"My heart is like a singing bird" [James Paul Kennedy]
title: First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird
subject: genre: song
subject: solo: high voice
subject: instrumentation: piano
subject: initial sharps/flats: five flats
subject: initial time signature: 4/4
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
description: Notes about the text: Kennedy substitutes "thickest fruit" for "thickset fruit."
description: Tempo markings: "Allegretto"
description: Performance instructions: At the beginning of the second stanza, the tempo changes to "Andantino." Then, at the beginning of the line "Work it in gold and silver grapes" it switches back to "Allegretto."
description: Dedication: "to Lucille Allison Kennedy"
creator: Kennedy, James Paul; music (American, 1911-1995)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): Record for "My heart is like a singing bird : for high voice and piano." Bowling Green State University, http://maurice.bgsu.edu/record=b2800797~S9. Accessed 31 Mar. 2019.
source: Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
source: musical score: Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
date: 1977 December 23 [composition]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 6 pages
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-birthday-kennedy

"My heart is like a singing bird" [Madeleine Dring]
subject: genre: song|chamber music
subject: solo: voice
subject: instrumentation: piano
subject: origin: United Kingdom
subject: female composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
description: Notes: Published posthumously as part of a collection including other previously-unpublished works by the composer (Record for "Previously unpublished vocal works. Volume 1, Art songs and arrangements").
creator: Dring, Madeleine; music (English, 1923-1977)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): Record for "Previously unpublished vocal works. Volume 1, Art songs and arrangements." McGill University Library, https://mcgill.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1035766569. Accessed 31 Mar. 2019.
source: Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
publisher: Fayetteville: Classical Vocal Reprints
date: 2018 [publication]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-birthday-dring

"Because my love has come to me" [arr. Robert S. Hines, music Edvard Grieg]
subject: genre: choral music|song
subject: chorus: two-part treble chorus
subject: instrumentation: piano
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
description: Notes: Original music by Edvard Grieg, "Lyriske stykker, op. 65. Bondens sang" arranged by Robert S. Hines for "A Birthday."
creator: Grieg, Edvard; music (Norwegian, 1843-1907)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
creator: Hines, Robert S.; arrangement (American, died 2014)
source: Other data reference(s): Record for "Because my love has come to me : for two-part chorus of treble voices." Library of Congress, https://lccn.loc.gov/93730477. Accessed 31 Mar. 2019.
source: Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
publisher: Los Angeles: Lawson-Gould
date: 1993 ca [publication]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 4 pages
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-birthday-hines-grieg

"Mirage" [Ruth Byrchmore]
title: First line of lyrics: The hope I dreamed of was a dream
title: Part of: "In the silence of the night"
subject: genre: choral music|song cycle|song
subject: chorus: unknown type
subject: instrumentation: a cappella
subject: origin: United Kingdom
subject: female composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Mirage"
description: Place in the larger work: The third movement of three in a song cycle called "In the Silence of the Night," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Echo"; 2. "Song"; 3. "Mirage".
description: Recordings: "Mirage." Children of our time, performance by Schola Cantorum of Oxford and Jeremy Summerly, conductor, Hyperion, 2006. https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67575
creator: Byrchmore, Ruth; music (English, born 1966)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): "In the silence of the night." Hyperion, https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/tw.asp?w=W5212. Accessed 25 Apr. 2020.
source: Cataloguer: Diana Bishara and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
date: 1995 [composition]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: sound recording
format: performance time 4 minutes and 44 seconds; complete song cycle performance time 14 minutes and 45 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-mirage-byrchmore

"Song" [Ruth Byrchmore]
title: First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest
title: Part of: "In the silence of the night"
subject: genre: choral music|song cycle|song
subject: chorus: unknown type
subject: instrumentation: a cappella
subject: origin: United Kingdom
subject: female composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
description: Place in the larger work: The second movement of three in a song cycle called "In the Silence of the Night," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Echo"; 2. "Song"; 3. "Mirage".
description: Recordings: "Song." Children of our time, performance by Schola Cantorum of Oxford and Jeremy Summerly, conductor, Hyperion, 2006. https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67575
creator: Byrchmore, Ruth; music (English, born 1966)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): "In the silence of the night." Hyperion, https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/tw.asp?w=W5212. Accessed 25 Apr. 2020.
source: Cataloguer: Diana Bishara and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
date: 1995 [composition]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: sound recording
format: performance time 6 minutes and 20 seconds; complete song cycle performance time 14 minutes and 45 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-byrchmore

"Echo" [Ruth Byrchmore]
title: First line of lyrics: Come to me in the silence of the night
title: Part of: "In the silence of the night"
subject: genre: choral music|song cycle|song
subject: chorus: unknown type
subject: instrumentation: a cappella
subject: origin: United Kingdom
subject: female composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"
description: Place in the larger work: The first movement of three in a song cycle called "In the Silence of the Night," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Echo"; 2. "Song"; 3. "Mirage".
description: Recordings: "Echo." Children of our time, performance by Schola Cantorum of Oxford and Jeremy Summerly, conductor, Hyperion, 2006. https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67575
creator: Byrchmore, Ruth; music (English, born 1966)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): "In the silence of the night." Hyperion, https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/tw.asp?w=W5212. Accessed 25 Apr. 2020.
source: Cataloguer: Diana Bishara and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
date: 1995 [composition]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: sound recording
format: performance time 3 minutes and 41 seconds; complete song cycle performance time 14 minutes and 45 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-echo-byrchmore

