Serenade to Music omposed for and dedicated to Sic Henry J. Wood on the occasion of his Jubilee in grateful recognition Of his services to music, faughan Williams. ‘This Sorrade was pefomed forthe fat tine on Octobe 5 1938, when the singers were; Tebel Rail, Stiles Alen, Ee Suddaby, Eva Turner, Margaret Balfour, Morel Bruni Astra Desmond, May Jarred, Parry Jones, Heddle Nash, Frank Titertn, Waker Widdep, Norman Alin, Robert Eason, ‘Roy Henderson, Shor eaiequent performances of this wotk, when the hove singer (ndcated by the score) may not be available, other singers will have to take their all the solo parts may be sung in chorus. The words from Music b SHAKESPEARE (The Merchant of Venice R.VAUGHAN WILLIAMS ‘Act V, SceneI) Andantino d-60 ee 35 TT vt oT Pre pp sost Tt ce poe el ad (ey Fos | fy. wd pepe aa ees —=—- 4 4 () =z iam $ ser es => ——— am r Copyright, 1938, by the Oxford University Press, London. Printed in Great Britain, ‘The copying of this work by hand in any form—on blackboard or on MS. paper—is strictly forbidden as contrary to the Copyright Act of 1ort.<> FRX Poco animato rit... in tempo Imo —Torti . S.A, SOPRANO 18. pp ES. ET. How sweet the moon M.Ba, AD. awe PE How sweet AN, WW, PJ. ET How sweet the moon RH. RE, BW, NA. G How sweet the moon — sit and let and let the thesoundsM.Br ML" sweet HN, WW. Bi EE sweet RE. RH. aw, WY sweet Lf ger F | Oa18. ES. SOLO 1B, —— SA. ET. har = a 5 —— —— har - mon-y. Poco animatoSOLO BLN. how the floor of heaven Is thick ad MSS =—=———-_ » pa - tines of bright —_s ss soo rr, ©) Theres the small — = aS thatthou be - holdst, But in his mo - tion crercrtr|’ \ erSOLO W.W. Still quiring to the young-ey’dsouls; SOLO BI. mud- dy vest gross ly close it aecan-not can-not can-not = SOLO S.A. St, Come, ho! and wakeDi-an-awitha hymn: st |eu With sweet-est touch-es pierce 2 SP — your mis-tress ear, And draw her home with Tempo Imo oe @ And draw her And draw her And draw herAndante con moto 4-80 p SOLO ES. 1 The rea-son is, your spi-ritsare —at- aa & 22d teSOLO H.W. _,,—————~ - ten - tive: The man that hath Tow ft .) >» SOLO R.H. mus - icin shim - self, Nor is. not $< ——————— a—_, 4 td a-———4 jq_SOLO RE. mov’d with con- cord of sweet___________ sounds, Is 2. = Jad a fit for trea-sons, stra-ta-gems spoils; O_O bes J ids | dd4 The mo-tions of his spi-rit are dull_~—as_night, TTD Ps And his af - fec-tions trust-ed.© 15 Tempo Imo (ma poco animato) Pp cresc, SOLO M.Br. poco rit. Tempo Imo is your mus - ic SOLO A.D. Me - thinks it sounds much sweet - er —16 that vir - — tue— OO i ks => ea Poco animato SOLO ELT, How many things pe 22 SS a= = ——=— rs — 7 To their Tight. praise and A = S| S ——— —— fee = i Zz Z < Pp SOLO M.Ba, Peace, sleeps —_.18 with En - dy - would not be a- colla voce poco rit. Vin, Sol_ $$$ ES. Ef, Soft still PP. PPP | Soft still Ppp, RE RM. awl ya, Soft» stilt 2 dD ® a— ——1920 9 1B. PP. Of sweet Sweet har -" mo-ny. Sweet har + Pp rt RF fet SI oI Sweet har - mo- PP, rrr Sweet har ~ mo-ny. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS