About the Composer American composer Douglas Pew (b. 1980) is noted for his ability to strike at the root of the emotional world through his music “with a showman’s touch and a poet’s soul” (Jake Heggie). His music has been heralded as “stunning…magical” (Washington Times) and “sensual, other-worldly, expressive and showcasing a rich harmonic pallet, sure to connect with audiences, while saying something fresh, profound and meaningful” (Scarecrow Press). Douglas has received commissions and performances from ensembles such as Washington National Opera, Atlanta Opera, NANOWorks Opera Company, Polish Chamber Choir, Cincinnati Bach Ensemble, Miami University Men’s Glee Club, and the Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra. He has received multiple awards including a Barlow Endowment commission, 1 prize in the 2009 SCI/ASCAP Student Composers Commission Competition, Musica Sacra International Choral Composition Competition in Poland, ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composers Award, Susan and For Schumann Fellowship at the Aspen Music Festival, and the Tangeman Sacred Music Center. st
Douglas holds Masters and Doctoral degrees from the University of Cincinnati, CollegeConservatory of music as well as a post-graduate certificate from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Poland where he studied with internationally acclaimed composer Paweł Łukaszewski under the auspices of a Fulbright Grant. Douglas currently lives in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area where he teaches at Northern Kentucky University, is composer-in-residence at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, is a copyist for Cincinnati Opera, and is active as a local conductor and vocalist. His music is published by Boosey & Hawkes, Jackman Music Corporation, and Blue Shore Music. To learn more, please visit douglaspew.com.
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Commissioned by the Miami University Men’s Glee Club, Jeremy D. Jones, conductor
LEAD GENTLY, LORD for Men's Chorus TTBB a cappella
Paul Laurence Dunbar
DOUGLAS PEW
(1872 - 1906)
# ˙˙
Lead gent - ly,
Lord,
TENOR 2
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slow,
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for
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5
T1
T2
V
? 4 Π4
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and
Lord,
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steps
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are
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steps
B2
are
steps
are
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Duration: c4'
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B1
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weak,
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(no rit.)
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(for rehearsal only)
my
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Lord,
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for
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˙.
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slow,
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ru sa lC
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BASS 1
#œ
op
TENOR 1
V 44 Œ
y
p espr. œ œ #œ
Andante rubato q = 88 - 92
(b 1980)
weak,
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and
and
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go,
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go,
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go,
some
# ˙˙ . .
# œœ
œ n˙. #˙
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2
Rall. _
˙.
sooth - ing sen - tence T2
V #˙ sooth
B1
B2
? ˙ ?
sooth
#˙
sooth
ing
˙
˙ n˙
˙
ing
#œ
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˙
sen - tence,
ing
-
P #˙
# ˙œ .
#œ
œŒ
, p #œ
speak; that
#˙.
P
-
tence
speak;
sen
-
˙
˙
sen - tence,
p Œ #œ
that
˙
sen
˙
Poco meno q = c80
, p œ #˙ œ
P œ #œ nœ œ œ
speak,
_
Ó
sen - tence, some sooth - ing sen - tence
˙ -
_
tence
, p #œ
that
#˙.
speak;
that
? ˙ #˙
T2
Ó Œ #œ œ #˙
#˙ ˙
(m o v i n g
turn
my
face
through
doubt's
V # œ˙ # œ
œ˙
˙.
œ
#œ #œ
face
through
doubt's
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my
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turn
my
face
#˙
˙
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through
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turn
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face
through
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Pe B2
˙ ˙
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turn
B1
˙ n˙
#œ
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˙
V #˙
15
T1
˙ ˙
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I
may
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may
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may
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doubt's
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scu
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#˙.
Poco meno q = c80
Rall. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ru sa lC
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-
_
∑
Œ
#œ
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op
T1
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y
V œ #œ œ #œ
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ri
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ri _
# œœ
# œœ # # œœ
# ˙˙
˙˙
_
# œœ
_
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T1
ty
T2
V #œ
˙
toward
thine
œ
˙.
, œ
ty B2
nœ
,
ty
#œ
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thine
œ
(mov. forw.) _
# œœ
˙˙ ..
n œœ
-
˙
a - bid
_ (poco rit.)
ing
place,
e'en
˙.
place,
U
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ing
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tho'
I
p espr. # œ # œ˙ . # œ # œ # œœ
U
ing
˙.
p #œ
#˙.
