"Somewhere" [Frederic H. Cowen]

"Somewhere" [Frederic H. Cowen]

First line of lyrics: Somewhere or other there must surely be

Cowen, Frederic H. [Hymen]; music (English, born in Jamaica, 1852-1935)

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

1892 [publication] [copyright]

London: Joseph Williams; New York: Edward Schuberth & Co. (J.F.H. Meyer)

genre: song

solo: soprano|tenor

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Somewhere or Other"

Composition history: "By permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co."

Tempo markings: "Andante moderato e melancolico"; quarter note = 54

Performance instructions: The solo may be sung by either a soprano or tenor.

Dedication: "To my friend William Shakespeare"

Format 1: musical score

2 pages

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM112

Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.

Cataloguer: Sarah Pennington, University of Ottawa

musical score: Cowen, Frederick H. "Somewhere." Third Set of Twelve Songs, London: Joseph Williams, 1892, pp. 44-45. Royal Academy of Music Library, London.

Record: CRM-somewhereorother-cowen

File(s): CRM-somewhereorother-cowen.pdf

"Copyright 1892 by Joseph Williams."

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