Christina Rossetti In Music

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"A birthday" [Josef Alexander]

Title

"A birthday" [Josef Alexander]
Part of: "Rossettiana: a celebration"

Creator

Alexander, Josef; music (American, 1908-1992)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1982 [composition]

Subject

genre: song|song cycle
solo: soprano
instrumentation: string quartet
origin: United States
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"
Place in the larger work: The fifth song of five in the song cycle "Rossettiana," which includes 1. "Venus's looking glass"; 2. "Dream love"; 3. "A pause"; 4. "Moonshine"; 5. "A birthday."
Composition history: "Commissioned by 'The Bohemians' (New York Musicians Club)--for its 75th anniversary 1982" (Record for "Rossettiana : a celebration : song cycle : for soprano and string quartet").
Notes: Manuscript score.

Format

Format 1: musical score

Source

Other data reference(s): Record for "Rossettiana : a celebration : song cycle : for soprano and string quartet." WorldCat, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34170460. Accessed 1 Apr. 2019.
Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa

Identifier

Record: CRM-birthday-alexander

Rights

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Files

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Collection

Citation

Alexander, Josef; music (American, 1908-1992) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"A birthday" [Josef Alexander],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 15, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2348.

Item Relations

Item: "Venus's looking glass" [Josef Alexander] is part of a larger work that also includes This Item
Item: "Dream love" [Josef Alexander] is part of a larger work that also includes This Item
Item: "A pause" [Josef Alexander] is part of a larger work that also includes This Item
Item: "Moonshine" [Josef Alexander] is part of a larger work that also includes This Item