Christina Rossetti In Music

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"When May was Young!" [Beatrice Ramsay Hallowes]

Title

"When May was Young!" [Beatrice Ramsay Hallowes]
First line of lyrics: I cannot tell you how it was

Creator

Hallowes, Beatrice Ramsay; music
Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

Date

1897 [publication]

Publisher

London: Robert Cocks & Co.

Subject

genre: song
solo: voice
instrumentation: piano
initial sharps/flats: one sharp
initial time signature: 2/4
female composer

Language

English

Description

Rossetti poem(s): "May" ("I cannot tell you how it was")
Tempo markings: "Allegretto"
Dedication: "Dedicated to The Most Noble, The Marchioness of Ripon"

Format

Format 1: musical score
3 pages

Source

In reference to the published works below: Ives DM149
Reference: Ives, Maura. Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2011.
Cataloguer: Kevin Batsinduka, University of Ottawa
musical score: British Library, London

Identifier

Record: CRM-mayicannottell-hallowes
File(s): CRM-mayicannottell-hallowes.pdf

Rights

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Files

Collection

Citation

Hallowes, Beatrice Ramsay; music and Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894), “"When May was Young!" [Beatrice Ramsay Hallowes],” Christina Rossetti In Music, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/christinarossettiinmusic/items/show/3172.