For Harold Rosenbaum and The New York Virtuoso Singers
The Gods of Winter for SSAATTBB choir
Music by Patrick O’Malley Poem by Dana Gioia 2019
Commissioned by The New York Virtuoso Singers. World Premier by The New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor, on November 9th, 2019. Approximately 10-12 minutes
Composer’s Note After I met Dana Gioia as a student in his “Words and Music” class at the University of Southern California, there were two works I found in his 99 Poems collection that struck me as needing to be set to music. The first, “Equations of the Light,” I set as an art song in 2017 for soprano and chamber duo, and the second was “The Gods of Winter,” which I have set as this current choral piece from 2019. Both poems enthralled me thanks to Gioia’s ability to shroud his experiences, both with nature and people, in mysterious beauty and evocative imagery. These poems inspire in me a yearning sense of nostalgia – not the kind that you can frame in a picture book, but rather the kind that can, through contemplation of the past, be a spiritual gateway towards the future. “The Gods of Winter” captures an idyllic yet melancholic picture of a winter storm – the kind of storm that, unlike thunderstorms, is filled with quiet, peace, and the unknown (“a storybook view of paradise”). Gioia heavily emphasizes the finality of winter, which suggested to me an acute sense of memory; of realizing an ideal form of nature and family once it may be gone. Deciding how to capture this reaction in music eventually led me to rethink my relationship with the text. Instead of treating Gioia’s poem as the body of the music, why not treat it as the destination; the goal; the end of a journey? As if the music were traveling back through the storm itself to that peaceful place sitting inside and reflecting on the majesty outdoors? As such, I decided that for the beginning of the piece to the climax, the music would only use the words, syllables, and sounds taken from the very first line of the poem. I treat it almost like a Kyrie to a mass, in which a very short line of text is repeated over and over until the music transcends the meaning of the text with its own emotional states. In this music I draw equally from my own harmonic discoveries as well as older sounds suggesting prayer and spirituality (imitation and suspensions etc.). After this, Gioia’s poem is set in full – simply, clearly, and virtually unadorned, like quietly sitting next to the fire, looking out the window at the snow in moonshine.
Copyright 2019 by Patrick O'Malley Music (ASCAP)
Performance notes Whenever an unpitched "s" sound is followed by the pitched words "storm" or "snow," the "s" should connect directly to the word without a breath. X noteheads indicate unpitched sounds (always an "s" in this piece). Circled X's are rhythmically the same as clear noteheads (whole notes, etc.) while X's without a circle are rhythmically the same as black noteheads (quarter notes, etc.). Arrows in the text indicate a gradual change of sound.
from 99 Poems: New and Selected
The Gods of Winter by Dana Gioia Storm on storm, snow on drifting snowfall, shifting its shape, flurrying in moonlight, bright and ubiquitous, profligate March squanders its wealth. The world is annihilated and remade with only us as witnesses. Briefest of joys, our life together, this brittle flower twisting toward the light even as it dies, no more permanent for being perfect. Time will melt away triumphant winter, and even your touch prove the unpossessable jewel of ice. And vanish like this unseasonable storm drifting there beyond the windows where even the cluttered rooftops now lie soft and luminous like a storybook view of paradise. Why not believe these suave messengers of starlight? Morning will make their brightness blinding, and the noon insist that only legend saves the beautiful. But if the light confides how one still winter must arrive without us, then our eternity is only this white storm, the whisper of your breath, deities of this quiet night.
Commissioned by The New York Virtuoso Singers World Premier by The New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor
The Gods of Winter Music by Patrick O'Malley Poem by Dana Gioia
A Feeling of Stillness q = 60 Soprano 1
Soprano 2
Alto 1
& 44
∑
∑
& 44
∑
& 44
∑
∑
& 44
Ó
∑
Tenor 2
Baritone 1
V 44 V 44 ? 44
∏ X
X
∏
Ó
X
∏
X
-
X
-
X
-
X
s (no pitch)
∏ X s
∏ X
(no pitch)
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X -
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∑
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(no pitch)
∑
s
s
(no pitch)
s
Tenor 1
X
s (no pitch)
s
Alto 2
∏ X
(no pitch)
X.
π w
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π x #œ
storm
storm
X
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w
p w
p w
w
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π w
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storm
(no pitch)
Baritone 2
s
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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π j x œ.
storm
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7
S1
& X
X
-
S2
-
& X -
A1
A2
T1
T2
B1
B2
&
π
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x ˙.
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&
storm
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p w w
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p
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π
w
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storm
π w
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p w
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storm
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f œ
w
on
f œ
stor
on
f
stor
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f
w
on
stor
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w
w
f #œ #w
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(change to)
(change to)
stor
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on
f œ
stor
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f œ
stor
on
f œ
stor
on
stor
w
˙
(change to)
w
(change to)
(change to)
˙
-
w
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˙
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p
m
p
m
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p ˙ #˙ ˙
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m
p ˙
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on
(change to)
p ˙
(change to)
m
m
p ˙ m
p ˙ m
p ˙ m
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S1
& w
S2
A1
A2
T1
T2
B1
A
w
w
w
w
w
& w
w
w
w
w
w
&
w
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X
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V w
w
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X
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s
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X
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X
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storm
X
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X
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X
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X
j œ x.
s
s
s
B2
3
storm
-
w
w
x #œ. J
storm
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S1
& X s
S2
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& œ X. s
A1
& X -
A2
T1
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#˙
storm
V w
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j x œ.
w
storm
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w
storm
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#œ
X.
