"The First Spring-Day" [John More Smieton]
First line of lyrics: I wonder if the sap is stirring yet
Rossetti poem(s): "The First Spring Day"
Composition history: Christina Rossetti's poetry used "By kind permission."
Tempo markings: "Moderato, quasi allegretto, semplice."
Smieton, John More; music (Scottish, 1857-1904)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM81
Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.
Other data reference(s): Record for “The First Spring Day. Song, words by C. Rossetti.” WorldCat, https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/498234354. Accessed 14 Oct. 2018.
Cataloguer: Abbey Jurgeneit, University of Ottawa
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First line of lyrics: Somewhere or other there must surely be
Composition history: "By kind permission of Messrs. MacMillan & Co."
Notes: This work was mentioned "in the Saturday Review (11 April 1885: 487), the Academy (15 August 1885: 110), and the Theatre (2 February 1885: 101)" (Ives 270).
Millais, Alice; music (British, active 1884)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM52
Cataloguer: Pamela Cisneros, University of Ottawa
File(s): CRM-somewhereorother-millais.pdf
First line of lyrics: Live all thy sweet life through
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM50
Cataloguer: Emma-Catherine Wilson, University of Ottawa
First line of lyrics: Two doves upon the selfsame branch
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("Two doves upon the selfsame branch")
Composition history: "By kind permission of Messrs Macmillan."
Performance history: Advertised as sung by Miss Spenser Jones in the 1 August 1884 issue of the Musical Times (487). Performed at the Charterhouse School in 1886 (the Carthusian March 163). (Ives DM48)
Notes: According to a review in the 6 October 1882 of the Literary World (219), the setting is for contralto voice in E (Ives DM48).
Addison, Robert Brydges; music (British, 1854-1920)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM48
Cataloguer: Julia Farnsworth and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
First line of lyrics: Your brother has a falcon
Rossetti poem(s): "'Your brother has a falcon'"
Performance instructions: The "second part may be omitted and the piece sung as a solo."
Performance history: Ives notes that on January 1, 1880, William Michael Rossetti attended a dinner party at the Hueffers, at which Hueffer and Cathy Brown-Hueffer (William Michael Rossetti's sister-in-law) performed the setting (DM40).
Notes: The setting was reviewed in the "Musical Times" on 1 April 1880 (Ives DM40).
Hueffer, Francis; music (English, born in Germany as Franz Hüffer, 1845-1889)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM40; Gooch and Thatcher 4902
Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.|Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.
Cataloguer: Emma-Catherine Wilson and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
London: Novello, Ewer & Co.; Boston, New York and Philadelphia: Ditson & Co.
Record: CRM-yourbrotherhasafalcon-hueffer
File(s): CRM-yourbrotherhasafalcon-hueffer.pdf
"The Shepherds had an Angel" [Arthur Henry Brown]
First line of lyrics: The Shepherds had an angel
genre: carol|Christmas music|sacred music|song|hymn|children's music
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol, for my Godchildren" ("The shepherds had an angel")
Notes: The tune is called "All Hallows."
Brown, Arthur Henry; music (British, 1830-1926)
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Hymns of the Living Church, The Century Co., 1910, no. 371. Hymnary.org, https://hymnary.org/hymn/HoLC1910/371. Accessed 2 October 2020.
Record: CRM-christmascarolformygodchildren-brown
File(s): CRM-christmascarolformygodchildren-brown.pdf
"Songs in a Corn-field" [G. A. Macfarren]
First line of lyrics: A song in a corn-field
trio: soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto
Rossetti poem(s): "Songs in a Cornfield"
Notes about the text: Christina Rossetti wrote a letter to Mr. Henry Leslie (the arranger of the first performance of the score) giving him permission to reprint her poem in his concert booklet, and Rossetti received a copy of the published score from Macfarren (Ives DM12).
