"Before the Paling of the Stars" [Roger Hemingway]
genre: carol|song|sacred music|choral music|Christmas music
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("Before the paling of the stars")
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Other data reference(s): "Before the Paling of the Stars." Worldcat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/959656160. Accessed 15 Feb. 2018.
Cataloguer: Alicia Duffley and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
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Record: CRM-christmascarolbefore-hemingway
"Before the Paling of the Stars" [Douglas E. Wagner]
Wagner, Douglas E.; music (American, born 1952)
Other data reference(s): "Before the Paling of the Stars." Worldcat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10495598. Accessed 21 Feb. 2018.
Melville, New York: Belwin-Mills Publishing Corporation
"Before the Paling of the Stars" [Robert S. Cohen]
other version 1 - chorus: men's TTBB chorus
other version 1 - instrumentation: a cappella|piano|horn
Tempo markings: "Adagio"; quarter note = 60
Performance instructions: "SATB, accompanied or a cappella." With optional horn ("Before the Paling of the Stars").
Recordings: "Before the Paling of the Stars." Performance by Matthew Curtis. 2020. Soundcloud, uploaded by Robert S. Cohen, 16 Mar. 2020, https://soundcloud.com/user-139939122/before-the-paling-of-the-stars.
Cohen, Robert S.; music (American, born 1945)
Other data reference(s): "Before the Paling of the Stars." St. James Music Press, https://www.sjmp.com/catalog/music/paling-stars-0. Accessed 16 March 2022. Cohen, Robert S. "Before the Paling of the Stars." Robert S. Cohen Webpage, http://www.robertscohen.com/before-the-paling-of-the-stars-2010/. Accessed 21 September 2020.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Before the Paling of the Stars." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Before-the-Paling-of-the-Stars/10764319.item#/submit. Accessed 21 September 2020.
10 pages, performance time 4 minutes and 25 seconds
First line of lyrics: Who has seen the wind?
Rossetti poem(s): "'Who has seen the wind?'"
Composition history: Special permission by "Macmillan & Co., Limited" for the use of the poem. (Giddings, p. 5)
Performance instructions: "With expression"
Notes: One of three settings of poems by Christina Rossetti that appear in the publication "Songs of Childhood" by Thaddeus P. Giddings, Director of School Music in Minneapolis MN, Will Earhart, Director of School Music in Pittsburgh PA, Ralph L. Baldwin, Director of School Music in Hartford CT and Edbridge W. Newton, Managing Editor. It was ublished by Ginn and Company in 1923 as part of the "Music Education Series." "Piano accompaniments for these songs are issues in another volume." (p. 5)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4877
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): Giddings, Thaddeus P. et al., Songs of Childhood, Ginn and Company, 1923. HathiTrust, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006577578, Traditional Music Library, http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/songs-childhood/. Accessed 21 Sep. 2020.
Cataloguer: Jacob Spence and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
musical score: Call, Helen. "Who has seen the wind?." Songs of Childhood, edited by Thaddeus P. Giddings et al., Ginn and Company, 1923, pp. 96-97. HathiTrust, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006577578. Accessed 21 Sep 2020.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: Traditional Music Library, http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/songs-childhood/childhood-songs%20-%200196.htm and http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/songs-childhood/childhood-songs%20-%200197.htm. Accessed 21 Sep. 2020.
Boston, New York, Chicago, London, Atlanta, Dallas, Columbus, San Francisco: Ginn and Company
"Copyright, 1923, by Ginn and Company. All Rights Reserved."
First line of lyrics: Timid, funny, brisk little bunny
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
Rossetti poem(s): "'When the cows come home the milk is coming'"
Notes about the text: This song is a setting only of the last two lines (ll. 5-6) of the poem.
Composition history: Special permission by "Macmillan & Co., Limited for the use of the poem.
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4862
Other data reference(s): Giddings, Thaddeus P. et al., Songs of Childhood, Ginn and Company, 1923. HathiTrust, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006577578. Accessed 21 Sep 2020.
musical score: Woodman, Olive. "Bunny." Songs of Childhood, edited by Thaddeus P. Giddings et al., Ginn and Company, 1923, p. 14. Traditional Music Library, http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/songs-childhood/childhood-songs%20-%200114.htm. Accessed 21 Sep 2020.
