"Bird Raptures" [I. Hearne]

"Bird Raptures" [I. Hearne]

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

Hearne, Isabel; music (active 1880-1930)

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

1910 [publication]

London: Schott & Co; Mayence; B. Schott's Schöne; Paris, Editions Schott; Bruxelles: Schott Frères

genre: art song (lied)|song

solo: treble voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: three sharps

initial time signature: 4/4

other version 1 - solo: treble voice

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano

other version 1 - initial sharps/flats: one sharp

female composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Bird Raptures"

Notes about the text: Hearne changes the word "silence" in stanza 8 of Rossetti's poem to "darkness," and the word "hearken" in stanza 9 to "listen."

Tempo markings: "Allegretto"

Dedication: "Dedicated to the Memory of C.G.R."

Notes: The 1910 score is a revised edition of an earlier version not seen, which the British Library catalog states was published in 1891. The earlier version belonged to a set of songs called "Bird Raptures: 3 Songs with pianoforte accompaniment" and was reviewed in the Monthly Musical Record (1 March 1892: 57) and the London Times (3 March 1893: 3) (Ives DM98).

Format 1: musical score

4 pages

Format 2: musical score

4 pages

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM98

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

Cataloguer: Saeideh Rajabzadeh and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score for treble voice: British Museum, London

musical score for treble voice: British Museum, London

Record: CRM-birdraptures-hearne

File(s): CRM-birdraptures-hearne-A.pdf; CRM-birdraptures-hearne-G.pdf

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