"My love is come to me" [James R. Day]
title: First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird
title: Part of: "Rossetti Songs"
subject: genre: song|song cycle
subject: solo: high voice
subject: instrumentation: piano
subject: initial sharps/flats: five flats
subject: initial time signature: 3/4
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
description: Place in the larger work: The fifth song of five in the song cycle "Rossetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Somewhere or other:; 2. "Echo"; 3. "When windflowers blossom"; 4. "For hope that is so fair"; 5. "My love is come to me."
description: Composition history: Notes from the composer included on score: "My affinity for the poetry of Christina Rossetti has spanned most of my adult life. I have found her poems to be, for the most part, deftly simple and remarkably subtle. Her poetry reflects a truism that a life fully lived has a profound significance for each of us as we live the balance of our own lives. Although times and circumstances vary, the fundamental challenges are perennial. I am fascinated by the close kinship of Christina's thoughts about the beauty and pain of human love. It was this 'closeness' that led me to select the particular poems about love to be included in this cycle. I hope you enjoy them. — JRD"
description: Tempo markings: "Andante"; quarter note = 92
description: Performance instructions: A note on page 30 indicates that "pomegranates" should be pronounced with three syllables only, "Pome-gran-ates." Notes from the editor included on score: "Reflecting on both the beauty and the pain of human love, each of these Rossetti text settings may be sung individually, or performed as a complete set for a song recital. In the best sense of 20th-century music, these new compositions marry the voice with the accompaniment and require accomplished performers for both. — Scott Foss"
description: Dedication: "to Kevin and Emily Shumway"
description: Notes: The score includes phonetic spelling and definitions for "dais" and "vair" on page 29. "Dais" is defined as "platform above the floor" and "vair" is defined as "the bluish gray and white fur of a squirrel prized for ornamental use in medieval times."
creator: Day, James R.; music (American, 1948-2018)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
source: musical score: University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
publisher: Dayton: Roger Dean Publishing Co.
date: 2000 [copyright]
rights: "© 2000 Roger Dean Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is a criminal offense subject to prosecution. THE CCLI LICENSE DOES NOT GRANT PERMISSION TO PHOTOCOPY THIS MUSIC"
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 6 pages (pp. 26-31)
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-birthday-day

"For Hope that Is So Fair" [James R. Day]
title: First line of lyrics: She sat and sang alway
title: Part of: "Rossetti Songs"
subject: genre: song|song cycle
subject: solo: high voice
subject: instrumentation: piano
subject: initial sharps/flats: four sharps
subject: initial time signature: 6/8
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("She sat and sang alway")
description: Place in the larger work: The fourth song of five in the song cycle "Rossetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Somewhere or other"; 2. "Echo"; 3. "When windflowers blossom"; 4. "For hope that is so fair"; 5. "My love is come to me."
description: Composition history: Notes from the composer included on score: "My affinity for the poetry of Christina Rossetti has spanned most of my adult life. I have found her poems to be, for the most part, deftly simple and remarkably subtle. Her poetry reflects a truism that a life fully lived has a profound significance for each of us as we live the balance of our own lives. Although times and circumstances vary, the fundamental challenges are perennial. I am fascinated by the close kinship of Christina's thoughts about the beauty and pain of human love. It was this 'closeness' that led me to select the particular poems about love to be included in this cycle. I hope you enjoy them. — JRD"
description: Tempo markings: "Contabile"; quarter note = 63
description: Performance instructions: Notes from the editor included on score: "Reflecting on both the beauty and the pain of human love, each of these Rossetti text settings may be sung individually, or performed as a complete set for a song recital. In the best sense of 20th-century music, these new compositions marry the voice with the accompaniment and require accomplished performers for both. — Scott Foss"
creator: Day, James R.; music (American, 1948-2018)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Cataloguer: Moira Duncan, University of Ottawa
source: musical score: University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
publisher: Dayton: Roger Dean Publishing Co.
date: 2000 [copyright]
rights: "© 2000 Roger Dean Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is a criminal offense subject to prosecution. THE CCLI LICENSE DOES NOT GRANT PERMISSION TO PHOTOCOPY THIS MUSIC"
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 4 pages (pp. 22-25)
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-songshesat-day

