First line of lyrics: Spring bursts today
genre: choral music|Easter music|sacred music|song|carol
instrumentation: oboe|keyboard|keyboard (for rehearsal only)
Notes about the text: Stanzas 7 and 8 are omitted, and in stanza 6, "your" is substituted for "thy" and "through" for "thro'".
Performance instructions: "SATB Chorus, Soloists, Oboe, and Opt. keyboard." The keyboard part in the score is described as vocal reduction/optional keyword.
Recordings: This audio representation is an electronic playback of a digital score: "An Easter Carol". J.W. Pepper. https://www.jwpepper.com/An-Easter-Carol/10538746.item#/submit. Accessed 6 March 2021.
Sherrill, Bill [Forest William, Jr.]; music (American, born 1939)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Cataloguer: Baylie Karperien, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "An Easter Carol." JW Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/An-Easter-Carol/10538746.item#/submit. Accessed 18 February 2021.
The Christina Rossetti in Music project website is hosted in Canada at the University of Ottawa Library, and we aim to comply with Canadian copyright laws. If you believe we have violated Canadian copyright law, please contact us at christinarossettimusic@uottawa.ca. The Christina Rossetti in Music project is strictly not for profit and intended for research and educational purposes only.
8 pages; performance time ca. 2 minutes and 45 seconds
"Strange Voices Sing Among the Planets" [Peter Fischer]
First line of lyrics: Strange voices sing among the planets which
Rossetti poem(s): "'Strange voices sing among the planets which'"
Tempo markings: "Lento"; quarter note = 64
Performance instructions: The 2010 score is for "SSATB and Piano," though with divisi for other voices. The 2020 publication is "For SATB div. Voices with Piano Accompaniment" and identical to the 2010 score.
Recordings: "Strange Voices Sing Among the Planets, For SATB Choir." Performance by University of Arizona Symphonic Choir, Elizabeth Schauer, director. SoundCloud, uploaded by Peter Fischer 75, 10 Apr. 2015, https://soundcloud.com/peter-fischer-75/strange-voices-sing-among-the-planets-for-satb-choir. Accessed 18 Feb. 2021.
Dedication: "For Tristan Frampton and Elizabeth Schauer" (2020)
Notes: In the section "About the Work" in the 2010 score, it states: "The text is a mysterious and beautiful poem by Christina Rossetti—at times dark and fathomless, and at others energetic, earth-based, and universal in its affirmation of light over darkness, and of the spirit-life out beyond what Rossetti (or any of us) can know. | The piano is an integral part of expressing this wonderful text--it serves as both sparks of light and as a dark underpinning to the entire work. The setting is also available in SSA and SSAA arrangements (both with piano)."
Fischer, Peter; music (American, born 1956)
musical score (2010): "Scores and Audio 2." Peter Fischer, https://www.collavoce.com/zoo/item/strange-voices-sing-among-the-planets-43-96800. Accessed 18 February 2021.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Score and Audio 2." Peter Fischer Music, http://www.peterfischermusic.com/scores-and-audio-2.html. Accessed 18 February 2021 (2010). "Strange Voices Sing Among the Planets." Colla Voce Music LLC, https://www.collavoce.com/zoo/item/strange-voices-sing-among-the-planets-43-96800. Accessed 16 February 2021 (2020).
Crystalline Sky Music, LLC [2010]; Indianapolis: Colla Voce Music, LLC [2020]
2010 [composition] [publication] [copyright]; 2020 [publication] [copyright]
"Copyright © 2010 by Crystalline Sky Music, LLC | International Copyright Secured. Made in U.S.A. All Rights Reserved | www.crystallineskymusic.com" (2010). "Copyright © 2020 Colla Voce Music, LLC | P.O. Box 20484, Indianapolis IN 46220 | International Copyright Secured. Made in U.S.A. All rights reserved. | www.colavace.com" (2020).
12 pages; performance time 4 minutes and 20 seconds (2010). 12 pages (2020)
First line of lyrics: In the bleak midwinter
genre: choral music|song|Christmas music|sacred music
instrumentation: a cappella|keyboard (for rehearsal only)
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")
Notes about the text: The phrase "Our God" is omitted from the first line of the second stanza and the third stanza of the poem is also omitted.
Performance instructions: "A few Sopranos should sing the Descant from measure 54 to the end."
