"The wind has such a rainy sound" [C. Hubert H. Parry]
First line of lyrics: The wind has such a rainy sound
Rossetti poem(s): "'The wind has such a rainy sound'"
Composition history: This song was composed for The Year Book Press Series book called "Kookoorookoo and Other Poems" (1916). On the title page of the H.F.W. Deane & Sons publication, it states: "Words used by permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co., Ltd." "Koorookookoo and Other Poems" contains 26 songs, each setting a poem from Rossetti's collection "Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book." The Preface from "Koorookookoo and Other Poems" states: "'I will set as many as you like at once.' Such a stimulating remark from an English composer at the head of his profession could not fail to turn the scales in the mind of a hesitating Editor who wondered whether he was right in suggesting the musical treatment of the charming yet simple verses of Christina Rossetti. The Editor at once approached some of the many composers who have already shown through their sound work that there are men in England competent to help our children in forming a native musical appreciation based on contemporary English musical thought. One and all readily and cheerfully gave of their best, and the Editor and Publisher here record their grateful thanks. The Editor believes that the English public will welcome such work, and that the pleasure which the composers were pleased to express in doing the work will be equally felt by the children—grown-up and young—for whom this book is written. A unique 'Contents' page adds a touch of personal interest in the book." Ives (DM202-DM227) writes "the collection originated with Martin Ackerman, the editor of the Year Book Press Music Series."
Parry, C. Hubert H. [Charles Hubert Hastings], Sir; music (English, 1848-1918)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM220; Gooch and Thatcher 4892
Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.
Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.
Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html
Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
musical score: "The wind has such a rainy sound." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 36-37. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
London: The Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd.; London : H. F. W. Deane & Sons The Year Book Press Ltd.
"Copyright, 1916, by The Year Book Press"
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"A rose has thorns as well as honey" [Charles H. Lloyd]
First line of lyrics: A rose has thorns as well as honey
Rossetti poem(s): "'A rose has thorns as well as honey'"
Performance instructions: Note at the bottom of the second page of the score: "Here the singers may join hands and dance in a ring."
Lloyd, Charles Harford; music (English, 1849-1919)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM219; Gooch and Thatcher 4707
musical score: "A rose has thorns as well as honey." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 33-35. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
First line of lyrics: If a pig wore a wig
Rossetti poem(s): "'If a pig wore a wig'"
Parratt, Walter; music (English, 1841-1924)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM218; Gooch and Thatcher 4482
musical score: "If a pig wore a wig." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, p. 32. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
First line of lyrics: Is the moon tired? she looks so pale
Rossetti poem(s): "'Is the moon tired? she looks so pale'"
Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell, Sir; music (Scottish, 1847-1935)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM217; Gooch and Thatcher 4499
musical score: "Is the moon tired?." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 30-31. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
File(s): CRM-isthemoontired-mackenzie.pdf
First line of lyrics: What is pink? a rose is pink
Rossetti poem(s): "'What is pink? a rose is pink'"
Wood, Charles; music (Irish, active and died in English, 1866-1926)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM216; Gooch and Thatcher 4855
musical score: "What is pink?." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 28-29. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
"If hope grew from a bush" [Thomas F. Dunhill]
First line of lyrics: If hope grew from a bush
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
Rossetti poem(s): "'If hope grew on a bush'"
Dunhill, Thomas F. [Frederick]; music (English, 1877-1946)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM215; Gooch and Thatcher 4487
musical score: "If hope grew on a bush." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 26-27. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
First line of lyrics: The horses of the sea
Rossetti poem(s): "'The horses of the sea'"
Stanford, Charles Villiers, Sir; music (Irish, died in England, 1852-1924)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM214; Gooch and Thatcher 4471
musical score: "The horses of the sea." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 24-25. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
File(s): CRM-horsesofthesea-stanford.pdf
"I dug and dug amongst the snow" [Walter G. Alcock]
First line of lyrics: I dug and dug amongst the snow
Rossetti poem(s): "'I dug and dug amongst the snow'"
Composition history: This song was composed for The Year Book Press Series book called "Kookoorookoo and Other Poems" (1916). On the title page of the H.F.W. Deane & Sons publication, it states: "Words used by permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co., Ltd." "Koorookookoo and Other Poems" contains 26 songs, each setting a poem from Rossetti's collection "Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book." The Preface from “Koorookookoo and Other Poems” states: "'I will set as many as you like at once.' Such a stimulating remark from an English composer at the head of his profession could not fail to turn the scales in the mind of a hesitating Editor who wondered whether he was right in suggesting the musical treatment of the charming yet simple verses of Christina Rossetti. The Editor at once approached some of the many composers who have already shown through their sound work that there are men in England competent to help our children in forming a native musical appreciation based on contemporary English musical thought. One and all readily and cheerfully gave of their best, and the Editor and Publisher here record their grateful thanks. The Editor believes that the English public will welcome such work, and that the pleasure which the composers were pleased to express in doing the work will be equally felt by the children—grown-up and young—for whom this book is written. A unique 'Contents' page adds a touch of personal interest in the book." Ives (DM202-DM227) writes "the collection originated with Martin Ackerman, the editor of the Year Book Press Music Series."
