"He and She" [Frederic H. Cowen]

"He and She" [Frederic H. Cowen]

First line of lyrics: Should one of us remember

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

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

1892 [publication]

New York: Schirmer; London: Joseph Wiliams

genre: song

solo: voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: three sharps

initial time signature: 3/4

other version 1 - solo: voice

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano

other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: two flats

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "He and She"

Tempo markings: "Andante con moto"; quarter note = 63

Dedication: "To Mrs. Ronalds"

Notes: Two versions of this composition were found: the first in the key of A [sharp] and the second in the key of B [flat].

Format 1: musical score

3 pages (pp. 31-33); other version 1: 3 pages (pp. 31-33)

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM118; Gooch and Thatcher 4212

Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.|Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.

Cataloguer: Mary Arseneau, University of Ottawa

musical score in A sharp: Petrucci Music Library, http://imslp.org/wiki/12_Songs%2C_1st_Set_(Cowen%2C_Frederic_Hymen)

musical score in B flat: Royal Academy of Music Library, London

Record: CRM-heandshe-cowen

File(s): CRM-heandshe-cowen-asharp.pdf; CRM-heandshe-cowen-bflat.pdf

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