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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
Behrend 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),Шаблон:Efn which made a fortune for him, despite disposing of his copyright while it was still popular.[3] A long-standing member of the Savage Club,[4] he died in London.[5]
List of compositions
- 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)[6]
- "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)[7]
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