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Gwyneth Walker

Ballads Alive! Songs of Love and Adventure

for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto Soli and Piano

Ballads Alive! Songs of Love and Adventure

duration: 25 minutes Ballads Alive! was created as a gift for the many fine, dramatic singers whom the composer has met during her concert travels. The songs incorporate gestures and staging into the presentation. The performers are asked to observe these written instructions, while also adding additional drama if desired. The goal is “personality on the stage!” A Tiny Sparrow is a lament of a heart-broken young lady whose lover has left her. The singer wishes to become a tiny sparrow who can fly away from her pain. Instead, she must stay on earth, living in “grief and sorrow.” Shady Grove is an 18th century American folk song especially popular in the Bluegrass genre. The lover yearns for his darling Shady Grove, whom he pictures is waiting for him back home. The traditional English ballad Ravens on a Tree tells the story of three (hungry) ravens perched in a tree, viewing a slain knight in the field below – their possible next meal. There are deterrents to this plan, however. The knight’s hounds keep watch at his feet, a gentle doe (perhaps symbolic of his wife) comforts him, and the knight’s hawks circle protectively overhead. Discouraged, the ravens depart, hungry, still seeking their breakfast. Molly – the Fishmonger is a song about a young woman named Molly Malone who plies her trade as a fishmonger in the streets of Dublin, Ireland. This is a family business which her parents did before her. Sadly, Molly dies of a fever. But…her ghost reappears with the wheelbarrow, still selling fish! The Fox, a crafty (vulpine) wife, heads off to town to fetch dinner for her family. Arriving at Farmer John’s home, she finds ducks and geese kept in a pen. Selecting one of each as her choices, she heads back to her den, where the tasty meal is enjoyed by all. [Shopping on the farm is not so very different from today’s supermarket experience!] The voices in this song are often narrative, describing the hunting venture. But also, the singers portray “Old Mother Flipper-Flopper” (the farm wife – Contralto), the Fox herself (Soprano) and then, in the den, the little fox babies (“eight, nine, ten” – Mezzo-Soprano and Contralto). Barbara Allen (or, “Barb’ry Allen”) is an English ballad. The main character (Barbara) is a much-admired young lady whose beauty leads those who see her to exclaim “Well-a-day!” (meaning “great happiness today!”). Sweet William, a rejected suitor, dies of a broken heart. Barbara shows little sympathy. But she later realizes that she loves him, so she, too, dies of a broken heart. The two young people are buried side-by-side in the churchyard. From their graves grow the vines of rose and briar, which entwine in a lovers’ knot.

Table of Contents

1. A Tiny Sparrow 2

2. Bound for Shady Grove 14

3. Ravens On a Tree 28

4. Molly – the Fishmonger 42

5. The Fox 54

6. Barbara Allen 68

The Composer

Widely performed throughout the country, the music of American composer Gwyneth Walker is beloved by performers and audiences alike for its energy, beauty, reverence, drama, and humor. Dr. Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947) is a graduate of Brown University and the Hartt School of Music. She holds B.A., M.M. and D.M.A. degrees in Music Composition. A former faculty member of the Oberlin College Conservatory, she resigned from academic employment in 1982 in order to pursue a career as a full-time composer. For nearly 30 years, she lived on a dairy farm in Braintree, Vermont. She now divides her time between her childhood hometown of New Canaan, Connecticut and the musical communities of Sarasota, Florida and Randolph, Vermont.

Gwyneth Walker has been a proud resident of Vermont for many years. She is the recipient of the Year 2000 “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Vermont Arts Council as well as the 2008 “Athenaeum Award for Achievement in the Arts and Humanities” from the St. Johnsbury (VT) Athenaeum. In 2012, she was elected as a Fellow of the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Walker’s catalog includes over 300 commissioned works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, chorus, and solo voice. A special interest has been dramatic works that combine music with readings, acting, and movement. The music of Gwyneth Walker is published by E. C. Schirmer (choral and vocal music) and Lauren Keiser Music (orchestral and instrumental music).

