Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"A Birthday" [Jean Coulthard]

Title

"A Birthday" [Jean Coulthard]
First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird
Part of: "Christina Songs"

Creator

Coulthard, Jean; music (Canadian, 1908-2000)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1983, summer [composition]

Publisher

Toronto: Canadian Music Centre

Subject

genre: song|song cycle
solo: high voice
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: Canada
female composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of four in the song cycle "Christina Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Spring Quiet"; 2. "Dream Love"; 3. "Echo"; 4. "A Birthday"
Tempo markings: "Allegro Leggiero"; quarter note = 56 - 58
Performance history: On 13 March 2015 the complete cycle was performanced in the CMC ON THE 13th series, "PORTRAIT OF A PIONEER: The Vocal Music of Jean Coulthard," at the Canadian Music Centre National Performance Space, 20 St. Joseph St., Toronto, by Jennifer Taverner, soprano and Kara Huber, piano ("CMC ON THE 13th").
Dedication: "With thanks to Roxolana Roslak"
Notes: "Manuscript (photocopy); original of score in CMC Toronto" (Record for "Christina Songs")

Format

Format 1: musical score
4 pages (pp. 20-23); complete song cycle performance time 10 minutes.

Source

Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html
Other data reference(s): Record for "Christina Songs." Canadian Music Centre, http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/6047. Accessed 16 Apr. 2020.
Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
musical score: Canadian Music Centre, https://www.musiccentre.ca/node/6047
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Christina Songs." Canadian Music Centre, http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/6047. Accessed 16 Apr. 2020.

Identifier

Record: CRM-birthday-coulthard

Rights

"In agreement with the composer, the Canadian Music Centre is the sole authorized party permitted to reproduce this score for sale and/or rental."
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Files

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Collection

Citation

Coulthard, Jean; music (Canadian, 1908-2000) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"A Birthday" [Jean Coulthard],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2216.

Item Relations

Item: "Spring Quiet" [Jean Coulthard] is part of a larger work that also includes This Item
Item: "Dream Love" [Jean Coulthard] is part of a larger work that also includes This Item
Item: "Echo" [Jean Coulthard] is part of a larger work that also includes This Item