First line of lyrics: Remember me when I am gone away
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of four in the song cycle called "Four Rosetti Songs," which includes 1. "Dawn of the Night-Journey" (Dante Gabriel Rossetti); 2. "Love's Last Gift" (Dante Gabriel Rossetti); 3. "Silent Noon" (Dante Gabriel Rossetti); 4. "Remember Me" (Christina Rossetti).
Dedication: "To the memory of my dear aunt, Jean Walton"
Basford, Daniel; music (British, born 1983)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Other data reference(s): "Four Rosetti Settings." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Four-Rosetti-Songs/11213578.item#/submit. Accessed 2 June 2022.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
"© 2014 Maecenas Music. All Rights Reserved."
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.
First line of lyrics: Where sunless rivers weep
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
Performance instructions: "Gently flowing, with expression"
Gray, Ruth Morris; music (American, born 1961)
Other data reference(s): "Rest." Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/rest/p/00-33053/. Accessed 2 June 2022. "Rest." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Rest/10089064.item#/submit. Accesssed 2 June 2022.
"Copyright © 2010 by Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Printed in U.S.A."
other version 1 - instrumentation: piano
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: four sharps
other version 2 - chorus: two-part chorus
other version 2 - instrumentation: piano
other version 2 - initial sharps/flats: four sharps
Composition history: "For Todd Helm and the Ramona Middle School Sixth Grade Chorus | La Verne, CA"
Performance instructions: "Reflectively"
Other data reference(s): "Remember Me." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Remember-Me/3303060.item#/submit. Accessed 1 June 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Remember Me." Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/remember-me/p/00-23588/. Accessed 1 June 2022.
"Copyright © 2005 by Alfred Music | All Rights Reserved. Produced in U.S.A."
Performance instructions: "in a flowing, legato style"
Sherrill, Bill [Forest William, Jr.]; music (American, born 1939)
Other data reference(s): "Remember." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Remember/10865416.item#.YpeA3WDMKjA. Accessed 1 June 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Remember." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Remember/10865416.item#.YpeA3WDMKjA. Accessed 1 June 2022.
"© 2007 F. Wm. Sherrill, All Rights Reserved"
instrumentation: chamber orchestra|flute|oboe|clarinet|saxophone|bassoon|trumpet|trombone|double bass
Composition history: "In 2018 [Pustinek Rakar] became fascinated and inspired by poems by the English writer Christina G. Rossetti (1830–1894). She soon set some of her poems" ("Remember").
Dedication: "Dedicated to Franc Mohorič"
Pustinek Rakar, Katarina; music (Slovenian, born 1979)
Other data reference(s): "Pustinek Rakar, Katarina: Remember." International Society for Contemporary Music, https://member.iscm.org/catalogue/works/pustinek-rakar-katarina-remember. Accessed 1 June 2022. "Remember." Carus Music, https://www.carus-verlag.com/en/music-scores-and-recordings/katarina-pustinek-rakar-remember-929300.html. Accessed 1 June 2022. "Remember." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Remember/11317203.item#/submit. Accessed 1 June 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Remember." Carus Music, https://www.carus-verlag.com/en/music-scores-and-recordings/katarina-pustinek-rakar-remember-929300.html. Accessed 1 June 2022.
"© 2020 by Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart – CV 9.293 | Vervielfältigungen jeglicher Art sind gesetzlich verboten. / Any unauthorized reproduction is prohibited by law. | Alle Rechte vorbehalten / All rights reserved / Printed in Germany / www.carus-verlag.com"
First line of lyrics: O earth, lie heavily upon her eyes
musical score: Petrucci Music Library, https://imslp.org/wiki/Rest_(Rogers%2C_Chris). Accessed 31 May 2022.
"© L C G Rogers, September 2018. Subject to Creative Commons licence BY-NC-ND 4.0. Downloaded from www.newstave.com."
First line of lyrics: O Earth, lie heavily upon your eyes
instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)
Composition history: "Commissioned by the Southwest Minnesota State University Concert Choir, Russell Svenningsen, Conductor"
Performance instructions: "(At the edge of sleep...)"
