Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"The Birthday of My Life" [Eugene Butler]

Title

"The Birthday of My Life" [Eugene Butler]
First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird

Creator

Butler, Eugene; music (American, born 1935)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1997 [publication]

Publisher

Dayton: Heritage Music Press

Subject

genre: sacred music|choral music|song
chorus: women's SSA chorus
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: two sharps
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United States
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
Composition history: Composed for the Southaven, Michigan, Women's Chorus, with Cole Tyrell as conductor.
Tempo markings: quarter note = ca. 102
Performance instructions: To be played "exuberantly."

Format

Format 1: musical score

Source

Other data reference(s): "The Birthday of My Life." JW Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/3072907.item#/submit. Accessed 31 Jan. 2019.
Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "The Birthday of My Life." JW Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/3072907.item#/submit. Accessed 31 Jan. 2019.

Identifier

Record: CRM-birthday-butler

Rights

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Files

CRM-no-score-available-copyright-protected.jpg

Collection

Citation

Butler, Eugene; music (American, born 1935) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"The Birthday of My Life" [Eugene Butler],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2201.