Strong as Death Music by Nathan Howe NathanHoweMusic.com Text from Solomon and Shakespeare
+ αα 3 − α ˙ œ ˙ % 3 œ œ œ ˙ ο Ο set me Set me, set me, + αα α 3 % 3 œ ˙− ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ο Ο set me, set me Set me, αα α 3 œ ˙ − + ˙ Υ 3 ˙ œ ˙ ο Set me, Οset me, set me > α 3 œ ˙− + ˙ αα 3 ˙ œ ˙ ο Set me, Οset me, set me contemplatively q = 60
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
6
S
A
+
œ œ ˙ % α œ ˙− οSet me, Ο set me, + molto % α œ ˙− ˙ œ œ Ο ο + − α œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Υ οSet me, Οset me, molto > œ ˙− + ˙ ˙ α οSet me, Οset me, Set me,
T
B
molto
set
me, molto
œ− œ œ œ Ι
set
me as
me as
set
me as
seal up - on thine
as a
seal up - on thine
heart;
as a
seal up - on thine
heart;
, œ œ αœ œ œ œ
˙−
œ ˙−
a
œ ˙
a
ϖ
heart;
œ œ œ, œ œ œ
˙−
a
+ µ µα
ι œ œ œ, − œ œ œ ˙ µ ˙ as a seal up - on thine heart;
up - on
œ− œ Ι œ œ as
as a
seal
µœ œ œ œ set me
œ œ œ œ, − œ œ
a
ι œ− œ œ œ
set
ι
seal
up - on
œ
thine
˙−
˙−
œ ˙
˙
up - on
˙−
˙
thine
seal
arm;
arm;
up - on
thine
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µα µ
+warmlyα α ˙− œ α α
thine
œ œ ˙
+ µ µα +
ϖ
˙
˙
seal
ϖ
+ µ µα
arm;
˙−
arm;
+ +
For
αα α œ α
For
αα α œ α
+œ
For
For
αααα
2
Strong as Death
ι α % α αα œ − œ œ œ
12
S
love is strong as
A
α % α αα œ œ œ œ
love is strong as
T
α Υ α αα œ œ œ œ
love is strong as
B
> αα α œ œ œ œ α
love is strong as
17
S
A
%
ααα
ϖ
misterioso
αα α % ϖ α Υαα ϖ
death.
B
> α ϖ αα
death.
death,
love is strong as
œ œ œ œ
˙−
death,
œ
for
love is strong, for
˙−
œ
love is strong as
death,
˙ ˙
for
death, for
œ œ œ
οϖ ο
œ− œ œ œ α˙− Ι
for
For in that poco a poco cresc.
death. stagger to m. 25
death. stagger to m. 25
T
Œ
˙−
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ µœ œ
love is strong as
sleep,
˙
For poco a poco cresc.
in
œ œ œ
in
ϖ
For
Œ
For
in that
Œ
˙˙ −−
˙
˙˙ −−
sleep,
œ α˙ ˙
death,
is
strong as
œ µœ œ œ
˙ ˙
love is strong, is
strong as
œ α˙ ˙
˙−
death,
is
αœ
strong as
death,
is
strong as
˙−
Œ
˙
sleep,
that
sleep,
˙ ˙
œ œ œ
for
in
that
ϖ
that
ϖ
˙
Œ
Œ
œ œ œ For
in
that
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µµµµα α α µµµµα α α µµµµα α α µµµµα α α
˙˙ − −
Œ
sleep,
˙
in
that
˙
in
˙
that
˙˙ − −
sleep,
˙
Œ
Strong as Death
α % α α Ó œœ œœ œœ ˙
22
S
A
3
α %αα
For in that
ϖ
α Υαα ϖ
B
> αα
of
death,
ϖ
death,
3
of
œ
For in that
sleep
of
œœ œœ œœ ˙ − Ó α sleep
ϖϖ
ϖ % ϖ
come
A
T
B
%Œ ΥŒ >Œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
What dreams may
œ
What dreams may
œ
What dreams may
ϖ˙
come
˙
ϖ˙
˙
˙
˙
come
come
13
ϖ
of
28
S
ϖ
ϖ
sleep
T
sleep
˙
13
ϖ ϖ
death,
death,
+
œ, −
+
What
What
˙
µ µ µ 33 Ó
13
µ µ µ 33 Ó
˙
What
˙
dreams
What
˙
dreams
What
dreams
ϖ
∀∀∀∀
ϖ
!