20
w w
w w
storm
T2
B1
B2
V w ? w ?
w
w w
w
w w
w
45 w
F F F œ 44 # œ œ œ œ
45 w
F F F 4 œ 4 œ #œ œ œ
45 w
F œ
45 w
F #œ
Moving Forward
on
on
on
F
45 w
45
F w
#œ on
54 w F 45 w
on
F
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on
storm on storm on
storm on storm on
F F 44 #œ œ œ œ storm on storm on
F F 44 œ œ œ #œ storm on storm on
F F 44 œ # œ œ œ storm on storm on
F F 44 # œ œ œ œ storm on storm on
F F 44 œ œ œ œ storm on storm on
44
F
F
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storm on storm on
The Gods of Winter
& #œ
25
S1
storm
S2
& œ
storm
A1
& #œ
storm
A2
& œ
storm
T1
V œ
storm
T2
V #œ
storm
B1
on
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on
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on
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on
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on
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on
storm
on
3
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-
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w
stor
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ƒ
m
w
w
stor
ƒ
m
#w
w
stor
m
w
w
storm
on
3
storm
on
storm
on
3
3
œ œ œ œ œ œ storm
on
storm
on
storm
on
3
3
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storm
on
storm
on
storm
on
œ œ œ œ œ œ 3
storm
on
storm
on
3
storm
on
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storm
storm
on
3
storm
on
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on
3
storm
? X s
B2
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5
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ƒ
stor
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m
stor
m
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stor
w w
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m
stor
ƒ #w
m
stor
m
w w
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6
B Calm, Weightless S1
P cresc. poco a poco... #œ œ œ œ œ #œ # œ n œ # œ &
Œ
P cresc. poco a poco... #œ œ œ œ œ #œ & #œ #œ nœ
Œ
snow
S2
snow
A1
A2
T1
T2
B1
B2
& w & w V w V w
on drift
on drift
cresc. poco a poco...
-
-
ing
ing
snow
snow
cresc. poco a poco...
snow
drift - ing
on drift
-
w w
on drift
-
-
fall
on
snow
ing
snow
ing
snow
-
snow
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P #œ #œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ #œ. snow
cresc. poco a poco...
drift - ing
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P #œ #œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ #œ. snow
cresc. poco a poco...
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fall
on
j œ œ
on snow
j œ œ
on snow
-
-
snow
nœ
fall
nœ
fall
F œ œ #œ #œ œ œ œ œ snow
on
drift
-
ing
snow
on
drift
-
ing
F œ œ #œ #œ œ œ œ œ
? w
cresc. poco a poco...
w
w
? w
cresc. poco a poco...
w
w
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& œ.
31
S1
f j #œ nœ #œ nœ bœ f j #œ nœ #œ nœ bœ on drift
S2
& œ.
on drift
A1
& ˙
-
-
ing
ing
& ˙
f œ œ œ œ
on drift - ing
T1
. V œ
snow
T2
. V œ
œ œ œ œ
p
U U
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p
snow - fall, fall
U U
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snow - fall, fall
p f U U #œ #œ œ œ J #œ Nœ œ œ œ -
ing
on drift
-
ing
snow
on drift
on drift
-
-
ing
ing
˙
˙ bœ œ
snow
F
b˙
œ œ
˙ ˙
rit.
a tempo
p
œ ˙
œ
-
storm
fall
p œ
F œ œ œ ˙ F
snow - fall, fall snow - fall
snow - fall, fall
œ œ
snow
snow - fall, fall snow - fall
snow - fall, fall
F
snow
snow - fall, fall
p f U U #œ #œ œ œ J #œ Nœ œ œ œ on drift
˙
snow - fall, fall
p f U U ? #œ œ nœ œ #œ #œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ snow
B2
U U
p f U U ? #œ œ nœ œ #œ #œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ snow
B1
p
p f U U œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ on drift - ing
A2
C Quietly Majestic
7
-
fall
w
storm
p
œ b˙
-
w
œ
fall
on
p
bw
storm
œ ˙ bœ fall
on
w
F œ œ œ ˙
p œ
bw
snow
-
snow - fall
on
F œ œ œ ˙
p œ
snow - fall
F
˙ bœ œ b˙
snow - fall
F
˙ bœ œ b˙
snow - fall
on
b˙ b˙
p p
storm
storm
bw storm
œ b˙. œ b˙.
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8
con rubato
bœ
36
S1
S2
& ˙.
on
bœ
& ˙.
on
œ bœ œ œ
storm on snow on
œ bœ œ œ
storm on snow on poco
A1
& ˙.
bœ
on
T1
T2
B1
B2
& ˙.
bœ
on poco
storm on snow on
œ bœ œ œ
storm on snow on morendo
bœ bœ œ œ
storm on snow on poco
A2
œ bœ œ œ
bœ bœ œ œ
œ bœ œ œ
morendo
bœ œ ˙
storm on storm espressivo
bœ œ ˙
storm on storm
b œ œ 43 b œ bœ
snow on drift - ing
b œ b œ 43 b œ bœ
snow on drift - ing
∑
∑
43
∑
∑
43
storm on snow on morendo
storm on snow on
espressivo
œ bœ œ œ
storm on snow on
V ˙.
bœ
bœ bœ œ œ
∑
∑
∑
43
V ˙.
bœ
bœ bœ œ œ
∑
∑
∑
43
∑
∑
∑
∑
43
∑
∑
∑
∑
43
? ?
on storm on snow on poco morendo
˙
Ó
˙
Ó
on
storm on snow on
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9
D Dolce
a tempo
π & 43 b ˙ .
rit.
