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114 Songs, Charles Ives PDF
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row, yes. Ann street, But busi-ness, Both feet.
b.
pslower
Sun just hits
Nassau crosses Ann St.
Th.
a ; it
i r a : ” a cr cr
A , P
SN
P fol
Some greet! Rath - er short, Annstreet...
Ann street,
then it quits—
slowly26 6L
Like a sick eagle
(4920)
en
Slowly p Very slowly, ina weak and dragging way
rysloety na weak end
ee =
o iad
ty weighs heav-i- ly “on me like un - will-ing sleep, and
=
each i -ma-gined pin - “nacle and steep Sf God -like hard - ship tells_me
ie
=
I___must die,
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from The Swimmers
(4921) Louis Untermeyer
Yale Review
slowly (As a Barcarolte)
of
oS
eS aS
“*Until the figure changes\(2nd measure page 68) the left hand continues the phrase (prestissfmo) but not necessarily the
exact number of times or in the relation,tothe right hand, indicated.
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plunge.
as fastas itcan
be’played rhea
somewhat slower
the sensegradually faster J
a
Swift “ly 1 rose
to_meet___the255
tur - bu-lent strife,
ten- si -
ty of
lower
i. si
: ————
a aS —— =
Out of the foam = I lurched and
alittle slower67
=
_ = A pe
oe =
Swimminghand o-verhand, o-ver hand, against the wind;I__ felt the sea’s
a eee
ao ear
oj) a
taal »
2 a * tT
F spoken
vain pounding, and I grinned —know- ing I_____was itsmaster, _not its slave...
=. = a Poe Eos
me es ne ES er ad 7S
ee
So fr
=68 28
On the Counter
Andante mp
1920)
Tunes weheard in
con molto sentiment.
alwaysend-ing “I” love you phras - esfice and
Aad, 2
“nine - ty two! soft and sweet,
><
=
awe
Te same dldchordsthe sime old time, the same old son-timen-fal sound,
meen
=~ ee
aT
pin rit
Shades of in new songs
alt notes ad lib,
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The See’r
14920)
Moderately fast
An old. man straw in his mouthsatall day long be
the vil - lage gro - cery store; Jorma the
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—
things a30 u
un) from “Paracelsus”
Browning
nergy
meno mosso
“Taken from the latter part of SceneV
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mf with less energy
glo - ry vowed I souland limb. Yet, con-sti-tu-ted thusandthusendowed, I failed:
uh SS
te
= 7
Es =
Y Oy easter arse el reas
con moto giusto
aH
E | ‘ f_edla
Suge prepienes ede
—
=p mpstower ——
>
power till I grew. ‘What wonder if Isaw no way to shun despair?The
th th Ue dA.
Id. dias
mp
ro
=>
—
»~———
slowernf ped molto
power I sought seemed God's...
f ia
maestoso
su learned myowndeep er- ror; And
~~
=i
i - tu-tion; Al ~ ways pre-
pad
what propor-tion loveshould hold withpower in_mar's rightcon-
ce-ding power, And with much power, al-ways,al- waysmuch more
i — des S aa tape ‘
off ,” 31
Walt Whitman
(4924) (from 20th Stanza) Whitman
In Leaves of Grass
Fast and in a challenging way
é Sig = a
Who goes there’
a,
ide; How is tex ~ tract,
strength from the beef I an-y-how?
A
sae a . “vet SA
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5
All I mark asmy own, you shall
>
Else it were time lost _a-listening to
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The Side Show
Ina moderate waltz time
nf.
(4924)
“Te thatMister Riley, who Keepsthe ho - tel?” isthe
tunethat ac - comphies the trotting track bell; An old horse un ~ sound,turnsthe
t
mer-ry-go - round, mak-ing poor Mi Ri-ley look a dit
Some Speak
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asi9) «. Cradle Song AcLilves
Sognando +) yp asse)
———
1. Hush theedear hid to slum-bers; We will sing
slowly and with 2° Sum-mer’ is slow -ly “dying; Au = tumnal
anevensway 3Brightly. the Wil-lowsquiv-er; Peace = fully
Uy
=
LL
softest aum-bers;
winds are sigh- ing;
flows the riv- ery So shall
Nought thy sleep - ing en - cum-Ders.
Fa - ded leaf - lets are fly - ing—
flow for ev - er.
Notes:.Bpd songon m: This chord m
be repeated very quietly atthe ead of verse sung last
Fitwitl be obsorved thata g of these
Powasuretvad oftile fand nota a:
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(1920) La Fede Ariosto
Lento maestoso
da-ta aunso,O da - ta an.
A a
ma - i nondeb-be es - sercorrotta,
Sti fe - ae
bi
rite dim.
fi —
da-tain una grottaa————"
cenfo, Da-ta_in—— pa - lese,
vou 7B]?
at
aA,
= fnp
non rit.non dim.
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August
4920) Folgore da San Geminiano
Con grazia
4
gust, for Au -
gust; Be your dwell- ing thir - ty towers
- ley moun a Whereney = the sea
any.
In this and other songs where bars mark the phrase or sections instead of measures, all notes are natural, unless otherwise
marked, except those immediately following a note with an accidental — Natural signs are thus used more as a convenience,
than of necessity.
