"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Edward J. Napier]

"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Edward J. Napier]

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

Napier, Edward J.; music (American)

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

1899 [copyright]

Pittsburg: E. J. Napier

genre: song

solo: soprano|tenor

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: two flats

initial time signature: 6/8

origin: United States

male composer

English

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

Tempo markings: "Andante."

Performance instructions: For soprano or tenor.

Dedication: "To Constance."

Format 1: musical score

3 pages

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM170

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

Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-napier

File(s): CRM-songwheniamdead-napier.pdf

"Copyright, 1899, by Edward J. Napier."

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