Arthur Henry Behrend (2 October 1853 – 1935) was a Polish-born composer. He is remembered for his setting of Tennyson's poem "Crossing the Bar".[1]
History
editBehrend was born in Danzig,[2] a grandson of Michael William Balfe, composer of the opera The Bohemian Girl. He was best known in his lifetime for the 1885 song Daddy (lyrics by Mary Mark-Lemon),[a] which made a fortune for him, despite disposing of his copyright while it was still popular.[5] A long-standing member of the Savage Club,[6] he died in London.[7]
List of compositions
edit- Popular
- "The Beautiful Land of Nod"
- "Bonjour, ma belle"
- "The Gift"
- "Hearts that Love" (Frederic Weatherly)
- "The Silver Chord"
- "Think of Me" (Mary Mark-Lemon)[3]
- "When Everything Is Young"
- Art songs
- "All's Right" (Robert Browning)
- "The Child Musician" (Austin Dobson)
- "Clear and Cool" (Charles Kingsley)
- "Crossing the Bar" (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
- "Stay, Stay at Home" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
- "The Rainy Day" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
- "The Song of the Shirt" (Thomas Hood)
- "A Widow Bird" (in Through the Year. A Cantata for Ladies' Voices) (Percy Bysshe Shelley)[8]
Notes
edit- ^ Mary Mark Lemon (8 March 1853 – 7 February 1884) was the fourth daughter of Punch editor Mark Lemon.[3] She married Rev. Douglas Blaker, who died young and she took to writing to support herself, then herself died just as she was becoming successful.[4]
References
edit- ^ Behrend, A. H. (Arthur Henry), 1853–1935; Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809–1892 (1893). "Crossing the bar [song] : song / the words by Tennyson; the music by A. H. Behrend". Boosey & Co. – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Birthday Anniversaries". Illustrated Australian News and Musical Times. No. 413. Victoria, Australia. 1 October 1889. p. 11. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "New Music". The Age. No. 9161. Victoria, Australia. 28 June 1884. p. 11. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A Village Story". The Maitland Daily Mercury. Vol. 7128, no. 2342. New South Wales, Australia. 11 July 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Memorable Song". New Call and Bailey's Weekly. No. 963. Western Australia. 9 January 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "With the Man in the Street". The Daily News (Perth). Vol. LV, no. 18, 991. Western Australia. 31 January 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Arthur Henry Behrend". Wagga Wagga Express. No. 214, 577. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 18 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Emily Ezust. "Texts to Art Songs and Choral Works by A. Behrend".