To David Diamond : 1. Nature, the gentlest mother Music by AARON COPLAND Quite slow (decireaeo) poco rit VOICE PIANO mf (crystalline) P > = atddidae ~~ mp (freely) Na-ture the gent- lest mo - ther... Im-pa- tient es as MR is) oe nenmoving forward. -(d=69\ The —feeb- lest... or the way-ward-est =. ee ~ # FD. * Fa Fe # ED hold back. =. -—= —— Her ad-mon-i-tion mild In for-est and the hill........ 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There came a wind like a bugle Music by AARON COPLAND Quite fast (4.104) S freely VOICE There came a wind like a PIANO By * P desta), Fad It quiv-ered through the * Be chill the heat so grass, green up - on (non legato) | f | Fa #F FH sim, All eights reserved Copyright 1951 by Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. N.Y. R.& H. 178889 somewhat slower —==s eee cae with emphasis ig barred the win-dow and the doors © As from an emerald ghost (Gastar = z a 2 aS mp freely The dooms e - lec- tric moc-ca-sin... that ve- ry in- stant 1 =uo To Ingolf Dukt 3. Why do they shut me out of Heaven? Music by AARON COPLAND VOICE PIANO. a. short Pp loud? But I can sing a lit-tle min-or,..... Tim-id as a bird. ba- os = > Slower (58) ehort pp ——— mp Press forward. — Would-n't the an-gels try me just once more Just oO —— = — = = PP >) = w— Some. on trou-bled them But dost shut the door, dont | shut the door, =a.hh if I were the gen-tle-men_ in the —~_ white robes and they were the lit-tle hand that knocked, +> —. —— — 2 —, accel. - e = - ete eager Could I for-bid, could I for - bid, could I for - bid..... As at first, jp Se short ~) Why _do they shut me out of Hea- My ee Pe Somewhat faster (J: 88) ae — a“ To Alexei Hoieff 4. The world feels dusty Music by AARON COPLAND Very slowly (d circa 52) (darkly colored) VOICE The world dus-ty, when we PIANO pp expressively} —== ¥ —= die on We want the dew then Hon-ors taste ™” press forward - = - - —~_ trifle faster > Flags...... vex a dy- ing “AIL rights reservealeast fan........ stirred by a friends hand Cools. ep tr Tempo I (very slowly) of ar a foi min-is-try when thy thirst comes. Dews of thy - self to fetch16 To Murcelte de Manziurly 5. Heart, we will forget him Music by AARON COPLAND Very slowly (dragging) (J = circa 60) P —= VOICE we will for - very expressive and legato PIANO —_—— op ——= (moving forward - ~~ atempo) o - get him You and = I, to - night... ee tera aa fe =P. of, You may for - get warmth he iy P ee = 4il (moving forward atempo) the aad I will for - get Tight cvs a ie te 127 Mas * ‘Ba, * Gra AI rights7 movidgyoreard | you have done, pray / tell | } j we ad ye J * Ga * fa % Ga sim, rit. dim. (gradual =——— fm pfiner ‘That thoughts may > my oid oi FGa To Juan Orrego Satur 6. Dear March, come in! Music by AARON COPLAND With exuberance (d-- 18-120) tom VOICE Dear March... come in co looked for 4 You must have walked...mrs on How out of breath............. you are. ie 4 Dear March, how are you? 4 Did you leave Na-ture well?........ ; Oh,March come right up - = a a |poco @ poco creso.a f, - staifs with me I have so much to and the ma-ples ne-ver knew... that you were com - ing,. : 7 fh) fey te)a de - clare How \ red their fac-es grew, * —== crt ae) And all those hills you left for me ff t poco of ae * Bo. ee wv —_==_ was no pur-ple —suit- a - ble,....Tempo I (d-e116-120) Who knocks? that A-pril? *5a G #FO * sib will not be pur- sued Lock the door, He stayed away a a bd Fan. # FD -#Fa. sim. relax the to callwhenI am oc-cu-pied dim. molto- cP, - Broaden somewhat