"What does the bee do?" [Fanny Snow Knowlton]
First line of lyrics: Who does the bee do?
Rossetti poem(s): "'What does the bee do?'"
Knowlton, Fanny Snow; music (American, 1859-1926)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4853
musical score: Knowlton, Fanny Snow. "What does the bee do?." Songs of Childhood, edited by Thaddeus P. Giddings et al., Ginn and Company, 1923, p. 75. HathiTrust, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006577578. Accessed 21 Sep 2020.
File(s): CRM-whatdoesthebee-knowlton.pdf
"A Carol of Animals" [Jean Eichelberger Ivey]
First line of lyrics: O magnum mysterium
genre: carol|Christmas music|sacred music
Notes about the text: The carol connects Rossetti's "Before the Paling of the Stars" with a text from the Latin liturgy, "Responsory for the Nativity, Liber Usualis."
Tempo markings: "Lilting, like an ancient folk song"; eighth note = c. 126
Performance instructions: For piano or organ: "For church use, the piano part may, with slight adaptation, be played on the organ if desired."
Ivey, Jean Eichelberger; music (American, 1923-2010)
Other data reference(s): Record for "A carol of animals." University of Toronto Libraries, http://go.utlib.ca/cat/4502731. Accessed 24 May 2019.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Toronto Music Library, Toronto
"Before the Paling of the Stars" [James Lavino]
First line of lyrics: Before the paling of the stars
instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)
Composition history: "Commissioned by Dean Close School for Christmas 2009."
Tempo markings: "Lento misteriono, sempre rubato"; quarter note = 44
Performance history: "First performed by Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum, conducted by Benjamin Nicholas, on 13 December 2009."
Recordings: "Before the Paling of the Stars." Lyrics by Christina Rossetti, performance by The Elysian Singers of London and Sam Laughton. Meridian Records, 2011.
Lavino, James; music (American, born 1973)
Other data reference(s): Lavino, James. James Lavino Online, https://www.jameslavino.com/choral-2000-2010. Accessed 23 September 2020. Lavino, James. "Re: Question/Comment from jameslavino.com." Received by Alicia Duffley. 27 Feb. 2018.
"© James Lavino 2009." This score is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The score appears on this website by kind permission of composer James Lavino.
5 pages; performance time 2 minutes and 45 seconds
File(s): CRM-christmascarolbefore-lavino.pdf
"Before the paling of the stars" [Derek Healey]
Part of: "Two Christina Rossetti Carols"
genre: carol|choral music|Christmas music|sacred music|song|song cycle
Place in the larger work: The first song of two in the song cycle called "Two Christina Rossetti Carols," which includes 1. "Before the paling of the stars"; 2. "Christmas hath a darkness."
Composition history: "The original ideas for these two carols first came to me during Christmas of 2005 while visiting Oxford, Mississippi. However, they were not completed until the early Spring of 2009 in Brooklyn, New York. Like many other composers, I am often drawn to Christina Rossetti's fresh and imaginative religious and secular poetry."
Tempo markings: "Gently flowing"; quarter note = 58
Performance instructions: "Before the paling of the stars is gentle and penitential, similar to plainsong, whereas Christmas hath a darkness is by contrast both strong and joyful. In both carols, the melody often moves to an inner voice and the words 'in relief' appear. The singers should make this voice louder than the surrounding parts. Performers should not exaggerate the crescendi and diminuendi in the first carol except those at the work's close. In Christmas hath a darkness, singers should perform the verse which begins 'Earth strike up your music' with conviction, while the piano part (particularly the right hand) should be strong and evocative of clanging bells. The gradual relaxation of tension in the final two pages should be carefully controlled. Both pieces may be performed unaccompanied, the piano parts being ad lib. However, in the second carol, the fast scales are important. All ascending scales should be brilliant and descending, harp-like. I composed these two carols with college choruses in mind, but they are also suitable for liturgical use."
Healey, Derek; music (English, lived and worked in Canada & US, born 1936)
This score is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The score appears on the website by kind permission of composer Derek Healey.
