"Echo" [William Hawley]

"Echo" [William Hawley]

First line of lyrics: Come to me in the silence of the night

Part of: "Four Reveries"

Hawley, William; music (American, born 1950)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

1995 [copyright] [publication]

William Hawley

genre: choral music|song|song cycle

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 2/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"

Place in the larger work: The first song of four in the song cycle "Four Reveries" which includes 1. "Echo" (Christina Rossetti); 2. "Remembrance" (Percy Shelley); 3. "My River Runs to Thee" (Emily Dickinson); 4. "Meeting at Night" (Robert Browning).

Composition history: "'Four Reveries' was commissioned by Dr. Robert Bower in celebration of the 15th anniversary of his wedding to Debra Lea Goettsche, and the 15th Anniversary of the founding of [t]he Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati, Earl G. Rivers, Music Director, Robert H. Bower, M.D., President, Board of Trustees."

Tempo markings: "Andante Mosso"; quarter note = 66 ca.

Performance instructions: "For SSAATTBB Voices"

Performance history: "Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati, Earl Rivers, Conductor, Emery Theater, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 7, 1995, World Premiere"

Recordings: "Four Reveries: No. 1. Echo." Hawley: Shall We Gather at the River: Choral Music of William Hawley, performance by Choral Arts, Robert Bode, director, Gothic, 2013. Amazon.com, https://www.amazon.com/Hawley-Shall-We-Gather-River/dp/B00FAF1Y7I?language=en_US

Format 1: musical score

8 pages (pp. 1-8); performance time 3 minutes; complete song cycle performance time 9 minutes and 30 seconds

Format 2: sound recording

performance time 2 minutes and 48 minutes

Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html

Other data reference(s): "I. Echo." Four Reveries, William Hawley, williamhawley.net/scorepages/fourrev/1echo/1echo.htm. Accessed 2 Mar. 2018.
"Premieres and Significant Performances." William Hawley, https://www.williamhawley.net/premieres.htm. Accessed 16 Apr. 2020.

Cataloguer: Diana Bishara and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

musical score: William Hawley

sound recording with the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Cincinnati and Earl Rivers: William Hawley

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Four Reveries." Sheet Music Plus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/four-reveries-digital-sheet-music/20673601. Accessed 16 Apr. 2020.

Record: CRM-echo-hawley

File(s): CRM-echo-hawley.pdf; CRM-echo-hawley.mp3

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