This Companion Volume to the Havergal edition is a valuable presentation of F.R.H.’s scores, most or nearly all of F.R.H.’s scores very little if any at all seen, or even known of, for nearly a century. What a valuable body of music has been unknown for so long and is now made available to many. Dr. Wegge completed his Ph.D. in Music Theory at Indiana University at Bloomington, and his diligence and thoroughness in this volume are obvious. First an analysis of F.R.H.’s compositions is given, an essay that both addresses the most advanced musicians and also reaches those who are untrained in music; then all the extant scores that have been found are newly typeset, with complete texts for each score and extensive indices at the end of the book. This volume presents F.R.H.’s music in newly typeset scores diligently prepared by Dr. Wegge, and Volume V of the Havergal edition presents the scores in facsimile, the original 19th century scores. (The essay—a dissertation—analysing her scores is given the same both in this Companion Volume and in Volume V of the Havergal edition.)
Dr. Wegge is also preparing all of these scores for publication in performance folio editions.
The 1st of 30 individual books entitled
“One Hour with Jesus” and Encouragements to Bible Study
has 4 Roman numeral pages and 92 Arabic pages, totaling 96 pages.
The 2nd of 30 individual books entitled My King
has 6 Roman numeral pages and 90 Arabic pages, totaling 96 pages.
The 3rd of 30 individual books entitled Royal Commandments
has 6 Roman numeral pages and 90 Arabic pages, totaling 96 pages.
The 4th of 30 individual books entitled Royal Bounty
has 6 Roman numeral pages and 90 Arabic pages, totaling 96 pages.
The 5th of 30 individual books entitled The Royal Invitation
has 12 Roman numeral pages and 68 Arabic pages, totaling 80 pages.
The 6th of 30 individual books entitled Loyal Responses
has 6 Roman numeral pages and 90 Arabic pages, totaling 96 pages.
The 7th of 30 individual books entitled
Little Pillows, Morning Bells, and Morning Stars
has 6 Roman numeral pages and 130 Arabic pages, totaling 136 pages.
The 8th of 30 individual books entitled Bruey and The Four Happy Days
has 6 Roman numeral pages and 170 Arabic pages, totaling 176 pages.
The 9th of 30 individual books entitled Ben Brightboots
has 8 Roman numeral pages and 80 Arabic pages, totaling 80 pages.
The 10th of 30 individual books entitled Never Say Die
has 10 Roman numeral pages and 70 Arabic pages, totaling 80 pages.
The 11th of 30 individual books entitled
Kept for the Master’s Use and Starlight Through the Shadows
has 4 Roman numeral pages and 196 Arabic pages, totaling 200 pages.
The 12th of 30 individual books entitled My Song Is Love Unknown
has 4 Roman numeral pages and 92 Arabic pages, totaling 96 pages.
The 13th of 30 individual books entitled Echoes from the Word,
Royal Gems and Wayside Chimes, and Birthday Book
has 6 Roman numeral pages and 114 Arabic pages, totaling 120 pages.
The 14th of 30 individual books entitled Red Letter Days
has 6 Roman numeral pages and 122 Arabic pages, totaling 128 pages.
The 15th of 30 individual books entitled Essays and Treasure Trove
has 10 Roman numeral pages and 238 Arabic pages, totaling 248 pages.
The 16th of 30 individual books entitled
Clear Small Vases for the King’s Minstrels
has 8 Roman numeral pages and 152 Arabic pages, totaling 160 pages.
The 17th of 30 individual books entitled Streamlets of Song for the Young
has 8 Roman numeral pages and 160 Arabic pages, totaling 168 pages.
The 18th of 30 individual books entitled Sacred Songs for Little Singers
has 8 Roman numeral pages and 72 Arabic pages, totaling 80 pages.
The 19th of 30 individual books entitled Letters by the Late Frances
Ridley Havergal, Swiss Letters and Alpine Poems, and Lilies and
Shamrocks has 8 Roman numeral pages and 248 Arabic pages,
totaling 256 pages.
The 20th of 30 individual books entitled Memorials of Frances Ridley
Havergal, and The Last Week has 18 Roman numeral pages and
158 Arabic pages, totaling 176 pages.
The 21st of 30 individual books entitled Works by Maria V. G. Havergal
has 6 Roman numeral pages and 394 Arabic pages, totaling 400 pages.
The 22nd of 30 individual books entitled
Records of the Life of the Rev. William Henry Havergal
has 10 Roman numeral pages and 90 Arabic pages, totaling 100 pages.
The 23rd of 30 individual books entitled Works by William Henry Havergal
has 10 Roman numeral pages and 502 Arabic pages, totaling 512 pages.
The 24th of 30 individual books entitled Memorials of Little Nony
has 10 Roman numeral pages and 90 Arabic pages, totaling 100 pages.
The 25th of 30 individual books entitled
Works by Janet Grierson on Frances Ridley Havergal
has 10 Roman numeral pages and 210 Arabic pages, totaling 220 pages.
The Companion Volume The Music of Frances Ridley Havergal (having all
of F.R.H.’s extant scores) has 18 Roman numeral pages and 502 Arabic
pages, totaling 520 pages.
The folio score Loyal Responses with music (words and music by F.R.H.)
has 10 Roman numeral pages and 82 Arabic pages, totaling 92 pages.
The folio score Art Songs Composed by Frances Ridley Havergal
has 10 Roman numeral pages and 178 Arabic pages, totaling 188 pages.
The folio score Sacred Songs for Little Singers is identical to the 18th of
30 individual books and has 8 Roman numeral pages and 72 Arabic pages,
totaling 80 pages.
The folio score Hymn Scores Composed by Frances Ridley Havergal has
not yet been prepared, likely to be near 10 Roman numeral pages and 110
Arabic pages, totaling 120 pages.