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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We walked through the treesâ&#x20AC;? text by Dylan Thomas

for unaccompanied SATB chorus with solo quartet

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“Being but Men” Being but men, we walked through trees Afraid, letting our syllables be soft For fear of waking the rooks, For fear of coming Noiselessly into a world of wings and cries. If we were children we might climb, Catch the rooks sleeping, and break no twig, And, after the soft ascent, Thrust out our heads above the branches To wonder at the unfailing stars. Out of confusion, as the way is, And the wonder, that man knows, Out of the chaos would come bliss. That, then, is loveliness, we said, Children in wonder watching the stars, Is the aim and the end. Being but men, we walked through the trees.

Text © Dylan Thomas (1914-1953). Used with permission from David Higham Associates, Ltd. Proof available upon request.

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We walked through the trees Dylan Thomas

Sarah Rimkus

Sustained and contemplative q = 80 (approx.)

# 3 π solo & 4 œ œ

Be - ing

but

men,

j œ œ

œ.

walked

through

the

‰

trees,

# 3 4

∑

# 3 4

∑

? # 43

∑

# 3 4 œ

? # 43

œ.

fraid,

œ#œ œ

œ- .

j œ

œ.

∑

œœœ

œœ

œ- .

œœ

œ- .

let

‰

∑

all singers gradually join the melodic line on a hum, then transition to words

ting

our

#œ œ

∑

syl - la-bles

˙.

soft,

∑

? #

œ.

œœœ

∑

œ.

œœ

œ.

œœ

∑

œ.

œ ∑

#œ œ

œ ∑

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j œ

a -

œ- # œ œ

piano (rehearsal only)

˙. ∑

j œ

2 10

& &

j œ ‰

?# #

& & V

˙ œ

œ.

œœœ

fraid

˙.

but

men,

j œ ‰ œ

# ˙ walked,

j œ ‰

˙.

œ- .

œœ

but

œœ

men,

œ- .

œ œœœœ. œ

˙ ? # ˙.

œœ

œ.

but

men,

Be - ing

but

˙˙ . œ

let - ting

walked,

π solo œ œ

œ#œ œ

œ- .

walked,

œœ

walked,

j œ œ œ

through the

trees,

˙.

‰ œ

walked,

œ.

walked

be - ing

men,

˙.

œœ ..

all singers gradually join the melodic line on a hum, then transition to words

∑

? # ˙. &

men,

œ œœ

ing

all singers gradually join the melodic line on a hum, then transition to words

∑

? # œ 15

π solo œ œ

œ- # œ œ

but

Be - ing

solo # π V œ œ

be - ing

∑

Be - ing

(tutti)

but

œ˙

our

j œ œ

œœ

˙œ

˙.

#œ œ

syl - lables -

(tutti, stagger breathe)

walked,

œœ

˙œ

œ ˙œ

#œ œ

walked,

œ but

œ œ œ

œœ

soft,

(tutti, stagger breathe)

walked,

be - ing

men,

œœ ..

˙œ

walked,

˙.

œœ œ œ . œ

a -

all singers gradually join the melodic line on a hum, then transition to words

œ œœ

j œ

men,

œ œœ .

‰

walked,

#˙

(tutti, stagger breathe)

walked,

œœ

œ˙ .

˙œ

#˙

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& & V

# #

˙ œ

# ˙ walked,

& &

walked,

for

fear,

for

the

rooks,

walked,

fear,

for

fear,

for

walked,

˙. œ

˙œ

j ‰ œœ

˙œ œ

œ œ œ ˙œ

#œ

œ œ œ

N˙ . œ

˙œ

f- œœ œœ œ

poco rit.

‰ j œ œ œ

? #

walked,

wa - king

? # #œ #

˙.

# ˙ V

for fear

N˙ .

fear,

œ œ

for fear

œ #œ

j œ œ Nœ

? # # ˙œ 25

‰

? # #œ we

j œ ‰

#œ

walked,

#œ

#œ ˙

com - ing

for

fear,

#œ

walked,

œœ

# œœ

# œ˙

#œ # œ˙

walked,

œœ -

fœ

œœ -

œ-

, œ-

noise - less - ly,

˙ œ

#œ

œœœ œœ-

œœœ

œœœ œœ-

a tempo sub.

noise - less - ly,

f N œ-

walked,

#œ

noise - less - ly

noise - less - ly,

œ œ

#œ

, œ-

noise - less - ly,

r œ

œ œœ -

, œœ-

sub.

noise - less - ly,

sub.

noise - less - ly,

sub.

noise - less - ly,

in - to

noise - less - ly

œœ

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44 44 44 44 44 44

# 4 j 4 nœ . œ œ œ

3 4

# 4 4

cries.

