The Dove in the Ash Grove for Cello and Piano

Keane Southard

The Dove in the Ash Grove A Fantasy on Two Welsh Folk Songs for

Cello and Piano

(2012) (Duration: c. 6 mins.)

Program notes: The Dove in the Ash Grove for Cello and Piano was commissioned by the Cellist Christine Thomas Tsen. I began work on the piece in September 2012 and completed it in November of the same year.

Christine asked me for a piece that would incorporate Welsh folk songs that have to do with birds for inclusion on her next CD called “Cello Ornithology” and sent me a few of these folk songs. I didn’t think I would be familiar with any of them, but one of the tunes, “The Ash Grove,” I actually know very well as the hymn “Let All Things Now Living,” not ever knowing the tune was a Welsh folk song. I decided to have the entire piece center around this tune. Later on in the compositional process, I decided to add another folk song, “The Dove,” which I found fit well in counterpoint with The Ash Grove.

What ultimately resulted was a fun fantasy on these two tunes with some tinges of jazz.

Keane Southard 2012

Performance instructions: 1. Unless otherwise indicated, the damper pedal on the piano should be used discreetly to allow for maximum clarity.

2. All arpeggios (rolls) should start before the beat and end on the beat. All notated arpeggios should do performed as such, even if the pianist’s hand is large enough to play it as a block chord.

All chords that are not indicated as arpeggiated should not be arpeggiated, unless the reach of the pianist’s hand is too small.

Keane Southard/Spindrift Pages Email: keane.southard@hotmail.com Website: keanesouthard.instantencore.com

Commissioned by Cellist Christine Thomas Tsen

The Dove in the Ash Grove A Fantasy on Two Welsh Folk Songs

  

Violoncello

 

Somewhat March-like q = 132





Somewhat March-like q = 132







 



f

all arpeggios begin before the beat





    f

f



 





        





 



 

arco

 

 

            



 





Vc.





sfz

          7

   

pizz.

mp

Piano

Keane Southard



 

                     f   mf                                            

Pno.

f









©2012

   

 

  

arco   

sfz

mf

pizz.

 3                    

                          

  







  

   



   

 

mp



    

 

Pno.

      

arco



sfz



 

  

pizz.



Vc.



 



14

3

 

        



2

           

21

Vc.



 

3

 Pno.

 



 

mp

 

f

 

 



  

 



 





       



cresc.

   





      

dim.

 

dim.



 

     



            













 

 







    



   





       





 



     



     

 



 

   

 

   



f

Pno.

 



   

   





Vc.



  



                       33

  

  mp



     

    





 



      





 

Pno.





3

                    



 

27

         



             

   





       

Vc.

 

  

3 38

Vc.





 Pno.



 

 

        

mp





Suddenly slower q = 92

                  ff

 

         

   



    

 









   

mf



mf

        

     

pp

     

 



      



mp



   





     



 

   

             

      





mp

  

mp

 

f

f

 





ff

Suddenly slower q = 92



 



        



Pno.





Vc.

 





    

 



     











           

           

50

            

  

mp

 



Pno.



 



 

 

Vc.

 

  



44

 



 

 

 







 



    

    



f

     

4 57

Vc.



   

 



             



3

p mf

      Pno.

   

   

Vc.

Pno.

               

 



    

Suddenly faster (Tempo I) q = 132







 

 

  mp

 

          



 



             

 



f

 

 

 

        

   

sfz

 

 

   pp

pizz. (damp)

     mp

 

simile

   

 

  



Pno.

  

f

pp









n





   



  

     

pizz.

sos.

Suddenly faster (Tempo I) q = 132



Vc.



  

  

 

70

  

               

   

dim.

     



    



  

     

f

  

  

 

63

dim.

   mf     

             p pp

  

              

mf



5

   





f

      



f       

   

 

 



Pno.

 

 



 

 

 



        





   



Vc.

     

  

      

                        

q = 168 simile

              

accel.

    

 



  

            mf       



 



  

 







 

simile



 

   

(damp)

90



accel.

Pno.







   

mp

f



    

f

         3               

84

Vc.



Pno.





      

      





Vc.

    



77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

q = 168









f

  

  



 



 

 

  

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

 



 

 

       

 

 

 

    

6

q = 108

        

molto rit.

  

95

Vc.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

  

arco

Pno.



Pno.

          

     

  

     

     

  

             

  



       

  

                                

     

      

mf

      

            

    

   

  

  

 

                  

     

     

  

         ff

                           mf                           101

Vc.

  

ff

98

 

q = 108

                               

Vc.



ff

molto rit.

Pno.



ff

                

                        

       

     

104

Vc.

Pno.





 

f

                      

              



    

107

Vc.

Pno.



pizz.

 

arco







 

   

  







  



   





mp                                            mp    

                f

 Pno.

   

 

 



 

112

Vc.







Pno.



                                              f non legato      

110

Vc.

   



7

                                 

            mp

 f

    

              

 

 

  



mp

   mf











            

  



8 pizz.

     

115



f

              

f

    119

Pno.









  



     

    





  



      

Vc.



mp

 

f

Pno.



mp

117

Vc.



                                                  f

Pno.

arco







Vc.

  

  

               

ff

    ff    

 

   



                

  

   

   

  

     



sub. mf



sub. sffz mf







                       

9 122

Vc.









126

Vc.



       



                      

col legno battuto

 

normale



      

                

 

130

Vc.

 

Pno.





     

f

Pno.



                                                            



Pno.