Further information concerning Gwyneth Walker and her works is available at www.gwynethwalker.com

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Come all ye fair and tender ladies,take warning how you court your men.They’re like the stars of a summer morning,first they appear, and then they’re gone.

If I had known before I courted,then never would I have courted none.I’d have locked my heart in a box of golden,and shut it fast with a silver pin.

I wish I were a tiny sparrow,and I had wings, and I could fly.I’d fly away to my false-true lover,and when he’d ask, I would deny.

Alas I’m not a tiny sparrow.I have no wings, nor can I fly.So I’ll sit down here in grief and sorrow, and try to pass my troubles by.

And on this earth, in grief and sorrow,I am bound until I die.

A Tiny Sparrow

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Ballads Alive!Songs of Love and Adventure

Gwyneth Walker

American Folk Ballad

1. A Tiny Sparrow

© Copyright 2015 by Gwyneth Walker252 Park Street, New Canaan, CT 06840

www.gwynethwalker.com All rights reserved

for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto Soli and Piano

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The sorrow of this song is expressed not only through the music, but also through the bleakness of the empty stage at the start and finish.

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Walker | Ballads Alive! | 2. Bound for Shady Grove

Bound for Shady Grove

Refrain:Shady Grove, my little love,Shady Grove, I know.Shady Grove, my little love,I’m bound for Shady Grove.

Cheeks as red as a blooming rose,And eyes the darkest brown.She’s the darlin’ of my heart,The sweetest girl in town.

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I wish I had a big fine horse,And corn to feed him on.And Shady Grove to stay at home,And feed him when I’m gone.

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I went to see my Shady Grove,She was standing in the door,Her shoes and stockings in her hand,And her little bare feet on the floor.

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Peaches in the summertime,Apples in the fall.If I can’t have the girl I love,I don’t want none at all.

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‰ jœœ ‰ jœœ ‰ jœœ ‰ jœœ

Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰

.œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Sha dy Grove, my lit tle love,


.œ œ œ œ œ œ œSha dy Grove, my lit tle love,



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.œ œ œ œ ˙

Sha dy Grove, I know.

.œ œ œ œ ˙

.œ œ œ œ ˙Sha dy Grove, I know.

‰ jœœ ‰ jœœ ‰ jœœ Œ

Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ œ œ

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2. Bound for Shady Grove

“Shady Grove” is an 18th century American folk song especially popular in the Bluegrass genre. The lover yearns for his darling Shady Grove, whom he pictures is waiting for him back home.

The dramatic approach to this song involves the prop of a sitting stool (approx. 30” high) which serves both as a place where Shady Grove (Contralto) sits (as if on a pedestal of reverence), and also as a resonant wooden surface upon which the singers hand-tap rhythmic accompaniment, in a vigorous folk style, to piano interludes. [The stool simulates a conga drum, perhaps!]

The refrains are sung by all three singers standing in a row at the front of the stage. For the verses, Shady Grove sits (admired) on the stool-perch, with the others singing about and toward her. During the interludes, the three singers may circle the stool (in barn dance style), tapping on the stool as instructed in the score. The singers take delight in their percussion roles!

American Folk Song

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.œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ



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Grove.

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‰ jœœœœ œ œ œ œ

jœ ‰ jœ ‰ jœ ‰ jœ‰

All dip (lower shoulder and lean to one side in time with the music)

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jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰

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‰jœœœœ ‰

jœœœœ ‰jœœœœ œ œ œ œ


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and

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.˙ œ.˙ œGrove.

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‰ jœœ ‰ jœœ ‰ jœœ ‰ jœœœ


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‰Jœœœœ ‰

Jœœœœ ‰

Jœœœœ

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as a horse shaking his mane

C returns to stool

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and

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corn to feed him

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Sha dy Grove to

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œ œ ˙ ŒSha dy Grove,

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stand ing by the

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tenderly, with amusementholding shoes and stockings aloft

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Ó Œ œher

∑

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shoes and stock ings

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shoes and stock ings

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lit tle bare* feet on the floor.

