First line of lyrics: Who has seen the wind?
Part of: "Seventeen Lyrics from 'Sing-Song'"
other version 1 - chorus: children's unison chorus
other version 1 - instrumentation: piano
Rossetti poem(s): "'Who has seen the wind?'"
Place in the larger work: The eleventh song of seventeen in the song cycle called "Seventeen Lyrics from Sing-Song," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include in Part I, 1. "Eight o'clock; the postman's knock!"; 2. "Baby cry–Oh fie!"; 3. "Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush"; 4. "Love me,–I love you"; 5. "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"; 6. "Boats sail on the rivers"; 7. "In the meadow–what in the meadow!"; 8. "The dog lies in his kennel"; 9. "Lie abed, sleepy head"; 10. "Mix a pancake, stir a pancake"; in Part II, 1. "Who has seen the wind?"; 2. "Dancing on the hilltops"; 3. "A pocket handkerchief to hem–"; 4. "A motherless soft lambkin"; 5. "Lullaby, oh lullaby!" ; 6. "Hurt no living thing"; 7. "Minnie and Mattie and fat little May".
Tempo markings: "Andante con moto"; half note = 58* "*All metronome-marks merely approximate."
Performance instructions: "p with imagination"
Notes: "Key signature B flat" (Ives DM193)
Homer, Sidney; music (American, 1864-1953)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM193; Gooch and Thatcher 4882
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
Other data reference(s): Record for "Seventeen Lyrics from "Sing-Song" ... Op. 19, etc." British Library, http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01004419060. Accessed 9 Jul 2020. Record for "Seventeen lyrics from Sing-song, op. 19." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34052317. Accessed 9 Jul 2020. Record for "Seventeen lyrics from Sing-song by Christina Rossetti : for high voice and piano, op. 19." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/681509761. Accessed 9 Jul 2020.
Cataloguer: Jacob Spence and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
Musical score for high voice [1908]: New York Public Library. Internet Archives, http://www.archive.org/details/seventeenlyricsf00home. Accessed 1 Aug 2019.
New York: G. Schirmer; Boston: Boston Music Co.; New York: Classical Vocal Reprints [1995?]; Boca Raton, Fla.: Masters Music Publications [2000?]
1908 [copyright]; 1910 [publication]; 1995? [republication]; 2000? [publication]
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Place in the larger work: The ninth song of seventeen in the song cycle called "Seventeen Lyrics from Sing-Song," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include in Part I, 1. "Eight o'clock; the postman's knock!"; 2. "Baby cry–Oh fie!"; 3. "Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush"; 4. "Love me,–I love you"; 5. "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"; 6. "Boats sail on the rivers"; 7. "In the meadow–what in the meadow!"; 8. "The dog lies in his kennel"; 9. "Lie abed, sleepy head"; 10. "Mix a pancake, stir a pancake"; in Part II, 1. "Who has seen the wind?"; 2. "Dancing on the hilltops"; 3. "A pocket handkerchief to hem–"; 4. "A motherless soft lambkin"; 5. "Lullaby, oh lullaby!" ; 6. "Hurt no living thing"; 7. "Minnie and Mattie and fat little May".
Tempo markings: "Lento"; quarter note = 60* "*All metronome-marks merely approximate."
Performance instructions: "p with great tenderness"
Notes: "Key signature B flat" (Ives DM191)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM191; Gooch and Thatcher 4507
Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
"In the meadow—what in the meadow?" [Sidney Homer]
First line of lyrics: In the meadow—what in the meadow?
Rossetti poem(s): "'In the meadow—what in the meadow?'"
Place in the larger work: The seventh song of seventeen in the song cycle called "Seventeen Lyrics from Sing-Song," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include in Part I, 1. "Eight o'clock; the postman's knock!"; 2. "Baby cry–Oh fie!"; 3. "Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush"; 4. "Love me,–I love you"; 5. "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"; 6. "Boats sail on the rivers"; 7. "In the meadow–what in the meadow!"; 8. "The dog lies in his kennel"; 9. "Lie abed, sleepy head"; 10. "Mix a pancake, stir a pancake"; in Part II, 1. "Who has seen the wind?"; 2. "Dancing on the hilltops"; 3. "A pocket handkerchief to hem–"; 4. "A motherless soft lambkin"; 5. "Lullaby, oh lullaby!" ; 6. "Hurt no living thing"; 7. "Minnie and Mattie and fat little May".
