Christina Rossetti In Music

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"Remember or Forget" [William Henry Pommer]

Title

"Remember or Forget" [William Henry Pommer]
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest

Creator

Pommer, William Henry; music (American, 1851-1937)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1896 [publication]

Publisher

St. Louis: Thiebes-Stierlin Music Co.

Subject

genre: song
solo: voice
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: three sharps
initial time signature: 2/4
origin: United States
male composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Tempo markings: "Andante espressivo"
Dedication: "To Miss Halsey C. Ives"

Format

Format 1: musical score
3 pages

Source

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM142
Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.
Cataloguer: Stephanie Malette, University of Ottawa
musical score: Washington University Sheet Music Collection, St. Louis, accessed through UCLA Library, Digital Collections, Sheet Music Consortium.

Identifier

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

Rights

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Collection

Citation

Pommer, William Henry; music (American, 1851-1937) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Remember or Forget" [William Henry Pommer],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2020.