"A birthday" [Halfrid Nelson]

"A birthday" [Halfrid Nelson]

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

Nelson, Halfrid; music (American, died in Norway 1936)

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

n.d., circa 1900-1936 [composition]

genre: song

solo: high voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

female composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"

Tempo markings: "Moderato"

Notes: The Luther College copy of the score contains an inscription inside cover to Bartlett Butler from David T. Nelson; Luther College notes that the music is "by David T. Nelson's sister Halfrid Nelson" (Record for "A birthday").

Format 1: musical score

4 pages

Other data reference(s): Record for "A birthday." WorldCat Discovery, Preus Library, Luther College, https://luther.on.worldcat.org/oclc/30385353. Accessed 4 Apr. 2019.

Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa

musical score: State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo

Record: CRM-birthday-nelson

File(s): CRM-birthday-nelson.pdf

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