Recordings: "In the Bleak Midwinter". Performance by The Singers, Matthew Culloton, director, David Trembley, Soundmaster Productions, recording engineer, in Minneapolis, MN. ECS Publishing Group. www.morningstarmusic.com/in-the-bleak-midwinter-harmon-neil.html. Accessed 6 March 2020.
Dedication: "For the Grace Church Choir, Wilmington, Delaware"
Harmon, Neil; music (American, born 1967)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina: text (English, 1830-1894)
Other data reference(s): "In the Bleak Midwinter". ECS Publishing Group, www.morningstarmusic.com/in-the-bleak-midwinter-harmon-neil.html. Accessed 16 February 2021.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "In the Bleak Midwinter". ECS Publishing Group. www.morningstarmusic.com/in-the-bleak-midwinter-harmon-neil.html. Accessed 16 February 2021.
"Copyright © 2016 Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP) | A division of MorningStar Music Publishers Inc, St Louis, MO | All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 1.800.647.2117 www.MorningStarMusic.com | Reproducing this publication in any form is prohibited by law without the permission of the publisher. | The various music licensing agencies do not give permission to copy this music."
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-harmon
First line of lyrics: Spring bursts to-day
chorus: children's unison chorus|unison chorus
Composition history: "By kind permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co."
Shaw, Martin [Edward Fallas]; music (English, 1875-1958)
Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
Musical score: University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
London: J. Curwen & Sons Ltd.; Germantown: Curwen Inc.
"Copyright, U.S.A. 1930, by Martin Shaw"
First line of lyrics: Who has seen the wind?
Rossetti poem(s): "'Who has seen the wind?'"
Place in the larger work: The seventh song of nine in the song cycle called "To Touch the Sky," which includes 1. "Annunciation" (Marie Howe); 2. "Unbreakable" (Mirabai); 3. "The Fruit of Silence" (Mother Teresa of Calcutta); 4. "Falling Snow" (Amy Lowell); 5. "At Castle Wood" (Emily Brontë); 6. "Epitaph" (Edna St. Vincent Millay); 7. "Who has seen the wind?" (Christina Rossetti); 8. "With my two arms" (Sappho); 9. "Most noble evergreen" (Hildegard of Bingen).
Composition history: "Though in 1999 or so, I wrote a short choral work for the 300th anniversary of Yale University, To Touch the Sky is my first mature attempt at writing for unaccompanied chorus. Its genesis began during a discussion with Craig Hella Johnson, the visionary conductor of the Austin, Texas-based chorus Conspirare, who mentioned the idea of the 'divine feminine' and its origins in the Magnificat as the potential basis for a large-scale choral work. While the religious concept of the biblical Mary is for me purely mythological, the following quotation from Mary’s Vineyard by Andrew Harvey nonetheless served as a point of departure: 'All the powers of all the world's Mothers — Tara, Durga, Kali, of the Tao — are in Mary. She has Tara's sublime protectiveness towards all creation; Durga's (the Fortress's) inaccessible, silent face; the grandeur and terribleness of Kali; the infinite awareness of balance and mystery of the Tao. […]In Mary, then, we have a complete image of the Divine Feminine, an image at once transcendent and immanent, other-worldly and this-worldly, mystical and practical.' With this multicultural interpretation in mind, I began searching for poems by women concerning 'spirituality' in the very broadest sense. My aunt, the poet Fleda Brown, is always a tremendous resource when it comes to finding texts, and her assistance here was no exception. She lead me first to Marie Howe’s beautiful 'Annunciation' which I decided could be sung by a soprano soloist over the first lines of the Magnificat, sung by the rest of the chorus at the very opening. I found poems by Emily Bronte, whose tragic 'At Castle Wood' lies at the center of what is a loosely based arch form. There are quotes from Sappho, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, poems by the 16th-century Indian poet-saint Mirabai, Amy Lowell, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Christina Georgina Rosetti, and the medieval composer, philosopher and mystic Hildegard of Bingen, in whose 'Most Noble Evergreen' I found great inspiration. | To Touch the Sky was commissioned by the Thelma Hunter Fund of the American Composers Forum and Conspirare" (Puts).
Performance instructions: "Quick and light"
Performance history: "[To Touch the Sky] was premiered by Conspirare under the direction of Craig Hella Johnson on September 27, 2012."
