Christina Rossetti In Music

Christina Rossetti in Music Project

"When I am dead, my dearest" [Percy Pitt]

Title

"When I am dead, my dearest" [Percy Pitt]
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest

Creator

Pitt, Percy; music (English, 1870-1932)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1896 [copyright]; 1897 [publication]

Publisher

London: Weekes & Co.

Subject

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

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Composition history: "Words by Christina Rossetti. By kind permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co."
Tempo markings: "Lento doloroso."
Dedication: "To Mimi"
Notes: The "English Series of Original Songs" was edited by J.R. Courtenay Gale and Charlton T. Speer. The setting was reviewed in Musical News on June 30, 1896. (Ives DM153).

Format

Format 1: musical score
5 pages

Source

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM153
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-pitt
File(s): CRM-songwheniamdead-pitt.pdf

Rights

"Copyright 1896 by Weekes & Co."
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Files

Collection

Citation

Pitt, Percy; music (English, 1870-1932) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"When I am dead, my dearest" [Percy Pitt],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 9, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2022.