"Unmindful of the Roses" [Hermann Löhr]

"Unmindful of the Roses" [Hermann Löhr]

First line of lyrics: Unmindful of the roses

Löhr, Hermann; music (English, 1871-1943)

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

1909 [composition] [copyright]

London, New York, and Melbourne: Chappell & Co Ltd.

genre: song

solo: voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: four flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "One Sea-Side Grave"

Notes about the text: The song is an exact setting of the Rossetti poem, with some repetition of the poem's last line ("But one remembers yet"). The poem is included in full.

Tempo markings: "Moderato ma non troppo."

Performance history: Title page indicates: "Sung by Madame Kirkby Lunn," potentially indicating a performance.

Format 1: musical score

4 pages

Cataloguer: Anna MacDonald, University of British Columbia

musical score: Royal Academy of Music Library, London

Record: CRM-onesea-sidegrave-lohr

File(s): CRM-onesea-sidegrave-lohr.pdf

"This song may be sung in public without fee or license except at theatres and music halls. The right of public representation or performance upon or by means of any mechanical instrument is strictly reserved. The public performance of any parodied version of this song is strictly prohibited. Copyright, MCMIX, by Chappell & Co Ltd."

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