"A Hope Carol" [David Conte]

"A Hope Carol" [David Conte]

First line of lyrics: A night was near

Part of: "Three Poems of Christina Rossetti"

Conte, David; music (American, born 1955)

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

2008 [composition] [copyright]; 2010 [publication] [copyright]

Boston: E. C. Schirmer Music Company

genre: song|song cycle

solo: mezzo-soprano

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 9/8

other version 1 - solo: high voice

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano

other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Hope Carol"

Place in the larger work: The third song of three in the song cycle called “Three Poems of Christina Rossetti,” settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. “Rest”; 2. “Echo"; 3. "A Hope Carol".

Composition history: "‘A Hope Carol’ was composed as a choral piece in 2006. A version for solo voice was composed in 2007 [2008?] and is dedicated to Elizabeth Mannion." ("Three Poems of Christina Rossetti"). "The song was originally composed in 2008. In 2010, David Conte published two more settings of Christina Rossetti to form the song set Three Poems of Christina Rossetti. The song is still published alone and as part of the song cycle." ("A Hope Carol")

Tempo markings: "Moderately, not too slow"; dotted quarter note = 72

Recordings: Conte, David. "A Hope Carol." Three Poems of Christina Rossetti, performance by Catherine Cook, mezzo-soprano and Steven Bailey, piano, 2010. Song of America, https://songofamerica.net/song/hope-carol/. Accessed 18 Apr. 2020.
Three Poems of Christina Rossetti, performance by Kindra Scharich, mezzo-soprano, Kevin Korth, piano. E. C. Schirmer Music Company, https://www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53383/s/three-poems-of-christina-rossetti-conte-david-medium-voice/. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020.
Three Poems of Christina Rossetti, performance by Brian Thorsett, tenor, Steven Bailey, piano. E. C. Schirmer Music Company, https://www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53382/s/three-poems-of-christina-rossetti-conte-david-high-voice/. Accessed 3 Dec. 2020.

Dedication: "to Elizabeth Mannion"

Format 1: musical score

performance time 4 minutes; complete song cycle performance time 15 minutes

Other data reference(s): "Three Poems of Christina Rossetti." Song of America, https://songofamerica.net/song/three-poems-of-christina-rossetti/. Accessed 23 March 2020.
"A Hope Carol." Song of America, https://songofamerica.net/song/hope-carol/. Accessed 18 Apr. 2020.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

Musical score for mezzo-soprano: ECS Publishing Group, www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53383/s/three-poems-of-christina-rossetti-conte-david-medium-voice/

Musical score for high voice: ECS Publishing Group, www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53382/s/three-poems-of-christina-rossetti-conte-david-high-voice/

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Three Poems of Christina Rossetti." ECS Publishing Group, www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53383/s/three-poems-of-christina-rossetti-conte-david-medium-voice/ (for mezzo-soprano); www.canticledistributing.com/catalog/product/view/id/53382/s/three-poems-of-christina-rossetti-conte-david-high-voice/ (for high voice). Accessed 23 March 2020.

Record: CRM-hopecarol-conte

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