"A song of France" [Bryceson Treharne]

"A song of France" [Bryceson Treharne]

First line of lyrics: She sitteth still who used to dance

Treharne, Bryceson; music (Welsh, 1879-1948)

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

1917 [composition] [copyright]

Boston: Oliver Ditson Company; New York: Chas H. Ditson & Co.; Chicago: Lyon & Healy

genre: art song (lied)|song

solo: high voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: four sharps

initial time signature: 4/4

other version 1 - solo: low voice

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano

other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "The German-French Campaign. 1870-1871"

Notes about the text: This song is a setting of the second of two parts of the poem, which starts on line 37 and is subtitled "Today for Me." The third line in the penultimate stanza (l. 63), was modified and reads "And one abides, and one abides who can bind up" instead of "And One abides can yet bind up."

Composition history: "Words used by kind permission of the publishers Messrs Macmillan and Co., London."

Tempo markings: "In slow march rhythm, the expression sombre"; about quarter note = 96

Notes: For "High voice, in G [sharp] min." and a version for "Low voice, in E min."

Format 1: musical score

8 pages

Cataloguer: Mary Arseneau and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

musical score for high voice: Washington University Digital Gateway: Image Collections & Exhibitions http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/11624

musical score for low voice: Washington University Digital Gateway: Image Collections & Exhibitions http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/11651

Record: CRM-germanfrenchcampaign-treharne

File(s): CRM-germanfrenchcampaign-treharne-high.pdf; CRM-germanfrenchcampaign-treharne-low.pdf

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