"Bird Raptures / Vogelstimmen" [Frederic H. Cowen]

"Bird Raptures / Vogelstimmen" [Frederic H. Cowen]

First line of lyrics: The sunrise wakes the lark to sing / Die Lerche weckt der Sonnenschein

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

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

1918 ca [publication]

London: Joseph Williams

genre: song

solo: voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: three sharps

initial time signature: 3/4

other version 1 - solo: soprano|tenor

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano

other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English|German

Rossetti poem(s): "Bird Raptures"

Notes about the text: Cowen inserts an extra line between the third and fourth lines of the last stanza: "Stay, O skylark, one moment stay thy flight."

Tempo markings: "Allegro vivace"; quarter note = 112

Performance instructions: The solo may be sung by either a soprano or tenor.

Notes: Two versions of this composition were found: the first with lyrics in English and German, and the second with lyrics only in English.

Format 1: musical score

4 pages (pp. 17-20) ; other version 1: 5 pages (pp. 18-21)

Other data reference(s): Record for "Bird raptures = Vogelstimmen / F.H. Cowen ; words by Christina Rossetti ; [in six songs :(fifth set)]." Royal College of Music London Library, https://rcm.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=133470&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20frederic%20cowen%20bird%20raptures. Accessed 25 Mar. 2019.

Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa

musical score with German and English lyrics: Royal College of Music Library, London

musical score with only English lyrics: Royal Academy of Music Library, London

Record: CRM-birdraptures-cowen

File(s): CRM-birdraptures-cowen-ger-eng.pdf; CRM-birdraptures-cowen-eng.pdf

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