5 pages; performance time 2 minutes and 30 seconds
File(s): CRM-christmascarolbefore-healey.pdf
"Christmas hath a darkness" [Derek Healey]
First line of lyrics: Christmas hath a darkness
Place in the larger work: The second song of two in the song cycle called "Two Christina Rossetti Carols," which includes 1. "Before the paling of the stars"; 2. "Christmas hath a darkness."
Tempo markings: "Triumphantly"; quarter note = 56
7 pages; performance time 2 minutes and 10 seconds
genre: carol|choral music|Christmas music|song|sacred music
instrumentation: organ|timpani|brass ensemble
Tempo markings: "Espressivo"; quarter note = 66-72
Dedication: "for James Jordan and The Westminster Chapel Choir"
Notes: The organ part and the parts for brass are available separately.
Phillips, Joel; music (American, born 1958)
Other data reference(s): Record for "A Christmas carol." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77530300. Accessed 5 April 2019.
Cataloguer: Emma-Catherine Wilson and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Kathryn Sullivan Bowld Music Library, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth
New York: Shawnee Press; New York: Mark Foster Music
"Copyright 2005, Fostco Music Press, A Division of Shawnee Press, Inc."
Record: CRM-christmascarolbefore-phillips
"The shepherds had an Angel" [Charles Herbert Kitson]
First line of lyrics: The shepherds had an Angel
genre: hymn|carol|Christmas music|sacred music|song
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol, for my Godchildren" ("The shepherds had an angel")
Notes about the text: The hymn text is accompanied by two scripture verses: "He shall gather the lambs with his arm" (Isaiah xl. 11); "Glory be unto the Lamb" (Revelations v. 13).
Notes: Charles Herbert Kitson's tune "Sharow" was composed in 1915.
Kitson, Charles Herbert; music (English, 1874-1944)
Other data reference(s): Record for "Church hymnal, with accompanying tunes." University of Toronto Libraries, http://go.utlib.ca/cat/1425221. Accessed 24 June 2019.
musical score: Kitson, Charles Herbert. "Hymn 636." Church Hymnal, Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1919, p. 836. Toronto Knox College Library, Toronto.
Dublin: Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Record: CRM-christmascarolformygodchildren-kitson
File(s): CRM-christmascarolformygodchildren-kitson.pdf
"The Shepherds had an Angel" [David Hamilton]
First line of lyrics: The shepherds had an angel
genre: sacred music|song cycle|carol|Christmas music|choral music|song
Place in the larger work: The second song of four in the song cycle called "Four Carols," which includes 1. "Love Came Down at Christmas" (Christina Rossetti); 2. "The Shepherds Had An Angel" (Christina Rossetti); 3. "The Childhood of Christ" (Eustace Condor); 4. "Epiphany Carol" (James Lowell).
Composition history: "While overseas in 1989 I came upon the book by Erik Routley A Panorama of Christian Hymnody - a sourcebook of hymns and other sacred texts. These four carols draw their texts from that book: the first two by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894), the third by Eustace Condor (1820-1892), and the fourth by James Lowell (1819-1891). The fact that the poets are contemporaries is quite coincidental - these are texts which appealed and which appear to form a satisfactory cycle (although individual pieces may be performed separately). Love Came Down at Christmas is a popular and widely set Christmas text, and originally appeared in Time Flies: A Reading Diary, while The Shepherds had an Angel comes from Rossetti's Poetical Works. Both texts were originally intended as hymns for children. The Childhood of Christ was also a children's hymn and is drawn from the Congregational Church Hymnal of 1867, whereas the Epiphany Carol appeared in the 1865 publication Songs of the Sanctuary. Over a number of years I have written short Christmas pieces for groups directed by John Rosser - the Summer Singers, Quintessence, the Star Quartet and his fine chamber choir Viva Voce. These four pieces are dedicated to John and Kathryn Rosser as an appreciation for their interest in my music and willingness to perform (and record) it" (Hamilton).
Tempo markings: "rhythmically"; quarter note = c. 126
Dedication: "For John and Kathryn Rosser"
Hamilton, David; music (New Zealand, born 1955)
Other data reference(s): Hamilton, David. "Four Carols." Sounz, https://www.sounz.org.nz/works/11734?locale=en#loan-information. Accessed 25 August 2020. Record for "Love came down at Christmas." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155720234. Accessed 11 April 2019.
