"Unmindful of the Roses" [Hermann Löhr]
Title
"Unmindful of the Roses" [Hermann Löhr]
First line of lyrics: Unmindful of the roses
Creator
Löhr, Hermann; music (English, 1871-1943)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
1909 [composition] [copyright]
Publisher
London, New York, and Melbourne: Chappell & Co Ltd.
Subject
genre: song
solo: voice
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: four flats
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United Kingdom
male composer
Language
English
Description
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
Format 1: musical score
4 pages
Source
Cataloguer: Anna MacDonald, University of British Columbia
musical score: Royal Academy of Music Library, London
Identifier
Record: CRM-onesea-sidegrave-lohr
File(s): CRM-onesea-sidegrave-lohr.pdf
Rights
"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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Files
Collection
Citation
Löhr, Hermann; music (English, 1871-1943) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Unmindful of the Roses" [Hermann Löhr],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 12, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/3218.