Art song
When I am dead, my dearest
A setting of Christina Rossetti’s poem on grief, and the quiet it leaves behind.
- Voicing
- Bass voice and piano
- Text
- Christina Rossetti
About the work
An art song for bass voice and piano, setting Christina Rossetti’s meditation on grief and quiet release. The vocal writing moves with the natural weight of the lower voice, unhurried and unadorned, while the piano sustains a still, intimate atmosphere throughout.