Frances-Hoad THE FOOD OF LOVE

for Dominic Peckham and The London Oriana Choir, commissioned as part of the five 15 project championing women composers

The Food of Love I Orchard Fruits Christina Rossetti

Cheryl Frances-Hoad

         

Andante moderato

Soprano

Come buy,

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double Bass

     

                

   





     

  = 96







      

       Come buy,

      

Come buy!

come buy!





    







  

Come buy!



  





Ap

     come buy!





   

giocoso  



-

ples

 

 

and

   giocoso  giocoso  giocoso  giocoso  giocoso

2

 

6

A.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

S

A.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

  

quin

-



ces,

  Le

mons

and

o - ran - ges,

 

Plump



 

   



un - peck’d

cher - ries,



        



              

11 



     





  



  

    

 

  



        

 

-



  

  



  



 

      

          

 

      

 



Bloom - down

  -

   

cheek’d



      

pea

-

   

ches,



                                                           

Me



  

-

lons

and

rasp

     

-

ber - ries,

   

     

     

     

3

 

15

S

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

  

 

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



-

head

-

  

ed



 



    





   

 

 

   -

-



-

  

ber - ries,







 

  

Wild,



                 

    

  

-



     



  

mul

      

19

S

Swart

  



       



     

  

    



         



     

  

   

     wild,



wild

  

free



-





  born

                               



  

  



  

 





  

    



   

    



    

    



    

4

S

24  

cran

T.

Vln I

-

-

 

-



-

  

ber - ries.



  

  





  



Cran - ber - ries.

     



     





Vla





  





Vc.





  





  

   





D. B.



     

      

Vln II

  

 

Crab

    

ap - ples,

      



 





 











 

5

       

28

T.

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

  

  

  





              dew - ber - ries,

Vln I



Pine

-

ap -

  





 









  

 

 

ples,

  

  



            black

-

 

 

 



 



-

-

-

ber - ries,

         

6

S

A.

T.

32  

 

















  









  

Ap - ri - cots,

B.

Vln I

Vln II

 

straw - ber - ries.



glorioso  All

glorioso  All

 

Vc.













 





  



   





 

















glorioso  All

                    

Vla

D. B.



 

glorioso 



All

             

7

S

A.

T.

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

37   



  

  

 



   



  



        

ripe



 

  

to - ge

    

ripe

to - ge



  

ripe

to - ge



  

ripe

to - ge

-

-



ther,



ther,



-

ther,

-



ther,

















                        

                           



                             



  

            

  

(play upper octave if lower octave not possible)

D. B.

  

             

 

        

© Cadenza Music 2017

8

S

42    All,

A.

  All,

T.

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla





ripe



ripe



All,

ripe

All,



     





to



to



to

ripe





to

-

-

-

-



ge



ge

  ge



ge

-

-

-

-

  

-

    -

  -

  

-

      -

-

-

ther

in sum - mer

    ther



D. B.

 

wea

         ther

in sum - mer

ther

wea

  

in sum - mer

wea

     -

-

  -

-





-

  -

  -

  -

                                               

                 

Vc.

wea

  

in sum - mer

      -

  



 

            

     

 

          



9

S

47      - ther,

A.

T.

B.



- ther,

 

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

 

   

in sum - mer wea

   

  

in sum - mer wea

   

- ther,

Vln I

in sum - mer wea

     - ther,

  

   

in sum - mer wea

-

-



ther.



ther.



-

ther.

-



ther.

































       

Come buy,

come

           

Come buy,

come

       

Come buy,

come

Come buy,

come

       

                              più glorioso e energico

                            più glorioso e energico                             più glorioso e energico 





   

  

           

 

   

 più glorioso e energico 

più

glorioso e energico

10

S

52                              buy,

A.

T.

B.

come

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

come

buy,

                              buy,

come

buy,

come

buy,

buy,

come

buy,

come

buy,

                             

                               buy,

Vln I

buy,

come

buy,

come

buy,

 

    

come buy,

    

come buy,

         come buy,

         come buy,

        



    

    

 



 

 





  



  

         

  

   

 

 

 



  

S

11

  57                                buy!

A.

                   

                         buy!

T.

                          buy!

B.

Come buy,

buy!

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.









  

  

come buy,

  

Our



                                             

                                         

 

  

 



 

   

 

 

 

 

12

S

 62    



hmm

A.

