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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),^[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

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

^ 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

^ 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".

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