land cycle or SATB choir iano accomaniment ED SCOLDING
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land cycle arrangement or SATB choir iano by ED SCOLDING total duration arox ' each o the three movements may be erormed on its on, or ith other movements, in any order. the iano accomaniment in Winter Ending is otional - the movement may be erormed a caella. commissioned by Making Music as art o Adot a Comoser, in artnershi ith Sound and Music and PRS Foundation. The iece is dedicated to La Nova Singers. WINTER ENDING Over the land reckled ith sno hal-thaed The seculating rooks at their nests caed And sa rom elm-tos, delicate as loers o grass, What e belo could not see, Winter ass. Edard Thomas - Tha SPRING BURSTING SUMMER HEAT The garden has been son ith dragon s teeth; Summer brazens through the mulch o sring, Itsel the cheed stu o autumn. Beneath, The loers dra their blades. Trees cast leaves, ling Uon the loer orld their cuckoosell O shado, shuddering the ollen; arm sno. Thousand-coated, million-mated orld, sell - For the year s yolk is in its overlo And over-golden, too big or any shell. Shaun Gardiner - Invocation [coyright 2015] Gently I stir a hite eather an, With oen heart sitting in a green ood. I take o my ca and hang it on a utting stone; A ind rom the ine-trees trickles on my bare head. Adated rom Li Po - In the Mountains on a Summer Day, translated by Arthur Waley.
Sorano Alto Tenor WINTER ENDING q = 56, dark, intery, cris For La Nova Singers land cycle m m m Ed Scolding Bass Piano Piano art otional or Winter Ending m 7 accel. a temo q = 69 ith more movement ẇ Words by Edard Thomas, Shaun Gardiner ( 2015) and Li Po trans. Arthur Waley. Music coyright 2016 Ed Scolding ed@edscolding.co.uk.edscolding.co.uk
U 1 q = 56 relective U U O - ver the land O - ver the land U O - ver the land O - ver the land reck-led reck-led reck-led 21. ith sno ith sno sno hal hal - thaed the sec-u - lat-ing rooks at their nests caed And. - thaed the sec-u - lat-ing rooks at their nests caed And. ith sno hal thaed the sec-u - lat-ing rooks at their nests caed - thaed the sec-u - lat-ing rooks at their nests caed..
26 accel. sa rom elm sa rom elm rom elm elm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - rit. 2 A temo - tos del-i - cate as lo'rs o grass, - tos del-i - cate as lo'rs o grass, - tos as o grass, - tos as lo'rs o grass, What e be-lo What e be-lo What e be-lo What e be-lo hat, hat, hat, hat, hat hat hat hat
5 e, e, e, e, hat e be-lo hat e be-lo hat e be-lo hat e be-lo could not see, could not see, could not see, could not see, 2 n Win - ter ass, Win - ter ass. 2 Win Win Win - ter ass, Win - ter ass, Win - ter ass, Win - ter ass. 2 - ter ass. 2 n 2 - ter ass. 2 n n n n
6 51 PART 2: SPRING BURSTING q. = bristling, tough b The gar e = e (q = 72) b - den has been son ith b b The gar - den has been son ith b b The b The gar gar - den has been son ith b - den has been son ith - b b b >. r b b > b > 5 dra-gon's teeth; Sum - mer bra - zens through the dra-gon's teeth; Sum - mer bra - zens through the dra-gon's teeth; Sum - mer bra - zens through the dra-gon's teeth; Sum - mer bra - zens through the n.> n n > > > > > > > > n b b n <b> b n
7 57 mulch o sring, cheed stu o au - tumn. The n mulch o sring, It - sel the cheed stu o au - tumn. neath, The n mulch o sring, It - sel the cheed stu o au - tumn. Be- neath, The mulch o sring, cheed stu o au - tumn. Be- neath, The.> n r - r - r <> - b n > b.> > 61 lo-ers dra their blades. Trees cast leaves, ling U - on the lo-er orld their b lo-ers dra their blades. Trees cast leaves, ling U - on the lo-er orld their lo-ers dra their blades. lo-ers dra their blades. n Trees Trees n b b cast leaves, ling U - on the lo-er orld their cast leaves, ling U - on the lo-er orld their b b n
66 n n sz: cuck-oo sell O shad - o, shudd-er - ing the ol - len; arm sz: n cuck-oo sell O shad - o, shudd-er - ing the ol - len; arm cuck-oo sell O shad - o, shudd-er - ing the ol - len; arm,u n cuck-oo sell O shad - o, shudd-er - ing the ol - len; arm n,u, U n n sz: <> n n sz: sz: sno.,u,u sno. 70 n accel. q = 0 rit. Thou- sand coat- ed, mil- lion mat - ed orld, sell For the year's yolk is in its o - ver -lo Thou- sand coat- ed, mil- lion mat - ed orld, sell For the year's yolk is in its o - ver -lo n Thou- sand coat- ed, mil- lion mat - ed orld, sell For the year's yolk is in its o - ver -lo Thou- sand coat- ed, mil- lion mat - ed orld, sell For the year's yolk is in its o - ver -lo n n n n n n
9 <> n U 7 A temo (q = 72) And And And And o o o o - ver gol - den, too big or a - ny shell. <> n b - ver gol - den, too big or a - ny shell. - ver gol - den, too big or a - ny shell. - ver gol - den, too big or a - ny shell. n b n b n n U U U U U
10 79 PART : SUMMER HEAT q = 0, hazy, still, breezeless 2 2 2 nn nn nn staggered breathing staggered breathing staggered breathing 2 2 2 accel. q = solo (otional) Gent - - - ly I
11 95 tutti stir a hite eath-er an, nn nn nn With o - en nn With o - en 101 heart sit - ting in a green ood. nn heart sit - ting in a green ood. nn I I take o my ca and hang it take o my ca and hang it
12 10 oh A on a ut-ting stone; oh on a ut-ting stone; oh ind rom the ine - trees trick-les oh 11 U on my bare head. air U air U air air U U U