41
S1
snow
S2
π & 43 œ b ˙
snow
A1
A2
& 43 & 43
∑
F bœ œ œ 44 b œ b œ œ bœ œ F bœ œ œ 44 b œ b œ œ bœ œ storm
on
storm
on
storm,
F 44 œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ storm
∑
storm,
on
storm,
F 44 œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ storm
on
storm,
poco rit.
bœ bœ œ œ bœ snow on
œ
poco
œ
drift - ing snow - fall, poco
œ œ bœ œ œ snow on
poco
drift - ing snow - fall,
œ œ bœ œ œ snow on
œ
drift - ing snow - fall,
bœ bœ œ œ bœ
snow on
poco
œ
drift - ing snow - fall,
T1
V 43
∑
44
∑
∑
T2
V 43
∑
44
∑
∑
B1
? 43
∑
44
∑
∑
B2
? 43
∑
44
∑
∑
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a tempo
F bœ œ bœ œ œ bœ & bœ bœ
44
S1
storm on storm on snow on snow on
S2
F bœ œ bœ œ œ bœ & bœ bœ F œ bœ œ œ & œ œ œ œ
storm on storm on snow on snow on
A1
storm on storm on snow on snow on
A2
F œ bœ œ œ & œ œ œ œ
storm on storm on snow on snow on
T1
F bœ œ bœ œ œ bœ V bœ bœ
storm on storm on snow on snow on
T2
F œ bœ œ œ V œ œ œ œ
storm on storm on snow on snow on
B1
?
∑
œœœ
bœ
P œ œ ˙
bœ
œ
P œ œ ˙
snow
on
œ
P bœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
bœ snow
on
œ
œ
P bœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
snow
on
œ
œ
snow
on
drift
ing snow - fall,
œœœ
bœ
drift
drift
drift
-
-
-
ing snow - fall,
ing snow - fall,
ing snow - fall,
œœœ
bœ drift
œ
-
-
ing snow - fall,
bœ œ œ
drift
-
P œ œ ˙ P œ œ ˙
ing snow - fall,
∑
F
bœ œ œ œ
snow on drift - ing
bœ œ œ œ snow on drift - snow -
bœ œ œ b œ œ œ bœ œ
storm on storm on snow on drift - ing
B2
?
∑
∑
F
bœ œ œ b œ œ œ bœ œ
storm on storm on snow on drift - ing
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f & #w
#w
47
S1
snow
S2
-
f & #w
snow
A1
f & #w f & #w
-
f j V Nœ. #œ #œ snow
T2
B1
f ? N œ . # œJ # œ -
f ? N œ . # œJ # œ snow
B2
-
f j# œ . N œ # œ V snow
snow
fall
Nw
snow
T1
#w
-
snow
A2
fall
-
-
fall
Nw -
with Joy
f #œ #œ œ #œ #œ œ #œ œ
p
-
p
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p
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œ -
p œ #œ #œ œ #œ -
fall,
p œ #œ #œ œ #œ -
-
fall,
p œ #œ #œ œ #œ -
-
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
f œ #œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ
p œ #œ #œ œ #œ -
snow
f #œ #œ œ # œ #œ œ #œ œ
p
fall
œ
11
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-
fall,
fall,
f œ #œ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
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snow
on
f #œ #œ œ # œ #œ œ #œ œ f #œ #œ œ # œ #œ œ #œ œ f œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
f œ œ #œ œ #œ œ #œ œ snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
snow
on
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#œ #œ œ œ #œ # œ & J œJ
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50
S1
drift
S2
ing snow
-
-
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ing snow
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ing snow
#œ #œ œ Nœ -
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sub.
fall,
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#œ #œ œ Nœ -
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#œ #œ œ Nœ -
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f p 54 œ œ ˙
sub.
p
sub.
p
p 44 ˙ œ œ
m,
storm on
p 44 ˙ œ œ
stor
m,
f
p
storm on
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fall.
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œ œ
stor
p f 54 œ œ ˙
m,
storm on
stor
m,
storm on
p f 54 œ œ ˙
p 44 ˙ œ œ
storm on
m,
storm on
stor
m,
storm on
f p œ # œ . œ œ œ 45 # ˙ J > œ #œ ˙ >
-
fall.
storm on
sub.
p 44 ˙ œ œ
stor
sub.
fall,
44
˙
storm on sub.
45
˙
storm on sub.
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-
stor
storm on
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ing snow
ing snow
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#œ #œ œ Nœ
ing snow
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B2
-
#œ #œ œ œ #œ # œ V J œJ drift
B1
-
#œ #œ œ œ #œ # œ V J œJ drift
T2
ing snow
œ #œ #œ œ #œ œ & drift
T1
-
p f 54 œ œ ˙
storm on
œ # œ # œ # œ œj J ˙. >
œ #œ #œ œ #œ œ & drift
A2
ing snow
#œ #œ œ œ #œ # œ & J œJ drift
A1
-
sub.
p ˙ œ œ 44
p f p 54 44 œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ
storm on
stor
m,
storm on
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S1
f f
stor
S2
f
A1
f
T1
f f
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-
stor
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stor
B2
-
#œ œ œ œ 4 œ # œ œ œ #œ #œ œ V4 œ œ stor
B1
-
& 44 # œ # œ œ œ # œ œ # œ œ # œJ # œ œ œ # œj œj œ. ˙ stor f #œ œ œ œ 4 œ # œ œ œ œ #œ #œ œ V4 œ œ #œ œ ˙ stor
T2
-
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& 44 # œ # œ œ œ # œ œ # œ œ # œJ # œ œ œ # œj œ # ˙ . œ stor
A2
-
#œ œ œ œ 4 œ # œ œ œ œ #œ #œ œ &4 œ stor
p
Relaxing...
#œ œ œ œ 4 œ # œ œ œ œ #œ #œ œ &4 œ
54
13
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-
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w
43
w
43
p
m
p
m
p
m
π
˙. m p
œx
-
˙ -
π 3 x 4
˙.
p
m
s
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s
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14
E Still again S1
S2
A1
& 43 ˙ .