"When Windflowers Blossom" [James R. Day]
title: First line of lyrics: Oh tell me once and tell me twice
title: Part of: "Rossetti Songs"
subject: genre: song|song cycle
subject: solo: high voice
subject: instrumentation: piano
subject: initial sharps/flats: five flats
subject: initial time signature: 4/4
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "'One Foot on Sea, and One on Shore'"
description: Place in the larger work: The third song of five in the song cycle "Rossetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Somewhere or other"; 2. "Echo"; 3. "When windflowers blossom"; 4. "For hope that is so fair"; 5. "My love is come to me."
description: Composition history: Notes from the composer included on score: "My affinity for the poetry of Christina Rossetti has spanned most of my adult life. I have found her poems to be, for the most part, deftly simple and remarkably subtle. Her poetry reflects a truism that a life fully lived has a profound significance for each of us as we live the balance of our own lives. Although times and circumstances vary, the fundamental challenges are perennial. I am fascinated by the close kinship of Christina's thoughts about the beauty and pain of human love. It was this 'closeness' that led me to select the particular poems about love to be included in this cycle. I hope you enjoy them. — JRD"
description: Tempo markings: "Andante"; quarter note = 84
description: Performance instructions: Notes from the editor included on score: "Reflecting on both the beauty and the pain of human love, each of these Rossetti text settings may be sung individually, or performed as a complete set for a song recital. In the best sense of 20th-century music, these new compositions marry the voice with the accompaniment and require accomplished performers for both. — Scott Foss"
creator: Day, James R.; music (American, 1948-2018)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Cataloguer: Moira Duncan, University of Ottawa
source: musical score: University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
publisher: Dayton: Roger Dean Publishing Co.
date: 2000 [copyright]
rights: "© 2000 Roger Dean Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is a criminal offense subject to prosecution. THE CCLI LICENSE DOES NOT GRANT PERMISSION TO PHOTOCOPY THIS MUSIC"
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 6 pages (pp. 16-21)
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-onefootonsea-day

"Echo" [James R. Day]
title: First line of lyrics: Come to me in the silence of the night
title: Part of: "Rossetti Songs"
subject: genre: song|song cycle
subject: solo: high voice
subject: instrumentation: piano
subject: initial sharps/flats: two sharps
subject: initial time signature: 6/8
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"
description: Place in the larger work: The second song of five in the song cycle "Rossetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Somewhere or other"; 2. "Echo"; 3. "When windflowers blossom"; 4. "For hope that is so fair"; 5. "My love is come to me."
description: Composition history: Notes from the composer included on score: "My affinity for the poetry of Christina Rossetti has spanned most of my adult life. I have found her poems to be, for the most part, deftly simple and remarkably subtle. Her poetry reflects a truism that a life fully lived has a profound significance for each of us as we live the balance of our own lives. Although times and circumstances vary, the fundamental challenges are perennial. I am fascinated by the close kinship of Christina's thoughts about the beauty and pain of human love. It was this 'closeness' that led me to select the particular poems about love to be included in this cycle. I hope you enjoy them. — JRD"
description: Tempo markings: "Cantabile"; eighth note = 116
description: Performance instructions: Notes from the editor included on score: "Reflecting on both the beauty and the pain of human love, each of these Rossetti text settings may be sung individually, or performed as a complete set for a song recital. In the best sense of 20th-century music, these new compositions marry the voice with the accompaniment and require accomplished performers for both. — Scott Foss"
description: Dedication: "to Scott and Kitt Foss"
creator: Day, James R.; music (American, 1948-2018)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Cataloguer: Moira Duncan, University of Ottawa
source: musical score: University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
publisher: Dayton: Roger Dean Publishing Co.
date: 2000 [copyright]
rights: "© 2000 Roger Dean Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is a criminal offense subject to prosecution. THE CCLI LICENSE DOES NOT GRANT PERMISSION TO PHOTOCOPY THIS MUSIC"
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 5 pages (pp. 10-15)
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-echo-day

"Somewhere or Other" [James R. Day]
title: First line of lyrics: Somewhere or other there must surely be
title: Part of: "Rossetti Songs"
subject: genre: song|song cycle
subject: solo: high voice
subject: instrumentation: piano
subject: initial sharps/flats: three flats
subject: initial time signature: 6/8
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Somewhere or Other"
description: Place in the larger work: The first song of five in the song cycle "Rossetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Somewhere or other"; 2. "Echo"; 3. "When windflowers blossom"; 4. "For hope that is so fair"; 5. "My love is come to me."
description: Composition history: Notes from the composer included on score: "My affinity for the poetry of Christina Rossetti has spanned most of my adult life. I have found her poems to be, for the most part, deftly simple and remarkably subtle. Her poetry reflects a truism that a life fully lived has a profound significance for each of us as we live the balance of our own lives. Although times and circumstances vary, the fundamental challenges are perennial. I am fascinated by the close kinship of Christina's thoughts about the beauty and pain of human love. It was this 'closeness' that led me to select the particular poems about love to be included in this cycle. I hope you enjoy them. — JRD"
description: Tempo markings: "Slowly"; quarter note = 56
description: Performance instructions: Notes from the editor included on score: "Reflecting on both the beauty and the pain of human love, each of these Rossetti text settings may be sung individually, or performed as a complete set for a song recital. In the best sense of 20th-century music, these new compositions marry the voice with the accompaniment and require accomplished performers for both. — Scott Foss"
creator: Day, James R.; music (American, 1948-2018)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Cataloguer: Moira Duncan, University of Ottawa
source: musical score: University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
publisher: Dayton: Roger Dean Publishing Co.
date: 2000 [copyright]
rights: "© 2000 Roger Dean Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is a criminal offense subject to prosecution. THE CCLI LICENSE DOES NOT GRANT PERMISSION TO PHOTOCOPY THIS MUSIC"
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 4 pages (pp. 6-9)
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-somewhereorother-day

