“From Harmony” from John Dryden's “Song for St. Cecilia's Day”
for Mixed Chorus
Don Freund
Freundworks Publishing
from “Song for St. Cecilia's Day� John Dryden (1631-1700) From harmony, from heav'nly harmony, This universal frame began; When nature underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The tuneful voice was heard from high, "Arise, ye more than dead." Then cold and hot and moist and dry In order to their stations leap, And Music's pow'r obey. From harmony, from heav'nly harmony, This universal frame began; From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man.
“From Harmony” from John Dryden's “Song for St. Cecilia's Day” Commissioned by the Rhodes College Singers, Tony Lee Garner, conductor
Don Freund 1987
∂ = 56
4 &4
S
4
&4
A
T
B
7 S
Œ
∑
Œ
∑
4 V4 ?4 4
P , dolce j œ b œœ .. b œJ ˙
From
A
F b œœ
From
œ
b œœ
n œœ ..
œ
V
B
har
œ bb œœ
From heav'n - ly
j œœ b ˙˙ J
From
-
F ˙. har
har
œœ b ˙˙
-
bb œœ
mo - ny,
F ‰ b œJ
˙ ..
F bœ J
nœ Œ
be - gan;
From
F Œ bœ From
mo - ny,
bœ bw -
mo - ny,
Ó
F ‰ b œJ
f j œ œJ b œ b b œœ œ J J
This u - ni - ver-sal
Ó
This u - ni - ver - sal frame
f j œ œJ b œ b b œœ œ J J
This u - ni - ver - sal
heav'n - ly har - mo - ny,
This u - ni - ver - sal
P œ œ bœ bœ. J
f bœ ‰ œJ b œ b œJ J b œJ J
bœ
heav'n - ly har - mo - ny,
This u - ni - ver - sal
b œœ be -
˙.
frame
P œ
b œ b œ . œJ
˙˙ ..
frame
f j ‰ b œ œj b œ b œJ b œJ J
bœ
frame
F f b œ b œ b œ b œJ b œ b œ ‰ J J J J
F f ‰ b œ b œj b œj b œJ b œ b œ J J
ww
F Œ bœ
-
This u - ni - ver - sal
har - mo-ny,
˙˙ ....
b œœ b ww
mo - ny,
œ b ˙˙ œ
ww
j œ .. n œœ b ˙˙ J
F œj œ b œ bœ Œ J
© 1987 Don Freund
From heav'n - ly
œ
har
har - mo-ny,
be - gan;
?
b œœ
Œ b œœ
har - mo-ny,
From heav'n - ly T
∑
P , dolce Ó ˙ b ˙˙ .. F n ˙˙ ..
Œ b b œœ
har - mo-ny,
From heav'n - ly
& Œ
Ó
From
P , dolce j . b œ b œ œ œ . œ ˙˙ J
F & Œ b b œœ
P , dolce b ˙˙ .. ˙
∑
bœ be -
b ww frame
bw frame
5 A little faster {∂ = 63} 12 S
&
6 4
p b ww gan;
A
B
∑
V
F ? ‰ œR ≈ œR ≈ œ ≈ # œJ # œ # œj ≈ # œ J R R When na - ture
15 S
3 &4 3
&4
A
3 V4
T
un - der-neath
r œ ≈ œr ≈ œj œj na - ture
b b œœ
From
18
heav'n
-
neath
S
A
T
4 &4 4 V4
har
pœ
j œ ˙ -
j œ ‰ œ
mo -ny
œ.
her
#œ ˙ J -
B
> ? 4 œJ b œ # œ œ œ b œ 4 heave
of
her
fp nw head,
jar - ring at
j > #œ #œ
œ heap
4 4
œ
-
>œ . -
5 4
-
-
3 4
oms
˙.
oms
lay.
-
p ‰ N œj
lay.
From
f j ‰ œj ‰ b œ bœ
Ó
And
could
not
p ‰ œJ
lay.
From
f
Ó
œ ‰ n œJ ‰ b œ J
And
could
not
∂ = 92, bright
π ˙.
7 8
π ˙.