Performance instructions: "A cantata for female voices and accompaniment for pianoforte (with harmonium and harp ad libitum)"
Performance history: The cantata was performed for the first time in 1868, by Mr. Henry Leslie's Choir (Ives DM12). A notable performance was that at St. James' Hall in February 1869, which was attended by Frances Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, and Maria Rossetti (Chapman and Meacock 217). This 1869 performance was reviewed in the "Athenaeum," where it was "pronounced disappointing" (27 Feb 1869, p. 316). The reviewer recalls the "sad monotony in the music" and concludes that "the verses, by Miss Christina Rossetti, are quaint and fanciful, but they do not lend themselves gracefully to musical treatment" (p. 316). William Michael Rossetti, commenting on the same performance, writes that "to me, the music appeared truly beautiful; but I believe it did not take much with the public” (as qtd in Ives DM12). Nevertheless, the journal "Musical News" reported that the cantata was still being performed in 1899 (Ives DM12).
Dedication: "Dedicated to Miss E. D'oyley James"
Notes: This particular score is a new edition of the original published in 1869. The score is not dated, yet given that it offers both tonic sol-fa notation (as first advertised in the "Sonic Sol-fa Reporter" in 1881) and a harmonium and harp ad libitum (which was first reviewed in the "Musical Times" in 1885), it is possible to date this edition to 1885 (Ives DM12). (Note that this particular score does not contain tonic sol-fa notation or the harmonium and harp ad libitum; it only advertises them for an additional cost of 9d. for the tonic sol-fa notation, 2s. 6d. for the harmonium part, and 2s. for the harp part.) Ives notes that the songs "There Goes the Swallow" and "Deeper than the Hail can Smite" were also sold separately (DM12). The contents of the cantata are as follows: 1. "Songs in a Cornfield: Introduction and choral recitative"; 2. "Where is he gone to?: Chorus"; 3. "May sang with Rachel: Choral recitative"; 4. "Take the wheat in your arms: Trio (Sop., Mezzo-Sop., and Contralto)"; 5. "A silence of full noontide heat: Chorus"; 6. "While the reapers took their ease: Choral Recitative"; 7. "There goes the swallow: Song (Contralto)"; 8. "Then listless Marian raised her head: Chorus"; 9. "Deeper than the hail can smite: Song (Soprano)"; 10. "If he comes to-day: Chorus."
Macfarren, G.A. [George Alexander]; music (English, 1813-1887)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM12; Gooch and Thatcher 4800
Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.
Other data reference(s): Chapman, Alison and Joanna Meacock. A Rossetti Family Chronology. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. The Athenaeum: Journal of Literature, Science, the Fine Arts, no. 2157, 27 February 1869, p. 316.
musical score: Royal Academy of Music Library, London
London: Novello and Company, Limited; New York: The H.W. Gray Co.
File(s): CRM-songsinacornfield-macfarren.pdf
First line of lyrics: Where sunless rivers weep
other version 1 - instrumentation: piano
Tempo markings: "Andante"; quarter note = "c.86"
Recordings: "Dream Land." Hyde: Fire in My Heart. Performance by Wendy Dixon, soprano, David Miller, piano. Wirripang, 2015. YouTube, uploaded by Wendy Dixon - Topic, 30 Jan. 2015, https://youtu.be/-N-WGGTyYD8.
Notes: "Music edited by Christine Edwards."
Hyde, Miriam Beatrice; music (Australian, 1913-2005)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4351
Other data reference(s): Record for "Dream land." Australian Musical Centre, https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/work/hyde-miriam-dream-land. Accessed 26 Nov. 2018.
Cataloguer: Virginia Ouimet, University of Ottawa
musical score: Publications by Wirripang
1933 [composition] [copyright]; 2006 [publication]
"Copyright Mariam Hyde 1933. Published by Publications by Wirripang, July 2006." For permission contact Publications by Wirripang, 18/106 Corrimal Street, Wollongong 2500, Australia. Telephone: 02 4228 9388, Fax: 02 4228 9377, E-mail: keats@wirripang.com.au Web: australiancomposers.com.au. The score appears on this website by kind permission of the publisher, Publications by Wirripang.
