"Wilt Thou Forget?" [John W. Metcalf]

"Wilt Thou Forget?" [John W. Metcalf]

Metcalf, John W.; music (1856-1926)

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

1899 [copyright]

Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt

genre: song|song cycle

solo: medium voice

initial sharps/flats: four flats

initial time signature: 3/4

male composer

English

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

Tempo markings: "Andante moderato"; quarter note = 80.

Performance instructions:

Notes: Ives provides information about the physical appearance of the score: "Cover description: Text in green ink within dark green and brownish-orange art nouveau compartment formed of flowers, stems and leaves. 'Des. By F.G. Hale' appears beneath the frame." Ives also notes that the work was "Reviewed in Music (February 1900:442-443)" (DM171).

Format 1: musical score

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM171

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

Cataloguer: Stephanie Malette, University of Ottawa

Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-metcalf

"Copyright 1899 by Arthur P. Schmidt."

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