44 ˙.
& 43 ˙ .
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T2
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storm
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& ˙.
bœ
p bw
& ˙.
bœ
p bw
& ˙.
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p w
on
storm
on
storm
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Majestic Again 63
S1
S2
A1
A2
T1
T2
B1
B2
&
on
on
storm
storm
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˙.
bœ
V ˙.
bœ
V ˙.
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p bw
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bœ
p bœ bœ bœ bœ œ
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bœ
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on
on
on
on
on
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storm
storm
storm
p bœ bœ bœ bœ œ storm
15
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P #˙.
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P ˙.
on
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on
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snow
snow
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on
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snow
on
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snow
snow
on
on
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bœ bœ on
snow
snow
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on
on
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P #˙.
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P #œ #œ œ #œ #œ #œ œ snow
snow
P œ bœ bœ œ œ œ bœ #˙. on
on
snow
P œ bœ bœ œ œ œ bœ #˙. on
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snow
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-
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fall
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fall
#œ
P #˙.
-
snow
-
snow
fall
fall
#œ fall
on
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16
F Flowing
& #˙
#œ
cresc. poco a poco...
S1
snow
on
cresc. poco a poco...
S2
& ˙
snow
#œ
on
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A1
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snow
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snow
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A2
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snow
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snow
V #œ œ #œ #œ cresc. poco a poco...
T1
snow
on
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on
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B1
snow
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B2
snow
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snow
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snow
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snow
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snow
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T2
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cresc...
˙
snow
snow
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#œ #œ #œ drift - ing
snow
cresc...
w
snow
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70
S1
S2
A1
A2
T1
T2
B1
B2
& &
f
#˙. snow
& œ & œ V
f
˙.
Œ
43
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f
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Œ
43
snow
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V
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17
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N˙.
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fall
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44
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fall
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44
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-
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44
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18
F w 4 &4
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73
S1
F ˙. 4 &4
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S2
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T1
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B1
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∑
∑
storm
snow - fall,
on
f , œ
storm
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B2
∑
Nœ œ #œ œ nœ œ œ œ
storm
snow
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-
T2
∑
fall,
-
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∑
f , sub. p œ #œ Nœ œ #œ #œ œ nœ #w #œ
F ˙. & 44 -
A1
Gently
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on
on
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on
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∑
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storm
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on
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on
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œ
snow
on
˙.
œ
snow
on
The Gods of Winter
&
∑
&
∑
77
S1
S2
A1
p œ bœ bœ bœ ˙ snow on drift - ing snow,
p œ bœ bœ bœ ˙
snow on drift - ing snow,
P &w
19
P bœ bœ œ bœ nœ œ bœ
œ
P bœ bœ œ bœ nœ œ bœ
œ
storm
storm
on storm on snow - fall
on storm on snow - fall
∑
∑
∑
∑
snow
A2
P &w
snow
T1
V
∑
∑
∑
T2
V
∑
∑
∑
B1
P p ? œ œ #œ #œ nœ œ œ œ bœ drift
B2
-
ing snow - fall
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-
ing snow - storm,
bœ œ bœ bœ œ
P bœ œ bœ œ
œ œ œ bœ
bœ œ bœ bœ œ
P bœ œ bœ œ
œ œ œ bœ
snow on drift - ting snow - fall,
snow on drift - ting snow - fall,
storm on
storm on
storm
storm
on snow - fall
on snow - fall
The Gods of Winter
20
H a tempo
rit.
p
& ‰bœ bœ ‰ bœ œ ‰bœ bœ bœ œ œ bœ bœ
43 ˙
f With Building Energy Œ 44 ∑ 45
& ‰bœ bœ ‰ bœ œ ‰bœ bœ bœ œ œ bœ bœ
43 ˙
f Π44
∑
45
b˙.
3 4 ˙ œ bœ
f Π44
∑
45
b˙.
3 4 ˙ œ bœ
f Π44
∑
45
p ˙.
œ b œ 43 b ˙
f œ f Œ 44 b œ b œ œ œ œ œ 45 bœ
œ b œ 43 b ˙
f f bœ 4 Œ 4 œ b œ b œ œ œ œ 45 bœ
80
S1
drift - ing
S2
drift - ing
A1
A2
T1
T2
& & V V
snow - fall
snow - fall
on
on
∑
drift - ing snow
p
drift - ing snow
p
storm
p
∑
storm
∑
storm
p ˙.
∑
on storm
on storm
on
on
on
storm
B1
pœ b œ bœ bœ œ bœ œ ? ‰bœ œ ‰ bœ bœ ‰ drift - ing snow - fall
B2
on
drift - ing snow
on
on snow
pœ b œ bœ bœ œ bœ œ ? ‰bœ œ ‰ bœ bœ ‰ drift - ing snow - fall
on
drift - ing snow
on snow
storm
storm
storm
storm
fall
fall
43 ˙
f Π44
∑
45
43 ˙
f Π44
∑
45
The Gods of Winter
& 45
∑
84
S1
S2
A1
& 45
∑
& 45
∑
21
f 44 b œ b œ b œ œ œ œ b œ b œ œ . b œ œ œj b œ j Nœ bœ fall
on
snow
-
fall
fall
on
snow
-
fall
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œ
bœ œ œ œ
fall
A2
& 45
∑
f 44 b œ b œ b œ œ œ œ bœ bœ
on snow - fall
œ
bœ œ œ œ
fall
T1
f 44 b œ b œ b œ œ œ œ b œ b œ œ . b œ œ œj b œ j Nœ bœ
bœ bœ œ V 45 b œ ˙.
