"Remember" [Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova)]
First line of lyrics: Remember, remember, remember
Performance history: "Premiered on June 1, 2019 by Celebris Ensemble (Kalamazoo, Michigan) under the direction of Joel Snyder." Performed on 5 March 2020 at the 2020 Tutti Festival (as finalist), Denison University, Ohio, in Sharon Martin Hall, Eisner Center for the Performing Arts, by The Denison Chamber Singers, Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, with special guest Daniel Bernard Roumain, violin. "Remember." YouTube, uploaded by Evgeniya Kozhevnikova, 6 Sep. 2020, https://youtu.be/9_DJ0gM0qjE
Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova); music (American, a.k.a. Jane Scoring, born Evegeniya Kozhevnikova)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Cataloguer: Genevieve Benson, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Remember" J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Remember/11192522.item. Accessed 7 March 2021.
"Copyright © 2019 JK UNITED LLC. Made in U. S. A. All rights reserved. Duplication prohibited."
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8 pages; performance time ca. 3 minutes and 30 seconds
"Beloved, Let Us Love" [Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova)]
First line of lyrics: "Beloved, let us love one another," says St. John
Rossetti poem(s): "'Beloved, let us love one another,' says St. John"
Notes about the text: In the setting, the line "Beloved let us love" has been added between the third and fourth lines of the first stanza in the poem, twice after the second stanza, and again three more times after the third and final stanza.
Tempo markings: "Maestoso"; quarter note = 65
Performance history: "The musical setting was premiered on October 24, 2020 by Celebris Ensemble (Kalamazoo, Michigan) under the direction of Joel Snyder." "Beloved, Let Us Love (for SATB and piano)." YouTube, uploaded by Jane Kozhevnikova, 2 Nov. 2020, https://youtu.be/eLjAp23qLys.
Cataloguer: Elizabeth Whicher, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Beloved, Let Us Love." J.W. Pepper, www.jwpepper.com/Beloved%2C-Let-Us-Love/11323746.item#/submit. Accessed 9 Sep. 2021.
2020 [composition] [publication] [copyright]
"Copyright © 2020 by Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova). All Rights Reserved. Duplication prohibited."
6 pages; performance time ca. 2 minutes and 30 seconds
First line of lyrics: Weep not for me when I am gone
Part of: "Three Songs for Soprano and Piano"
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
Place in the larger work: The second song of three in the song cycle called "Three Songs for Soprano and Piano" which includes 1. "The May Tree" (Alfred Noyes); 2. "Summer is Ended" (Christina Rossetti); 3. "Dream Pedlary" (Thomas Lowell Beddoes).
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the last stanza only.
Dedication: "dedicated to Elizabeth Benson-Guy"
Coulthard, Jean; music (Canadian, 1908-2000)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4811
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 "Jean Coulthard." Music Library, Canadian Music Centre, collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Composer-Showcase.aspx?component=AAIL&record=205e1e2a-5214-4388-b2b5-55ee4446c131. Accessed 27 Feb. 2023.
Cataloguer: Monica Cote Macson and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
Musical score: Canadian Music Centre, Toronto
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: Record for "Jean Coulthard." Canadian Music Centre, Toronto, https://collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Composer-Showcase.aspx?component=AAIL&record=205e1e2a-5214-4388-b2b5-55ee4446c131
1962, November [composition]; 1972 [copyright]
First line of lyrics: On the wind of January
Notes about the text: This song only includes the first stanza of the poem.
Composition history: Text "By permission of Robert Brothers, publishers."
Dedication: "To my little boy | DONALD | My critic, counselor and most | appreciative listener these songs are | lovingly inscribed by his | MOTHER."
Notes: Appears as the first song, under "The Months," in the composer's book "Nature Songs for Children" published by Milton Bradley Company, 1917.
Knowlton, Fanny Snow; music (American, 1859-1926)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4901
Musical score: Knowlton, Fanny Snow. Nature Songs for Children. Milton Bradley Company, 1917, pp. 6-7. HathiTrust, catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/4385699.html. Accessed 15 Feb. 2023.
