About this work
Op.72 "Jemima" is a light-hearted part-song for unaccompanied men's voices (TTBB). We have no information about the work's first performance, but its first (and possibly only) broadcast occurred on a BBC All Stations relay from London on 13 November 1924. The work was performed by the London Male Voice Octet.
Long out of print, the sheet music for this part-song was originally published by Curwen in 1923. However the 1923 edition attributed the lyrics as "Anonymous". While typesetting this new edition we have taken the opportunity to correct this omission, as the original poem There was a Little Girl was written by the American educator and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882). The lyrics are shown on the right.
About this recording
This synthesized playback was created by the free MuseScore notation software. Until we have a performance recording, we are providing this feature so that researchers can follow the score.