"The Song of April" [Catharine A. Ranken]
First line of lyrics: Pretty little three
Part of: "Twelve Songs from The Months, A Pageant, Poetry by Christina Rossetti"
Rossetti poem(s): "The Months: A Pageant"
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of twelve in the song cycle called "Twelve Songs from The Months, A Pageant, Poetry by Christina Rossetti," setting of Christina Rossetti's "The Months: A Pageant." The songs in include 1. "The Song of January"; 2. "The Song of February"; 3. "The Song of March"; 4. "The Song of April"; 5. "The Song of May"; 6. "The Song of June"; 7. "The Song of July"; 8. "The Song of August"; 9. "The Song of September"; 10. "The Song of October"; 11. "The Song of November"; 12. "The Song of December".
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the first part of the "April" personification, lines 80-100.
Composition history: "By permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co."
Tempo markings: "Moderato. (Scherzando e leggiero.)"
Notes: In a review in "The Musical World", 30 December 1882, p. 819 (Ives DM47), the composer is referred to as simply C. A. Rankin and presumed to be a man.
Ranken, Catharine Adelaide; music (English, 1841-1918)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM47
Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.
Other data reference(s): Record for "Twelve Songs, from the Months, a Pageant, Poetry by C. Rossetti." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/498797067. Accessed 28 March 2022.
Cataloguer: Emma-Catherine Wilson and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
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File(s): CRM-monthsapageant-ranken-4.pdf
First line of lyrics: The world and I are far too full of bliss
Place in the larger work: The fifth song of twelve in the song cycle called "Twelve Songs from The Months, A Pageant, Poetry by Christina Rossetti," setting of Christina Rossetti's "The Months: A Pageant." The songs in include 1. "The Song of January"; 2. "The Song of February"; 3. "The Song of March"; 4. "The Song of April"; 5. "The Song of May"; 6. "The Song of June"; 7. "The Song of July"; 8. "The Song of August"; 9. "The Song of September"; 10. "The Song of October"; 11. "The Song of November"; 12. "The Song of December".
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the second part of the "May" personification, lines 132-149, omitting lines 130-131.
File(s): CRM-monthsapageant-ranken-5.pdf
"The Song of June" [Catharine A. Ranken]
First line of lyrics: The sun does all my long day's work for me
Place in the larger work: The sixth song of twelve in the song cycle called "Twelve Songs from The Months, A Pageant, Poetry by Christina Rossetti," setting of Christina Rossetti's "The Months: A Pageant." The songs in include 1. "The Song of January"; 2. "The Song of February"; 3. "The Song of March"; 4. "The Song of April"; 5. "The Song of May"; 6. "The Song of June"; 7. "The Song of July"; 8. "The Song of August"; 9. "The Song of September"; 10. "The Song of October"; 11. "The Song of November"; 12. "The Song of December".
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the second part of the "June" personification, lines 158-165.
File(s): CRM-monthsapageant-ranken-6.pdf
"The Song of July" [Catharine A. Ranken]
First line of lyrics: Blue flags, yellow flags, flags all freckled
Place in the larger work: The seventh song of twelve in the song cycle called "Twelve Songs from The Months, A Pageant, Poetry by Christina Rossetti," setting of Christina Rossetti's "The Months: A Pageant." The songs in include 1. "The Song of January"; 2. "The Song of February"; 3. "The Song of March"; 4. "The Song of April"; 5. "The Song of May"; 6. "The Song of June"; 7. "The Song of July"; 8. "The Song of August"; 9. "The Song of September"; 10. "The Song of October"; 11. "The Song of November"; 12. "The Song of December".
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the first and third parts of the "July" personification, lines 166-169 and 181-200.
File(s): CRM-monthsapageant-ranken-7.pdf
"The Song of August" [Catharine A. Ranken]
First line of lyrics: Wheat sways heavy, oats are airy
Place in the larger work: The eighth song of twelve in the song cycle called "Twelve Songs from The Months, A Pageant, Poetry by Christina Rossetti," setting of Christina Rossetti's "The Months: A Pageant." The songs in include 1. "The Song of January"; 2. "The Song of February"; 3. "The Song of March"; 4. "The Song of April"; 5. "The Song of May"; 6. "The Song of June"; 7. "The Song of July"; 8. "The Song of August"; 9. "The Song of September"; 10. "The Song of October"; 11. "The Song of November"; 12. "The Song of December".