"Copyright © 1991 David Hamilton." The score is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The score appears on this website by kind permission of composer David Hamilton.
Record: CRM-christmascarolformygodchildren-hamilton
File(s): CRM-christmascarolformygodchildren-hamilton.pdf
"Christmas Hath a Darkness" [Peter Bloesch]
Composition history: The head note on the score says that "In this mystical poem, Christina Rossetti surprises us with her unusual juxtapositions: 'Christmas hath a darkness brighter than the blazing noon' and 'Christmas hath a chillness warmer than the heat of June.' On first reading, these thoughts can be confusing. How can something dark be brighter than the noontime sun? And how can something cold be warmer than the summer heat? But I believe that Rossetti is using these striking contrasts to shock us into realizing that the lowly birth of Christ is more magnificent than anything else in creation, with the 'darkness' of his birth transcending even the brightest sunlight" (Bloesch). In email correspondence, the composer noted the settings origin in a request that he "create an original setting of 'Christmas Hath a Darkness' for her annual handmade Christmas card, which she's been creating for over 50 years! (She always features something interesting and original on her cards, oftentimes my own music.) This was one of the few times when someone asked me to set a particular poem to music. Usually, I choose my own poems." On a more general note, Bloesch commented, "As a composer of over 50 choral works, I was very moved by Rossetti's poetry, and found her texts to be enchanting to set to music. Her writing is direct but deceptively subtle and rich, and each reading bears more depths of meaning and inspiration. I tend to be most inspired by poetry that deals with nature and love, and her texts certainly blend these elements often enough."
Performance instructions: The score notes that the setting can be performed three different ways: 1. SATB chorus a capella, 2. SATB chorus with piano accompaniment, or 3. Soprano or tenor soloist or unison voices singing the soprano part, with piano accompaniment.
Performance history: This piece was premiered in December 2015 by Dr. Abby Musgrove at Illinois College.
Recordings: Bloesch, Peter. "Christmas Hath a Darkness ~ by Peter Bloesch (original composition for chorus & piano)." YouTube, 12 Apr. 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYH2R5dW4r8. Accessed 25 Jan. 2019.
Other data reference(s): Bloesch, Peter. "“Christmas Hath a Darkness” ~ Version with piano accompaniment." peterbloesch.com, https://peterbloesch.com/music/choral/hol-keyboard/christmas-hath-satb-piano/. Accessed 25 Jan. 2019. Bloesch, Peter. "Re: Christina Rossetti in Music research project." Received by Mary Arseneau, 29 Jan. 2019.
Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: Bloesch, Peter. "“Christmas Hath a Darkness” ~ Version with piano accompaniment." peterbloesch.com. https://peterbloesch.com/music/choral/hol-keyboard/christmas-hath-satb-piano/. Accessed 25 Jan. 2019.
"Copyright owned by Peter Bloesch, with all rights reserved."
Composition history: "'Christmas Eve' was commissioned by King's College, Cambridge, for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2011."
Tempo markings: "mysteriously, freely throughout"; quarter note = 54
Performance history: "It was first performed by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, conducted by Stephen Cleobury, on Christmas Eve 2011."
Davies, Tansy; music (English, born 1973)
Cataloguer: Emma-Catherine Wilson, University of Ottawa
musical score: Davies, Tansy. "Christmas Eve." Alexander Street, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/preview/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C2692424. Accessed 24 September 2020.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Christmas Eve." Alexander Street, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/preview/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C2692424. Accessed 24 September 2020.
"A Lamb is Innocent and Mild" [Lee Eitzen]
First line of lyrics: A lamb is innocent and mild
genre: carol|choral music|Christmas music|sacred music|song
Tempo markings: "Moderately"; quarter note = 70
Eitzen, Lee; music (American, 1920-1981)
Reference: IMSLP Petrucci Music Library, http://imslp.org/
Cataloguer: Melissa Poon and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: IMSLP Petrucci Music Library, https://imslp.org/wiki/A_Lamb_Is_Innocent_and_Mild_(Eitzen%2C_Lee). Accessed 1 Dec. 2018.