Recordings: "To Touch the Sky: VII. Who has seen the wind?" Kevin Puts. Performance by Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor. Harmonia Mundi, 2013. YouTube, uploaded by Conspirare - Topic, 28 March 2020, https://youtu.be/sgFK9PgWLQ8.
Puts, Kevin Matthew; music (American, born 1972)
Other data reference(s): Puts, Kevin. "To Touch the Sky." Kevin Puts, http://www.kevinputs.com/program/to-touch-the-sky.html. Accessed 12 August 2021. "Kevin Puts." Conspirare, https://conspirare.org/product/kevin-puts-cd/. Accessed 12 August 2021.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin
5 pages (pp. 38-42); complete song cycle performance time 24 minutes
First line of lyrics: Love, strong as Death, is dead
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of six in the song cycle called "And Winter comes," which includes 1. "Song" (Christina Rossetti); 2. "There comes a warning" (Emily Dickinson); 3. "Bitter for Sweet" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "An End" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "The Sky is low" (Emily Dickinson); 6. "I cannot meet the Spring unmoved" (Emily Dickinson).
Composition history: "And Winter comes" was commissioned by Leeds Lieder + Leeds Lieder + gratefully acknowledges the support of The Leche Trust"
Performance history: "The first performance was given by Anna Stéphany and Jonathan Fisher, at the Howard Assembly Room at Opera North, on Saturday 3 October 2009."
Woolrich, John; music (British, born 1954)
musical score: Alexander Street, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C2076739. Accessed 11 August 2021.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "And Winter comes." Alexander Street, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C2076739. Accessed 11 August 2021.
2 pages (pp. 4-5); complete song cycle performance time 8 minutes
First line of lyrics: Summer is gone with all its roses
Place in the larger work: The third song of six in the song cycle called "And Winter comes," which includes 1. "Song" (Christina Rossetti); 2. "There comes a warning" (Emily Dickinson); 3. "Bitter for Sweet" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "An End" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "The Sky is low" (Emily Dickinson); 6. "I cannot meet the Spring unmoved" (Emily Dickinson).
1 page (p. 3); complete song cycle performance time 8 minutes
First line of lyrics: Two doves, Two doves upon the selfsame branch
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("Two doves upon the selfsame branch")
Place in the larger work: The first song of six in the song cycle called "And Winter comes," which includes 1. "Song" (Christina Rossetti); 2. "There comes a warning" (Emily Dickinson); 3. "Bitter for Sweet" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "An End" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "The Sky is low" (Emily Dickinson); 6. "I cannot meet the Spring unmoved" (Emily Dickinson).
Tempo markings: eighth note = 80; "tempo giusto"
2 pages (pp. 1-2); complete song cycle performance time 8 minutes
"In The Bleak Midwinter" [Garreth Brooke]
genre: Christmas music|song|instrumental
Performance instructions: "Very expressively"
Dedication: "With special thanks to Julien Lambert"
Notes: The setting is featured on Brooke's 2015 album, "Coping Mechanism." The proceeds made from the sheet music are donated to Crisis, "a charity which helps homeless people rebuild their lives" ("In The Bleak Midwinter sheet music - to raise money for Crisis").
Holst, Gustav; music (English, 1874-1934)
Brooke, Garreth; arrangement (British-German, born 1985)
Other data reference(s): "In The Bleak Midwinter sheet music - to raise money for Crisis." Garreth Brooke, https://store.garrethbrooke.com/album/in-the-bleak-midwinter-sheet-music-to-raise-money-for-crisis. Accessed 20 July 2021.
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-brooke
"In The Bleak Midwinter" [The Moody Blues]
First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid-winter
instrumentation: keyboard|percussion|guitar
Recordings: The Moody Blues. "In The Bleak Midwinter." December. Performance by Justin Hayward, vocals, guitar, John Lodge, vocals, bass guitar, Graeme Edge, percussion, produced by Justin Hayward and John Lodge. Universal, 2003. YouTube, uploaded by The Moody Blues, Jul 30, 2018, https://youtu.be/e-ZfobpntHc.
Other data reference(s): "December (The Moody Blues album)." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_(The_Moody_Blues_album). Accessed 20 July 2021.
