"Sing no sad songs for me" [Raymond Earle Mitchell]

"Sing no sad songs for me" [Raymond Earle Mitchell]

First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest

Mitchell, Raymond Earle; music (American, 1895-1967)

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

1928 [publication] [copyright]

Chicago: H.T. FitzSimons

genre: song

solo: high voice

instrumentation: piano|orchestra

initial sharps/flats: three sharps

initial time signature: 2/4

other version 1 - solo: medium voice

other version 1 - instrumentation: piano|orchestra

origin: United States

male composer

English

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

Tempo markings: "Grazioso"

Performance instructions: "(In Ancient Style)" is stated under the title on the score. With piano or orchestra accompaniment--orchestra part on hire. (Gooch and Thatcher 4772)

Performance history: "Sung by Allen McQuhae"

Dedication: "To Allen McQuhae"

Notes: For high voice in A and medium voice in E

Format 1: musical score

4 pages

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4772

Reference: Gooch, Bryan N.S. and David S. Thatcher. Musical Settings of Early and Mid-Victorian Literature: A Catalogue. New York: Garland, 1979.

Reference: Ezust, Emily. The LiederNet Archive. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/index.html

Cataloguer: Claudia Laugalys and Emily McConkey, University of Ottawa

musical score: Ball State University Libraries, Muncie

Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-mitchell

File(s): CRM-songwheniamdead-mitchell.pdf

"Copyright MCMXXVIII, by H.T. FitzSimons, Chicago, Ill."

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