By the Pool at the Third Rosses - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project
Song record peer reviewed by Editorial Board member: Gregory Zavracky| Song Title | By the Pool at the Third Rosses - generously provided by African Diaspora Music Project (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Henry Thacker Burleigh |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
| Author(s): | Arthur Symons |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Crying; Dreams; Duet; Evening; Forgetting; Gray; Green; Hills; Hoping; Longing; Loss of Peace; Nature; Noon; Peace; Pools; Reeds; Remembering; Returning; Seas; Sighing; Solitude; Vanity; Wind; Wistfulness |
| First Line | I heard the sighing of the reeds (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:30 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1916 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://tinyurl.com/bythepooltext |
| Musical Form | Ternary (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Symbolism (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.loc.gov/resource/ihas.200187033.0/?sp=1 |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/5paqE1HYOaqbprTasTVq3o?si=NPEnWdVvR4-uDsSWSSemyQ |
| Difficulty Level | Master/YA (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Range: | F4 - Bb5 (Search) |
| Original Key | Db Major (Search) |
| Dedicated To | John McCormack (Search) |
| Premiered By | John McCormack (Search) |
| Notes | Burleigh omits the second and third stanzas of the poem in his setting. Also arranged for TTBB and SSA (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | G. Ricordi (Search) |
| Sources Cited | African Diaspora Music Project, created by Dr. Louise Toppin (Search) |
| Contributor | Dr. Louise Toppin (Search) |