Christina Rossetti In Music

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"Twilight Calm" [King Hall]

Title

"Twilight Calm" [King Hall]
First line of lyrics: Oh, pleasant eventide!

Creator

King Hall, Charles; music (English, 1845–1895)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1895 [publication] [copyright]

Publisher

London: Joseph Williams

Subject

genre: song
trio: two sopranos and contralto
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: three flats
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United Kingdom
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Twilight Calm"
Composition history: "by kind permission of the Authoress and Messrs. Macmillan & Co."
Tempo markings: "Allegretto moderato."
Notes: From a series of two-part songs for treble voices called "St. Cecilia."

Format

Format 1: musical score
7 pages

Source

Other data reference(s): Record for "Twilight Calm. [Three-part song.] Words by C. G. Rossetti." British Library Catalogue, http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01004389361. Accessed 27 July 2020.
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: British Library, London

Identifier

Record: CRM-twilightcalm-hall
File(s): CRM-twilightcalm-hall.pdf

Rights

"Copyright MDCCCXCV, by Joseph Williams"
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Files

Collection

Citation

King Hall, Charles; music (English, 1845–1895) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Twilight Calm" [King Hall],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 15, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2749.