Tharaldson, Timothy Jon; music (American)
Other data reference(s): "Rest." Hal Leonard, https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=8751042&lid=1&keywords=tharaldson&subsiteid=1&. Accessed 31 May 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Rest." Hal Leonard, https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=8751042&lid=1&keywords=tharaldson&subsiteid=1&. Accessed 31 May 2022.
"Copyright © 2010 by HAL LEONARD CORPORATION | International Copyright Secured | All Rights Reserved"
8 pages; performance time 3 minutes and 30 seconds
Löhr, Hermann; music (English, 1871-1943)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4679
Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.
"I Think My Love So Fair" [Laura Farnell]
First line of lyrics: It is not for her even brow and shining yellow hair
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("It is not for her even brow")
Notes about the text: In addition to setting Rossetti's poem, the composer also adapts lines from Robert Burns' poem "A Red, Red Rose."
Tempo markings: quarter note = c. 88-92; "legato with rubato"
Burns, Robert; music (Scottish, 1759-1796)
Other data reference(s): "I Think My Love So Fair." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/I-Think-My-Love-So-Fair/10053266.item#/. Accessed 26 May 2022.
"Copyright © 2007 JEHMS, Inc. | A Division of Alliance Music Publications, Inc. | P.O. Box 131977, Houston, Texas, 77219-1977 | International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved"
"Roses for the Flush of Youth" [Henry Clough-Leighter]
First line of lyrics: Oh roses for the flush of youth
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("Oh roses for the flush of youth")
Place in the larger work: The second song of seven in a song cycle called "Seven Songs," which includes 1. "Love's Magnificat" (Arthur Symons): 2. "Roses for the Flush of Youth" (Christina Rossetti); 3. "The Secret" (F.L. Knowles); 4. "I tell you over and over" (Charles Hanson Towne); 5. "Oh what comes over the Sea" (Christina Rossetti); 6. "Requiescat" (Oscar Wilde); 7. "Ah, dear one" (Dante Gabriel Rossetti).
Clough-Leighter, Henry; music (American, 1874-1956)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4726
Other data reference(s): "Seven Songs." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/498079761. Accessed 26 May 2022.
Cataloguer: Megan McKague, University of Ottawa
"What comes over the sea" [Henry Clough-Leighter]
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("Oh what comes over the sea")
Place in the larger work: The fifth song of seven in a song cycle called "Seven Songs," which includes 1. "Love's Magnificat" (Arthur Symons): 2. "Roses for the Flush of Youth" (Christina Rossetti); 3. "The Secret" (F.L. Knowles); 4. "I tell you over and over" (Charles Hanson Towne); 5. "Oh what comes over the Sea" (Christina Rossetti); 6. "Requiescat" (Oscar Wilde); 7. "Ah, dear one" (Dante Gabriel Rossetti).
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4846
Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html
Cataloguer: Warren Reid, University of Ottawa
"When I am dead, my dearest" [Robert Coningsby Clarke]
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Clarke, Robert Coningsby; music (British, 1879-1934)
Other data reference(s): "When I am dead, my dearest. Poem by Christina Georgina Rossetti." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1253935995. Accessed 25 May 2022.
musical score: National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh
First line of lyrics: I have no wit, no words, no tears
other version 1 - chorus: women’s SSAA chorus
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
Rossetti poem(s): "A Better Resurrection"
Composition history: "Commissioned by The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City." "I have been a big fan of the poetry of Christina Rossetti since I discovered her in college. Her words, to me, have an innate music to them, and it has been a relatively easy task to uncover that music and set it down on paper. I have often said that some poems are so complete in their composition that the addition of music would get in the way of the work the poem does itself. By contrast, many of Rossetti’s poems are filled with emptiness and longing. They cry out for vocalization, for connection, and it is my hope that my music can fill those holes without compromising the poet’s original intentions. | In “A Better Resurrection” I have taken what is basically an A-A-A structure and tried to vary the texture of each section so the sense of yearning grows throughout the piece, giving it a forward momentum. One key example of this thrust is the addition of the humming and “ah” sections. Note that the first thing we hear from the singers (m. 4) is a very closed sound, a “hmm” on a very tight interval, a major second. The next time we hear it (m. 40), as the singers have first asked for strength, the harmonies have begun to open up. As the music and text progress together, the harmonies get bigger and more open (m. 78), until finally at the end (m. 126), we have only the open fifth, the most vulnerable and open of harmonies, as the singers look heavenward for their own redemption. | Originally conceived as a piece for SSAA ensemble, I am happy now to present the SATB version. I wish especially to acknowledge the Reverend Jay Wegman, formerly of The Cathedral of St. John The Divine, and to thank him for his support of this piece and of my work in general." ("A Better Resurrection").