"Echo" [Matthew Brown]
title: First line of lyrics: Come to me in the silence of the night
title: Part of: "The Speaking Silence"
subject: genre: song cycle|song
subject: solo: soprano
subject: instrumentation: guitar quartet
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"
description: Place in the larger work: The fourth song of four in the song cycle called "The Speaking Silence," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Mirage"; 2. "Remember"; 3. "Song"; 4. "Echo".
description: Performance history: Brown, Matthew. “Matthew Brown--The Speaking Silence: IV. Echo.” YouTube, uploaded by rmbuscedu, Matthew Brown Music, 14 May 2007, https://youtu.be/Sc8aSVdL7rM
description: Recordings: Brown, Matthew. "The Speaking Silence: IV. Echo." SoundCloud, uploaded in 2015, https://soundcloud.com/matthewbrown/the-speaking-silence-iv-echo.
creator: Brown, Matthew; music (American, active 2005)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): "The Speaking Silence." Matthew Brown Composer, https://sites.google.com/mattbrowncomposer.com/home/vocal-music/the-speaking-silence. Accessed 25 Apr. 2020. Record for “The speaking silence : four poems of Christina Rossetti for soprano and guitar quartet” WorldCat, www.worldcat.org/oclc/993498616. Accessed 11 Apr. 2018
source: Cataloguer: Diana Bishara and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
date: 2005 [composition]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 37 pages; performance time 20 minutes [song cycle]
format: Format 2: sound recording
format: performance time 6 minutes and 52 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-echo-brown

"Song" [Matthew Brown]
title: First line of lyrics: She sat and sang I
title: Part of: "The Speaking Silence"
subject: genre: song cycle|song
subject: solo: soprano
subject: instrumentation: guitar quartet
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("She sat and sang alway")
description: Place in the larger work: The first song of four in the song cycle called "The Speaking Silence," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Mirage"; 2. "Remember"; 3. "Song"; 4. "Echo".
description: Notes about the text: In this song, the word "alway" found in the Rossetti poem is replaced by "I".
description: Performance history: Brown, Matthew. “Matthew Brown--The Speaking Silence--III. Song.” YouTube, uploaded by rmbuscedu, Matthew Brown Music, 14 May 2007, https://youtu.be/aVsBOvXEls8
description: Recordings: Brown, Matthew. "The Speaking Silence: III. Song." SoundCloud, uploaded in 2015, https://soundcloud.com/matthewbrown/the-speaking-silence-iii-song.
creator: Brown, Matthew; music (American, active 2005)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): "The Speaking Silence." Matthew Brown Composer, https://sites.google.com/mattbrowncomposer.com/home/vocal-music/the-speaking-silence. Accessed 25 Apr. 2020. Record for “The speaking silence : four poems of Christina Rossetti for soprano and guitar quartet” WorldCat, www.worldcat.org/oclc/993498616. Accessed 11 Apr. 2018
source: Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
date: 2005 [composition]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 37 pages; performance time 20 minutes [song cycle]
format: Format 2: sound recording
format: performance time 4 minutes and 17 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-songshesat-brown

"Remember" [Matthew Brown]
title: First line of lyrics: Remember me when I am gone away
title: Part of: "The Speaking Silence"
subject: genre: song cycle|song
subject: solo: soprano
subject: instrumentation: guitar quartet
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Remember"
description: Place in the larger work: The second song of four in the song cycle called "The Speaking Silence," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Mirage"; 2. "Remember"; 3. "Song"; 4. "Echo".
description: Performance history: Brown, Matthew. “Matthew Brown--The Speaking Silence: II. Remember.” YouTube, uploaded by rmbuscedu, Matthew Brown Music, 14 May 2007, https://youtu.be/pPIWIjN0s3s
description: Recordings: Brown, Matthew. "The Speaking Silence: II. Remember." SoundCloud, uploaded in 2015, https://soundcloud.com/matthewbrown/the-speaking-silence-ii-remember.
creator: Brown, Matthew; music (American, active 2005)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): "The Speaking Silence." Matthew Brown Composer, https://sites.google.com/mattbrowncomposer.com/home/vocal-music/the-speaking-silence. Accessed 25 Apr. 2020. Record for “The speaking silence : four poems of Christina Rossetti for soprano and guitar quartet” WorldCat, www.worldcat.org/oclc/993498616. Accessed 11 Apr. 2018
source: Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
date: 2005 [composition]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 37 pages; performance time 20 minutes [song cycle]
format: Format 2: sound recording
format: performance time 5 minutes and 57 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-remember-brown

