b. 1830d. 1894
Christina Rossetti
Though Christina Rossetti was British, her poetry has been set by countless American composers.
Image: Christina Rossetti, public domain
Audio
“A Hope Carol” (from “Three Poems of Christina Rossetti”)
Catherine Cook (mezzo-soprano) & Steven Bailey (piano)4:25
“Bitter For Sweet” (from “Bitter For Sweet”)
Eric Halfvarson (bass) & Simon Sargon (piano)1:48
“By the Waters of Babylon” (from “Bitter For Sweet”)
Eric Halfvarson (bass) & Simon Sargon (piano)3:36
“Echo” (from “Three Poems of Christina Rossetti”)
Catherine Cook (mezzo-soprano) & Steven Bailey (piano)5:33
“Holy Innocents” (from “Bitter For Sweet”)
Eric Halfvarson (bass) & Simon Sargon (piano)2:23
“Rest” (from “Three Poems of Christina Rossetti”)
Catherine Cook (mezzo-soprano) & Steven Bailey (piano)5:07
“Song” (from “Bitter For Sweet”)
Eric Halfvarson (bass) & Simon Sargon (piano)2:45
“Sound Sleep” (from “Bitter For Sweet”)
Eric Halfvarson (bass) & Simon Sargon (piano)3:00
“Wrestling” (from “Bitter For Sweet”)
Eric Halfvarson (bass) & Simon Sargon (piano)1:07
About
Born in London, Rossetti’s brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was a famous painter and poet, and their home became an artistic meeting place for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of artists.
Rossetti is known for her mystic lyrics and ballads.
–Christie Finn
Related Information
Poetry Foundation
poetryfoundation.org/poets/christina-rossettiProject Gutenberg
gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/7041Encyclopedia Britannica
britannica.com/biography/Christina-RossettiSongs
5 Songs For Children1999Lita GrierEdna St. Vincent Millay, Amy Lowell, Walter De la Mare, Christina Rossetti, Emily Huntington MillerA Hope Carol2008 · Three Poems of Christina RossettiDavid ConteChristina RossettiBirthday2007 · TwilightRichard Pearson ThomasChristina RossettiBitter For Sweet1982 · Bitter for SweetSimon SargonChristina RossettiBitter for Sweet1982Simon SargonChristina RossettiBy the Waters of Babylon1982 · Bitter for SweetSimon SargonChristina RossettiDays and Nights1995Lori LaitmanRobert Browning, Emily Dickinson, Christina RossettiEcho2010 · Three Poems of Christina RossettiDavid ConteChristina RossettiGood-Bye, op. 59, no. 41904Horatio ParkerChristina RossettiHoly Innocents1982 · Bitter for SweetSimon SargonChristina RossettiMirage2007 · TwilightRichard Pearson ThomasChristina RossettiMy Heart is like a Singing Bird1983 · Wing’d HourMiriam GideonChristina RossettiRest2010 · Three Poems of Christina RossettiDavid ConteChristina RossettiSong2009Libby LarsenE. E. CummingsSong1982 · Bitter for SweetSimon SargonChristina RossettiSong2007 · TwilightRichard Pearson ThomasChristina RossettiSound Sleep1982 · Bitter for SweetSimon SargonChristina RossettiThe Nantucket Songs1981Ned RoremTheodore Roethke, Christina Rossetti, William Carlos WilliamsThree Poems of Christina Rossetti2010David ConteChristina RossettiTwilight2007Richard Pearson ThomasChristina RossettiWhen I Am Dead1910George Whitefield ChadwickChristina RossettiWho Has Seen the Wind?1999 · 5 Songs For ChildrenLita GrierChristina RossettiWomen’s Voices1979Ned RoremEmily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Elinor WylieWrestling1982 · Bitter for SweetSimon SargonChristina Rossetti
Sheet Music
Wing’d Hour
Miriam Gideon
1. Silent Noon
2. My Heart is like a Singing Bird
3. Autumn
2. My Heart is like a Singing Bird
3. Autumn
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