"Copyright 1948, 2012 LOIS WINGERSON. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. prepared by bottomless cup] music, New York, NY. www.bottomlesscupmusic.com"
"Twist me a Crown of Wind Flowers" [Arthur Somervell]
First line of lyrics: Twist me a crown of wind flowers
Rossetti poem(s): "'Twist me a crown of wind-flowers'"
Place in the larger work: The first song of ten in the song cycle called "Wind Flowers," which includes 1. "Twist me a Crown of Wind Flowers" (Christina Rossetti); 2. "High over the Breakers" (Sidney Dobell); 3. "The Wind has such a rainy Sound" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "Hope is like a Harebell" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "Two Doves on the self-same Branch" (Christina Rossetti); 6. "Music, when soft Voices die" (Percy Shelley); 7. "When a mounting Skylark sings" (Christina Rossetti); 8. "Going to Bed" (R.L. Stevenson); 9. "Windy Nights" (R.L. Stevenson); 10. "Finale."
Composition history: "By kind permission of Mssrs. Macmillan & Co."
Somervell, Arthur; music (English, 1863-1894)
Cataloguer: Julia Farnsworth, Mary Arseneau, and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
Somervell, Arthur. "Wind Flowers." International Music Score Library Project, http://imslp.org/wiki/Wind_Flowers_(Somervell%2C_Arthur). Accessed 6 April 2018.
File(s): CRM-twistmeacrown-somervell.pdf
"The Wind has such a Rainy Sound" [Arthur Somervell]
First line of lyrics: The wind has such a rainy sound
Rossetti poem(s): "'The wind has such a rainy sound'"
Place in the larger work: The third song of ten in the song cycle called "Wind Flowers," which includes 1. "Twist me a Crown of Wind Flowers" (Christina Rossetti); 2. "High over the Breakers" (Sidney Dobell); 3. "The Wind has such a rainy Sound" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "Hope is like a Harebell" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "Two Doves on the self-same Branch" (Christina Rossetti); 6. "Music, when soft Voices die" (Percy Shelley); 7. "When a mounting Skylark sings" (Christina Rossetti); 8. "Going to Bed" (R.L. Stevenson); 9. "Windy Nights" (R.L. Stevenson); 10. "Finale."
"Hope is like a Harebell" [Arthur Somervell]
First line of lyrics: Hope is like a harebell
Rossetti poem(s): "'Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth'"
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of ten in the song cycle called "Wind Flowers," which includes 1. "Twist me a Crown of Wind Flowers" (Christina Rossetti); 2. "High over the Breakers" (Sidney Dobell); 3. "The Wind has such a rainy Sound" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "Hope is like a Harebell" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "Two Doves on the self-same Branch" (Christina Rossetti); 6. "Music, when soft Voices die" (Percy Shelley); 7. "When a mounting Skylark sings" (Christina Rossetti); 8. "Going to Bed" (R.L. Stevenson); 9. "Windy Nights" (R.L. Stevenson); 10. "Finale."
Record: CRM-hopeislikeaharebell-somervell
File(s): CRM-hopeislikeaharebell-somervell.pdf
"Two Doves on the self-same Branch" [Arthur Somervell]
First line of lyrics: Two doves upon the self-same branch
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("Two doves upon the selfsame branch")
Place in the larger work: The fifth song of ten in the song cycle called "Wind Flowers," which includes 1. "Twist me a Crown of Wind Flowers" (Christina Rossetti); 2. "High over the Breakers" (Sidney Dobell); 3. "The Wind has such a rainy Sound" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "Hope is like a Harebell" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "Two Doves on the self-same Branch" (Christina Rossetti); 6. "Music, when soft Voices die" (Percy Shelley); 7. "When a mounting Skylark sings" (Christina Rossetti); 8. "Going to Bed" (R.L. Stevenson); 9. "Windy Nights" (R.L. Stevenson); 10. "Finale."
"When a mounting Skylark sings" [Arthur Somervell]
First line of lyrics: When a mounting skylark sings
Rossetti poem(s): "'When a mounting skylark sings'"
Place in the larger work: The seventh song of ten in the song cycle called "Wind Flowers," which includes 1. "Twist me a Crown of Wind Flowers" (Christina Rossetti); 2. "High over the Breakers" (Sidney Dobell); 3. "The Wind has such a rainy Sound" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "Hope is like a Harebell" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "Two Doves on the self-same Branch" (Christina Rossetti); 6. "Music, when soft Voices die" (Percy Shelley); 7. "When a mounting Skylark sings" (Christina Rossetti); 8. "Going to Bed" (R.L. Stevenson); 9. "Windy Nights" (R.L. Stevenson); 10. "Finale."