f 44 b œ b œ b œ œ œ œ b œ b œ œ . b œ œ œj b œ j Nœ bœ
on
B1
B2
bœ
œ bœ œ œ 5 b œ b˙. V4 on
T2
on snow - fall
bœ
? 45 Ó ? 45 Ó
snow - fall,
snow - fall,
f bœ bœ bœ
storm on storm
f bœ bœ bœ
storm on storm
fall
on
snow
-
fall
fall
on
snow
-
fall
f bœ bœ œ 44 œ b œ œ bœ bœ
œ
fall
f bœ bœ œ b œ 44 œ œ bœ bœ fall
bœ œ œ œ
bœ
on snow - fall
œ
bœ œ œ œ on snow - fall
bœ
The Gods of Winter
22
& œj N œ
j œj œ . œ
87
S1
S2
A1
A2
T1
T2
B1
B2
& œj N œ & bœ & bœ
j œj œ . œ
s
43 Π. 43 Π.
˙.
p
x.
43 Π.
j œj œ . œ
˙.
x.
43 Π. 43 Π.
44 -
-
p
-
s
p
-
s
-
x. x. x.
43 Π.
p x.
3 4 Œ.
p x.
s
s
˙ f
˙ f
˙ ˙
ah
s -
ƒ p 24 j ‰ ‰ j 44 œ x
ah aggressive
s -
ah
s -
ƒ p 24 j ‰ ‰ j 44 œ x ƒ p 24 j ‰ ‰ j 44 œ x
aggressive
œ œ œ œ ˙
snow
ah
s -
p ƒ 24 œj ‰ ‰ xJ 44
aggressive
˙
snow
snow
ƒ p 24 j ‰ ‰ j 44 œ x
aggressive
f
f 4 4 ˙
s -
aggressive
œ œ œ œ ˙
f 44 ˙
s -
ƒ p 24 j ‰ ‰ j 44 œ x ah
snow
44
ah
aggressive
œ œ œ œ ˙
snow
44
-
f
snow
44
-
œ œ œ œ ˙
f
ƒ p 24 j ‰ ‰ j 44 œ x
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44
p
f
snow
44
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s
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s
V œj N œ
? bœ
43 Π.
p
ah
s -
ƒ px j 2 4 4 œ ‰ ‰ J 4
aggressive
˙
ah
s -
The Gods of Winter
& 44
91
S1
S2
A1
A2
T1
& 44 & 44 & 44
f
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
snow on drift - ing
f
j œ. œ œ œ œ œ
snow on drift - ing snow - fall,
f
œ œ œ œ ˙
snow on drift - ing
f
snow on snow - fall
f . V 44 œ œ ˙ f V 44 œJ œ .
snow - fall
B1
f ? 44 w
snow
B2
snow,
œ œ œ œ ˙
snow on
T2
snow - fall,
f ?4 w 4
snow
snow
˙
23
f ƒ p 34 ˙ ‰ xj 44 œ ˙
ƒ f p j ‰ x 43 œ œ œ ‰ xj 78
ƒ pj f 43 ˙ ‰ x 44 œ ˙
ƒ p j f ‰ x 43 œ œ œ ‰ xj 78
f ƒ p 43 ˙ ‰ xj 44 œ ˙
ƒ f p ‰ xj 43 b œ œ œ ‰ xj 78
s
s
-
-
snow - fall
snow - fall
s
-
snow - fall
s
-
snow - fall
s
-
snow - fall
s
-
snow - fall
s
-
snow - fall
s
-
snow - fall
f ƒ p 43 ˙ ‰ xj 44 œ ˙
s
-
storm on storm
s-
s
-
storm on storm
s-
s
-
storm on storm
s-
s
-
storm on storm
s-
s
-
storm on storm
s-
s
-
storm on storm
s-
s
-
storm on storm
s-
s
-
storm on storm
s-
ƒ f p ‰ xj 43 b œ œ œ ‰ xj 78
f ƒ p x œ ˙ 43 ˙ ‰ J 44
ƒ f p ‰ xJ 43 œ œ œ ‰ xJ 78
f ƒ p x œ ˙ 43 ˙ ‰ J 44
ƒ f p ‰ xJ 43 œ œ œ ‰ xJ 78
ƒ p f x œ ˙ ˙ 34 ‰ J 44 ƒ p f x œ ˙ ˙ 3 4 J ‰ 4 4
p ƒ fœ œ x x œ ‰ J 43 ‰ J 78
ƒ f p œ ‰ xJ 43 œ œ ‰ xJ 78
The Gods of Winter
24
I
& 78 ˙ >
95
S1
p P œ ‰ 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ p P œ ‰ 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
snow
p P 4 œ ‰ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
ƒ ˙.
snow - fall
S2
& 78 ˙ >
drift - ing drift - ing drift - ing drift - ing
snow - fall
A1
& 78 b ˙ >
drift - ing drift - ing drift - ing drift - ing
snow - fall
A2
& 78 b ˙ >
drift - ing drift - ing drift - ing drift - ing
p P 4 œ ‰ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
snow - fall
T1
ƒ. ˙
>˙ 7 V8
P œ ‰ 4 4
>˙ 7 V8
P œ ‰ 4 4
drift - ing drift - ing drift - ing drift - ing
∑
ƒ ˙.
