"When I am dead" [Henry James Butt]
Title
"When I am dead" [Henry James Butt]
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest
Creator
Butt, James Henry; music (English, 1929-2003)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
1986 [copyright]
Publisher
London: Thames Publishing
Subject
genre: song
solo: baritone
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")
Tempo markings: "Andante Tranquillo"; quarter note = 70-80
Notes: Soprano version is part of a song collection called "Women Speaking."
Format
Format 1: musical score
3 pages (pp. 38-40)
3 pages
Source
Cataloguer: Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa
musical score: Royal College of Music Library, London
Identifier
Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-butt-baritone
Rights
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Files
Collection
Citation
Butt, James Henry; music (English, 1929-2003) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"When I am dead" [Henry James Butt],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed September 19, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2037.