Universal Music TV, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-themoodyblues
First line of lyrics: O Lord, seek us, O Lord, find us
genre: choral music|sacred music|anthem|song
instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)
Rossetti poem(s): "'Lord, save us, we perish'"
Tempo markings: "At moderate speed"; quarter note = 104
Berger, Jean [Jean Pierre]; music (American, born in Germany as Artur Schlossberg, 1909-2002)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4664
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): Record for "O Lord, see us." Las Cruces Campus Library, New Mexico State University, https://nmsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma998343413403856&context=L&vid=01NEWMEX_INST:NMSU_LC&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&tab=Everything&lang=en. Accessed 6 Aug 2020.
musical score: Las Cruces Campus Library, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
Hackensack: Sole agent, Joseph Boonin, Inc.; John Sheppard Music Press
"© Copyright 1976 by John Sheppard Music Press | All Rights Reserved | International Copyright Secured"
First line of lyrics: Now went our Lord unto that holy place, Sweet Gethsemane
genre: choral music|sacred music|passion
Rossetti poem(s): "Mary Magdalene and the other Mary. A Song for all Maries"
Notes about the text: This work is divided into nine sections. The sections are listed as follows, with texts from the following poets: I. "Gethsemene" (Aemilia Lanyer; Christina Rossetti; Ella Wheeler Wilcox); II. "Lamentation" (Frances Ellen Watkins Harper; William Wilberforce); III. "Chorale: His Paths are Peace" (Aemilia Lanyer); IV. "Compassion" (Lamentations of Jeremiah 3:48, 52, 56; Psalm 142; Antiphon for Maundy Thursday); V. "Invictus" (William Ernest Henley); VI. "Golgotha" (Aemelia Lanyer); VII. "Easter Hymn" (A.E. Housman); VIII. "The Song of Mary Magdalene" (Christina Rossetti; Isaac Watts; John 20:1); IX. "I will arise" (W.B. Yeats; Aemilia Lanyer; William Wilberforce; George Herbert; William Ernest Henley).
Composition history: "Invictus: A Passion" was commissioned by St Luke's Friends of Music for the St Luke's United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas, Sid Davis, Director of Music and Fine Arts." The Composer's Note is written at the beginning of the vocal score, and it can be read in its entirety on the composer's website (Goodall).
Performance history: "[Invictus: A Passion] was first performed on 25 March 2018 in St Luke's United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas, by the St Luke's United Methodist Church Chancel Choir, conducted by Howard Goodall CBE, with soloists Devon E. Jones and Ryan Jones."
Recordings: "Invictus: A Passion." Performance by soloists from The Sixteen (Kirsty Hopkins, soprano, Mark Dobell, tenor), the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and The Lanyer Ensemble conducted by Stephen Darlington. Coro Records, 2018.
Goodall, Howard; music (English, born 1958)
Lanyer, Aemilia; text (English, 1569-1645). Wilcox, Ella Wheeler; text (English, 1850-1919). Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins; text (American, 1825-1911). Wilberforce, William; text. Henley, William Ernest; text (English, 1849-1903). Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward); text (English, 1859-1936). Watts, Isaac; text (English, 1674-1748). Yeats, W. B. (William Butler); text (Irish, 1865-1939). Herbert, George (British, 1593-1633).
Other data reference(s): "Invictus: A Passion." Howard Goodall, http://www.howardgoodall.co.uk/works/choral-music/invictus-a-passion. Accessed 26 July 2021.
musical score: Toronto Music Library, Toronto
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Invictus: A Passion." Faber Music, https://www.fabermusic.com/music/invictus-a-passion/score. Accessed 26 July 2021.
First line of lyrics: The curtains were half drawn, the floor was swept
instrumentation: orchestra|electronic drumpad
Place in the larger work: The sixth song of seven in the song cycle called “Afterlife” which is divided into three movements. They include: I. "From Those Left Behind": "A Shade upon the mind there passes" (Emily Dickinson) (p. 1), "Loves One," "Too Many Poems About Dead Friends," "Eva Died" (Judith Wolf) (p. 17), "'Tis not the Dying hurts us so" (Emily Dickinson) (p. 32); II. "Bittersweet": "It's easy to invent a Life" (Emily Dickinson) (p.40), "Don't Let Them Throw Away the Clothes" (Judith Wolf) (p. 50); III. "From Those Departed": "After Death" (Christina Rossetti) (p. 61), "I heard a Fly buzz—when I died" (Emily Dickinson) (p. 101).