Tempo markings: "Vivace"; half note = 104* "*All metronome-marks merely approximate."
Performance instructions: "mf with delicacy and sentiment"
Notes: This song is also available with orchestra accompaniment (Gooch and Thatcher 4495). "Key signature A" (Ives DM189)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM189; Gooch and Thatcher 4495
"The dog lies in his kennel" [Sidney Homer]
First line of lyrics: The dog lies in his kennel
Rossetti poem(s): "'The dog lies in his kennel'"
Place in the larger work: The eighth song of seventeen in the song cycle called "Seventeen Lyrics from Sing-Song," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include in Part I, 1. "Eight o'clock; the postman's knock!"; 2. "Baby cry–Oh fie!"; 3. "Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush"; 4. "Love me,–I love you"; 5. "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"; 6. "Boats sail on the rivers"; 7. "In the meadow–what in the meadow!"; 8. "The dog lies in his kennel"; 9. "Lie abed, sleepy head"; 10. "Mix a pancake, stir a pancake"; in Part II, 1. "Who has seen the wind?"; 2. "Dancing on the hilltops"; 3. "A pocket handkerchief to hem–"; 4. "A motherless soft lambkin"; 5. "Lullaby, oh lullaby!" ; 6. "Hurt no living thing"; 7. "Minnie and Mattie and fat little May".
Tempo markings: "Allegro"; quarter note = 144
Performance instructions: "f with mingled humor and love"
Notes: This song is also available with orchestra accompaniment (Gooch and Thatcher 4350). "Key signature B flat" (Ives DM190)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM190; Gooch and Thatcher 4350
"Boats sail on the river" [Sidney Homer]
First line of lyrics: Boats sail on the river
Rossetti poem(s): "'Boats sail on the rivers'"
Place in the larger work: The sixth song of seventeen in the song cycle called "Seventeen Lyrics from Sing-Song," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include in Part I, 1. "Eight o'clock; the postman's knock!"; 2. "Baby cry–Oh fie!"; 3. "Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush"; 4. "Love me,–I love you"; 5. "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"; 6. "Boats sail on the rivers"; 7. "In the meadow–what in the meadow!"; 8. "The dog lies in his kennel"; 9. "Lie abed, sleepy head"; 10. "Mix a pancake, stir a pancake"; in Part II, 1. "Who has seen the wind?"; 2. "Dancing on the hilltops"; 3. "A pocket handkerchief to hem–"; 4. "A motherless soft lambkin"; 5. "Lullaby, oh lullaby!" ; 6. "Hurt no living thing"; 7. "Minnie and Mattie and fat little May".
Tempo markings: "Lento"; quarter note = 58
Performance instructions: "mf with breadth and elevation"
Recordings: Boats sail on the rivers : from "17 lyrics" op. 19. Louise Homer, contralto, with orchestra, recorded on 27 May 1914, Victor, Camden, N.J., 1914-1916?. WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/891781529. Accessed 9 Jul 2020.
Notes: This song is also available with orchestra accompaniment (Gooch and Thatcher 4240). Key signature A flat" (Ives DM188)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM188; Gooch and Thatcher 4240
"Kookoorookoo! Kookoorookoo!" [Sidney Homer]
First line of lyrics: "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"
Rossetti poem(s): "'Kookoorookoo! Kookoorookoo!'"
Place in the larger work: The fifth song of seventeen in the song cycle called "Seventeen Lyrics from Sing-Song," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include in Part I, 1. "Eight o'clock; the postman's knock!"; 2. "Baby cry–Oh fie!"; 3. "Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush"; 4. "Love me,–I love you"; 5. "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"; 6. "Boats sail on the rivers"; 7. "In the meadow–what in the meadow!"; 8. "The dog lies in his kennel"; 9. "Lie abed, sleepy head"; 10. "Mix a pancake, stir a pancake"; in Part II, 1. "Who has seen the wind?"; 2. "Dancing on the hilltops"; 3. "A pocket handkerchief to hem–"; 4. "A motherless soft lambkin"; 5. "Lullaby, oh lullaby!" ; 6. "Hurt no living thing"; 7. "Minnie and Mattie and fat little May".
