What is the name of his oratorio based on Walt Whitman's poem?
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When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
Answer
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd is a symphonic oratorio by Charles Ives. It was composed in 1909 and premiered in 1912. The work is based on the poem of the same name by Walt Whitman. The oratorio is a reflection on the death of Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War.
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