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lit tle bare feet on the floor.

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lit tle bare feet on the floor.

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a tempo (q = 120)

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.œ œ œ œ .œ Jœ>

Sha dy Grove, I know, I



.œ œ œ œ .œjœ

>Sha dy Grove, I know, I

‰ jœœ ‰ jœœ ‰Jœœœ ‰

Jœœœ>

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slight knee bends with music

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know, I know.


know, I know.

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jœ>

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jœ ‰know, I know.

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VERSE 4

rolled chords to express the ripeness and fullness of fruit

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es on the

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a tempo (q = 120)

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>Sha dy Grove, I know, I

‰ jœœ ‰ jœœ ‰Jœœœ ‰

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know, I know.

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.œ œ œ œ œ œ jœ ‰Sha dy Grove, my lit tle love,

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bound for Sha dy, bound for Sha dy,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œbound for Sha dy, bound for Sha dy,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œbound for Sha dy, bound for Sha dy,

jœœœœ.‰

jœœœœ.‰

jœœœœ.‰

jœœœœ.‰

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‰Jœœ.

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Jœœ. ‰

p œ> œ> œ> œ>

bound for Sha dy,

œ> œ> œ> œ>

bound for Sha dy,

œ>

œ>

œ>

œ>

bound for Sha dy,

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> œœœ> œœœ

>


cresc.

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cresc.

> >

Sha dy

> >

Sha dy

˙>

˙>

Sha dy

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.œ Jœ .œ Jœ

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‰ œœjœœœ ..œœ

jœœœ


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bend knees in time to music

f

f

.œ Jœ .œ Jœ

.œ Jœ .œ Jœ

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28

Walker | Ballads Alive! | 3. Ravens on a Tree

There were three ravens sat on a tree,Down-a-down, derry down-a-down.They were as black as black could be, with a down…Then one of them said to her mate,“Where shall we our breakfast take?”with a down, derry, derry, derry down-a-down.

Down in the yonder green field,Down-a-down, derry down-a-down,there lies a knight slain under his shield, with a down…His hounds they lie down at his feet,so well do they their master keep,with a down, derry, derry, derry, derry down-a-down.

And now here there comes a fallow doe,Down-a-down, derry down-a-down,So full with young as she can go, with a down…She lifted up his wounded head,and kissed his cheeks, which still were red,with a down, derry, derry, derry down-a-down.

Slowly, slowly, let us stealover to the knight, our morning meal…slowly, slowly, as we go…ah! ah! ah!His hawks they fly so eagerly that no fowl (such as we)can draw nigh.Away!

And we three ravens sit on our tree,Down-a-down, derry down-a-down.We are as hungry as hungry can be, with a down…The knight he is protected so,with hounds and hawks and fallow doe,that we cannot a-dining go!with a down, derry, derry, derry down-a-down.

“But where shall we have breakfast?!?”

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3. Ravens on a TreeEnglish Folk Ballad

This traditional English ballad tells the story of three (hungry) ravens perched in a tree, viewing a slain knight in the field below – their possible next meal. There are deterrents to this plan, however. The knight’s hounds keep watch at his feet, a gentle doe (perhaps symbolic of his wife) comforts him, and the knight’s hawks circle protectively overhead. Discouraged, the ravens depart, hungry, still seeking their breakfast.

It is envisioned that the ravens are perched on a branch (a log or broom handle placed on the floor will suffice). They are restless, and shift places with one another, in minuet style, during the piano interludes. As the plans for a meal evolve, the ravens put on bibs, grab knives and forks, and advance toward the slain knight. They are frightened away by the hawks, dart back to the safety of their tree, and eventually walk off stage, arm in arm.

The musical setting creates a contrast between the uncouth ravens and their often-genteel music, eliciting dainty dance steps.

