"Song" [Simon A. Sargon]
Title
"Song" [Simon A. Sargon]
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest
Part of: "Bitter for Sweet"
Creator
Sargon, Simon A.; music (American, born in India, 1938)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
2000 [copyright]
Subject
genre: song|song cycle
solo: low voice
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: three flats
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United States
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of six in the song cycle called "Bitter for Sweet," settings of Christina Rossetti, which includes 1. "Sound Sleep"; 2. "Wrestling"; 3. Bitter for Sweet"; 4. "Song"; 5. "Holy Innocents"; 6. "By the Waters of Babylon."
Tempo markings: "Andante" (quarter note = 69)
Format
Format 1: musical score
4 pages
Source
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: New York Public Library, New York
Identifier
Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-sargon
Rights
"© Copyright 2000 by Simon A. Sargon Dallas, Texas 75201 All Rights Reserved. Printed in U.S.A."
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Citation
Sargon, Simon A.; music (American, born in India, 1938) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Song" [Simon A. Sargon],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 13, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/1896.
Item Relations
| This Item | is part of a larger work that also includes | Item: "Holy Innocents" [Simon A. Sargon] |
| This Item | is part of a larger work that also includes | Item: "By the Waters of Babylon" [Simon A. Sargon] |
| Item: "Sound Sleep" [Simon A. Sargon] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "Wrestling" [Simon A. Sargon] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "Bitter For Sweet" [Simon A. Sargon] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |