"A birthday" [Richard DeLong]

"A birthday" [Richard DeLong]

First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird

DeLong, Richard; music (American, 1951-1994)

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

1994 [publication]

Ft. Lauderdale: Music 70

genre: song|choral music

chorus: women’s SSAA chorus

instrumentation: a cappella|keyboard (for rehearsal only)

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 3/2

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"

Notes about the text: DeLong cuts down a line in the second stanza, "Hang it with vair and purple dyes," omitting the first two words. He also cuts down the line "In leaves and silver fleurs-de-lys," removing the first three words. The last line is also shortened from "Is come, my love is come to me," omitting the words "my love."

Composition history: The piece was composed for "the Women's Chorus of Dallas, Texas" directed by Cynthia O'Connor.

Tempo markings: "Flowing, with forward motion"

Format 1: musical score

4 pages (pp. 3-6)

Other data reference(s): Record for "A birthday: four-part chorus of women's voices, a cappella." University of North Texas Libraries, http://iii.library.unt.edu/record=b3474128~S12. Accessed 1 Apr. 2019.

Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa

musical score: University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Record: CRM-birthday-delong

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