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Alan Bullard
1947 -
Great Britain, England
Alan Bullard (04/08/1947) is a British composer, known mainly for his choral and educational music. His compositions are regularly performed and broadcast worldwide.
A requiem - When I am dead my dearest
Song for voice and piano. From: Ten songs for voice and piano. Ten individual lyric songs written between 1967 and 1995 for varying ranges and abilities: now out of print as a collection, but songs can be supplied separately.
Songs included are: To Music (Herrick), Pretty Ring Time (Shakespeare), I held love's head (Herrick), The Solitary Reaper (Wordsworth), To Violets (Herrick), The Winter Robin (Clare), Matin Song (Heywood), Come live with me and be my love (Marlowe), When I am dead (Rossetti), The Year's Awakening (Hardy).
When I am dead my dearest is a short song of dreamy sorrow and hope for voice and piano is a setting of words by Christina Rossetti. Its sustained and expressive vocal line, supported by rich harmony, make it a popular recital choice. The score contains versions in high and low keys, making it suitable for all voices. When I am dead, my dearest,
Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: Be the green grass above me With showers and dewdrops wet; And if thou wilt, remember, And if thou wilt, forget. I shall not see the shadows, I shall not feel the rain; I shall not hear the nightingale Sing on, as if in pain: And dreaming through the twilight That doth not rise nor set, Haply I may remember, And haply may forget. Christina Rossetti (from Goblin Market and other Poems, published 1862)
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