"Come to me" [Stephen Chatman]

"Come to me" [Stephen Chatman]

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

Part of: "Songs of Remembrance"

Chatman, Stephen; music (Canadian, born 1950)

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

2012 [composition], 2014 [copyright]

Highgate Press, Inc., ECS Publishing

genre: song|song cycle|choral music

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: piano|clarinet

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 3/4

origin: Canada

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"

Place in the larger work: The second song of two in a song cycle called "Songs of Remembrance," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include "And if thou wilt, remember" and "Come to me"

Composition history: "The SSATB version was commissioned by the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, Yuri Klaz, director"

Tempo markings: quarter note = 80

Performance instructions: "Gently flowing." The score lists the clarinet as optional.

Format 1: musical score

10 pages; performance time 3 minutes

Other data reference(s): "Songs of Remembrance: No. 1 Come to me." MorningStar Music, ECS Publishing Group, https://www.morningstarmusic.com/songs-of-remembrance-no-1-come-to-me.html. Accessed 13 March 2020.

Cataloguer: Diana Bishara and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Songs of Remembrance: 1. Come to me." Morning Star Music, ECS Publishing Group, https://www.morningstarmusic.com/songs-of-remembrance-no-1-come-to-me.html

Record: CRM-echo-chatman

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