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”. History Behrend was born in Danzig, 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), which made a fortune for him, despite disposing of his copyright while it was still popular. A long-standing member of the Savage Club, he died in London. 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) * “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) Notes References