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e'en
tho'
I
e'en
tho'
place,
-
U
œœ
? #˙. # ˙.
T1
Rit.
V # ˙˙
24
U
˙.
˙
can - not
see.
V #œ #œ œ œ
˙.
can
T2
-
not
see.
U
#˙.
? ˙.
# ˙˙ . .
-
can
?
not
œ
-
not
Pe B2
U
V #œ #œ œ œ can
B1
# œ˙ . œ
#˙
˙
can - not Rit.
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ing
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place,
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∑
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∑
Œ
∑
Ó
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π Œ œ œ.
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U
Adagio misterioso q = c60
# ˙˙ ..
Œ
see.
u
For
œ Œ
w Ó
lo,
w
Œ
œ
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# œœ œ
∑
w
∑
∑
˙.
# ˙˙ ..
# # ˙˙ .. #˙.
#œ
w
#œ
lo,
see.
U
I
Meno mosso, sost.
˙˙ ..
see.
U
œ
e'en tho'
˙.
œ
Adagio misterioso q = c60
Œ
I
p #œ ˙
Œ
ru sa lC
˙
_
thine
-
p #œ
˙.
œ œ #œ œ
a - bid
#œ œ œ #œ
-
3
Meno mosso, sost.
U
˙
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a - bid
n˙.
toward
#˙
a - bid
toward thine
#˙.
#˙. ? # œ
˙.
toward
? #˙. ?
#œ
,
ty
B1
,
_ (poco rit.)
y
V #˙.
19
_
op
(mov. forw.) _
Œ
Ó
p #œ
œ.
For
lo,
œ œ œ #œ œ . ˙ J
the way is
Œ œ œ œ #œ œ J
dark;
˙. œ. ˙.
p #œ
Œ
Through
#œ œ J
œ #œ œ
the way
is
œ
through
# œœ
œ #œ œ j #œ œ œ
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T1
œ
f ˙
F ˙.
f œ #œ
save
œ
#˙.
œ
through
mist,
the
lit
˙.
-
ful
œ
spark,
F ˙.
œ
P œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ
grope,
dark; B2
the
Save for that fit
˙.
-
mist
? œ. ?
#w ˙.
I
˙. V ˙.
hope,
T2
V œ˙ .
œ
œ
hope,
B1
F n˙.
tle
?˙
œ
Pe hope,
? ˙ ˙.
œ
œ
œ # œ œ # œœœ œ
œ #œ
œ
œ œ œ
˙.
œ
# w>
the
flame
of
hope.
œ
p œ
˙.
flame
of
w >
p œ
flame
of
hope.
#˙.
œ
w >
p œ
the
? ˙. ˙œ. ? ˙.
œw
the
œ
œœœ
œ
œ œ
˙.
flame
˙˙ .. ˙. #˙.
œ
œ
˙
f ˙
of
f œ
of
œ #œ
f ˙
˙
flame
œ
-
lit
F ˙
save
p œœ
the
hope,
B2
˙ . # ˙˙œ ..
œ
33
T1
grope,
# œ # œ œœ œ œœœ œ J
for
lit - tle flame of
œ
-
tle
flame
œ
ful spark,
w
œ
˙
f ˙
the
the
˙
œ
of
hope.
w>
˙˙˙ .. ˙. .
n ˙˙ .
œ œ
for the
# ww
œ œ
w w
˙˙˙ œ #œ œ ˙
œ œ
œ
p espr. œ œ
of
˙˙œ
œ
#œ ˙
œ
Andante rubato q = 88 - 92
Œ
p espr. œ #œ
Lead
Œ Œ Œ
hope.
œœ
flame
œœœ œ
œ
œ
lit - tle flame of
espr.
ru sa lC
?
F w
F ˙.
and cloud I
#w
œ œ #œ œ #œ œ for that fit
#œ œ #œ œ œ J
V œ. ?
œ
Save
mists
B1
grope,
I
Œ
V ˙. T2
P œ
Through mist
V Ó
w
œ
y
V Œ
p #œ
29
op
4
gent - ly,
p espr. #œ œ
Lead
#œ #œ
gent - ly,
p espr. œ œ
(#
œœ )
Lead
gent - ly,
Lead
#œ
(œ )
gent - ly,
Andante rubato q = 88 - 92
Œ
Œ
# œœ
œœ
#œ
# œœ
œœ
œ #œ
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6
V œ less
T2
#œ
œ
#œ
˙.
