Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"When I Am Dead My Dearest: Song" [Lady Jenkinson]

Title

"When I Am Dead My Dearest: Song" [Lady Jenkinson]
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest

Creator

Jenkinson, Lady [Emily Sophia]; music (British)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1871 [publication]

Publisher

London: C. Lonsdale

Subject

genre: song
solo: voice
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: five flats
initial time signature: 6/8
origin: United Kingdom
female composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Tempo markings: "Andante con espressione"

Format

Format 1: musical score
5 pages

Source

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM17
Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.
Cataloguer: Stephanie Malette, University of Ottawa
musical score: The British Library, London

Identifier

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

Rights

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Files

Collection

Citation

Jenkinson, Lady [Emily Sophia]; music (British) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"When I Am Dead My Dearest: Song" [Lady Jenkinson],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 15, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/1957.