Sweet Love Remembered for satb choir a capella
Text by
William Shakespeare Music by
Matt Carlson
This score is for perusal only and not authorized for performance use.
Sweet Love Remembered for satb choir a capella
Sweet Love Remembered is a setting of Shakespeare’s 29th sonnet written for the Gettysburg College Choir. Its metaphors of transformation lend themselves well to being set to music, and are illustrated by contrasting textures and harmonies.
Matt Carlson teaches vocal music in the Bermudian Springs School District (York Springs, PA). He is a graduate of Gettysburg College (B.S. Music Education) and Michigan State University (M.M Choral Conducting). In his current position at the Bermudian Springs School District, Matt teaches high school choir, fourth grade general music and choir, and serves as music director for the spring musical. In 2017, he received the Outstanding Young Conductor award from the American Choral Directors Association of Pennsylvania. He is an active composer and arranger, whose music has been commissioned and performed by the Gettysburg College Choir, Gettysburg Children’s Choir, the Adams County (PA) Junior High Honor Choir, the Frederick County (MD) Elementary Honor Choir, and the Tucson Girls Chorus.
Duration: 3:30’
©2012 Matt Carlson. All rights reserved.
Sweet Love Remembered For The Gettysburg College Choir
William Shakespeare Sonnet 29
Matt Carlson
Despairingly e=100 Soprano
° bb 4 & 4
p
∑
mp
6 4˙
∑
I
pp
p
œ œ œ™
j œ œ-
all a lone
be weep
p
mp
3
b4 &b 4
Alto
œœ œ
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œ œ œ ˙
Œ 46 Œ œ œ
Ϫ
j œ œ-
lone
be weep
œ When, in dis -grace with for - tune
and
men's eyes,
pp
b4 & b 4 œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ‹ When, in dis -grace with for - tune and
Tenor
I
p
œœ men's
a -
p
˙
mp
Œ 46 Œ ˙
eyes,
mp
œ œ œ œ œ-
I,
I
a - lone be weep
pp p
Bass
? b4 œ ¢ b4
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When, in dis -grace with for - tune
poco rit. pp
and
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p
˙˙
Œ 46 Œ œ œ
eyes,
I
A tempo mp
a -
Ϫ
mp œ -œ J
lone
be weep
f
p
4
S
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pp
A
b &b
And trou - ble deaf
3
œ œ œ œ œ œ 45 >˙ hea - ven with my boot - less
p
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cries,
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f
U Œ 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ
3
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5 4
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5 4
my out - cast state,
pp
œ trou
œ
œ œ
And
pp
T
3
-
ble heav'n with
5 4˙ œ œ œ > my boot - less
mp
cries,
f
p
f 3
U œ ? œ œ œ b œ œ œ œœ Œ 44 œ B ¢ b my out - cast state,
And
œœ trou
œœ œœ œœ -
ble heav'n with
> œœ œœ œœ 5 ˙˙ 4 > 3 my boot - less
Ó™
5 4
cries,
This score is for perusal only and not authorized for performance use.
2 pp
p
mp
j œ œ œ
œ
7
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4U œ œ œ œ 4˙
° bb 5 œ & 4 œ œ œ œ
Fo look u - pon my - self
and curse my
p
and curse my
p
fate,
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10
p
p
‰
hope,
p
him,
mp
mf
j œ- œ œ
Fea - tured like
him,
mp
mf
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p
him,
mp
mf
¢ hope,
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man's
art
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this
man's
art
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ΠϪ
art
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j œ œJ
man's
art
de -
Ϫ
Ó œ ˙
Ϫ
p
Ó œ ˙˙ p
j œ œ œ
œœ ™ ™
œœ ˙ ˙
Ó
like him with friends poss-ess'd,
≈
Ó
r œ œ and
that
œ
man's
˙
scope
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r œ œ and
that
r œ œ and
≈
j œ
p
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scope,
that
r œ œ œ R and
that
‰
j œ
With
Ó
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like him with friends poss-ess'd,
him,
≈
to one more rich in
man's
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y
b &b œ ‹ this
like
p
≈ j œ
j œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œJ
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B
this
Wish - ing me
j œ œ œ
Ϫ
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to one more rich in
like him with friends poss -ess'd,
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like
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œ œ œ- œ
13
° bb &
j œ œ œ œ œ
like him with friends poss -ess'd,
Ϫ
Fea - tured like
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œ-
to one more rich in
O al
b &b ˙ ‹ hope,
Fea - tured like
like
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us
b & b ˙˙
B
p
j œœ œ œ J
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j œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ J
j bœ ™ œ œ œ Wish - ing me
fate,
in
mp
mf
‰ œœj œ œ J
hope,
T
and curse my
mp
° bb & ˙˙
A
‰
er
look u - pon my - self
to one more rich
j œ œ œœ œœ ™™ p
pp
like
mp
Wish - ing me
U œ œ œ œ 44 ˙
? b5 œ œ œ œ œ B ¢ b4
T
‰
pp
p
A
p
b5 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 U b 4 ˙˙ & 4 ‹ look u - pon my - self and curse my fate,
T
S
Wish - ing me
4U œ œ œ œ 4˙
look u - pon my - self
S
fate,
pp
b5 &b 4 œ œ œ œ œ
A
œ œ œ œ œ™ œ
‰
scope,
˙ scope,
Ó
3 15
S
° bb &
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6 4
∑
#
5 4
∑
Fo molto rit.