Composition history: "commissioned by Judith G and Edwin H. Wolf | for the Phoenix Symphony"
Performance instructions: "For mezzo, orchestra & electronica" 2 flutes (2nd = piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 Bflat clarinets (2nd = base clarinet), 2 bassoons (2nd = contrabassoon), 4 horns in F, 3 C trumpets, 1 tenor trombone, 1 bass trombone, laptop (see performance notes), percussions (3 players), harp, piano/celesta, strings. Performance Notes: "The piece requires simply two stereo speakers, placed on the left and right sides of the stage, a few onstage monitors, and any kind of laptop. A monitor placed near the conductor, as well as a few additional monitors placed within the orchestra, will help the performers stay in precise tempo with the electronic part . . . An assistant conductor or percussionist triggers the sounds on an electronic drumpad . . . following the instructions in the electronic part in the score . . . Because the electronic part is primarily ambient . . . a click track is not needed. A live, more performative version of the electronic part can be realized when the composer is present."
Bates, Mason; music (American, born 1977)
Other data reference(s): "Afterlife." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Afterlife/10558477.item. Accessed 23 Jul. 2021.
Musical score (front matter): New York Public Library
2012 [composition] [copyright]; 2013 [publication]; 2015 [copyright]
complete cycle performance time ca. 25 minutes
File(s): CRM-afterdeath-bates-frontmatter.pdf
First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird
trio: soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto
Tempo markings: "Allegro"; cir. quarter note = 152
Performance instructions: "Part Song for Ladies' Chorus (or Ladies' Trio)"
Hay, Edward Norman; music (Irish, 1889-1943)
Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
"Copyright, 1918, in U.S.A. by Stainer & Bell Ltd. 58 Berners Street, London, W. I"
First line of lyrics: We met, hand to hand
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of part I (stanzas 1 to 3) of the poem.
Forsyth, Cecil; music (English, 1870-1941)
Reference: IMSLP Petrucci Music Library, http://imslp.org/
Cataloguer: Anna MacDonald, University of British Columbia
Musical score: IMSLP Petrucci Music Library, https://imslp.org/wiki/Twilight_Night_(Forsyth%2C_Cecil). Accessed 12 March 2019.
New York: The H.W. Gray Co; London: Novello & Company
"Love came down at Christmas" [Alan Bullard]
genre: carol|choral music|Christmas music|song|sacred music
Performance instructions: For "piano or full orchestra."
Recordings: "Alan Bullard Love came down at Christmas," performance by Oxford Choir, director Bob Chilcott. YouTube, uploaded by counterpoint, 21 Sep. 2014, https://youtu.be/1n2BbKM3sfI. Accessed 22 Jul. 2021.
Bullard, Alan; music (English, born 1947)
Other data reference(s): "Love came down at Christmas." Oxford University Press, https://global.oup.com/academic/product/love-came-down-at-christmas-9780193360617?q=love%20came%20down%20at%20Chirstmas&lang=en&cc=gb#. Accessed 22 Jul. 2021. Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/230703535. Accessed 15 April 2019.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Love came down at Christmas." Oxford University Press, https://global.oup.com/academic/product/love-came-down-at-christmas-9780193360617?q=love%20came%20down%20at%20Chirstmas&lang=en&cc=gb#. Accessed 22 Jul. 2021.
8 pages; performance time 3 minutes and 30 seconds
"Love came down at Christmas" [Derek Healey]
First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas
genre: choral music|carol|sacred music|Christmas music|song
other version 1 - instrumentation: piano|harp
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one flat
Tempo markings: "Tranquillo"; eighth note = 106
Performance instructions: "Piano or Harp" accompaniment.
Recordings: "Derek Healey: Love Came Down at Christmas." Performance by Saskatoon Chamber Singers, James Hawn, director, Rod Epp, accompanist, December 2016. SoundCloud, uploaded by Saskatoon Chamber Singers, 21 Dec. 2020, https://soundcloud.com/saskatoonchambersingers/love-came-down.
Healey, Derek; music (English, lived and worked in Canada & US, born 1936)
Other data reference(s): "Choir Sacred." Derek Healey, http://derekhealey.com/ChoirSacred.html. Accessed 19 Jul. 2021.
