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American contralto Janet Spencer (1874-1948 / Victor Orchestra / The Moon Drops Low / from "Four American Indian Songs" / (Eberhart; Cadman) / Recorded: April 26, 1911 ---
THE MOON DROPS LOW

The moon drops low that once soared high
As an eagle soars in the morning sky;
And the deep dark lies like a death-web spun
'Twixt the setting moon and the rising sun.

Our glory sets like the sinking moon;
The Red Man's race shall be perished soon;
Our feet shall trip where the web is spun,
For no dawn shall be ours, and no rising sun.

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American contralto Janet Spencer (April 11, 1874 - May 19, 1948)
had a successful career in concert and oratorio. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she made her debut at the age of 16, when she appeared with the Boston Festival Orchestra, later touring throughout the United States and Europe. She was an intimate friend of Geraldine Farrar, encouraging Miss Farrar in her Met career. In her later years she gave voice lessons in Hollywood, California, where she died in 1948 at the age of 74.

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