The Maid of Culmore | Joseph Gregorio | MusicSpoke

Catalog no. 1176 | Gregorio | Maid of Culmore, The

Joseph

GREGORIO

The Maid of Culmore for mixed chorus a cappella

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From sweet Londonderry to the fair London town, There is no finer harbor anywhere to be found, Where the children each evening they play ‘round the shore, And the joy bells are ringing for the maid of Culmore.

The first time I saw her, she passed me by, And the next time I saw her, she bade me goodbye; But the last time I saw her, it grieved my heart sore; For she sailed down Lough Foyle and away from Culmore.

If I had the power the storms for to rise, I would make the wind blow and I’d darken the skies; I would make the wind blow and the salt seas to roar To the day that my darling sailed away from Culmore.

To the far parts of America my love I’ll go and see, For it’s there I know no one, and no one knows me; And if I don’t find her I’ll return home no more; Like a pilgrim I’ll wander for the maid of Culmore.

Diction notes: Though often pronounced “Cullmore” [kʌl mɔr] today, the name “Culmore” was traditionally pronounced “Coolmore” [kul mɔr], and is in fact sometimes spelled thus. The traditional pronunciation is preferred for the performance of this arrangement.

“Lough” is pronounced like the Scottish “Loch” – [lɔx]

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for Ensemble Companio

The Maid of Culmore

trad. Irish arr. Joseph Gregorio

Slowly (q = 60) mp unis.

SOPRANO ALTO

3 4 From

TENOR BASS

sweet Lon

don

der

ry

to the fair Lon don

town,

There is

3 4 3 4

Keyboard (for rehearsal only)

3 4

5

3

S. A. no

fin

er

10

har

bor

a

ny

where to

be

found,

Where the chil dren each

3

S. A. eve

ning

they

play ’round the

shore,

And the joy bells

are

ring

ing

for the

15

S. A. maid

of

Cul

more.

The p

first

time

I

The

first

time

I

T. mp B. The

first time

I

saw

her,

Kbd.

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she

2 20

saw

her,

she

pass

ed

pass

ed

me

by;

mp And the next

by;

And the next

time

I

T. saw

her,

she

me

time

I 3

mf B. pass

ed

me

by;

And the next time

I

saw

her,

she

Kbd.

3

saw

her,

she

bade

me

good

bye,

mf But the last

time

I

But the last

time

I

24

T. saw

her,

she

bade

me

good poco f

bye,

3

B. bade me

good

bye;

But the last time

I

saw

her,

it

3

Kbd.

saw

her,

it

grieved my

heart

sore; p

For she sailed

it

grieved my

heart

sore;

For she

28

down

Lough

T. saw

her,

sailed

down

Lough

mp B. grieved my

heart

sore;

For she sailed

down

Lough Foyle

and

Kbd.

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a

3 32

mf

S. If

I f (melody )

had

the

A. Foyle

and

a

way

from

Cul

more.

If

I

had

the

If mf

I

had

the

If

I

had

mf unis.

T. Foyle

and

a

way

from

Cul

more.

B. way

from

pow

er

Cul

more.

the

Kbd.

36

S. the

storms for

to

rise,

I would make

the

wind

A. pow

er

pow

er

the

storms

for

to

rise,

I would make

the

storms storms

for for

to to

rise, rise,

I would

the

storms

for

to

rise,

I would make

wind

T. the

make

wind

unis.

B. pow

er

the

Kbd.

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the

wind

4 40

S. blow

and

I’d

dark

en

the

skies;

I would make

the

wind

3

A. blow

and

I’d

dark

en

the

skies;

I would make

the

blow

and

I’d

dark

en

the

skies;

I would make

the

blow

and

I’d

skies;

I would make

the

wind

T. wind

B. dark

en

the

wind

3

Kbd.

salt

44

seas

to

seas

to

ff roar

p unis.

S. blow

and

the

salt 3

roar ff

to

the

day

that

my

the

day

that

my

the

day

that

my

the

day

that

my

mp

A. blow

and

the

salt

seas

to

roar ff

to

p

T. blow

and

the

salt

seas

to

roar ff

to

p

B. blow

Kbd.

and

the

salt

seas

to

roar

to

3

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5 48

mf

S. dar

ling

sailed a

way, sailed

a

way

from

Cul

more.

To A

mf A. dar

ling

sailed a

way from Cul

more.

To

the far

parts

of

A

the

parts

of

A

mf T. dar

ling

sailed a

way from Cul

more.

To

far

poco f (melody ) B. dar

ling

sailed a

way from Cul

more.

To

the far

parts

of A

Kbd.

poco f

52

S. mer

i ca

my

love

I’ll

go and

see,

For it’s there

I know

f (melody ) A. mer

i ca

my

love

I’ll

go and

see,

For it’s there

I

love

I’ll

go and

see,

For it’s there

I

love

I’ll

go and

see,

For it’s

I

know

poco f (melody ) T. mer

i ca

mer

i ca

my

know

B. my

there

Kbd.

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know

6 mp

(melody )

56

3

S. no

one,

and

no

one

knows

me;

mp A. no

one,

and

no

one

knows

me;

If

I don’t

mp T. no

one,

and

no

one

knows

me;

If I don’t

mp (melody ) B. no

one,

And

if

I

don’t

3

Kbd.

mf

60

pp

(melody )

S. If I don’t find her I’ll re

turn home

no

more;

mf

Like a

pil grim

I’ll

wan der

for the

Like a pp

pil grim

I’ll

wan der

for the

Like a

pil grim

I’ll

wan der

for the

pil grim

I’ll

wan der

for the

pp

A. find mf

her

find

her

I’ll re

turn

home no

more;

*)

T. I’ll re

turn

home no

more;

mf

pp

B. find

her

I’ll re turn home

no

more;

Like a

Kbd.

*) T., mm. 63-64: Small notes should only be sung by singers for whom large notes lie outside of comfortable vocal range.

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7 p (three or four voices) Mm,

65

S. maid of

Cul

more.

maid of

Cul

more.

maid of

Cul

more.

maid of

Cul

more.

A.

T.

B.

Kbd.

71

(all)

Slowing until the end

S. Mm,

Mm.

A. Mm,

Mm.

T. Mm,

Mm.

B. Mm,

Mm.

Kbd.

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approx. 4’ 15”