"Mirage" [John Chorbajian]

"Mirage" [John Chorbajian]

First line of lyrics: The hope I dreamed of was a dream

Chorbajian, John; music (American, born 1936)

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

1970 [composition]; 1971 [publication]

New York: G. Schirmer, Inc.

genre: choral music|song

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 3/2

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Mirage"

Tempo markings: "Lento sostenuto"; quarter note = c. 54

Performance instructions: "with great sensitivity"

Format 1: musical score

8 pages

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4619

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

Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html

Other data reference(s): “Mirage. For four-part chorus of mixed voices a cappella.” WorldCat, www.worldcat.org/oclc/497382431. Accessed 11 Apr. 2018.

Cataloguer: Arianne Zamin and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

Record: CRM-mirage-chorbajian

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