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the first part of the "August" personification, lines 208-221.
File(s): CRM-monthsapageant-ranken-8.pdf
"The Song of September" [Catharine A. Ranken]
First line of lyrics: My song is half a sigh
Place in the larger work: The ninth song of twelve in the song cycle called "Twelve Songs from The Months, A Pageant, Poetry by Christina Rossetti," setting of Christina Rossetti's "The Months: A Pageant." The songs in include 1. "The Song of January"; 2. "The Song of February"; 3. "The Song of March"; 4. "The Song of April"; 5. "The Song of May"; 6. "The Song of June"; 7. "The Song of July"; 8. "The Song of August"; 9. "The Song of September"; 10. "The Song of October"; 11. "The Song of November"; 12. "The Song of December".
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the second part of the "September" personification, lines 233-244, omitting the last two stanzas, lines 245-255.
File(s): CRM-monthsapageant-ranken-9.pdf
"The Song of October" [Catharine A. Ranken]
First line of lyrics: Crack your first nut and light your first fire
Place in the larger work: The tenth song of twelve in the song cycle called "Twelve Songs from The Months, A Pageant, Poetry by Christina Rossetti," setting of Christina Rossetti's "The Months: A Pageant." The songs in include 1. "The Song of January"; 2. "The Song of February"; 3. "The Song of March"; 4. "The Song of April"; 5. "The Song of May"; 6. "The Song of June"; 7. "The Song of July"; 8. "The Song of August"; 9. "The Song of September"; 10. "The Song of October"; 11. "The Song of November"; 12. "The Song of December".
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the second part of the "October" personification, lines 264-273.
File(s): CRM-monthsapageant-ranken-10.pdf
"The Song of November" [Catharine A. Ranken]
First line of lyrics: The earth lies fast asleep, grown tired
Place in the larger work: The eleventh song of twelve in the song cycle called "Twelve Songs from The Months, A Pageant, Poetry by Christina Rossetti," setting of Christina Rossetti's "The Months: A Pageant." The songs in include 1. "The Song of January"; 2. "The Song of February"; 3. "The Song of March"; 4. "The Song of April"; 5. "The Song of May"; 6. "The Song of June"; 7. "The Song of July"; 8. "The Song of August"; 9. "The Song of September"; 10. "The Song of October"; 11. "The Song of November"; 12. "The Song of December".
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the second part of the "November" personification, lines 287-294. In the song, an "e" was added at the end of the last word to say "bye" instead of "by" found in the poem.
Tempo markings: "Andante molto tranquillo"
File(s): CRM-monthsapageant-ranken-11.pdf
"The Song of December" [Catharine A. Ranken]
First line of lyrics: Ivy and privet dark as night
Place in the larger work: The twelfth song of twelve in the song cycle called "Twelve Songs from The Months, A Pageant, Poetry by Christina Rossetti," setting of Christina Rossetti's "The Months: A Pageant." The songs in include 1. "The Song of January"; 2. "The Song of February"; 3. "The Song of March"; 4. "The Song of April"; 5. "The Song of May"; 6. "The Song of June"; 7. "The Song of July"; 8. "The Song of August"; 9. "The Song of September"; 10. "The Song of October"; 11. "The Song of November"; 12. "The Song of December".
Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the "December" personification, the end of the poem, lines 310-321, omitting lines 303-309.
File(s): CRM-monthsapageant-ranken-12.pdf
"Love Came Down At Christmas" [B. Wayne Bisbee]
First line of lyrics: Love came down at Christmas
genre: Christmas music|choral music|sacred music|song|carol
Tempo markings: dotted half note = 40-49
Performance instructions: "molto legato" is indicated where all voices start (bar 9).
Recordings: "Love Came Down at Christmas." Performance by South Bay Children’s Chorus, Diane Simons, artistic director, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc., https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1088. Accessed 30 March 2022.
