Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"A Sonnet" [William Hawley]

Title

"A Sonnet" [William Hawley]
First line of lyrics: Remember me when I am gone away
Part of: "Remembrance"

Creator

Hawley, William; music (American, born 1950)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1997 [composition]

Publisher

William Hawley

Subject

genre: choral music|song|song cycle
chorus: SATB voices with divisi
instrumentation: a cappella
initial sharps/flats: two sharps
initial time signature: 2/4
origin: United States
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Remember"
Place in the larger work: The first song of six in a song cycle called "Remembrance," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "A Sonnet"; 2. "Spring Quiet"; 3. "Up-Hill"; 4. "Song"; 5. "A Summer Wish"; 6. "Envoi".
Composition history: "Commissioned by The Lane Family, In Memory of Erma C. Lane" "for the Nova Singers of Galesburg, Illinois" (Hawley)
Tempo markings: "Larghetto"; quarter note = 69 ca.
Performance history: Premiered by Nova Singers, Laura Lane, Music Director, on February 21, 1998, at Knox College [Galesburg, Illinois]" (Hawley)
Dedication: "to Laura Lane"

Format

Format 1: musical score
4 pages (pp. 1-4); complete song cycle performance time ca. 12 minutes

Source

Other data reference(s): Hawley, William. "Re: Christina Rossetti in Music inquiry." Received by Mary Arseneau. 21 Apr. 2020.
Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
musical score: William Hawley

Identifier

Record: CRM-remember-hawley
File(s): CRM-remember-hawley.pdf

Rights

"© 1997 William Hawley" This score is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The score appears on this website by kind permission of composer William Hawley. To purchase musical scores or to request performance rights, please consult the composer’s website, www.williamhawley.net.
The Christina Rossetti in Music project website is hosted in Canada at the University of Ottawa Library, and we aim to comply with Canadian copyright laws. If you believe we have violated Canadian copyright law, please contact us at christinarossettimusic@uottawa.ca. The Christina Rossetti in Music project is strictly not for profit and intended for research and educational purposes only.

Files

Collection

Citation

Hawley, William; music (American, born 1950) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"A Sonnet" [William Hawley],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed September 19, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2264.

Item Relations

This Item is part of a larger work that also includes Item: "Spring Quiet" [William Hawley]
This Item is part of a larger work that also includes Item: "Up-Hill" [William Hawley]
This Item is part of a larger work that also includes Item: "Song" [William Hawley]
This Item is part of a larger work that also includes Item: "A Summer Wish" [William Hawley]
This Item is part of a larger work that also includes Item: "Envoi" [William Hawley]