"Sister Maude" [Stephen DeCesare]

"Sister Maude" [Stephen DeCesare]

First line of lyrics: Who told my mother of my shame

DeCesare, Stephen; music (American, born 1969)

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

2015 [copyright]

Exsultet Music

genre: jazz|blues|art song (lied)|song

solo: female voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: six flats

initial time signature: 2/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Sister Maude"

Notes about the text: In the setting, the pronoun "his" replaces "my" in line 10 of the poem, "Have spared my soul, your own sole too."

Tempo markings: "Tempo = 100"

Performance instructions: "Bluesy, 'gut-bucket' style"

Recordings: This audio representation is an electronic playback of a digital score: "Sister Maude." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Sister-Maude/10522883.item#. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.

Dedication: "For Katie Miller"

Notes: The song is advertised as follows: "The powerful poem by Christina Rossetti has been set as a bluesy, jazzed-up number for a woman soloist who really knows how to belt a melody." ("Sister Maude"). Is included in an anthology of 20 art songs curated by mezzo-soprano Megan Ihnen, called "NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music for Mezzo-Soprano, Vol. 1." ("NewMusicShelf Anthology...")

Format 1: musical score

8 pages; performance time ca. 2 minutes and 30 seconds

Other data reference(s): "Sister Maude." J. W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Sister-Maude/10522883.item#. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.
"NewMusicShelf Anthology of New Music for Mezzo-Soprano, Vol. 1." NewMusicShelf, https://www.newmusicshelf.com/product/anthology-mezzo-soprano-vol-1/. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.

Cataloguer: Genevieve Benson, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Sister Maude." J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/Sister-Maude/10522883.item#/submit. Accessed 7 March 2021.

Record: CRM-sistermaude-deceare

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