on — But tri-fles look so tri-vi- al... soon as you have cOm@ sss And ‘blame is just as dear as praise ae ~ delicately P (indifferent) ™pi To Irving Fine 7. Sleep is supposed to be Music by AARON COPLAND Moderately slow— with dignity (d x circa 68) VOICE PIANO Sf (deliberate) |>———S- mp with great calm Sleep i supposed to be,... a By san-i - ty, The shut-ting of =af Down which on ei-ther hand The hosts of wit-ness stand & bs pa aebata| a # Fa. supposed to be,......... By peo-ple of ith rh ith emphasis Morn - ing > i eez Mai £ East of E-ter-ni-ty | One with ae te YE i fe S 3 OG _S.lengerou). 8 ia * Fa. * ar-ray z * Sa ° ad * Sf slower - ThatTo Harold Shupero 2 8. When they come back Music by AARON COPLANI Moderately (beginning slowly) VOICE (rubato) When they come PIANO ngf quietly expressive oe . Geen gradually faster - 1 feel a doubt if —_ blos-soms do, al- ways A . cg 5 - faster - - blos-soms can be born a-gain When once the ——— Rather fast (J =128)>—= When they be - gin if rob - ins a sub.p 2 —= ~__* ag mark the La. al- ways had a fear I did not 2 —=_ {> SS XS ————- ft was their last Ex - per - i-ment last year... 4 bi fMay re - turn, @ 4 on a face so beau-ti - - ful we might not look a- gain ae oe Sted, ary poce mare.p lore deliberate rit. molto =p calmly (84) Itthere, .... Ps __imp@radual return to tempo) —= =—_ what par- ty one, may hold back ~~ Tempo I om take back all ITo Camargo Guarnieri 31 9. I felt a funeral in my brain Music by Rather fast (= 80) AARON COPLAND heavy, with forboding (blurred, uneven S) PIANO tf c $ — Ped. on each beat heavily felt fu-ner-al in my + rit. es - broader Kept tread. ing, tread- ing, tread-ing till it seemed... Caer’ cere3 ritardando - = Slower(d=4s => it sense cone Was break - ing through ........ exaggerate the |e, rte cEErr ie ? (d= 60) “first beat of each measure) And when they all were seat-ed A ser-vice like a asf,ma maro. « beat - ing, beat-ing, beat-ing till, I thought my And then I heard them lift a box, And creak a-cross my soul With those sameboots of lead > gain, Then space be-gan to. (belt-tike) — = ‘As all the. hea-vens were @ ee Be-ing but an oP 4 sostenuto he Lb. thud -tikey °F 8"P"O) some strange Wrecked36 To Lukus Foss 11. Going to Heaven! Music by AARON COPLAND Fast (2118) f YOICE Go- ing to Hea-ven! Go-ing to Hea- vent........ PIANO Go-ing to Hea-ven! ... Fron legato > mare. > meno f im i a — I don't know when = Pray sub: P #= Ba(mark the Lh. lightly) — %® Fa, rg ear ea —— do not ask me In-deed Tin too as - ton-ished be * Se #* Fa Fe caean-swer-ing you non legato = sub. mare. eee Heaven! Going to Hea-ven! How dim it And yet it will be As sure as flocks go home at night Un-to theshepherds arm! ba bebe bate, hz >38 Slower (freely) Per-haps youre going too! ‘Who knows? Bh sub.f | impetuous rym ra —=—_ Ss you should get there first ..... Save just a lit-tle place for me, Close tertrr mm to the two .....™P rm The smallest “robe” will fit me... and ae P. Ge aN ay FY ent NE EY just a bit of “crown” for you know we do not mind our dress when we ... ws are go-ing home. # « h # S. - Sf ireely Going to sub. f non legato40 slowingup - = = _ Broadly—recitative style —~ —~ —=wf> 2 Hea-ven, Go-ing to Hea- vent .... Tm glad I dont be- lieve it... mp atempo it would stop my breath And I'd like lit- tle more at a a cu-ri-ous —™ Slower, freely (d.= 80) 5 SS did be - lieve it...(poco acoel. . - - mi. 2) == ¥_ _ Since the migh - ty (with subdued emphasis) = rit. E — —— left them as at first (4.116) —S TO —l