"Lady Moon" [Harvey Worthington Loomis]

"Lady Moon" [Harvey Worthington Loomis]

First line of lyrics: Oh Lady Moon, your horns point towards the east

Loomis, Harvey Worthington; music (American, 1865-1930)

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

2017 [publication] [copyright]

London: Forgotten Books

genre: song

chorus: two-part chorus

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: four flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'O Lady Moon, your horns point toward the east'"

Composition history: The original setting is republished in a 2017 song collection called "Singing America: Song and Chorus Book."

Tempo markings: "Moderato ed espressivo"

Performance instructions: The preface to the 2017 song collection in which the setting is included begins, "Here in 130 songs and choruses is a comprehensive variety of fresh, lastingly loveable music for informal singing in homes, schools, recreation centers, clubs and camps. Much of it is fully substantial enough for concert programs also, but most of it, being folk-music, is as simple as can be, and all the rest of it is, for informal singing, within the reach of any group who love to sing and who have a sporting spirit."

Format 1: musical score

1 page

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: New York Public Library, New York

Record: CRM-oladymoon-loomis

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