[setting of “A Birthday”] [Ethan McGraph]
subject: genre: choral music|song
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
description: Composition history: The song collection, Silver Springs, was funded by an ArtsBuild Community Cultural Connections Grant (Joyner).
description: Performance history: First performed 22 March 2019 by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Chamber Singers at First Baptist Church with McGrath serving as pianist, organist, or conductor for some pieces (Pierce 3).
description: Recordings: McGrath, Ethan. Silver Songs. Performed by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Chamber Singers, 2019.
description: Notes: This setting of "A Birthday" is included in the song collection "Silver Songs" which includes 22 original works inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Amy Carmichael, Elinor Wylie, and Sarah Tullock (Pierce 3).
creator: McGrath, Ethan; music (American, active 2019)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): Joyner, Sarah. "Poetry in Musical Motion: UTC alum turns poems into songs." University of Tennessee at Chattanooga News Releases, https://blog.utc.edu/news/2019/03/poetry-in-musical-motion-utc-alum-turns-poems-into-songs/. Accessed 30 Mar. 2019. Pierce, Susan. "UTC Chamber Singers hosting CD release concert [Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.]." Chattanooga Times Free Press Tennessee, 20 Mar. 2019, pp. 3-4, Cision. Accessed 26 Mar. 2019.
source: Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
date: 2019 [composition]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: Format 2: sound recording
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-birthday-mcgrath

"Mirage" [Matthew Brown]
title: First line of lyrics: The hope I dreamed of was a dream
title: Part of: "The Speaking Silence"
subject: genre: song cycle|song
subject: solo: soprano
subject: instrumentation: guitar quartet
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Mirage"
description: Place in the larger work: The first song of four in the song cycle called "The Speaking Silence," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Mirage"; 2. "Remember"; 3. "Song"; 4. "Echo".
description: Performance history: Brown, Matthew. “Matthew Brown--The Speaking Silence--I. Mirage.” YouTube, uploaded by rmbuscedu, Matthew Brown Music, 14 May 2007, https://youtu.be/Psz5FmRYinU
description: Recordings: Brown, Matthew. "The Speaking Silence: I. Mirage." SoundCloud, uploaded in 2015, https://soundcloud.com/matthewbrown/the-speaking-silence-i-mirage.
creator: Brown, Matthew; music (American, active 2005)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): "The Speaking Silence." Matthew Brown Composer, https://sites.google.com/mattbrowncomposer.com/home/vocal-music/the-speaking-silence. Accessed 25 Apr. 2020. Record for “The speaking silence : four poems of Christina Rossetti for soprano and guitar quartet” WorldCat, www.worldcat.org/oclc/993498616. Accessed 11 Apr. 2018
source: Cataloguer: Arianne Zamin and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
date: 2005 [composition]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 37 pages; performance time 20 minutes [song cycle]
format: Format 2: sound recording
format: performance time 5 minutes and 11 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-mirage-brown

"Echo" [Eleanor Daley]
title: First line of lyrics: Come to me in the silence of the night
subject: genre: choral music|song
subject: chorus: women’s SSAA chorus
subject: instrumentation: piano
subject: initial sharps/flats: two flats
subject: initial time signature: 4/4
subject: origin: Canada
subject: female composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"
description: Composition history: For Les Choristes, Karen Ann Schuessler, conductor, a women’s choir comprised of students from across campus, most of whom are voice majors at the Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
description: Tempo markings: quarter note = 90
description: Dedication: "for Les Choristes, Karen Ann Schuessler, conductor"
creator: Daley, Eleanor; music (Canadian, born 1955)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): "Eleanor Daley." Alliance Music Publications Inc., 2004, alliancemusic.com/peopledetails.cfm?iPeopleID=4, Accessed 16 Mar. 2018.
source: Cataloguer: Diana Bishara and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
source: This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Echo." Alliance Music Publications Inc., 2004, alliancemusic.com/peopledetails.cfm?iPeopleID=4, Accessed 16 Mar. 2018.
publisher: Houston: JEHMS Inc. A Division of Alliance Music Publications Inc.
date: 2006 [copyright]
rights: "© Copyright 2006 JEHMS, Inc. A Division of Alliance Music Publications, Inc. P.O. Box 131977. Houston, Texas, 77219-1977. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved."
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: performance time 4 minutes 12 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-echo-daley

"Echo" [Bethany Meyer]
title: First line of lyrics: Come to me in the silence of the night
subject: genre: choral music|song
subject: chorus: SATB chorus
subject: instrumentation: piano
subject: initial sharps/flats: two sharps
subject: initial time signature: 4/4
subject: origin: United States
subject: female composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"
description: Tempo markings: "Larghetto"; quarter note = ca. 60
description: Recordings: "Echo (SATB Choir) - by Bethany Meyer." Performance for promotional purposes with score, YouTube, uploaded by Hal Leonard Choral, 27 Feb. 2018, https://youtu.be/jisqeRmC1pY.
description: Dedication: "With special thanks to Deke Polifka"
creator: Meyer, Bethany; music (American, active 2017)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Cataloguer: Jazmine Clement and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
source: This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Echo." JW Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Echo/10843157.item#/submit. Accessed 24 Apr. 2020
publisher: Hal Leondard, LLC
date: 2017 [copyright] [publication]
rights: "© Copyright 2017 by HAL LEONARD LCC. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved."
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 12 pages; performance time ca. 4 minutes and 20 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-echo-meyer