Springfield, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, San Francisco: Milton Bradley Company
"Copyrighted, 1898, by MILTON BRADLEY CO."
File(s): CRM-yearswindfalls-knowlton.pdf
First line of lyrics: Winter is cold-hearted
genre: choral music|song|children's music
Notes about the text: The song is a setting of stanzas 1, 2, and 4 only, omitting the third.
Performance instructions: For "Female Voices." Gooch and Thatcher also suggests for "boys' voices" and by extension for children.
Farrar, Ernest Bristow; music (English, 1885-1918)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4607
Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html
Musical score: The British Library, London
"Copyright in U.S.A. and all countries, 1927, by the Oxford University Press, London."
"Flowers are closed, and lambs are sleeping" [R. R. Terry]
Rossetti poem(s): "'Lullaby, oh lullaby!'"
Place in the larger work: The second song of three in the song cycle called "Three Cradle Songs" which includes 1. "Sleep, Baby, sleep (Traditional); 2. "Flowers are closed, and lambs are sleeping" (Christina Rossetti.); 3. "Golden slumbers kiss your eyes" (T. Dekker).
Notes about the text: The word "oh" in the line is not always present in the song. In the song, lines 3 and 7, "Lullaby, oh lullaby" in the poem are omitted, but repeated elsewhere, with or without the word "oh".
Composition history: "By permission of Messrs. MACMILLAN & Co." The place and date of composition is noted at the end of the score, "Cologne, July 1905."
Tempo markings: "Allegretto"; quarter note = 144
Terry, Richard Runciman, Sir; music (English, 1864-1938)
Christina Georgina, Rossetti; text (English, 1830-1894)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4605
Other data reference(s): Record for "Three Cradle Songs : For Unison Singing." WorldCat, https://worldcat.org/en/title/497163395. Accessed 14 Feb. 2023. de Livet, Christian Marc. ‘An Idealist Touched by Practicality’: The work and influence of Richard Runciman Terry (1864–1938). 2018. Christ Church University, PhD Dissertation. CCCU Research Space Repository, https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/8qq10/-an-idealist-touched-by-practicality-the-work-and-influence-of-richard-runciman-terry-1864-1938
Cataloguer: Matthew Foti and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
Musical score: University of Birmingham, Birmingham
1905 July [composition]; 1924, 1925 [copyright]
"By permission of Messrs. MacMillan & Co."; "Copyright, 1925, by R.R. Terry."
First line of lyrics: Service and strength, God's Angels and Arch-Angels
genre: anthem|sacred music|choral music|song
Rossetti poem(s): "St. Michael and All Angels"
Notes about the text: The song is a setting of stanzas 1, 3 and 4 only. The words "Glory to God" are added at the end of the anthem.
Tempo markings: "Poco animato"; half note = 126
Shaw, Martin [Edward Fallas]; music (English, 1875-1958)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4715
Other data reference(s): “Martin Shaw (Composer).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Oct. 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Shaw_(composer). Rossetti, Christina Georgina. “St. Michael and All Angels.” Poem: St. Michael and All Angels by Christina Georgina Rossetti, https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/st-michael-and-all-angels-1.
Musical score: University of Adelaide, Adelaide
"Copyright, 1950, by Novello & Company, Limited"
First line of lyrics: Is the moon tired? she looks so pale
genre: children's music|recitation song|song cycle
Rossetti poem(s): "'Is the moon tired? she looks so pale'"
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of five in the song cycle called “Set of poems for children” which includes 1. "Night was creeping" (James Stephens); 2. "Rain" (Rob't. L. Stevenson); 3. "Fog" (Carl Sandburg); 4. "Is the moon tired" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "My shadow" (Rob't. L. Stevenson).