A
poco
ppp
b 6U b 4 & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w what I most en - joy con - ten - ted
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least;
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Yet,
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poco
ppp
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b 6U b & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4w ‹ what I most en - joy con - ten - ted
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ppp
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er
w ? bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 46 U B ¢ what I most en - joy con - ten - ted
Œ
least;
Yet,
Yet,
S
With a glimmer of hope e=100
° #5 & 4
∑
O al
us 18
Piu mosso mf q=72
p
3 4
∑
4 3 U™ j 4œ œ œ œ ˙ œ Hap - ly
poco rit. p
pp
I think on thee,
p
‰ œj œ œ 43 and then my
mf
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p
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p
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mf
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I think on thee,
p p œ -œ œ œ œ 3 œ œ Œ 4 3 U™ j ˙ 4 4œ œ œ œ œ
Yet in these thoughts my - self al - most de - spi - sing,
and then my
Hap - ly
I think on thee,
‰ œj œ œ 43
y
thoughts my - self al - most de - spi - sing,
pp
I think on thee,
U j 3 4 Œ 4 œ œ œ œ™ œ ˙ œ œ- œ œ œ 4 œ œ 3
#5 & 4œ œ œ ‹ Yet in these
nl
Yet in these thoughts my - self al - most de - spi - sing,
‰ j œ œ 43 œ
and then my
mf
j ‰ œ œ œ 43 and then my
4 f
f
22 3
S
° #3 & 4œ
‰ œj œ œ 44 œ ™
Fo state,
#3 f & 4œ
A
Like
to
the
œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ œ J
lark
at break of
day
a
-
4∑ 4
Œ ˙
˙˙
oh*
rP f
#3 & 4 ˙˙ ™™ ‹ state
4Ó 4
f
œœ
œ -
-
ah
œœ
3 4
œœ
3 4
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mp
œœ
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œœ
˙˙ oh
-
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ah
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p
er
4 Œ˙ 4
? # 43 ˙™
B
ri - sing From sull - en earth,
mf
state
T
3 4
¢ state
œ
mm*
˙˙
oo
-
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˙˙ oh
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ah
3 4 -
*Gradually open to "ah"
O al
us rit.
ff
25
S
° #3 œ & 4
œ Œ sings
A
#3 f & 4 ˙˙ ™™
6 ˙™ 4 hymns
at
j ™ 6 4‰ œ ˙
earth
œ
sing hymns
6 4Œ
‰ œJ ˙
œ
sings hymns
œ at
Œ
5 4
hea - ven's gate;
ff 5 -œ 4
œ
U ˙
hea - ven's gate;
5œ 4
at
œœ J
œœ
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sings hymns at
U ˙˙
Œ
5 4
5œ 4œ -
y
6 4 ÓÓ
j œ ‰ œ Œ ‰
œ
hea - ven's gate;
ff sings hymns
earth
5 4
ff
f
˙˙ ™ 3 ? # B ¢ 4 ™
Œ
nl
T
œ
at
f
# 3 ˙˙™™ & 4 ‹ earth
U œœ 5 œœ œœ ˙˙ 4 -
˙
œœ U ˙˙
hea - ven's gate;
Œ
5 4
5
Fo
Contemplative e=96 p 28
° #5 & 4œ
œ
œ
œ
For
thy
sweet
love
For
love
S
#5 p & 4œ
A
œœ
œœœ
mf
œœ œœ
œ
re - mem - bered such wealth
# 5 ppp & 4œ ‹
T
mm*
œ
œœœ
œœœ
-
oo
œœœ
œœœ
œ -
oo
-
j œ
4 4
That
oh
4 ™ 4 ˙˙ ™
œœœ
-
-
Œ
4 4
Œ
4 4
ah
-
-
brings
-
mf
˙
-
4 4
mf
4 ˙™ 4
ah
-
Œ
brings
˙
œ
¢ mm*
oh
œœœ
er
? # 45 œ
-
brings
re - mem - bered such wealth
œ
ppp
B
sweet
‰ ˙
mf
rP thy
4 -œ 4
œœ œ
4 ˙™ 4 ˙™ -
brings
O al
us rit.
p
30
S
° #4 œ & 4 then
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
I
scorn
to
change
my
state
with
U w
kings.
p
A
#4 & 4 œœ
I
œœ
œœ
œœ
scorn
to
change
œœ
œœ
œœ
my
state
with
U w w
nl
then
œœ
kings.
p
T
œœ I
œœ
œœ
œœ
œœ
œ
œ
scorn
to
change
my
state
with
œ œ
œ œ
œ œ
œ œ
œ œ
œ œ
scorn
to
change
my
state
with
U w
kings.
p
? # 44 œ B œ ¢ then
œ œ I
y
#4 & 4 œœ ‹ then
U w w
kings.
6
Fo
Sonnet 29
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When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate,
er
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him with friends possess'd, Desiring this man's art and that man's scope, With what I most enjoy contented least;
us
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, Haply I think on thee, and then my state, Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;
O al
For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings That then I scorn to change my state with kings.
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