"A Birthday" [Edward Norman Hay]

"A Birthday" [Edward Norman Hay]

First line of lyrics: My heart is like a singing bird

Hay, Edward Norman; music (Irish, 1889-1943)

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

1918 [publication] [copyright]

London: Stainer & Bell Ltd.

genre: choral music|song

chorus: three-part women's chorus

trio: soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Birthday"

Tempo markings: "Allegro"; cir. quarter note = 152

Performance instructions: "Part Song for Ladies' Chorus (or Ladies' Trio)"

Format 1: musical score

8 pages

Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa

Musical score: British Library, London

Record: CRM-birthday-hay

File(s): CRM-birthday-hay.pdf

"Copyright, 1918, in U.S.A. by Stainer & Bell Ltd. 58 Berners Street, London, W. I"

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