To See the Sky

IAC023

by Ian A Cook 2014

To See the Sky for SATB choir a capella written for Academy of Voices, conducted by Michael Jeffrey

text by Sara Teasdale 1915

Ian A Cook composer | engraver www.ianacook.com

IAC023

To See the Sky

by Ian A Cook

Leaves

Duration: 7′30″

by Sara Teasdale One by one, like leaves from a tree, All my faiths have forsaken me; But the stars above my head Burn in white and delicate red, And beneath my feet the earth Brings the sturdy grass to birth.

I who was content to be But a silken-singing tree, But a rustle of delight In the wistful heart of night, I have lost the leaves that knew Touch of rain and weight of dew.

Blinded by a leafy crown I looked neither up nor down— But the little leaves that die Have left me room to see the sky; Now for the first time I know Stars above and earth below.

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written for Academy of Voices, directed by Michael Jeffrey

To See the Sky for SATB choir a capella Sara Teasdale (1884–1933) 1915

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-

 be

ken

-

but a

mf



    

    





mf

who was con - tent

to

be

but a

  



who was con - tent











   



  

to



 

   

be

  

 

mf

to

mp



sil



I



a



I

tree,

   

but

    

mp

I

  

be

      



but a

   

 

be

re

 



tree,

ing

    



tree,

       sing



 

ing

a

to



who was con - tent

   



but

co

T.

     

tempo primo



be

lS

S.

who was con - tent

pp

41

tent

sa

  

-

    

   



   





                

ru

B.

7

tempo primo pp

36

 

 





  

 

mf

  

 

8

   

46

S.

rust

-





le

of

de

Pe

   



A.

rust

T.

-

   

le,



rust

-







  

mp





but



-

ful

 3    wist

ful



  

  

heart

a

rust - le

 





 

a

 

mp





mf

 

mf

  







    

  



of

rust - le

 

mp



  



mp



     

a wist - ful heart of

      a wist - ful heart of

 mf

       

mp

 



of



  

mp

mp

   

in

a





light

mf

  

de

-

light

   



mf



   









night,

  night,

 

p

 

night,



  

light

-



 

a

  



 



in

mf





night,

  

  

  

-

de

  

of

 

3





heart

   



mp





mf

de









of

night,

p





of

night,

   

re

   

but



of

of

in

3

   



in

        

rust - le









mf

 



co

   

-

 



a



mp



   



 



lS

  3     wist

B.

light



50

T.







sa

   

A.



-

le,

   

     

S.





ru

B.



mp

      





p



 





9

 p  

55

S.









 

one,

 p  







    

   



by

one





 

   











   

one,

   

mp

   



 

  



     

one

p





by

one,

   















  

one,







p





I

have

p

 I



 





p



by





 





  



one

by







one

by

  

 

 

  

have

  

   







   

 



 

 

 

mp



 

mp

 

mp



 



 



 



 



  







one,

lost



 

the

  

have



 

lost

I

p

   

re

   

mp   

p



co

 mp  

one,

B.



   

one,

T.

 

 

by

 mp  

by



by



lS

mp

one

A.





    

58

 

   



one

   





  



by



by

sa

p

S.

p



 

   



one

ru

B.



one



one,

T.



one,

Pe A.





lost







 

  



  



the



the



mp



10

    

62

S.

  



one

by

Pe

   

mp

A.



  

T.

 

mf







 

mf



the





  

leaves,

    



66

S.



 rain

A.

B.

         

  touch of

  touch of

  touch of

    

 

  

 

 

 

and

and



weight

rain

  

 

  

 



 



 



 

 

      

p



dew.

p



of

mp



p

  

mp

mp



 

 

 

of

rit.



 



weight

 







dew.

p

 

of





 

p



weight

   



   





p

knew

rit. mp

weight

   

rain





 



   





knew

that

  



mp







 

p

     



dew.

 

p

of

dew.

     

     



           

re

     

rain

  of





 

leaves





and





co

T.

    

mf

  





that

  



 





leaves

the

   

  

knew

lS

   

mp

 



sa

     

  

      leaves that

the

mf

ru

B.

  touch



leaves,

    

p



one,

leaves,

    

 



 









p

 



   

11

   

tempo primo

72

S.

  pp      Blind - ed by   pp     

T.

Blind - ed by

   



   



tempo primo







     

 

          

 

   

 

 

 







     



leaf - y crown

a

  

 

  













      

nor

   



 p 

looked

nei - ther up

nor





 



  



 





  

    







    

 









 

but the

lit - tle leaves

   



p

  



 





 









p

 

 





 



  



 

  

but the

down—

 

 

 

 



  

p

I looked

down—



nor

leaf - y crown

 



 

down—





    

nei - ther up

that

die

re

  

blind - ed by

      

p

 

nor

a

   

leaf - y crown,

   

   



nei - ther up

I

B.

blind - ed by

      a

    

co

T.

leaf - y crown,

down,

nei - ther up

       

p

lS

A.

a



      

77

  



sa

 pp

    

S.

     

ru

B.

 



I looked

Pe A.

 





   

 



 

 

12 80

S.









A.



  

  

  

the

lit - tle leaves





  





  

mf





mp



 









room,



die



room,

me







  









   

mp



 

die,

   

have



have

left







 

  

-

   











the

 

 







  



left

room,





me

room,

me



 

   

mf





but

the





me

 



mf



 

f

  

the

lit - tle leaves



  

lit - tle leaves that

         

   



tle leaves,

room,

left











  





die

 f   

the

    f



the

f





the

lit



 -

re

 

left



die,



the lit

mf

        

        

  



mf

have

co

    



that

die

have

lit - tle leaves that

      

   



     

lit - tle leaves that

B.

 

me

the

T.



mp

  









have

mp

left

A.

die

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