snow
Ó
P œ
B1
B2
? 78
snow - fall
? 78 >˙
P œ
snow - fall
‰ 44 ‰ 44
w storm
Œ
w storm
Œ ƒ œ œ
> œ ˙. storm
Ó
drift - ing
∑
Ó
snow - fall
>˙
Œ
snow
ƒ > œ ˙
w storm
snow
snow - fall
T2
Œ
ƒ œ œ
fall
Ó
drift - ing
∑
Ó
ƒ œ œ
∑
Ó
drift - ing
œ œ fall
Ó
drift - ing
ƒ œ œ
œ œ
˙
fall
Ó
˙
fall
The Gods of Winter
Pesante
&
∑
&
∑
99
S1
S2
A1
A2
T1
& &
∑
Ó
f >œ œ
Ó
∑
p V œ œ œ œ œ bœ bœ œ p V œ œ œ œ œ bœ bœ œ p ? œ œ œ œ bœ bœ nœ œ p ? œ œ œ œ bœ bœ nœ œ
storm on storm on snow on drift - ing
Ó f
f œ œ >
drift - ing
Nœ ˙. >
Ó Ó ƒ
œ ˙. >
snow - fall
Nœ ˙. >
œ ˙. >
snow - fall
f
#œ ˙. > snow - fall
f
#œ ˙. > snow - fall
3
ƒ >œ >œ >œ
∑
3
ƒ >œ >œ >œ
∑
3
on snow - fall
snow - fall
f
∑
on snow - fall
drift - ing
storm on storm on snow on drift - ing
B2
Ó
ƒ >œ >œ >œ on snow - fall
drift - ing
storm on storm on snow on drift - ing
B1
f >œ œ
Ó
drift - ing
storm on storm on snow on drift - ing
T2
Ó
f >œ œ
25
ƒ
ƒ 3 œ œ œ > > >
∑
on snow - fall
Œ
#œ ˙. >
Œ
#œ ˙. > snow - fall
œ œ > >
Œ
drift - ing
Œ
snow - fall
ƒ
Œ
drift - ing
snow - fall
ƒ
œ œ > >
#œ œ > >
Œ
drift - ing
Œ
#œ œ > >
drift - ing
Œ
The Gods of Winter
26
Maestoso
J
&
∑
&
∑
&
∑
103
S1
S2
A1
A2
T1
T2
B1
B2
dim. poco a poco...
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on
˙
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˙.
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∑
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storm
V ˙ > storm V ˙ > storm
Œ
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U
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storm
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storm
U
snow
w
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on
storm on
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storm
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storm
&
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snow
storm
˙.
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on
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on
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45 œ # w
on
storm
on
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snow
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45 ˙
snow
on
snow
dim. poco a poco...
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snow
snow
on
on
˙.
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F & w
(dim...)
108
S1
S2
A1
A2
T1
on
F & ˙.
(dim...)
#˙
F
snow
& ˙
˙.
T2
F V ˙ F ? #˙
storm
B2
F ? #˙
˙ on
storm
44 œ ˙.
w
on
˙.
˙ storm
drift
˙.
˙.
˙
snow
˙ #˙. on
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˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.
œ w
on
(dim...)
˙
storm
˙.
storm (dim...)
˙
on
˙.
storm (dim...)
˙ ˙ on
˙ on
˙.
on (dim...)
˙
#˙
snow
˙.
#˙
snow
˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.
-
44 #˙.
#˙
on
drift
44
˙.
˙
snow
44
œ w on
p
drift
-
˙. p
˙.
drift
˙.
N˙
˙.
p 44 ˙ .
˙
˙.
snow
snow
drift
˙ drift
˙.
ing
-
p 44 ˙ .
N˙
5 4 œ
p
(dim...)
snow
on
B1
˙.
p
(dim...)
& œ w
on
#œ
w
snow
on
F
F V ˙
Nœ
œ w
27
drift
drift
-
-
p 44 ˙ . ing
p 44 ˙ . ing
-
-
-
5 4 œ
ing
œ
45
œ
45
ing
ing
œ 45
ing
œ 45
ing
œ 45
snow -
œ 45
snow -
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28
rit.
F 5 & 4 #˙.
f (gliss.) #˙ ˙.
113
S1
˙
snow
S2
-
F
& 45 # ˙ .
A1
˙. ˙.
f ˙
snow
T2
-
F V 45 ˙ .
f ? 45 œ ˙ snow
B1
-
B2
˙
-
fall,
f ˙ ˙
fall
molto (gliss.)
˙.
#˙
˙. molto
(gliss.)
fall,
(gliss.)
˙.
molto (gliss.)
#˙
˙. molto
˙
˙. molto
(gliss.)
˙
˙
, , ,
molto (gliss.)
fall,
fall
f ? 45 œ ˙ -
f
-
F V 45 ˙ .
#˙.
fall,
˙
snow
T1
#˙
-
F
& 45
fall,
f
molto
(gliss.)
˙
˙
snow
A2
f
-
F
& 45
fall,
˙
snow
molto
˙.
, , , , ,
π
42 œ œ
44 w
π 24 #œ œ
44 #w
42
œ œ
44
œ œ
44
storm
on
storm
42 42
π
on
storm
π
on
storm
on
∑ ∑
42
∑
w
w
w
stor
m
w
w
π 44 #w π 44 w π 44 w stor
∑
m
m
stor
44
-
stor
stor
42
42
stor
w
m
w m
w
m
w
stor
π
m
w
stor
w
m
-
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29
K Very freely
p & Œ œ œ ˙
May be sung by the section or a soloist. quietly expressive
S1
S2
& w
œ
snow on drift - ing
,
a tempo
œ # œ # œj # ˙ J
snow - fall,
shift - ing
w
w
w
&# w w
ww
ww
ww
V # ww
ww
ww
ww
ww
ww
ww
n
T 1, 2
Œ #œ #œ œ œ #œ ˙.
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n
A 1, 2
rit.
its shape,
n
B 1, 2
? ww n
p #œ œ nœ. #œ œ #œ Œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ
. #œ # œ œ # œ œ & #œ. œ J
˙.
