Gyneth Walker Love Shall Live orever for Lo Voice and Piano
Love Shall Live orever Duration 8:15 These sons ere comosed 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. The Poems 1. An Evenin Son by Sidney Lanier (1842 1881) adated by 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. And 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 by W. B. Yeats (1865 199) adated by Gyneth Walker Had I the heavens embroidered cloths, enrouht ith old and silver liht, the blue 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 beneath your feet, the old and silver cloths beneath your feet. But I, bein oor, have only my dreams. Tread softly, because you tread uon my dreams.. She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron (1788 1824) and Son of Solomon verse 8: 67 adated by Gyneth Walker She alks in beauty like the niht of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that s best of dark and briht 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. Set me as a seal uon your heart. Set 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 abides. Love, faith and hoe abide. And love shall live forever. And on that cheek, and o er that bro, so soft, so calm, yet eloquent, a mind at eace ith all belo, 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 Son 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 ), but never our lis, never our heart. In the Yeats oem, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, the lover yearns to ive his beloved beautiful ifts embroidered cloths, hich he ould sread beneath her feet. But alas, bein 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. A iano introduction allos time to enter the oetic orld of Lord Byron s She Walks in Beauty. A simle melody is accomanied by steady, alkin rhythms. Althouh the oriinal oem seaks only of the oman (beloved) reverently, obectively 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 beauty, O love! or the oinin of hearts, a assae from the Son of Solomon, Set me as a seal uon your heart, is added as a text for the final ortion of this son. The accomaniment is stron both floin and insistent. The voice ascends in triumh: or faith abides. Love, faith and hoe abide. And love shall live forever. Table of Contents 1. Evenin Son 1 2. The Cloths of Heaven 8. She Walks in Beauty 1
Sidney Lanier (1842 1881) G. Walker, alt. Piano At a moderate temo, floin q = 116 ently, as shimmerin aves 4 4 4 LH tearin aart motive (see m. 67 and endin) 7 Love Shall Live orever for Lo Voice and Piano 1. Evenin Son LH oco cresc. Gyneth Walker 10 () () Coyriht 2016 by Gyneth Walker 252 Park Street, Ne Canaan, CT 06840.ynethalker.com All rihts reserved esr. Ó Look
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8 2. The Cloths of Heaven W. B. Yeats (1865 199) G. Walker, alt. loin temo q = 108 ently, as cloths of heaven 4 4 4, A a temo esr. Had I the heavens em broid ered cloths,, A a temo 7 en rouht ith old and sil ver liht, () Walker Love Shall Live orever 2. The Cloths of Heaven
10 9 the blue and the dim and the dark cloths () 1 of niht and liht and the. half liht, 16 20 sil ver the cloths of heav en,. liht. Walker Love Shall Live orever 2. The Cloths of Heaven simile ith old and
10 2 26 29 2 feet, as sreadin a cloth the n ith intensity. Ó or. B B Slihtly sloer I ould sread the cloths be neath your Slihtly sloer b b b old and sil ver cloths be neath your feet. But I, be in oor, have on ly my dreams. Tread soft ly, be cause you tread u J.. ith edal. f on my dreams. Tread J.. f Walker Love Shall Live orever 2. The Cloths of Heaven. J.. J.. soft ly because you tread u on my dreams, u on my dreams. π
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Lord Byron (1788 1824) and Son of Solomon verse 8: 6 7 G. Walker, alt.. She Walks in Beauty 1 Moderate temo q = 108 4 4... ith edal 5 9 oco Slihtly sloer racefully Ó oco Slihtly sloer She 1 A At a alkin temo q = 120 (h = 60). alks in beau ty like the niht of cloud less climes and A At a alkin temo q = 120 (h = 60) ( ) Walker Love Shall Live orever. She Walks in Beauty
14 17 star ry skies; And all that s best of dark and briht 21 meet in her as ect and her eyes. She 25 alks in beau ty like the niht. 29 Walker Love Shall Live orever. She Walks in Beauty Ó He B ith strenth alks in cour ae B as the day, n n n
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16 48 52 56 Ó And n soft, so calm, yet n b cresc. oco a oco n cresc. oco a oco C C on n n that cheek, and as if ently strokin the beloved s face el o quent, n b n oco o er that bro, n n n n b n b b b n b b n b n 60 () n a n n so n mind at eace ith n n n all be lo, and hearts hose love is in no cent. They n n oco alk in beau ty, n b Walker Love Shall Live orever. She Walks in Beauty Sloer Sloer Slihtly sloer Slihtly sloer n O love! n a temo (q = 108) cresc. (to D) a temo (q = 108) cresc. (to D)
17 64 (cresc.) molto (cresc.) molto 67 D Sloly q = 80 f esr. a Set me as a seal u on your heart. Set me as a seal u on your D Sloly q = 80 a f ith edal a a 70 arm. or love is stron, love is stron as Walker Love Shall Live orever. She Walks in Beauty
18 7. E floin death. Man y aters cannot quench n n n n E n floin n 76. love. Man y at ers can not dron. love. f or n n 79, faith a bides. Love, faith and hoe a bide. And f.. Walker Love Shall Live orever. She Walks in Beauty
19 8 love shall live sub. for ev er, 86 cresc. oco a oco (to m. 91) for ev er, for cresc. oco a oco (to m. 91) 89 (cresc.) f U ev (cresc.) f er. U u Walker Love Shall Live orever. She Walks in Beauty :15 Total: 8:15 October 20, 2018 Ne Canaan, Connecticut