Tempo markings: dotted quarter note = 70-72
Performance history: "Premiered [at St. John the Divine, New York City] on June 17, 2002."
Recordings: "A Better Resurrection: for SSAA choir." Lyrics by Christina Rossetti, performance by Joel Fram, conductor, Kate Chapman, Jenni Frost, Laura Griffith, Suzanne Adams, Kate Chisholm, Bambi Jones, Leenya Rideout, Michelle Miller, vocals, Georgia Stitt, piano. Recorded at M&I Studios, New York City, 2002. SoundCloud, https://soundcloud.com/georgiastitt/a-better-resurrection-for-ssaa. Accessed 25 May 2022.
Stitt, Georgia; music (American, born 1972)
Other data reference(s): "A Better Resurrection." Georgia Stitt, https://georgiastitt.com/music-library/better-resurrection/. Accessed 25 May 2022. "A Better Resurrection." GIA Publications, Inc. https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/a-better-resurrection-print-ww1358. Accessed 25 May 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "A Better Resurrection." GIA Publications, Inc. https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/a-better-resurrection-print-ww1358. Accessed 25 May 2022.
"Copyright © 2006 Walton Music Corporation | International Copyright secured | Made in U.S.A. | All rights reserved | www.waltonmusic.com"
First line of lyrics: Come to me in the silence of the night
Performance history: "[P]erformed by the Women’s Chorus at the University of California, Berkeley" ("Georgia Stitt").
Other data reference(s): "Echo." Georgia Stitt, https://georgiastitt.com/music-library/echo-2/. Accessed 25 May 2022. "Echo." Music Notes, https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0148186. Accessed 25 May 2022. "Georgia Stitt." New Musical Theatre, https://newmusicaltheatre.com/collections/georgia-stitt. Accessed 25 May 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Echo." Music Notes, https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0148186. Accessed 25 May 2022.
"© 1993 Geocate Music | All Rights Reserved."
Composition history: "Two years ago, with Rebecca [Luker]’s voice in my mind, I set two poems (texts by Christina Rossetti and Edna St. Vincent Millay) to music, and I printed them out and gave them to her. Surprise! Yesterday she sang them for me for the first time, and on March 9th she’s giving them their world premiere. Unbelievably to me, Becca came into the first rehearsal with the songs memorized, so the first time I heard them, they were in the voice I had imagined and they were accurate and shapely and full of musical nuance. At one point she said, 'Oh, I’m sorry; I’ll fix that,' and I said, 'Stop talking. My dreams are coming true'" ("SubCulture Debut, Monday, March 9th at 8pm").
Tempo markings: dotted quarter note = 50
Performance instructions: "Gentle Two, Fluid but Steady"
Performance history: Debut performance of the song on March 9, 2015 at SubCulture in New York City, featuring vocalist Rebecca Luker, Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf playing the cello, and the composer on piano ("SubCulture Debut, Monday, March 9th at 8pm").
Dedication: "for Rebecca Luker | dedicated to Avery Funkhouser (3/10/2015)"
Other data reference(s): "SubCulture Debut, Monday, March 9th at 8pm." Georgia Stitt, https://georgiastitt.com/subculture-debut-monday-march-9th-at-8pm/. Accessed 24 May 2022. "When I Am Dead." Georgia Stitt, https://georgiastitt.com/music-library/when-i-am-dead/. Accessed 24 May 2022. "When I Am Dead." Musicnotes, https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0147854#ProductDetails. Accessed 24 May 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "When I Am Dead." Musicnotes, https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0147854#ProductDetails. Accessed 24 May 2022.
"© 2013 Geocate Music (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved."