Bisbee, Bud Wayne; music (American, born 1934)
Cataloguer: Jamie Harrison, University of Ottawa
Musical score: "Love Came Down at Christmas." Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc., https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1088. Accessed 30 March 2022.
Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Music Publishing
"It is illegal to duplicate this piece by photocopying or any other means | Those violating the copyright will be punished to the full extent of the law. | © Copyright 2012 for ALL COUNTRIES by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc."
6 pages; performance time 2 minutes 15 seconds
Notes about the text: The composer has added repeating phrases and words drawn from the poem.
Recordings: "Caterpillar." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Caterpillar/10590228.item#/submit. Accessed 30 March 2022.
Gray, Ruth Morris; music (American, born 1961)
Cataloguer: Jamie Harrison and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
Musical score: "Caterpillar." Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/caterpillar/p/00-43600/. Accessed 30 March 2022.
"Copyright © 2016 by Alfred Music. | All Rights Reserved."
7 pages; performance time 1 minutes 43 seconds
First line of lyrics: Spring bursts today
genre: Easter music|anthem|carol|sacred music|choral music|song
Composition history: "Commissioned by Harvard Memorial Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the inauguration of its new C. B. Fisk pipe organ, Easter, 2012"
Tempo markings: dotted quarter note = ca. 72
Performance history: Performed on Easter, April 8, 2021 at Harvard University's Memorial Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and "was the first choral work to be performed with the new instrument," ("Spring Bursts Today"), the "C. B. Fisk Op. 139, The Charles B. Fisk and Peter J. Gomes Memorial Organ, which was dedicated on Easter Day, 2012." ("Spring Bursts Today: A Celebration of Eastertide")
Recordings: "Spring Bursts Today." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.morningstarmusic.com/spring-bursts-today-an-easter-carol.html. Accessed 30 March 2022. "Alfred V. Fedak: Spring Bursts Today." Spring Bursts Today: A Celebration of Eastertide, performance by the Harvard University Choir, Edward Elwyn Jones, director, Christian Lane, organ, at The Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, January 22–24, 2014, Soundmirror, Inc. 2014. bandcamp, https://harvarduniversitychoir.bandcamp.com/track/alfred-v-fedak-spring-bursts-today. Accessed 30 March 2022.
Fedak, Alfred V.; music (American, born 1953)
Other data reference(s): "Spring Bursts Today." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.morningstarmusic.com/spring-bursts-today-an-easter-carol.html. Accessed 30 March 2022. Harvard University Choir. "Spring Bursts Today: A Celebration of Eastertide." bandcamp, https://harvarduniversitychoir.bandcamp.com/album/spring-bursts-today-a-celebration-of-eastertide. Accessed 30 March 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Spring Bursts Today." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.morningstarmusic.com/spring-bursts-today-an-easter-carol.html. Accessed 30 March 2022.
St. Louis: Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP), a division of MorningStar Music Publishers Inc.
2021 [composition]; 2014 [composition] [copyright]
"Copyright © 2014 Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP) | A division of MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. St. Louis, MO | All right reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 1.800.647.2117 www.MorningStarMusic.com | Reproducing this publication in any form is prohibited by law without the permission of the publisher. | The CCLI License does not give permission to copy this music."
11 pages; performance time 3 minutes 15 seconds
"There is a Budding Morrow in Midnight" [Elizabeth Haskins]
First line of lyrics: Wintry boughs against a wintry sky
other version 1 - instrumentation: orchestra
Rossetti poem(s): "'There is a Budding Morrow in Midnight'"
Place in the larger work: The first song of three in the song cycle called "My Garden," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "There is a Budding Morrow in Midnight"; 2. "Spring Quiet"; 3. "Another Spring."
Performance instructions: "Originally for soprano, violin, and piano" ("My garden: for soprano and orchestra").
Haskins, Robert James; orchestration (born 1937)
Other data reference(s): "My Garden for Soprano, Violin and Piano." Sheet Music Plus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/my-garden-for-soprano-violin-and-piano-sheet-music/19757944. Accessed 31 March 2022. "My garden: for soprano and orchestra." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70616339. Accessed 31 March 2022.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
"© 2004 Vivace Press, www.vivacepress.com | International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved."