6 pages; performance time, approximately 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
First line of lyrics: Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
Rossetti poem(s): "'Lullaby, oh lullaby!'"
Recordings: "Lullaby." Hyde: Fire in My Heart. Performance by Wendy Dixon, soprano, David Miller, piano. Wirripang, 2015. YouTube, uploaded by Wendy Dixon - Topic, 30 Jan. 2015, https://youtu.be/IyD21yksg5M.
Dedication: "To Nora Lawetzy - later Law"
Other data reference(s): "Lullaby". Alexander Street, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/lti/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C784744. Accessed 2 June 2019.
Musical Score: Publications by Wirripang
1943 [composition] [copyright]; 2006 [publication]
"Copyright Miriam Hyde 1943. Published by Publications by Wirripang. August 2006." This score is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. For permission, contact Publications by Wirripang, 18/106 Corrimal Street, Wollongong NSW 2500 Australia, Telephone: 02 4228 9388, Fax: 02 4228 9377, E-mail: keats@wirripang.com.au Web: australiancomposers.com.au. The score appears on this website by kind permission of the publisher, Publications by Wirripang.
"Song of the Branch" [Yvonne M Barton-Leach]
First line of lyrics: Two doves upon the self-same branch
genre: song|choral music|part song|children's music
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
other version 1 - chorus: children’s three-part chorus
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
Performance instructions: "This sweet piece based on the poetry of Christina Rossetti introduces young voices to beginnings of harmony singing. ! "Song of the Branch" includes simple harmony opportunities, counter-melodies and canonic motifs to develop young choral singers."
Barton-Leach, Yvonne M.; music (Australian)
Cataloguer: Julia Farnsworth, University of Ottawa
Musical score for two-part: Wirripang Pty Ltd
Musical score for three-part: Wirripang Pty Ltd
"Copyright © 2014 Y M Barton-Leach. | Published by Wirripang Pty Ltd, February 2015." "All rights reserved. This material (music and preface) may not reproduced or tansmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, without permission in writing from the publisher. | First published February 2015 | Wirripang Pty Ltd | 18/106 Corrimal Street, Wollongong 2500 | Australia." The score appears on this website by kind permission of the publisher, Wirripang Pty Ltd.
File(s): CRM-songtwodoves-bartonleach-2part.pdf; CRM-songtwodoves-bartonleach-3part.pdf
First line of lyrics: Remember me when I am gone away
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: six flats
Place in the larger work: The eleventh song of twelve in the requiem called "For Those Left Behind", which includes "No Eye Has Seen" (DeCesare); "Kyrie" (DeCesare); "All Flesh Is Grass" (Christina Rossetti); "Those Who Sow In Tears (DeCesare); "Unless A Grain Of Wheat" (DeCesare); "I Am The Alpha And the Omega" (DeCesare); "Loved One Farewell" (Mary B. Slade); "Holy is The Lord of Hosts" (DeCesare); "Panis Angelicus" (DeCesare); "In Paradise" (music adaptation from an old Irish Air, Fred E. Weaterly, adapted and arranged by DeCesare); "Remember" (Christina Rossetti); "Safely Home" ("Safely Home" by anonymous, "Amazing Grace" by John Newton (1725-1807); music includes "Nearer My God to Thee" by Lowell Mason (1805-1848), "Amazing Grace": early American Melody).
Recordings: This audio representation is an electronic playback of a digital score: "Remember." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Remember/10467881.item. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
Notes: The Requiem Mass called "For Those Left behind" is "for those who have lost a loved one. It is not a traditional Requiem but one that gives comfort and healing for the living." ("For Those Left Behind"). This song is also sold separately as a vocal score for soprano solo and piano.
