A. H. Behrend

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

1. 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]