Christina Rossetti In Music

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"My Heart is Like a Singing Bird" [Henry F. Schrœder]

Title

"My Heart is Like a Singing Bird" [Henry F. Schrœder]
First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird

Creator

Schroeder, Henry F.; music (English, active 1866)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1866 Oct. 25 [publication]

Publisher

London: Dearle & Co.

Subject

genre: choral music|song|part song
chorus: SATB chorus
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: one flat
initial time signature: 6/8
origin: United Kingdom
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
Composition history: "By permission from Mc Millans' Magazine"
Tempo markings: "Allegretto"
Performance instructions: Piano "ad lib."
Performance history: "Sung by Mr. Henry Leslies Choir"

Format

Format 1: musical score
7 pages

Source

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM4
Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.
Other data reference(s): Record for "My Heart Is like a Singing Bird. Part Song ... Words by C. Rossetti." British Library, http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01004641677. Accessed 16 Oct. 2019.
Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington and Anna Lewis, University of Ottawa
musical score: The British Library, London

Identifier

Record: CRM-birthday-schroeder
File(s): CRM-birthday-schroeder.pdf

Rights

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Files

Collection

Citation

Schroeder, Henry F.; music (English, active 1866) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"My Heart is Like a Singing Bird" [Henry F. Schrœder],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed December 3, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2330.