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42

Walker | Ballads Alive! | 4. Molly – the Fishmonger

Molly – The Fishmonger

In Dublin’s fair city, where the girls are so pretty, I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone. As she wheeled her wheelbarrow through streets broad and narrow, crying “Cockles and mussels alive, alive O!”

“Alive, alive O! Alive, alive O!” crying “Cockles and mussels alive, alive O!”

I am a fishmonger, and sure ’tis no wonder, for so were my father and mother before. And they both wheeled their barrows through streets broad and narrow, crying “Cockles and mussels alive, alive O!”

“Alive, alive O! Alive, alive O!” crying “Cockles and mussels alive, alive O!”

She died of a fever, and no one could save her. And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone. But... my ghost wheels a barrow, through streets broad and narrow, crying “Cockles and mussels alive, alive O!”

“Alive, alive O! Alive, alive O!” crying “Cockles and mussels alive, alive O!” “Alive, alive O! Alive, alive O!” crying “Cockles and mussels alive, alive O!”

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4. Molly – The FishmongerEnglish Folk Ballad

This is a ballad about a young woman named Molly Malone who plies her trade as a fishmonger in the streets of Dublin, Ireland. This is a family business which her parents did before her. Sadly, Molly dies of a fever. But…her ghost reappears with the wheelbarrow, still selling fish!

In this presentation, the three singers represent Molly Malone (Contralto) and her parents (Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano), who double as the storytellers. Molly also sings as her ghost (!). A central prop is an old wheelbarrow, which Molly wheels as she sells fish.

The wheelbarrow is placed near one side of the stage, where Molly stands during the singing of the verses. The other singers sing from the other stage side. During the refrains, all three singers stand together at front center stage.

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live, a live

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live, a live


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f with much energy

f with much energy


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with more pedal

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REFRAIN ALL sway

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cry ing

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live, a live, a live

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live, a live, a live

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54

Walker | Ballads Alive! | 5. The Fox

The Fox

The fox went out on a chilly night,she prayed to the Moon to give her light,for she had many a mile to go that nightbefore she reached the town-o, town-o, town-o.Many a mile to go that nightbefore she reached the town-o.

She ran till she came to a great big pen.The ducks and the geese were kept therein.She said, “a couple of you gonna grease my chinbefore I leave this town-o, town-o, town-o.”“A couple of you gonna grease my chinbefore I leave this town-o.”

She grabbed the grey goose by the neck,and threw a duck across her back;she didn’t mind the quack, quack, quack,and their legs all a-dangling down-o, down-o, down-o.She didn’t mind the quack, quack, quack,and their legs all a-dangling down-o.

Then Old Mother Flipper-Flopper jumped out of bed;out of the window she cocked her head,crying, “John! John! The goose is gone,and the fox is on the town-o, town-o, town-o.”“John! John! The goose is gone,and the fox is on the town-o.”

Then John he went to the top of the hill,He blew his horn both loud and shrill.The fox said, “I’d better flee with my kill,or they’ll soon be on my trail-o, trail-o, trail-o.”The fox said, “I’d better flee with my kill,or they’ll soon be on my trail-o.”

She ran till she came to her cozy den;there were the little ones, eight, nine, ten,saying “Mom, Mom, go back again,’cause it must be a mighty fine town-o, town-o, town-o.”“Yes, yes, go back again,’cause it must be a mighty fine town-o.”

Then the fox, a good wife, without any strife,cut up the goose with a carving knife.They never had such a feast in their life…and the little ones chewed on the bones-o, Bones-o!

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‰ jœœœ œ œ œ œ

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‰ jœœœœ ‰ jœœœœ

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repeat 3 times

‰jœœœ ‰

jœœœ

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last time

All foxes are on stage.

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5. The FoxMiddle English Poem

The Fox, a crafty (vulpine) wife, heads off to town to fetch dinner for her family. Arriving at Farmer John’s home, she finds ducks and geese kept in a pen. Selecting one of each as her choices, she heads back to her den, where the tasty meal is enjoyed by all. [Shopping on the farm is not so very different from today’s supermarket experience!]