DeCesare, Stephen; music (American, born 1969)
Other data reference(s): "For Those Left Behind.” J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/For-Those-Left-Behind/10468064.item. Accessed 24 Sept. 2021.
Cataloguer: Grace Beyleveldt, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "To Those Left Behind." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/For-Those-Left-Behind/10468064.item. "Remember." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Remember/10467881.item. Accessed 10 Mar. 2021.
5 pages; performance time 2 minutes 50 seconds
First line of lyrics: So brief a life, and then an endless life
genre: requiem|sacred music|choral music|song
Place in the larger work: The third song of twelve in the requiem called "For Those Left Behind", which includes "No Eye Has Seen" (DeCesare); "Kyrie" (DeCesare); "All Flesh Is Grass" (Christina Rossetti); "Those Who Sow In Tears (DeCesare); "Unless A Grain Of Wheat" (DeCesare); "I Am The Alpha And the Omega" (DeCesare); "Loved One Farewell" (Mary B. Slade); "Holy is The Lord of Hosts" (DeCesare); "Panis Angelicus" (DeCesare); "In Paradise" (music adaptation from an old Irish Air, Fred E. Weaterly, adapted and arranged by DeCesare); "Remember" (Christina Rossetti); "Safely Home" ("Safely Home" by anonymous, "Amazing Grace" by John Newton (1725-1807); music includes "Nearer My God to Thee" by Lowell Mason (1805-1848), "Amazing Grace": early American Melody).
Recordings: This audio representation is an electronic playback of a digital score: "All Flesh Is Grass." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/All-Flesh-Is-Grass/10459161.item. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
Notes: The Requiem Mass called "For Those Left behind" is "for those who have lost a loved one. It is not a traditional Requiem but one that gives comfort and healing for the living." ("For Those Left Behind"). This song is also sold separately as a vocal score for soprano solo, SATB and piano.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "To Those Left Behind." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/For-Those-Left-Behind/10468064.item. "All Flesh is Grass." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/All-Flesh-Is-Grass/10459161.item. Accessed 10 Mar. 2021.
First line of lyrics: I never said I loved you, John!
Composition history: It was "composed in Perugia, Italy." ("No Thank You John")
Performance history: The score states that it was "first performed by Barbara Wester Skipworth at Lewis & Clark College in Portland as part of a full set of George Skipworth works." But IMSLP Petrucci Music Library entry by the composer states that it premiered at the Umbra Institute, Perugia, Italy. (IMSLP Petrucci Music Library)
Recordings: "Barbara Wester Skipworth, soprano - No Thank you John - G. F. Skipworth." Performance by Barbara Wester Skipworth, soprano and G. F. Skipworth, piano. YouTube, uploaded by George Skipworth, 13 Feb. 2019, https://youtu.be/Ig_toj6i8OU.
Dedication: "Barbara Wester" ("IMSLP Petrucci Music Library")
Reference: IMSLP Petrucci Music Library, http://imslp.org/
Other data reference(s): "No Thank You John." IMSLP Petrucci Music Library, uploaded by Meramera8888, 5 May 2018, https://imslp.org/wiki/No_Thank_You_John_(Skipworth%2C_George_F.). Accessed 21 Sept. 2021. "No, Thank You, John." George Skipworth, MusicaNeo, uploaded 13 Feb. 2017, https://gskipworth.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-273281_no_thank_you_john.html. Accessed 21 Sept. 2021.
Musical score: "No Thank You John," IMSLP Petrucci Music Library, uploaded by Meramera8888, 5 May 2018, https://imslp.org/wiki/No_Thank_You_John_(Skipworth%2C_George_F.). Accessed 21 Sept. 2021.
2009-2010 [composition]; 2016 [copyright]; 2017 [publication]
"2016, Rosslare Arts International All rights reserved. Please do not photocopy or redistribute this material in any form without the express written permission by the publisher." "No Thank You John" [source: https://imslp.org/wiki/No_Thank_You_John_(Skipworth%2C_George_F.)] by George F. Skipworth [Meramera8888] [https://gskipworth.musicaneo.com/], is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. The work appears here unmodified.
