Top of page

Article "The Wind and the Day (A Sunset on Yarrow)" by Arthur Foote

The Wind and the Day (A Sunset on Yarrow), 1908, by Arthur Foote, 1853-1937.
The Wind and the Day (A Sunset on Yarrow), 1908. Arthur Foote, 1853-1937. Music Division, Library of Congress. Call number: M1552.F

This part-song, one of fifty-two composed by Foote, was dedicated to Horatio Parker (1863–1919), a fellow member of the Second New England School of composers. It sets a pastoral poem by Scottish writer Andrew Lang, who edited the poems and songs of Robert Burns in 1896. The text and music paint a picture of a sunset over the heather. Foote injects chromatic harmonies at the mention of "the sultry weather." As the day dies, the dynamic indication is "ppp possible." When one last ray suddenly "flushed a flame in the grey soft air," the soprano rises to a high B. Ever the practical composer, Foote offers an optional one-measure ossia that takes the soprano up to only a G-sharp. In that moment two lovers "seemed to look on the hills of heaven;" to the poet "'twas given to see your face as an angel's there." The opening music returns, and the narrator nostalgically remembers that one moment, "Twain grown one in the solitude, never again." The music ends in A major, "morendo, espress."

About this Item

Title

  • "The Wind and the Day (A Sunset on Yarrow)" by Arthur Foote

Headings

  • -  Foote, Arthur, 1853-1937
  • -  Progressive Era to New Era (1900-1929)
  • -  Songs and Music
  • -  Parlor and Concert Stage
  • -  Articles

Genre

  • article

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as holders of publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. There may be content that is protected as "works for hire" (copyright may be held by the party that commissioned the original work) and/or under the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations.

Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permission ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Users should consult the bibliographic information that accompanies each item for specific information. This catalog data provides the details known to the Library of Congress regarding the corresponding items and may assist users in making independent assessments of the legal status of these items as related to their desired uses.

Items included here with the permission of the rights holders are indicated as such in the bibliographic record for each item.

In some cases, the Library was unable to identify a possible rights holder and has elected to place some of those items online as an exercise of fair use for strictly non-commercial educational uses. The Library of Congress would like to learn more about these materials and would like to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information or know of their history. Please contact:  Performing Arts Reading Room.

Suggested credit line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

"TheWind and the Day A Sunset on Yarrow" by Arthur Foote. Web.. https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200185382/.

APA citation style:

"TheWind and the Day A Sunset on Yarrow" by Arthur Foote. [Web.] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200185382/.

MLA citation style:

"TheWind and the Day A Sunset on Yarrow" by Arthur Foote. Web.. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200185382/>.