"Who Has Seen The Wind" [Ruth Watson Henderson]

"Who Has Seen The Wind" [Ruth Watson Henderson]

First line of lyrics: Who has seen the wind, who has seen the wind, who has seen the wind?

Part of: "Wind songs"

Henderson, Ruth Watson; music (Canadian, born 1932)

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

2003 [composition] [copyright]; 2004 [publication]; 2010 [copyright] [publication]

Toronto: Canadian Music Centre; Roger Dean Publishing Co.

genre: song|children's music|part song|choral music|song cycle

chorus: children's two-part chorus|SA chorus

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: three sharps

initial time signature: 3/4

origin: Canada

female composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'Who has seen the wind?'"

Place in the larger work: Second song of three in a song cycle called "Wind songs" which includes 1. "Blow, Wind, Blow" (Mother Goose); 2. "Who Has Seen the Wind" (Christina Rossetti); 3. "Go Wind" (Lilian Moore). In the 2010 version, the third song was replaced by "Windy Day" (Ruth Watson Henderson).

Composition history: "Commissioned by the Mississauga Children's Choir and their conductor Thomas Bell."

Tempo markings: "Andante"; quarter note = 100

Notes: In the 2010 publication for three-part women's chorus (SSA), "'Who Has Seen the Wind' and 'Windy Day' are written in two parts, with each echoing words and phrases between one another while the piano accompaniment illustrates the wind's movements. 'Blow, Wind, Blow' is a fast round in three parts that gives choirs a chance to show off their excellent diction." (Record for "Wind Songs")

Format 1: musical score

5 pages; performance time 1 minute 45 seconds; complete cycle performance time 3 minutes and 15 seconds [2003 version], 4 minutes [2010 version]

Other data reference(s): "Ruth Watson Henderson." Canadian Music Centre, http://collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Composer-Showcase.aspx?component=AF-Query-Composer&record=06d8b1b8-f419-455a-8def-ddaae0488fdd. Accessed 17 Jul 2020.
Record for "Wind Songs." Sheet Music Plus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/wind-songs-sheet-music/19472511. Accessed 17 Jul 2020.

Cataloguer: Jacob Spence and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

musical score: "Ruth Watson Henderson." Canadian Music Centre, http://collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Composer-Showcase.aspx?component=AF-Query-Composer&record=06d8b1b8-f419-455a-8def-ddaae0488fdd. Accessed 17 Jul 2020.

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: From the list of Works, go to "Wind songs Blow wind blow; Who has seen the wind; Go wind." Canadian Music Centre, http://collections.cmccanada.org/final/Portal/Composer-Showcase.aspx?component=AF-Query-Composer&record=06d8b1b8-f419-455a-8def-ddaae0488fdd. For the 2010 version of "Wind Songs." Sheet Music Plus, https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/wind-songs-sheet-music/19472511. Accessed 17 Jul 2020.

Record: CRM-whohasseen-henderson

"© 2003 Ruth Watson Henderson." "© 2010 Roger Dean Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved."

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