"Bird Raptures" [Lucy March]

"Bird Raptures" [Lucy March]

First line of lyrics: The sunrise wakes the lark to sing

March, Lucy; music (British)

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

1891 [composition]

London: Boosey & Co.

genre: art song (lied)|song

solo: voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: three flats

initial time signature: 6/8

origin: United Kingdom

female composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Bird Raptures"

Composition history: "Printed by permission of Messrs. MacMillan & Co."

Performance instructions: "Vivace."

Dedication: "Dedicated to Mrs. Lynedoch Moncrieff"

Format 1: musical score

9 pages

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM99

Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.

Cataloguer: Pamela Cisneros, University of Ottawa

musical score: The British Library, London

Record: CRM-birdraptures-march

File(s): CRM-birdraptures-march.pdf

"This song may be sung in public without fee or license. The public performance of any parodied version, however, is strictly prohibited."

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