Alcock, Walter Galpin, Sir; music (English, 1861-1947)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM213; Gooch and Thatcher 4476
musical score: "I dug and dug amongst the snow." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London : H.F.W. Deane & Sons The Year Book Press Ltd., 1916, pp. 26-27. Morisset Library, University of Ottawa, Ottawa.
"A motherless soft lambkin" [A.C. Mackenzie]
First line of lyrics: A motherless soft lambkin
Rossetti poem(s): "'A motherless soft lambkin'"
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM212; Gooch and Thatcher 4648
musical score: "A motherless soft lambkin." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 20-21. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
"Hope is like a harebell" [Sir Frederick Bridge, C.V.O.]
First line of lyrics: Hope is like a harebell rembling from its birth
Rossetti poem(s): "'Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth'"
Tempo markings: "Lightly and not too fast"
Bridge, John Frederick, Sir; music (English, 1844-1924)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM211; Gooch and Thatcher 4466
musical score: "Hope is like a harebell." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 18-19. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
File(s): CRM-hopeislikeaharebell-bridge.pdf
First line of lyrics: The peacock has a score of eyes
Rossetti poem(s): "'The peacock has a score of eyes'"
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM210; Gooch and Thatcher 4684
musical score: "The Peacock." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 16-17. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
"Fly away, fly away over the sea" [H. Walford Davies]
First line of lyrics: Fly away, fly away over the sea
Rossetti poem(s): "'Fly away, fly away over the sea'"
Davies, H. Walford [Henry Walford], Sir; music (English, 1869-1941)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM209; Gooch and Thatcher 4425
musical score: "Fly away, fly away over the sea." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, p. 15. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
First line of lyrics: Rosy maiden Winifred
Rossetti poem(s): "'Rosy maiden Winifred'"
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM208; Gooch and Thatcher 4710
musical score: "Rosy maiden Winifred." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, p. 14. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
"The summer nights are short" [C.V. Stanford]
First line of lyrics: The summer nights are short
Rossetti poem(s): "'The summer nights are short'"
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM207; Gooch and Thatcher 4813
musical score: "The summer nights are short." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 12-13. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
"Boats sail on the rivers" [Charles Wood]
First line of lyrics: Boats sail on the rivers
Rossetti poem(s): "'Boats sail on the rivers'"
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM206; Gooch and Thatcher 4245
musical score: "Boats sail on the rivers." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 10-11. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
First line of lyrics: Remember me when I am gone away
Notes: Tenth song of twelve in the song collection entitled "Album Leaves": 1. "If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking" (Emily Dickinson); 2. "Let My Voice Ring Out" (James Thomson); 3. "Those We Love the Best" (Ella Wheeler Wilcox}; 4. "Speaking Softly With You" (August Carini); 5. "The Answer" (August Carini); 6. "I Hear America Singing" (Walt Whitman); 7. "Glory Be" (Catholic Prayer); 8. "Kaddish" (Jewish Prayer); 9. "When I Heard" (Walt Whitman); 10. "Remember Me" (Christina Rossetti); 11. "The Lamb" (William Blake); 12. "A Joyful Noise" (Psalm 100).
