Enduring - Peter Bird

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Copyright © 2014 by George Peter Bird. This edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, and recorded. Soleá (q. = 90) Soleá (q. = 90) Enduring Four poems by John Gould Fletcher (1886-1950) Peter Bird 1. Impromptu Oboe SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Piano mf Baritone solo mf 5 T. Pno. My g l i s s . mind is a pud dle - in the street 7 mp

Transcript of Enduring - Peter Bird

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Copyright © 2014 by George Peter Bird. This edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, and recorded.

Soleá (q. = 90)

Soleá (q. = 90)

EnduringFour poems by John Gould Fletcher (1886-1950) Peter Bird1. Impromptu

Oboe

SOPRANO

ALTO

TENOR

BASS

Piano

mf

Baritone solo

mf

5

T.

Pno.

My

g l i s s .

mind

is

a

pud dle

- in

the

street 7

mp

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9

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mp

mf

mp

7

A

mppud

dle

- in

the

street

re

mfflec

- ting

-

A

mp

pud

dle

- in

the

street

re

mf

flec

- ting

-

re

flec

- ting

-

green

Si ri- us.-

tutti A

mppud

dle

- in

the

street

re

mfflec

- ting

-

A

mppud

dle

- in

the

street

re

mf

flec

- ting

-

13

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

f

mp

green

Si

fri

- us.

-

green

Si

f

ri

- us.

-

green

Si

fri

- us.

- solo

In

thick

dark

groves

trees

hud

dle,

-

green

Si

fir

- us.

-

mf

mp

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17

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Trees

mfhud

dle,

- lift

ing

- their

Trees

mf

hud

dle,

- lift

ing

- their

lift

ing

- their

bran

ches

like

beck

on- ing

- hands.

tutti

Trees

mf

hud

dle,

- lift

ing

- their

Trees

mfhud

dle,

- lift

ing

- their

21

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mf

bran

ches

- like

beck

on- ing

- hands.

mp

We

mfeat

the

grain;

the

grain

is

death;

f

bran

ches

- like

beck

on- ing

- hands.

mp

We

mfeat

the

grain;

the

grain

is

death;

f

bran

ches

- like

beck

on

- ing

- hands.

mp

bran

ches

- like

beck

on

- ing

- hands.

mp

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25

A

A

q = 90 (same)

q = 90 (same)

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mp

All

mf goes

back

to

theEarth's

mp

dark

mass,

All

mp

but

a

All

mf

goes

back

to

the

Earth's

mp

dark

mass.

Death.

f

All

mf

goes

back

to

the

Earth's

mp

dark

mass.

Death.

f

All

mf goes

back

to

the

Earth's

mp

dark

mass.

mf

mp

31

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

Pno.

song

which

moves

across

- the plain

like

the

wind's

mf deep

mut

ter- ing

-

Which

mp

moves

across

- the plain

like

the

wind's

mf deep

mut

ter

- ing-

mpThe

wind's

mfdeep

mut ter

- ing-

mf

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37

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

breath.

Ah

mp

breath.

mfAh

mp

Ah

mp

breath. mp

Ah

Bowed

mfdown u pon- the earth,

mp

43

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mf

Ah

mp

Ah

Ah

mf

mfThough

he

be

part

of

the

Man

sets

his

plants

and

wat

ches- for

the

seeds.

Though

mf

he

be

part

ofthe

mf

Enduring 5

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49

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mp

Ah

Ah

mp

tra

gic

- pag

f

eant- of the skies,

no

hea

ven

- will

aid his mor tal- need.

tra

gic

- pag eant- of the skies,

no

hea

ven

-

will

aid his mor tal- need.

subito

mp

subito

mf

B

B

Soleá (q. = 90)

Soleá (q. = 90)

55

Ob.

T.

Pno.

mp

Baritone solo I

mf

Enduring6

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60

Ob.

T.

Pno.

mf

find

flame

in

dust;

tutti

mp

64

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Flame

f in

the

dust;

a

mfword

once

ut

ter'd

-

that

will

stir

a

f

-

Flame

f

in

the

dust;

a

mf

word

once

ut

ter'd...

-

A

f

-

Flame

f in

the

dust;

a

mfword

once

ut

ter'd...

-

Stir

a

f-

Flame

f

in

the

dust;

a

mfword

once

ut

ter'd

-

thatwill

stir

a

f-

mf

mf

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poco

poco

68rit.

rit.

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

gain,

a

mfword

once

ut

ter'd

-

that

will

stir

f a

mfgain.

-

mp

Oo

gain, a

mf

word

once

ut

ter'd...

-

Will

stir

f a

mfgain.