Cataloguer: Jennifer Frederick (SATB) and Emily McConkey (SSA), University of Ottawa
Musical score for SATB: Morriset Library, University of Ottawa
2009 [composition]; 2011 [publication] [copyright]
"© Copyright 2011 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts." This score is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The score appears on the website by kind permission of Derek Healey.
4 pages; performance time 2 minutes and 15 seconds
File(s): CRM-christmastide-healey-satb.pdf; CRM-christmastide-healey-ssa.pdf
First line of lyrics: It is over. What is over?
Composition history: "Commissioned by the 2014 Women's Choir Commission Consortium of the American Choral Director's Association (ACDA) | Iris S. Levine, National Repertoire and Standards Chair for Women's Choirs." "Springfield MO | December 2014" appears at the end of the score. Composer notes: "When I encountered this poem by Christina Rossetti, I immediately thought of my mother’s life. She has had a difficult journey, although someone meeting her for the first time would never know . . . After everything that has happened, she is able to understand that spring will, in fact, bloom where now the ice is – that all things ultimately teach us something and make us better, if only we will let them . . . There seemed no better way to honor my mother (who is a lover of music and a musician herself) than to have women’s choirs across the country singing these words. Perhaps someone going through a difficult time will find comfort in them." ("Spring Shall Bloom")
Tempo markings: "Moderate with rubato"; dotted quarter note = 66
Performance history: Premiered in Spring 2015 at Lexington High School by the LHS Chamber Singers and throughout their China tour. ("LHS Chamber Singers"). Performed on 3 March 2018, Vancouver, St. John's Shaughnessy Anglican Church, by Elektra Women’s Choir, Morna Edmundson, Artistic Director, Stephen Smith, piano in a concert called "Fire Flowers – A tribute to the resilience of the human spirit" ("Fire Flowers..."), on July 2, 2018 in St. John's, Newfoundland at Podium on the Edge, Choral Canada's 2018 national, biennial choral conference and concert festival. ("Choral Canada Podium Conference...") "Spring Shall Bloom, performed by Elektra Women's Choir." YouTube, uploaded by Elektra Women's Choir, 15 July 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnVu8UFBsq8. Accessed 13 February 2021.
Recordings: "Spring Shall Bloom (Live)". Michigan Youth Arts Festival 2015 Gala Concert (Live). Performance by Holland West Ottawa High School Select Women's Ensemble, Pam Pierson, director, Soundwaves Recording, 2015. Apple Music, https://music.apple.com/us/album/michigan-youth-arts-festival-2015-gala-concert-live/1065368164. Accessed 13 February 2021. "Spring Shall Bloom." Fire Flowers, performance by Elektra Women's Choir, Morna Edmundson, director, Stephen Smith, piano, 2020. Apple Music, https://music.apple.com/us/album/fire-flowers/1525651584. Accessed 13 February 2021. "Spring Shall Bloom." Santa Barbara Music Publishing, performance by Kennesaw State University Women’s Choir, Alison Mann, conductor, https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1311. Accessed 14 Jul. 2021.
Dedication: "Written in honor of my mother, Sherre Marek, | who is courage in the face of trial, openness when all is closed, and strength in times of weakness."
LaBarr, Susan; music (American, born 1981)
Other data reference(s): "LHS Chamber Singers." LHS Choral Department, 30 Sep. 2019. http://www.lhschoral.org/chamber-singers. Accessed 9 Mar. 2021. "Spring Shall Bloom." Elektra Women's Choir, elektra.ca/pieces/spring-shall-bloom/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2021. "Fire Flowers - A tribute to the resilience of the human spirit." Elektra Women's Choir, https://elektra.ca/performances/fire-flowers-a-tribute-to-the-resilience-of-the-human-spirit/. Accessed 14 Jul. 2021. "Choral Canada Podium Conference, NL (3 concerts)." Elektra Women's Choir, https://elektra.ca/performances/elektra-performs-at-podium-st-johns-nfld/. Accessed 14 Jul. 2021.
Musical score: "Spring Shall Bloom." Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc., https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1311. Accessed 14 Jul. 2021.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Spring Shall Bloom." Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc., https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1311. Accessed 14 Jul. 2021.
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc.
2014 December [composition]; 2015 [copyright]
"It is illegal to duplicate this by photocopy or any other means. | © Copyright 2015 for ALL COUNTRIES by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc."
