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To the Evening Star / Abbie Betinis SATB div., flute $2.50 / AB-040-01 A B B I E B E T I N I S To the Evening Star (SATB chorus, flute) After the poem by William Blake Commissioned by The Singers—Minnesota Choral Artists Premiered by The Singers—Minnesota Choral Artists and Linda Chatterton, flute Matthew Culloton, conductor December 2005 Abbie Betinis Music Co. web: www.abbiebetinis.com phone: +1.612.590.3998 email: [email protected]
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To the Evening Star / Abbie Betinis SATB div., flute $2.50 / AB-040-01
A B B I E B E T I N I S
To the Evening Star (SATB chorus, flute)
After the poem by William Blake
Commissioned by The Singers—Minnesota Choral Artists
Premiered by The Singers—Minnesota Choral Artists and Linda Chatterton, fluteMatthew Culloton, conductor
December 2005
Abbie Betinis Music Co. web: www.abbiebetinis.com phone: +1.612.590.3998 email: [email protected]
TO THE EVENING STAR
by William Blake (1757-1827)
Thou fair-hair'd angel of the evening, Now, whilst the sun rests on the mountains, light Thy bright torch of love; thy radiant crown Put on, and smile upon our evening bed! Smile on our loves, and while thou drawest the Blue curtains of the sky, scatter thy silver dew On every flower that shuts its sweet eyes In timely sleep. Let thy west wind sleep on The lake; speak silence with thy glimmering eyes, And wash the dusk with silver. Soon, full soon, Dost thou withdraw; then the wolf rages wide, And then the lion glares through the dun forest: The fleeces of our flocks are cover'd with Thy sacred dew: protect them with thine influence!
PROGRAM NOTE
William Blake, born in London in 1757, penned To the Evening Star around the age of 20, while he was apprenticing as an engraver. Unlike his later works, most famously his collection of poems in Songs of Innocence and of Experience, this poem appeared in letterpress without illuminations. One of the most famous of British poets, Blake is known as a visionary mystic who proclaimed the supremacy of the imagination over the rationalism and materialism of the 18th-century. This musical setting, both intimately tender and fiercely vehement, is meant to depict our human vulnerability as we passionately encounter all of life’s beauty.
The composer dedicates this piece to Matthew and Melissa Culloton, on the occasion of their marriage.*
* because nothing says “Congratulations” like augmented triads
Flute
Soprano
Bass
Freely, out of time
Mm...
Mm...
poco
Fl.
S
A
T
B
3 as an echo
Mm...
Mm...
deliberately
Mm...
To the Evening StarAbbie Betinis
© Copyright November 2005, Abbie Betinis (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.
Commissioned by The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists
William Blake
For Matthew and Melissa Culloton...protect them with thine influence...
Alto
Tenor
Fl.
S
A
T
B
, glassy
, glassy
, glassy
, glassy
= c. 60In tempo, 6
Oo...
Oo...
Oo...
Oo...
Fl.
S
A
T
B
10
3
Thou fair-hair'd an - gel of the
Oh...
ev' - ning,
Oh...
3Thou fair-hair'd an - gel of the
Oh...
cresc.
Now the*
3
Now, whilst the
Now, the
ev' - ning,
Now the*
2 Betinis/Blake - To the Evening Star
* Please sing "thuh"
Fl.
S
A
T
B
(cresc.)
13
al - - - le - lu - - - -
sun rests on the moun - tains,
sun, Thou fair-hair'd
al - - - le - lu - - - -
ia!
light
3
an - gel of the
ia!
3
Thy bright torch of love;
ev' - - - - - ning,
Al -
Fl.
S
A
T
B
16
Al - le-lu - ia,
Al - le-lu - ia,
le - lu -
al - le -
al - le -
ia, al - le -
sub
sub
sub
molto
molto
molto
molto
Thy ra - diant
Thy ra - diant
lu, ra - diant
lu, ra - diant
lu, ra - diant
crown put
crown, Thy crown put
crown put
crown,
crown,
crown,
Betinis/Blake - To the Evening Star 3
Fl.
