Christina Rossetti In Music

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"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Mrs. Finch Hatton]

Title

"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Mrs. Finch Hatton]
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest

Creator

Finch-Hatton, Anne Jane, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham, Mrs. Henry Stormont Finch Hatton; music (English, born as Anne Jane Codrington, died 1924)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1891 [publication]

Publisher

London: Moutrie & Son

Subject

genre: song
solo: voice
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: four flats
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United Kingdom
female composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Tempo markings: "Lento"
Dedication: "To Lady Mackenzie"

Format

Format 1: musical score
4 pages

Source

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM104
Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.
Cataloguer: Van A. Mantha-Ware, University of Ottawa
musical score: The British Library, London

Identifier

Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-finch-hatton
File(s): CRM-songwheniamdead-finch-hatton.pdf

Rights

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Citation

Finch-Hatton, Anne Jane, Countess of Winchilsea and Nottingham, Mrs. Henry Stormont Finch Hatton; music (English, born as Anne Jane Codrington, died 1924) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Mrs. Finch Hatton],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/1924.