John Duke Six Poems by Emily Dickinson for Soprano Voice and Piano peermusic New York - HamburgJohn Duke Six Poems by Emily Dickinson for Soprano Voice and Piano peermusic New York - HamburgJohn Duke (1899-1984), composer, pianist and teacher, achieved a wide reputation as a composer of art songs. His first published songs appeared in 1923, and his catalogue of songs numbers more than two hundred. Mr. Duke was born in Cumberland, Maryland and received his early musical education at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. Later he studied in New York with Franklin Cannon, a Leschetizky pupil, and in Europe with Artur Schnabel and Nadia Boulanger. He was Professor of Music at Smith College for many years, appearing regularly in solo piano recitals and chamber music programs. After retir- ing, he lived in Northampton, Massachusetts, and was active both as ‘composer and pianist. In addition to songs, his works include two one-act operas, two string quartets, a concerto for piano and strings, Carnival Overture for full or- chestra, and numerous works for other instrumental combinations. (Other songbooks in the Peer-Southern catalogue are: Six Songs on Poems by Emily Bronte and Three Gothic Ballads. The following songs are available separately: Acquainted with the Night (Frost), A Christmas Hymn Wilbur], Fora Dead Kitten [Flay], hist . . . whist {Cummings}, Remembrance [Bronte], and To the Thawing Wind [fvost). Acquainted with the Night and hist. ‘whist appear in Peer-Southern’s 20th Century songbook, Vote for Names! CONTENTS 1. Good morning, Midnight 2. Heart! We will forget him! 5 3. Let down the bars, Oh Death 8 . An awful tempest mashed the air 11 5. Nobody knows this little Rose 18 6. Bee! I'm expecting you! 2 Copyght 1978 by SOUTHERN MUSIC PUBLISHING CO, ING. tran Copy Sere ised TS, waranty pea uo copes or singel orp ofthe words or Mae of th tho copes or sana lor pr of he words ox Sua of this mea composition sal be Mable fo an scdon for iuncion, damages tnd pris under the Und Sate Copyright Law"To Adrienne Auerswald Six Poems by Emily Dickinson For Soprano Voice and Piano John Duke 1. Good morning, Midnight Allegretto J =92 Good morn - ing, midnight, How could I of a a Pou Copy 1979 by. Mah Dita Bane renewed 1957 by From THE COMPLETE POEMS OF EMILY DIKINGON, Edel By Thomas H, Johawn ‘Reprinted by permasion of Lit 01-099982212 ©copyright 1978 by SOUTHERN MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. INC. Intralot Copyright Secured Paated ia USA. ‘All Rights Reserved cluding the Right of Pubic Performance for Profit WARNING! Any peton who copies or arranges all or pert of the wordt or muse ef this musical composition shal be lable Yo an action for injunction, damages tnd profits under the Unite State Copprlght Law’So good night SMP 2345-25,mf tf I can look — ~can't I~ ‘When the East is then That puts the heart_ a - ~ ~~ atempo Po You are not so fair, mid-night, SMP 2345-25=> a yf But please take alit-tle girl — TFS rit... — - atempo _—— FP — He turned a - way! wea ad cresc. > =| » SMP 2345-252. Heart! We will forget him! Passionato J = 100 w. f—3I— We will for - get him! mf —= -_—_. > may for - get the warmth Poem from THE COMPLETE POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON, Edited by Thomas H. Johnson ©copyright 1978 by SOUTHERN MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. INC. SMP 2345-25 Interestonat Copyraht Seered Faited a USA, ‘il Ris Reserved nciodig the Right of Public Performance fr Hot WARNING! Any pevon who capicsovartgsal Sr prt ofthe wonder use oF ths mia composition shall be ale Yon ation fr igunctons damages nnd pros Under the Unie States Copyrght-Law"will for- get mf When you have done, SMP 2345-25straight rit,- - - . - ., Stempo while you're lag - ging SMP 2345-253. Let down the bars, Oh Death Grave e molto tranquillo J = 69 mp Let down if os eo Pp sempre legato = ed flocks bleat - ing ceas - es to re- peat Whose wan - der-ing ja) eT # oem from THE COMPLETE POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON. Eaited by Thomas H. Johnson Oconyigh 1978 by SOUTHERN MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. INC. Inter Copright Sc Fated ia USA SMP 2345-25 i'Ruhts Reo inlodng the Right of Puli Pertormanes for Rate WARNING! Any person who sopis or args al