Composition history: "She composed the music for her own children who, when they were little, loved to listen to her improvising at the piano while reading their favorite verses." (Liner Notes)
Tempo markings: "Lento, molto copressivo"; half note = 60
Performance instructions: "moeto int. a tempo piu mosso." The vocal annotation is exclusively written with ghost notes.
Performance history: "First performed by the New York Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble when it was under the direction of the late Dimitri Mitropoulos. The narrator then, as now, was BARBARA BRITTON." (Liner Notes)
Recordings: "Set of Poems for Children: No. 4, Is the Moon Tired?." Performance by Barbara Britton, narrator, James Stark, violin, Albert Gillis, viola, Peter Farrell, cello, Bertram Turetzky, bass, Peter Middleton, flute, Melvin Warner, oboe, Larry Livingston, clarinet, Ronald Grun, bassoon, Edwin London, conductor. Music for Young Listeners by Netty Simons, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI 309), 1973, New World Records (NWCRI309), 2010. New World Records, www.newworldrecords.org/products/simons-music-for-young-listeners. Spotify, open.spotify.com/track/5aNdHSGbySNe3mmI8ucx5q?si=943ec5d904334ec2. Accessed 14 Feb. 2023.
Notes: A stamp at the bottom right of each page of the manuscript score reads: Circle Blue Print Co., Inc., | 225 West 57th Street | New York 19, N. Y.
Simons, Netty; music (American, born Netty Rothenberg, 1913-1994)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4501
Other data reference(s): “Netty Simons: Music for Young Listeners.” New World Records, www.newworldrecords.org/products/simons-music-for-young-listeners. Liner Notes. Music for Young Listeners by Netty Simons, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI 309), 1973. Discogs, www.discogs.com/release/14641660-Netty-Simons-Featuring-Barbara-Britton-And-Lou-Gilbert-Music-For-Young-Listeners-The-Pied-Piper-Pudd. New World Records, www.newworldrecords.org/products/simons-music-for-young-listeners. Accessed 14 Feb. 2023. Record for "Set of poems." WorldCat, worldcat.org/en/title/79320389. Accessed 14 Feb. 2023. Record for "Set of poems for children : (1949)." WordCat, worldcat.org/en/title/48045236. Accessed 14 Feb. 2023.
Music Score: Vassar College Music Library, Poughkeepsie, New York
New York: American Composers Alliance. New York: N. Simons
5 pages (pp. 15-19) [manuscript]; performance time 2 minutes 34 seconds; complete song cycle performance time 8 minutes
"An Echo From Willow-Wood" [Bertie Baigent]
First line of lyrics: 'O ye, all yee that walk in willow-wood'
instrumentation: a cappella|keyboard (for rehearsal only)
Rossetti poem(s): "An Echo from Willowwood"
Notes about the text: The song begins with the first line of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's "Willowwood" sonnet three.
Composition history: "Winner of the Stainer and Bell Choral Composition Competition 2015." ("Composer")
Performance instructions: "Distant", "Still", includes soprano and tenor short solos, and 2 soli or semi-chorus.
Performance history: "First performed by Novaura conducted by Harry Bradford on 14 November 2015, in the Chapel of Magdalene College, Cambridge." ("Composer")
Baigent, Bertie [Robert Edward Series]; music (English, born 1995)
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel; text (English, 1828-1882)
Other data reference(s): "Composer." Bertie Baigent, http://www.bertiebaigent.com/composer.html. Accessed 14 Feb. 2023.
Cataloguer: Marco Buttice and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "An Echo from Willow-Wood." Stainer & Bell, https://stainer.co.uk/shop/cn19/. Accessed 4 November 2021.
"© Copyright 2015 Stainer & Bell Ltd, 23 Gruneisen Road, London N3 1DZ"
"On The Winter Wind" [arr. Robert Foresman, unknown composer]
First line of lyrics: On the winter wind
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the first stanza of Christina Rossetti's "A Year's Windfalls", with the following modifications: In the song, "On the winter wind" replaces "On the wind of January" in line 1 of the poem; the first word "Downward" replaces "Down" in line 2; "Down the icy way" followed by "Robin Redbreast comes" replaces the poem lines 5 and 6, "Poor robin redbreast" and "Look where he comes."