& w
w
w
w
A 1, 2
&
ww
ww
ww
T 1, 2
V ww
ww
ww
ww
? ww
ww
ww
ww
122
S1
Œ
flur - ry - ing in moon - light,
S2
B 1, 2
ww
bright
and u - biq - ui - tous, prof - li - gate March
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30
π Œ œ
œ. œ #œ #œ nœ nœ J #œ #œ œ #œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ
#œ #œ j & J #œ #˙
˙
& w
w
w
w
A 1, 2
&
ww
ww
ww
T 1, 2
V ww
ww
ww
ww
? ww
ww
ww
ww
126
S1
squand - ers
S2
B 1, 2
its
wealth.
The
ww
π L p # œ œ # œ œ U˙ # œ œ . . œ # œ & J J
130
S1
made with on - ly us as
S2
A 1, 2
T 1, 2
B 1, 2
& w &
ww
V ww ? ww
wit - nes - ses.
˙ ˙˙ ˙˙
U
˙
U
˙˙
U
˙˙
world
is an - ni - hi - lat - ed
Reverant, Chant-like
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
π j j # œœ œœ œœ ˙˙
Brief - est of joys,
π # œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ J J π #œ œ œ ˙ J J
Brief - est of joys,
˙˙
U
˙˙
Brief - est of joys,
and re -
Œ # œœ # œœ .. œœj # œœ . œœj Œ ‰ œœj . our life
to - geth - er,
this
Œ # œœ œœ .. œœ # œœ .. œœ Œ ‰ œœ J J J our life
to - geth - er,
this
Œ # œ œ . œJ # œ . œJ Œ ‰ œJ our life
to - geth - er,
this
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∑
135
31
∑
∑
S 1, 2
&
A 1, 2
& # œœ .. # œœ œœ # œœ œ œœ .. œœ # œœ .. œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ # œœ brit - tle flower twist - ing to - ward the light
T 1, 2
V # œœ .. œœ œœ
B 1, 2
brit - tle flower
138
S 1, 2
A 1, 2
&
twist - ing to - ward the light
∑
˙˙ # œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
p ˙˙ # œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
no more per - ma - nent
p #œ œ œ œ œ 3
dies,
e - ven as it
p
no more per - ma - nent
˙
dies,
∑
3
no more per - ma - nent
45
∑
π & œœ # œœ œœ œœ # # œœ œœ
˙˙
Œ # œ œ # œ . œj œ . œ œ œ # œ . œj Œ ‰ œj 45 # œ œ # œ. œ œ. œ œ œ # œ. œ œ
V œœ # œœ œœ # œœ
˙
Œ œ œ
for be - ing
B 1, 2
e - ven as it
œ œ œ. œ #œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ
∑
for be - ing
T 1, 2
dies,
œœ œœ .. œœ # œœ .. œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ
brit - tle flower twist - ing to - ward the light
? #œ. #œ œ
e - ven as it
3
per - fect.
π œ œ
per - fect.
π œ # œ œ ? œ #œ œ for be - ing
per - fect.
Time will
Time will
˙
Œ #œ œ Time will
melt
a - way tri - um - phant
j œ. œ œ. œ œ œ
melt
a - way tri - um - phant
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a - way tri - um - phant
win - ter,
and
j j œ . œ Œ ‰ œ 45
win - ter,
and
# œ . œ Œ ‰ œ 45 J J win - ter,
and
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32
& 45
S 1, 2
& 45 # # œœ œœ œœ œœ
e - ven your touch
T 1, 2
B 1, 2
V 45
prove
3
e - ven your touch
œœ # ˙˙ ..
jewel
P œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ 44 # ˙˙ .. 3
œ œ œ œ
? 45 # œ œ œ œ
the un - pos - sess - a - ble
prove
the un - pos - sess - a - ble
jewel
P œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ 44 # œ ˙
prove
3
the un - pos - sess - a - ble
Ó
p # œ Œ
Tutti
π Œ
And
3
3
e - ven your touch
∑
P 4 œœ .. œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 4 # ˙˙ ..
3
A 1, 2
44
∑
142
jewel
of
ice.
# œœ
# ˙˙ ..
of
ice.
# œœ
# ˙˙ ..
of
ice.
π Œ π Œ
M Gently S 1, 2
#œ œ #œ œ #œ #œ œ # œ ‰ œ œ # œ œ œ œ œ # ˙˙ & van
-
ish
like this
un - sea - son - a - ble storm
drift - ing there
A 1, 2
&
∑
T 1, 2
V
∑
∑
∑
?
∑
∑
∑
B 1, 2
∑
# # œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ # œœ .. œœ ∑
be - yond the
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& # # œœ
148
S 1, 2
33
j œœ ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ # # œœ .. œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ # # œœ .. œœ # œœ . œœ œœ . . .
win - dows
where e - ven the
clut - tered roof - tops
soft and lu - mi - nous
A 1, 2
&
∑
T 1, 2
V
∑
∑
∑
?
∑
∑
∑
B 1, 2
∑
now lie
p j # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œ œ # œ # œ œ .. œ # # ˙˙ .. Broadly
poco
151
S 1, 2
A 1, 2
T 1, 2
B 1, 2
& Ó V
Ó
? Ó
-
dise.
p j #œ. œ #˙. #œ. œ #˙. par - a
-
dise.
par - a
-
dise.
like a
p cresc. Œ # # œœ œœ .. œœ œœ .. œœj 43 # # œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 44
U
p p U j j Œ . . . . # œ œ # ˙ # œ œ œ œ œ # œ. œ # ˙. # œ œ. œ œ. œ par - a - dise. Why not be - lieve these p p cresc. U j j Œ # œ œ # ˙ # œ œ œ œ œ # œ .. œ # ˙ .. # œ œ .. œ œ .. œ
sto - ry - book view of par - a
∑
œœ œœ
Why not be - lieve these cresc.