I
hear
thy
call.
V #˙ less
B1
B2
I
hear,
˙
w
less
I
hear
#˙
˙
nw
? ˙ ?
#œ
˙
less
#œ
œ˙
˙
# ˙œ .
? ˙ #˙
P œ
#œ
nœ
œ
un -
less
I
hear
P #w
faint
T2
V #œ #œ faint
? #˙. ?
faint
#˙.
-
œ
thy
thy
call.
Œœ
˙
#œ
B2
œ
#˙
˙
F # # ˙˙ ..
ing
soul
doth
faint
-
-
Poco meno q = c80
? # ˙œ . # œ ? #˙. # ˙.
ing
œ
œ˙
yearn
œ
œ
Ó œ
œ
˙
F
for
thy
green
#œ
˙
˙
yearn
for
thy
green
# ˙˙˙.. .
# œœ
# ˙œ . # # œœ
doth
yearn
œ
#˙
˙
#˙.
œœ œ
˙ #˙
˙ ˙
# œ # # œœ
˙
soul
œ
˙œ. # œ
œ
ing
˙˙œ
œ
# ˙˙ .. # ˙.
œ
# # œœ
thy
#œ
#œ
thy
˙
#œ #œ
# # ˙˙ ..
F # # ˙˙ ..
˙
# # ˙˙œ # œ
Œ
#˙
for
˙
œœ
My
F ˙.
yearn
doth
My
for
doth
soul
,p #œ
Rall. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
˙ ˙
soul
ing
My
#˙.
œ
#˙ ˙
œ
_
,p #œ
#˙.
w
# œ˙ # œ
_
,p œ
call.
call.
˙ ˙
œ œ
Pe
B1
-
_
œ #˙
œ
P
˙ n˙
Poco meno q = c80
V ˙.
49
T1
˙ ˙
p Œ #œ
_
My
thy
hear
#œ
Ó
ru sa lC
? # œ˙
I
∑
Œ
_
y
T1
Rall. _
op
45
green
œ
œœ ˙
œ
green
œ# œœ
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7
hills
T2
a
V #œ œ #œ #œ hills
B1
? ˙
a
-
-
hills
far;
a
far;
# # ˙œ .
? # ˙˙
#˙. # ˙.
so
let
thy
mer
œ
˙.
œ
,œ
let
n˙.
thy
so
let
˙
#œ
U
˙ -
˙.
cy
burn-
œ œ #œ œ
mer
œ
-
cy
œ œ #œ œ
thy
mer
#œ œ œ #œ
-
Meno mosso
V 46 w
58
T1
˙˙
˙
great
T2
-
V 46 # œ˙ # œ # œ # œœ
œœ
-
great
? 46 # w
mer
# œœ
˙˙ ..
n œœ
# ˙œ œ # ˙œ
-
er,
˙
B2
? 46
great
#w
great
Meno mosso
? 46
# w˙ œ. # œ
? 46 # w # w
-
er,
#œ
# œœ n # ˙œœ ˙˙
# n œ˙ . œ
œœ
44 #œ #œ
er,
guid
44
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-
-
œ ˙
-
burn-
œ
˙.
œ
˙˙ ..
-
#œ
-
guid
˙. #w
Rit.
˙
ing
˙.
˙.
44 # # wœ w # œ
œ # œ˙
-
˙
44 #w
44
˙.
U
cy
˙˙
guid
œœ
U
˙.
thy
guid
˙
Pe
B1
er,
burn-
˙
let
44 # ww
˙
˙.
burn-
so
œœ
U
cy
ru sa lC
#œ ? # œœ œ # # œœ # œœ
#˙
,
#˙.
-
nœ
so
far;
˙
˙.
,
#˙.
a
? #˙
far;
#œ ˙
˙
hills B2
-
#œ
p #œ
6 4
p #œ
6 4
my
y
T1
,
#˙.
my
p #œ
6 4
op
#œ #œ œ V œ
53
-
#œ
-
ing
wœ # œ # ˙ ing
ing
˙˙˙.
˙ #œ
wœ # œ #w
p #œ
46
my
#œ #œ
46 46
π U w star!
π U #w
star!
π U # ww
star!
π U
# ww (uw )
#w
-
my
star! Rit.
˙ #œ
#˙
U w # # ww U
# www
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