English
1851 / Irish slow airs
The Last Rose of Summer
Irish slow air · voice and piano · 1851 edition · 4 complete music pages
The complete “The Last Rose of Summer” from Farewell Songs of Jenny Lind in America, No. 3 (No. 3). The source notation is for voice and piano.
Playable score
The right hand keeps the C-major traditional melody, including its pickup, short final bar and chromatic note. A sparse new left hand plays one bass note and one chord per full bar. Benedict's F-major piano setting below is a different edition; its accompaniment is not used.
Source: The Last Rose of Summer
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Source and rights
The 1851 print is public domain. Arranger Jules Benedict died in 1885 and lyricist Thomas Moore in 1852. These images are cropped from the historical edition held by Johns Hopkins University.
Farewell Songs of Jenny Lind in America, No. 3 at Johns Hopkins University