  

           



   



   

     

  

   

  

   

     

      

f

  

     

   

  

   

  

   

    

  



    

     

    

   

  

               



   

  

  

     

  

                                        

10

 

     

134

sffz

137







f

                

   

                





  





 



                

mf



  



 



  



 



 







  





pizz.

mf

Pno.

 

                                                   

139

Vc.

 





Pno.





Vc.

    

                    sffz f non legato                            



Pno.





Vc.

        



                                   

    

Vc.



141

arco

11





                    f

ff

 

   

 

   

 

accel.

   

    ff 









         p       

                             



ff

f

Pno.

     

accel.

 

ff

  

       

    

q = 142 146

Vc.

 

q= 142       Pno.

p

    





   



       mf

  

     





sf

 

    

  

 





  



          



             mf





      



                     Pno.





       

  

150

Vc.







               

12 Vc.





  



   

 

    

    Pno.



              p mf            



  

          

 

 Pno.

mp

 mp

   

   

      





 

mf

    

 



         

            

  

           

         

cresc.

               cresc.



            q. = 64

                           f



 

162

Vc.



rit.

     

     



  mf



159

Vc.



   

 Pno.

q. = 64

rit.

155

   

    

   sfz

           

   

                cresc.                            

166

Vc.



   





f

Pno.

  



           

     

  

Pno.

p

      

         

                    

       

Vc.

f

        Pno.

  

             

          

   

f



   

f

     

            

                 

 

     

    

     

    

Allargando

       



   

             



     

     

       

           

 

 

 



      fff

 

  



  rit.        poco             

Allargando

173



mp

      

q = 108

poco rit.



q = 108

    



                       f   p  f p          170

Vc.

13



                              fff                        

 

  

14 Vc.

  

h. = 64 ( q = 192)

176



   



f

Pno.

    

 Pno.





     

   

 

 

  

 



       

bring out tenor melody

   



  

      poco rit.

       

Pno.

 

 

 

ff

    3

f

A Tempo                    ff f

                      

        

 



A Tempo



 

     

 



     





   





 

    

  





    





poco rit.



           

                          

     

189

Vc.



  h. = 64 ( q = 192)                           f                                            183

Vc.







194

Vc.



   

Pno.

 

3

     

 

3





        

        

198

Vc.

3

   Pno.

    202

Vc.



3

 

3

3

    

  

     



 

   

    

3

3

    

   

3

15

        

 

    

 

sos.

       3



3

3

3

  





      3

3

3

               

3

3

3

          

  

ff

Pno.

                                                     ff                  

16 Vc.

        

     

207



    



                                        p                         p

Pno.



poco rit.

   

211

Vc.



A Tempo

     f

poco rit.

     Pno.

A Tempo

  

               sos.    

     Pno.



f

216

Vc.

    

   





   



    

 

 



           

          

    

   

  

   

 

         

    

 



              

           

   

    



   

             

 

17

Freely

accel.               

219

Vc.



fff

Pno.



          

 

 

h. = 64 ( q = 192)





gliss.





 



p

f

A Tempo h. = 64 ( q = 192)

 



 

 

 

 



rit.





A Tempo

Pno.

     



 



 

fff

220

Vc.



rit.

              

accel.

Freely



         



 

pizz.













p

                   p

  





       pp



Commissioned by Cellist Christine Thomas Tsen

Violoncello

The Dove in the Ash Grove A Fantasy on Two Welsh Folk Songs Keane Southard



  



Somewhat March-like q = 132

 

13





pizz.

 

sfz



   

pizz.



sfz



 

arco

f

arco

         

mp



f

 

         

  

pizz.

arco

3

sfz

mf

        

                  

     

22

    f

3

                              

30

 

f

37





dim.





    

      

     45            f

   

mp

 







mp

mp

   

Suddenly slower q = 92



        ff

©2012





               

Violoncello



55

    

3

p mf

Suddenly faster (Tempo I) q = 132

    

62

           



mf

      

pizz.

(damp)                                          f mp

accel.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

     

     

     

     

     

     

  

  

  

molto rit.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

     



  

  

 

  

  

              simile

 

f

  



  



  

 

  



  

q = 168 simile



  





   

92

  

 

 



    

87

     

           

79





sfz





simile

 

            mp  

n



pizz. (damp)



    

71



f

pp

dim.



2

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

         arco

                                     

97

q = 108

ff

       

100

ff

  

      

mf

  

      

  

                                      

103

f

3                                        110 pizz. arco                                         mp f 113      pizz.   arco                         mp    mf mp f 117                            Violoncello

106

  

  

f

119



             

ff







sub. mf



           

                                  normale

125

 

col legno battuto

f

137



      



pizz.

  

   

 

134

mf 143

 

accel.

          ff 



   

                                                 sffz f arco                                              

q = 142



   

   

 

130

f

ff

           



rit.



4

Violoncello

                     q. = 64

157

           

  

mf

                                      

161

f

                 

mp

165

f



   

cresc.



    

poco rit.



    mp

                                        q = 108

170

Allargando                                      

173

f

fff

h. = 64 ( q = 192)       

176

    

f

      

  

                                 

184

     

190

poco rit.

3                              

A Tempo

ff

f

3

3

Violoncello

5

3 3 3      3                         

196

3

3

3

3

3

3

 200  3  3             3

3

3

3

3

  

ff

                

    

205

p

                           poco rit.

209

A Tempo

        

f

   

     

214

Freely

   

219



accel.

        

fff



f



gliss.



 

 

             rit.

                                 

A Tempo h. = 64 ( q = 192)

 

220

              







  p

 

pizz.

 





    

p

