H. Leslie Adams: Nightsongs

AMERICAN COMPOSERS EDITION
H. LESLIE ADAMS
Nightsongs
for voice and piano
in high, medium, and low keys
1985
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NIGHTSONGS
Prayer – (Langston Hughes) 2
Drums of Tragedy – (Langston Hughes) 8
The Heart of a Woman – (Georgia Douglas Johnson) 19
Night Song – (Clarissa Scott Delany) 28
Sence You Went Away – (James Weldon Johnson) 40
Creole Girl (Morgan Collins) 57
“Prayer” and “Fantasy in Purple” (Drums of Tragedy)

© 1994 by the Estate of Langston Hughes, by permission of Harold Ober Associates Inc.
"Prayer" "Night Song"

D flat "low" / B flat to D flat C minor "low" / G to D
E flat "medium / C to E flat E flat minor "medium" / B flat to F
G flat "high" / E flat to G flat G minor "high" / D to A
"Drums of Tragedy" "Sence You Went Away"

B flat minor "low" / B flat to F flat E flat "low" / C to D
C minor "medium" / C to G flat F "medium" / D to F flat
E flat minor / "high" / E flat to A G "high" / E to G flat
"The Heart of a Woman" "Creole Girl"

D "low" / A to D G minor "low" / G flat to D
F "medium" / C to F B minor "medium" / C sharp to F sharp
A flat "high" / E flat to A flat D minor "high" / D flat to A
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NIGHTSONGS
LANGSTON HUGHES
1. Prayer H. LESLIE ADAMS
Adagio espressivo (q = 60)

mp

I ask you this: Which

p

7

mf

way to go? I ask you this: Which sin to bear?

13 poco rit. a tempo

mp

mf f

3

Which crown to put up - on my hair? I do not know,

mf
f

19

3

Lord God, I do not know.

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pp cresc. mp mp cresc.

I ask you this: Which way to go? I ask you

pp cresc. mp cresc.

30

mp poco a poco cresc. (breath)

mf

this: Which sin to bear? Which crown to put up -

mf
mp poco a poco cresc.

rit. molto rit.

35 molto rit. a tempo

f

3

God,

- on my hair? I do not know, Lord

ff

cresc.

f f

40 mp

3

know.
I do not

mp

3
1. Prayer
Medium voice

mp


p

7

mf



mp mf f

3


mf f

19

3


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pp cresc. mp mp cresc.


pp cresc. mp cresc.

30

mf mp poco a poco cresc. (breath)


mf mp poco a poco cresc.

molto rit. a tempo molto rit.

35 rit.

f mf

3

God,
- on my hair? I do not know, Lord

ff

cresc.

f f

40 mp

3

know.
I do not

mp

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1. Prayer
High voice

mp


p

7

mf


13 poco rit. a tempo f

mf

mp 3


f

mf

19

3


mp

25 pp cresc.

mp cresc.


pp
mp

cresc.

cresc.

30

mf mp poco a poco cresc. (breath)


mf mp poco a poco cresc.

molto rit.

rit.

molto rit. a tempo

35

f mf 3

God,
- on

my hair? I do not know, Lord

ff

f f

cresc.

40 mp

3

I do not know.

mp

7
2. Drums of Tragedy
LANGSTON HUGHES Low voice
Allegretto marcato (q = 126)

f with great intensity

Beat the drums of tra - ge - dy for me.

mf

f

5

Beat the drums of tra - ge - dy and death. And let the choir sing a

8 ff f

storm - y song To drown out the rat - tle of my dy - - ing breath.

f

ff

11

f

Beat the drums of tra - ge - dy for me. And

mp cresc.

mf

15

poco rit.

ff

a tempo

let the white vi - o - lins whir thin and slow, But blow one blar - ing trum - pet note

f ff

cresc.

18 mf

f

of sun To go with me to the dark -

f mf

21

- - - - ness where I go.

24 p still, with intensity

Beat the drums of tra - ge - dy for me, Beat the drums of

pp

9
mf
27 mp

tra - ge - dy and death. And let the choir sing a storm - y song To

mp
mf

30

drown out the rat - tle of my dy - - - - ing breath,

34 pp molto rit.
p

3

my dy - - ing breath, my dy
- - ing

mp p

pp

38 p
a tempo

breath.

p pp

medium voice
11
12
13
14
15
2. Drums of Tragedy
High voice
Allegretto marcato (q = 126) f with great intensity

Beat the drums of tra - ge - dy for me.

mf

f

5

Beat the drums of tra - ge - dy and death. And let the choir sing a

8 ff f

storm - y song To drown out the rat - tle of my dy - - ing breath.

f

ff

11

f

Beat the drums of tra - ge - dy for me. And

mf
mp cresc.


