Three Elegies arranged for Soprano and Piano

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

q=

Soprano

RICHARD RUSSELL 72

  









Pno.

died for Beauty

   

una corda until second movement







f

mp

p

but was scarce ad

    



p

justedinthe tomb,when

 



 

one who died for

     





 

Pno.

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

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

15

S.



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

9 S.



I

  

Piano



mf

 

 



     

  



 

pp

 



 



quest - ioned soft - ly

n.

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

  

p



 

pp











room.

 





    f

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

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

       

 fp

 

n.

in an ad join - ing

mf

He

   

Truth was lain

 

n.

    f

mp

  

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

      pp

             

     

     

like an offbeat heartbeat

Copyright © 2008 Design for Lightning Music (ASCAP)

 

2 22 S.

Pno.

   



I,

Pno.









S.

Pno.

   

pp

so

 



  







 

     

       

   









    

   

said.





f

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



as

 

     



Kins

-

     

n.

men,

     

met a



   







p

mf

talkedbe tween therooms,

 

    

f

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

 



           

33

we Breth ren are," he

n.

And

fp

           

              

     



    

for Truth, them - self are One,

      

28

S.

   

p



night,

we

     

    

pp

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

un

-

til

 

the moss had reached our lips

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

and coveredup our names.

   

 

   

 

II. Tichborne's Elegy CHIDIOCK TICHBORNE

Soprano

Piano

q = 80





Pno.

S.

Pno.

 

 



      











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



11

 



          

6

S.

RICHARD RUSSELL

 told,



     





 



           



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

My tale was

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

        mf

My fruit is

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





fall - en

      mf    

           

    

and yet my leaves

                

©2008 Design for Lightning Music (ASCAP)

heard and yet





are

green,





it was not



 

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

 

4

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

14

S.



ff

f

   

Pno.

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







              

 



     

 

28

S.

Pno.

   





 



 

  

and yet I was

 not





p

mp

 

seen:

saw

      

  

 



 

the world,

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



p

 

 

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

 mf

   



My thread

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



I

 

  

 

 



f              



   

  



Don't rush; a little slower

 

ff

 

 



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

    

       

 



old

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

    

Pno.

 



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

f

24

S.

I am not

   

19

S.

mf

My youth is spent, and yet

   

Pno.

f



 



mp

  

is cut,

    and

          

  

     

31

S.

Pno.

       



yet it is not spun,

           

36

S.

  



now

 

Pno.





my

life

is



Pno.





f

 

done.

mp

 

 

 

now

 I

    mp

  

  

life

is

done.

       

    

p



      

  

  



now

my









p

 

and

  





 

 

 





live



    

f





 

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

 









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

And

 

    



 

and

     

mp



  

now I live,

mf

43

S.

             

 

5

    



and





  



   



  

 

f

 



     

 

40

S.





          

Pno.

 

mf





 

  



 

 repeat and fade

            

   









Exile

III.

(After the Chinese)

HART CRANE

q = 81

Soprano

Piano

5 S.

Pno.

Pno.

Pno.

     

p



 

 



My

  

 



 

day,

mf



f

shell.

  

  

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