"The Cherry Tree" [Martin Shaw]

"The Cherry Tree" [Martin Shaw]

First line of lyrics: Oh fair to see!

Part of: "Two Cherry Songs"

Shaw, Martin [Edward Fallas]; music (English, 1875-1958)

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

1936 [publication] [copyright]

London: J.B. Cramer & Co., Ltd.; New York: Edward Schuberth & Co.; Sydney: W.H. Paling & Co. Ltd.

genre: song|children's music|song cycle

solo: voice

chorus: children's unison chorus

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: four flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'Oh fair to see'"

Place in the larger work: The first song of two in a song cycle called "Two Cherry Songs," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "The Cherry Tree"; 2. "Cherries".

Tempo markings: "Larghetto"; quarter note = about 44

Notes: "Key A [flat]"

Format 1: musical score

Contains tonic sol-fa notation

1 page (p. 2)

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4671

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

Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html

Cataloguer: Anna MacDonald, University of British Columbia

private collection

Record: CRM-ohfairtosee-shaw

File(s): CRM-ohfairtosee-shaw.pdf

"Copyright MCMXXXVI, by J. Cramer Ltd. for all Countries"

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