First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas
genre: carol|choral music|Christmas music|sacred music|song
Tempo markings: "Estatico"; quarter note = ca. 69
Ferrari, Carlotta; music (Italian, born 1975)
Musical score: "Christmastide." Petrucci Music Library, https://imslp.org/wiki/Christmastide_(Ferrari%2C_Carlotta). Accessed 10 Mar. 2021.
"Christmastide" [source: https://imslp.org/wiki/Christmastide_(Ferrari%2C_Carlotta)] by Carlotta Ferrari [http://carlottaferrari.altervista.org/], is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The work appears here unmodified.
First line of lyrics: Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
Tempo markings: "Andante"; quarter note = ca. 86
Recordings: Gilpin, G. "Uphill." Music For Choir: Volume 2. Performed by Trade Singers, James Ray, conductor. Excelcia Music Publishing, 2020. https://excelciamusic.com/choral-recordings-2020/.
Gilpin, Greg; music (American, born 1964)
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Uphill." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Uphill/11198808.item#/submit. Accessed 1 March 2021.
"© 2020 by Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC | International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved Including Performing Rights"
"What Do the Stars Do?" [Sherri Porterfield]
First line of lyrics: What do the stars do
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp
other version 2 - instrumentation: piano
other version 2 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp
Rossetti poem(s): "'What do the stars do'"
Performance instructions: "Gently, rubato"
Performance history: Performed on 17 April 2011 by Lenoir-Rhyne Youth Chorus, Florence Jowers, director and Freda Herrell, piano. "What Do The Stars Do (Sherri Porterfield)." YouTube, uploaded by SebSteph Bertrand, 19 Apr. 2011, https://youtu.be/cRlPxCkA8mE.
Recordings: "What Do the Stars Do?" Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-11602/. Accessed 1 March. 2021.
Dedication: "For the 1994-95 Frontier Trail Bel Canto Chorus | Olathe, Kansas" (SSA 1995 version only)
Notes: Alfred Music explains that Sherri Porterfield originally composed the setting for SSA, a "'must' for school-age treble choirs." She then adapted it for SATB and SAB for "all ages." "Ideal for festivals and adjudications, it's also suitable for December concerts."
Porterfield, Sherri; music (American, born 1959)
Other data reference(s): Ruthenberg, Eric C. "What Do the Stars Do? by Sherri Porterfield." The Choral Journal, vol. 36, no. 8, American Choral Directors Association, 1996, p. 68, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23550820.
Musical score for SSA: Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-11602/. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
Musical score for SATB: Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-19281/. Accessed 20 Sept. 2021.
Musical score for SAB: Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-19282/. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "What Do the Stars Do?" Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-11602/ (SSA), https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-19281/ (SATB), https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-19282/(SAB). Accessed 1 March. 2021.
1995 [publication] [copyright] for SSA, 2000 [publication] [copyright] for SATB, SAB
"Copyright © MCMXCV by Albert Publishing Co., Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA" (SSA version). "Copyright © MM by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA" (SATB, SAB versions)
7 pages; performance time ca. 2 minutes 30 minutes
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Place in the larger work: The second song of two in the song cycle called "The Silent Land," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Remember"; 2. "Song."
Performance instructions: "Mesto - ma con moto"
Hugh-Jones, Elaine, music (British, 1927-2021)
Other data reference(s): Record for "The Silent Land." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1113626224. Accessed 20 September 2021.
Cataloguer: Genevieve Benson and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Trinity Laban, Jerwood Library of the Performing Arts, London
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: “Song.” British Music Collection, britishmusiccollection.org.uk/score/song-23. Accessed 8 March 2021.
