"Lullaby" [J. A. Steele]
Title
"Lullaby" [J. A. Steele]
First line of lyrics: "Lullaby, oh lullaby"
Creator
Steele, James Arthur; music (Australian, born 1894)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
1937 [publication] [copyright]
Publisher
Melbourne: Allan & Co Pty
Subject
genre: song|choral music|part song
chorus: mixed chorus|SATB chorus
instrumentation: a cappella|piano (for rehearsal only)
initial sharps/flats: three flats
initial time signature: 9/8
origin: Australia
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "'Lullaby, oh lullaby!'"
Notes about the text: In the lyrics, lines 3-4 of the poem are omitted.
Tempo markings: "Poco Lento"; dotted quarter note = 52
Dedication: "Dedicated to 'The Ballarat Choristers'"
Notes: "From 'The Poetical Works of Christina Rossetti' by permission of Macmillan & Co. Ltd."
Format
Format 1: musical score
4 pages
Source
Cataloguer: Anna MacDonald and Roxanne Lafleur, University of British Columbia
Musical score: National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-173079791/view?partId=nla.obj-173079809#page/n0/mode/1up. Accessed 28 Mar. 2018.
Identifier
Record: CRM-lullabyoh-steele
File(s): CRM-lullabyoh-steele.pdf
Rights
"Copyright MCMXXXVII by Allan & Co Pty. Ltd., 276 Collins St., Melbourne."
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Files
Collection
Citation
Steele, James Arthur; music (Australian, born 1894) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Lullaby" [J. A. Steele],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed May 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/3445.