˙.

3 4

j‰ œ œ œ

# 4 4 w

3 4

œ.

? # 44 ˙ .

œ 3 J‰ 4

world

of wings and

# 4 4 n œw.

j œ œ

& & V

P j œ œ P œœ

œ -

œ J

ing

‰ œ for

œ J

œ œ˙

j œœ

˙˙

œœ

walked,

œœ

men

fear,

for

fear,

for

#œ

we walked,

˙.

œœ

walked,

we walked,

œ œ ˙ #œ

# œ˙

˙ œ

walked,

fear,

for

fear,

for

fear,

for

fear

? #

œœ ˙œ

walked,

j œ œœ œ œœ œ ˙

Nœ

œœ œ˙

œœ œ œœ œ œj œ œ œ ˙

˙ #œ

j œ œ

j j œœ œ œœ# œ œœ œ

œœ œ

Nœ

walked

walked,

we walked,

‰ j œ œ œ œ œ œ

#œ

P # ˙

œœ

œœ œœ

#œ

walked,

for

men,

but

œ œ

fear,

we walked,

œœ

Be - ing

j œ

œ œ #œ J

œ J

œœ

but

walked,

‰ œ œ

œœ

P ?# œ &

a˙ .

? # 44 ww 35

œœ

j œ

ing

but

j œ ‰

walked,

œ J

‰

œ J

‰

walked,

˙˙œœ

œ˙

j œ

˙˙

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j œ

œ œœ J

‰

& & V

but with intensity

# π

were

but with intensity

π œ

were

but with intensity

were

∑

chil - dren

‰ œj œ we

‰

chil - dren

? #

& & V

?# &

? #

∑

#œ œ œ #œ œ

catch

#œ

the

rooks

catch

the

rooks

catch

the

rooks

catch

the

rooks

# # œœ œœ

œœ œœ

might

œ Œ

π but with intensity œ œ œ ‰ J

might

j ‰ œ œ

chil - dren

j œ œ

œ Œ

might

cresc. poco a poco

climb,

œœ

‰

œ J

œœ

sleep - ing

and

break

˙.

climb,

#œ

twig,

œœ

œ # # œœ

#œ#œ œ

˙˙

j #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ J

œ œ

#œ

break

twig,

œ œ œ

œ œ

twig,

for

fear,

and

sleep - ing

œ #œ œ sleep - ing

and

œ œ and

break no

œ #œ

break no

# # œœ œœ œœ

œœ œœ

# # œœ

œœ # œœ œœ

œœ œœ

œœ

œœœ œœ

twig,

af - ter the soft a -

and

j œ

j œ #œ œ œ œ 3

#œ œ œ

and

˙˙ ..

j œ #œ

sleep - ing

˙.

#œ #œ œ

cresc. poco a poco

œ œ

#œ

j œ

#œ œ œ

˙.

cresc. poco a poco

‰

j œ

œ #œ

œœ

cresc. poco a poco

might

walked, and

#œ and

af - ter the soft a -

af - ter

the-

but

nœ œ œ œ œ J 3

af - ter the soft a 3

œœ

˙˙

# œœ

# œœ # œœ œœ

# œœ

˙˙

# œœ

œœ œœ œœ

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3 j œœ œœ

œ œœ J 3

6 49

& &

˙.

scent,

thrust

œwe

œ-

were

& & V

out

our

œ-

heads

( # œ)

chil - dren,

b œ-

scent,

thrust

out

our

heads

# ˙˙ ..

# œœ-

œœ

œœ-

œœ

nœ

˙˙

# bœ

won

bœ

b œ-

nœ

chil - dren,

won

n œœ to

bœ won

b b œœœ ... n b œœ .

a - bove

b˙

der

˙˙ ˙˙ -

b n œœœ

b b n œœœ

b ˙˙œ

? #

nœ

bœ

œ œ

fœ nœ

˙ ˙

bran

œ œœ

b œœ œœ

œ b b œœœ -

˙˙ ˙˙ -

œ J

nœ

the

bœ

#œ

were

the

b b n œœœ

œœœ

b # n œœœ

bœ

bœ at

œ-

nœ

der

b ˙˙œ ˙

ches,

f b œ-

˙˙

j œœ œ

bœ

bran

ches,

the

˙ œ

f b b œœ

a - bove

˙ œ

the

bran

œ œ

nœ

der

b œœ

œ œ J

der

the

walked,

˙ -

f œ

bœ

b ˙-

œ. nœ .

œ˙˙ . œ .

a - bove

œœ

˙ ?# ˙ &

( # œ )b œ

j œ

heads

out

bœ .

