"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Arthur Somervell]
Title
"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Arthur Somervell]
First line of lyrics: When I am dead my dearest
Creator
Somervell, Arthur; music (English, 1863-1894)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
1888 [publication]
Publisher
London: J. & J. Hopkinson
Subject
genre: song
solo: voice
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: four flats
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United Kingdom
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Composition history: "Printed by permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co."
Tempo markings: "Andante Sostenuto"
Format
Format 1: musical score
4 pages
Source
In reference to the published works below: Ives DM94
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: Royal Academy of Music, London
Identifier
Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-somervell
File(s): CRM-songwheniamdead-somervell.pdf
Rights
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Files
Collection
Citation
Somervell, Arthur; music (English, 1863-1894) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Arthur Somervell],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 18, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/1930.