14 pages; performance time 5 minutes and 40 seconds.
"In Memorium (Remember Me)" [Michael John Trotta]
First line of lyrics: Remember me when I am gone away
Notes about the text: The setting does not include "you understand" found in line 7 of the poem, "you should" in line 12 and "that you should" in the last line (l. 13).
Tempo markings: dotted quarter note = ca. 72
Performance instructions: "SATB, piano (opt. a cappella)." Includes a solo or small group descant.
Recordings: “In Memoriam.” J.W. Pepper & Son, www.jwpepper.com/In-Memoriam/11315430.item#/submit. Accessed 12 Jul. 2021. "Remember Me - Michael John Trotta." YouTube, uploaded by Michael John Trotta, 29 Sep. 2020, https://youtu.be/sbQZV-_BIrc.
Dedication: "In memory of Mrs. Jennifer Grass. She will forever be a Miller Mustang in our hearts and minds"
Trotta, Michael John; music (American, born 1978)
Cataloguer: Atifa Munshi, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: “In Memoriam.” J.W. Pepper & Son, www.jwpepper.com/In-Memoriam/11315430.item#/submit. Accessed 12 Jul. 2021. "Remember Me - Michael John Trotta." YouTube, uploaded by Michael John Trotta, 29 Sep. 2020, https://youtu.be/sbQZV-_BIrc.
"Music and Text © 2020 Hampton Road Music Group LLC. All Rights Reserved. | 171 Broad St. #421 | Red Bank, NJ 07701"
First line of lyrics: Great or small below
Rossetti poem(s): "'Ye that fear Him, both small and great'"
Composition history: "Great or Small was commissioned by the National Lutheran Choir, David Cherwien, Artistic Director, in 2013."
Tempo markings: "Maestoso"; quarter note = ca. 108; eighth note = ca. 216
Performance instructions: "an anthem for SATB chorus (with divisi and an Alto solo)" ("Great or Small." Zachary Wadsworth)"
Performance history: "Premiere performance at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church (Mahtomedi, MN) on May 4, 2014 by the National Lutheran Choir (David Cherwien, conductor) and organist Aaron David Miller." ("Great or Small" ECS Publishing)
Recordings: "Great or Small." Exalt, performance by the National Lutheran Choir, David Cherwien, director, Aaron David Miller, organ, Catapult, 2014. Great or Small. Performance by the National Lutheran Choir, David Cherwien, conductor, Aaron David Miller, organ, David Trembley, Soundmaster Productions, recording engineer, Minneapolis, MN. ECS Publishing Group, www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53588/s/great-or-small/#. Accessed 9 Jul. 2021.
Notes: "After an explosive choral introduction, a soprano soloist sings of future peace, and the work then culminates in a vivid choral climax." ("Great or Small" ECS Publishing)
Wadsworth, Zachary; music (American-Canadian, born 1983)
Other data reference(s): "Great or Small." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53588/s/great-or-small/. Accessed 9 Jul. 2021. "Great or Small." Zachary Wadsworth, https://www.zacharywadsworth.com/works/great-or-small. Accessed 9 Jul. 2021.
Cataloguer: Atifa Munshi and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: “Great or Small.” ECS Publishing Group, www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53588/s/great-or-small/#. Accessed 9 Jul. 2021.
2014 [composition]; 2015 [publication] [copyright]
"© Copyright 2015 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company, Inc., | a division of ECS Publishing, www.ecspublishing.com | All rights reserved."
"The Shepherds Had an Angel" [Neil Harmon]
First line of lyrics: The shepherd had an angel
genre: Christmas music|choral music|song|sacred music
other version 1 - instrumentation: harp|strings|chimes|chamber orchestra
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol, for my Godchildren" ("The shepherds had an angel")
Notes about the text: In the setting, "Shepherd" replaces "Guardian" at the end of the first line in stanza 2 (l. 7) of the poem; stanza 3 of the poem is omitted; "lead" replaced "care for" in the second line of the stanza 5 (l. 26) of the poem; stanzas 6-8 of the poem are omitted; "Lord bring me" is added at the beginning of the first line of the last stanza and "dearer" in the poem (l. 49) is omitted; "sing" replaces "given" in line 53 of the poem.
