"The Rose" [Ola Gjeilo]

"The Rose" [Ola Gjeilo]

First line of lyrics: The lily has a smooth stalk

Gjeilo, Ola; music (Norwegian, works in United States, born 1978)

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

2018 [publication] [copyright]; 2919 [publication] [copyright]

Walton Music

genre: choral music|song

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: piano|string quartet

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 12/8

other version 1 - chorus: SA chorus

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano|string quartet

other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'The lily has a smooth stalk'"

Notes about the text: In the setting, the first stanza of the poem is followed by the third, except for the last line (l. 12), then the second, and ends with the third stanza repeated twice in its entirely.

Composition history: "Commissioned by Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus | Gabriel Löfvall, Artistic Director"

Tempo markings: dotted quarter note = 60

Performance instructions: "SATB with Piano and Optional String Quartet" (2018); "SA with Piano and Optional String Quartet" (2019)

Recordings: Premiere recording: "The Rose." Winter Songs. Performance by Choir of Royal Holloway, choir, 12 Ensemble, strings, Ola Gjeilo, piano, Rupert Gough, conductor, Decca Classics, 2017. Spotify, https://open.spotify.com/track/1Asz0xznBL1uDU2eMZP2wR?si=cbf4d69d8efd4941 or YouTube, https://youtu.be/Ph44oJ7WpGU, uploaded by Ola Gjeilo, 29 Jan. 2021. Accessed 7 Sep. 2021.

Format 1: musical score

14 pages (SATB); 8 pages (SA); performance time 3 minutes and 30 seconds

Other data reference(s): "The Rose." Ola Gjeilo, http://olagjeilo.com/sheet-music/choral-satb-accompanied/the-rose/, http://olagjeilo.com/sheet-music/choral-sa-accompanied/the-rose/, http://olagjeilo.com/sheet-music/choral-ssaa/the-rose-3/. Accessed 17 April 2021.

Cataloguer: Elizabeth Whicher & Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "The Rose." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/The-Rose/10850197.item#/. Accessed 6 March 2023 (SATB, 2018). "The Rose (SA) - Vocal Score." Gia Publications, Inc., https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-rose-sa-print-ww1691. Accessed 17 April 2021 (2019).

Record: CRM-lilyhas-gjeilo

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