"What Do the Stars Do?" [Sherri Porterfield]

"What Do the Stars Do?" [Sherri Porterfield]

First line of lyrics: What do the stars do

Porterfield, Sherri; music (American, born 1959)

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

1995 [publication] [copyright] for SSA, 2000 [publication] [copyright] for SATB, SAB

Alfred Publishing Co. Inc.

genre: choral music|song|sacred music

chorus: SSA chorus

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 3/4

other version 1 - chorus: SATB chorus

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano

other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp

other version 2 - chorus: SAB chorus

other version 2 - instrumentation: piano

other version 2 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp

origin: United States

female composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'What do the stars do'"

Performance instructions: "Gently, rubato"

Performance history: Performed on 17 April 2011 by Lenoir-Rhyne Youth Chorus, Florence Jowers, director and Freda Herrell, piano. "What Do The Stars Do (Sherri Porterfield)." YouTube, uploaded by SebSteph Bertrand, 19 Apr. 2011, https://youtu.be/cRlPxCkA8mE.

Recordings: "What Do the Stars Do?" Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-11602/. Accessed 1 March. 2021.

Dedication: "For the 1994-95 Frontier Trail Bel Canto Chorus | Olathe, Kansas" (SSA 1995 version only)

Notes: Alfred Music explains that Sherri Porterfield originally composed the setting for SSA, a "'must' for school-age treble choirs." She then adapted it for SATB and SAB for "all ages." "Ideal for festivals and adjudications, it's also suitable for December concerts."

Format 1: musical score

7 pages; performance time ca. 2 minutes 30 minutes

Other data reference(s): Ruthenberg, Eric C. "What Do the Stars Do? by Sherri Porterfield." The Choral Journal, vol. 36, no. 8, American Choral Directors Association, 1996, p. 68, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23550820.

Cataloguer: Grace Beyleveldt, University of Ottawa

Musical score for SSA: Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-11602/. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.

Musical score for SATB: Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-19281/. Accessed 20 Sept. 2021.

Musical score for SAB: Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-19282/. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "What Do the Stars Do?" Alfred Music, https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-11602/ (SSA), https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-19281/ (SATB), https://www.alfred.com/what-do-the-stars-do/p/00-19282/(SAB). Accessed 1 March. 2021.

Record: CRM-whatdothestars-porterfield

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