7 8
Solo:
Ó
har - mo-ny,
˙.
b˙
w
har - mo - ny,
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3 4
5 4
œ
mo - ny,
P bœ 3 œ. bœ ˙ 4 J R
œ
5 4 #w
œ J
bœ
# ˙˙ har
5 4
œœ
mo - ny,
ring at
j ‰ œ ≈ b œ ≈ œr ≈ œ œj R R
-
#œ bœ. J
jar
f
When na - ture un-der
nœ bœ œ J J J b œœ
har
#œ
Œ
of jar - ring at - oms
nn ˙˙
bœ
4 4
f ‰ œj The
π ˙.
7 8 7 8
3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
3 4
˙ .. n œ œ n œJ n œ œ œ œ ˙ ..
3 4
3 4
˙ ..
tune - ful
3 4 3 4
mo - ny,
6 4
from heav'n - ly
heavy
-
# >œ # œ # œ œ. J ‰ J n˙
head,
mo -ny,
˙˙ ..
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4 4 # ww
n # œœ Ó
heap
f r ‰ bœ ≈
mo - ny,
∑
fp nw œ ‰ #œ J
-
From har
from heav'n - ly
j > œ bœ nœ œ œ bœ heave
-
4 4
p Œ #œ
4 ˙. 4 #˙.
œœ
6 4
4 4
a heap of
heavy
har
ly
From
4 4 4 4
≈ n œr œj œj
œ.
4 & 4 bœ.
a
œ
?3 Ó 4
B
j ≈ œr œ
un - der - neath
p n œœ
a
˙˙ ..
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6 4
p & nw gan;
T
p Œ #œ
voice was
3 4 3 4
6 23 S
A
T
B
3
p j ‰ œ œ
3 &4
p j ‰ œ #œ
&4
3
V4 ?3
4
4 4
œ
"A - rise"
"A - rise"
œ.
heard
from
p œ J ‰ #œ
Ó w
"A
-
11 8
j ‰ œ
Œ
4π 4w
œ
œ.
Solo:
4 4
11 8 11 8
w high,
π 4w
11 8
4
œ
"A - rise"
rise,
a - rise,
ye
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œ.
w
œ.
π w
œ.
w
Tutti joins
S
A
T
B
30 S
A
T
4 &4
Tutti
dead."
n ˙Ó
4 &4
and
7 8 7 8
Ó
and
Œ
?4
F > ‰ œR ≈ ˙ .
4
> ‰ b œj œ
moist
moist
> ‰ œR ≈ ˙
œ
hot
and
> ‰ œJ
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hot
˙.
cold
brittle
> ˙.
≈ # œr ‰ .
dry
and
4 & 4 n˙ 4 V4
and
˙
F > ‰ œr ≈ ˙ and
r ‰ bœ ≈
dry
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4 V4
4 &4
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œ.
œ
œ.
œ
œ.
œ
3 b>˙ 4 3 4
Œ
‰
dry
#œ moist
intense ≈ bœ b˙ R
œ.
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œ
œ
3 4
œ
3 4
> œ ‰ R ≈ ˙
r ≈ >œ œ J and
then
Œ
cold
4 4
r œ ≈
4 4
hot
j œ
cold
or - der
‰
> bœ J cold
to
œ
4 4
3 4
Œ
œ J
4 4
4 4
f , rigid j bœ
‰
in
in
Œ
Œ
Ó
‰
f, rigid ‰ b œJ œJ
and hot
4 4
œ
dry
œ.
Œ
moist
gooey
‰
4 4
r r #œ ‰ nœ and
4 4
Œ
and
˙
shivering
B
˙ œ
#œ. œ.
7 8
Faster {∂ = 100}
27
7 8
#œ
‰
more than
bœ J
their
r œ
j œ. sta
Œ
-
tions
3 4 3 4 3 4
7 32 S
A
T
B
3 &4
r œ. ‰ .
