Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird" [Phyllis Varner]

Title

"My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird" [Phyllis Varner]

Creator

Varner, Phyllis; music (American, 1929-2014)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

2002 pre [composition]

Publisher

Marinette: PEL Music Publications

Subject

genre: song|vocal chamber music|choral music
chorus: women’s SSAA chorus
instrumentation: piano
other version 1 - chorus: women's SSA chorus
other version 1 - instrumentation: piano
origin: United States
female composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
Notes about the text: Varner moves the last third of the poem ahead of the second so that the third of the poem beginning with "Carve it in doves and pomegranates" becomes the middle of the song (Walker).
Notes: Reviewer Alicia Walker writes "The composer has shown great sensitivity to the meter of the poetry in setting it to music" (Walker).

Format

Format 1: musical score

Source

Other data reference(s): Walker, Alicia. Review of "My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird," by Phyllis Varner. Choral Journal, Nov 2002, p. 116. ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/1033138?accountid=14701. Accessed 14 Feb. 2019.
Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird." JW Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/My-Heart-Is-Like-a-Singing-Bird/3701032.item#/submit. Accessed 14 Feb. 2019.

Identifier

Record: CRM-birthday-varner

Rights

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Files

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Collection

Citation

Varner, Phyllis; music (American, 1929-2014) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird" [Phyllis Varner],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2204.