∀∀∀∀
ϖ
!
∀∀∀∀
œ
œ
œ
œ
dreams may
ϖ
!
come.
dreams may
may
∀∀∀∀
œ
What
œœ
!
œ
˙,
What
ϖ
œ
dreams may
œ
˙
œ œ Ι
dreams may
œ,
˙−
dreams
µ µ µ 33 Ó
What
+
˙
µ µ µ 33 ϖ
13 ˙
˙,
+
3
ϖ
come.
˙
come.
come.
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∀˙
4
+ ∀∀∀∀ − ˙ œ ˙ % œ œ ο Οset me, Set me, + ∀∀∀∀ % − ο œ ˙ Ο˙ œ œ Set me, set me, + ∀∀∀∀ − ˙ œ ˙ ˙ Υ ο Set me, Οset me, > ∀∀∀∀ œ ˙ − + ˙ ˙ ο Set me, Οset me,
32
S
A
T
B
A
T
B
ι
tempo I
∀∀∀∀ ∀ % ∀ œ ˙− οSet me, ∀∀∀∀ ∀ % ∀ ˙− οœ
37
S
Strong as Death
+
œ œ˙ molto
œ ˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ, − seal
up - on thine
set me
as a
œ ˙
ι œ œ œ, − œ œ œ as a seal up - on thine
set me
œ ˙
œ œ œ, œ œ œ
ϖ
heart;
˙
heart;
ϖ
set me
as a
seal up - on thine
heart;
œ ˙
as a
seal up - on thine
heart;
set me
, µ œ œ œ œ œœ
œ− œ œ œ ˙− Ι
+ ∀ ∀∀ ∀ ∀ ∀
ϖ
œ ˙−
∀˙
+ ∀ ∀∀ ∀ ∀ ∀
+ ∀ ∀∀ ∀ ∀ ∀ + ∀∀ ∀ ∀∀∀
+ µ µ∀ ∀ ∀ ˙− œ µ warmly
œ Ο set me, seal up - on thine arm; For set me as a + molto + ι ˙ œ œ œ− œ œ œ ˙− œ ˙ ˙ ˙− œ Ο Set me, set me, set me as a seal up - on thine arm; For molto + + ∀∀∀∀ ∀ œ œ œ − ˙ ˙ ∀œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Υ ∀ œ ˙ ˙− œ οSet me, Οset me, set me as a seal up - on thine arm; For molto +œ œ− œ > ∀∀∀∀ ∀ œ ˙ − + ˙ ˙ − œ ˙ ˙ Ι œ œ ˙ ∀ ˙− οSet me, Οset me, set me as a seal up - on thine arm; For
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µµµ∀∀∀ µµµ∀∀∀ µµµ∀∀∀
Strong as Death
43
S
A
T
B
% % Υ
∀∀∀ ∀∀∀
love
∀∀∀
love
T
% %
∀∀∀
for
œ
is
strong as
death,
for
œ œ
œ œ
˙−
œ
µ˙
is
is
strong as
œ œ
death,
strong as
death,
for
˙
Τ
˙
for
˙
strong
as
death,
For
love
˙
˙
Τ
œ
˙−
death,
Τ
œ
For
˙
˙
death,
Τ
œ
For
as
death,
For
∀∀∀ µ ˙ Υ > ∀∀∀ ˙
strong
as
˙
as
˙− ˙−
œ
love
œ œ
love
is
œ œ
love
is
is
µ˙
œ
œ
œ
œ
µ˙−
death,
∀œ
strong
is
œ ∀œ œ œ
love
strong, for
strong
œ
˙−
as
œ
as
˙−
is strong, is
œ
death,
˙−
µœ
death,
is
œ
is
Τ
ϖ
strong
µ˙
˙
strong
˙
as
death.
is
˙
strong
˙
ϖ
is
˙
µ˙
˙
love
as
œ
is
µ˙
love
œ œ Ι
is strong
love
˙−
strong
love
œ œ
˙
strong
B
death,
˙−
love
∀∀∀
˙−
œ œ
> ∀∀∀ œ œ
47
A
is strong as
œ−
œ
œ œ
love
S
ι œ œ œ
œ−
5
is
˙
storng
as
as
˙
as
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death.
Τ
ϖ
Τ
death.
Τ
ϖ
death.