She Died

1996 | versions for soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, tenor, baritone and bass with piano are available on my site at MusicaNeo (links on homepage).

Poem by Emily Dickinson

Song 3 of Four Dickinson Songs

Errata

Some newer editions may already have these corrections.

• m. 6, the B flat in the piano part should be marked mp.
• Beginning in m. 19, there should be a marking “poco a poco accel.”
• m. 62 the piano part should be almost a mf, and the first note in the RH should have a tenuto.
• m. 66, there should be a tenuto marking on the first note of the piano.
• m. 70 should be marked mf, and there should be a tenuto marking on the first note of the piano.

IN THE NEWER EDITION FROM MARCH 2019 — please note the following:

m. 24 - the word on beat 1+ should be "was" — not "is"

m. 42-43 in the mezzo soprano version: the Db should be tied over

And in the newest edition from NOVEMBER 20, 2019, I changed the notation for all voice types in m. 42-43 - the held note is now a half note tied to a dotted half (and then tied over to the next measure), which more accurately reflects the beat breakdown.

m. 60 Piano starting beat 3: Accidentals had been missing in some of the parts

and the enharmonic spellings were also incorrect. The corrections are as follows:

Corrections as follows:

Mezzo-soprano and Baritone: last 3 beats are C#s, two in the LH and one in the RH

Contralto/Countertenor/Bass: last 3 beats are B naturals: two in the LH and one in the RH hand

Alternate notes for tenor from m. 68-70: sing the Bb up an octave.