"Golden Glories / Goldene Schönheiten" [Frederic H. Cowen]

"Golden Glories / Goldene Schönheiten" [Frederic H. Cowen]

First line of lyrics: The buttercup is like a golden cup / Die Wiesenblume gleicht dem gold'nen Kelch

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

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

Sturm, Olga L.; translated text

1898 [publication] [copyright]

London: Joseph Williams

genre: song

solo: soprano

initial sharps/flats: three sharps

initial time signature: 2/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English|German

Rossetti poem(s): "Golden Glories"

Tempo markings: "Molto vivace"; quarter note = 120

Notes: Included in the song collection "Third Set of Six Songs," which includes 1. "Peace be around thee" (Thomas Moore); 2. "O skylark! for thy wing" (Mrs. Hemans); 3. "Adieu" (Dante Gabriel Rossetti); 4. "Golden Glories" (Christina Rossetti); 5. "The Nautch Girl's Song" (Sir Edwin Arnold); 6. "Zarroubo's Song" (Sir Edwin Arnold) (Review of "Third Set of Six Songs").

Format 1: musical score

2 pages

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM160; Gooch and Thatcher 4434

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

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

Other data reference(s): Record for "Golden Glories. Song, words by C. Rossetti." British Library, http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01004285097. Accessed 25 Mar. 2019.
Review of "Third Set of Six Songs" by Frederic H. Cowen. Musical Times and Singing Class Circular, 1 Feb. 1901, pp. 113-114. ProQuest, https://search.proquest.com/docview/7864079?accountid=14701. Accessed 25 Mar. 2019.

Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Record: CRM-goldenglories-cowen

File(s): CRM-goldenglories-cowen.pdf

"Copyright 1898 by Joseph Williams."

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