"(When I'm Dead) Sing No Sad Songs" [The Kruger Brothers]
First line of lyrics: When I'm dead, my dearest
Recordings: "(When I'm Dead) Sing No Sad Songs." Access All Areas. Performance by Jens Kruger, vocals and banjo, Uwe Kruger, vocals and guitar, Joel Landsberg, vocals and bass. Blue Martin Records, 1996. "When I'm Dead My Dearest." Between the Notes. Performance by Jens Kruger, vocals and banjo, Uwe Kruger, vocals and guitar, Joel Landsberg, vocals and bass. Double Time Music, 2009.
Notes: The setting was re-released as "When I'm Dead My Dearest" in 2009.
performance time 3 minutes and 47 seconds
Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-kruger-kruger
other version 1 - solo: medium-high voice
other version 1 - instrumentation: piano|flute|cello
other version 2 - solo: medium-high voice
other version 2 - instrumentation: piano|double bass
other version 2 - initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
Place in the larger work: The fifth song of five in the song cycle called "Rossetti Songs," which includes 1. "May"; 2. "A Summer Wish"; 3. "When I Am Dead, My Dearest"; 4. "No, Thank You, John"; 5. "Sleeping At Last."
Composition history: "I was directed toward Christina Rossetti’s poetry by a sometime collaborator: the poet Patty Seyburn, who is a professor at Cal State University at Long Beach. She thought that Rossetti’s lyricism would marry well with my music. I read through her complete works and selected those poems that moved me emotionally and elicited musical ideas. I arranged the five poems so that they presented a variety of moods and organized them so that they would provide a dramatic arc. I was struck by her penchant toward the subject of death and therefore made her final poem the last work in my cycle" (Mathews).
Performance instructions: "Rhythmically free, molto espressivo e appassionato"; "Teneramente, rhythmically free" (version with piano, flute, cello accompaniment). "Sleeping at Last" has another version for piano-voice and contrabass.
Performance history: "The piano-vocal version was performed at the Source Song Festival in Minneapolis [in 2015]." The version for piano-voice and contrabass "was done at the request of Gregory Wiest, a tenor with the Munich Opera. He performed it as an encore in one of his Munich recitals." (Mathews).
Recordings: Mathews, Norman. "Sleeping At Last." Rapport. Performance by Melissa Manseau, soprano, Paul Dykstra, piano, Beth Pearson, cello, Jennifer Yeaton-Paris, flute. Navona, 2010.
Notes: Program Notes: "The songs move inexorably toward death, Rossetti’s principal theme throughout her work and for which she implores us to sing no sad songs for her. The cycle also follows a seasonal arc from the height of spring—and even this season left her 'old and cold and grey' — to the final bows of summer, when even the gusty blasts that presage autumn cannot disturb her dreamless sleep. The pieces are written essentially in a tonal idiom, colored with passages of disquieting dissonance. The exception is “No, Thank You, John,” which, except for a waltz-like interlude, is mostly an atonal counterpoint to her comically mordant rejection of a persistent suitor. The final song, 'Sleeping at Last,' which is the last poem she wrote, is melodically and harmonically the most simple and most tonal, in reflection of her final repose."
Mathews, Norman; music (American, born 1942)
Other data reference(s): Mathews, Norman. "Rossetti Music." Received by Mary Arseneau. 21 Jan 2021. "Works." Norman Mathews, https://normanmathews.com/list-of-music-and-theater-works-of-norman-mathews/. Accessed 19 May 2022.
musical score with piano accompaniment: Norman Mathews
musical score with piano, flute, cello accompaniment: Norman Mathews
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Sleeping at Last" (chamber version). New Music U.S.A., http://library.newmusicusa.org/library/composition.aspx?CompositionID=344071. Accessed 19 May 2022.
2008 [composition]; 2009 [copyright] [publication]
"© Copyright 2009 by Ebury Press. | Copyright for all countries. All rights reserved." The score appears on this website by kind permission of composer Norman Mathews.
5 pages (pp. 25-29); performance time 2 minutes and 54 seconds
File(s): CRM-sleepingatlast-mathews-piano.pdf
"'No, Thank You, John'" [Norman Mathews]
First line of lyrics: I never said I love you
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of five in the song cycle called "Rossetti Songs," which includes 1. "May"; 2. "A Summer Wish"; 3. "When I Am Dead, My Dearest"; 4. "'No, Thank You, John'"; 5. "Sleeping At Last."
