"They Lie at Rest" [Gordon Binkerd]

"They Lie at Rest" [Gordon Binkerd]

First line of lyrics: They lie at rest, our blessed dead

Binkerd, Gordon; music (American, 1916-2003)

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

1973 [copyright]

Oceanside: Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.

genre: choral music|song

chorus: men's TBB chorus

instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)

initial sharps/flats: one flat

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "'They lie at rest, our blessed dead'"

Composition history: "Based on the hymn tune 'MELITA' by J. B. Dykes (1823-1876) and | 'All MEIN GEDANKEN' from the Lochheimer Liederbüch, ca. 1450."

Performance instructions: "Somber, but with motion"

Dedication: "In memory of Eleanor Fay, 1890-1971"

Format 1: musical score

6 pages

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4819

Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.

Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

Musical score: Indiana University School of Music Library, Bloomington

Record: CRM-theylieatrest-binkerd

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