Robert Lucas Pearsall

Life

Born: 14 March 1795

Died: 5 August 1856

Biography A ms. copy in Pearsall's hand is exhibit A in proposing him as a plausible suspect for the anonymous composer of 'Rossini's Cat Duet'. Born in Bristol, in 1825 he moved to Mainz, then to Karlsruhe (1830), studying mensural notation with the caecilian Caspar Ett (Munich 1832). In 1842 he bought Wartensee Castle, a ruined medieval keep near Rorschach in Switzerland. His extensive writings encompass works on chant, heraldry, and verse translations of Schiller & Goethe.

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Works

Sacred works

• Ave verum corpus
• Graduale pro St Stephani
• In dulci jubilo
• Pange lingua
• Salve Regina
• The seven joys of Mary
• Tantum ergo
• Tu es Petrus

Secular works

Adieu! my native shore The bishop of Mentz Caput apri defero A chieftain to the Highlands bound Come let us be merry Down in my garden fair Duetto buffo di due gatti (Gioachino Rossini) For all our men were very, very merry Great God of love The hardy Norseman's house of yore How bright in the Maytime I saw lovely Phillis It was upon a springtide day A king there was in Thule Laugh not, Youth, at Age! Lay a garland Let us all go Maying Light of my soul

List! Lady, be not coy Mihi est propositum No, no, Nigella Nymphs are sporting O who will o'er the downs so free O ye roses O! all ye ladies fair and true The praise of good wine Purple glow the forest mountains The red wine flows The river spirit's song See how smoothly Shoot, false Love, I care not Sing we and chaunt it a 4 Sing we and chaunt it a 8 Sir Patrick Spens The song of the Frank companies Spring returns

Summer is ycoming in Sweet as a flower in May Take heed, ye shepherd swains Take, O take those lips away There is a paradise on earth War song of the Norman Baron Taillefer The watchman's song Waters of Elle When Allen-a-Dale went a-hunting When last I strayed Who shall win my lady fair? Why do the roses Why should the cuckoo's tuneful note Why weeps, alas! my lady-love Why with toil thy life consuming The Winter song

Vocal Duet

• Duetto buffo di due gatti (Gioachino Rossini)

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Settings of text by Robert Lucas Pearsall

• Come let us be merry (Robert Lucas Pearsall)
• The hardy Norseman's house of yore (Robert Lucas Pearsall)
• In dulci jubilo (Philip Le Bas)
• Let us all go Maying (Robert Lucas Pearsall)
• O! all ye ladies fair and true (Robert Lucas Pearsall)
• See how smoothly (Robert Lucas Pearsall)
• The song of the Frank companies (Robert Lucas Pearsall)
• War song of the Norman Baron Taillefer (Robert Lucas Pearsall)
• When last I strayed (Robert Lucas Pearsall)
• Why should the cuckoo's tuneful note (Robert Lucas Pearsall)

External links

Works by Robert Lucas Pearsall in the Petrucci Music Library (IMSLP)