"Windflowers" [Richard Ewer]

"Windflowers" [Richard Ewer]

First line of lyrics: Twist me a crown of windflowers

Ewer, Richard; music (American, born 1955)

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

2009 [copyright]

New York: Carl Fischer

genre: choral music|song|children's music

chorus: SSA chorus|women's SSA chorus

instrumentation: keyboard

initial sharps/flats: three flats

initial time signature: 6/8

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'Twist me a crown of wind-flowers'"

Composition history: Written "For the Phoenix Girls Chorus, Sue Kenly Marshall, Artistic Director."

Tempo markings: dotted quarter note = 44

Performance instructions: "Gently." The publisher, Carl Fischer, states that the voicing is suitable for "Junior High and above." ("Windflowers")

Performance history: Performed on 8 July 2009 at Sherborne Abbey, England, by Phoenix Girls Chorus, Sue Marshall, director and Heather Hernandez, piano. "Windflowers by Christina Rossetti, music by Richard Ewer." YouTube, uploaded by Heather Hermandez, 16 Jul. 2021, https://youtu.be/bQpI-g5cjjk.

Recordings: Ewer, Richard. "Windflowers." Performance by the Phoenix Girls Chorus, SoundCloud, uploaded 12 Jun. 2017, soundcloud.com/richard-ewer/windflowers-pgc-10-27-2013

Dedication: "For the Phoenix Girls Chorus, Sue Kenly Marshall, Artistic Director"

Format 1: musical score

6 pages; performance time 3 minutes 11 seconds

Other data reference(s): "Windflowers." Carl Fischer, https://www.carlfischer.com/cm9105-windflowers.html. Accessed 6 May 2021.

Cataloguer: Lauren Lozier, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: “Windflowers.” J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Windflowers/10065764.item#/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2021.

Record: CRM-twistmeacrown-ewer

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