"My Friend" [Jón Thórarinsson]

"My Friend" [Jón Thórarinsson]

First line of lyrics: Two days ago with dancing, glancing hair

Part of: "Of Love and Death"

Thórarinsson, Jón; music (Icelandic, 1917-2012)

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

1966 [copyright] [publication]

Reykjavík: Musica Islandica

genre: song|song cycle

solo: baritone

instrumentation: orchestra

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 6/8

origin: Iceland

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "My Friend"

Place in the larger work: The third song of three in the song cycle "Of Love and Death," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Three Seasons"; 2. "When I am Dead"; 3. "My Friend."

Tempo markings: "Andantino"

Format 1: musical score

13 pages (pp. 22-34)

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

Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: McPherson Library, University of Victoria

Record: CRM-myfriend-thorarinsson

"© Copyright 1966 by MUSICA ISLANDICA, Reykjavík"

The Christina Rossetti in Music project website is hosted in Canada at the University of Ottawa Library, and we aim to comply with Canadian copyright laws. If you believe we have violated Canadian copyright law, please contact us at christinarossettimusic@uottawa.ca. The Christina Rossetti in Music project is strictly not for profit and intended for research and educational purposes only.