"When I am Dead" [Frederick C. Schreiber]

"When I am Dead" [Frederick C. Schreiber]

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

Schreiber, Frederick C.; music (American, born in Austria, 1895-1985)

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

1974 January 17 [composition]

genre: song

solo: voice

instrumentation: piano

initial sharps/flats: no sharps or flats

initial time signature: 3/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

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

Notes about the text: The words "doth it" was added before "set" at the end of line 14 of the poem.

Tempo markings: "Moderato Assai"

Notes: The manuscript score includes a stamp at the bottom left of page 1, which states: "G. Schirmer | Imperial | Brand No. 4-16 Staves. | Printed in U.S.A."

Format 1: musical score

3 pages

Cataloguer: Manoshi Kanta Sarkar, University of Ottawa

Musical Score: New York Public Library, New York

Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-schreiber

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