The Snow

Three-part Chorus for Women's Voices

with Accompaniments for Two Violins and Piano

Alice Elgar

snow,

snow,

Pno.

which sinks so light,

pizz.

earth

Brown

earth

pp

is hid from sight,

earth

is hid, is

hid

from sight,

is hid, is

from sight,

espress.

hid

Brown

Brown

dim.

light,

which sinks so light,

Vln. 2

snow,

which sinks so

arco

dim.

Vln. 1

A.

S.

ten.

S.

q = 60

Piano

ten.

Violin 2

Violin 1

Alto

Soprano

Soprano

q = 60

Edward Elgar

S.

S.

A.

espress.

Vln. 2

espress.

thou

S.

A.

Vln. 2

Pno.

soul,

Be

be

be

sf

white,

be thou as white,

cresc.

as

soul,

be thou as white,

cresc.

As white

as snow,

thou

As

white

thou

Vln. 1

cresc.

be thou as white,

sf

13

S.

soul,

cresc.

Pno.

espress.

Vln. 1

As white

as

as show,

snow,

as

snow,

as snow,

rit.

allargando

rit.

snow,

as

rit.
dim.

soul, be thou as

white

as

snow,

rit.

allargando

dim. e rit.

dim.

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Pi lento
p dolce.

17

S.

S.

A.

snow, which

falls

Pi lento

Pno.

pp dolce.

poco cresc.

heart,

so

keep

so

keep

thy

so

keep

glow,

thy

glow

thy glow,

Be - neath

pp

the

Be -

neath

Be - neath

snow,

the

pp

the

snow,

dim. e poco rit.

the

pp

dim. e poco rit.

slow,

dim. e poco rit.

slow,

be - low

so

warm

so

dim. e poco rit.

Pno.

heart,

Vln. 2

fp

heart,

Vln. 1

heart,

A.

falls

fp

S.

snow, which

falls

21

S.

quite

pp

earth

snow, which

Vln. 2

pp

Vln. 1

so slow, Dear

pp

the

snow.

S.

snow.

Tempo I

Pno.

28

S.

S.

grave

A.

pizz.

Pno.

snow,

snow,

thy soft

in

thy soft

in

thy soft

brave;

in

espress.

heart,

brave;

cresc.

win - ter brave;

flow'rs, sad flow'rs the win - ter

snow,

flow'rs, sad flow'rs the

Vln. 2

Sad

flow'rs, sad flow'rs the win - ter

Sad

grave

Vln. 1

Sad

grave

Vln. 2

Vln. 1

arco

snow.

A.

S.

25 Tempo I

32

S.

stringendo

stringendo

S.

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Pno.

cresc.

stringendo

snow

S.

A.

snow

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

so

soothe,

heart,

must

melt,

must

The

must

snow

must

melt,

must

as does the snow.

so soothe and save, as

Pi mosso

Pno.

stringendo cresc.

35 Pi mosso

S.

cresc.

so soothe and save,

The

stringendo

A.

does

must

go,

must

go,

melt,

must

melt,

melt,

The

the snow.

Fast,

Fast,

go,

Fast,

fast,

fast

as

wa

39

S.

S.

fast,

fast,

A.

fast,

fast,

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Pno.

S.

fast,

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Pno.

fast

ter

as

wa

accel.

mf

ter flow.

accel.

flow.

Not

accel.

ter flow.

accel.

accel.

mf

Not

my

soul,

mf

Not

thus,

wa

thus,

A.

as

fast

43

S.

not

thus,

my

cresc.

my soul,

soul,

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

thus,

my soul,

sow

S.

sow

Vln. 2

Pno.

S.

A.

49

gifts

Vln. 2

Pno.

to fade

ff

allargando

gifts

to

like

cresc.

Maestoso
a tempo

not

thus,

like

snow,

Not

thus,

not

thus,

ff

a tempo

Not

thus,

allargando

allargando

thus,

Not

snow,

a tempo

like

ff

to fade

thy

thy

allargando

fade,

allargando

snow,

Thy

snow,

gifts

Thy

like

Thy

to fade

to fade

gifts

Vln. 1

gifts

S.

thus,

a tempo

Maestoso
a tempo

not

ff

Vln. 1

A.

cresc.

S.

46

53

S.

sow

S.

not

sow

A.

not

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

not

56

S.

A.

Vln. 2

Pno.

thus

thy

gifts

thy

gifts

thus

to

dim. e rit.

dim. e rit.

to

to

dim. e rit.

p
dim. e rit.

sonore

to

fade,

like

snow.

to

fade,

like

snow.

to

fade,

gifts

fade,

dim. e rit.

thy

fade,

Vln. 1

fade,

S.

Pno.

thus

sow

like

snow.

A.

snow,

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

snow,

62

S.

S.

Vln. 2

Pno.

Thy

too,

is

ling, spark - ling

ling, spark - ling

is

o'er;

espress.

espress.

o'er;

is

spark

soul,

Thy

ling

spark

more,

Thy

spark

more,

o'er;

too

Vln. 1

more,

too

A.

thou'rt white no

Tempo I

Pno.

thou'rt white no

thou'rt white no

snow,

S.

S.

59 Tempo I

be

as

be - fore,

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65

S.

S.

soul,

A.

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Pno.

A.

Vln. 2

Pno.

Be

as

Be

be - fore,

be

as

be - fore,

Was

be - fore,

dim.

the

dim.

bright

the

dim.

rit.

soul, be

as

be - fore,

rit.

was bright

the

snow.

allargando

dim. e rit.

dim.

Was

allargando

the snow,

snow.

snow.

rit.

Was

as

be - fore,

sf

bright

Vln. 1

espress.

bright

S.

bright,

as

f
cresc.

68

S.

Was

be

soul,

be - fore,

cresc.

as

cresc.

be

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Pi lento

71

S.

S.

A.

pp

Then

as

the

snow

all

pp

dolce.

Then

Then

pp dolce.

but

S.

en

A.

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Pno.

the

snow

years

full

heart

be,

but

en

heart

be,

sure,

dure;

but

the

all

Through

all

fp

all

snow

be,

as

fp

poco cresc.

pure,

the

pure,

as

dure;

74

S.

Pno.

Pi lento

heart

pure,

Vln. 2

Vln. 1

pp

en - dure;

Not

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snow,

dim. e rit.

Pno.

81

S.

S.

A.

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Pno.

the

the

Not

as

snow,

as

the

the

snow,

snow,

snow,

pp

as

as

dim. e rit.

molto rit.
pp

molto rit.
pp

not

pp

as

snow.

the

as

snow.

the

not

as

the

snow.

molto rit.

molto rit.
pp

molto rit.

Tempo, pi lento

not

Vln. 2

Vln. 1

not

pp

dim. e rit.

A.

pp

Not

S.

the

Tempo, pi lento

as

pp

S.

dim. e rit.

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