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”