BENJAMIN BRITTEN Welcome Ode for young people’s chorus and orchestra Op. 95 Vocal score by Colin Matthews FABER MUSIC LIMITED London Barenreiter-Verlag, Kassel: G. Schirmer Inc., New Yorkfo eccrine euch 1. March Haymakers, rakers, reapers and mowers, ‘Wait on your summer-queen, Dress Ee ith musk-rose her eglantine bowers, strew the play ‘The sun does bravely shine On our ears of corn. Rich as a pearl Comes every This is mine, this is mine, this is mine, Let us die ere away they be borne. Bow to the sun, to our queen, that fair one Come to behold our sports. ‘Skipping ‘Their bleating dams "Mongst kids shall trip it round, For joy thus our wenches we follow. ‘Summer Pastimes’ from “The Sun's Darling” ‘Thomas Dekker and John Ford, 1624 2. Jig 3. Roundel Round about, round about, in a fine ring a: ‘Thus we dance, thus we dance, and thus we sing a. Trip and go, to and fro, over this green az... Al sbont in and out, for our Braye queen Roond about, round about, ina fine rng a: Thus we dance, thus we dance, and thus we sing a. Trip and go, to and fro, over this green a: All about, in and out, for our brave queen a. ‘We have dane’d round about, in a fine ting a: ‘We have danc’d lustily and thus we sing a. All about, in and out, over this green a: To and fro, trip and go, to our brave queen a. “The Fairies’ Rounde? from “The Maid’s Metamorphosis Unknown author, 1600This is a day, in days of yore Our fathers never saw befores This is day tis one to ten Our sons will never see again. Then sing the day, ‘And sing the song, ‘And thus be merry All day long. This is the day, ‘And thar’s the night, ‘When the sun shall be gay, °° And the moon sl The core ae Foun All in the skies: Then sing the day, And sing the song, ‘And thus be merry All day long. ‘Ode to the New Year’ from “The Historical Register for the year 1736/37" Henry Fielding The texts are all taken from Songs and Lyrics from the English Playbooks F. S, Boas, Cresset Press, London, 1945.WELCOME ODE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA 1. MARCH SENUAMIN PRETTIN Aaa nd syle Que) 110) ae ape and ‘apse and copy 197 by Faber ae LiDes up with musksose her eg -an-tne bow — er, ‘Dal fo-dis the i on mono n Soe af, Daf-fo-dissrew the ~gueen, ress up with musk ose her e we) Gp Sing dance and play Tx ho = ‘The sn does eae = Sing dance and play “Ts ho - ‘The sn does brave = iy 2 oe Sing, dane and play Ts ho = nda “The min does bese = 19 ‘tine “On ourean— of com = ei Genwi) pice‘in, ths mine this fs mine thie mie, tet edie ee = way Gy be bone Bow t0 the min, ‘Row to the ain, fn that fir one (hat far one Come to bechold our ports ——— _ f. ‘al fle one Comet be-hokd our sportsf Skip = ping lambs “Monest Ais shall ip Their blest = ng dome “Monga hide stall Teooes (ots) ‘Skip = ping lambs "Mongst kids — shall tip t— Their beat — ing dams “Mong kids — shall .B martes fam Monga idk shall trip — round, For Joy thus our wenches we fl -low motes ‘leat ~ ing dams “Mongt kdb shall wip It round, For joy thus our wenches we fl-low. SS ‘ Jams. “Monest kids shall tp 2 round, For oy uy our wenches we ‘eat ing dame Monge kids shall tip round, For Joy Ge our ‘wenches we fol- lowGs] 3. ROUNDEL =d) Slower (4 = 64, 4-128) (ue) —=— eee eee ee and out, for our brave queen, for our brave queen aG2 >) Round 4 bout, round (?) Round about, round a = bout, in afi ring ‘Thus we dance, hus we dance, and thus we singout, for our brave queen, for ovr brave queen a. We ut for cur bene queen, for our brave queen anc’ toond bout, we have danc'éround 4 — bout in fine tng anc ast T= ty, me have da’ fs*" 4, MODULATION Gab ya os 5.CANON (movingon = + = (pov Ba Sf This i a dey, in days ofyore Our f4-ters never ww elore; This a diy: ‘tis, This oa day, im days of yor Our fa thes newer aw tefor: Th days ts This WSedey, in days ofyore Our fa then me -ver gw before This Is days ts wc)toten Our sons wil never toten Our sous wil ne -ver foten Our sons will se-ver sce pany ‘AL day lone =p son, ‘And thus be mersy A day. tong. cmp meee ‘Al day ne marsha ond) of thie Era This iste day, And that's the night, When the sun ssl be say, The ‘oom sal be bight. wa ‘that’s the gt, When the wan sal be ay, The - ‘This isthe diy, And that's —thenight, When the sun shall be gay, The ‘moon shal e beat.“ Sere ‘haste aight, When the sun shall be gay, The moon shall Be bight The ‘moon stall be beh Tuk is the diy, And thats thenlght, Wen the sum all be gay, The ‘This he day, And that height, Whom the sin sll be gay, The moon shall be bright. shall rse All in the sie: TRe moon, the moon shall go All down, all down be = fave. The wn sallrse A in the kin, The moon ‘The son shall rie Alm he akley The moon ‘And sing the song,Su Aap 1 196