Two Scenes from Shakespeare for SATB (w/ div) a cappella choir
By
Daniel Sabzghabaei (2014)
From Act V, Scene I of A Midsummer Night's Dream The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve. Lovers, to bed. 'Tis almost fairy time. I fear we shall outsleep the coming morn As much as we this night have overwatched. This palpable-gross play hath well beguiled The heavy gait of night. Sweet friends, to bed. A fortnight hold we this solemnity, In nightly revels and new jollity.
From Act II, Scene I of A Midsummer Night's Dream The seasons alter: hoary-headed frosts Fall in the fresh lap of the crimson rose, And on old Hiems' thin and icy crown An odorous chaplet of sweet summer buds Is, as in mockery, set. The spring, the summer, The childing autumn, angry winter change Their wonted liveries, and the mazèd world, By their increase, now knows not which is which. -William Shakespeare
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Kyla Nichole Nelson http://kylanicholenelson.wordpress.com/ (used with permission from artist).
The Iron Tongue of Midnight I.
Score
Daniel Sabzghabaei Text from Act V, Scene I of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare
With thick, wide eyes q = 85 4 ‰ ∑ Ó &4
Soprano
& œ
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ron
tongue
of
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The
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dreamily
F
w-
twelve.
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vers
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to
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twelve.
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twelve.
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morn
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time.
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Slower q = 75 œ2 œ4
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p
we this night have o - ver - watched.
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we this night have o - ver -
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fj ‰ œ-
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Gross
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ness.
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ness.
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(scoop)
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A
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T
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the
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* add a few Sopranos if needed
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3
rit.
bed.
4
bed.
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34 #U˙˙ ..
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bed.
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Ah
A
A
fort - night hold
fort - night hold
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accel. rit.
& 46 b œ œ b ˙
25
S
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3 ˙. & 4 ..
43
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Repeat until sound has dissipated fully - non ritard.
˙.
29
3 4
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sub.
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43
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∑
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with motion and life
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The Seasons Alter II. Daniel Sabzghabaei Text from Act II, Scene I of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Serenely q = 95 Œ 4 w &4 œ P The & 44
4 V4
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er:
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Œ
Ó Ó
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er:
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f ∑
* add a few Altos if needed
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" 5 4
6
S
Slower and sweeter q = 62 4 p accel. 5 6 & 4 œ bœ œ œ ˙. 4 ˙.
a tempo P
A
6 4 ˙.
Hoa - ry head - ed frosts
T
B
5 V4 Ó
F Œ n˙ -
?5 Ó 4
F Œ n ˙-
& 44
8
S
A
Fall
Fall
f w rose.
˙.
5 4
P Œ n œ œ œ œ 43 bœ -
˙.
5 4
P Œ n œ œ 43
45
∑
in the fresh
Ó
P 5 4 b b ˙˙- ..
F ˙˙
Mmm
of the crim - son
Œ
lap
lap
dolce
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Ah
∑
of the crim - son
sP - 54 œ œ #œ œ And
on
and
i - cy
44 b ˙˙ .. crown,
F crown, > - - and i - cy œ œ œ . b œ. œ b œ 44 w . . (# œ ) b w œ œ ˙ 3
old Hiems' thin
crown,
4 4
∑
P 3 4 b b ˙˙- ..
4 4
Mmm
o - dor - ous chap - let
An o - dor - ous chap - let
And on Hiems' thin
4 bœ œ œ œ 4
œœ J
43
of
F 4 >j 3 4 b œœ œœ œœ œœ œjœ œ œœ œœ œ
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fresh lap
An
f # w V 44 w f ? 44 # w # w-
in the
43
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5 4
rose.
B
j 6 4 œ . œJ œ . b œ- ˙
f 4 b ww &4
rose.
T
6 4 ˙.
a tempo
Œ œ œ œ- b œ ˙
˙.
Hoa - ry head - ed frosts
p 5 & 4 œ #œ œ œ ˙.
rit.
45
rit.
3
3 4 œœ
of sweet summ -
œœ b -œœ
43
sweet
43
7
-œ b œ œœ œ œ b œœ 3
& 43
11
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A
sweet summ - er
& 43
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3 V 4 b œœJ
summ
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S
&
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U
˙˙
dolce
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p
dolce
2 4 Œ bœ
spring,
π PU 4 b b ˙˙ œ V 4
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U
˙˙
p 2 bœ 4 Œ
dolce
spring,
π PU b˙ ? œ 4 4 spring,
ƒ
U
set.
ƒ
The
U
˙˙
2 4 Œ
3 ˙. 4
4
as
PU 4 b˙ 4 b˙
* add a few Tenors if needed
U ˙.
*
er
-
spring,
The
>œ œ>œ œ>œ œ>œ œ>œ ˙U˙ . œ . 4
. 43 ˙˙ .
set.
5
p
π
b ˙˙ ..
34 U ˙˙ ..
O
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Is,
Overjoyed q = 55 π P 14 4 b bU ˙˙ U˙˙ & 4 œ
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B
˙˙ -
as
The
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buds
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44
summ - er
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p bœ
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summ
U
b n ˙˙
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er,
*
U
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accel.
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chi - l - ding au - tumn,
f
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3
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T
B
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π an* 6 ˙ & 4 # Jœ œ ‰ π gry 6 V 4 ŒÓ .
