He sang the premiere performances of the version for soloist and orchestra of Set I of Aaron Copland's Old American Songs in 1955, and of the version for soloist and piano of Set II of the collection in 1958.

In 1954, Grant began the work of founding the New Isis Lodge, which became operational in 1955 when Grant announced his discovery of a " Sirius / Set current " in a new manifesto upon which the lodge would be based.

The lodge became operational in April 1955 when Grant issued a manifesto announcing his discovery of a " Sirius / Set current " upon which the lodge was to be based.

All this patrimony led Úbeda to being the second city of renowned Spain Historical – artistic Set, in the year 1955.

Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, and changes in financial and agricultural industries.

Set in the 19th century, it explores the events which follow the accidental capture of a group of English children by pirates: the children are revealed as considerably more amoral than the pirates ( it was in this novel that Hughes first described the cocktail Hangman's Blood ).

* Set a century after the Russian Revolution, 2017 is a novel by Olga Slavnikova, and the winner of the 2006 Booker-Open Russia Literary Prize.

Set in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind who have barely survived two conflicts with the Formics ( an insectoid alien species normally called " Buggers " by most of the population ).

Set in the 80s and 90s zine heyday, Walking Man by Tim W. Brown is a comic novel written in the form of a scandalous tell-all biography that portrays the life and times of Brian Walker, publisher of the zine Walking Man, who rises from humble origins to become the most famous zinester in America.

Set from late 1925 to late 1927, the novel includes detailed descriptions of Sam and Fran's tours across Europe.

Relatively few works of fiction have Tintagel as a setting: these include Anthony Trollope's short story Malachi's Cove and the Williamsons ' epistolary novel Set in Silver, 1909 ( by Charles and Alice Williamson ).

Set in Venetian Slovenia, the novel, published under a pseudonym in the Yugoslav town of Ljubljana, described the efforts of a local Roman Catholic priest to preserve the use of Slovene language in church against the policies of the Italian Fascist regime.

The 2011 fictional novel, " The Berlin Boxing Club " by Robert Sharenow Set in 1930's Berlin, Germany.

Some of Styron ’ s experiences during this period inspired his third published book Set This House on Fire ( 1960 ), a novel about intellectual American expatriates on the Riviera.

Styron, feeling wounded by his first truly harsh reviews for Set This House On Fire, would spend the years after its publication both researching and composing his next novel, the fictitious memoirs of the historical Nathaniel " Nat " Turner, a slave who led a slave rebellion in 1831.

Set in Mississippi sixty-seven years after the American Civil War ended race-based slavery and twelve years after the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution entitled American women to vote, this novel by William Faulkner shows how racism and misogyny can persist ; but its exploration of human prejudices goes well beyond those two.

The Steel General, Set, and some others practice a novel martial art called temporal fugue.

Set in 1547, the novel tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court off Pudding Lane in London ; and Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII.

Set in Swinging London, the novel describes one day in the life of Adam Appleby, who lives in constant fear that his wife might be pregnant again with a fourth child.

The novel narrates main character Janie Crawford's " ripening from a vibrant, but voiceless, teenage girl into a woman with her finger on the trigger of her own destiny .” Set in central and southern Florida in the early 20th century, the novel was initially poorly received for its rejection of racial uplift literary prescriptions.

Set in Thailand, the novel is told from the point of view of a fictional narrator named Mischa Berlinski.

Set in Hollywood in the 1960s, the novel also contains candid and irreverent glimpses into the machinations within the film industry.

Set during the time of the sexual revolution, a central part of the novel is its recurring theme of sexuality.

Set in British India in the mid-19th century, Lakmé is based on the 1880 novel by Pierre Loti.

Set both in the 18th century and the present day and centred on the mystery of an inscription on a rock about a death from exposure, the novel seeks to explain time and history in terms of setting and interaction.

* Gore Vidal in his 1948 novel The City and the Pillar: " The Cliveden-Churchill Set are too well entrenched and I shouldn't be in the least surprised if they created some sort of dictatorship that could never be thrown off without a revolution.

The World Set Free is a novel published in 1914 by H. G. Wells.

Set in present-day Toronto, Ontario, the novel begins with three women ( Roz, Charis, and Tony ) who meet once a month in a restaurant to share a meal.

Set in a marginally-anachronistic Victorian London, the play focuses on Macheath, an amoral, antiheroic criminal.

Set in a chat-show studio in the 1980s, it focuses on Moore's comic and personal relationship with Peter Cook and how their careers took off after the split of the partnership.

Set 75 years after the events of The Undiscovered Country, the episode focuses on Federation Ambassador Spock's attempt to reunite the Romulans with their Vulcan brethren.

" Set in a small town in Alabama in 1900, it focuses on the struggle for control of the family business.

Set in 1902, it focuses on three young women who are employed as nannies by wealthy families living on exclusive Berkeley Square in the West End of London.

Set in Los Angeles, The Colbys focuses on the extended Colby family as Jeff relocates to California to start his life anew – and comes face to face with Fallon, now married to his cousin Miles.

Set in the 1920s and 1930s, the film focuses on Leonard Zelig, a nondescript man who has the ability to transform his appearance to that of the people who surround him.

Set during October and November UC 0083, the series focuses on the crew of the Earth Federation Space Force assault carrier Albion as they try to recover a nuclear-armed Gundam mobile suit stolen by a Zeon group at a base in Australia.

Set in New York and spanning the Great Depression and World War II, it focuses on eccentric bohemian, Mame Dennis, whose famous motto is " Life is a banquet and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death.

Set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley, the script focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic films, and chronicles his rise and fall from the Golden Age of Porn of the 1970s through the excess of the 1980s.

Set after Shohoku's practice game against Ryonan, the film focuses on a practice game against Takezono High.

Set in a fictional MMORPG, The World, the series focuses on a pair of twins, Rena and Shugo, who receive chibi avatars in the design of the legendary. hackers known as Kite and BlackRose.

Set in a " supercity " of anthropomorphic animals, the strip focuses on Fritz, a feline con artist who frequently goes on wild adventures that sometimes involve sexual escapades.

Set in the years 2063 – 2064, the show focuses on the " Wildcards ", members of the United States Marine Corps Space Aviator Cavalry, 58th Squadron.

Set in a world where human beings and anthropomorphic animals live side-by-side, it focuses on a cat named Danny who wants to break into show business in Hollywood.

Set in 1094, it focuses on the origins of the series ' premise — the eternal conflict between the vampire hunters of the Belmont clan and the immortal vampire Dracula.

Set in 1094, it focuses on the origins of the series ' premise — the eternal conflict between the vampire hunters of the Belmont clan and the immortal vampire Dracula.

Set in modern Italy, the series focuses on young cybernetic girls and their adult male handlers who use them as assassins under the directions of a government organization.

Set against the backdrop of a fierce Indian war, the tale focuses on a love triangle between three Pilgrims: Miles Standish, Priscilla Mullens, and John Alden.

Set in Bleasdale's home city of Liverpool, and reflecting many of his own experiences of life in the city, each episode focuses on a different member of the group.

Set on an island in the South Pacific where the American Army under General Cummings is trying to drive out the Japanese, The Naked and the Dead focuses on a single reconnaissance platoon.

Set some time after the first game, Devil May Cry 2 focuses on aiding the character Lucia in defeating Arius, an international businessman who uses demonic power and seeks to conquer the world.

Set in the fictional town of Northcross, Connecticut, Where the Heart Is focuses on the sexual and psychological intrigues of the dysfunctional Hathaway family.

Set in 1944-1945, the story focuses on an apolitical Irish district nurse, Pauline.