CHARLES SHADLE: SIX DICKINSON SONGS (2000) For Soprano and Clarinet

I. I'm NobodyI'm Nobody! Who are you?Are you nobody too?Then there's a pair o f u s -Don't tell! They'd banish us, you know.

How dreary to be somebody!How public like a frogTo tell your name the live long dayTo an admiring bog.

2. Brazil

I asked no other thing,No other was denied.I offered Being for it;The mighty merchant smiled.

"Brazil!" He twirled at button,Without a glance my way:"But, madam, is there nothing elseThat we can show today?"

3. Wild Nights!

Wild nights! Wild nights!Were I with thee,Wild nights should beOur luxury!

Futile the windsTo a heart in port, --Done with the compassDone with the chart.

Rowing in EdenAh! The sea!Might I but moor tonightIn thee!

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4. Come Slowly, Eden

Come slowly, EdenLips unused to theeBashful, sip thy jasmines,As a fainting Bee.

Reaching late his flowerRound her chamber hums,Counts his nectars-Enters And is lost in balms!

5. Aristocracy

The pedigree of honeyDoes not concern the bee;A clover any time, to himIs aristocracy!

6. The Morning After Death

The bustle in a houseThe morning after deathIs solemnest of industriesEnacted upon earth,--

The sweeping up the heart,And putting love awayWe shall not want to use againUntil Eternity.

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for Margaret O'Keefe

Six Dickinson Songs for soprano and clarinet

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

1. I'm Nobody! Charles Shadle (b. 1960)

Andante

Soprano

Score in C

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Clarinet Bb

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no-bo-dy! Who are you? Are you

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Then there's a pair of us don't

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They'd ban - ish us, you know.

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frog to tell yourto be some - bo - dy!

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day To an ad mir ing

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2. Brazil (dolce)Andante p p p - : = p p m p m f - : : : : = - p p - = = = = m p

Soprano

asked no oth - er thing, No oth-er was de nied. of- fered Be- ing for

Score in C

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it; The might - y mer-chant smiled. "Bra zil!" 3 He twirled a

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way: "But,madam, T&here n(){hingelse Thatwecanshowto day'!"

senza misura colla voce

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3. Wild Nights!

f Soprano

Wild nights' Wild nights!

Score in C

larinet in Bb

4 f

with thee, Wild

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Were

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poco rail. poco meno mosso

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with the

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corn pass Done with the chan.

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poco accell. a Tempo I

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Row ing in E den

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moor 10 night in

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4. Come Slowly, Eden

Soprano

Score in C

larinet in Bb

Larghetto p

Come slow

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ly,

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Lips un - used 10 thee Bash ful, sip thy jas - mines, As a

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Reach• ing late his flower Round her cham - ber hums,

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Counts his nee tars en ters And is lost in

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5. Aristocracy

Soprano

Score in C

larinet in Bb

Vivo c schcrzando

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6 p

The

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ped - i - gree o f hon ey Does 1101 con - cem the bee;

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6. The Morning After Death

Adagio (Tempo I)

Soprano

accell. 3

Score in C

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3

Clarinet in Bb

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moderato ( a piacere) 5 p

bus - tie in a house The morn - ing af - ter

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act ed up - on earth,

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death

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In - dus- tries

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Is sol - em - nest of

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,___. -And p-;;t - ting love way

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gain Un - til E tcr - - ni

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