Gyneth Walker Love hall Live orever for Women s Chorus and Piano
Love hall Live orever Duration 9:00 These sons ere comosed for Hih Voice and Piano as a eddin ift for Eleanor Bach (sorano) and Evan Roider (ianist), youn friends of the comoser Their eddin took lace on May 1, 2017, in Ravello, Italy Ne adatations for TB or Chorus ere created in 2018 The Poems 1 n Evenin on y idney Lanier (1842 1881) adated y Gyneth Walker Look off, dear love, across the yello sands, and mark the meetin of the sun and sea Ho lon they kiss in siht of all the lands But loner, loner, shall e No in the sea s red vintae melts the sun, as the evenin earl dissolves in rosy ine nd the niht drinks all, tis done, tis done Love lay your hand in mine Come forth, seet stars, and comfort heaven s heart; limmer, all ye aves, round the unlit sands O niht! Thouh you tear our sun and sky aart, never our lis, never our hands
2 He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven y W B Yeats (1865 199) adated y Gyneth Walker Had I the heavens emroidered cloths, enrouht ith old and silver liht, the lue and the dim and the dark cloths of niht and liht and the halfliht, the cloths of heaven, ith old and silver liht or I ould sread the cloths eneath your feet, the old and silver cloths eneath your feet But I, ein oor, have only my dreams Tread softly, ecause you tread uon my dreams he Walks in Beauty y Lord Byron (1788 1824) and on of olomon verse 8: 67 adated y Gyneth Walker he alks in eauty like the niht of cloudless climes and starry skies; nd all that s est of dark and riht meet in her asect and her eyes He alks in courae as the day, ith certain ste and knoin ace, to follo his heart in every ay, to sho a kindness in his face et me as a seal uon your heart et me as a seal uon your arm or love is stron, love is stron as death Many aters cannot quench love Many aters cannot dron love or faith aides Love, faith and hoe aide nd love shall live forever nd on that cheek, and o er that ro, so soft, so calm, yet eloquent, a mind at eace ith all elo, and hearts hose love is innocent
Proram Notes The texts for these sons are taken from the ast (mostly 19thcentury) But the sentiments are aeless Each of the oems resents secial imaery hich has insired the musical settins Evenin on seaks of nocturnal romance Moonliht sarkles on the limmerin aves (iano introduction) The sun has set Come forth, seet stars, and comfort heaven s heart The niht may searate the sun and the sky (the lovers ), ut never our lis, never our heart In the Yeats oem, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, the lover yearns to ive his eloved eautiful ifts emroidered cloths, hich he ould sread eneath her feet But alas, ein oor, he can offer only his dreams Tread softly He directs his thouhts to heaven as he ishes for the cloths ith old and silver liht iano introduction allos time to enter the oetic orld of Lord Byron s he Walks in Beauty simle melody is accomanied y steady, alkin rhythms lthouh the oriinal oem seaks only of the oman (eloved) reverently, oectively this ne interretation inserts a verse to include the man (lover), thus creatin a love son for a coule He alks in courae they alk in eauty, O love! or the oinin of hearts, a assae from the on of olomon, et me as a seal uon your heart, is added as a text for the final ortion of this son The accomaniment is stron oth floin and insistent The voice ascends in triumh: or faith aides Love, faith and hoe aide nd love shall live forever Tale of Contents 1 Evenin on 1 2 The Cloths of Heaven 12 he Walks in Beauty 20
idney Lanier (1842 1881) G Walker, alt Love hall Live orever for Women s Chorus () and Piano 1 Evenin on Gyneth Walker Piano t a moderate temo, floin q = 116 ently, as shimmerin aves 4 4 LH 4 LH 7 ( ) tearin aart motive (see m 67 and endin) oco cresc Coyriht 2016 y Gyneth Walker 252 Park treet, Ne Canaan, CT 06840 ynethalkercom ll rihts reserved
