin |first=Beverly |title=A Musical Analysis and Poetic Interpretation of Ned Rorem's Ariel |publisher=Arizona State University |year=1987}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lieson Miller |first=Philip |date=December 1978 |title=The Songs of Ned Rorem |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/945957 |journal=Tempo, Cambridge University Press |issue=127 |pages=25–31|jstor=945957 }}</ref>
* Also drawing from ''[[Ariel (poetry collection)|Ariel]]'', in his ''Six Poems by Sylvia Plath'' for solo soprano (1975), German composer [[Aribert Reimann]] has set the poems "Edge", "Sheep In Fog", "The Couriers", "The Night Dances", and "Words."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dobretsberger |first=Barbara |date=2002 |title=Aribert Reimann : Six Poems by Sylvia Plath |url=https://doi.org/10.3406/calib.2002.1443 |journal=Anglophonia/Caliban |volume=11 |issue=11 |pages=83–88|doi=10.3406/calib.2002.1443 }}</ref> He later set "[[Lady Lazarus]]" (1992), also for solo soprano.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lady Lazarus |url=https://www.schott-music.com/en/lady-lazarus-noc38625.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=www.schott-music.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Werbeagentur |first=Deutscher Tele Markt GmbH-Internet- und |date=2023-04-21 |title=HINWEIS: Symposium Aribert Reimann |url=https://www.sadk.de/programm/hinweis-symposium-aribert-reimann |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=www.sadk.de |language=de-DE}}</ref>
* Finnish composer [[Kaija Saariaho]]'s five-part ''From the Grammar of Dreams'' for soprano and mezzo a cappella (1988)<ref>{{Cite web |title=From the Grammar of Dreams {{!}} Kaija Saariaho |url=https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/11110/From-the-Grammar-of-Dreams--Kaija-Saariaho/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=www.wisemusicclassical.com |language=en}}</ref> is constructed on a collage of fragments from ''[[The Bell Jar]]'' and the poem "Paralytic."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saariaho: From the Grammar of Dreams; Farewell |url=https://www.classical-music.com/reviews/saariaho-1 |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=www.classical-music.com |language=en}}</ref> The piece was also arranged by the composer into a version for soprano and electronics (2002), in which the singer sings in interaction with a recorded double of her own voice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From the Grammar of Dreams (version for soprano and electronics) {{!}} Kaija Saariaho |url=https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/14118/From-the-Grammar-of-Dreams-version-for-soprano-and-electronics--Kaija-Saariaho/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=www.wisemusicclassical.com |language=en}}</ref> Albeit composed as a concert piece, ''From the Grammar of Dreams'' has also been staged.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vesa |first=Siren |date=2001-11-16 |title=Saariahon Unien kielioppi kiertueelle Britanniaan |url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000004011474.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Seibert |first=Brian |date=2013-02-28 |title=No Escaping the Shadow of a Legend |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/arts/dance/martha-graham-dance-company-at-the-joyce.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* American composer [[Juliana Hall]]'s ''Lorelei'' (1989) for mezzo, horn, and piano is a setting of Plath's poem of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lorelei |url=https://songofamerica.net/song/lorelei/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Song of America |language=en-US}}</ref> Hall had previously set "The Night Dances" as a movement of her cycle for soprano and piano ''Night Dances'' (1987) featuring texts by five female poets,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Holder Brezna |first=Leena |url=https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2578&context=etd |title=The Night Dances: An Analysis of Juliana Hall's Night Dances (1987) |publisher=The University of Memphis |year=2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Shin |first=Il Hong |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/4506e4dfa540a1376d742c073044fb29/ |title=Juliana Hall's World: Analysis of Night Dances (1987) and Christina's World (2016) |year=2023|id={{ProQuest| }} }}</ref> and went on to write a song cycle for soprano and piano entirely devoted to Plath, ''Crossing The Water'' (2011), which comprises the poems "Street Song", "Crossing The Water", "Rhyme", and "Alicante Lullaby."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall |url=https://songofamerica.net/composer/hall-juliana/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Song of America |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In her cycle for soprano and piano ''The Blood Jet'' (2006), American composer [[Lori Laitman|Lori Leitman]] set the poems "Morning Song", "The Rival", "Kindness", and "Balloons."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lines |first=Carol |date=Sep 1, 2007 |title=The Songs of Lori Laitman |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Songs+of+Lori+Laitman.-a0172012935 |journal=Journal of Singing}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lori Laitman, Composer - Catalog - The Blood Jet |url=http://artsongs.com/catalog/the-blood-jet.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=artsongs.com |date=March 6, 2011 |language=en}}</ref>