Christina Rossetti In Music

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"Bird Raptures" [G.F. Huntley]

Title

"Bird Raptures" [G.F. Huntley]
First line of lyrics: The sunrise wakes the lark to sing

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: two sharps
initial time signature: 6/8
origin: United Kingdom

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Bird Raptures"
Composition history: Christina Rossetti's words set to music "By kind permission of Messrs. Macmillan and Co., Ltd."
Tempo markings: "Allegretto"; dotted half note = 80

Format

Format 1: musical score
4 pages

Source

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

Identifier

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

Rights

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

Citation

Huntley, G.F.; music (English, 1875-1880) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Bird Raptures" [G.F. Huntley],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 15, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2751.