"O what comes over the sea" [Arthur Somervell]

"O what comes over the sea" [Arthur Somervell]

First line of lyrics: O what comes over the sea

Part of: "Love in Spring-time"

Somervell, Arthur; music (English, 1863-1937)

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

1901 [copyright] [publication]

London, New York: Boosey & Co.

genre: song|art song (lied)|song cycle

solo: voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: five sharps

initial time signature: 2/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("Oh what comes over the sea")

Place in the larger work: The fifth song of seven in the song cycle called "Love in Spring-Time" which includes 1. "I cannot tell what you say" (Charles Kingsley); 2. "Dainty little maiden" (Lord Tennyson); 3. "Young love lies sleeping" (Christina Rossetti); 4. "Underneath the growing grass" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "O what comes over the sea" (Christina Rossetti); 6. "The night-bird" (Charles Kingsley); 7. "Spring is here" (E.S.).

Tempo markings: half note = 54

Format 1: musical score

3 pages (pp. 21-23)

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4851

Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.

Cataloguer: Warren Reid, University of Ottawa

musical score: Royal Academy of Music Library, London

Record: CRM-songohwhatcomes-somervell

File(s): CRM-songohwhatcomes-somervell.pdf

"Copyright 1901 by Boosey & Co."

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