Tempo markings: "Vivace"; dotted quarter note = 138* "*All metronome-marks merely approximate."
Performance instructions: "f with spirit and imagination"
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM187; Gooch and Thatcher 4506
File(s): CRM-kookoorookoo-homer-high.pdf
First line of lyrics: Love me,–I love you
Rossetti poem(s): "'Love me,—I love you'"
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of seventeen in the song cycle called "Seventeen Lyrics from Sing-Song," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include in Part I, 1. "Eight o'clock; the postman's knock!"; 2. "Baby cry–Oh fie!"; 3. "Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush"; 4. "Love me,–I love you"; 5. "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"; 6. "Boats sail on the rivers"; 7. "In the meadow–what in the meadow!"; 8. "The dog lies in his kennel"; 9. "Lie abed, sleepy head"; 10. "Mix a pancake, stir a pancake"; in Part II, 1. "Who has seen the wind?"; 2. "Dancing on the hilltops"; 3. "A pocket handkerchief to hem–"; 4. "A motherless soft lambkin"; 5. "Lullaby, oh lullaby!" ; 6. "Hurt no living thing"; 7. "Minnie and Mattie and fat little May".
Tempo markings: "Lento"; eighth note = 66
Notes: This song is also available with orchestra accompaniment (Gooch and Thatcher 4586). "Key signature F" (Ives DM186).
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM186; Gooch and Thatcher 4586
"Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush" [Sidney Homer]
First line of lyrics: Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush
Rossetti poem(s): "'Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush'"
Place in the larger work: The third song of seventeen in the song cycle called "Seventeen Lyrics from Sing-Song," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include in Part I, 1. "Eight o'clock; the postman's knock!"; 2. "Baby cry–Oh fie!"; 3. "Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush"; 4. "Love me,–I love you"; 5. "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"; 6. "Boats sail on the rivers"; 7. "In the meadow–what in the meadow!"; 8. "The dog lies in his kennel"; 9. "Lie abed, sleepy head"; 10. "Mix a pancake, stir a pancake"; in Part II, 1. "Who has seen the wind?"; 2. "Dancing on the hilltops"; 3. "A pocket handkerchief to hem–"; 4. "A motherless soft lambkin"; 5. "Lullaby, oh lullaby!" ; 6. "Hurt no living thing"; 7. "Minnie and Mattie and fat little May".
Tempo markings: "Lento"; quarter note = 84* "*All metronome-marks merely approximate."
Notes: "Key signature E flat" (Ives DM185)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM185; Gooch and Thatcher 4344
File(s): CRM-deadinthecold-homer-high.pdf
Place in the larger work: The second song of seventeen in the song cycle called "Seventeen Lyrics from Sing-Song," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include in Part I, 1. "Eight o'clock; the postman's knock!"; 2. "Baby cry–Oh fie!"; 3. "Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush"; 4. "Love me,–I love you"; 5. "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"; 6. "Boats sail on the rivers"; 7. "In the meadow–what in the meadow!"; 8. "The dog lies in his kennel"; 9. "Lie abed, sleepy head"; 10. "Mix a pancake, stir a pancake"; in Part II, 1. "Who has seen the wind?"; 2. "Dancing on the hilltops"; 3. "A pocket handkerchief to hem–"; 4. "A motherless soft lambkin"; 5. "Lullaby, oh lullaby!" ; 6. "Hurt no living thing"; 7. "Minnie and Mattie and fat little May".