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i
hours, ‘That Je maymount at morn or st eve; On
ap.
= ft =
each, hand ei - ther ridge__—ye shallper-ceive a
fn Bs
oe Meno mosso
which soon a good__ beast___ scours.
Le oe eS ee80
ee ee —|
wards, ye shall tread your val-ley par-ted by a riv- u-let
which day andnight shall flow sedate and smoothThere all throughnoon ye may pos-sess the36 at
aa20) September Fatgore da San Geminiano
Presto from Rassetts Barly Hatian Pret
ee ae
dasa ey
ins sparrowshawksDecoy birds that lure your
f
Pest rat
+
of
hows hooting out of
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<> =
et a SSS ————
still in gifts; and rob-ber = y find no
fe you meet
Lh.
ts cd a
and Av - ar- ice - ly out - cast thing!
aA st
——37 83
December
4920)
Folgore da San Geminiano
oe om Rossetite-"Beriy Teatian Poets”
Allegro con spirito From Rosset iy Halien Poet
Last, for Decemberhousex onthe plain groind florsto ive inogsheapémountanhighearpets street
Roughly and in a half spoken way)
aka’ ¥.
sat
7
marcato sempre
and newest gamestotry,torches lit,andgifts frommantoman, Your host a drunk-ardand aCata-lan;
i Tu
And wholedead pigs, and cunningcooks toply each throat with tit - bis that sat
Measures may be marked off to suit the taste.
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fy!s AndwiticbuttsofStGal-ganus’brave span.And be your coats well
Jd
+; —
= —*
—+ = +
‘and tightly bound,and wrap your-selves in cloaks of strength and weight,
With gal-lanthoodsto put your fa - ces through. make your gameof abject
‘vagabond abandorld mis-er-a-ble repro-bate mi- sers3 dont let them have achance with yout
Fist
Fist85
38
1920) The Collection
In moderate time
“The Organist an
“the Soprano”
* :Nowhelpus, Lord, Thy yoke to
2°0" hasten, Lord, the promised
and joy to do Thy willjEachoth-ers burdens glad-ly bear, _andlovessweet
chen all the na fionsshallrejoice;AndJewand Gen-tile join in praise, with one un-
——— ee
eo 3
==
SOR C3
law ful - fill, ‘And loves Sweet law ful - fill.
i et ee With ‘one wes int ~ ted ” voice
P
—~
ronnie eetiecsieet aw At -
—— "Response by And lovebsweet law ful - fill.
i fF 7 ilies Gioteotwien one w= ai - ted voice!
—_F
RIF AI™N
fad Wrote
TN] Ctorit
aS
2
= a =
=
* Kingsley x Ff —__$
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Afterglow
Slowly and very quietly
hora]
sas
James Fenimore Cooper. Jr
Gyre por. I
| dew
*\ppp | ikfoughoud
yi SP
quietly, slowly and sustained throughout <3
en,
: . See
PPA, thequi-etelosoof day, Gent-lyyet thewillowseway;When the sun - set light is
ip @a . -d
4a. Th.
PP
less audibly, but no slower here ve
Preauty tarries loth to die,
ia moto
armen
low,_Lin-gers still the af - ter - giow;
decrese, nonrall. Th d od
A. th.
pita ten e rall.
—
>
ery lightest fan-ta-sy love - lier grows inmem-o-ryWhere the tru-er beau-ties lie,
Ly 4
piisten, pie rall,
‘PP ———— PEP —
A. rh.
rail,
. pre—_
Hors. The piano should be played as indistinctly as possible, and both pedals used almost constaatly.
¥
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The Innate
(49106)
Slowly
‘Voi-ceslive in everyfinitebe -ing, In
oa
ev-ery God-less life-time. Hear them!
th.
rh.
piieorese.
“Pp——_
They sense truth deep__ _in the Soul; They know the things true Christiansstand for,
pis oreso.
Nors:-For the most part,use both pedals. (If played on an organ,use chiefly the lighter string-stops,on an enclosed man-
ual. Hold all notes their full value, regardless of dissonance.)
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th —~
Stand out! Come to Him with-out thethingsthe world brings; Come
_——_
broadly decrese,__ slower decrese.
Sf.
ave all,
———_
“Nettleton” — LA. slower asin the beginning
—~, mp=p Lh.