The voices in this song are often narrative, describing the hunting venture. But also, the singers portray “Old Mother Flipper-Flopper” (the farm wife – Contralto), the Fox herself (Soprano) and then, in the den, the little fox babies (“eight, nine, ten” – Mezzo-Soprano and Contralto).

The new dramatization of this traditional ballad enjoys interjecting contemporary props into the farm-oriented lyrics. The fox pushes a grocery cart as she enters. Her “foxy” attire includes very high heels! Perhaps a “smart phone” with GPS might be used as guidance to the farm. “Old Mother Flipper-Flopper” calls her husband on her cell phone. The little foxes might wear their headphones (for MP3 players), as they “groove” listening to their music.

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‰ jœœœ Œ

œ œ œ œ

Œ ‰ Jœ

She

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œ œ œ œ

[Fox running motive]

œ œ œ œ œprayed to the moon to

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œ œ œ œ

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town o.

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town o.

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go that

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go that

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night be

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night be

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fore she reached the

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ran till she came to a


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ducks and the geese were

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in, she said “A

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cou ple of you gon na

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grease my chin be

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chin be

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chin be

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grabbed the grey goose

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by the neck,

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threw a duck a

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cross her back;

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she did n’t mind the

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quack, quack, quack,

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quack, quack, quack, and the

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legs a dan gl ing

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down o,

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poco accel.

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quack, quack,

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quack, and the

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distressed, “in a tizzy”

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œ œ œ œjumped out of bed.

‰ jœœœ.‰

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Out of the win dow she

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‰ œœ œ œœ œ œœ

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cocked her

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head,

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head,

‰ œ œ œ œ

œœ

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C grabs her cell phone to call her husband

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“John! John! The

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f

(wringing her hands in despair)

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‰jœœœ ‰

jœœœœœ

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jœœœœ œ œ œ

œ œ

town o,

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F

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S and M grab theircell phones as well.

œ œ œ

town o.”

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Œ

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œ

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œ œ

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jœœœœ

œœ

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gone, and the

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fox is on the

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jœ ‰ jœ ‰

œ œ

town o.”

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‰ œœ œ œœ œ œœ

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Final wringing of hands

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,

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,[Horn calls]

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( f )

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top of the hill,

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(as a Horn flourish)

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blew his horn both

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loud and

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loud and

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shrill. The

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a tempo (q = 120)

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with finality

with finality

f

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wife, with

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out an y

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cut up the

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cut up the

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carv ing

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68

Walker | Ballads Alive! | 6. Barbara Allen

Barbara Allen

In Scarlet Town, where I was born, there was a fair maid dwelling,made every youth cry “Well-a-day!” Her name was Barbara Allen.

’Twas in the merry month of May, when green buds they were swelling,Sweet William on his deathbed lay, for love of Barbara Allen.

He sent his servant unto her, to the place where she was dwelling.“Oh, you must come to his deathbed now, if you be Barbara Allen.”

So slowly, slowly got she up, and slowly came she nigh him.The only words that she said to him: “Young man, I think you’re dying.”

He turned his face unto the wall, and death was in him welling.“Adieu, adieu, to all my friends. Be kind to Barbara Allen.”

As she was walking o’er the fields, she heard the death bell knelling.And every stroke it seemed to say: “Hard-hearted Barbara Allen!”

“Oh mother, mother, make my bed, and make it long and narrow.Sweet William died for me today. I’ll die for him tomorrow.”

They buried Barbara in the old churchyard. Sweet William lay beside her.And from his grave grew a red, red rose. And from her grave, a briar.

They grew and grew to the steeple top ‘till they could grow no higher.And there they twined in a lovers’ knot – the red rose and the briar.

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Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰p lightly, frivolously

Dance tempo q = 120

Dance tempo q = 120

Before the start of the music, C and M come to center to stage. They face each other, and, raising their hands, form a “Rose Garden Trellis” through which S will dance.

∑

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰

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la la la la la la la la

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‰

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S comes on stage. Dancing gaily, she scatters rose petals in the air. She passes through the “trellis” formed by C and M.

