"The Rainbow" [David N. Childs]

"The Rainbow" [David N. Childs]

First line of lyrics: Boats sail on the rivers

Childs, David N.; music (American, born in New Zealand, 1969)

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

2008 [publication] [copyright]

GIA Publications, Inc.

genre: choral music|song|children's music

chorus: treble chorus|SA chorus|children's unison chorus

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: two sharps

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'Boats sail on the rivers'"

Composition history: "Commissioned for Dr. Lynne Gackle and the Gulf Coast Choirs, Inc. | for the Young Voices Festival, Tampa, Fl."

Tempo markings: quarter note = 90

Performance instructions: "Gently flowing, thoughtfully." A note at the bottom of page 3 states, "This piece may be performed in unison if desired. | (i.e. omit the Alto part)"

Performance history: Debut: April 2008, Eighth Annual Young Voices Festival at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center in Tampa, Florida, with the Gulf Coast Youth Choirs; over 600 students performed. (Ritchie)
On 17 May 2018, in a concert by the Hartland HS Concert Choir, Kathi Letovsky, Director. YouTube, uploaded by Mike Letovsky, 20 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY_iTJ6bZIY

Recordings: "Rainbow." Performance by Le Petit Choeur with Lynne Gackle, conductor. GIA Publications, https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-rainbow-print-wlg127. Accessed 9 March 2021.

Format 1: musical score

4 pages; performance time ca. 3 minutes and 40 seconds

Other data reference(s): Ritchie, Paulette Lash. "Group Joins in Mass Chorus." Tampa Bay Times, 24 Apr. 2008, https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2008/04/24/group-joins-in-mass-chorus/

Cataloguer: Rosie Lawless and Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "The Rainbow." GIA Publication, Inc., https://www.giamusic.com/store/resource/the-rainbow-print-wlg127. Accessed, 9 March 2021.

Record: CRM-boatssail-childs

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