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U
˙˙
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er.
2 ˙˙ 4
π 3 ˙. 4 #˙ .
2 ˙ 4 ˙
Mmm
U
U
er,
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π 3 # ˙˙ .. 4
˙ Œ
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Œ
U
# œœ p er,
3 4
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3 4
∑
* pronounced "ayn" as in "angry"
22
S
&
˙˙
28 # œœ
(mmm)
A
˙ & ˙
V
2 # œœ 8
P œ b -œ ‰ œ bœ J
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bœ bœ the
2 bœ 4 bœ J
œ œ
summ - er,
bœ bœ J
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44
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4 4
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n >œ n œ nœ nœ
n >œ # œ nœ #œ
n >œ n œ nœ nœ
Ah
˙˙
28
(mmm)
b -œ b œ œ -œ b œ ? bœ bœ œ œ bœ 3
B
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˙˙
Ah
(mmm)
T
2 4
chi - l - ding au - tumn,
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n >œ # œ 2 nœ #œ 8 an - gry
win - ter,
spring
and
summ - er,
38
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n >œ # œ 3 nœ #œ nœ 8 nœ au - tumn
44 4 4
S
9
Full of life q = 120 molto f 28 4 bU ww & 4 ww >
lightly
œœ
change
f
A
U
& 44 b ww >
j ˙˙ Œ j b œj j œ œ - bœ œ bœ ˙ F *b >œ -
f V 44 b ww >
˙˙ Œ b œj b œ- b œ b œ- b œj œ j J bœ ˙ F >
U
T
B
&
V ?
-
Their won - ted
liv'
ww
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3
3
3
3
-
ries
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3
ries
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-
3
-
3 œœ ‰ b œ œ- b œ œ- b œj œ j bœ ˙ J > 3
ries
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˙ ˙
j 3 j j b œ bœ ‰ bœ bœ œ bœ œ œ b >œ - J - b œ œ
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3
j 3 j b œ- œ œ- b œ œ won - ted liv'
-
3
liv'
j œ œ ries
liv'
˙
3
liv'
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ries
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j j ‰ b œ œ œ- œ œ b >œ -
œ
j 3j œ ‰ b >œ b œ- b œ œ- œ
3
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3
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liv'
-
3
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3
3
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3
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3
3
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3
ries
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3
3
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3
3
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3
3
3
ries
3
j j j j ‰ b œ œ œ b œ œ b œ b œ œ œ > bœ œ 3
-
-œ b œ b œ- b œ œ ‰ b œ œ J J >
˙
ries
3
Their won - ted liv'
3
3
3
* add a few Tenors if needed
Their
Their won - ted liv'
3
sF
ries
j j j ‰ b œ œ œ - œ œ bœ œ b >œ -
ries
-
œ ‰ bœ >
3
3
3
molto
won - ted liv'
A
liv'
3
- bœ - j j & œ J œ bœ œ bœ œ 3
-
3
lightly
change
S
Their won - ted
lightly
f U ? 44 b b ww > 32
3
3
3
change
B
Their won - ted liv'
lightly
3
change
T
sF 3 3 3 3 j j b œ œ œ œœ ‰ b œ bœ œ bœ ˙ J >
j œ ˙ ries
-
10 3 3 - bœ œ 3 > > b œ b œ œ ‰ bœ œ œ œ ‰ bœ œ œ J J J J
S
A
3
3
& ˙
35
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3
liv'
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w
j 3 V œ bœ œ j œ œ
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w
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ries
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ries
3
ries
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F b >œ 3œœ ˙˙ .. J With falsetto
Change
3
3
liv'
-
ries
3
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liv'
-
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ww
F > b3 œ ˙ . bœ œ ˙ . & J
ww
ww
ww
ww
3
liv'
A
-
3
3 3 3 3 3 3 œ ‰ b œ œ œj b œ b œj œ œj œ ‰ œ œ œj b œ b œj œ œj œ ‰ œ œ œj > > > -
? ˙
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S
liv'
3
∑
3
T
3
3
j j b œ œ œ bœ œ
&
3 œ- b œj œ b œj œ ‰ b œ -œ b œ J >
3
3
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ries
Their won - ted
ries
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Change
T
B
V ?
ww (ange)
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liv'
3
3
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3
3
liv'
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ries
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liv'
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ries
3
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11
41
S
A
&
wUw
ww (ange)
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U w
w & w
w
43
∑
(ange)
T
V
U w
ww
w
(ange)
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3
B
liv' - ries
change,
a tempo
fU > & 44 ˙
U
# # ˙˙
47
S
crease,
A
fU 4 b >˙ &4
(bœ )
crease,
T
f U˙ V 44 ˙ in
B
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crease,
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-
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# # ˙˙ #˙ >
crease,
ƒU 2 4 # # ˙˙
now
ƒU 42 # # ˙˙
now
ƒU 42 # ## ˙˙˙
now
the maz - èd
4 4
2 4 ˙˙
3 4 ˙˙ ..
4 4
world
Molto rall. e rubato heavily
œœ-
knows
not
œœwhich
œœis
heavily
4 #œ 4 # œ-
knows
heavily
44 # # œœ-
knows
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not
œœnot
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