"For a Dream's Sake" [Cyril Scott]

"For a Dream's Sake" [Cyril Scott]

First line of lyrics: The hope I dreamed of was a dream

Scott, Cyril; music (English, 1879-1970)

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

1912 [publication] [copyright]

London: Elkin & Co.; New York: G. Ricordi & Co.

genre: song

solo: voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 2/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English|German

Rossetti poem(s): "Mirage"

Notes about the text: The score is also available in German, translated by Boomburg, A. M. von; translated lyrics (born 1863), with the title "Durch Ein Traumbild: Für Eine Singstimme Mit Klavierbegleitung."

Tempo markings: "Andante"

Dedication: "For Beryl Freeman"

Format 1: musical score

4 pages

In reference to the published works below: Gooch and Thatcher 4627

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

Other data reference(s): Record for “Album of six songs / Cyril Scott.” WorldCat, www.worldcat.org/oclc/58875799. Accessed 11 Apr. 2018.

Cataloguer: Arianne Zamin, University of Ottawa

musical score: Eastman School of Music Archives, http://hdl.handle.net/1802/23066. Accessed 12 October 2020. University of Rochester, Rochester

Record: CRM-mirage-scott

File(s): CRM-mirage-scott.pdf

"Copyright 1912 by Elkin and Co."

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