Sr pat of the wordrar muse ef ls musa composition shall be linble fo an action for Injunction, damages and profits under the United States Copyright Law"still - est night the se- cur SMP 2345-25thou art for seek- ing Thee SMP 2345-25u 4. An awful tempest mashed the air ‘Tempo giusto ma molto agitato 2) Poem from THE COMPLETE POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON, Edited by Thomas H, Johnson © Copyright 1978 by SOUTHERN MUSIC PUDLISIIING CO. INC. SMP 2345-25 loigalinl Copyriht Secures Priated in USA. ts Retrved Including the Right of Publi Peformance for oti WARNING! Any peron who copes orange al Spot of he Weeder aude oP Bs musta ‘composition shal be linble fo an action for injunction, damages and profits Under the United States Copyright Law*12 The P crese. =—— [ie SMP 2345-25SMP 2345-254 ae —— ——— The crea- tures chuck-led And whis-tled SMP 2345-25And gnashed their_—teeth SMP 2345-25, And swung atempo precipitaio tf their16 SS The birds a-rose, 4 SMP 2345-25, <7 Imp sempre dim, e molto rit Lento e molto tranquillo J =66 The morn-ing lit, a The mon-ster's fad - ed eyes © Turned7 yg his na -tive coast SMP 2345-2518 5. Nobody knows this little Rose Andantino J=76 —— mp No-bo-dyknows this. lit-tle rose It might a pil - grim Poem fiom THE COMPLETE POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON, Edited by Thomas H, Johnon ©cepyie 1978 by SOUTHERN MUSIC PUBLISHING C0. Nc: International Copyright Set Paited in US.A, 4 ‘All Rights Reserved Including the Right of Public Petformance for Profit SMP 2345-25 ‘WARNING! Any petion who copie or aranget al ot part of the words or muse of this musical ‘composition shall be liable fo an action for Injunction, damages and profits under the Unlted States Copyright Law"19 =—-p take it from the ways—_______ And lift it up omm~ ETN Ns er rr a will miss it fromfar jour - ney LS SMP 2345-2520 On its breast On - ly .a breeze will sigh. lit - tle rose, SMP 2345-2521 SMP 2345-2522 6. Bee! I’m expecting you! Molto vivace J - 160 tf I'm ex - pect-ing you ter-day To — some-bo-dy you know. Fhe > Poem reprinted by permission of the Publishers and the Trustees of Amherst College fiom THe COMPLETE POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON, Edited by Thomas H, Johnson, ‘Cambridge, Mas.: The Belknap Pres of Harvard University Press, Copyught 1981, 1988 by the Present and Fellows of Harvard Colege ©copyright 1978 by SOUTHERN MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. INC. Intemational Copyright Secured Printed in USA. ‘il Rights Resered Including the Right of Public Performance for Profit SWARNING! Any perton who copies or aranges all or part of the words of music of this musical ‘composition shall be lable fo an action for injunction, damages and profits under the United States Copyright Law” SMP 2345-25SMP 2345-25, and at The frogs work. 23 got home last24 Rw SMP 2345-2525, cresc, SMP 2345-25$14.00 COLLECTIONS FOR VOICE AND PIANO VARIOUS RANGES Charles E. Ives Forty Earlier Songs ‘Nine Songs One Hundred Fourteen Songs Sacred Songs Various Composers Vote for Names! The Peer-Southern 20th Century American Songbook Stefan Wolpe Lieder mit Klavierbegleitung (1929-1933) HIGH VOICE Elliott Carter Warble for Lilac-Time David Diamond We Two: A Song Cycle John Duke Six Poems by Emily Dickinson Alberto Ginastera Las Horas de una Estancia Lee Hoiby Four Dickinson Songs Songs for Leontyne Three Ages of Woman Morten Lauridsen A Winter Come Cuatro Canciones John Musto Selected Songs Ned Rorem Cycle of Holy Songs Virgil Thomson ‘Shakespeare Songs ‘Tres Estampas de Nifiez Richard Wilson Eight Comic Songs MEDIUM VOICE John Carter Cantata David Diamond Hebrew Melodies ‘We Two: A Song Cycle John Duke Six Songs on Poems by Emily Bronté ‘Three Gothic Ballads Charles E. Ives Fourteen Songs, Thirteen Songs Twelve Songs Ian Krouse ‘Tres Canciones Sobre Lorca Xavier Montsalvatge Cinco Canciones Negras John Musto Canzonettas Recuerdo Shadow of the Blues Ned Rorem From an Unknown Past Six Irish Poems Virgil Thomson Four Songs to the Poems of Thomas Campion (also for voice, cl, via, hp) Richard Wilson ‘Three Painters Stefan Wolpe Fiinf Lieder nach Friedrich Hélderlin LOW VOICE John Musto Shadow of the Blues ‘Two Frost Songs Virgil Thomson Five Songs From William Blake peernusic classical