"Weary" [James P. Dunn]

"Weary" [James P. Dunn]

First line of lyrics: I would have gone; God bade me stay

Dunn, James P.; music (American, 1884-1936)

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

1915 [copyright]

New York: J. Fisher & Bro.

genre: song

solo: medium voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: three flats

initial time signature: 3/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Weary in Well-Doing"

Tempo markings: "Slowly and quietly"

Performance instructions: "A religiouslike quietude and calm should characterize the rendition of this song. Yet this should be somewhat disturbed by the agony of soul depicted in the second verse. Here the counter-melody in the accompaniment should be rather marked, and throughout the latter should follow the mood of the voice most strictly. A clear enunciation of the words is of the utmost importance, thus permitting them to tell their own story with the utmost effect."

Format 1: musical score

3 pages

Cataloguer: Anna MacDonald, University of British Columbia

musical score: YorkSpace Institutional Repository, York University, http://hdl.handle.net/10315/14586. Accessed 3 March 2022.

Record: CRM-weary-dunn

File(s): CRM-weary-dunn.pdf

"Copyright, 1915, by J. Fischer & Bro. | British Copyright Secured | Eigentum des Verlegers fur alle Lander [Property of the publisher for all countries]"

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