"A Bird Song" [Fiona Lander]

"A Bird Song" [Fiona Lander]

First line of lyrics: It's a year almost that I have not seen her

Lander, Fiona; music (British)

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

2021 [copyright]

genre: choral music|song

solo: soprano|baritone

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: six sharps

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

female composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "A Bird Song"

Tempo markings: quarter note = 78

Performance instructions: "Freely like a Spiritual." "It features a Baritone and Soprano soloist throughout is a short 2 minute piece in the style of a Spiritual" ("A Bird Song – SATB Choir and soloists").

Performance history: "This was performed at several 'pop-up' performances by the Chorus of Northern Sinfonia in July 2022" (Lander).

Format 1: sound recording

performance time 2 minutes and 3 seconds

Other data reference(s): Lander, Fiona. "Re: Christina Rossetti in Music." Received by Mary Arseneau. 27 July 2022.
"A Bird Song – SATB Choir and soloists." Fiona Lander, https://fionalander.com/a-bird-song-satb-choir-plus-soprano-and-baritone-soloist/. Accessed 5 August 2022.

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "A Bird Song – SATB Choir and soloists." Fiona Lander, https://fionalander.com/a-bird-song-satb-choir-plus-soprano-and-baritone-soloist/. Accessed 10 August 2022.

Record: CRM-birdsong-lander

"Copyright © Fiona Lander 2021"

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