15 ff

let the white vi - o - lins whir thin and slow, But blow one blar - ing trum - pet note

cresc.
cresc. ff

f

18

f mf

of sun To go with me to the dark -

mf

f

21

- - - - ness where I go.

24 p still, with intensity

Beat the drums of tra - ge - dy for me, Beat the drums of

pp

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27 mp mf

tra - ge - dy and death. And let the choir sing a storm - y song To

mp

mf

30

drown out the rat - tle of my dy - - - - ing breath,

molto rit.

34 pp
p

3

my dy - - ing breath, my dy

- - ing

pp

mp p

38 a tempo

p

breath.

p pp

3. The Heart of a Woman
GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON
Low voice
Andante appassionato (q. = 72)

p

4

p

2

The heart of a wo - man goes forth with the dawn As a

7

cresc.

lone bird, soft wing -ing so rest - less - ly on, A - far o’er life’s tur - rets and

19

10 mf f

2

vales does it roam In the wake of those ech -oes the heart calls home.

f

poco rit.

13 p

The

p pp

a tempo

17

mf

cresc.

2

heart of a wo - man falls back with the night And en - ters some al - i - en

mp


mp cresc. sempre
20 f f

cage in its plight, And tries to for - get it has dreamed of the stars While it

sfz

mf p

cresc.

mf

f

23 f

breaks, breaks, breaks on the shel - ter - ing bars.

sfz

ff

p

26 rit.

2
21
Medium voice

p

4 p

2


7

cresc.

lone bird, soft wing -ing so rest - less - ly on, A - far o’er life’s tur - rets and


10 f

mf

2

vales does it roam In the wake of those ech - oes the heart calls home.

f

13 p poco rit.

The

p pp

mf

17 a tempo cresc.

2


mp

23

mp
20 f f

cresc. sempre

cage in its plight, And tries to for -get it has dreamed of the stars While it

sfz

mf p cresc.

mf f

23
f


sfz

ff p

26 rit.

2

High voice

p

4

p

2


7

cresc.

lone bird, soft wing-ing so rest - less - ly on, A - far o’er life’s tur -rets and


10 f

mf

2

vales does it roam In the wake of those ech -oes the heart calls home.

f

13 poco rit.

p

The

pp

p

17 a tempo

mf cresc.

2


mp


20 f f

mp cresc. sempre

cage in its plight, And tries to for - get it has dreamed of the stars While it

sfz

mf mf f

p

cresc.

23 f


sfz
ff p

26

rit.

2

27
4. Night Song
CLARISSA SCOTT DELANY
Low voice
Moderato con moto (q = 112) p

The night was

pp p

5

made for rest and sleep, For winds that soft - ly sigh;

L.H.

9 rit.
mp

It was not made for grief and tears; So then,

3

p

28
14 mf a tempo molto rit. a tempo
mf

3

The

why do I cry?

pp
mf

mf mp

19

mp pp

wind that blows through leaf - y trees Is soft and

mp pp

23

p

3

warm and sweet; For me the night is a gra - cious

29

mf cresc. ff

cloak To hide my soul’s de - feat.

3

f
mf pp

32 poco rit. a tempo ff

Just one dark hour of shak - en

ppp

ff f sub.

38

depths, of bit - ter black des - pair

30
f

43

mp cresc.

An - oth - er day will find me brave And not af -

3

f
p cresc.
mf cresc.

!

poco rit. a tempo poco rall.

47

f
cresc. sempre

- raid to dare! And not af - raid
3 3

ff

ff

f

mp

f

a tempo rall. al fine

51

to dare!

f ff 3

fff

31
4. Night Song
Medium voice
Moderato con moto (q = 112) p

The night was

pp

p

5


L.H.

9 rit.
mp


3

p

mf

3

The

why do I cry?

pp mf
mf

mp

mp

19 pp


mp

pp

23 p mf

3

warm and sweet; For me the night is a gra - cious cloak To

3

33

28 poco rit. a tempo poco rit.
ff

cresc.

hide my soul’s de - feat.

mf f
pp
ppp

33 a tempo
ff


ff
f sub.