  



hmm

T.

 

grapes

B.

   

  

fresh from the vine,

hmm

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

     





 

               

  



   

hmm

  

hmm

 

 









Po





    











hmm

-

  

 



me - gra - nates fresh



   

hmm

 

hmm

  

and fine,



 

hmm

          

     

     

     

     

     

     



 





 

   

 



 

 







66

S

A.

T.

 

  

Dates and sharp

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

     

 

    

  

ah

  

  ah

          



   

  

Rare

 

  

  

 

  

ah

bul - la - ces,



 

pears



   

and

 

green - ga -

   

 

-

   

 



13

  

- ges,



  

 

                                                           

  

 



  

  

 





14

S

71    



hmm

A.

  

hmm

T.

B.





Dam

      

-

  

sons

Vln II

   and

     

      

Vc.

          

bil

  

Vla

D. B.



   



hmm

Vln I





-

  

ber - ries,

  



 



hmm

hmm

 

Cur

 

  

    

-

  

rants



and



 



             

goose - ber - ries,



 

           





   

     

hmm







 

  



 

     

      

    

  

75

S

ah

A.

   ah

T.

B.



Bright

-

  

Vln II



-

-

-

    

-

-

-

 

 

  

      



  

      

ah

Vln I



     



 

-

  -

     

   



 

                  

       

  

  



15



-





Fire

-



  

Fire

-

like

like

    

-

fire



 

hmm

 

-

like

 

   

   

 

 

Vla



Vc.

                              

D. B.

    

 



  



  

 



 

16

S

 80   bar

A.

   bar

T.

 

    bar

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

  





-

-

-

  

ber - ries.

  

ber - ries.

  

ber - ries.

































Figs





        

  

to fill

 

your



mouth,

   



  

Cit - rons from

 

the

                  



   

 

 



  















           

 



  84

S

A.

T.

B.

 

  

South.

Vln I

Vln II











  





gliss.

All



gliss.

All



gliss.

All



All

gliss.

     







 

 



  



     

 

                                 

Vla



Vc.



D. B.



 

17

   









  

 







 

 



   

             











              

18

S

 89    

ripe

A.

T.

B.

Vln I

Vln II

  

 



to - ge

    

ripe

to - ge



  

ripe

to - ge



  

ripe

to - ge

-

-



ther,



ther,



-

ther,

-



ther,

















All,

  All,

   



ripe



ripe



to



to

-

-



to

-

ripe



-

All,

ripe

All,





to

                                                     

Vla



Vc.



D. B.



  

 

 

   

                  

     

                

           









 

      

19

S

94   -

A.

T.

B.

  

-

ge

-

 

Vln II

ge

-

-

-

-

-

    -

  -

  

-

      -

-

-

ther

in sum - mer

    ther

wea

  

in sum - mer

wea

         ther

in sum - mer

      -

  

ther

wea

  

in sum - mer

wea

         -

-

  -

-

-





ther,

in sum - mer wea

      -

ther,

ther,

ther,

  

in sum - mer wea

      -

   

in sum - mer wea

     -

  

   

in sum - mer wea

 

-

ther.



-

ther.



 

-

ther.

 

-

ther.

                                

Vla



Vc.



D. B.

ge

   -

Vln I

ge

  



     

 

 

 

 

     

   



    

                          



 









 

 

 

   



  

   

20

S

A.

T.

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

99 



   

     

Sweet

  





  

  

          

  

to tongue

 

Come

 

Come

buy,

come

      buy,

come

buy,

come

       

Come

 

      

  

     

       



and sound

       

     

  

 

  

to eye;

       

Come

     

buy,



come buy,

come

     

             buy,

come

buy,

come

             buy,

come

buy,

come

buy,

come

buy,

come

            



     

  

            









   

     

21

S

103       

                  buy,

A.

come buy.

come

        buy,

T.

come

buy,

B.

Vln II

buy,

 

come

buy,

Sweet

come

  

to tongue

 

come

        

 

 

     

Vla



Vc.