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‰

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6. Barbara AllenEnglish Ballad

“Barbara Allen” (or, “Barb’ry Allen”) is an English ballad. The main character (Barbara) is a much-admired young lady whose beauty leads those who see her to exclaim “Well-a-day!” (meaning “great happiness today!”). Sweet William, a rejected suitor, dies of a broken heart. Barbara shows little sympathy. But she later realizes that she loves him, so she, too, dies of a broken heart. The two young people are buried side-by-side in the churchyard. From their graves grow the vines of rose and briar, which entwine in a lovers’ knot.

The dramatization of this ballad portrays three characters: Barbara (Soprano), her mother (Mezzo) and Sweet William (Contralto). The various images from the lyrics (church bell tolling, Barbara slowly walking over to visit William on his deathbed, the rose and the briar) all find their way into the musical expression. A special element is the final gesture where the three singers join their arms together overhead, as the rose and briar vines reaching skyward.

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gently rolling chords,as a guitar accompaniment

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F

Œ ‰ jœ œ œIn Scar let


˙˙

F ballad style (not personal expression)

.œ jœ œ œtown,* where I was


˙˙

B

B

VERSE 1

.œjœ œ œ

born, There was a


˙˙

œ ˙

fair maid

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name was Bar bara

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*Thought to be the city of Reading, UK

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F

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D

VERSE 2

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May, when green buds

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Œ ˙˙˙

œ ˙

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they were

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they were

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death bed lay, for

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‰

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love of Bar bara

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‰ Jœœœ.

‰

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F

VERSE 3

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H

H

VERSE 4

œ ‰ jœ œ œup, and slow ly

œ œ jœ ‰ Œ

got she up...

œ œ Jœ

Œ ˙

.˙

œ ˙

came she

Œ Œ œ œ

came she

œ œ

Œ ˙

.˙

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-

&

&

&

?

MC

S

√

55œ œ œ œ

nigh him. The

œ œ œ Œ

nigh him.

œ œ œ

....˙˙gggggggggggggggg

...˙˙

,

,

œ œ œ œ œ

on ly words that she

∑

...˙

...˙˙

œ œ .œ jœsaid to him: “Young

∑

˙ jœœœ‰

˙˙

jœœœ ‰

,

,

F perky, with insensitivityFaster dance tempo q = 120

Faster dance tempo q = 120

œ œjœ

v‰ jœv

‰man, I think you’re

∑

∑

∑

œ> œ ˙dy ing.”

∑

Œ Jœœœ^

‰ Œ

∑

withinsensitivity

F

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&

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C

60

∑

œ œm œ œ œ œ

∑

gaily

I

I

S continues her gaiety of scattering rose petals.

∑

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ3

∑

∑


∑

Œ ‰ jœ œ œHe turned his

.˙

∑

rit.

rit.

p sadly

73


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C

M

64

∑

.œ jœ œ œface un to the

Œ ˙˙˙

œ œ ˙.˙



J

J

VERSE 5

p

∑

.œjœ œ œ

wall, and death was

Œ ˙˙˙

œ œ ˙.˙

∑

œ ˙

in him

Œ ˙

œ œ ˙.˙

Œ Œ œ

“A

œ œ œ œwel ling. “A

....˙˙ggggggggggggggg

...˙˙

p sadly

,

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&

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44

44

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C

M

68œ œ œ œ

dieu, a dieu, to

œ œ œ œ œdieu, a dieu, to

....˙˙˙ ..˙

œ œ .œ jœall my friends. Be

œ œ .œjœ

all my friends. Be

œœœ ...œœœ‰

œœ..œœ ‰

œ œ œ œ

kind to Bar bara

œ œ œ œkind to Bar bara

Jœœœ.

‰ Jœœœ.

‰ Jœœœ.

‰

∑

œ œ ˙Al len.”

œ œ ˙Al len.”