"Come to me in the silence of the night" [Graham Ross]
title: First line of lyrics: Come, come
subject: genre: choral music|song
subject: chorus: SATB voices with divisi
subject: instrumentation: a cappella
subject: initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
subject: initial time signature: 3/4
subject: origin: United Kingdom
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"
description: Notes about the text: This song is a setting of stanza 1 only.
description: Tempo markings: quarter note = c. 68
description: Performance instructions: "For unaccompanied SSAATTBB chorus." "Simple, but with expression."
description: Performance history: Debut performance by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, conducted by Michael Brewer on "Easter Saturday, 15 April 2006, and later broadcast on BBC Radio 3."
description: Recordings: "Come to me in the silence of the night." Sound recording excerpt by the Novello Choir, Ralph Allwood conductor, Graham Ross, https://www.grahamross.com/list-of-works/come-silence-night/. Accessed 24 Apr. 2020.
description: Dedication: "for Alice & Johnny"
description: Notes: This song "was the winner of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain's 2006 Composition Prize."
creator: Ross, Graham; music (English, born 1985)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): "Come to me in the silence of the night." Graham Ross, http://www.grahamross.com/list-of-works/come-silence-night/. Accessed 2 Mar. 2018.
source: Cataloguer: Diana Bishara and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
source: musical score: "Come to me in the silence of the night." Alexander Street, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/preview/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C2383335. Accessed 24 Apr. 2020
source: This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Come to me in the silence of the night." Alexander Street, https://search.alexanderstreet.com/preview/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cscore%7C2383335. Accessed 24 Apr. 2020. This source maybe restricted except to subscribing institutions or individuals.
publisher: Novello and Co.
date: 2006 [publication]
rights: "© 2006 Novello & Company Ltd."
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 8 pages (pp. 2-9); performance time 3 minutes
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-echo-ross

"Come to me in the silence of the night" [Colin Brumby]
title: First line of lyrics: Come to me in the silence of the night
subject: genre: choral music|song
subject: chorus: SATB chorus
subject: instrumentation: a cappella
subject: initial sharps/flats: one flat
subject: initial time signature: 4/4
subject: origin: Australia
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"
description: Tempo markings: "Moderato"
creator: Brumby, Colin; music (Australian 1933-2018)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Other data reference(s): "Come to me in the silence of the night : SATB unaccompanied / music by Colin Brumby ; words by Christina Rossetti." Australian Music Centre, australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/brumby-colin-come-to-me-in-the-silence-of-the-night/9069. Accessed 2 Mar. 2018.
source: Cataloguer: Diana Bishara and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
publisher: Australian Music Centre
date: 1996 [composition]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 3 pages; performance time 3 minutes
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-echo-brumby
identifier: File(s): CRM-echo-brumby-first6bars.pdf

"A Birthday" [James Hopkins]
title: First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird
title: Part of: "The Rossetti Songs"
subject: genre: choral music|song cycle|song
subject: chorus: SATB voices with divisi
subject: instrumentation: harp|piano
subject: initial sharps/flats: three sharps
subject: initial time signature: 6/8
subject: other version 1 - chorus: SATB voices with divisi
subject: other version 1 - instrumentation: flute|oboe|clarinet|harp|strings
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
description: Place in the larger work: The fourth movement of four in the choral cycle "The Rossetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "May"; 2. "Come to Me in the Silence of the Night (Echo)"; 3. "When I am Dead, My Dearest (Song)"; 4. "A Birthday".
description: Composition history: "The Rossetti Songs were completed during the summer and fall of 1997 as the second commission for the recently-created position of Composer in Residence for the Pacific Chorale. Come to Me in the Silence of the Night (Echo), the first piece written, was composed in the fall of 1996 as a gift to the Chorale for their a cappella performance at the national ACDA Convention. [...] The successful reception of that movement encouraged the addition of other settings of the beautiful, mostly wistful poetry of Christina Rossetti (1830-1894). Three new movements were added, each for SATB Chorus and Harp [...] After the completion of this choral cycle, the composer adapted the instrumental part for small orchestra. The instrumentation is 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet in A, Harp and Strings."
description: Tempo markings: eighth note = 178-190
description: Performance instructions: "For SATB chorus (divisi) and Harp (or Piano)" "Performance with Harp is preferred. In this case, the separate fully edited Harp part available for purchase from the publisher must be used (Catalog No. 5486). Use this Piano part for rehearsal and performance with piano."
description: Performance history: Debut performance: "April 26, 1998; St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church; Newport Beach, California; The Pacific Chorale; John Alexander, Conductor; Mindy Ball, Harpist"
description: Recordings: "A Birthday - from The Rossetti Songs (James Hopkins)." Sweet Harmony, performance by the Pacific Chorale's John Alexander Singers, Mindy Ball, harp, and John Alexander, conductor. Amazon.com.
description: Notes: The score includes composition and performance history on page 2.
creator: Hopkins, James F.; music (American, born 1939)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington and Anna Lewis, University of Ottawa
source: musical score: University of Houston Libraries, Houston
source: This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "The Rossetti Songs: 4. A Birthday." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.ecspublishing.com/the-rossetti-songs-no-4-a-birthday.html. Accessed 9 Mar. 2017.
publisher: Boston: E. C. Schirmer Music Company
date: 1997 [composition]; 2000 [copyright]
rights: "© Copyright 2000 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company, a division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachussetts. All rights reserved"
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 14 pages (pp. 3-16); performance time 3 minutes and 30 seconds to 4 minutes
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-birthday-hopkins