  

D. B.

   

   

buy,

come

     



 

  

     



   

      buy,

come

      buy,



and sound

                       buy,

Vln I

     

come

  

to eye;

 

buy,

come

buy,

come

            

Come buy,

      buy,

      

come

     

come

       buy,

come

     

   















     

come buy,



     

22

S

107         buy,

A.

        buy,

T.

       buy,

B.

come buy,

come

            buy,

Vln I

Vln II

       

   

     

Vla

Vc.

 

  

     

     

Look at our ap - ples,



   

    

buy!

    

     

               

Rus - set and dun,

    

Rus - set and dun,

 

Look at our ap - ples,

     

Rus - set and dun,

     

Look at our ap - ples,

                  

D. B.



   

Rus - set and dun,

   

   

 

Bob at our cher - ries,

   

 

Bob at our cher - ries,

   

 

Bob at our cher - ries,

   

 

Bob at our cher - ries,





















S

111     

        

Bite at our pea - ches,

A.

    

Cit

   

Bite at our pea - ches, Cit

T.

    

  

Bite at our pea - ches,

Vln I

Vln II

-

trons and

dates,

   

trons and

dates,

   

      

  

 

Vla





Vc.





D. B.

 



Cit

-

-

trons and

trons and

dates,

    

Grapes

   

      

for

 



or

    

          







         

   

ask

ask

     

    

the

the

Grapes



ask

for

           

the

    

Grapes

dates,

for



      

Grapes

                          Bite at our pea - ches, Cit

B.

-

23

   

     

the

ask

   

-

ing,



-

ing,



 

-

ing,

 

-

ing,

        

           

       

24

S

 116                Pears

A.

           Pears

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

red with bask

          Pears

B.

bask - ing

           Pears

T.

red with

red with bask

red with bask

   



-

-

-



ing

Out



ing

 



ing

 



 

 







in



in

the

sun.

   

the

sun.

   

the

sun.

   

the

sun.

















                  

         

 



Out

  

in

Out

                   

in



Out

 



       





 

                      

 







 



S

A.

T.

B.

Vln I

Vln II

121   

   















Plums

 

Plums

 

Plums

 

Plums

   







 





   

 





Vla



Vc.



D. B.



 

        

 



25



 











on

their

twigs,



 



on



their

twigs,

   

on

their

twigs,



 



on

their

 

twigs,

Pluck

Pluck

  

them and





Pluck

 

them and

    Pluck

 

 

them and



 

them and































26

S

  126                  suck,

A.

suck

  

suck

   

 

suck,

B.

    

suck

suck,

Vln I

Vln II

  

Po - me - gra - nates, figs.

             

suck,

T.

them,

them,

them,

       

Po - me - gra - nates, figs.

  

   

Po - me - gra - nates, figs.

               suck



           them,

   

  

  

Po - me - gra - nates, figs.

   

 

Po - me - gra - nates,

      

Po - me - gra - nates,

   

 

Po - me - gra - nates,

         

Po - me - gra - nates,



















Vla













Vc.













D. B.

 











S

131      



figs.

A.

T.



     figs.





Come buy,





















































Vla





Vc.



D. B.

 

figs.



          come buy!



Come buy,



Vln II

      



       

      



come buy!

     

Come buy,



Vln I

Come buy,



     

        figs.

B.



            

     Come buy,

come buy. come buy!

come buy!

            

                     

27

28

II Onions

  

Adagietto

Soprano

Alto I

Alto II

Tenor

   







Hmm,



   

Hmm,

    

Hmm,

Bass

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double Bass

    

Hmm,

 = 70



        

 

 

hmm,



       leggiero e eleganza

     leggiero e eleganza        leggiero e eleganza      leggiero  e eleganza       



hmm,





   

hmm,

 



  





 



 cantabile    





  

Come,

  



hmm,



hmm,



fol - low

 













hmm,

 



hmm,







me

       



        



29

S

4  



by

A. I

A. II

T.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



  



hmm,

 

hmm,

B.

the

     

 

   

  

 

hmm,

 



        



smell,



  

       

Here are



hmm,



  

hmm,

hmm,

  

de - li - cate



 

hmm,





 







   





 

  





on

-

 

ions

    

   

to



   









  



     

 





 

 

30

S

7    

sell;

A. I

A. II

T.

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

         

      I



     

   



       

   

   

     

pro - mise to

     



  

 

 

use



you

    hmm,

     hmm,



hmm,



well.







   hmm,



hmm,



  

     

   

  



 



   

hmm,



     



 







hmm,



 





















They





   



 

 









      

S

A. I

A. II

T.