2 10 unis esr Ó Look (cresc) ( ) 1 off, dear love, a cross the yel lo simile 15 sands, and mark the meet in of the Ó esr and mark the meet in of the 5 5 5 5 Walker Love hall Live orever 1 Evenin on
18 oco sun and the sea Ho sun and the sea Ho 5 5 5 5 oco 21 lihtly sloer, lon they kiss in, siht of all the lands lon they kiss in siht of all the lands lihtly sloer, n n 24 accel But a temo (q = 116) lon er, lon er, lon er, shall accel cresc a temo (q = 116) Walker Love hall Live orever 1 Evenin on
4 27 sustained, tenderly e, Ó shall shall e, e, my love, my love, my sustained, tenderly Ó my 0 love love, my love, my love, my love, my love ( ) Ó No Ó ( ) No 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 dim n Walker Love hall Live orever 1 Evenin on
5 B 5 in the sea s red vin tae melts the in the sea s red vin tae melts the B n 7 sun, as the sun, as the 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 eve nin earl dis solves in ro sy eve nin earl dis solves in ro sy n Walker Love hall Live orever 1 Evenin on
6 41 ine nd the ine nd the 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 loer, niht drinks all, tis, done, tis done, tis done niht drinks all, tis loer n, done, tis done, tis done 46 accel a temo (q = 116) Love lay your hand in accel cresc a temo (q = 116) Walker Love hall Live orever 1 Evenin on
49 sustained, tenderly my 7 mine, your hand in mine, love, my love, my sustained, tenderly Ó my 52 love love, my love, my love, my love, my love 55 Ó C f ith more intensity Come n forth, seet stars, Ó f ith more intensity Come forth, seet stars, Ó f C n n Walker Love hall Live orever 1 Evenin on
8 58 n and comfort heaven s heart; and comfort heaven s heart; 61 n n n n n limmer, all ye aves round the un lit sands n limmer, all ye aves round the un lit sands n n n n n 64 n Walker Love hall Live orever 1 Evenin on O O niht! niht! oco U loly oco U oco U Thouh you Ó loly (for rehearsal only)
67 tear our sun and sky a art, nev er our lis, unis 9 71 ( ) 75 D D a temo (q = 116) unis Ó Ó a temo (q = 116) n f ith more intensity tear our sun and nev er our lis, n accel accel Come forth, seet stars, f ith more intensity Come Walker Love hall Live orever 1 Evenin on f ith more intensity sky a art, n forth, seet stars, simile n Play Ó and Ó n n and
10 78 n loly, randly, U com fort heav en s heart,, O niht! U Thouh you Ó com fort heav en s heart, O niht! 82 n loly, randly n U U tear our sun and sky a art, tear our sun and sky a art, (for rehearsal only) ( ) 86 unis nev er our lis, Play unis nev er tear our hearts a n n n n Walker Love hall Live orever 1 Evenin on
11 90 ( ) Ó sustained, tenderly my art, 5 5 5 5 9 π U love, my love, my unis Ó love, my love U my love, my love ( ) 5 5 5 5 U Ó 5 5 π ( ) ( ) :0 Walker Love hall Live orever 1 Evenin on
12 W B Yeats (1865 199) G Walker, alt 2 The Cloths of Heaven loin temo q = 108 ently, as cloths of heaven 4 4 4, a temo esr Had I the heavens em roid ered cloths,, a temo 7 en rouht ith old and sil ver liht, Ó esr en rouht ith old and sil ver liht, ( ) Walker Love hall Live orever 2 The Cloths of Heaven
10 1 the lue and the dim and the dark cloths the lue and the dim and the dark cloths ( ) 1 of of niht and liht and the niht and liht and the half liht, half liht, simile 16 the cloths of the cloths of heav en, heav en, Walker Love hall Live orever 2 The Cloths of Heaven
14 19 ith old and sil ver liht ith old and sil ver liht 22 24 B lihtly sloer Ó or I ould sread the cloths e neath your B lihtly sloer Walker Love hall Live orever 2 The Cloths of Heaven
26 Ó the old and sil ver cloths e neath your 15 feet, as sreadin a cloth n 28 0 feet But Ó But ith intensity I, e in oor, have ith intensity I, e in oor, have J ith edal on ly my dreams Tread soft ly, e cause you tread u on my dreams Tread on ly my dreams Tread soft ly, e cause you tread u on my dreams Tread f J J f J J J Walker Love hall Live orever 2 The Cloths of Heaven