Œ
dry
in
3 j & 4 œ œj 3 V4
leap,
f œ ‰ J
p > & ˙
f j œ ‰
p > V ˙
f œ ‰ J
sta - tions
sta - tions
B
p b ? >˙
f bœ J ‰
sta - tions
S
B
Œ
p ‰ œJ. b œ. œj œJ. œ. J . J
Œ
p . . œ œ œ. œ. ‰ J J œ. J J J
in or - der to their
˙
moist
>œ J
œ
in or - der to their
˙
œ bœ
bœ ‰ R
sta - tions
b˙
p binœ. borœ. - der toœ. their œ. . b œ ‰ J J J J J
Œ
leap
in or - der to their
4 4
6 4
(Tutti)
w Ó
fœ ‰Œ J
Solo:
f Œ œ
˙.
Œ
dry
F Œ #œ
Tutti
Ó
And
f Tutti F ‰ œ . Œ # œœ
˙
6 4
n˙
Mu - sic's
6 4
Solo:
∑
hot
Solo:
f cold Œ bœ Ó # w fp
And
w
˙ ˙
# # ˙˙
Mu - sic's
6 4
Œ
˙.
leap
b œœ
from heav'n - ly
œ
œ J
‰
bœ. J
to their
moist
&Ó
P ? Œ b œœ
œ J
Solo:
P Œ bœ
œ
or - der
Ó
From T
leap,
œ
‰
bœ J
leap,
&Ó
P V Œ bb œœ
sta - tions
Œ
p . . œ œ. . ‰ J b œJ b œ. J œJ J
allarg. . . . . . . . . .
4 4
4 4
œ bœ
œ.
hot,
fp #w
From A
œ œ
r œ
leap,
f, rigid œ bœ ‰ J J œJ
4 4
to their
œ
P Œ nœ
42
or - der
‰
˙
in
sta - tions
T
-
to their sta - tions
‰ bœ œ
?3 Π4
j j œ b œJ b œ b œj .
œ J
j j j r œ bœ bœ . œ
or - der
p 36 > S & b˙
A
f, rigid ‰ b œJ
b œœ
from heav'n - ly
œœ . .
j œœ ˙˙ J
Œ
har - mo-ny,
nb œœ ..
Œ
har - mo-ny,
har
œœ -
F ˙. har
œœ
b ˙˙ b ˙˙
mo - ny,
#w
#˙
pow'r
f
o
w
#˙
pow'r
o
f
P Œ nœ
#w pow'r
œ
4 4
j b œœ .. b œœ ˙˙ J
4 4
j b œœ .. b œJ ˙
P Œ nœ From
F # n œœ .. har
from heav'n - ly
har
‰
F
œ J
This
Ó
bey.
From
∑
n œœ ..
Ó
-
4 4
(Tutti)
nœ
bœ
-
4 4
f
j œœ J
bw
bey.
p bw
har - mo - y,
har - mo - ny,
p ˙˙
mo - ny
-
p j œœ ˙˙ J
mo - ny
j j œ œ œ J
f nœ œ œ J
u - ni - ver - sal frame
F ‰ # œJ # œj # œJ This
p
-
F
mo - ny,
œ œ -
œ
from heav'n - ly
j œ ˙ J
F n ˙˙ ..
bœ œ
∂ = 56
œ nœ f nœ J J
u - ni - ver - sal frame
8
Soprano solo
46 S solo
F j j j œ #œ ‰ & œ #œ œ J J
accel........
œ R
œ. J
Œ
œ
Ó
∑
∑
This u - ni - ver - sal frame be - gan; T solo
∑
V
Tenor solo
-
∑
f ‰ œ bœ. J
∑
#œ nœ J
From har
-
mo - ny
Semi-chorus (S and A) S A
&Ó
p
Œ
b œœ # # œœ
œœ From
T B
˙˙ ... ?˙
n #œœ n n œœ
# n œœ # # œœ
har - mo - ny
to
har - mo - ny
Pœ œ
b œœ p# # œœ n n œœ # # œœ -
gan;
From
har - mo
# œœ
nœ #œ
b œœ
# # œœ
bœ œ
from
har
œœ
œœ
bœ b œ
-
ny
har - mo - ny
to
œœ b œœ to
∂ = 66, sempre accelerando...
mo - ny
50
∑
∑
har
f
From
j œ
‰
har
-
∑
‰
&
T solo
œ #œ œ #œ œ œ V
-
mo
-
mo - ny
œ J
œ.