"Herself a Rose" [Cristine Temple-Evans]
First line of lyrics: Herself a rose, who bore the Rose
Rossetti poem(s): "'Herself a rose, who bore the Rose'"
Notes about the text: In the setting, the fourth line of the second stanza in the poem (l. 9) is omitted. The first line of the poem is repeated at the end of the song.
Performance instructions: On page 10 of the score, it stipulates, "CANON may be repeated as many times as desired and may be sung by soloists." For the last three bars, "in the absence of low C basses, all basses sing the top bass C."
Recordings: She Herself a Rose. Performance by Arizona State University Choir, Bartlett R. Evans, conductor. Santa Barbara Music Publishing, https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1265. Accessed 9 Mar. 2021.
Dedication: "For the Arizona State University Concert Choir, Bart Evans, Conductor"
Temple-Evans, Cristine; music (American, born 1950)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina (English, 1830-1894)
Cataloguer: Genevieve Benson, University Ottawa
Musical score: Santa Barbara Music Publishing, https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1265. Accessed 9 Mar. 2021.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Herself a Rose." Santa Barbara Music Publishing, https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1265. Accessed 9 March 2021.
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc.
"It is illegal to duplicate this piece by photocopying or by other means. | Those violating the copyright will be punished to the full extent of the law. | © Copyright 2015 for ALL COUNTRIES by Santa Barbara Publishing Inc."
First line of lyrics: Who told my mother of my shame
Notes about the text: In the setting, the pronoun "his" replaces "my" in line 10 of the poem, "Have spared my soul, your own sole too."
Performance instructions: "Bluesy, 'gut-bucket' style"
Recordings: This audio representation is an electronic playback of a digital score: "Sister Maude." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Sister-Maude/10522883.item#. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.
Notes: The song is advertised as follows: "The powerful poem by Christina Rossetti has been set as a bluesy, jazzed-up number for a woman soloist who really knows how to belt a melody." ("Sister Maude"). Is included in an anthology of 20 art songs curated by mezzo-soprano Megan Ihnen, called "NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music for Mezzo-Soprano, Vol. 1." ("NewMusicShelf Anthology...")
Other data reference(s): "Sister Maude." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Sister-Maude/10522883.item#. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021. "NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music for Mezzo-Soprano, Vol. 1." NewMusicShelf, https://www.newmusicshelf.com/product/anthology-mezzo-soprano-vol-1/. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.
Cataloguer: Genevieve Benson, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Sister Maude." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Sister-Maude/10522883.item#/submit. Accessed 7 March 2021.
"© 2015 exsultetusic.com * exultetmsic.com"
8 pages; performance time ca. 2 minutes and 30 seconds
"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Richard Burchard]
First line of lyrics: In the bleak midwinter
genre: choral music|Christmas music|sacred music|song
instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")
Notes about the text: In the setting, the third stanza of the poem is omitted.
Performance instructions: "For S.A.T.B. Voices (div.) and Two Solos or small Groups, unaccompanied" "Misterioso"
Performance history: 15 Dec. 2013, "World Premier: The Louisville Vocal Project at St. James Catholic Church, Louisville, KY," while Burchard was composer-in-residence for the choir ("In the bleak midwinter") (Louisville Vocal Project) 3 Dec. 2017, performed by The L.A. Choral Lab, Michael Alfera, director, Christoph Bull,​ organ, at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles in the choir's holiday concert called "Christmas Lights." ("Christmas Lights"). "In the Bleak Midwinter (Richard Burchard)." YouTube, uploaded 7 Sep. 2018, https://youtu.be/xeGPYBMdW74.
Recordings: Burchard, Richard. “IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER for SATB Divisi Voices and Two Solos or Small Groups, a Cappella.” SoundCloud, uploaded 18 Aug. 2016, soundcloud.com/richardburchard-1/in-the-bleak-midwinter-for-satb-divisi-voices-and-two-solos-or-small-groups-a-calleppa. Accessed 9 March 2021.
