"Paradise Songs" [Alexander Brent-Smith]

"Paradise Songs" [Alexander Brent-Smith]

First line of lyrics: Once in a dream I saw the flowers

Brent-Smith, Alexander; music (English 1889-1950)

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

1945 [composition] [copyright]; 1951 [publication]

London: Novello and Company

genre: song cycle|song

trio: SSA

instrumentation: piano|woodwinds|strings

initial sharps/flats: two flats

initial time signature: 3/4

other version 1 - solo: high voice

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Paradise"

Notes about the text: Each song in this song cycle sets to music one stanza from Rossetti's poem "Paradise". The songs do not follow the order of the poem and the fifth stanza is omitted. The songs are as follows: 1. "Once in a dream" (pp. 1-3) of first stanza; 2. "I heard the songs of Paradise" (pp. 4-7) of second stanza; 3. "The Tree of Life" (pp. 8-10) of fourth stanza; 4. "I saw the four-fold River flow" (pp. 11-16) of third stanza; 5. "I hope to see things" (pp. 17-19) of sixth stanza.

Tempo markings: "Lento"

Performance instructions: "M.S. material for Woodwind and Strings, or for Strings only may be hired from the publishers."

Dedication: 1. "To L.M.B.K."; 2. "To M.H.B.W."; 3. "To L.B.B."; 4. "To M.M.B.S."; 5. "To C.B.S."

Format 1: musical score

19 pages

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4680

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

Cataloguer: Emma-Catherine Wilson & Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

Musical score: The Royal College of Music, London

Record: CRM-paradise-brent-smith

File(s): CRM-paradise-brent-smith.pdf

"Copyright, 1945, by Novello & Company, Limited"

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