Alto solo A solo
to
{∂ = 80} Soprano solo
&
-
bœ œ
Semi-chorus (T and B)
be
S solo
œ œ
n œœ # œœ
f j œ œ. From har
Œ
j #œ -
œ
3
œ œ
mo - ny to
nœ #œ œ Œ
Ó
har - mo - ny
∑
∑
3
to har - mo - ny Baritone solo
B solo
? Œ
‰
f œ J
From
bœ. har
nœ J -
œ œ œ œ bœ J
œ.
∑
3
mo - ny
to har - mo - ny
senza cresc. S A
œœ
& # # œœ har
-
mo
-
Semi-chorus T B
? # # œœ
# œœ
ny
to
œ œ
n œœ # # œœ ny
n œœ
from
har
bœ bœ
œ œ
# œœ ..
mo - ny
to
har
œ œ
b œœ
n œœ
œœ ..
senza cresc.
œœ
har - mo
-
bœ œ
œœ -
ny
to
j œœ -
mo - ny
œœ J
har
˙˙
-
˙˙
mo - ny
Alto Tutti
&
∑
∑
Ó Bass Tutti
Tutti
?
∑
∑
‰
f
‰ f j œ.
j œ.
œ.
œ.
Through all the
j j œ. œ. œ
Through all
the com
œ -
pass
9
Soprano solo
53 S
j & œ
to
har - mo - ny
j œ Ó
j œ
j œ
˙ ‰ f œ. J Soprano tutti
œ. J
œ. J
Through all
A
& œ
œ
#œ.
-
pass
of
j œ.
j œ.
com T
f
V ‰
j œ.
Through all B
? œ. of
55 S
&
the notes
œ
the
com
-
#œ œ
œ
œ œ œ
the notes
it
ran,
œ #œ œ
Œ
‰
ran, A
& œj V ‰
‰
‰
œ
57 S
ran,
#œ pass
of
Œ
‰
j j œ. œ.
œ
œ œ œ #œ
œ œ
œ œ
œ
the notes
it
œ & J ‰ Œ
the notes
œ J ran,
it
ran,
‰
‰
œ.
pass
of
‰
notes,
T
V
n ˙˙ .. har
B
b œœ -
? n ˙˙ .. har
ran,
œ
Through all
the
com
œ
œ
œ.
pass
of
j œ
œ. J
-
‰
œ -
b˙
mo - ny,
pass
Through the com-pass of the
‰
F, dolce œ
j œ œ #œ œ œ œ ‰
œ
œ œ œ œ #œ œ
f ‰
bœ
it
pass
of
thenotes
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ran,
the com
œ bœ bœ
œ.
From
œ ‰ J
œ
j j j œ. b œ. b œ. œ
f -
it
œ œ œ œ œ
Through the com-pass of the notes,
j j j bœ b œ. b œ. œ. com the
œ
œ #œ the notes
it
From
œ -
œ bœ bœ
pass
Œ
ran
f
Ó
Œ
Œ
‰
mo - ny,
bœ -
b ˙˙
Œ
‰ œ
Œ
ran,
œ
œ
œ
œ #œ
it
Through the com-pass of the notes
Through all
œ œ #œ
# œ. J
œ. J
∑
Ó
œ œ
Through all
& n œj ‰ Œ
the notes it
œ
œ
œ
Faster, more playful {∂ = 92}
Ó
œ
œ
œ
œ
Through the com - pass of the notes it
ran, A
œ
the notes
j ‰ œ
œ
œ ‰
com
Through the com-pass of the notes it
? œ. of
it
œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ
Through the com-pass of B
œ œ œ
œ.
j # œ.
-
œ
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ran, T
com
the
œ
œ
#œ
j j j b œ. b œ. œ.