Record: CRM-thereisabuddingmorrow-haskins
Place in the larger work: The second song of three in the song cycle called "My Garden," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "There is a Budding Morrow in Midnight"; 2. "Spring Quiet"; 3. "Another Spring."
Place in the larger work: The third song of three in the song cycle called "My Garden," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "There is a Budding Morrow in Midnight"; 2. "Spring Quiet"; 3. "Another Spring."
instrumentation: a cappella|keyboard (for rehearsal only)
Rossetti poem(s): "A Song for the Least of all Saints"
Performance instructions: "With quiet intensity" "1. In measures 28-36, men's voices should be divided equally into three parts. Likewise, all voices should be divide equally into six parts in measures 50-59. | 2. Measure 60 is aleatoric. Each section enters one at a time in the order indicated by the numbers. Several seconds should elapse before the entrance of the next section. Within the Soprano, Alto, and Tenor sections, each singer enters separately and repeats the ostinato as his or her own tempo. The Bass section enters last and together (not aleatorically), singing the melodic phrase rather slowly and majestically. When the Basses reach their final note, the upper voice parts gradually close and decrescendo to the fermata."
Performance history: February and April 2021, by Luther College Nordic Choir (Lerew). 28 July 2016, ICEP Concert, Vespers Choir, Zebulon M. Highben, conductor. (Baek and Vespers Choir)
Recordings: "Love Is The Key." Performance by Luther College Nordic Choir, Allen Hightower, conductor. Radiant Light, CD. SoundCloud, uploaded by ZMH, 14 July 2015, https://soundcloud.com/zmh367/love-is-the-key.
Notes: "Recipient of the 2011 Raabe Prize for Excellence in Sacred Composition" from the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. "A Finalist for the 2014-15 American Prize in Choral Composition." ("Love is the Key")
Highben, Zebulon M.; music (American, born 1979)
Other data reference(s): Lerew, Thomas Edward. Programming for Success: A Study of Repertoire Selection Practices by Undergraduate-Focused, Religiously-Affiliated, Collegiate Choral Programs Nationally Recognized by Performance Excellence. 2016. University of Arizona, PhD dissertation. Thomas Lerew, http://thomaslerew.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/LEREW-Thomas-E_ProQuest-Submission_no-2.pdf. Baek, Jung Jin. "Love is the Key." YouTube, uploaded by Jung Jin Baek, 7 March 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=754WDK35cZ4. "Love is the Key." Zebulon M. Highben, http://www.zebulonhighben.com/satb#/loveis. Accessed 6 March 2021. Vespers Choir. "Dr. Zebulon Highben from Muskingum University, OH, USA, had a rehearsal with Vespers Choir for ICEP concert on this Thursday." Facebook, 27 July 2016, https://www.facebook.com/vesperschoirseoul/posts/dr-zebulon-highben-from-muskingum-university-oh-usa-had-a-rehearsal-with-vespers/1816306105266507/.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Love is the Key." ECS Publishing Group, https://www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/61445/s/love-is-the-key/. Accessed 1 Apr 2022.
"Copyright © 2011 Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP) | A division of MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. St. Louis, MO. | All right reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 1.800.647.2117 www.MorningStarMusic.com | Reproducing this publication in any form is prohibited by law without the permission of the publisher. | The CCLI License does not give permission to copy this music."
10 pages, performance time 4 minutes to 5 minutes and 30 sections
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest
instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Composition history: "Commissioned by the Vancouver Chamber Choir"
Tempo markings: "Lento"; quarter note = ca. 52
Recordings: "Sing No Sad Songs For Me (SATB Choir) - by Rob Teehan." YouTube, uploaded by Hal Leonard Choir, 2 June 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=lppKghteLcQ.
Teehan, Rob; music (Canadian, born 1983)
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Sing No Sad Songs for Me." Hal Leonard, https://www.halleonard.com/product/viewproduct.action?itemid=50600459. Accessed 1 Apr. 2022.
