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Canon for Three
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For Three Sopranos
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Composed for Lucy Shelton, and dedicated to Lucy Shelton, Tony Arnold and Dawn Upshaw.
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Total Duration: c. 5 minutes
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PERFORMANCE NOTE: Canon for Three may be paired with Soul Perching (for soprano, clarinet, violoncello) in performance.
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A condensed, two-page version of the canon (with instructions on how to realize the canon) is found on pages 1-2 of the score.
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A full realization of the canon for three voices is found on pages 3-7 of the score.
TEXT:
“Hope” is the thing with feathers (314) By Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops - at all And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard And sore must be the storm That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm I’ve heard it in the chillest land And on the strangest Sea Yet – never - in Extremity, It asked a crumb - of me.
Canon for Three
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"Hope"
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words,
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3
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mi - ty,
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3
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ver,
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lit
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asked
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est
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land
and on
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the
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ver
ver,
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j #œ œ
kept
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3
stops
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That
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j œ œ œ
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the storm,
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chill
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with fea - thers,
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the chill est
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sore
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thing
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Gale,
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3
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3
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Freely, with hope perching in the soul q = c 50
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Text by Emily Dickinson "Hope is the thing with feathers"
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(see "Realization" copy for a full realization of canon) Performance Note: Each performer sings through Verses I, II and III in order (keep cycling through this page). Soprano I begins alone, Soprano II begins Verse I when Soprano I begins Verse II, and Soprano III enters when Soprano II begins Verse II. Soprano III sings Verse III a cappella.
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all,
π œ J #˙
œ
œ
so
ma - ny warm,
3
j œ œ a
-
crumb
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œ of
U
œ
me.
Wait for Soprano III to finish Verse III, then continue to next page
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Verse Sop. II
4 &4 œ Œ Ó perch
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4 &4 Ó & 44
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Œ
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(m)
π
playfully, delightfully
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Œ
Ó
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(m)
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œ #œ ‰ Ó
perch
perch
∑
p π ‰ œ œ ≈ ‰ J R
perch
playfully, delightfully
œ Œ
p π ‰ œ œ ≈ ‰ J R
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p π ‰ œ œ ≈ ‰ J R (m)
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Verse III Sop. III
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To be performed as written, in counterpoint With three sopranos performing one staff each until end
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Please look at each other and engage as if in a dialogue - this is no longer in canon playfully, delightfully, with a sense of humor and a smile in the sound
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[Full Realization of Canon] Text by Emily Dickinson "Hope is the thing with feathers"
Freely, with hope perching in the soul q = c 50
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with fea - thers,
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per - ches
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could
a - bash
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Sop. II
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‰
& #˙
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with
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in the chill est land,
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the
all,
3
poco
3
ma - ny warm,
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chill
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stops
the
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3
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kept
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the Gale,
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p
Bird
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ver,
That
with - out,
‰
j œ œ
tle
œ 3
p
#œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ 3
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Sop. II
3
3
I've heard it
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p
p
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3
#œ
the lit
j œ œ
words,
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thing
3
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3
mi - ty,
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sings
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ne
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tle
3
œ
π j œ œ
crumb,
ver,
a
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3
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3
jœ œ œ #œ 3
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land,
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p
poco
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the
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3
of
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me.
ma - ny warm,
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chill
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all,
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3
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p
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œ
so
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ne - ver stops
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3
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with - out,
‰ œj # œ œ
j œ œ
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the chill est
ex - tre
p
p
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tune
a
œ j #œ œ 3
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π œ œ œ
œ
3
asked
œ J #œ
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& #˙
words,
Sop. II
œ
3
could
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j œ œ
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Sop. II
p
in
p œ #œ ˙
poco
And
p
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ver,
the storm,
p œ 43 J ‰ # œ
˙ & #œ œ œ #œ œ
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must be
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Sop. III
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&
p œ J ‰ œ
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est
land
P œ jœ #œ
p œ ‰ Œ J
3
and on
p
œ
And
Sop. III
&
œ
œ
Sop. II
&
œ J #˙
3
& #œ
3
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œ
Œ
œ œ œ
3
j#œ #œ œ
3
the stran
œ
œ
gest
&
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œ J #˙
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SA
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-
3
mi - ty,
‰
j œ œ œ
the chill
asked
p œ #œ ˙
3
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œ
ex - tre
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Œ
3
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#œ
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p
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crumb
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so
3
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poco
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est
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ver,
crumb,
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in
œ 3
P œ # œj œ 3
land
and on
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j #œ œ ex - tre
j œ œ a
me.
ma - ny warm,
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of
π œ #˙ J
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p
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j œ œ
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j #œ œ
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the
ne
in
crumb,
land,
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ver,
p 3 3 œ ‰ œ j jœ J #œ œ
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p
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3
p
P
#œ
3
a
3
the lit
I've heard it
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asked
œ J #œ
3
ne
π œ œ œ
j œ œ œ œ
a - bash
p
be
3
It
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must
p
mi - ty,
P œ œ J
Yet,
P œ #œ #˙ 43
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could
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p
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Sop. III
gest
#œ ˙
œ
sore
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the stran
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&
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3
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crumb
-
U
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me.
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7
& 44 œ Œ Ó perch
Sop. II
& 44 Ó
perch
Ó
p
perch
∑
Ó
perch
Œ œ #œ ‰ Ó
Œ
perch
(m)
π
playfully, delightfully
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Ó
‰œ œ perch
playfully, delightfully
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Œ œ #œ ‰ Ó
Ó
perch
∑
π Œ œœ‰ Ó perch
perch
∑
p π ‰ œ œ ≈ ‰ J R (m)
Ó
p π ‰ œ œ ≈ ‰ J R (m)
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Sop. III
p
Œ œ #œ ‰ Ó
p π ‰ œ œ ≈ ‰ J R
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π œœ‰ Œ
playfully, delightfully
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Please look at each other and engage as if in a dialogue - this is no longer in canon playfully, delightfully, with a sense of humor and a smile in the sound
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p œ œ # œ # œJ Ò Ò J Ò
(m)
(m)
&
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Sop. III
(m)
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p œ Ò J
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Sop. II
(m)
RE
Sop. I
66 p & œ #œ ‰
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p œ J (m)
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#œ Ò J (m)
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#œ #œ œ œ Ò Ò
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