Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"Golden Silences" [G.F. Huntley]

Title

"Golden Silences" [G.F. Huntley]
First line of lyrics: There is silence that saith

Creator

Huntley, G.F.; music (English, 1875-1880)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1898 [copyright] [publication]

Publisher

London: Novello, Ewer, and Co.

Subject

genre: song
duet: two female voices
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United Kingdom

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Golden Silences"
Composition history: Christina Rossetti's words set to music "By kind permission of Messrs. Macmillan and Co., Ltd."
Tempo markings: "Andante patetico"; quarter note = 92

Format

Format 1: musical score
4 pages

Source

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: British Library, London

Identifier

Record: CRM-goldensilences-huntley
File(s): CRM-goldensilences-huntley.pdf

Rights

"Copyright, 1898, by Novello, Ewer, and Co."
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Citation

Huntley, G.F.; music (English, 1875-1880) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Golden Silences" [G.F. Huntley],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 15, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2750.