"The birthday of my life" [David Fawcett]

"The birthday of my life" [David Fawcett]

Fawcett, David; music (English)

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

2019 ca [composition]

genre: choral music|song

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: organ|piano

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"

Composition history: "Commissioned for a wedding"

Performance instructions: "It is set for SATB choir with organ or piano accompaniment. There are no splits in the part-writing, and technically the work is well within scope for any moderately able choir, large or small. | It is suitable for use at weddings or other celebrations of marriage. It would also make an attractive addition to a choral concert." (Fawcett)

Performance history: "first performed at a wedding in June 2019. This recording is of a subsequent performance in concert by the Orlando Singers" (Fawcett)

Recordings: "The birthday of my life (David Fawcett)." Lyrics by Christina Rossetti, performance by the Orlando Singers. SoundCloud, https://soundcloud.com/choralwork/the-birthday-of-my-life-david-fawcett. Accessed 2 November 2020.

Format 1: sound recording

running time 2 minutes and 48 seconds

Other data reference(s): "THE BIRTHDAY OF MY LIFE." David Fawcett, https://davidfawcettcomposer.com/compositions/concert-works/the-birthday-of-my-life/. Accessed 2 November 2020.
"The birthday of my life (David Fawcett)." SoundCloud, https://soundcloud.com/choralwork/the-birthday-of-my-life-david-fawcett. Accessed 2 November 2020.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

Record: CRM-birthday-fawcett

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