-

Oo

mp

gain,

a

mfword

once

ut

ter'd...

-

Stir

f a

mf

gain.

-

gain,

a

mfword

once

ut

ter'd

-

that

will

stir

f a

mfgain.

-

mp

Oo

molto

molto

72 rit.

rit.

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Oo

p

Oo

(Alti non dim.)

(mp)

Oo

Baritone solo

mp

And

a wine

Oo

cup

re flec- ting- Si

ri - us

- in

the

wa ter - held

in

my

hands.

p

Oo

p

mp

mf

mf

Enduring8

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CAndantino (h = 75)

2. Blue water77

Pno.

mf

84

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Sea

mfvi

o

- lins

-

are

mpplay

ing

-

on

the

sands;

Sea

mf

vi

o

- lins

-

are

mp

play

ing

- on

the

sands;

Sea

mf

vi

o

- lins

- are

mp play

ing

- on

the

sands;

Sea

mf vi

o

- lins

- are

mpplay

ing

- on

the

sands;

mf

91

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Curv'd

mf bows

of

blue

and

white

are

fly

ing

-

o

ver

- the

peb

bles.

-

Curv'd

mf

bows

of

blue

and

white

are

fly

ing

-

o

ver

- the

peb

bles.

-

Curv'd

mf bows

of

blue

and

white

are

fly

ing

- o

ver

- the

peb

bles.

-

Curv'd

mf

bows

of

blue

and

white

are

fly

ing

-

o

ver

- the

peb

bles.

-

Enduring 9

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98

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

See

them

at

tack

-

the

chords:

dark

bas

ses,

-

glint

ing

- tre

bles.

mf-

See

them

at

tack

- thechords:

dark

bas

ses,

-

glint

ing

- tre

bles.

mf

-

See

them

at

tack

- the

chords:

dark

bas

ses,

-

glint

ing

- tre

bles.

mf-

See

them

at

tack

-

the

chords:

dark

bas

ses,

-

glint

ing

- tre

bles.

mf-

f

105

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Dim

ly

- and

faint

they

croon

Blue

mpvi

o

- lins.

-

Dim

ly

- and

faint

they

croon;

blue

mp

vi

o- lins.

-

Dim

- ly

and

faint

they

croon;

blue

mpvi

o

- lins.

-

Dim

ly

- and

faint

they

croon;

mp

blue

vi

o

- lins.

-

mp

Enduring10

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112D

D

Ob.

Pno.

mf

mf

118

Ob.

Pno.

124

Ob.

Pno.

130

Ob.

Pno.

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136E

E

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mf

"Suf

mffer

- with

out

- re

-

"Suf

mf

fer

- with

out

-re

-

"Suf

mf

fer

- with

out

- re

-

"Suf

mf

fer

- with

out

- re

-

mf

143

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mp

gret,"

they

seem

to

cry.

"Though

mp

dark

your

suf

fer

- ing

-

gret,"

they

seem

to

cry.

"Though

mp

dark

your

suf

fer

- ing

-

gret,"

they

seem

to

cry.

"Though

mpdark

your

suf

fer

- ing

-

gret,"

they

seem

to

cry.

"Though

mp

dark

your

suf

fer

- ing

-

mp

Enduring12

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150

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mf

is,

it

may

be

mu

mf sic."

-

Waves

of

blue

is,

it

may

be

mu

mf

sic."

-

Waves of

blue

is,

it

may

be

mu

mf sic."

-

Waves

of

blue

is,

it

may

be

mf

mu

sic."

-

Waves

of

blue

mf

157 (no ritard....)

(no ritard....)

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mf

heat

that

wash

mid

sum

-

mer

-

sky;

Sea

mf

vi

- o

- -

heat

that

wash

mi

sum

-

mer

- sky;

Sea

mf

vi

o

- -

heat

that

wash

mid

sum

- mer

- sky;

Sea

mf vi

o

- -

heat

that

wash

mid

sum

- mer

- sky;

Sea

mf

vi

o

- -

mp

Enduring 13

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163

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mp

p

lins

mp that

play

a

long

- the

sands.

p

lins

mp

that

play

a

long

-

sands.the

p

lins

mp

that

play

a

long

- the

sands. p

lins

mpthat

play

a

long

- the

sands. p

Enduring14

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F

F

Slip jig (q. = 92)

Slip jig (q. = 92)

3. Prayers for Wind169

Ob.

S.

A.

Pno.

mp

Let

mf

the winds

come,

Let

mf

the winds

come,

mf

mp

174

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mf

Let

the winds

come,

Let

the winds

come,

And

mf bu

ry

- our

And

mf

bu

ry

- our

mf

Enduring 15

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179

Ob.