Notes: Published in Robert Foresman's "A Child's Book of Songs", American Book Company, New York, 1928.
Foresman, Robert; arrangement (American, 1856-1932)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4900
Other data reference(s): Record for "A Child's Book of Songs." WorldCat, https://worldcat.org/en/title/6993394. Accessed 13 Feb. 2023.
Musical score: Mount Allison University Library, Sackville
"Copyright, 1928, By | AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY | All Rights Reserved | Foresman--Child's Book | W. P. 10"
Record: CRM-yearswindfalls-foresman-unknown
File(s): CRM-yearswindfalls-foresman-unknown.pdf
First line of lyrics: None other Lamb, none other name
genre: choral music|anthem|sacred music|song
Rossetti poem(s): "'None other Lamb, none other Name'"
Tempo markings: "Easily moving forward"; half note = 66
Recordings: "None Other Lamb." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.ecspublishing.com/none-other-lamb-lovelace.html. Accessed 13 Feb. 2023.
Lovelace, Austin C.; music (American, 1919-2010)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4656
Other data reference(s): "None Other Lamb." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.ecspublishing.com/none-other-lamb-lovelace.html. Accessed 13 Feb. 2023.
Musical score: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "None Other Lamb." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.ecspublishing.com/none-other-lamb-lovelace.html. Accessed 13 Feb. 2023.
Boston: E. C. Schirmer Music Company, Inc.
"© Copyright 2011 by E. C. Shirmer Music Company, Inc., | a division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts. | www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved."
3 pages; performance time 2 minutes 15 minutes
"When I am Dead" [Frederick C. Schreiber]
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Notes about the text: The words "doth it" was added before "set" at the end of line 14 of the poem.
Notes: The manuscript score includes a stamp at the bottom left of page 1, which states: "G. Schirmer | Imperial | Brand No. 4-16 Staves. | Printed in U.S.A."
Schreiber, Frederick C.; music (American, born in Austria, 1895-1985)
Cataloguer: Manoshi Kanta Sarkar, University of Ottawa
Musical Score: New York Public Library, New York
First line of lyrics: None other Lamb, None other Name
genre: choral music|Easter music|hymn|anthem|sacred music|song
chorus: SATB chorus|congregational singing
Notes about the text: In line 8 of the poem, "to Thee" is changed in the song to "in Thee".
Burroughs, Bob; music (American, born 1937)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4653
Cataloguer: Laurel Richardson, University of Ottawa
musical score: Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis
"Copyright © 1967 Augsburg Publishing House | All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. International copyright secured."
"In The Bleak Midwinter" [Gustav Holst, arr. Janet Linker]
First line of lyrics: In the bleak midwinter
genre: Christmas music|sacred music|anthem|choral music|song
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")
Notes about the text: This is a setting of stanzas 1, 4, and 5 of the poem "A Christmas Carol ("In The Bleak Midwinter."). In line 29 of the poem, "only" is omitted. In lines 31 and 32 of the poem, "Worshipped the Beloved / With a kiss" is replaced by "Worshipped her beloved, worshipped with a kiss." In line 39 of the poem, "yet" is omitted. In line 40 of the poem, "Give my heart" is replaced by "Give him my heart".
Composition history: "Commissioned for the 40th wedding anniversary of Paul and Alyce Andrus."
Performance instructions: "Simply, with ease"
Holst, Gustav; music (English, 1874-1934)
Linker, Janet; arrangement (American, born 1938)
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "In the Bleak Midwinter." Sheet Music Plus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/in-the-bleak-midwinter-digital-sheet-music/19752513. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.
"Copyright MCMXCVI [1996] The Sacred Music Press | All Rights Reserved. Printed in the USA"
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-holst-linker
First line of lyrics: Ev'ry valley drinks
Notes about the text: This is a setting of all stanzas of the poem. In line 23 of the poem, "could" is changed in the song to "would."
