"When I Am Dead" [Oscar Weil]

"When I Am Dead" [Oscar Weil]

Weil, Oscar; music (American, 1839-1921)

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

1874 [copyright]

San Francisco: M. Gray

genre: song

initial sharps/flats: three flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

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

Tempo markings: "Con molto espressione" and "Poco lento"

Dedication: "To Wm. B. Young Esq. Of Selina Alabama."

Notes: Ives provides a description of the cover of the score: "Engraved text within linear frame, with dedication and song title within scrolls" (DM28).

Format 1: musical score

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM28

Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.

Cataloguer: Stephanie Malette, University of Ottawa

Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-weil

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