"Copyright © 2015 by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP), New York, NY | International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. | Warning: Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited by Federal law and subject to criminal prosecution."
6 pages; performance time ca. 3 minute 30 seconds
"There Is No Time Like Spring" [Richard Burchard]
Notes about the text: The song sets lines 29-39 of the poem, with some repeated lines and phrases.
Composition history: "Commissioned by CODA Choral Organizations & Developing Artists for the Festival at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, CA, April 2-3, 2017"
Tempo markings: "In tempo"; quarter note = 74
Performance instructions: "opt[ional] Horn obbligato"
Performance history: "World Premiere: April 2, 2017, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA" (Plummer 108) with the CODA Festival Choir ("There Is No Time Like Spring") and April 3, 2017, All Choir Performance, including Lincoln High Sinfonia and Chamber Choir from Stockton, CA. YouTube, uploaded by Jenni Fontanilla, 4 Apr. 2017, https://youtu.be/wYLuKgrN9xM.
Recordings: "There Is No Time Like Spring." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/There-Is-No-Time-Like-Spring/10811782.item#/submit. Accessed 1 Apr. 2022. YouTube, uploaded by Fred Bock Publishing Group, 14 Aug. 2019, https://youtu.be/CrH2oUWPWZ8.
Burchard, Richard; music (American, born 1960)
Other data reference(s): "There is No Time Like Spring." Works, The Music of Richard Burchard, https://www.richardburchard.com/works/there-is-no-time-like-spring. Accessed 1 Apr. 2022. Plummer, William Floyd. "Appendix A: Richard Burchard's Published Choral Works." Selected Works of Richard Burchard: A Resource Guide. 2017. Louisiana State University, PhD dissertation, pp. 108-115. LSU Digital Commons, https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5277&context=gradschool_dissertations. Accessed 1 Apr. 2022.
Cataloguer: Krystal Cote and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "There Is No Time Like Spring." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/There-Is-No-Time-Like-Spring/10811782.item#/submit. Accessed 1 Apr. 2022. "There Is Not Time Like Spring." YouTube, uploaded by Fred Bock Publishing Group, 14 Aug. 2019, https://youtu.be/CrH2oUWPWZ8.
"© Copyright 2018 by Gentry Publications. Administered worldwide by Fred Bock Music Company | All Rights Reserved. Made in U.S.A. www.GentryPublications.com"
10 pages; performance time approx. 6 minutes 15 seconds
First line of lyrics: In the bleak mid winter
Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("In the bleak mid-winter")
Notes about the text: The line "A breastful of milk" in the poem is replaced with "His mother Mary cared for him" in this song, and the line "But only His mother" is changed to "But His mother only."
Recordings: "What Can I Give Him." Hal Leonard, https://www.halleonard.com/product/8754620/what-can-i-give-him. Accessed 4 Apr. 2022.
Sharp, Tim [Timothy Wayne]; music (American, born 1955)
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "What Can I Give Him". J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/What-Can-I-Give-Him/10310906.item#/submit. Accessed 9 March 2021.
"© Copyright 2012 by Gentry Publications. All Rights Reserved."
Record: CRM-christmascarolinthebleak-sharp
Dedication: "In Memoriam | Adelaide Anne Procter"
Notes: "Reviewed in the Musical Times (1 May 1869: 87)" (Ives DM13).
Tiddeman, Maria; music (English, 1837-1915)
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM13; Gooch and Thatcher 4803
Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.
Other data reference(s): "Sound Sleep. Song [begins: "Some are laughing"], written by C. Rossetti." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/497264677. Accessed 5 April 2022.
Rossetti poem(s): "Songs in a Cornfield"
Notes: Unfinished manuscript. "Fragmentary sketch of a [cantata]" (Gooch and Thatcher 4801).