"When I am Dead, My Dearest (Song)" [James Hopkins]
title: First line of lyrics: Sing no sad songs
title: Part of: "The Rossetti Songs"
subject: genre: choral music|song cycle|song
subject: chorus: SATB voices with divisi
subject: instrumentation: harp|piano
subject: initial sharps/flats: one sharp
subject: initial time signature: 3/4
subject: other version 1 - chorus: SATB voices with divisi
subject: other version 1 - instrumentation: flute|oboe|clarinet|harp|strings
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
description: Place in the larger work: The third song of four in a song cycle called "The Rossetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti's poems, which includes 1. "May"; 2. "Come to Me in the Silence of the Night (Echo)"; 3. "When I Am Dead, My Dearest (Song)"; 4. "A Birthday."
description: Composition history: "The Rossetti Songs were completed during the summer and fall of 1997 as the second commission for the recently-created position of Composer in Residence for the Pacific Chorale. Come to Me in the Silence of the Night (Echo), the first piece written, was composed in the fall of 1996 as a gift to the Chorale for their a cappella performance at the national ACDA Convention. [...] The successful reception of that movement encouraged the addition of other settings of the beautiful, mostly wistful poetry of Christina Rossetti (1830-1894). Three new movements were added, each for SATB Chorus and Harp [...] After the completion of this choral cycle, the composer adapted the instrumental part for small orchestra. The instrumentation is 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet in A, Harp and Strings."
description: Tempo markings: quarter note = 100
description: Performance instructions: "For SATB chorus (divisi) and Harp (or Piano)" "Performance with Harp is preferred. In this case, the separate fully edited Harp part available for purchase from the publisher must be used (Catalog No. 5486). Use this Piano part for rehearsal and performance with piano."
description: Performance history: Debut performance: "April 26, 1998; St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church; Newport Beach, California; The Pacific Chorale; John Alexander, Conductor; Mindy Ball, Harpist"
description: Recordings: "Song (When I am Dead, My Dearest) - from The Rossetti Songs (James Hopkins)." Sweet Harmony, performance by the Pacific Chorale's John Alexander Singers, Mindy Ball, harp, and John Alexander, conductor. Amazon.com.
creator: Hopkins, James F.; music (American, born 1939)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Cataloguer: Claudia Laugalys and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
source: This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "The Rossetti Songs: 3. When I Am Dead, My Dearest (Song)." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.ecspublishing.com/the-rossetti-songs-no-3-when-i-am-dead-my-dearest-song.html. Accessed 24 Apr. 2020.. Accessed 18 April 2018.
publisher: Boston: E. C. Schirmer Music Company
date: 1997 [composition]; 2000 [copyright]
rights: "© Copyright 2000 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company, a division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachussetts. All rights reserved"
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 13 pages (pp. 3-15); performance time 3 minutes and 30 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-hopkins

"Come to Me in the Silence of the Night (Echo)" [James Hopkins]
title: First line of lyrics: Come to me in the silence of the night
title: Part of: "Rossetti Songs"
subject: genre: choral music|song cycle|song
subject: chorus: SATB voices with divisi
subject: instrumentation: a cappella
subject: initial sharps/flats: one sharp
subject: initial time signature: 4/4
subject: other version 1 - chorus: SATB voices with divisi
subject: other version 1 - instrumentation: harp|piano
subject: other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp
subject: other version 2 - chorus: SATB voices with divisi
subject: other version 2 - instrumentation: flute|oboe|clarinet|harp|strings
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"
description: Place in the larger work: The second movement of four in the choral cycle "The Rossetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "May"; 2. "Come to Me in the Silence of the Night (Echo)"; 3. "When I am Dead, My Dearest (Song)"; 4. "A Birthday".
description: Composition history: "The Rossetti Songs were completed during the summer and fall of 1997 as the second commission for the recently-created position of Composer in Residence for the Pacific Chorale. Come to Me in the Silence of the Night (Echo), the first piece written, was composed in the fall of 1996 as a gift to the Chorale for their a cappella performance at the national ACDA Convention. It is dedicated to Mary Lyons, musician, generous patron of the arts and special friend. The successful reception of that movement encouraged the addition of other settings of the beautiful, mostly wistful poetry of Christina Rossetti (1830-1894). Three new movements were added, each for SATB Chorus and Harp. To provide ensemble unity among the four movements, an optional Harp part was created for use with Come to Me in the Silence of the Night (Echo). After the completion of this choral cycle, the composer adapted the instrumental part for small orchestra. The instrumentation is 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet in A, Harp and Strings."
description: Tempo markings: quarter note = 50
description: Performance instructions: "For SATB chorus (divisi) and Harp (or Piano)" "May also be sung a cappella." "Performance with Harp is preferred. In this case, the separate fully edited Harp part available for purchase from the publisher must be used (Catalog No. 5486). Use this Piano part for rehearsal and performance with piano."
description: Performance history: Debut performance of this song in 1997 by the Pacific Chorale. Debut performance of the complete cycle on April 26, 1998 at "St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church; Newport Beach, California; The Pacific Chorale; John Alexander, Conductor; Mindy Ball, Harpist"
description: Recordings: "Come to Me in the Silence of the Night." Musica, Pacific Chorale, John Alexander, conductor, Pacific Chorale, 1998. "Echo (Come to Me in the Silence of the Night) - from The Rossetti Songs (James Hopkins)." Sweet Harmony, performance by the Pacific Chorale's John Alexander Singers, Mindy Ball, harp, and John Alexander, conductor, Pacific Chorale, 2012. Amazon.com.
description: Dedication: "to Mary Lyons - a very special friend"
creator: Hopkins, James F.; music (American, born 1939)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Cataloguer: Diana Bishara and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
source: This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "The Rossetti Songs: 2. Come to Me in the Silence of the Night (Echo)." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.ecspublishing.com/the-rossetti-songs-no-2-come-to-me-in-the-silence-of-the-night-echo.html. Accessed 24 Apr. 2020
publisher: Boston: E. C. Schirmer Music Company
date: 1996 [composition]; 2000 [copyright]
rights: "© Copyright 2000 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company, a division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachussetts. All rights reserved"
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 9 pages (pp. 3-11); performance time ca. 4 minutes 30 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-echo-hopkins