Tempo markings: dotted quarter note = 86
Performance instructions: "SATB Chorus and Piano (or harp, strings & chimes)"
Recordings: "The Shepherds Had an Angel." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/The-Shepherds-Had-an-Angel/10873709.item#/submit. Accessed 9 Jul. 2021.
Dedication: "for the Grace Church Choir"
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: “The Shepherds Had an Angel.” J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/The-Shepherds-Had-an-Angel/10873709.item#/. Accessed 9 Jul. 2021. "The Shepherds Had An Angel (SATB Choir) - by Neil Harmon." YouTube, uploaded by Hal Leonard Choral, 3 Jul. 2018, https://youtu.be/b-p9QLse5MI
"Copyright © 2018 by Hinshaw Music | Administrated worldwide by Fred Bock Music Company | All rights reserved. Made in U.S.A. | www.hinshawmusic.com"
Record: CRM-christmascarolformygodchildren-harmon
"The First Day of Spring" [Keith Loftis]
First line of lyrics: I wonder if the sap is stirring yet
genre: choral music|song|children's music|part song
chorus: children's two-part chorus|two-part chorus
Rossetti poem(s): "The First Spring Day"
Notes about the text: In the setting, lines 5-6 of the poem have been omitted.
Composition history: "Commission for the 20th Anniversary of the Tacoma Youth Chorus | Music Makers--Connie Schmidt, Director | Concert Choir--Judith Herrington, Director"
Other data reference(s): “Keith Loftis.” Pavane Publishing, Pavane Publishing, www.pavanepublishing.com/Site/43.
Musical score: "Keith Loftis." Pavane Publishing, http://www.pavanepublishing.com/Site/43/. Accessed 8 Jul. 2021.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Keith Loftis." Pavane Publishing, http://www.pavanepublishing.com/Site/43/. Accessed 8 Jul. 2021.
"© Copyright 2021 by Pavane Publishing. All right reserved. Made in U.S.A. www.PavanePublishing.com"
"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Alec Wilder]
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Recordings: "When I Am Dead, My Dearest for voice and piano." Songs of Alec Wilder, performance by Valerie Errante, soprano, Robert Wason, piano, Eastman American Music Series, vol. 10, Albany Music Distribution, 2000. YouTube, uploaded by Valerie Errante - Topic, 23 Jan. 2019.
Wilder, Alec; music (American, 1907-1980)
Other data reference(s): "When I Am Dead, My Dearest." AllMusic, https://www.allmusic.com/album/re,lease/songs-of-alec-wilder-mr0001960524. Accessed 7 Jul. 2020. Carman, Judith E., et al. Art Song in the United States, 1759-2011. Fourth edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013, 2644. Romriell, Mackenzie Kay. "Analysis of Nine Selected Songs of Alec Wilder." Classically Unsung: The Art Songs of Alec Wilder. 2017. The University of Arizona, PhD dissertation. pp. 18-60. UA Campus Repository, University of Arizona, https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/623029. Accessed 7 Jul. 2021.
2 pages; performance time approximately 2 minutes
First line of lyrics: Good-bye in fear, good-bye in sorrow
Rossetti poem(s): "'Good-bye in fear, good-bye in sorrow'"
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of four in the song cycle called "Four Songs," which includes 1. "Songs" (Robert Louis Stevenson); 2. "Serenade" (Nathan Haskell Dole); 3. "The Blackbird" (Wm. E. Henley); 4. "Good-bye" (Christina Rossetti)
Tempo markings: "Allegretto, poco agitato"
Dedication: "To Mrs. Homer Eugene Sawyer."
Parker, Horatio W. [William]; music (American, 1863-1919)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4440
Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html
Rossetti poem(s): "'Lullaby, oh lullaby!'"
Notes: In E Major (Carman 1851). Published in a collection called "Eight Songs" by Ben Moore (2008, reprinted 2009) of settings of works by various poets, with "Lullaby" as first of the eight songs. (Record for...)
Moore, Benjamin C.; music (American, born in 1960)
Other data reference(s): "Purchase Printed Music." Ben Moore's Music, Moore Art, https://www.mooreart.com/music/purchase. Accessed 6 Jul 2021. Carman, Judith E., et al. Art Song in the United States, 1759-2011. Fourth edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013, 1851. Record for "Eight Songs." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1062774381. Accessed 6 Jul 2021.
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