10        

make

  

the blood

  hmm,



   

   

hmm,

hmm,

B.

      hmm,

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

    

   

       

   

 

 

 

  

war - mer,

                    

You’ll

   

    



feed

meno



meno

31

   like a

  

hmm,

  

   

meno



hmm,

    hmm,

meno

hmm,



  meno  

  meno     meno    meno   

meno





  



     far - mer;

 



 



 

           

  

For this is











    



32

S

 14                             

e - v’ry cook’s o - pin - ion,

A. I



ah,

A. II

T.





  

ah,



   

       ah,

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

  

ah,

   

   

       

  





 





         

No

sa - v’ry dish with - out an

     

  

  



 



 

  



   

hmm,

  

hmm,



     hmm,





 

  

   

hmm.

   





on - ion.

   

    

   

          



  



S. I

S. II

A. I

17 

    ah,

A. II

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



    ah,

T.

 

  



 

  

 

    Ah,

   

But lest your



ah,

ah,

         



 

Ah,

But lest your

   

  

       

         

     



      





33

      

kis - sing be

spoil’d,

Your

      

kis - sing be

spoil’d,

           



Your



                             

 



  

     

 

   

       

on - ions must be tho - rough - ly



      

on - ions must be tho - rough - ly

     





  

 

     

             

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S. I

20    

ah,

S. II

A. I

A. II

        

   

ah,

T.

Vln II

       

   

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

                

   

 



biol’d:

Vln I

ah,

 



 



 

  ah,

   



          Or

else

you may spare

Or

else

you may spare

          

 

  

  

     

    

  

 

biol’d:

B.

 



ah,

 

 

your

 

your

   

        

ah,

    ah,

  

 



     ah,

     lo - ver

a share,

lo - ver

a share,

       



        

   



   

 

The

 

The



       

 

S. I

23    ah,

S. II

   

      ah,

A. I

   ah,

A. II

T. I

T. II

B.

   



ah,



sec

   sec

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

     

-

ret will

-

ret will

    sec

     

-

ne - ver

be

      ne - ver

be

   

ret will

ne - ver

be

       

 

    

           





  



 



 

 known:



known:



known:



    



   

  

 

   

   



   



 

   

hmm,

 

hmm,

hmm,



hmm,



can



  



   

 

     

-

 



      hmm,

not

     



hmm,



They



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dis - co - ver



   

the

   



   



   



36

S. I

26  

hmm,

S. II

 

hmm,

A. I

   

hmm,

A. II

 

hmm,

T. I

T. II

B.

 

  

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



  







  

 

hmm.

lo - ver,

But

      of

a



   

 

   



  

 

  



  hmm.

      breath

Vln I



   



   







hmm.



hmm.

     

     hmm.

               

think



     

it as sweet as their

  

           

           

 

  









 





 







      





own,



    



as their own.



  

         



    

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III Oysters

  

Allegro giocoso

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double Bass

Vln I

     

  

           

 = 120

















 





 







       

 

      

   

   







 



  

  

     

5                                                               simile

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

simile                               



 

  

 

simile

  

 

  

     

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Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

8                              

 

 

                   

  

          

         

 









 



11                      

 

   

   

                      

                             

 

  

 

  

 

 

   

   





14

A.

Vln I

                        pizz.

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



 

        

17

A.

          fine

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



wares,

           

 

  

 





    

       



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  

                         simile















(In the manner of a melodious market trader)

    

 

Come

 

my



         

buy



 

    

              Plums,

ap - ples and

pears.

                 

  

       

A

    

40

                                 

20

A.

            hun - dred

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

    

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



 

     



will you have a - ny, have

          





  





 

                con - science too ma - ny:





Come,

will you have a - ny,

                

  

                       

          Come

Vln I

In

         

23

A.

a pen - ny,



          

 

  



                   arco                                                a - ny, have a - ny?

41

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

26                                                                              





  

 



(In the manner of a melodious market trader)

  

29

S

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

   

  



  

 



      

   

  





   

  

                                                                                             Be

Vln I

    



not

spar - ing,

Leave

off

swear - ing

Buy

my

her

-

ring

42

S

32                Fresh from Ma - la - hide,

T.