Performance instructions: "Scherzando" (version with piano, flute, cello accompaniment)
Performance history: "The piano-vocal version was performed at the Source Song Festival in Minneapolis [in 2015]" (Mathews).
Recordings: Mathews, Norman. "'No, Thank You, John.'" Rapport. Performance by Melissa Manseau, soprano, Paul Dykstra, piano, Beth Pearson, cello, Jennifer Yeaton-Paris, flute. Navona, 2010.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "'No, Thank You, John'" (chamber version). New Music U.S.A., http://library.newmusicusa.org/library/composition.aspx?CompositionID=344070. Accessed 20 May 2022.
8 pages (pp. 17-24); performance time 2 minutes and 28 seconds
File(s): CRM-nothankyou-mathews-piano.pdf
"When I am Dead, My Dearest" [Norman Mathews]
Place in the larger work: The third song of five in the song cycle called "Rossetti Songs," which includes 1. "May"; 2. "A Summer Wish"; 3. "When I Am Dead, My Dearest"; 4. "No, Thank You, John"; 5. "Sleeping At Last."
Recordings: Mathews, Norman. "When I Am Dead, My Dearest." Rapport. Performance by Melissa Manseau, soprano, Paul Dykstra, piano, Beth Pearson, cello, Jennifer Yeaton-Paris, flute. Navona, 2010.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "When I Am Dead My Dearest" (chamber version). New Music U.S.A., http://library.newmusicusa.org/library/composition.aspx?CompositionID=344069. Accessed 20 May 2022.
5 pages (pp. 12-16); performance time 2 minutes and 54 seconds
File(s): CRM-songwheniamdead-mathews-piano.pdf
First line of lyrics: Love all thy sweet life thro'
Place in the larger work: The second song of five in the song cycle called "Rossetti Songs," which includes 1. "May"; 2. "A Summer Wish"; 3. "When I Am Dead, My Dearest"; 4. "No, Thank You, John"; 5. "Sleeping At Last."
Tempo markings: "Gioioso"; quarter note = 92
Recordings: Mathews, Norman. "A Summer Wish." Rapport. Performance by Melissa Manseau, soprano, Paul Dykstra, piano, Beth Pearson, cello, Jennifer Yeaton-Paris, flute. Navona, 2010.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "A Summer Wish." (chamber version). New Music U.S.A., http://library.newmusicusa.org/library/composition.aspx?CompositionID=344068. Accessed 19 May 2022.
5 pages (pp. 7-11); performance time 1 minutes and 54 seconds
File(s): CRM-summerwish-mathews-piano.pdf
First line of lyrics: I cannot tell you how it was
Rossetti poem(s): "May" ("I cannot tell you how it was")
Place in the larger work: The first song of five in the song cycle called "Rossetti Songs," which includes 1. "May"; 2. "A Summer Wish"; 3. "When I Am Dead, My Dearest"; 4. "No, Thank You, John"; 5. "Sleeping At Last."
Tempo markings: "Andante"; quarter note = 88
Recordings: Mathews, Norman. "May." Rapport. Performance by Melissa Manseau, soprano, Paul Dykstra, piano, Beth Pearson, cello, Jennifer Yeaton-Paris, flute. Navona, 2010.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "May" (chamber version). New Music U.S.A., http://library.newmusicusa.org/library/composition.aspx?CompositionID=344067. Accessed 19 May 2022.
4 pages (pp. 3-6); performance time 2 minutes and 16 seconds
"When I am dead, my dearest" [The Quaranettes]
instrumentation: accordion|guitar|violin|percussion
Composition history: "A whim became a reality – four friends, all working artists facing unemployment in the wake of COVID-19, thought it would be fun to learn some 4-part songs with which to serenade our neighbours at their doorsteps and balconies. After a rapturous reception from our East Van community, the Quarantettes took the next creative step. | We have created Dreaming Through Twilight - a joyful musical rendering of 5 poets’ meditations on death, the soul, and the sublime, set to original compositions for voice and instrumental ensemble. Our songs feature the works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, E. Pauline Johnson, Helene Johnson, and Charlotte Mary Mew, women who fought for their own corners of artistic expression and whose words resonate far beyond their own lifetimes."
