Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1500057 Composed by Ian Calvert. 21st Century,Chamber,Classical. Score. 7 pages. Ian Calvert #1076080. Published by Ian Calvert (A0.1500057). Christina Rosetti wrote the poem in 1849 at the age of 19; it may seem sad to be contemplating one’s own demise so early in life but in Victorian Britain death at that age was not so unusual. The poem expresses two things: there is the firm wish that her loved one should remember her, permanently – but not to an excessive degree; he should not feel guilty if he forgets her - ‘for a while’. The poem is scored here for mezzo-soprano but it is not strictly gender-specific and could be sung, an octave lower, by a baritone. The keyboard can be a piano, an electronic keyboard, preferably using a non-percussive voice or a synth. The music comes with two copies of the full score, with both voice and keyboard parts. The attached sample sound track, in order to include the start of the voice, begins at the end of the keyboard’s introduction. This song is also available set for mezzo-soprano and string quartet.