16 1 2 1 2 soft ly e cause you tread u on my dreams, u on my dreams soft ly e cause you tread u soft ly e cause you tread u on my dreams, u on my dreams, u soft ly e cause you tread u on my dreams, u on my dreams on my dreams, u J f π 2 5 accel C a temo (q = 108) on my dreams, u on my dreams 1 on my dreams, u on my dreams J accel ( ) C a temo (q = 108) f Walker Love hall Live orever 2 The Cloths of Heaven
1 2 8 f ith more intensity on ly my dreams I have on ly my dreams Tread f ith more intensity on ly my dreams unis f ith more intensity on ly my dreams Ó Ó I have Ó I have,, on ly my dreams Tread, on ly my dreams Tread Ó 17 more freely more freely 1 41,, 2 soft ly, my love, e cause you tread u on my,, Ó Ó dreams soft ly, my, soft ly, my love,, love, Ó you tread u on, you Ó you Walker Love hall Live orever 2 The Cloths of Heaven
18 1 45 accel D a temo (q = 108) 2 tread u on my dreams tread u on my dreams accel ( ) D a temo (q = 108) risin to heaven 48 ( ) 50 Ó Ó unis ently I ently I ish for the cloths of ish for the cloths of ( ) Walker Love hall Live orever 2 The Cloths of Heaven
19 52 heav en, to end ith old and heav en, ith old and to end 54 () π U sil ver liht π U sil ver liht () Ó ( ) U π U 2:10 Walker Love hall Live orever 2 The Cloths of Heaven
20 Lord Byron (1788 1824) and on of olomon verse 8: 6 7 G Walker, alt 5 9 Moderate temo q = 108 4 4 ith edal he Walks in Beauty oco oco lihtly sloer racefully unis Ó lihtly sloer he 1 ( ) t a alkin temo q = 120 (h = 60) alks in eau ty like the niht of cloud less climes and racefully t a alkin temo q = 120 (h = 60) Ó of cloud less climes and Walker Love hall Live orever he Walks in Beauty
17 21 star ry skies; nd all that s est of dark and riht star ry skies; nd all that s est of dark and riht 21 meet in her as ect meet in her as ect and her eyes and her eyes he he 25 alks in eau ty alks in eau ty like the like the niht niht Walker Love hall Live orever he Walks in Beauty
22 29 Ó B ith strenth He alks in cour ae as the day, B ith cer tain ste and kno in ace, to v v 7 ently fol lo his heart in ev ery ay, to sho a kind ness ently Walker Love hall Live orever he Walks in Beauty
41 J 2 in his face, love, ( ) love, love, love, as as the the 45 1 ( ) Ó day nd day 49 C +2 ( ) cresc oco a oco on that cheek, and o er that ro, so soft, so calm, yet C as if ently strokin the eloved s face cresc oco a oco Walker Love hall Live orever he Walks in Beauty
24 5 57 el o quent, a mind at eace ith all e lo, oco Ó a lihtly sloer mind at eace ith all e lo, and ( ) and oco hearts hose love is hearts hose love is lihtly sloer in no cent in no cent They They 61 loer a temo (q = 108) cresc (to D) alk in eau ty, alk in eau ty, O O love! cresc (to D) love! loer Walker Love hall Live orever he Walks in Beauty a temo (q = 108) cresc (to D)
65 molto D n loly q = 80 f esr N 25 n et me as a seal u on your f esr a et me as a seal u on your molto D n n loly q = 80 N f ith edal a a 68 unis heart et me as a seal u on your arm or heart et me as a seal u on your arm or 71 love is stron, love is stron as death n love is stron, love is stron as death n n Walker Love hall Live orever he Walks in Beauty
26 1 74 E floin 2 Man y at ers can not quench love love, floin n Man y at ers can not quench love n n E n n floin 1 77 f 2 Man y at ers can not dron love or faith a ides n love, f f faith a ides Man y at ers can not dron love or faith a ides n n f Walker Love hall Live orever he Walks in Beauty
27 1 80, 2, Love, faith and hoe a ide nd, Love, faith and hoe a ide nd Love, faith and hoe a ide nd 1 8 su love shall live for ev er, 2 love shall live love shall live Walker Love hall Live orever he Walks in Beauty
28 1 86 cresc oco a oco (to m 91) ( ) for ev er, for 2 Ó P cresc oco a oco (to m 91) ( ) for ev er, for Ó for cresc oco a oco (to m 91) 1 2 89 cresc ev cresc ev cresc ev (cresc) Walker Love hall Live orever he Walks in Beauty f f f er er er f U U U U u :15 Total: 9:00 uust 0, 2018 Ne Canaan, Connecticut