Œ ˙˙˙

œ œ ˙.˙

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&

&

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44

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43

43

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S

72œ. œm œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ.


Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰

p

p

K

K




Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰

œ. œ œ œ œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ.3


Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰

Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰


Jœœœ. ‰

Jœœœ. ‰ Ó

Jœ.

‰ Jœ.

‰ Ó

rit.

rit.

74


&

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43

43

43

MC

76

∑


.˙



F

Œ ‰ jœ œ œJœ

œ œ

As she was


jœ.˙

F.œ jœ œ œ.œ Jœ œ œ

walk ing o’er the


.˙

L

L

VERSE 6

.œ jœ œ œ

.œ Jœ œ œ

fields, she heard the


.˙

œ ˙œ ˙

death bell

‰Jœœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ

œ œ ˙.˙

-

&

&

?

MC

°

81œ œ ˙œ œ ˙

knel ling.

....˙˙ggggggggggggggggg

...˙˙

˙ œ˙ œ

And

Œ ˙>

Œ˙>

.

.˙˙

>

ominously

,œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ

ev ’ry stroke it

....˙˙˙ ..˙

œ œ œ œ^

œ œ œ œv

seemed to say: “Hard

œœœ œœœŒ

œœ œœ Œ

œ^

œ^

œ^

œ^

œv

œv

œv

œv

heart ed Bar bara

œœœ^ œœœ

^ œœœ^

∑

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&

&

&

?

S

MC

86

Œ Œ œ

And

œ>

œ œ œœ>

œ œ œ

Al len!” And

Œœœœ^

ŒŒ

œœœv

Œ

Fœ œ œ œ

ev ’ry stroke it


ev ’ry stroke it

...˙

.˙

M

M

œ œ œ œ


œ œ œ œ^

œ œ œ œv


œœœ œœœœŒ

œœ

œœ

Œ

f

f

f

œ œ œ œ

heart ed Bar bara

œ^

œ^

œ^

œ^

œv

œv

œv

œv

heart ed Bar bara

œœœœ

^Œ Œœœœœ

vŒ Œ

œ> œ ˙

Al len!”

œ>

œ ˙œ>

œ ˙

Al len!”

œ œm œ œ œ œ

∑

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S

91

∑


∑

∑

œ œm œ œ œb œ

∑

rit.

rit.

Œ ‰ jœ œ œ

“Oh moth er,

œ œœ œœb œœvœœv

œœb vœ œœ œœb œœ œœ

^ œœb^

( f ) in anguish

in anguish

.œAJœ œ œA

moth er, make my

Œ ˙A>

Œ ˙˙A>

.

.˙˙A

A

>

N

N

( f )

Slowly q = 80

Slowly q = 80

VERSE 7

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&

&

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bbb

bbb

bbb

S

95

.œ jœ œ œ

bed, and make it

Œ ˙˙˙

œ œ ˙

œ œ œ œ

long and

...˙

...˙˙

œ œ œ œ

nar row. Sweet

....˙˙˙

..˙

, p tenderly œ œ œ œWil liam died for

...˙

.p tenderly

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&

&

?

bbb

bbb

bbb

S

99

œ œ .œ jœme to day. I’ll

œœœ ˙˙˙˙

Œ ˙

œ œ œ œdie for him to

...˙

..˙

œ œ œ œ œ

mor row. Sweet

˙˙˙Œ

˙ Œ

, F œ œ œ œWil liam died for

...˙

∑F

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&

&

?

bbb

bbb

bbb

nnn

nnn

nnn

S

°

103

œœ .œU œ œ

me to day. I’ll

Œ ˙˙˙˙˙>U

Œ ˙˙

>u

.

.˙>

U

rit.

rit.

a tempo (q = 80)

a tempo (q = 80)

f

f

œ œ œ œdie for him to

œ ˙mor row.

