William Bartholomew

Life

Born: 1793

Died: 1867

Significant 19th Century English poet and librettist who collaborated with Mendelssohn, Costa, Sullivan, and others, in composing texts set as anthems and larger works.

Settings of text by William Bartholomew

• A tender shoot (Colin Davey)
• Hear my prayer/O for the wings of a dove (Felix Mendelssohn)
• Philomela (Ann Mounsey)
• Serenade (Ann Mounsey)
• Spring Time (Ann Mounsey)
• “Take care!” (Ann Mounsey)
• A tender shoot (Otto Goldschmidt)

Publications

Note: This is not an exhaustive list.

• Music by Felix Mendelssohn
  • Elijah date (?)
  • Psalm 98
• Music by Michael Costa
  • Eli 1855
  • Naaman 1864

• Music by Arthur Sullivan
  • The Prodigal Son

External links

• Search of COPAC for this lyricist