Burchard, Richard; music (American, born 1960)
Other data reference(s): "In the Bleak Midwinter." Richard Burchard, https://www.richardburchard.com/works/in-the-bleak-midwinter. Accessed 15 Sep. 2021. Louisville Vocal Project. "Louisville Vocal Project Holiday Concerts." Event on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 12:00 PM UNK, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/events/369268816552984/. "Christmas Lights." The L.A. Choral Lab, http://www.lachorallab.org/christmas-lights-12317.html. Accessed 15 Sep. 2021.
Cataloguer: Genevieve Benson and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "In the Bleak Mid-Winter." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/In-the-Bleak-Midwinter/10597460.item#/submit. Accessed 5 March 2021.
"© Copyright 2016 by Gentry Publications. Administered worldwide by Fred Book Music Company. | All rights reserved. Made in U.S.A. www.GentryPublications.com"
11 pages; performance time ca. 5 minutes and 30 seconds
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-burchard
First line of lyrics: Christmas hath darkness
genre: choral music|song|Christmas music|sacred music|carol
other version 1 - instrumentation: a cappella|piano
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one flat
other version 2 - chorus: men's TTBB chorus
other version 2 - instrumentation: a cappella|piano
Notes about the text: The setting starts with the words "Christmas, Christmas Time," which is repeated after the first stanza of the poem and at the end of the song. In the lines 7 and 15 of the poem, the name "Jesus" is replaced by "gladness." The last line in both stanzas of the poem, "Brought for us so low" is replaced by the line "All the world can know" in the song. After the fourth line of the second stanza of the poem (l. 12), "Christmas" is repeated several time, followed by the first four lines of the first stanza of the poem, and then lines 13-15 of the poem.
Tempo markings: "Moderato"; quarter note = 100
Performance instructions: "(SATB, accompanied or a cappella)." “*optional solo quartet on ms. 45-52.”
Recordings: "Christmas Time Live." SoundCloud, uploaded by Robert S. Cohen, 4 Mar. 2020, https://soundcloud.com/user-139939122/christmas-time-live
Cohen, Robert S.; music (American, born 1945)
Other data reference(s): "Christmas Time." Robert S. Cohen, https://www.robertscohen.com/christmas-time-2010/. Accessed 10 Sep. 2021.
Cataloguer: Elizabeth Whicher, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Christmas Time." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Christmas-Time/10485043.item#/submit. Accessed 10 Sep. 2021
First line of lyrics: Before the paling of the stars
genre: choral music|song|Christmas music|carol|sacred music
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("Before the paling of the stars")
Notes about the text: In the third line of the lyrics, the composer changed the words from "Before the earliest cockcrow" of the poem to "Before the mourning dove could sing". The second stanza of the poem is omitted. The first line of the third stanza of the poem is changed from "Jesus on His Mother's breast" to "Jesus in his Mother's arms," in the second last line, the word "hoary" is changed to "grey", and in the last line, the word "glory" is repeated twice. The musical rendition repeats the first stanza an additional one and a half times, ending with the fourth line.
Performance instructions: "Expressively"
Recordings: "Born a Stranger." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Born-a-Stranger/10306861.item#/submit. Accessed 8 Sep. 2021.
Gray, Ruth Morris; music (American, born 1961)
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Born a Stranger." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Born-a-Stranger/10306861.item#/submit. Accessed 8 Sep. 2021.
Jubilate Music Group, LLC., Alfred Music Publishing Co. Inc.
"Copyright © 2012 by Alfred Music Publishing Co. Inc. All Rights Reserved."
First line of lyrics: Who has seen the wind
other version 2 - initial sharps/flats: one flat
Rossetti poem(s): "'Who has seen the wind?'"
Notes about the text: The musical setting adds a repetition of the words "the wind" at the end of the first line in the original texts, and repeats the first two lines twice before moving on to the third line of the text. It goes on to repeat lines three and four of the original text twice. The song follows this same format for the second stanza, except at the end of the last line, it also repeats "the wind is passing by" an additional time. It then adds the following lines where the original text would end: "The wind, the wind is passing by. Oh, who has seen the wind? Oh, who has seen the wind? Oh who has seen the wind? Not I."
