Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

Before the Paling of the Stars [Moneta Eagles]

Title

Before the Paling of the Stars [Moneta Eagles]
First line of lyrics: Before the paling of the stars

Creator

Eagles, Moneta; music (Australian, 1924-2003)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1954 [publication] [copyright]

Publisher

London: Mathias Strickland

Subject

genre: song|Christmas music|choral music|sacred music
chorus: SSSATB chorus
instrumentation: a cappella
origin: Australia
female composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "A Christmas Carol" ("Before the paling of the stars")
Notes: The score is a manuscript.

Format

Format 1: musical score

Source

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4266
Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.
Cataloguer: Alicia Duffley, University of Ottawa

Identifier

Record: CRM-christmascarolbefore-eagles

Rights

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Files

CRM-no-score-located.jpg

Collection

Citation

Eagles, Moneta; music (Australian, 1924-2003) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “Before the Paling of the Stars [Moneta Eagles],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 9, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2827.