"No, Thank You, John" [Thomas Schudel]
Title
"No, Thank You, John" [Thomas Schudel]
First line of lyrics: No! No! No! No! I never said I loved you, John:
Part of: "A Christina Rossetti Folio"
Creator
Schudel, Thomas; music (Canadian, born in the United States, 1937)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
1999 [composition] [copyright]
Publisher
Toronto: Canadian Music Centre
Subject
genre: song|song cycle
solo: soprano
instrumentation: saxophone (alto)|marimba
initial sharps/flats: one flat
initial time signature: 2/4
origin: Canada
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "No, Thank You, John"
Place in the larger work: The fifth song of five in the song cycle called "A Christina Rossetti Folio," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "A Wintry Sonnet"; 2. "When I am Dead"; 3. "I Wish"; 4. "Somewhere or Other"; 5. "No, Thank You, John."
Notes about the text: Schudel omits small passages and moves others. Additional text is found at the beginning and the end of the song: "No! No! No! No!" are "spoken decisively" at the beginning.
Tempo markings: "Allegro"; quarter note = 132
Performance instructions:
Performance history: Premiered November 1999 at the Riddell Theatre in Regina, Saskatchewan, with Lynn Channing, soprano, Karen Finnsson, sax, Bruce Brander, marimba.
Dedication: "for Lynn Channing, Karen Finnsson and Bruce Brander"
Format
Format 1: musical score
8 pages (pp. 15-22); complete song cycle performance time 11 minutes
Source
Other data reference(s): "A Christina Rossetti Folio." Canadian Music Centre, https://www.musiccentre.ca/node/21063. Accessed 31 August 2019.
Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
musical score: Canadian Music Centre, https://www.musiccentre.ca/node/21063.
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "A Christina Rossetti Folio." Canadian Music Centre, https://www.musiccentre.ca/node/21063. Accessed 31 August 2019.
Identifier
Record: CRM-nothankyou-schudel
Rights
"© Thomas Schudel, 1999"
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Citation
Schudel, Thomas; music (Canadian, born in the United States, 1937) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"No, Thank You, John" [Thomas Schudel],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 17, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2123.
Item Relations
| Item: "Somewhere or Other" [Thomas Schudel] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "I Wish" [Thomas Schudel] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "When I Am Dead" [Thomas Schudel] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "A Wintry Sonnet" [Thomas Schudel] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |