"A birthday" [Bernard Naylor]
Title
"A birthday" [Bernard Naylor]
First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird
Creator
Naylor, Bernard; music (English, 1907-1986)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
1928 May 7 [composition]
Subject
genre: song
solo: baritone
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: two sharps
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United Kingdom
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
Tempo markings: "Moderato, con spirito"
Performance instructions: The singer is instructed to sing "Gaily."
Notes: A note on the score indicates that the piece was composed at "49 Bateman Street, Cambridge."
Format
Format 1: musical score
4 pages
Source
Other data reference(s): Record for "A birthday." Cornell University Library, https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/3156075. Accessed 1 Apr. 2019.
Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa
musical score: Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York
Identifier
Record: CRM-birthday-naylor
Rights
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Files
Collection
Citation
Naylor, Bernard; music (English, 1907-1986) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"A birthday" [Bernard Naylor],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed September 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2311.