T.

B.

Pno.

f

feet

in

the sands

of

the

se

ven

- des

erts,

-

feet

in

the sands

of

the

se

ven

- des

erts,

-

mf

(repeat)

184

Ob.

Pno.

mf

189

Ob.

Pno.

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194 G

G

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Let

f

strong

bree

zes

- rise,

Let

f

strong

bree

zes

- rise,

Ah

mf

Ah

mf

f

200

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Let

strong

bree

zes

- rise,

Let

strong

bree

zes

- rise,

Ah

Wash

ing

- our

ears

f with

the far

off

-

Ah

Wash

ing

- our

ears

f

with

the far

off

-

Enduring 17

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207H

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

mp

Let

mp

there

be

be

tween

-

our

fa

mf ces

-

Let

mp

there

be

be

tween

-

our

fa

mf

ces

-

sounds

of

the

foam.

mf

Let

mp

there

be

be

tween

-

our

fa

mf

ces

-

sounds

of

the

foam.

mf Let

mp

there

be

be

tween

-

our

fa

mf

ces

-

213

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Green

mf turf

and

a branch

or two

of back

toss'd- trees;

A

green

mf

turf

and

a branch

or two

of back

toss'd- trees;

A

green

mf

turf

and

a branch

or two

of back

toss'd- trees;

Ah

mf

A

green

mf turf

and

a branch

or two

of back

toss'd- trees;

Set

f

Enduring18

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218

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Ah

mf O

fver-

O

f

ver- ques

tion

- ing

- hearts

O

fver-

Ah

mf

firm

ly

-

Set

ffirm

ly

-

mp

223

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

ques

tion

- ing

-

hearts

Ah

mf The

f

ques

tion

- ing

-

hearts

The

f

Set

firm

ly

- o

ver- ques

tion

- ing

- hearts

Set

firm

ly

- o

ver- ques

tion

- ing

- hearts

f

Enduring 19

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229

S.

A.

Pno.

deep

un

quen

- cha- ble

- an

swer

-

of

the

wind.

deep

un

quen-

cha

- ble

- an

swer

-

of

the

wind.

234

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mf

Ah

mf

Ah

mf

Ah

The

f deep

un

quen

- cha- ble

- an

swer

-

of

the

The

f deep

un

quen

- cha

- ble

- an

swer

-

of

the

Enduring20

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239 rall.

rall.

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Ah

Ah

The

f wind!

wind.

The

wind!

wind.

The

wind!

242

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

The

wind!

The

wind!

The

wind!

The

wind!

Enduring 21

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I

I

Moderato (q = 100)

Moderato (q = 100)

4. The Enduring246

Ob.

Pno.

mp

mp

253

Ob.

Pno.

260

J

J

rall.

rall.

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mpIf

the

au

tumn

-

mp

If

the

au

tumn

-

mp

If

the

au

tumn

-

mp

If

the

au

tumn

-

Enduring22

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267a tempo (q = 100)

a tempo (q = 100)

accel.

accel.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

end

ed

-

Ere

the

birds

flew

south

mfward,

-

If

in

the

cold

with

wea

ry-

end

ded

-

Ere

the

birds

flew

south

mf

ward,

-

In

the

cold

with

wea

ry-

end

ed

-Ere

the

birds

flew

south

mfward,

-

In

the

cold

with

wea

ry-

end

ed

-

Ere

the

birds

flew

south

mfward,

-If

in

the

cold

with

wea

ry-

mf

274

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mp

throats

They

mfvain

ly- strove

to

sing,

Win

mpter

- would

be

e

-

throats

They

mf

vain

ly- strove to

sing,

Win

mp

ter

- would

be

e

-

throats

They

mf

vain

ly- strove

to

sing,

Win

mp

ter

- would

be

e-

throats

They

mf

vain

ly- strove

to

sing,

Win

mp

ter

- would

be

e

-

mf

mp

mf

mp

Enduring 23

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280

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

ter

nal,

-

Leaf

and bush

and

blos

som

-

Would

nev

er

- once

more

ri

mfot

-

ter

nal,

-

Leaf

and bush

and

blos

som

-Would

nev er

- once

more

ri

mf

ot

-

ter

nal,

- Leaf

and bush

and

blos

som

-Would

nev

er

- once

more

ri

mf

ot

-

ter

nal,

-

Blos

som

-

would

nev

er

- once

more

ri

mfot

-

285

K

K

rall.

rall.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

In

the

Spring.

mp If

mp

re

mem

- brance

-

end

ed

-

In

the

Spring.

mp

If

mp

re

mem

- brance

-

end

ed

-

In

the

Spring.

mp If

mp

re

mem

-brance

-

end

ed

-

In

the

Spring.

mp

If

mpre

mem

- brance

-

end

ed

-

mp

Enduring24

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accel.

accel.