œœ

# ˙ #

œœ

? # ˙˙ ..

? #

#œ

scent,

# œV

thrust

#˙ .

j œ

the

b œwere

ches,

fail

ing

œ -

fail

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ing

œ -

ing

œ -

ing

œœœ

S. Solo

A. Solo

T. Solo

B. Solo

& & V

∑

ƒ (but do not cover the choir) œ œ œ œ we

∑

# ƒ & a˙ .

walked,

ƒ (but do not cover the choir) œ ˙ œ for

fear,

for

ƒ (but do not cover the choir) œ œ œ ˙. but

˙.

œ œ J

Altri

walked,

fear,

for

fear,

for

fear,

˙.

ing

but

men,

˙- .

œœœ

˙-

œ ‰ J

ƒ ˙.

˙˙ ..

# ˙˙

j œœ ‰

˙˙ ..

˙ #˙

j œ ‰ œ

? #

˙˙ ..

˙. ˙˙ ..

œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ J J

œ˙ . ˙˙ . .

˙˙ .. ˙˙ . .

j j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ˙˙ #˙

œ J

walked,

j œœ ‰

a ˙˙ ..

œ œ J

˙˙

ƒ ˙.

˙˙ ..

stars.

˙˙ ..

stars.

œ J

˙.

stars.

walked,

stars.

# ƒ

men,

œœœ

walked,

ƒ (but do not cover the choir) ‰ œ œ œ œ œ J J J we

be - ing

walked,

Out

con

Out

con

Out

con

œ #œ

œ œ

Out

con

œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ #œ

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œœ œ

8 62

S. Solo

A. Solo

T. Solo

B. Solo

& & V

# œ #

œ J

# œ for

& V

# œ Nœ -

# -

œ œ

? #

œ œ J œ

fear,

for

œ J

œ œ J

œ J

fear,

for

fear,

for

fear,

˙.

ing

but

men,

but

men,

œ.

sion,

the

way

œ.

is,

and

the

œ.

and

œ.

the

œ.

and

the

œ.

and

the

j œ ‰ œ ‰ J

sion,

the

way

œ J

œ.

sion,

the

way

is,

œœ

sion,

œœœ N œœ œjœ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ

œœ œ J

œœ . . œ.

œ J

j œœ œœ # œœœ œ

the

way

j œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ

œœ œ

is,

j œ˙ œ ˙ ˙˙˙˙

œ ‰ J œ œ œ J œœœœ J

j œ ‰ ‰

j œ œ œ.

œœœœœ .... .

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œ J

œ ‰ J

j œ œ.

walked,

ing

walked,

j œ œ. œ œ.

œ œ J

#˙ .

walked,

œ œ J

walked,

œœ #œ

œ J

?# œ œ œ #œ -

walked,

? # #œ &

œ œ. œœ .. œ.

j œ

9 66

S. Solo

A. Solo

T. Solo

B. Solo

& & V

# œ

& V

# œ for

# œwon

œœ -

walked,

‰

fear,

ing

but

œ.

der

ing

but

men,

œ #œ œ

ing

but

men

ing

but

#œ

œ Be

œœœ

ing

but

œ œ we

œ œ

men,

œ œ

men

œ œ J

œ.

œ J

walked

j œ œ

œ.

walked

through

œ. walked

œ J

through

Nœ . walked

through

knows,

œ ‰ J

out

the

j œœ œœ

j œ ‰

out

the

j œœ œœ

# ˙˙

j œœ ‰

j œ œ œ œ

˙˙

œœ ‰ J

that man

der

# œœ ..

˙˙ -

œ. #œ .

œœœ œœ

˙˙˙˙ ˙

œ. œœœ..

j œ œœ œ

œœ œœ

˙˙˙˙

œœœœ

œœ

œœœ.. œ

j œ œœ œ

œœ œœ

˙˙ ˙˙

# œœœ ... #œ .

œœœ œ J

œœœ œ

# ˙˙ ˙

œœ œ

œ œ

œœœœ ... .

œœ

won

der

through

˙˙

# œ œ-

? #

œœ ..

won

˙-

˙˙ -

?# œ œ&

walked,

?# œ &

# œ œ J

that man

knows,

out

the

out

the

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œ the

the

œ the

œœœ œ œ œ

j œœ œœœœ œœ

10 70

S. Solo

A. Solo

T. Solo

j œ ‰

trees,

j ‰ œ

# V ˙

œ ‰ J

trees,

?# ˙ trees,

& & V

cha - os

?# œ

cha - os

œœœ

? # œœœ

would

j ‰ œ

nœ .

j ‰ œ

œ.

œ ‰ J

˙.