Wood, Charles; music (Irish, active and died in English, 1866-1926)
In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4801
"Uphill" [Jill Friedersdorf and Melissa Keylock]
First line of lyrics: Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
other version 1 - instrumentation: piano
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: four flats
Notes about the text: The song is a setting of stanzas 1-2 and 4, with the some changes. The phrase "day's" in line 3 of the poem, is removed in the song. The changes to stanza 2 (ll. 5-8) include the removal of "But" at the beginning of the first line (l. 5), which is followed by line 7 of the poem, beginning with "Will" instead of "May not," then line 6, which is modified as follows, "There is a roof for when the night begins" instead of "A roof for when the slow dark hours begin." Changes to stanza 4 (ll. 13-16) include replacing the phrase "travel-sore and" with "when I'm" in the first line, "Of labour you'll find the sum. You shall find the sum" with "Of labour you shall find the sum" in the second line, removing the "me and" in the third line, and replacing "Yes" instead of "Yea" at the beginning of the fourth and last line.
Composition history: "Commissioned by and dedicated to | the 2017 Wisconsin State Middle Level Honors Choir | Mark A. Boyle, Conductor." In the description section, ECS Publishing Group, cites the composer, Melissa Keylock: "The lyrics to Uphill signify our lives as a journey, with the final resting place as the “inn” which awaits us at the end of our paths. Darkness will not prevent us from finding the “inn” if we follow the path, despite the weariness of travel. Life is therefore an uphill journey, as well as a safe shelter to rest from life’s hardships is prepared and ready at the end of the road" ("Uphill." ECS Publishing Group)
Tempo markings: dotted quarter note = 54
Performance history: World Premiere on 27 October 2017 at the Performing Arts Center, Waunakee Community High School, 301 Community Drive, Waunakee, WI., performed by the Wisconsin State Middle Level Honors Choir, Mark A. Boyle, conductor (Wisconsin Music Educators Association)
Recordings: "Uphill." Performance by The Jacksonville Children's Chorus, Darren Dailey, conductor. ECS Publishing Group, https://www.ecspublishing.com/composers/k/melissa-keylock/uphill.html. Accessed 6 Apr. 2021.
Dedication: "Commissioned by and dedicated to | the 2017 Wisconsin State Middle Level Honors Choir | Mark A. Boyle, Conductor"
Friedersdorf, Jill; music (American, born 1952)
Keylock, Melissa; music (American, born 1974)
Other data reference(s): "Uphill". ECS Publishing Group, https://www.ecspublishing.com/composers/k/melissa-keylock/uphill.html. Accessed 6 Apr. 2022. "Uphill." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Uphill/10805536.item#/submit. Accessed 6 Apr. 2021. Wisconsin Music Educators Association. Well-Rounded with Music, Wisconsin State Music Conference, October 25-28, 2017. Program. https://wmeamusic.org/files/2016/03/ConfProgram17.pdf. Accessed 8 Apr. 2022.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Uphill". ECS Publishing Group, https://www.ecspublishing.com/composers/k/melissa-keylock/uphill.html. Accessed 6 Apr. 2021.
"© Copyright 2017 by Galaxy Music Corporation, Inc., | a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com | All Rights Reserved."
11 pages; performance time 3 minutes and 20 seconds
"When I am dead, my dearest" [Linda Trillhaase]
Recordings: "When I am dead, my dearest." 2020. YouTube, https://youtu.be/yetdY7qjQQE. Accessed 18 April 2022.
performance time 3 minutes and 54 seconds
First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird
Recordings: "A Birthday." 2020. YouTube, https://youtu.be/OfHO2vmFxLg. Accessed 18 April 2022.
performance time 3 minutes and 23 seconds
"When I am Dead, My Dearest" [David Last]
Composition history: "a setting of Christina Rossetti by David Last, a freshman composer studying at Carnegie Mellon University" ("David Last: When I am Dead, My Dearest").
Performance history: Debut performance: 7 April 2014, Carnegie Mellon School of Music, "[r]ecorded at Ping's concert, 'Now Is the Month of Pinging,'' by Chung Wan Choi; Chloe Holgate, soprano, Adrienne Lotto, soprano, Bridget McCoy, alto, Garrett Eucker, tenor, Sean Salamon, bass ("David Last: When I am Dead, My Dearest").
Other data reference(s): "David Last: When I am Dead, My Dearest." YouTube, https://youtu.be/AMm-KzgyZCI. Accessed 19 April 2022.
performance time 2 minutes and 55 seconds