38


34


43

mp cresc. f


3

mf cresc.
f

p cresc.

!


47

f cresc. sempre

- raid to dare! And not af - raid
3

3

ff

ff

f

mp

f

rall. al fine

51 a tempo

to dare!

fff

ff

f

3

4. Night Song
High voice
Moderato con moto (q = 112)

p

The night was

p

pp

5

L.H.

9 rit.

mp

3

p

mf

3

why do I cry? The

mf mp pp mf

19

mp pp


mp pp

23

p 3

warm and sweet; For me the night is a gra - cious



mf cresc. ff

cloak To hide my soul’s de - feat.
3

pp

mf f


ff


f sub.

ff

ppp

38


38
f
43

mp cresc.


3

cresc.
mf cresc. f

p

!


a tempo

47 cresc. sempre

f

- raid to dare! And not af - raid to
3 3

ff ff
f

mp

f

rall. al fine

52

dare!

fff

ff

f

3

39
5. Sence You Went Away
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON
Low voice
Moderately moving and very expressively (q = 92)

p

Seems lak to me de stars don’t shine so bright, Seems lak to

p

con Ped.

6

mp

me de sun done loss his light, Seems lak to me der’s

mp

11

noth - in’ go - in’ right, Sence you went a - way

40
16 poco rit.

Sence you went a - way.

21 a tempo

p

Seems lak to me de sky ain’t half so blue,

p

sim.

25

mp

Seems lak to me dat ev’ - ry - thing wants you,

29 rit.

mf cresc.

Seems lak to me I don’t know what to do,

mf

41
33

Sence you went a - way

3

37 poco rit.


41 a tempo

mp

Oh, ev’ - ry - thing is wrong,

mf mp

45

mf

De day’s jes twice as long,

mf

49 molto rit. a tempo

f

De bird’s for - got his song

f

dim.

53

mf


57 rit.

mp dim. pp


pp

Meno mosso

61 p

Seems lak to me I jes can’t he’p but sigh,

p

sim.

43
mp

65

cresc.

Seems lak to me ma th’oat keeps git - tin’ dry,

mp

f
69 p a tempo

Seems lak to me a tear stays in my eye

f
p

74

3

mp

dim.

a tempo

78 rit.
p mf dim.


p pp

mp poco rit. e dim.

44
medium voice
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
5. Sence You Went Away
High voice

Moderately moving and very expressively (q = 92)
p

Seems lak to me de stars don’t shine so bright, Seems lak to

p

con Ped.

6

mp

me de sun done loss his light, Seems lak to me der’s

mp

11

noth - in’ go - in’ right, Sence you went a - way

52
poco rit.

16


a tempo

p
21

Seems lak to me de sky ain’t half so blue,

p
sim.

25

mp

Seems lak to me dat ev’ - ry - thing wants you,

rit.

29

mf

cresc.

Seems lak to me I don’t know what to do,

mf

53

33


3

poco rit.

37


a tempo

41

mp

Oh, ev’ - ry - thing is wrong,

mp

mf

45

mf

De day’s jes twice as long,

mf

54

molto rit. a tempo

49 f

De bird’s for - got his song

dim.

f

53 mf


rit.

57

mp dim. pp


pp

Meno mosso

61

p

Seems lak to me I jes can’t he’p but sigh,

p

sim.

55

65

mp

cresc.

Seems lak to me ma th’oat keeps git - tin’ dry,

mp

p

69 a tempo

f

Seems lak to me a tear stays in my eye

f dim.

p

74

3

mp

dim.

a tempo

78 rit.

p mf

dim.


p mp poco rit. e dim.

pp

56
L. MORGAN COLLINS
6. Creole Girl
Low voice
Allegretto (q = 112)

mf f

senza Ped. sfz sfz sfz
4 mf

! !

When you dance, do you think of

sim.

sfz

7
!

! !
Spain, Pur - ple skirts and clip - ping cas - ta -
!

!

sfz sfz

!

11

- nets. Cre - ole Girl, Cre - ole

sfz sim.
57

15

Girl, Cre- ole Girl, Cre- ole

19 mp

Girl? When you laugh,

mp

22
!
!

do you think of France? Gold - en wine

sim.

26
!
mf

and minc - ing min - u - ets, Cre - ole Girl,

p

mf

senza Ped.
58

30

Cre - ole Girl, Cre - ole Girl,

34

Cre - ole Girl?