Garratt, Percival; music (British, 1877-1953)
Other data reference(s): Record for "Winter Rain." Main catalogue, British Library, explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01004352252. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.
Musical score: Boston Public Library, Boston
"Where Sunless Rivers Weep" [Barbara Arens]
First line of lyrics: Where sunless rivers weep
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the first three stanzas of the poem only.
Performance instructions: "Flowingly". In the Notes for "All Beautiful & Splendid Things: 12 + 1 Piano Songs on Poems by Women", it states: "Music for piano solo, with words which may optionally be sung or read by the pianist." For the piano part in the score that appears in the publication "Golden Reflections", a note is included at the bottom of the first page that reads: "Note: If the singer is confident, the left hand of the piano part can be entirely omitted."
Recordings: "Where Sunless Rivers Weep - Barbara Arens, piano." YouTube, uploaded by Barbara Arens, 17 Jan. 2017, https://youtu.be/PesucCFauwo. Accessed 6 Feb. 2023.
Notes: Published by Barbara Arens in her collection called "Golden Reflections: Fifteen Songs" (2020).
Arens, Barbara; music (lives in Germany, born in Lebanon, 1960)
Other data reference(s): "Golden Reflections." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Golden-Reflections/11331822.item#/submit. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021. Record for "All Beautiful and Splendid Things: 12+1 songs for solo piano on poems by women." WorldCat, https://worldcat.org/en/title/1125070272. Accessed 26 Oct. 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Where Sunless Rivers Weep." Golden Reflections, pp. 22-24. J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Golden-Reflections/11331822.item#/submit. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
Rickmansworth: Editions Musica Ferrum LTD; Barbara Arens
"© 2020 | The works in this book are the sole right of the composer, Barbara Arens" (Golden Reflections)
"The Moonrise Wakes the Nightingale" [Barbara Arens]
First line of lyrics: The sunrise wakes the lark to sing
Notes about the text: The song is a setting of three of the four lines of each stanza in the poem. Lines 4, 10 and 14 are missing. "To", the first word of line 9 in the poem, is replaced by "And" for the song.
Tempo markings: dotted quarter note= c. 60
Other data reference(s): "Golden Reflections." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Golden-Reflections/11331822.item#/submit. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
Cataloguer: Jessica Nash and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "The Moonrise Wakes the Nightingale." Golden Reflections, pp. 34-37. J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Golden-Reflections/11331822.item
"In the Bleak Midwinter" [Ruth Morris Gray]
genre: choral music|song|Christmas music
other version 1 - chorus: men's TBB chorus
other version 1 - instrumentation: piano|drum
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp
other version 2 - instrumentation: piano|drum
other version 2 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the first stanza of the poem (ll. 1-8), and the first four lines of the fourth stanza (ll. 25-28). Line 8 of the poem "Long ago" is replaced by "Long time ago" in the song.
Tempo markings: "Rhythmically"; quarter note = ca. 138
Performance instructions: "with optional drum"
Recordings: "In the Bleak Midwinter." Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/in-the-bleak-midwinter/p/00-48330/. Accessed 10 Jan. 2023.
Gray, Ruth Morris; music (American, born 1961)
Musical score: "In the Bleak Midwinter." (SAB) Alfred Music, www.alfred.com/in-the-bleak-midwinter/p/00-48330/. Accessed 11 Jan. 2023.
Musical score: "In the Bleak Midwinter." (TBB) Alfred Music, www.alfred.com/in-the-bleak-midwinter/p/00-48332/. Accessed 11 Jan. 2023.
Musical score: "In the Bleak Midwinter." (SSA) Alfred Music, www.alfred.com/in-the-bleak-midwinter/p/00-48331/. Accessed 11 Jan. 2023.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "In the Bleak Midwinter." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/In-the-Bleak-Midwinter/11197169.item. Accessed 4 Nov. 2021.