Tempo markings: "Mezzo-piano"; dotted quarter note = ca. 66
Performance instructions: "With a flowing motion"
Recordings: "Who Has Seen the Wind?." SSATB, Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/who-has-seen-the-wind/p/00-45603/. Accessed 7 Sep. 2021.
Althouse, Jay; music (American, born 1951)
Musical score: "Who Has Seen the Wind?." Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/who-has-seen-the-wind/p/00-45603/ (SSATB); https://content.alfred.com/catpages/00-45604.pdf (SSAB); https://content.alfred.com/catpages/00-45605.pdf (SSA). Accessed 9 Sep. 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Who Has Seen the Wind?." Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/who-has-seen-the-wind/p/00-45603/ (SSATB); https://content.alfred.com/catpages/00-45604.pdf (SSAB); https://content.alfred.com/catpages/00-45605.pdf (SSA). Accessed 9 Sep. 2022.
"Copyright © 2017 by Alfred Music. All Rights Reserved."
11 pages; performance time ca. 3 minutes
First line of lyrics: The lily has a smooth stalk
other version 1 - instrumentation: piano|string quartet
Rossetti poem(s): "'The lily has a smooth stalk'"
Notes about the text: In the setting, the first stanza of the poem is followed by the third, except for the last line (l. 12), then the second, and ends with the third stanza repeated twice in its entirely.
Composition history: "Commissioned by Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus | Gabriel Löfvall, Artistic Director"
Tempo markings: dotted quarter note = 60
Performance instructions: "SATB with Piano and Optional String Quartet" (2018); "SA with Piano and Optional String Quartet" (2019)
Recordings: Premiere recording: "The Rose." Winter Songs. Performance by Choir of Royal Holloway, choir, 12 Ensemble, strings, Ola Gjeilo, piano, Rupert Gough, conductor, Decca Classics, 2017. Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/track/1Asz0xznBL1uDU2eMZP2wR?si=cbf4d69d8efd4941 or YouTube, https://youtu.be/Ph44oJ7WpGU, uploaded by Ola Gjeilo, 29 Jan. 2021. Accessed 7 Sep. 2021.
Gjeilo, Ola; music (Norwegian, works in United States, born 1978)
Other data reference(s): "The Rose." Ola Gjeilo, http://olagjeilo.com/sheet-music/choral-satb-accompanied/the-rose/, http://olagjeilo.com/sheet-music/choral-sa-accompanied/the-rose/, http://olagjeilo.com/sheet-music/choral-ssaa/the-rose-3/. Accessed 17 April 2021.
Cataloguer: Elizabeth Whicher & Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "The Rose." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/The-Rose/10850197.item#/. Accessed 6 March 2023 (SATB, 2018). "The Rose (SA) - Vocal Score." Gia Publications, Inc., https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-rose-sa-print-ww1691. Accessed 17 April 2021 (2019).
2018 [publication] [copyright]; 2919 [publication] [copyright]
"Copyright © 2019 by Walton Music Corporation | A Division of GIA Publications, Inc. | waltonmusic.com | International Copyright Secured Made in U.S.A. All rights reserved"
14 pages (SATB); 8 pages (SA); performance time 3 minutes and 30 seconds
Recordings: This audio representation is an electronic playback of a digital score: "What do the stars do." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/What-do-the-stars-do/11165380.item#/. Accessed 3 March 2021.
Other data reference(s): "What do the stars do." James Knox, https://knoxsheetmusic.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-371849_what_do_the_stars_do.html. Accessed 7 Sep. 2021.
Cataloguer: Baylie Karperien, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "What Do the Stars Do". J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/What-do-the-stars-do/11165380.item#/. Accessed 3 March 2021.