U U
suave mes - sen - gers
of
suave mes - sen - gers
of
43 # # œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 44 43 # # œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 44
p # Œ # œœ œœ .. œœ œœ .. œœ 43 # # œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 44 J Why not be - lieve these cresc.
Why not be - lieve these
suave mes - sen - gers
of
suave mes - sen - gers
of
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34
πN f U 4 # œ # ww & 4 œ ˙˙ ..
155
S 1, 2
star - light?
A 1, 2
f
U
& 44 N # œœ ˙˙ .. star - light?
T 1, 2
π
# ww
ww
n
f U π p Œ œ œ. œ #œ #œ œ œ #œ œ V 44 # N œœ ˙˙ .. J ? 44
Morn - ing
star - light?
Morn - ing
S 1, 2
& 43 ˙˙ ..
44 ww
A 1, 2
& 43 ˙˙ ..
44 ww
B 1, 2
will
make their bright - ness bling - ing,
p f π U œ œ. œ #œ #œ œ œ #œ œ œ ˙. Œ J
159
T 1, 2
ww
43
ww
43
n
star - light?
B 1, 2
ww
will
make their bright - ness bling - ing,
ww ww
j 3 4 V 4 œ œ œ # œ œ œ 4 # œ . œ œ . œj ˙ ? 43 œ œ œ # œ œ œ 44 # œ . œJ œ . œ ˙ J that on - ly leg - end
saves
the beau - ti - ful.
that on - ly leg - end
saves
the beau - ti - ful.
œ œ # œ # œ # œ . œ œ 43 and
the noon in - sist
œ œ #œ #œ #œ. œ œ 3 4 and
the noon in - sist
ww
45
ww
45
‰ œ œ œ œ . œj œ . œj 45 œ œ. œ œ. œ 5 ‰ œœ J J 4 But if the light
con - fides
how
But if the light
con - fides
how
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& 45 ˙˙ ..
163
S 1, 2
A 1, 2
T 1, 2
44 ww
˙˙
Ø X 4 &4
still
still
win - ter must ar
win - ter must ar
166
Ø & 44 X s
S2
Ø & 44 X s
A1
Ø & 44 X s
A2
s
T 1, 2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
rive
-
is on - ly this white
? 44 œ œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ J ter - ni - ty
is
on - ly this white
with - out
rive
with - out
P #œ. œ œ. œ J J P œ #˙
us,
us,
œ.
P #œ œ. J
œ
storm
P ˙
storm
storm
œ œ. J #˙
œ
#˙
storm
˙.
storm
˙.
P w
45 ˙
Ó
45 ˙
Ó
4 #œ œ œ 4 then our e -
# œ œ œ 44 then our e -
œ J
˙
stor
-
#œ
˙
j œ #œ.
44
∑
#œ œ. J
storm
P 4 j V 4 #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #w ter - ni - ty
B 1, 2
-
-
44
∑
45
œ ? 45 œ # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 44 œ # œ # œ œ œ œ one
S1
45
V 45 œ # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 44 œ # œ # œ œ œ œ one
B 1, 2
44 ww
˙˙
& 45 ˙˙ ..
35
˙
stor
-
j œ #œ.
˙
stor
˙
stor
-
-
#œ
on
U
˙
m
U
˙
m
U
˙
m
˙ #˙
stor
œ
˙
on
stor
U
˙
m
U
˙
m
U
˙
m
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36
π & Œ # œœ œœ œœ
Œ # ˙˙
&Œ œ œ œ
Œ ˙
O Delicately, freely S 1, 2
π
the whis - per
A 1, 2
π V Œ # œœ œœ œœ
the whis - per
T 1, 2
π ?Œ œ œ œ
the whis - per
B 1, 2
the whis - per
of
of
breath,
j ‰ œœ # œœ .. œœ ˙˙
‰ œœ œœ # ˙˙ ..
œ
˙.
‰ œj œ . œ ˙
‰ œ œ
# ˙˙ ..
‰ œœj # œœ .. œœ ˙˙
de - i - ties
‰ œœ œœ # ˙˙ ..
œ. œ ˙
‰ œ œ
your
Œ # ˙˙
œœ
of
Œ ˙ of
breath,
your
breath,
œ
˙.
your
breath,
U
œ #œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œœœ ˙ & œ
175
S 1, 2
your
# ˙˙ ..
œœ
night.
A 1, 2
U
œ œ & #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #˙ œ night.
T 1, 2
V # ww
˙˙
U
˙˙
night.
B 1, 2
? w night.
the
the
the
‰œ J
the
˙
˙
de - i - ties
of this
of this
of this
de - i - ties
∏ œ #œ œ œ œ œœœ
of this
qui
˙.
qui
qui
-
-
-
˙. qui
-
U ∏ œ œœ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ #œ ˙
∏ # ww
∏ ww
night.
˙˙ ˙˙
œ
et
et
œ
#œ œ œ U œ ˙
night.
et
œœ
night.
night.
U
de - i - ties
œœ
U
˙˙
U
˙˙
et
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&Ó
Œ
179
S 1, 2
Ø # œœ
# ˙˙ ..
night.
A 1, 2
&Ó
Œ
Ø œ
night.
T1
V Ó
Œ
Ø œ #œ
˙. w
# œœ œ
37
U
∑
ww
U
∑
w
U
∑
w
night.
T2
B1
V Ó ?Ó -
B2
Œ
?Ó
-
Ø
Ø j œ œ.
œ
night.
w w
U
∑
w w
U
w
n
Ø ˙ n
w
w
U
w