"Madrigal" [Norman Dello Joio]

"Madrigal" [Norman Dello Joio]

First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest

Dello Joio, Norman; music (American, 1913-2008)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

1947 [copyright]

New York: Marks Music Corp.

genre: song|madrigal|choral music

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: four sharps

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")

Composition history: A manuscript version of an earlier version of this composition dated "Nov. 27 - Jan. 1 (45)" and signed "N. Dello Joio" is held in the New York Public Library. In this version, there are no sharps or flats and the time signature is 5/4. The manuscript tempo marking is "Slow - Quiet."

Tempo markings: "Lento"; quarter note = 40

Format 1: musical score

10 pages

Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html

Cataloguer: Claudia Laugalys, University of Ottawa

musical score: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University

Musical score, manuscript: New York Public Library

Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-dellojoio

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