SUMER IS ICUMEN IN

soomˈər ĭs ēkoomˈən ĭn [M.E.,=summer has (literally: is) come in], an English rota or round composed c.1250. It is the earliest extant example of canon, of six part music, and of ground bass. Four tenor voices are in canon and two bass voices sing the pes, or ground, also in canon. The secular text is in Wessex dialect, and in the same manuscript source, from Reading Abbey in England, is a Latin text to adapt the tune for church use. The attribution to the monk John of Fornsete, who kept the records of Reading Abbey, is no longer credited.

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books on: Sumer is Icumen In  - 113 results

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From D-Day through Victory in Europe: The Eye-Witness Story as Told by War Correspondents on the Air
Book by Paul M. Hollister, Robert Strunsky; Columbia Broadcasting System, 1945
Subjects: Radio Broadcasting, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns, World War, 1939-1945--Chronology
...fanfare for the pushovers in the Balkans in the month of April, A flourish for the Isle of Crete in May, And in June, sumer icumen in with the sound of another broken treaty: Yea, on the dawn of the second day of summer, the little man who could...
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English Medieval Books: The Reading Abbey Collections from Foundation to Dispersal
Book by Alan Coates; Clarendon Press, 1999
Subjects: Libraries--England--History--1400-1600, Manuscripts, Medieval--England--Reading--History, Monastic Libraries--England--Reading--History, Reading Abbey (Reading, England)--Library--History
...great deal has been written about Sumer is icumen in , one of the earliest known...modern score in J. B. Hurry, Sumer is icumen in London, 1914 , and see also...and is discussed by: Hurry, Sumer is icumen in ; Hurry, Octocentenary...
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Early Medieval Music, up to 1300
Book by Dom Anselm Hughes; Oxford University Press, 1954
Subjects: Music--500-1400--History And Criticism
...completely refuted by Schofield. Sumer is icumen in was by modern standards so...the sacred words written for Sumer is icumen in . Such intelligent comments...The Provenance and Date of "Sumer is icumen in", in The Music Review...
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Music in Medieval Britain
Book by Frank L. Harrison; Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1958
Subjects: Music--500-1400, Music--Great Britain--History And Criticism
...manuscript as the famous canon Sumer is icumen in , is a further indication...further discussed in Bukofzer, Sumer is icumen in ; Schofield, The Provenance and Date of " Sumer is Icumen in " ; and Handschin, The Summer...
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A History of Music
Book by Theodore M. Finney; Harcourt Brace, 1935
Subjects: Music--History And Criticism
...of imitation to be found in "Sumer is icumen in," and the beginnings of...AND RECORDINGS J. B. Hurry Sumer is icumen in J. F. R. Stainer Early...moyen age Mira lege Columbia 5710 Sumer is icumen in Roycroft English Singers Columbia...
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journal articles on: Sumer is Icumen In  - 9 results

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Mood Imperative: The Cuckoo, the Latin Lyrics, and the "Cuckoo Song"
Journal article by James M. Dean; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 85, 2006
Subjects: Cuckoo Song (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, Latin language--Usage, Medieval poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Poetry, Medieval--Criticism and interpretation
...Middle English rondellus or rota "Sumer is icumen in "--often referred to as...its date and meanings. (2) "Sumer is icumen in" is frequently anthologized...notation. (4) The context for "Sumer is icumen in" includes Latin words for...
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"The Initial Plunge," "the Soused Period," and "contrition"?: Moving towards a Style of Peter Schickele's Funny Music in His P.d.q. Bach Works
Journal article by Tammy Ravas; Music Library Association. Notes, Vol. 62, 2005
Subjects: Composers, Humor, Music, Schickele, Peter, Source studies
...seed" mocks the Reading Rota (or Summer Canon), "Sumer is icumen in" (see below). Isolated occurrences of humor...a Cumin Seed," which quotes the Reading Rota, "Sumer is icumen in" (pp. 25-28). With the exception of the Foster...
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Realism, Modernism, and the Representation of Memory in Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle
Journal article by Victoria Stewart; Studies in the Novel, Vol. 40, 2008
Subjects: I Capture the Castle (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Memory--Portrayals, Modernism (Literature)--Analysis, Novelists--Criticism and interpretation, Novelists--Works, Novels--Criticism and interpretation, Realism (Literature)--Analysis, Realism in literature--Analysis, Smith, Dodie--Criticism and interpretation, Smith, Dodie--Works
...schoolhouse were open and the childrens voices came floating out, very high and clear. They were doing rounds including "Sumer is icumen in" which is my very favourite tune--when I learnt it at school it was part of a lesson on Chaucer and Langland...
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Messenger of Spring and Morality: Cuckoo Lore in Chinese Sources
Journal article by C.M. Lai; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 118, 1998
Subjects: Chinese literature--Analysis, Cuckoos--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Spring--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...noteworthy is that when the cuckoos repertoire extends to summer - compare the thirteenth-century English song, "Sumer is icumen in" - the literary looking-glass alters the texture of the cuckoos vocalization. Unlike the distinct bisyllabic...
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In the Silence of a Midwinter Night: A Re-evaluation of the Visio Philiberti
Journal article by Neil Cartlidge; Medium Aevum, Vol. 75, 2006
Subjects: Latin literature--Analysis, Mind and body--Analysis
...manuscript already important to literary history for its copy of the earliest surviving English song with music, Sumer is icumen in. (31) Even though there are repetitive elements in the text printed by Wright which suggest that the Harley...
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Mike Kelley and Michael Smith: SCULPTURECENTER, NEW YORK
Magazine article by Alan Licht; Artforum International, Vol. 48, December 2009
Subjects: Artists--Works, Installations (Art)--Exhibitions, Kelley, Mike--Works, Smith, Michael Townsend--Works
...films end--Howie stubbornly singing Psalm 23 ("The lord is my shepherd") while the townsfolk gaily chant "Sumer Is Icumen In" as he burns alive--seems to reverberate in Kelleys mix (which includes "Maypole Song" from The Wicker Mans...
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Hallé Orchestra: Britten Spring Symphony
Magazine article by John Byrne; Musical Opinion, Vol. 134, May/Jun 2011
...this performance. Elder inspired some stirring moments from the orchestra and to cap it all, the childrens entry of Sumer is icumen in over the rustic waltz - cow horn and all, whet the appetite for next season. Stup - endous! John Byrne
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1066 and All That: History Today's Christmas Quiz for All the Family
Magazine article by Christopher Winn; History Today, Vol. 58, December 2008
Subjects: British history--Tests, problems and exercises
...in 1170, was known by which nickname, shared today by a brand of cider? 16 The earliest recorded English song, Sumer is icumen in, was written by a monk at the abbey where Henry I is buried. Which abbey? 17 No freeman shall be seized, or...
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Summer Activities--fun and Productive
Magazine article by Shirley Duglin Kennedy; Information Today, Vol. 15, June 1998
Subjects: Hotels & motels, Programming languages, Travel, United States, Web sites
Summer Activities--fun and Productive by Shirley Duglin Kennedy Sumer is icumen in ... and, if youre lucky, youre anticipating a vacation. You may have already discovered that the Web is a wonderful place...
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Dan Locklair: Symphony of Seasons and Other Orchestral Works
Magazine article; The American Organist, Vol. 42, May 2008
...spring (combining elements of the scherzo and waltz), and the warm awakening of summer (employing the melodies of "Sumer is icumen in" and "In the Good Old Summertime"). This is a most compelling contemporary musical essay on the subject...
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Morningserial
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 30, 2010
...about the United States and Canada. In Volume Six was a facsimile of the first English song to be written down: Sumer is icumen in, Llude sing cuccu! "Mam, whats the oldest song in Welsh?" She did not answer, but began the Welsh song...
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A Symphony of Seasonal Delights Springs to Mind
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), March 29, 2005
...of spring with orchestra, childrens choir, chorus and soloists. He sets 12 poem texts, including the immortal Sumer is Icumen In, which makes the symphony more of a huge song-cycle, really. There are certainly plenty of songs about spring...
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WE'RE GOING INTO MELTDOWN; Folk Legend Richard Tho Ompson Takes over the South Bank Tonight -- and He's Chosen a Typically Eclectic Line-Up; SOUND CHECK
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 11, 2010
Subjects: Banks (Finance), Costello, Elvis
...the best songs of the last Millennium. He attempts to formulate a coherent route between ancient English ballad, Sumer Is Icumen In, and Oops!... I Did It Again by Britney Spears, and finds fascinating parallels. "There are common themes...
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Crisis Call of the Cuckoo; Population Plunges as 'Host' Nests Vanish
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 25, 2006
Subjects: Birds
...the cuckoo has been welcomed as a herald of spring. As far back as the 13th century, the celebrated English song Sumer Is Icumen contained the famous line: Sing cuckoo - sing now. But this year, its familiar sound may be muted nationwide...
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Witty Homage from One Poet to Another
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 17, 2010
Subjects: Poets
...this first line of his parody of the medieval Cuckoo Song -- "Sumer is icummen in, / Lhude sing cuccu!" -- rather than one of...in; / Lhoudly syng tish-u" and AY Campbells "Plumber is icumen in; / Bludie big tu-du. / Bloweth lampe and showeth dampe...


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encyclopedia articles on: Sumer is Icumen In  - 5 results

 
 
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Sumer is Icumen In
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SUMER IS ICUMEN IN soom r is ekoom n in M.E.,=summer has (literally: is) come in, an English rota or round composed c.1250. It is...
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Middle English Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...implies. A number of 13th-century secular and religious Middle English lyrics are extant, including the exuberant Sumer Is Icumen In , but like Middle English literature in general, the lyric reached its fullest flower during the second half of...
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Round
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...on a tune that returns to its beginning in which all the voices enter at the unison or the octave. An example is Sumer Is Icumen In . Rounds were popular in 17th-century England when the catch reached its height. The catch was originally just...
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Ground Bass
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the ground or basso ostinato Ital.=obstinate never varied in harmonization or pitch. The tenor, or pes, of Sumer Is Icumen In is such a ground. Another sort was developed during the 17th cent. by Purcell and his contemporaries. This ground...
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Canon , in Music
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...entrances may be at the same or at different pitches. Another form of canon is the circle canon, or round , e.g., Sumer Is Icumen In . In the 14th and 15th cent. retrograde motion was employed to form what is known as crab canon, or canon cancrizans...


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