"My Heart is Like a Singing Bird" [Sean Salamon]
Title
"My Heart is Like a Singing Bird" [Sean Salamon]
Creator
Salamon, Sean; music (American)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
2014 [composition]
Subject
genre: choral music|madrigal|song
chorus: SSTB chorus
instrumentation: a cappella
initial sharps/flats: one sharp
initial time signature: 4/4
other version 1 - chorus: SATB chorus
other version 1 - instrumentation: a cappella
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp
origin: United States
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
Composition history: "The piece was commissioned for Ping by the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music to celebrate the 93rd birthday of alumna and benefactor Virginia Schatz" ("Salamon: My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird").
Tempo markings: "Lively, with grace"; quarter note = 122
Performance history: First performed in April 2014 by Ping, including Chloe Holgate, Adrienne Lotto, Garrett Euker, and Sean Salamon, live at "Now Is the Month of Pinging" ("Salamon: My Heart is Like a Singing Bird").
Recordings: "My Heart is Like a Singing Bird." Lyrics by Christina Rossetti, performance by Ping, 2014. SoundCloud, https://soundcloud.com/sean-michael-salamon/my-heart-is-like-a-singing-bird-live. Accessed 11 Feb. 2019.
Format
Format 1: musical score
8 pages
Format 2: performance audio
running time 2 minutes 34 seconds
Source
Other data reference(s): Ping Voices. "Salamon: My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird." YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x92akPjtqc, 21 Feb. 2014. Accessed 11 Feb. 2019.
Salamon, Sean. "List of Works." Seansalamon.com, https://seansalamon.com/works/. Acccessed 11 Feb. 2019.
Salamon, Sean. "List of Works." Seansalamon.com, https://seansalamon.com/works/. Acccessed 11 Feb. 2019.
Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
Identifier
Record: CRM-birthday-salamon
Rights
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Files
Collection
Citation
Salamon, Sean; music (American) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"My Heart is Like a Singing Bird" [Sean Salamon],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed September 20, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2194.