"Song" [Stephen Tyler]

"Song" [Stephen Tyler]

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

Part of: untitled [Christina Rossetti Poems]

Tyler, Stephen; music (British, active 2006)

2006 [copyright]

Stephen Tyler

genre: choral music|part song|song|song cycle

chorus: SATB chorus

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: one flat

initial time signature: 4/4

origin: United Kingdom

male composer

English

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

Place in the larger work: The third song of three in the song cycle of settings of Christina Rossetti poems. The songs include 1. "Echo"; 2. "De Profundis"; 3. "Song".

Tempo markings: quarter note = 66

Performance history: Performed with "De Profundis" in a choral show called "A Boy and a Girl" in England on 11 Jun 2011 at Greyfriars Church, Reading ["Song (When I am Dead My Dearest)." YouTube, uploaded by Stephen Tyler, 15 May 2019, https://youtu.be/fvn_5gU0w8A]; 12 Jun 2011 at St Mark's Church, Binfield; 17 Jun 2011 at High Street Methodist Church, Maidenhead; performed by the Reading A440 Choir, directed by Stephen Tyler: "our 'choral show' concept was where we told an overarching story in two halves (like a mini-play) using a choral soundtrack plus other media, in this case video projection and contemporary dancers." (Tyler)

Recordings: Tyler, Stephen J. "When I Am Dead, My Dearest." Electronic playback of score. SoundCloud, uploaded by Stephen J. Tyler, 29 Dec. 2020, https://soundcloud.com/stephenjtyler/when-i-am-dead-my-dearest

Format 1: musical score

9 pages

Format 2: performance video

performance time 3 minutes and 19 seconds

Other data reference(s): Tyler, Stephen. "Re: STM Contact Us: Christina Rossetti research inquiry." Received by Mary Arseneau. 15 May 2019.
"Christina Rossetti Poems." Tyler Musik, https://www.tylermusik.com/. Accessed 18 Apr. 2023.

Cataloguer: Roxanne Lafleur, University of Ottawa

Musical score: Stephen Tyler

Performance video, Reading A440 Choir, directed by Stephen Tyler, June 2011: Stephen Tyler

Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-tyler

File(s): CRM-songwheniamdead-tyler.pdf; CRM-songwheniamdead-tyler.mp4

"Copyright © 2006." This score and the performance video are protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The score and performance video appear on this website by kind permission of composer Stephen Tyler. To purchase a license for public performances or recordings, please consult the composer’s website, www.stephentylermusic.com.

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