"Copyright © 2020 by Alfred Music | All rights reserved."
11 pages; performance time 2 minutes and 42 seconds
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-gray
genre: children's music|choral music|song|song cycle
Rossetti poem(s): "'Kookoorookoo! Kookoorookoo!'"
Place in the larger work: Fifth song of five in a song cycle called "SingSong," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Jewels"; 2. "Is The Moon Tired?"; 3. "Who Has Seen The Wind?"; 4. "Dead In The Cold"; 5. "Kookoorookoo!".
Composition history: "SingSong was written for Lissa Gray and the Hampshire County Children's Choir."
Read, Martin; music (British, 1959-2012)
Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
Musical score: British Music Collection, London.
1996 [composition] [publication] [copyright]
Rossetti poem(s): "'Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush'"
Place in the larger work: Forth song of five in a song cycle called "SingSong," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Jewels"; 2. "Is The Moon Tired?"; 3. "Who Has Seen The Wind?"; 4. "Dead In The Cold"; 5. "Kookoorookoo!".
Cataloguer: Jessica Nash, University of Ottawa
First line of lyrics: Wind, wind who has seen the wind?
Rossetti poem(s): "'Who has seen the wind?'"
Place in the larger work: Third song of five in a song cycle called "SingSong," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Jewels"; 2. "Is The Moon Tired?"; 3. "Who Has Seen The Wind?"; 4. "Dead In The Cold"; 5. "Kookoorookoo!".
Performance instructions: "With a reggae feel"
Musical score: British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/score/singsong. Accessed 10 January 2023.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "SingSong." British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/score/singsong. Accessed 10 January 2023.
First line of lyrics: Is the moon tired? She looks so pale
genre: children's music|choral music|song cycle|song
Place in the larger work: Second song of five in a song cycle called "SingSong," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Jewels"; 2. "Is The Moon Tired?"; 3. "Who Has Seen The Wind?"; 4. "Dead In The Cold"; 5. "Kookoorookoo!".
Composition history: This first is dated 24 February 1996. "SingSong was written for Lissa Gray and the Hampshire County Children's Choir."
Tempo markings: "Andante"; quarter note = 68
Read, Martin; music (English, 1959-2012)
Musical score: British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/score/singsong. Accessed 4 November 2021.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "SingSong." British Music Collection, https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/score/singsong. Accessed 4 November 2021.
First line of lyrics: An emrald is as green as grass
Rossetti poem(s): "'An emerald is as green as grass'"
Place in the larger work: First song of five in a song cycle called "SingSong," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Jewels"; 2. "Is The Moon Tired?"; 3. "Who Has Seen The Wind?"; 4. "Dead In The Cold"; 5. "Kookoorookoo!".
Composition history: This song is dated 21 February 1996. "SingSong was written for Lissa Gray and the Hampshire County Children's Choir."
Performance instructions: "Stately, but not slow"
First line of lyrics: Come to me in the silence of the night
Place in the larger work: The third song of three in a song cycle called "Three Rosetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "When I Am Dead, My Dearest (Song)"; 2. "Remember"; 3. "'Echo'".
Composition history: "Three Rosetti Songs were composed in 1994"
Performance history: "first sung at the Holbourne Museum, Bath, in September 1994 by Georgina Anne Colwell accompanied by Nigel Foster"
Wegener, Margaret; music (English, 1920-2020)
Musical score: Northwestern University Library, Evanston
1994 [composition]; 1997 [publication] [copyright]
"© 1997 Margaret Wegener, Llangollen, Wales | Da Capo Music Ltd. | Manchester, England"
4 pages (pp. 17-10); song cycle performance time appox. 10 minutes
"When I am Dead, My Dearest (Song)" [Margaret Wegener]
Place in the larger work: The first song of three in a song cycle called "Three Rosetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "When I Am Dead, My Dearest (Song)"; 2. "Remember"; 3. "'Echo'".
3 pages (pp. 1-3); song cycle performance time appox. 10 minutes