Vln I

Vln II

         



           

Bet - ter was ne - ver ne - ver

(In the manner of a melodious market trader)





       



 

Come

      

                      

  



Vc.

  



D. B.

   



Vla

          

Bet - ter was ne - ver tried,

















 







 









  

 



 



43

S

   35      



ne - ver tried.

T.

 

buy,

Vln I

Vln II

    

 







come

     

Leave



   off



buy,

       



   





swear - ing

buy

  

Buy

my



my

fine

       

                     

Vla

 

Vc.

 



D. B.

  

















  





 

  



 

 



 



44

S

her - ring

T.

B.

Vln I



 o

-



Fresh from Ma - la - hide,



ran - ges,

   

           

                  

38  



come

Bet - ter was





buy,

        

Vln II

 



Vla

 

Vc.

 

D. B.

  

 

come

buy!

 





‘spa - ra - grass!















 





               





   

     

ter was

       



-

(In the manner of a melodious market trader)







Bet



Ripe









 

ne - ver tried,

   

 

             

     

45

S

       41         



ne - ver ne - ver ne - ver tried.

A.

T.





 

Sauce

B.

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

for

 

 

or lass,





            

  

  



veal,



And

                To make their wa - ter pass:





   





 



               

    



off

swear - ing

     

    



     



charm

-

  



Come



  

   

Leave

 



your

             Fit for lad

Vln I





buy

-



ing

my



when

            

O,



‘tis pret - ty pick - ing

   

     



  

  

a2

       

  

 

 

46

S

44  

Buy

A.





squeezed

B.

Vln I

Vln II

  

  

her - ring

wares,





Vc.





in

  

Fresh from Ma - la - hide,

      

a

pot



of

            

With a ten - der chick - en!

   

  



        

              

Plums,



       

Vla

D. B.

my

  

        fine

T.

   





 

   

    

ap - ples and

   

Bet - ter was ne - ver tried,



pears.

             A

hun

-

dred a













            

brown

Ripe

    

    



ale!

              

     

           



 

 

       ‘spa - ra - grass!

           

     

      

     

     

47

S

47  

Bet

A.

-

B.

Vln II

-

ny,

In

con

-

ver

-



            for

  

ne

-

ver

      

ne

-



ver tried.

lad



or lass,

science



too



ny:

Come,



 

To

         

make

their wa

-



Vc.



 

  

   









  



ter pass:

      

 

  



will



buy,

       



-



Come



ma

   



                        

Vla

D. B.

was ne

 

Fit

Vln I

ter

         

                         pen

T.









come







   

 









you







   

48

  



49

S

A.

Leave

         have a - ny,

T.

 

buy,

B.

Vln II

  



Vc.

 

  

  



buy

  

Buy

my



her

 



my





fine

o



ring Fresh from Ma - la -



-



With a

   

ten - der chick - en!

  





   

 

 





Come



ran - ges,

            

       



-

            

a - ny?

                     

         

swear - ing

  

will you have a - ny, have a - ny, have

‘tis pret - ty pick - ing





                    



        

Vla

D. B.

off

               O,

Vln I

Come

  

   

will

 

you

come



    

   



   

        

      

 

49

S

52          - hide,

A.

Bet

-

 

   



buy,

B.

Ripe

Vln I

Vln II

ter was

ne - ver tried,

                  have a - ny, have a - ny,

T.

           



 

have a - ny?



come

    

‘spa - ra - grass!





Vc.

 

D. B.

  

       

   

Bet - ter was







ne - ver ne - ver ne - ver tried.





buy!





Sauce

for



your

                       

Fit

                 

Vla

                  

for lad or lass,

To make their wa - ter pass:





 



       

       



  



 

 

  

             

50

S

A.

T.

55 





 

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

Buy

my

her







fine

         O,

Vln I

   



veal,

B.



 o

‘tis pret - ty pick - ing

-



ring

     Plums,



ran - ges,



-

  





    

ap - ples and

 

   

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

  



  



  



               

 

 

 







 

 

 

      

  

  

  

  

S

A.

58   

  

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

  

  

        



   

   

 







Charm - ing

pears.

T.

51

 



Charm - ing

 

  





oy





  

sters I

     Come



oy

 

Ripe



-

-



    

 



buy

  

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 

 

  





cry:

 





My

mas

       

cry:

wares,





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mas



ters come





my fine



-

 

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 

-

    

ters come

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‘spa - ra - grass!

