"Who Has Seen The Wind?" [Mary Lynn Lightfoot]
Title
"Who Has Seen The Wind?" [Mary Lynn Lightfoot]
First line of lyrics: Passing through, the wind is passing through
Creator
Lightfoot, Mary Lynn; music (American, born 1952)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Lightfoot, Mary Lynn; adapted text, additional text (American composer, born 1952)
Date
2016 [copyright]
Publisher
Shawnee Press
Subject
genre: choral music|song
chorus: SAB chorus
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: one flat
initial time signature: 4/4
other version 1 - chorus: two-part chorus
other version 1 - instrumentation: piano
other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one flat
origin: United States
female composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "'Who has seen the wind?'"
Work contains texts by multiple authors
Notes about the text: A fragmented adaptation of the poem "Who has seen the wind?," with an additional two lines: "Where are you going and where have you been? / Will we feel a gentle breeze when you visit once again?"
Tempo markings: quarter note = ca. 116
Performance instructions: "Expressively, with an air of mystery"
Format
Format 1: musical score
6 pages; performance time ca. 2 minutes
Source
Other data reference(s): "Who Has Seen the Wind?." J.W. Pepper Sheet Music, jwpepper.com/Who-Has-Seen-the-Wind%3F/10737983.item. Accessed 16 Oct. 2020.
Cataloguer: Jacob Spence and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: J.W. Pepper Sheet Music, jwpepper.com/Who-Has-Seen-the-Wind%3F/10737983.item, includes audio recording.
Identifier
Record: CRM-whohasseen-lightfoot
Rights
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Citation
Lightfoot, Mary Lynn; music (American, born 1952), Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), and Lightfoot, Mary Lynn; adapted text, additional text (American composer, born 1952), “"Who Has Seen The Wind?" [Mary Lynn Lightfoot],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed May 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2927.