Tempo markings: "Allegro"; quarter note = 116
Notes: "Key signature A flat" (Ives DM184)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM184; Gooch and Thatcher 4197
"Eight o'clock; the postman's knock" [Sidney Homer]
Place in the larger work: The first song of seventeen in the song cycle called "Seventeen Lyrics from Sing-Song," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include in Part I, 1. "Eight o'clock; the postman's knock!"; 2. "Baby cry–Oh fie!"; 3. "Dead in the cold, a song-singing thrush"; 4. "Love me,–I love you"; 5. "Kookoorookoo! kookoorookoo!"; 6. "Boats sail on the rivers"; 7. "In the meadow–what in the meadow!"; 8. "The dog lies in his kennel"; 9. "Lie abed, sleepy head"; 10. "Mix a pancake, stir a pancake"; in Part II, 1. "Who has seen the wind?"; 2. "Dancing on the hilltops"; 3. "A pocket handkerchief to hem–"; 4. "A motherless soft lambkin"; 5. "Lullaby, oh lullaby!" ; 6. "Hurt no living thing"; 7. "Minnie and Mattie and fat little May".
Tempo markings: "Allegro"; quarter note = 104* "*All metronome-marks merely approximate."
Notes: "Key signature A flat" (Ives DM183)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM183; Gooch and Thatcher 4392
Cataloguer: Samuel Hacker, Western University; Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
"Love came down at Christmas" [Alexander L'Estrange]
First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas
genre: carol|Christmas music|choral music|sacred music|song
Composition history: Commissioned for the December 2016 issue of the BBC Music Magazine. L'Estrange writes, "I was delighted to be asked to compose this year's carol for the readers of BBC Music Magazine. The poem 'Love came down at Christmas' is classic and Christmassy, and although many composers (including John Rutter) have set these words by Rossetti, no one melody has come to dominate. The words are direct, sincere and expressive; my aim was to provide music that would be a suitable stylistic match."
Tempo markings: "Expressively"; half note = c.56
Performance instructions: "The most important thing here, as indeed in all choral music, is the clarity and communication of the text. The English language is abundant with consonant clusters and diphthongs which are to be revelled in, not shied away from. If we sing the words as closely as possible to how we would say them, they can be heard and understood. As choral singers and directors, we can too often become overly concerned with precisely where to place final consonants and pay so much attention to lengthening 'pure' vowels that the resulting sound, while beautiful, can be less meaningful or moving for the listener. To this end, initial consonants (for example, on 'Love') and closed 'm' and 'n's in words such as 'came' and 'sign' must be heard. I have a particular dislike of rolled 'r's in modern English choral music and of sounding the silent 't' in Christmas', so try to refrain from these mannerisms when you perform the piece! | Decisions about where to breathe should also be governed by a desire to communicate the meaning of the words. For our demo recording [https://youtu.be/FDWRJcIFYGc], we chose to breathe with the commas in bar 5 ('born' and 'God'), but you can decide what suits your performance best. Enjoy the octave leap at the start of the melody and pay attention to your tuning as you come down the scale. Dynamics are subtle but should be effective, particularly the crescendos into bars 6 and 14 and the piano beginning to verse 3."
Dedication: "For the readers of BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016"
L'Estrange, Alexander; music (English, born 1974)
Other data reference(s): "Love came down at Christmas." YouTube, https://youtu.be/FDWRJcIFYGc. Accessed 16 September 2019.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: L'Estrange, Alexander. "Love came down at Christmas." BBC Music Magazine, no. 304, Dec. 2016, pp. 42-44. Scan provided by Linda E. Marshall.
Cataloguer: Emma-Catherine Wilson and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: "Christmastide (Jens Klimek)." Choral Public Domain Library, submitted by Jens Klimek, 15 Dec. 2013, http://www1.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Christmastide_(Jens_Klimek).
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Christmastide (Jens Klimek)." ChoralWiki, http://www1.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Christmastide_(Jens_Klimek). Accessed 7 July 2020.
"Love came down at Christmas" [Edgar Pettman]
genre: anthem|Christmas music|sacred music|choral music|song
Tempo markings: "With Spirit"; quarter note = 108
Pettman, Edgar; music (English, 1866-1943)
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas ; and, When the crimson sun had set : S.A.T.B.." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/221554602. Accessed 23 May 2019.
musical score: "Love came down at Christmas (Edgar Pettman)." Choral Public Domain Library, submitted by Ian Haslam, 18 Dec. 2015, http://www0.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Love_came_down_at_Christmas_(Edgar_Pettman).
Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL) License. "© CPDL 2015"
"Love came down at Christmas" [Kenneth Mahy]
genre: Christmas music|sacred music|choral music|song
Mahy, Kenneth; music (American, born in China, born 1937)
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/402704568. Accessed 10 May 2019.
"Love came down at Christmas" [Richard W. Slater]
genre: sacred music|Christmas music|anthem|choral music|song
instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)
Notes: From "Love - four choral songs" (Record for "Love came down at Christmas.").
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/828190802. Accessed 10 May 2019.
"Love came down at Christmas" [Ruth Bampton]
genre: Christmas music|sacred music|song|carol
Bampton, Ruth; music (American, 1902-1985)
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas : vocal solo." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49787271. Accessed 24 June 2019.
"Love came down at Christmas" [Peter Pindar Stearns]
Stearns, Peter Pindar; music (American, born 1931)
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/745905603. Accessed 10 May 2019.
"Love came down at Christmas" [René Clausen]
Clausen, René; music (American, born 1953)
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas : SATB chorus unaccompanied." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/972522386. Accessed 10 May 2019.
"Love came down at Christmas" [Richard Robert Rossi]
genre: Christmas music|choral music|song|carol
Performance instructions: "Harp (or piano) accompaniment."
Rossi, Richard Robert; music (American, born 1962)
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1049173272. Accessed 24 June 2019.
"Love came down at Christmas" [Dan Locklair]
genre: Christmas music|choral music|sacred music|song
Performance instructions: "A cappella or with keyboard accompaniment."
Locklair, Dan; music (American, born 1949)
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/843223317. Accessed 8 May 2019.
5 pages; performance time 2 minutes and 30 seconds
"Love came down at Christmas" [Norman Gifford]
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/213888568. Accessed 8 May 2019.
"Love came down at Christmas" [Daniel Pinkham]
Performance instructions: Organ is optional.
Pinkham, Daniel; music (American, 1923-2006)
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25826849. Accessed 8 May 2019.
1972 December 3 [composition]; 1974 [publication] [copyright]
"Love came down at Christmas" [arr. Sydney Boal, music unknown composer]
genre: carol|choral music|Christmas music|song
Unknown; music (Irish Traditional Melody)
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/500765635. Accessed 8 May 2019.
"Love came down at Christmas" [Eric Smith]
genre: choral music|Christmas music|sacred music|song
Other data reference(s): Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/944349378. Accessed 8 May 2019.
musical score: University of Calgary Library, Calgary
"Copyright 1948 in U.S.A. by Boosey & Co. Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Copyright for all countries."
File(s): CRM-christmastide-smitheric.pdf
"Minnie and Mattie and May" [Felix Swinstead]
Place in the larger work: The eighth song of eight in the song cycle called "Sing-Song Cycle," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Love me,- I love you"; 2. "The Ladybird"; 3. "The Maid and the Ferry"; 4.(1907 pub.), 5.(1918 pub.) "Is the Moon Tired?"; 4.(1918 pub.), 5.(1907 pub.) "When a Mounting Skylark Sings"; 6. "Will the Ships go Down?"; 7. "If I were a Queen"; 8. "Minnie and Mattie and May".
Notes about the text: Lines 1-8 of poem remain unchanged. Lines 9-20 removed from song; lines 21-36 unchanged. Minor word changes: the poem's "fat little May" changed to "quaint little May" (both times); "And wise little May" changed to "O wise little May."
Composition history: The second known setting of “Sing-Song”. The first is by Mary Carmichael (Ives DM175-DM182). "by permission of Messrs Macmillan & Co Ltd"
Tempo markings: "Molto allegro e giocoso"; dotted quarter note = 150-160
Notes: "Key signature B flat" (Ives DM182)
Swinstead, Felix Gerald; music (English, 1880-1959)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4616; Ives DM182
Cataloguer: Anna MacDonald, University of British Columbia; Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
musical score (1918 publication): Royal Academy of Music Library, London
Leipzig: Charles Avison Ltd. [1907]; London: The Anglo-French Music Co. Ltd. [1918]
1907 [publication] [copyright], 1918 [copyright]
"Copyright 1907, by Felix Swinstead. Copyright 1918 by The Anglo-French Music Co. Ltd."