"Come to Me in the Silence of the Night" [David Eddleman]

"Come to Me in the Silence of the Night" [David Eddleman]

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

Eddleman, David; music (American, born 1936)

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

2008 [publication] [copyright]

Carl Fischer, LLC

genre: choral music|song

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: a cappella|piano

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"

Composition history: "Originally an art song for solo voice" ("Come to me...")

Tempo markings: quarter note = 88

Performance instructions: "Flowing." "SATB Voices a cappella or with Optional Keyboard." "The composer prefers this piece to be sung a cappella, but keyboard may be played lightly to insure pitch."

Performance history: On 10 November 2017 in Great Reading Room, Seerley Hall, University of Northern Iowa: "Contrasts: Differences and Similarities in Choral Settings of Christina Rossetti’s Poetry" prepared by Coren Hucke in partial fulfillment of the Honors Thesis requirement at the University of Northern Iowa, performance by Taylor Else, Lauren Soukup, Dawn Vickers (sopranos); Annika Andrews, Aja Baskerville, Mallory Vallentine (altos); Aaron DeSantiago, Aricson Knoblock, Jonathan Norris (tenors); Joel Andrews, Andy Cutler, Will Lubaroff (basses) (Hucke, concert programme).

Dedication: "Dedicated to Susan Goldfarb in memory of her husband, Richard"

Format 1: musical score

8 pages (pp. 3-10); performance time 2 minutes and 35 seconds

Other data reference(s): "Come to Me in the Silence of the Night." J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc., https://www.jwpepper.com/Come-to-Me-in-the-Silence-of-the-Night-/10047629.item#/submit. Accessed 21 Apr. 2020.
Hucke, Coren. "Contrasts": Differences and similarities in choral settings of Christina Rossetti's poems. 2017, pp. 8-9 and concert programme. University of Northern Iowa, University Honours Theses, https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/299/

Cataloguer: Diana Bishara and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Come to Me in the Silence of the Night." J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc., https://www.jwpepper.com/Come-to-Me-in-the-Silence-of-the-Night-/10047629.item#/submit

Record: CRM-echo-eddleman

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