ZS more broad
more broadty
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nf aa
one, two, three
42 z
Serenity
(1949) Aunison chant
Very slowly, quietly and sustained,with little
oro changein tempo or volume throughout.
a,
‘PPO, Sab-bathrest of Gal-i-lee! 0, calmofhillsa bove, Where
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ee a=
jsknelt to. share with. Thee, the si- lente of e-ter-ni-ty_ In - ter-pre-ted by
moo, OR EE
love. Drop Thystilldewsof qui-et-ness, till allourstrivings cease:Takefromoursouls the
strainand stress,43 a
The Things Our Fathers Loved
(and the greatest of these was Liberty)
Slowly and sustained
Pp
(1917)
think there must be a place in thesoul all made of tunes, of _
a Ly
tunes of long a - gos hear the or- gan on the Main Street cor - ner,
alittle
Sa - rah humming Gos - pels; Sum - mer evesnings, The
ten,
— =
at
SS
Jaster and with more emphasis ina gradually excited way
village cor-net band, play - ing in the square, The town's Red, Whiteand Blue,
crese,
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all Red, White and Blue Now! Fi Hear the
pits accel. a ry —s
poco ral,
But they sing
P much slower
AAG iiss
and
= = sustaine ° PP
— PP
2p oe PPP | PrP
——44 93
Watchman!
from 2nd Violin Sonata
(4913)
John Bowring
Andante con moto
Clon ase
ded a Mae
Watch-man, tell us
™p
——
of the night, what its signs of prom-ise— e: Traveller, der yon
— ef
44, 45,46, 47,comprise a group of songs, based on hymn-tune themes.
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———*
moun- tains height, that glo - ry beam-ing sta
pi rit.
iis
pit ten,
——
tony? Pit moto
Travel - ler Yes!
joy or hope?
a
u axe Traveller yes; it
brings the day, Promised day of Is - ra-el. Dost thou see
‘pri animato
—~,
——_ pitrit.
Travel ler, ea
piri45 95
At the River
from 4th Violin Sonata
(i916) Robert Lowry,
Allegretto
VOICE —
mfShall we gath-er at the
‘Where bright an - gel feet have trod,
rit,
crys-tal tide for by thethrone of
‘The piano part must not be played heavily.
44, 45, 48, 47, comprise a group of songs based on hyma-tune themes.
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eau-ti-ful, thebeau-ti-ful riv -
be
by the throne of
—
we gath-er?shall we gather at
pit rit46 87
His Exaltation
Adapted from 2nd Violin Sonata
(4943) Robert Robinson:
Slowly (maestoso)
44,45, 48, 47, are a group of songs based on hyman-tune themes.
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(Astuma)
Pos tne grantor.
of Thy na - ture,
(preferably for a unison chores}
grand beyond a secaph’s
For the won - of | Cre-a-tlon,47 90
The Camp-Meeting
from a movement of Symphony No. 3
(4912) Charlotte Elliott
(in part)
Largo cantabile _—_———__
—
we
—. fo ———
44,45, 46, 47, are a group of songs, based on hymn-tune themes.
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there comes
_——__
prayer,
ra = diant 2 ly
_—_———_101
the world,
pf
Ae iit rit
power of God! Ex-alt-ing Faith in life above but humbly, yeild-ing, yeild
————— ee Lh
ate: Ege = a
th
wfda
(Woudworth-Bradbary)
ape
loco
hi.102
NS
one plea, But that. Thy blood was. shed
ee
—
that Thou biddst— me come to The 0 Lamb of God,
—————_~__ soa *
eS ac q
———
aloe
———
[Pit
T_comet I48 103
Thoreau
Adapted from themes in a Second Pianoforte Sonata
(i918) Uh, Lh 1A, th
wie pPstoly.
he ten slag of earth iateroiing tthe sper teas
> == Soria = a =
Td both pedals dowa to @ OEP tp
Sa. Renee eee
_ Se
Hegrew in those sea - sons like corn
———
ree
_ rapt in rev-ery, onthe Wald-en shore, amidst the sum-ach,
meschy
Ba.
Sos RG =
Sees: —————————
pines andhick-o-ries, inun - disturbed sol - i - tude.
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In Flanders Fields
4si9) McCrae
Maestoso (but with energy and not too slowly)
ten,
In Flanders fields the pop - pies blow, Be - tween the cross-es,
(Baritone or Male Chorus)
saster >
rowon row. That mark our place; And inthe sky the larksstill bravely sing-ing fly,Searce
hold back a tittle Pitt moto ~~ =.
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49, 50, 54-“Three Songs of the War”
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hold back here (less restrained)
td
Short days a
heard a-midst the guns be - low We are the.
atempo 1h,
hold back
7
Sf tang slower
—
go we lived,felt dawn, saw.sun-set glow, Lovedand were loved, andnow we lie inFlanders
LA. ah.
~!
ff
oe
fields our quar-rel with the foe! To
Take up.
decisively,evenly and broadly (largamente)
ad i fam!
with marked even rythm oe
re106
SDF,
fall - ing hands we throw,we throw the torch. Be yours to hold
faith with
slower
shall not sleep though the
pop- pies
Vevey
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‘The Gt's should sound aft50 107
He is there!
(lay 80, 1917)
In march time
Cot 8 ad tid.
of =
Fif-teen yearsa - go to-day Ait tle Yan-kee, lit -tle yan- kee boy
Fif-teen yearsa > go. to-day A__ ‘fit’ - tle Yan-kee, with a Ger -man name
‘Theresa. time in ev’ ry lifeWhenits do or die Andouryan- kee boy
Marched be - side his grand-dad-dy____In the _dec- or - a - tion day pare
Heard the tale of “for - ty-eight” Whyhis Grand-dad - dy joined Un - cle
Does his bit that = we -maylive, ‘In. a worldwhere all may have @
49,50, 54-“Three Songs of the War”
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