Performance history: "The Quarantettes - "When I Am Dead, My Dearest." YouTube, https://youtu.be/kRpNIcm4q1E. Accessed 16 May 2022.
Recordings: The Quaranettes. "When I Am Dead, My Dearest." Dreaming Through Twilight. Performance by Meaghan Chenosky, vocals, Mishelle Cuttler, vocals & accordion, Molly MacKinnon, vocals & violin, AJ Simmons, vocals, Sara Vickruck, vocals & guitar, Sally Zori, percussion. 2020. Bandcamp, https://thequarantettes.bandcamp.com/releases.
Other data reference(s): "Dreaming Through Twilight." Bandcamp, https://thequarantettes.bandcamp.com/releases. Accessed 16 May 2022.
performance time 3 minutes and 5 seconds
Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-cuttler-mackinnon
"When I am dead, my dearest" [Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Lewis Patzner]
Composition history: "With help from the version for organ by A. E. Hull."
Performance history: Performance by the arranger published on YouTube on 15 Aug. 2020: "Coleridge-Taylor - When I am Dead, My Dearest - Cello Quartet." YouTube, https://youtu.be/uz8-WUjshSc.
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel; music (English, 1875-1912)
Other data reference(s): Patzner, Lewis. "Samuel Coleridge-Taylor." Lewis Patzner, https://www.lewispatzner.com/when-i-am-dead-my-dearest. Accessed 13 May 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "When I Am Dead, My Dearest," Lewis Patzner, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e865ab79c91d667248cc0cc/t/5f341dc7397ad91aecf1a277/1597251015958/When_I_am_dead%2C_my_dearest_From_Sorrow_Song_2-Score_and_Parts.pdf. Accessed 13 May 2022.
2 pages; performance time 3 minutes and 1 second
Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-coleridge-taylor-patzner
First line of lyrics: Christmas hath a darkness
genre: song|choral music|Christmas music|song cycle
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of five in the song cycle called "Five Christmas Poems," which includes 1. "The Angel Gabriel" (unknown, translated by Sabine Baring-Gould); 2. "In Memoriam" (Alfred Lord Tennyson); 3. "Love Came Down At Christmas" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "Christmas Eve" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "From East to West, From Shore to Shore" (unknown).
Composition history: "Written for Harlow Chorus (UK) in October 2021 as a tribute to their resilience during the national lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, this is a collection of five Christmas poems brought together to celebrate the Christmas season."
Tempo markings: "Andante semplice"; quarter note = 70
Performance instructions: "The piece was written to include a set of parts for an optional wind quintet."
Harry, Edward-Rhys; music (Welsh, born 1973)
Other data reference(s): "Love Came Down at Christmas." Universal Edition, https://www.universaledition.com/edward-harry-7861/works/five-christmas-poems-31846. Accessed 9 May 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Christmas Eve." Universal Edition, https://www.universaledition.com/edward-harry-7861/works/five-christmas-poems-31846. Accessed 9 May 2022.
11 pages (pp. 31-41); complete song cycle performance time 17 minutes
"Love Came Down At Christmas" [Edward-Rhys Harry]
First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas
chorus: SAATB chorus|children's two-part chorus
Place in the larger work: The third song of five in the song cycle called "Five Christmas Poems," which includes 1. "The Angel Gabriel" (unknown, translated by Sabine Baring-Gould); 2. "In Memoriam" (Alfred Lord Tennyson); 3. "Love Came Down At Christmas" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "Christmas Eve" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "From East to West, From Shore to Shore" (unknown).
Tempo markings: "Andante"; quarter note = 80
Performance instructions: "Where a children’s choir is unavailable, movements 3 and 5 can be performed using a section of the adult choir instead. | The piece was written to include a set of parts for an optional wind quintet."
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Love Came Down at Christmas." Universal Edition, https://www.universaledition.com/edward-harry-7861/works/five-christmas-poems-31846. Accessed 9 May 2022.
6 pages (pp. 25-30); complete song cycle performance time 17 minutes