Piano and voice - Digital Download
SKU: LV.2356
Composed by J. Barnett. Portraits, Grief, Sadness, Families, Farewells. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.2356).
Why Do I Weep? A Ballad. Words by Mrs. Hemans. Set to Music by J. Barnett. Published [n.d.] by Firth & Hall, No. 1 Franklin Sq. in New York. Composition of strophic with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Grief, Sadness, Families, Farewells. First line reads Why do I weep, to leave the vine, whose clusters o'er me bend..
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