Should be "a piece by Amy Beach". Don't think there are many pieces of her left. She's been mouldering for quite a while.

Trying to refrain--(with little success)-- from remarks like "Composers don't die, they de-compose".   That was a really bad one, I'm afraid.

" Come on, take a little piece of my heart, now baby...."

"I hold your hand in mine, dear, I press it to my lips. I take a healthy bite....."