"Mariana" [Frederic H. Cowen]

"Mariana" [Frederic H. Cowen]

First line of lyrics: Not for me marring or making / Nicht will ich weinen und klagen

Cowen, Frederic H. [Hymen]; music (English, born in Jamaica, 1852-1935)

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

1893 [copyright] [publication]

London: Joseph Williams; New York: Edward Schuberth & Co.

genre: song

solo: tenor|soprano

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: four flats

initial time signature: 3/8

other version 1 - solo: contralto|baritone

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English|German

Rossetti poem(s): "Mariana"

Tempo markings: "Andante tristo e sostenuto"; eighth note = 96

Performance instructions: One version for "Soprano or Tenor," the other for "Contralto or Baritone"

Format 1: musical score

4 pages

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM133

Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.

Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa

Musical score for soprano or tenor: Cowen, Frederick H. "Mariana." Fourth Set of Twelve Songs, London: Joseph Williams, 1895, pp. 12-15. Royal Academy of Music, London.

Record: CRM-mariana-cowen

File(s): CRM-mariana-cowen-sopranotenor.pdf

"Copyright 1893 by Joseph Williams"

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