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f ‰ b œj .
j j œ. b œ. b œ
Through all the
com
-
the
œ
œ
œ.
bœ bœ
pass
of
thenotes it
10 60 S
of A
the notes
& ‰
it
Through all T
com B
?
the
-
com
pass
bœ bœ œ
œ
‰
ran,
-
& ‰
& œ bœ bœ bœ œ V œ ? bœ J
S
-
‰
it
-
& ˙
œ œ bœ
œ œ bœ J
‰
bb ˙˙ ..
From
har
bœ
pass
of
the notes
it
bœ bœ
‰
n# œœ
˙˙ ly
har
˙
˙˙ ..
ly
har
V œ
Œ
Ó
Ó
? #œ. œ
œ J
the notes,
‰ Ó
Ó
-
-
-
f
bœ J
‰
‰
‰
j œ.
œ
bœ bœ
Through the
j b œ. b œ. J all
the
œ bœ bœ œ
œ
nœ -
from
Œ
˙
from
Ó
#œ œ œ œ #œ œ
‰
ran,
P # ww
œ
mo - ny,
bœ ‰ Œ Ó J
it
# œœ
Œ
mo - ny,
Through the com-pass of the
‰ œj œj # œ. j œ . .
œ
Through all the com
Ó
mo - ny
œœ
ran,
# ˙˙
œ bœ bœ œ bœ bœ bœ ‰ Œ Ó ‰ J
œœ
it
Through the com-pass of the notes
har
œ bœ
notes
Through
ran,
f , dolce bœ
j œ ‰
œ
ran,
Œ
bb ˙˙ . .
bœ.
# ˙˙ ..
œ bœ
ran,
From
ran,
-
of
it
f , dolce bœ
j œ ‰
notes,
B
the notes
bœ
Œ
& ˙˙
heav'n
T
of
Through the com - pass of the notes,
heav'n A
pass
the notes it
œ œ bœ bœ œ
œ
ran,
65
œ
of
œ bœ bœ bœ œ œ œ ‰ J
com B
bœ bœ
Through the com-pass of the notes it
com - pass of the notes
T
œ.
œ bœ bœ
Through the com - pass of the notes, A
bœ
bœ.
62 S
œ bœ bœ œ
Through the com-pass of the
bœ
bœ
V œ
‰ bœ
Œ
ran,
j œ.
j œ.
j b œ.
œ œ
bœ
bœ
œ
bœ
& bœ.
P ww
fp ˙
fp ˙
The
di
∑
-
fp ˙ -
a
pass
fp ˙ -
pa
fp ˙ -
∑
son
∑
mo - ny
˙
˙˙ . .
From
har
f #˙
# ˙˙ ..
From
har
œœ -
ww
œœ
Œ
Ó
w
œ
Œ
Ó
mo - ny,
nœ -
P ww P w
mo - ny,
71 S
A
T
B
Slower {∂ = 80}
F œ. œ J &
˙
clo
sing
-
w
˙
clo
sing
-
?
œ
œ
œ
œ
di - a - pa - son
w
∑
∑
Œ
full
j j & n œ b œJ b œ b œj b œ f
Fœ
S
A
T
B
4 &4 4 V4 ?4
4
œ
œ
œ
di - a
-
pa
Ó
f b œ^ .
Ó
f^ nœ.
b œ œ ‰ b œJ œj b œJ b œ b œJ J J J
6 4
œ œj J
full
The di - a - pa - son
œ
bœ
son
clo
j j j bœ bœ œ di - a -
-
sing
ƒ
4 4
full
ƒ Œ
j b b œœ b b œœj b b ww J J
clo - sing full
b œ b œ b œœ J J
ww
clo - sing full
ƒ bœ bœ J b œJ
The di - a - pa - son
f ^ bw
p w
w
p w
w
‰
bœ
ƒ b b ww ..
The di - a - pa - son
w
clo - sing full
4 4 4 4 4 4
man.
‰
f^ w
in
∑
6 4
6 4
The di - a - pa - son clo - sing
in
∑
-
j j bœ j œ b œ ‰ J b œj œJ œ b œJ
‰
f œ ‰ J b œJ b œ J
? b˙
4 &4
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