Christina Rossetti In Music

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"When I Am Dead" [Frederick Barry]

Title

"When I Am Dead" [Frederick Barry]

Creator

Barry, Frederick; music (1876-1943)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1898 [copyright]

Publisher

Boston: Boston Music Co.

Subject

genre: song
solo: contralto|baritone
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: two sharps
initial time signature: 4/4
origin: United States
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Tempo markings: "Andante."
Performance instructions: "Contralto or Baritone."

Format

Format 1: musical score
4 pages

Source

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM164; Gooch and Thatcher 4739
Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.
Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html
Cataloguer: Stephanie Malette, University of Ottawa

Identifier

Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-barry
File(s): CRM-songwheniamdead-barry.pdf

Rights

"Copyright, 1898, by G. Schirmer jr."
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Files

Collection

Citation

Barry, Frederick; music (1876-1943) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"When I Am Dead" [Frederick Barry],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/1955.