Tempo markings: "Andante con espressione"
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4859
Musical score: International Music Score Library Project, http://imslp.org/wiki/Wind_Flowers_(Somervell%2C_Arthur). Accessed 6 April 2018.
File(s): CRM-whenamounting-somervell.pdf
First line of lyrics: Every valley drinks
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the first four stanzas (ll. 16) with the first stanza (ll. 1-4) repeated at the end.
Performance history: "Winter Rain by Diana Rosenblum." Performance by Estelí Gomez, soprano, Vimeo, uploaded 27 Mar. 2013, https://vimeo.com/62832790.
Recordings: Rosenblum, Diana. "Winter Rain." Lori Laitman: The Secret Exit; Kalmen Opperman: Un seul; Diana Rosenblum: Winter Rain, performance by Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, soprano and Denise A. Gainey, clarinet, Naxos Classics, 2020. Sound Cloud, https://soundcloud.com/user-936314119/winter-rain. Accessed 25 Sep. 2020.
Other data reference(s): "Vocal/Choral." Diana Rosenblum, composer, https://www.ovanovi.com/works. Accessed 25 Sep. 2020.
Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
First line of lyrics: Oh why is heaven built so far
Performance history: "De Profundis by Diana Rosenblum." Performance by Estelí Gomez, soprano, Vimeo, uploaded 27 Mar. 2013, https://vimeo.com/62832300.
performance time 3 minutes and 40 seconds
untitled [setting of "'Who has seen the wind?'"] [arr. anonymous, music D. Corner]
Composition history: "(By permission of Macmillan & Co.)"
Performance instructions: "(Irregular.)"
Notes: Text adapted to a 1631 work by D. Corner, a tune entitled "Spiritus" (Gooch 4870). This song was published in the "Winchester Hymn Supplement", 1928 edition by Warren & Son, Winchester. The first of two tunes to choose from. The attempt by the Winchester Diocesan Church Music Committee to offer a small collection of hymns and tunes [divided in 3 parts: (1) for adults; (2) for older children; (3) for young children ("New Music. Songs" p. 184)] in 1923 was such a large success that it justified a more substantial volume. The 1928 publication includes "123 hymns and 14 carols together with Merbecke's Communion Service, as edited by E.G.P. Wyatt and Royle Shore." (Harding, p. 152)
Corner, David Gregor; music (German, 1585-1648)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4870
Other data reference(s): Harding, H. A. "Church and Organ Music. Royal College of Organists." The Musical Times, vol. 70, no. 1032, 1 Feb. 1929, pp. 142-144, 152-153. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/917499. "New Music. Songs." The Musical Times, vol. 64, no. 961, 1 Mar. 1923, pp. 183-185. JSTOR.
Musical score: Winchester Hymn Supplement, with Tunes. Warren & Son, Winchester, 1928, p. 168, no. 139.
File(s): CRM-whohasseen-anonymous-corner.jpg
Performance instructions: "(Irregular)."
Notes: This song was published in the "Winchester Hymn Supplement", 1928 edition by Warren & Son, Winchester. The second of two tunes to choose from. The attempt by the Winchester Diocesan Church Music Committee to offer a small collection of hymns and tunes [divided in 3 parts: (1) for adults; (2) for older children; (3) for young children ("New Music. Songs" p. 184)] in 1923 was such a large success that it justified a more substantial volume. The 1928 publication includes "123 hymns and 14 carols together with Merbecke's Communion Service, as edited by E.G.P. Wyatt and Royle Shore." (Harding, p. 152)
Heward, Leslie Hays; music (British, 1897-1943)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4881
Other data reference(s): Harding, H. A. "Church and Organ Music. Royal College of Organists." The Musical Times, vol. 70, no. 1032, 1 Feb. 1929, pp. 142-144, 152-153. JSTOR. "New Music. Songs." The Musical Times, vol. 64, no. 961, 1 Mar. 1923, pp. 183-185. JSTOR.