"Bride and Groom" [Brian Blyth Daubney]

"Bride and Groom" [Brian Blyth Daubney]

First line of lyrics: A ring upon her finger

Daubney, Brian Blyth; music (English, born 1929)

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

2019 [composition]

genre: song

solo: voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: two sharps

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'A ring upon her finger'"

Composition history: Daubney notes that he included several "hidden motifs" within the music: "both the fragments I’ve used were written in 1842 (Mendelssohn Wedding March from Midsummer Night’s Dream) and Wagner’s Bridal Chorus (Bridal Chorus Lohengrin 1850) during Christina’s lifetime. It seemed appropriate to the words to include these two in the setting of the poem about Bride and Groom. I’m not sure they’re used in Canada in the same way but they feature in many weddings in the UK. They are concealed (mainly) in the bass part" (Daubney).

Tempo markings: "Andante"

Format 1: musical score

2 pages

Other data reference(s): Daubney, Brian Blyth. "Hidden Motifs." Received by Mary Arseneau. 2 July 2019.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: Brian Blyth Daubney

Record: CRM-ringuponher-daubney

File(s): CRM-ringuponher-daubney.pdf

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