Christina Rossetti In Music

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"A Birthday" [Wilfred Josephs]

Title

"A Birthday" [Wilfred Josephs]
First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird
Part of: "Two A Capella Choruses to words of Christina Rossetti"

Creator

Josephs, Wilfred; music (English, 1927-1997)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1993 ca [publication]

Publisher

London: Mornington Music

Subject

genre: song|song cycle|choral music
chorus: men's TTBB chorus
instrumentation: a cappella
initial sharps/flats: one flat
initial time signature: 2/4
origin: United Kingdom
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
Place in the larger work: The second song of two in the song cycle called "Two A Capella Choruses to words of Christina Rossetti" which includes 1. "Song (When I am dead, my dearest)"; 2. "A Birthday (My heart is like a singing bird)"
Composition history: "Commissioned by Dalwyn Henshall & the Ynysowen Male Voice Choir (& dedicated to them) with funds provided by the Welsh Arts Council."
Tempo markings: "Moderato"; quarter note = c.90
Performance history: Premiered 20 December 1987 in Aberfan by Dalwyn Henshall & the Ynysowen Male Voice Choir.
Dedication: "Dalwyn Henshall & the Ynysowen Male Voice Choir"

Format

Format 1: musical score
6 pages (pp. 9-14)

Source

Other data reference(s): Record for "Two a capella choruses to words of Christina Rossetti (op. 146) / Wilfred Josephs." Royal College of Music London, https://rcm.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=100358. Accessed 7 Mar. 2019.
Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
musical score: Royal College of Music, London

Identifier

Opus: 146
Record: CRM-birthday-josephs

Rights

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Files

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Collection

Citation

Josephs, Wilfred; music (English, 1927-1997) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"A Birthday" [Wilfred Josephs],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 14, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2035.