Pasatieri, Thomas; music (American, born 1945)
Cataloguer: Robyn Finlay and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
Musical score: Pasatieri, Thomas. "Remember Me." Album Leaves, vol. 3. Theodore Presser Company, 2015, pp. 30-33. University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.
King of Prussia: Theodore Presser Company
"© 2015 Theodore Presser Company. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured."
"Growing in the vale" [Alfred J. Silver]
First line of lyrics: Growing in the vale
Rossetti poem(s): "'Growing in the vale'"
Silver, Alfred J. [Jethro]; music (English, 1870-1935)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM205; Gooch and Thatcher 4448
musical score: "Growing in the vale." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, p. 9. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
File(s): CRM-growinginthevale-silver.pdf
"In Memoriam Anne Frank" [Howard Goodall]
other version 1 - chorus: SATB voices with divisi
other version 1 - instrumentation: piano
Notes about the text: Also includes the text of part one of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Northwest Passage" and the final stanza of Richard Lovelace's "To Althea, from Prison."
Composition history: A note by the composer is included on page two of the score states: "In Memoriam by Anne Frank was written to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Anne Frank's death in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp just six weeks before the Nazi surrender in 1945. It was commissioned by The Voices Foundation, whose cause is the promotion of singing amongst school children - a cause very close to my heart - so an association with one of European history's most famous young women seemed to me apt. The overwhelming message of Anne Frank's inspirational diary is one of optimism and love. I therefore felt that although the circumstances of her life and death strike the modern reader as unbearably sad, the piece should above all, like Anne herself, exude warmth and gentleness."
Tempo markings: "Very slowly and gently"; quarter note = c.52
Performance history: A note on the score states that "The first performance was given by 'Voices' conducted by Susan Digby, at St John Smith's Square, London, on 14 February 1994."
Goodall, Howard; music (English, born 1958)
Stevenson, Robert Louis; text (Scottish, 1850-1894). Lovelace, Richard; text (English, 1617-1657)
Other data reference(s): Record for "In Memoriam Anne Frank". Music Online: Classical Scores Library, Volume IV, Alexander Street, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C3947998. Accessed 13 Apr. 2019. This source may be restricted except to subscribing institutions or individuals.
Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "In Memoriam Anne Frank". Music Online: Classical Scores Library, Volume IV, Alexander Street, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C3947998. Accessed 13 Apr. 2019. This source maybe restricted except to subscribing institutions or individuals.
1994 [composition]; 1999 [publication] [copyright]
First line of lyrics: A white hen sitting
Rossetti poem(s): "'A white hen sitting'"
Performance instructions: The note at the bottom of the score "The long words must be interpreted by the grown-up" refers to the instructions: "expectantly"; "confidentially"; "apprehensively; "triumphantly".
Buck, Percy C. [Carter], Sir; music (English, 1871-1945)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM204; Gooch and Thatcher 4869
musical score: "A white hen sitting." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, p. 8. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM203; Gooch and Thatcher 4255
musical score: "Brown and furry." Kookoorookoo and Other Songs. London, Year Book Press, A. & C. Black Ltd., 1916, pp. 6-7. Scott Library, York University, Toronto.