Meno mosso ma non troppo

38

mf espress.

When you sing do you think of young A - me - ri - ca,

)

(

mp

43

p

Grey guns and bat - tling ba - yo - nets, When you

ff

sfz

59

47

poco cresc. mf dim. e rit.

cry, Do you think of Af - ri - ca,
!
! !

p

mp

Andante pp f

51 mp poco accel. e cresc. poco rit. e dim.

3

When you dance __

Blue nights and cas - u - al can - zo - nets,

p

Tempo I

55

cresc.

! !

do you think of Spain,

mp

cresc. mf

sfz

sfz sfz
senza Ped.

58
!

! ! !
Pur - ple skirts and clip - ping cas - ta -

!

!
sfz sfz
60

61

- nets, Cre - ole Girl,

64 mf

Cre - ole Girl, Cre - ole

67 rit. a tempo poco dim.

Girl, Cre - ole Girl?

mf cresc.

cresc.

f

con Ped. ad lib. (al Fine)

70 poco accel. poco a poco cresc. poco rit.

ff

cresc.

ff sffz

61
6. Creole Girl
Medium voice

mf f

sfz

sfz

sfz
senza Ped.

4 mf

! !

When you dance, do you think of Spain,

sfz sim.

!
8

Pur - ple skirts and clip - ping cas - ta - nets.
! ! !

sfz

12


sim.


16


19 mp

! !

Girl? When you laugh, do you think of

mp

con Ped.

23
!

France? Gold - en wine

and minc - ing min - u -

27 mf

- ets,

Cre - ole Girl,

p mf

senza Ped. 63

30


34 poco rit.

Cre - ole Girl?


38
mf espress.


)

(

mp

con Ped.

43 p


ff sfz

64
( )

47 mf
poco cresc. dim. e rit.

!

!

!
p
mp

Andante pp f

51 mp poco accel. e cresc. poco rit. e dim.

3

Blue nights and cas - u - al can - zo - nets, When you dance _

p

55 Tempo I

cresc.

! !


mp cresc. mf

sfz sfz sfz
senza Ped.

!

58

Pur - ple skirts and clip - ping cas - ta-
!
! !

sim.

! !
65

61


64 mf


67 rit. a tempo poco dim.

Girl? Cre - ole Girl!

f mf cresc.

cresc.


poco accel. poco a poco cresc. poco rit.

70 ff

ff cresc.
sffz

6. Creole Girl
High voice

mf f

sfz sfz sfz
senza Ped.
!
4
mf
!

When you dance, do you think of

sim.
sfz sfz

7 !

! !
Spain, Pur - ple skirts and clip - ping cas - ta -

!

sfz sfz

! !

11

- nets. Cre - ole Girl, Cre - ole

sfz sim.

15

Girl, Cre - ole Girl, Cre - ole

! !
19

mp

Girl? When you laugh, do you think of

mp

sim.
!
23

France? Gold - en wine and minc - ing min - u -

27 mf

- ets, Cre - ole Girl,

p mf

senza Ped.
6

30


34

Cre - ole Girl?


38
mf espress.


)
(

mp

43 p


ff sfz


47 poco cresc. mf

dim. e rit.

!

! !

mp

p

Andante pp f
51 mp

3 poco accel. e cresc. poco rit. e dim.

Blue nights and cas - u - al can - zo - nets, When you dance _

p

!
55 Tempo I cresc.
!


mp cresc. mf

sfz sfz sfz
senza Ped.

58 !

! !
Pur - ple skirts and clip - ping cas - ta -

!

sim. ! !


61


64

mf


a tempo poco dim.
rit.

67

Girl, Cre - ole Girl?

f cresc. mf cresc.


poco accel. poco a poco cresc. poco rit.

ff
70

ff cresc. sffz

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AMERICAN COMPOSERS EDITION

“Prayer” and “Fantasy in Purple” (Drums of Tragedy)

"Prayer" "Night Song"

"Drums of Tragedy" "Sence You Went Away"

"The Heart of a Woman" "Creole Girl"

Adagio espressivo (q = 60)

35 molto rit. a tempo

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24 p still, with intensity

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depths, of bit - ter black des - pair

poco rit. a tempo poco rall.

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poco rit. a tempo poco rall.

An - oth - er day will find me brave And not af -

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Moderately moving and very expressively (q = 92)

p mp poco rit. e dim.

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When you dance __

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poco accel. poco a poco cresc. poco rit.

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