"Song" [William Hawley]
Title
"Song" [William Hawley]
First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest
Part of: "Remembrance"
Creator
Hawley, William; music (American, born 1950)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)
Date
1997 [composition]
Publisher
William Hawley
Subject
genre: choral music|song|song cycle
chorus: SATB voices with divisi
instrumentation: a cappella
initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats
initial time signature: 3/4
origin: United States
male composer
Language
English
Description
Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")
Place in the larger work: The fourth song of six in a song cycle called "Remembrance," settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "A Sonnet"; 2. "Spring Quiet"; 3. "Up-Hill"; 4. "Song"; 5. "A Summer Wish"; 6. "Envoi".
Composition history: "Commissioned by The Lane Family, In Memory of Erma C. Lane" "for the Nova Singers of Galesburg, Illinois" (Hawley)
Tempo markings: "Andante mosso"; quarter note = 96 ca.
Performance history: Premiered by Nova Singers, Laura Lane, Music Director, on February 21, 1998, at Knox College [Galesburg, Illinois]" (Hawley)
Dedication: "to Laura Lane"
Format
Format 1: musical score
4 pages (pp. 15-18); complete song cycle performance time ca. 12 minutes.
Source
Other data reference(s): Hawley, William. "Re: Christina Rossetti in Music inquiry." Received by Mary Arseneau. 21 Apr. 2020.
Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa
musical score: William Hawley
Identifier
Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-hawley
File(s): CRM-songwheniamdead-hawley.pdf
Rights
"© 1997 William Hawley" This score is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The score appears on this website by kind permission of composer William Hawley. To purchase musical scores or to request performance rights, please consult the composer’s website, www.williamhawley.net.
The Christina Rossetti in Music project website is hosted in Canada at the University of Ottawa Library, and we aim to comply with Canadian copyright laws. If you believe we have violated Canadian copyright law, please contact us at christinarossettimusic@uottawa.ca. The Christina Rossetti in Music project is strictly not for profit and intended for research and educational purposes only.
Files
Collection
Citation
Hawley, William; music (American, born 1950) and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"Song" [William Hawley],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/2266.
Item Relations
| This Item | is part of a larger work that also includes | Item: "A Summer Wish" [William Hawley] |
| This Item | is part of a larger work that also includes | Item: "Envoi" [William Hawley] |
| Item: "A Sonnet" [William Hawley] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "Spring Quiet" [William Hawley] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |
| Item: "Up-Hill" [William Hawley] | is part of a larger work that also includes | This Item |