"May" [James F. Hopkins]
title: First line of lyrics: I cannot tell you how it was
title: Part of: "The Rossetti Songs"
subject: genre: choral music|song cycle|song
subject: chorus: SATB voices with divisi
subject: instrumentation: harp|piano
subject: initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
subject: initial time signature: 3/4
subject: other version 1 - chorus: SATB voices with divisi
subject: other version 1 - instrumentation: flute|oboe|clarinet|harp|strings
subject: origin: United States
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "May" ("I cannot tell you how it was")
description: Place in the larger work: The first movement of four in the choral cycle "The Rossetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "May"; 2. "Come to Me in the Silence of the Night (Echo)"; 3. "When I am Dead, My Dearest (Song)"; 4. "A Birthday".
description: Composition history: "The Rossetti Songs were completed during the summer and fall of 1997 as the second commission for the recently-created position of Composer in Residence for the Pacific Chorale. Come to Me in the Silence of the Night (Echo), the first piece written, was composed in the fall of 1996 as a gift to the Chorale for their a cappella performance at the national ACDA Convention. [...] The successful reception of that movement encouraged the addition of other settings of the beautiful, mostly wistful poetry of Christina Rossetti (1830-1894). Three new movements were added, each for SATB Chorus and Harp [...] After the completion of this choral cycle, the composer adapted the instrumental part for small orchestra. The instrumentation is 1 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 Clarinet in A, Harp and Strings."
description: Tempo markings: quarter note = 52
description: Performance instructions: "For SATB chorus (divisi) and Harp (or Piano)" "Performance with Harp is preferred. In this case, the separate fully edited Harp part available for purchase from the publisher must be used (Catalog No. 5486). Use this Piano part for rehearsal and performance with piano."
description: Performance history: Debut performance: "April 26, 1998; St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church; Newport Beach, California; The Pacific Chorale; John Alexander, Conductor; Mindy Ball, Harpist"
description: Recordings: "May - from The Rossetti Songs (James Hopkins)." Sweet Harmony, performance by the Pacific Chorale's John Alexander Singers, Mindy Ball, harp, and John Alexander, conductor. Amazon.com.
creator: Hopkins, James F.; music (American, born 1939)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Cataloguer: Kevin Batsinduka and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
source: This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "The Rossetti Songs: 1. May." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.ecspublishing.com/the-rossetti-songs-no-1-may.html. Accessed 24 Apr. 2020.
publisher: Boston: E. C. Schirmer Music Company
date: 1997 [composition]; 2000 [copyright]
rights: "© Copyright 2000 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company, a division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachussetts. All rights reserved"
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: musical score
format: 8 pages (pp. 3-10); performance time ca. 3 minutes and 30 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-mayicannottell-hopkins

"A Birthday" [Patrick Hawes]
title: First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird
subject: genre: art song (lied)|song
subject: solo: soprano
subject: instrumentation: harp
subject: origin: United Kingdom
subject: male composer
description: Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
description: Recordings: "A Birthday." Fair Albion: A Vision of English, performance by Dante Quartet, Elin Manahan Thomas, soprano and Claire Jones, harp, Hyperion Records, 2009, https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_SIGCD178. And in Art Song Collection, 2012, Signum Classics, https://signumrecords.com/product/art-song-collection/SIGCD303/.
description: Notes: "A birthday is one of my favourite Rossetti poems. [...] we are reminded of our native wildlife and flora and the way in which our natural habitats inevitably become part of the people we are." (liner notes by Patrick Hawes, 2009)
creator: Hawes, Patrick; music (English, born 1958)
creator: Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
source: Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
publisher: Hyperion Records
date: 2009 [sound recording]
rights: 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.
format: Format 1: sound recording
format: performance time 3 minutes and 3 seconds
language: English
identifier: Record: CRM-birthday-hawes