290Andante (q = 88)

Andante (q = 88)

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

When

lifeand

love

are

gath

mfered,

If

the

world

were

not

living

-

When

lifeand

love

are

gath

mf

ered,

If

the

world

were

not

liv

ing

-

When

lifeand

love

are

gath

mfered,

Ifthe

world

were

not

liv

ing

-

When

lifeand

love

are

gath

mfered,

If

the

world

were

not

liv

ing

-

mf

mp

297

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mp

3

Long

mf

af

ter

- one

is

gone,

Song

mpwould

not

ring,

nor

sor

row

-

Long

mf

af

ter

- one

is

gone,

Song

mp

would

not

ring,

nor

sor

row

-

Long

mfaf

ter

- one

is

gone,

Song

mp

would

not

ring,

nor

sor

row...

-

Long

mf

af

ter

- one

is

gone,

Song

would

not

ring,

nor

sor

row

-

mp

Enduring 25

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303

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mp

Stand

at the

door

in

eve

ning;

-

Life

would van

ish- and

slack

mfen,

-

Men

mf

Stand

at the

door

in

eve

ning;

-

Life

would

van ish- and

slack

mf

en,

Men

Door

in

eve

ning;

-

Life

would

van

ish.

mf

-

Ah.

Stand

at the

door

in

eve

ning;

-

Life

would

van

ish.

mf-

Ah.

mf

309 Andante moderato (q = 90)

Andante moderato (q = 90)

accel.

accel.

L

L

Ob.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

p

mp

would

bechanged

to

mpstone.

p

would

be

changed

to

p

stone.

p

to

p

stone.

p

to

p

stone.

mp

mp

mf

mp

Enduring26

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317

Ob.

Pno.

mf

324rall.

rall.

Ob.

Pno.

3

3

mf

M

M

331 a tempo (q = 90)

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ENDURING Four poems (from a self-selected sequence of 10) published in 1922 by American Imagist

poet John Gould Fletcher (1886-1950), in American Poetry 1922: A Miscellany [Harcourt Brace & Co., New York], available from Project Gutenberg.

Their common theme is our deep need to pass on and augment both remembrance and art, through poetry and song, in order to give meaning to the human condition.

1. Impromptu My mind is a puddle in the street reflecting

green Sirius; In thick dark groves trees huddle lifting their

branches like beckoning hands. We eat the grain, the grain is death, all goes

back to the earth’s dark mass, All but a song which moves across the plain

like the wind’s deep-muttering breath. Bowed down upon the earth, man sets his

plants and watches for the seed, Though he be part of the tragic pageant of

the sky, no heaven will aid his mortal need.

I find flame in the dust, a word once uttered that will stir again,

And a wine-cup reflecting Sirius in the water held in my hands.

2. Blue Water Sea-violins are playing on the sands; Curved bows of blue and white are flying

over the pebbles, See them attack the chords—dark basses,

glinting trebles. Dimly and faint they croon, blue violins. “Suffer without regret,” they seem to cry, “Though dark your suffering is, it may be

music.” Waves of blue heat that wash midsummer

sky; Sea-violins that play along the sands. 3. Prayers for Wind Let the winds come, And bury our feet in the sands of seven

deserts; Let strong breezes rise,

Washing our ears with the far-off sounds of the foam.

Let there be between our faces Green turf and a branch or two of back-

tossed trees; Set firmly over questioning hearts The deep unquenchable answer of the wind. 4. The Enduring If the autumn ended Ere the birds flew southward, If in the cold with weary throats They vainly strove to sing, Winter would be eternal; Leaf and bush and blossom Would never once more riot In the spring. If remembrance ended When life and love are gathered, If the world were not living Long after one is gone, Song would not ring, nor sorrow Stand at the door in evening; Life would vanish and slacken, Men would be changed to stone. But there will be autumn’s bounty Dropping upon our weariness, There will be hopes unspoken And joys to haunt us still; There will be dawn and sunset Though we have cast the world away, And the leaves dancing Over the hill.

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Copyright © 2014 by George Peter Bird. This edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, and recorded.

Soleá (q. = 90)

Oboe EnduringFour poems by John Gould Fletcher (1886-1950) Peter Bird

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Soleá (q. = 90)

Piano EnduringFour poems by John Gould Fletcher (1886-1950) Peter Bird

1. Impromptu

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