œ.

œ ‰ J

œ.

bliss.

˙.

trees,

B. Solo

P ‰ œj P ‰ œj

P ‰ œ J

P ‰ œj

œ.

come

œ.

fraid.

œœœ

œ.

œœ

˙- .

œ- .

œœ

œ- .

œ.

fraid.

would

œ.

come

œ.

bliss.

˙.

j ‰ œ

p œ.

œ.

˙.

b˙ .

would

come

œ ‰ J

˙.

œ ‰ J

bliss.

p œ.

œ.

would

come

bliss.

œœ

œœ ..

œœ

œœ ..

œœ

j œœ œ œ J

œ˙œ. .. ˙˙ .. ˙.

œœœ

œœ ..

œœœ .. ˙. .

n œœ ..

b ˙˙ .. œ.

œ.

œœ œœ

˙˙ .. b ˙˙˙ .. .

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S. Solo

A. Solo

T. Solo

B. Solo

& & V

P œ

∑

œ- œ œ

That

then

love

P œ

œ- # œ œ

then

That

∑

love

œ -

P œ

∑

That

∑

P œ

∑

That

& & V

π œ

out

the

œ œ

out

? #

˙ œ

∑

cha

œ we

˙.

ness,

œ- œ œ

love

œ- # œ œ

then

œ -

love

˙ œ li

os,

out

the

œ -

ness,

∑

∑ ˙

∑

œœ

œœ œœ

œœ œ

œœœ

œœ

œ ‰ J

cha - os,

∑

ness,

j ‰ œ

˙ œ

∑

˙ œ

j œ ‰

ness,

π œ

∑ œ

∑

the

∑

∑ œ

˙.

then

cha - os,

∑

?# &

˙˙ . œ.

˙˙ ˙

œœ

œœœ œœœ

∑

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12 80

S. Solo

A. Solo

T. Solo

B. Solo

& & V

# ˙ said,

œ ‰ J

j ‰ œ

# ˙

œ J ‰

said,

?# ˙

œ J ‰

said

& & V

chil - dren

but

men,

walked,

? # ˙

#˙

won

walked,

œ J ‰

der

œ œœœ œ

#œ

watch - ing

but

men,

œ œ

œœ

stars

˙.

#˙ .

the

stars

˙. stars

walked,

∑

∑ œ # œœ

˙.

walked,

the

watch - ing

∑

œ œœœ

watch - ing

won - der

∑ œ œœœ

der

watch - ing

∑

œœ

won - der

∑ œ

be - ing

∑

œœ

˙.

chil - dren

?# &

chil - dren

be - ing

ing

but

walked,

œ.

walked

through

∑

œœ

œ # œœ

œ œœ

˙˙œ..

œ œ

# œ˙˙. . .

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œ œ.

13 85

S. Solo

A. Solo

T. Solo

B. Solo

& & V

# # #

?# & & V

œ ‰ J

the

aim

j œ ‰

? #

the

aim

the

aim

the

‰

walked,

œœ

˙.

end.

walked,

trees,

œœœ

˙.

but

˙.

œ.

end.

ing

end.

j œ

∑

# œœœ

˙.

œ.

œœœ

N˙ .

the

˙.

the

?# &

˙.

˙. œ

aim

men,

end.

˙.

the

œ ‰ #œ J œ ‰ J

the

˙.

men,

œœ

walked,

œ.

walked

through

the

œœœ

œ˙ . ˙œ . .

but

walked,

#œ .

trees,

∑

œœœ

ing

œ.

j œ

œ. ∑

œœœ

j œ œ

∑

œœ

œœ œ.

j j œœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙œ . .

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#œ .

j œ ‰

∑

j ‰ œ

∑

# ˙

œ ‰ J

∑

?# ˙

œ J ‰

∑

S. Solo

A. Solo

T. Solo

B. Solo

# ∏ possible & œ œ ˙ men,

& V

∏ possible ˙.

#œ .

?# &

? #

walked,

walked

˙˙ ..

but

walked,

œ œ- ˙

˙.

u˙ .

œ œ- œ-

˙.

. u˙

˙.

œ-

men.

j œ œ # œœ .

œ œ

through

walked,

œ.

#œ .

œ.

the

∑

∑ œœ œ ˙œ

j œ-

œ-

be - ing

∏ possible œ œ œ we

j œ œ-

poco rit.

trees,

œ œ. œ

j œ

œ œ ˙ # œœ .

œ œ.œ

œ- œ-

through the

∑ œ

walked.

trees.

∑

∑ ˙. œ˙ . œ

U ˙. ∑

˙. œ

u˙ . œ

U˙ .

c. 4'

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