Three Elegies arranged for Soprano and Piano by Richard Russell

richard r ussell

R ICHARD R USSELL

T h ree E l e gies Soprano r Piano DESIGN FOR LIGHTNING MUSIC WWW . RDRUSSELL . COM RICHARD . RUSSELL @ MAC . COM

THREE ELEGIES I.

I Died for Beauty

EMILY DICKINSON

Soprano

RICHARD RUSSELL 72

  









Pno.

died for Beauty

   

una corda until second movement







but was scarce ad

    



justedinthe tomb,when

 



 

one who died for

     





 

Pno.

             

          f fp pp n. n.                                   



                                   

9 S.



  

Piano



 

 



     

  



 

 



 



quest - ioned soft - ly

            

  



 











room.

 





    f

         

             

       

 fp

 

in an ad join - ing

   

Truth was lain

 

    f

  

"Why I failed"? "For Beau ty"I re plied, "And

      pp

             

     

like an offbeat heartbeat

 

2 22 S.

Pno.

   



Pno.









Pno.

   

 



  







 

     

       

   







    

   

said.





                



 

     



Kins

     

men,

     

met a



   





talkedbe tween therooms,

 

    

f            

 



           

we Breth ren are," he

And

           

              

     



    

for Truth, them - self are One,

      

   



night,

     

    

almost whispered                               

til

 

the moss had reached our lips

   fp n.         

and coveredup our names.

   

 

   

 

II. Tichborne's Elegy CHIDIOCK TICHBORNE

Soprano

Piano

q = 80





Pno.

 

 



      





                               p                   



 



          

RICHARD RUSSELL

 told,



     



 



           



mp                      mf

My tale was

         p     

        mf

My fruit is

               mf         





fall - en

      mf    

           

    

and yet my leaves

                

heard and yet





are

green,





it was not



 

                

 

                



   

Pno.

       mf            







              

 



     

 

Pno.

   





 



 

  

and yet I was

 not





 

seen:

saw

      

  

 



 

the world,

               



 

 

                        

 mf

   



My thread

                mf



 

  

 

 



f              



   

  



Don't rush; a little slower

 

 

 



                               

    

       

 



old

                               

    

Pno.

 



                          mp                    

I am not

   

My youth is spent, and yet

   

Pno.



 



  

is cut,

    and

          

  

     

Pno.

       



yet it is not spun,

           

  



now

 

Pno.





life



Pno.





 

done.

 

 

 

now

 I

    mp

  

  

life

done.

       

    



      

  

  



now









 

and

  





 

 

 





live



    





 

                

 









                

And

 

    



 

and

     



  

now I live,

             

 

    



and





  



   



  

 

 



     

 





          

Pno.

 





 

  



 

 repeat and fade

            

   







Exile

III.

(After the Chinese)

HART CRANE

q = 81

Soprano

Piano

5 S.

Pno.

     



 



  

 



 

day,



shell.

  

  









      p           

   



 

   



  







 



be - tween



 

   

  

   mp

And with the

   

              

   

 

                  

 

   

 

since"fare - well."



 

  

      

freed laugh - ter

voice - less

    

      f

lips

hands have not touched

half spoken, on pitch mp

dis - tance a - gain ex - pands

        mf       

 

           

          

 

nor my

     

 



hands, no;

    

   

         

      



pleas - ure since your

   





  

                     

 

RICHARD RUSSELL

  

 

an un - coiled

  

  

 

        mp

    

Yet love en -

  

   

 

7 19 S.

Pno.

  



dures

  

Pno.

   



Pno.

   

and a - lone.

  

 



dove's

wings

  

cling

 

           



 



             

 

 

   



a - bout my

    

 

    

 



 



                                      with surg

ing

gen - tle - ness

                       



 

 



 

        

pause p

        



tryst

ring has but worn

           



 



    

 mf

       



though starv - ing

heart each night

    

         

 

   p

 





       

No need to hurry here mp

           and the



     



bright.

            p mp        

    

   



 

blue stone set in the

  



   





      

 

     pp    

  