"Come to Me, My Love" [Norman Dello Joio]

"Come to Me, My Love" [Norman Dello Joio]

First line of lyrics: Come to me in the night

Dello Joio, Norman; music (American, 1913-2008)

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

1973 [publication]

New York: Edward B. Marks Music Corp.

genre: song|choral music

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Echo"

Tempo markings: "Andante expressivo"; quarter note = 60

Performance history: 2011, Madison Summer Choir, Ben Luedcke, conductor. "Come to Me, My Love - Dello Joio - Madison Summer Choir." YouTube, uploaded by Ben Luedcke, 22 Dec. 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obfu8MCTBG0.
2014, March 25, The Southwestern Illinois College Chamber Singers at the Schmidt Art Center, Belleville, IL; Andrew Jensen, conductor, Gail Long, pianist. "Come to Me, My Love by Norman Dello Joio." YouTube, uploaded by SWICMusicDepartment, 28 May 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRPp4c0_Kzw.
2015, 10 October, Atlanta Master Chorale at the Season Premiere: Come, Stay, Go!, Dr. Eric Nelson, conductor, Jonathan Easter, piano accompanist. "Atlanta Master Chorale | Come to Me, My Love (Dello Joio)." Vimeo, uploaded by Atlanta Master Choral, 6 Apr 2016, https://vimeo.com/161767288.

Dedication: "To Barbara"

Format 1: musical score

9 pages; performance time 3 minutes and 30 seconds

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4375

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: Diana Bishara, University of Ottawa

musical score: "Come to Me, My Love." J.W. Pepper & Son Inc., https://www.jwpepper.com/Come-to-Me%2C-My-Love/1533025.item#/submit. Accessed 5 Apr 2020.

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: "Come to Me, My Love." J.W. Pepper & Son Inc., https://www.jwpepper.com/Come-to-Me%2C-My-Love/1533025.item#/submit. Accessed 5 Apr 2020.

Record: CRM-echo-dellojoio

File(s): CRM-echo-dellojoio-p1.jpg

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