Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"Three Seasons" [Jón Thórarinsson]

Title

"Three Seasons" [Jón Thórarinsson]
First line of lyrics: "A cup for hope!" she said
Part of: "Of Love and Death"

Creator

Thórarinsson, Jón; music (Icelandic, 1917-2012)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1966 [copyright] [publication]

Publisher

Reykjavík: Musica Islandica

Subject

genre: song|song cycle
solo: baritone
instrumentation: orchestra
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: Iceland
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Three Seasons"
Place in the larger work: The first song of three in the song cycle "Of Love and Death," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Three Seasons"; 2. "When I am Dead"; 3. "My Friend."
Tempo markings: "Andante espressivo"

Format

Format 1: musical score
12 pages (pp. 1-12)

Source

Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: McPherson Library, University of Victoria

Identifier

Record: CRM-threeseasons-thorarinsson

Rights

"© Copyright 1966 by MUSICA ISLANDICA, Reykjavík"
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Files

CRM-no-score-available-copyright-protected.jpg

Collection

Citation

Thórarinsson, Jón; music (Icelandic, 1917-2012) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Three Seasons" [Jón Thórarinsson],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 17, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/1917.

Item Relations

This Item is part of a larger work that also includes Item: "When I Am Dead" [Jón Thórarinsson]
This Item is part of a larger work that also includes Item: "My Friend" [Jón Thórarinsson]