"Judge not according to the appearance" [Davide Zannoni]

"Judge not according to the appearance" [Davide Zannoni]

First line of lyrics: Lord, purge our eyes to see

Part of: "Three Rossetti Songs"

Zannoni, Davide; music (Italian, born 1958)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

2006 [publication]

New York: Broadcast Music, Inc.

genre: song|song cycle

solo: soprano

instrumentation: vibraphone

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: Italy

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Judge not according to the appearance"

Place in the larger work: The second song of three in a song cycle called "Three Rossetti Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Song (oh roses for the flush of youth)"; 2. "Judge not according to the appearance"; 3. "Song (when I am dead, my dearest)."

Tempo markings: "Incisive"; quarter note = 132 circa

Performance instructions: "Work is intended as a whole, but each song can be performed individually." Notes for the performers: "Whirling tubes are ad libitum and can be omitted if they are not available. The notation in the vibraphone should always be played as four sixteenth notes" (Zannoni).

Dedication: "Commissioned by and dedicated to Frederico Poli"

Format 1: musical score

5 pages (pp. 6-10); performance time 10 minutes (song cycle)

Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html

Other data reference(s): "Three Rossetti Songs (2006, 5')." Polyhymion, http://polyhymnion.org/zannoni/music/rossetti.html. Accessed 8 April 2019.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: score provided compliments of the composer

Record: CRM-judgenot-zannoni

File(s): CRM-judgenot-zannoni.pdf

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