Christina Rossetti In Music

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"The Rainbow" [Colin Taylor]

Title

"The Rainbow" [Colin Taylor]
First line of lyrics: Boats sail on the rivers

Creator

Taylor, Colin; music (English, 1881-1973)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1914 [copyright] [publication]

Publisher

New York: Boosey & Company

Subject

genre: song
duet: soprano and contralto
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: three sharps
initial time signature: 4/4
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "'Boats sail on the rivers'"
Composition history: "From 'Sing Song,' by permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co., Ltd., owners of the Copyright."
Tempo markings: "Andante semplice"; quarter note = "about 88."

Format

Format 1: musical score
8 pages

Source

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: New York Public Library, New York

Identifier

Record: CRM-boatssail-taylor

Rights

"Copyright MCMXIV by Boosey & Co."
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Files

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Collection

Citation

Taylor, Colin; music (English, 1881-1973) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"The Rainbow" [Colin Taylor],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 14, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2737.