Œ ˙

œ œ œ œ œF peacefully

O

O

F.˙

Œ ˙˙

œ œ œ œ œ

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C

M

107

∑

∑

Œ ˙˙˙N

œ œ œ œ œ

Œ ‰ jœ œ œ

They bur ied

Œ ‰ jœ œN œThey bur ied

Œ ˙˙˙

œ œ ˙.˙

F peacefully

F peacefully

œ œ œ œ œ œ œBar bara in the old church

œ œ œ œ œ œ œBar bara in the old church

Œ ˙

œ œ ˙.˙

P

P

Same tempo (Slowly q = 80)

Same tempo (Slowly q = 80)

VERSE 8

.œ jœ œ œ

yard. Sweet Wil liam

.œjœ œ œ

yard. Sweet Wil liam

Œ ˙˙˙

œ œ ˙.˙

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&

&

&

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C

M

111˙ œ

lay be

˙ œ

lay be

Œ ˙

œ œ ˙.˙

œ œ œ Œside her.

œ œ œ œside her. And

....˙˙gggggggggggggggg

...˙˙

,

,∑

œ œ œ œ œfrom his grave grew a

....˙˙˙ ..˙

Œ Œ ‰ jœAnd

œ œ œ jœ‰

red, red rose.

jœœœ.‰ jœœœ.

‰ Œ

Jœœ. ‰ J

œœ. ‰ Œdelicately

-

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&

&

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M

° °

115

œ œ œ œfrom her grave, a

Jœœœ.

‰ Jœœœ.

‰ Œ

∑

œ œ ˙bri ar.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ5 5 5

∑cresc. poco a poco (to m. 128)

(as the vines grow)

Q

Q

accel. poco a poco

accel. poco a poco

.˙

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ5 5 5

∑

-

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C

M

118

∑

∑

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

∑

(accel.)

(accel.)

(cresc.)

Œ ‰ jœ œ œThey grew and

Œ ‰ jœ œ œThey grew and

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œŒ ˙

(F )

(F )

œ œ œ œ œgrew to the stee ple

œ œ œ œ œgrew to the stee ple

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.˙

R

R

With motion q = 100

With motion q = 100

VERSE 9

-

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&

&

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C

M

121

.œ jœ œ œtop ’till they could

.œ jœ œ œtop ’till they could

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.˙(cresc.)

œ ˙

grow no

œ ˙grow no

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙

œ œ œ œ

high er. And

œ œ œ œ

high er. And

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

-

-

&

&

&

?

C

M

°

124œ œ œ œ œ

there they twined in a

œ œ œ œ œthere they twined in a

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ..˙(cresc.)

C and M join hands in the “Rose Garden Trellis” formation (from the beginning).

œ œ .œ jœlov er’s knot – the

œ œ .œ jœlov er’s knot – the

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ ˙

œ œ œ œred rose and the

œ œ œ œred rose and the

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ ˙

-

-

78


&

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44

44

44

44

44

C

S

M

(°)

127

Œ Œ œ

And

œ œ œ œ

bri ar. And

œ œ œ œbri ar. And

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ[ ]

,

,

,

f

f

f

Slower

Slower

(cresc.)

œ œ œ œ œ


œ œ œ œ œ


œ œ œ œ œthere they twined in a

...˙

.˙

S

S

f

œ œ .œJœ

lov ers’ knot – the

œ œ .œ jœlov ers’ knot – the

œ œ .œ jœlov ers’ knot – the

œœœ....œœœœ

‰

œ .œ ‰

a tempo (q = 120)

a tempo (q = 120)

S joins with C and Min a three-way trellis.

,

,

,

> >

red rose

> >

red rose

>˙>

red rose

Œ ˙> œœœ>

Œ ˙>

œœ>

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&

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C

S

M

°

131 >˙>

and the

˙> >

and the

> >and the

œœœ ˙>

œœœœ>œœ ˙

>

œœ>

œ> .>

bri ar.

œ> .>

bri ar.

œ>

.˙>

bri ar.


ww

wU

wU

wU

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ ˙

U

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙u

p

p

p

rit.

rit.

Hold pose

-

-

-

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4’45” | Total: 25 minutesDecember 23, 2015

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