"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Alec Wilder]

"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Alec Wilder]

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

Wilder, Alec; music (American, 1907-1980)

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

genre: song

solo: medium voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: two flats

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

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

Tempo markings: "Adagio" (Carman 2644)

Recordings: "When I Am Dead, My Dearest for voice and piano." Songs of Alec Wilder, performance by Valerie Errante, soprano, Robert Wason, piano, Eastman American Music Series, vol. 10, Albany Music Distribution, 2000. YouTube, uploaded by Valerie Errante - Topic, 23 Jan. 2019.

Notes: G minor (Carman 2644)

Format 1: musical score

2 pages; performance time approximately 2 minutes

Other data reference(s): "When I Am Dead, My Dearest." AllMusic, https://www.allmusic.com/album/re,lease/songs-of-alec-wilder-mr0001960524. Accessed 7 Jul. 2020.
Carman, Judith E., et al. Art Song in the United States, 1759-2011. Fourth edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013, 2644.
Romriell, Mackenzie Kay. "Analysis of Nine Selected Songs of Alec Wilder." Classically Unsung: The Art Songs of Alec Wilder. 2017. The University of Arizona, PhD dissertation. pp. 18-60. UA Campus Repository, University of Arizona, https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/623029. Accessed 7 Jul. 2021.

Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-wilder

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