Performance history: "Sung by Mr. Harry Dearth and Mr. Philip Malcolm"
Cataloguer: Robyn Finlay, University of Ottawa
Composition history: "Christina Rossetti's poem "Remember" has resonated in my subconscious for many years until something now forgotten prompted me to investigate setting it for choir. The first two phrases emerged spontaneously: what followed came through forward backward struggles at the piano. It is a song of hope in the face of near despair. The desire to create a score that was clear for the competent amateur led to a number of transcription decisions. First was simplification of rhythm and metre from the manuscript's poly-rhythms. Accidentals in this shifting chromaticism were written with horizontal rather than vertical logic, for clarity to readers of individual parts. From the plaintiff plea of the first words in a separating unison F, briefly an ambivalent D minor, it fluctuates and wavers towards the rising last phrase, into the ether of a second inversion major sixth in E." (Mawson)
Tempo markings: "Remote, mournful; rising to joy"; quarter note = 96
Performance instructions: "Setting for large choir" (Mawson)
Other data reference(s): Mawson, Benjamin. "Christina Rossetti's 'Remember.'" Benjamin Mawson, http://benmawson.com/music/remember.htm. Accessed 30 March 2019.
Cataloguer: Robyn Finlay and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Mawson, Benjamin. "Christina Rossetti's 'Remember.'" Benjamin Mawson, http://benmawson.com/music/remember.htm. 30 March 2019.
4 pages; performance time 3 minutes and 40 seconds
other version 1 - instrumentation: a cappella
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp
other version 2 - instrumentation: a cappella
other version 2 - initial sharps/flats: four sharps
Place in the larger work: The second song of two in the song cycle called "Two Rossetti Songs" which includes 1. "Song and Music" (Dante Gabriel Rossetti); 2. "Remember" (Christina Rossetti).
Notes about the text: The phrase "you understand" was added in the last line of the poem.
Composition history: "Commissioned by the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn, Conductor, | with assistance from the Canada Council"
Tempo markings: "Freely"; quarter note = 92-100
Performance instructions: "Conductor: Use a 'chant' conducting technique." "The entire composition may be transposed up or down one half-step."
Performance history: Premiere: October 1999, University of British Columbia (UBC) Recital Hall, Vancouver, by the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn, conductor.
Recordings: "Two Rossetti Songs." Due West – Music of Stephen Chatman. Performance by the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Jon Washburn, conductor, CBC Records, 2000. "Remember." Hear My Prayer: Hymns and Anthems, performance by Choir Of St John's Elora, Noel Edison, conductor, Matthew Larkin, organ, Naxos, 2006. YouTube, uploaded by Alexandra Allen, 17 Mar. 2013, https://youtu.be/iZ23PDk5SwQ
Notes: The two songs were published separately.
Chatman, Stephen; music (Canadian, born 1950)
Other data reference(s): "Catalogue of Works." Stephen Chatman, www.drstephenchatman.com/works.html. Accessed 1 March 2023. "Remember (No. 2 from "Two Rossetti Songs")." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Remember--%28No.-2-from-_QUOTE_Two-Rossetti-Songs_QUOTE_%29/3297225.item. Accessed 1 March 2023.
Cataloguer: Robyn Finlay, Emily McConkey and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
Musical score: University of Victoria Library, Victoria
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Two Rossetti Songs: No. 2 Remember." "Remember (No. 2 from "Two Rossetti Songs")." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Remember--%28No.-2-from-_QUOTE_Two-Rossetti-Songs_QUOTE_%29/3297225.item. Accessed 1 March 2023.
Boston: Highgate Press and Galaxy Music, divisions of ECS Publishing
"Copyright 2002 by Highgate Press. A division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts. All rights reserved. Made in U.S.A."
3 pages; performance time 2 minutes and 30 seconds; song cycle performance time 7 minutes
Place in the larger work: The third song of three in the song cycle called "A Sheaf of Sonnets," which includes 1. "Hers will I be" (Petrarch, translated by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey); 2. "Time is flying" (Pierre de Ronsard, translated Lang); 3. "Remember me" (Christina Rossetti).
Other data reference(s): Record for "A sheaf of sonnets : op36." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1115115794. Accessed 21 May 2020.
musical score: Royal Academy of Music Library, London
First line of lyrics: Oh! pleasant eventide
Performance instructions: "Two-Part Song, For Ladies Voices"
Marzials, Theo [Theophile Jules Henri]; music (English 1850-1920)
Cataloguer: Emma-Catherine Wilson, University of Ottawa
London: Stanley Lucas, Weber & Co.; London: J. Curwen and Sons