S
A
T
B
20
on, and
on Thy crown and
ra - - - - diant
ra - - - diant
smile
smile
smile
smile
up - on our
up - on oursmile
up - on our
on our
Fl.
S
A
T
B
23
ev' - ning bed!
Oo...
Oo...
Oo...
ev' - ning bed!
Oo...
Oo...
Oh...
Oh...
Oh...
Oh...
Molto Rit
Molto Rit
Molto Rit
Molto Rit
Molto Rit
Ah...
Ah...
Ah...
Ah...
4 Betinis/Blake - To the Evening Star
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Fl.
S
A
T
B
, legato
, legato
, legato
, legato
47
Let thy west wind
Let thy west wind
Let thy west wind
Let thy west wind
3
sleep; speak
sleep; speak
sleep; speak
sleep; speak
3
si - lence with thy
3
si - lence with thy
3
si - lence with thy
3
si - lence with thy
cresc.3
3
glim-mer- ing eyes,
And
wash the
3
glim-mer- ing eyes, wash the
3
glim-mer- ing eyes, wash the
3glim-mer- ing eyes, And wash the
Fl.
S
A
T
B
51
dusk with
dusk with
dusk
with
with
dusk with
poco rit.
poco rit.
poco rit.
poco rit.
poco rit.
sil - ver,
sil - - - ver,
sil - ver.
sil - ver.
sub
sub
Slower
Slower
Slower
Slower
Slower
sil - ver...
sil - ver...
sil - ver...
Betinis/Blake - To the Evening Star 7
Fl.
S
A
T
B
accel.
accel.
accel.
accel.
55accel.
3
Faster
Faster
Faster
Faster
3 3
Faster
Soon, full soon, dost thou with -
Soon, full soon, dost thou with -
Soon, full soon, dost thou with -
Soon, soon, dost thou with -
( )
draw; and then the
draw; and then the
draw; al - le - lu - ia, the
draw; al - le - lu - ia,
Fl.
S
A
T
B
( )58
3wolf rag - es wide, And then the
wolf rag - es, rag - es wide, then the
wolf rag - es, rag - es wide, then the
3
wolf rag - es wide, And then the
3 3
3li - on glares through the
li - on glares
li - on glares
li - on glares
8 Betinis/Blake - To the Evening Star
Fl.
S
A
T
B
60
3
dun
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al - le - lu - ia!
fo - rest:
Al - - le - lu - ia!
Al - - le - lu - ia!
Al - - le - lu! Al - le -
3
Al - le -
Al - le - lu!
lu! Al - le -
Fl.
S
A
T
B
63
lu - - - - ia!
Al - le - lu - ia!
lu - - - - ia!
molto
molto
molto
3
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al - le - lu - ia!
3
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al - le - lu - ia!
molto
Al - le - lu, Al - le - lu -
Betinis/Blake - To the Evening Star 9
Fl.
S
A
T
B
66
Al - le - lu!
Al - le - lu!
Al - - - le -
ia!
Al - le - lu!
Al - le - lu!
lu - - - - ia!
( )
3 3
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al - - - le - lu - ia!
Al - - - le, Al - le -
Fl.
S
A
T
B
69
3
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al - le - lu - ia!
lu - ia! Al - le,
fast trill!
Al - le - lu!
Al - le - lu!
Al - le - lu!
Al - le - lu!
Al - le-lu - ia!
Al - le-lu - ia!
Al - le-lu - ia!
Al - le-lu - ia!
10 Betinis/Blake - To the Evening Star
Fl.
S
A
T
B
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
72
Al - - - le -
Al - - - le -
Al - - - le -
Al - - - le -
Al - - - le -
lu - ia!
lu - - - ia!
lu - - - ia!
lu - - - ia!
lu - - - ia!
( )sub p
Fl.
S
A
T
B
, as a prayer
, as a prayer
, as a prayer
, as a prayer
75
Our
Our
Our
Our
flocks are co-ver'd with Thy
flocks are co-ver'd with Thy
flocks are co-ver'd with Thy
flocks are co-ver'd with Thy
sa - cred
sa - cred
sa - cred
sa - cred
dew: pro -
dew:
dew: pro -
dew:
tect them, pro -
pro- tect
tect them, pro -
pro- tect
Betinis/Blake - To the Evening Star 11
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Fl.
