| Incipit | Soft are the winds that go sighing \\ Bearing me sweets in their breath |
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 (3 verses) |
| First Publication | 1873 – Boston: White & Goullaud |
| Genre Categories | Ballads; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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| Work Title | Bereft |
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| Alternative. Title | Ballad |
| Composer | Rice, Edward Everett |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IER 2 |
| Key | F major |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 (3 verses) |
| First Publication. | 1873 – Boston: White & Goullaud |
| Librettist | John Cheever Goodwin (1850–1912) |
| Language | English |
| Dedication | John A. Lowell of Boston (mutual friend of composer and librettist) |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voice, piano |
