Of him I love day and night

Song TitleOf him I love day and night (Search)
Composer(s):Ned Rorem
Composer Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Author(s):Walt Whitman
Author Underrepresented GroupLGBTQ+ (Search)
Keyword(s) & Features: Acceptance of Death; Bodies; Boston; Burials; Burying; Cemeteries; Chicago; Corpses; Cremation; Day; Dead; Death; Dreaming; Dreams; Eating; Houses; Life; Love; Manhattan; Memorials; Missing; Night; Nightmares; Philadelphia; Powder; Proclaiming; Seas; Sleeping; Streets; Wind
First LineOf him I love day and night (Search)
Average Duration4:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1982 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://whitmanarchive.org/published/LG/1867/poems/34
Larger WorkThree Calamus Poems (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageEnglish (Search)
Score Source http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14361594
Audio Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5K-uTDOPPU
Difficulty LevelMasters/YA; Pro (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerBaritone
Range: B3 - G5 (Search)
Original KeyE minor (Search)
Dedicated ToDonald Collup (Search)
Recommended Printed Sourcehttps://boosey.com/cr/music/Ned-Rorem-Three-Calamus-Poems/2935 (Search)
ContributorSHK (Search)
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