S
A
T
B
88
Al - le -
Al - le -
Al - le -
Al - le -
poco a poco decresc.
poco a poco decresc.
poco a poco decresc.
poco a poco decresc.
rit.
rit.
rit.
rit.
rit.
lu - - -
lu - - -
lu - - -
lu - - -
Freely, as beginning
Freely, as beginning
Freely, as beginning
Freely, as beginning
Freely, as beginning
ia...
ia...
ia...
ia...
Fl.
S
A
T
B
niente
niente
niente
niente
slower
(gradually close to "mm")
(gradually close to "mm")
(gradually close to "mm")
(gradually close to "mm")
93
Mm...
Mm...
Mm...
Mm...
Betinis/Blake - To the Evening Star 13
Also by Abbie Betinis . . .
The Burt Family Carols Series:(Abbie is the grand-niece of composer Alfred Burt, and carries on his tradition of writing a new carol every Christmas)
Behind the Clouds SATB a cappella Abbie Betinis Music Co. AB-059-C8
Hail, Christmas Day! SATB a cappella Fred Bock Music F2354
Prayer for Peace SATB a cappella, s./t. solos Fred Bock Music F2358
Run, Toboggan, Run SATB div., a cappella Fred Bock Music F2356
Song of the Pines SATB a cappella Abbie Betinis Music Co. AB-041-C5
Selected Choral Works:
Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight TTBB, piano, snare drum Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: Vachel Lindsay AB-061-00
The Babe of Bethlehem, arr. SATB div., a cappella Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text and tune: William Walker in Southern Harmony AB-031-01
Bar xizam (Upward I rise) SATB div., s. a. t. b. solos, a capp. Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: Hâfez (in Persian) AB-052-02
Dormi, Jesu (Sleep Jesus) SATB a cappella G. Schirmer Text: traditional (in Latin) Cat. No. 50486936
Carmina mei cordis (Songs of my heart) SATB div., a cappella Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: Aeterna lux divinitas & Angele Dei (in Latin) AB-030-01
Cedit, Hyems (Be gone, winter!) SATB div. (or SSAA div.), flute G. Schirmer Text: Prudentius (in Latin) Cat. No. 50486492
Chant for Great Compassion SSAA div., a cappella Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: traditional Chinese AB-057-01
Jerusalem Luminosa SA a cappella Kjos Music Text: Thomas a Kempis (in Latin) Cat. No. 6323
Long Time Trav’ling SATB div., tenor solos, a capp. Santa Barbara Music Pub. Text: traditional American shape-note texts SBMP-702
Spell of the Elements SATB double chorus, piano Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: Elizabeth Jennings AB-053-00
Yhinx: An Ancient Greek Love Charm TTBB a cappella, t. t. b. solos Abbie Betinis Music Co. Text: Theocritus & ancient Greek stone (in Greek) AB-018-01
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reviewed as “audacious… edgy and thrilling,” the music of Abbie Betinis is being performed increasingly in the United States and abroad. Born in 1980, Abbie has been commissioned by more than 40 music organizations including the Dale Warland Singers, Cantus, The Rose Ensemble, and The Schubert Club. A 2009 McKnight Fellow, she has also won a Jerome Commissioning Grant, the Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize, and awards from the American Composers Forum, ASCAP, Minnesota Music Educators Association and the Sorel Organization. Ms. Betinis studied composition at St. Olaf College, the University of Minnesota, and the European American Musical Alliance in Paris, France, where faculty from Juilliard and the Paris Conservatory teach harmony and counterpoint in the tradition of Nadia Boulanger. Abbie’s music is primarily self-published (Abbie Betinis Music Co) and is distributed internationally, with additional scores published by Fred Bock Music, Graphite Publishing, Kjos, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and, most recently, in G. Schirmer’s Dale Warland Series.
Since 2005, Abbie has been Composer-in-Residence for The Schubert Club. She has also held residencies with The Singers—Minnesota Choral Artists and The Rose Ensemble. A three time cancer survivor, she lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Abbie Betinis Music Co. web: www.abbiebetinis.com phone: 612-590-3998 email: [email protected]
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