  







  











Fit



for lad



          

  

or

lass,

To make their

 

  



 



 



   

52

S

62  

buy,

A.

T.

   

buy,

B.



ap - ples and



      

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

       



  

So

    

wa - ter pass:

Vln I







So

 

    





 



plump



pears.



  

and

so

fresh,

hun

-

  

and

so

       

O,

    



  





So

sweet

is their

                               A

plump



dred



fresh,

a

pen - ny,



So



‘tis pret - ty pick - ing

  





  











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con - science too ma



sweet



Ripe

-

  

is their



  

‘spa - ra -





  





  











                              





 



53

S

A.

T.

B.

66   

 

-

Vln I

Vln II

  

Vla



Vc.



D. B.

 









flesh,

-

ny:



flesh,

Come,







No

Col

-

will

you

have





No

Col

a - ny,

-

Fit









for lad



or

lass,



-

























Come

 



ches - ter

      

To make their

 

          





ches - ter

          

             

grass!

-

 

 

  



oy

-



ster



is

           

will



oy

you have

-



ster

     

wa - ter pass:

a - ny,

have



is















           













 

54

S

69  

swee

A.

-

  

ter

            a - ny, have

T.

 

swee

B.

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

-

a - ny?

  

ter

and

            O,

Vln I

and

  

  





  

        





mois - ter:





     

Have a - ny?





mois - ter:

‘tis pret - ty pick - ing

             



 

  



 

 



 



     Come













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      



    



 





Your



sto









buy

Your

-

  

mach they’ll

        my fine

sto

-

  

mach they’ll

           

‘spa - ra - grass!













 

 

Fit

for lad

  

            

or

55

S

73  

set

A.

-



 



set

B.

tle,

 

wares,

T.



-

tle,

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

And

 

rouse

     Plums,



And

 

rouse

  

up

ap - ples and

  

up

To make their wa - ter pass:

    

 

  



  

 

 

    

your

    

                lass,

Vln I



your



  

       



met



pears.



met

tle:



They’ll

make



tle:

hun

-

 

 















you

a



They’ll

dred a pen - ny,

 

make

In

  

you



O, ‘tis pret - ty pick - ing



  

                    A

-

 

           





-



a



 

  



 



 

  



 

                   

 

     

56

S

77  



dad

A.

 

dad

B.

  

Ripe

Vln I

Vln II

-

science too



of



  

ma

 a

-

ny:



 

Vc.

 

  

 

‘spa - ra - grass!



Come,





 

 



Fit

a

lad:

you

have



 a

for lad

 



          

lad:

           







will

or







or

lass

     

 

lass

             

Vla

D. B.

a

              con

T.

of







or

lass,



a - ny,



     



And



Come



And

       

To make their



           













    

57

S

80    ma

A.

B.

-

dam





ma

you have

Vln II

-

-

 

dam

         

your

wife





they’ll

 



your





have

a - ny, have



wife



a - ny?



they’ll

 

Vc.





  

 

  



please

 

O,



‘tis pret - ty pick - ing





  

  





the

 

the

 

to



the

 

pret - ty pick - ing



 

 

 



















         

 

 

to

please

            

                       

Vla

D. B.



a - ny,

wa - ter pass:

Vln I



                        will

T.

-

 



    

58

S

83   

life!

A.

  

life!

T.

  

life!

B.

    

life!

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.









































giocoso  We

giocoso  We

giocoso  giocoso  We

We

                                                                                              



   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

attacca

59

IV Melons and Plums

               Andante moderato

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Violin I

Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Double Bass

  = 96

           

ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

our

ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

our

                                             

     

                           ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

our

ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

and

ate

and ate

our

               giocoso               giocoso         giocoso

  

         giocoso

  

        giocoso

  

     

     

     

     

 





    



 

    

 

  



60

S

5  

fill,

A.

 

fill,

T.

B.





fill,

  

fill,

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

 



 



 



 





but



but



but



but

   

 

  



   



   







our mouths

   

wa

wa



wa





our mouths

our mouths

      

 

our mouths

   

 





wa

-





 





 

ter

still.

-

ter

still.

-



ter



-



ter

still.



still.

   

                                    

   

 



   

 



   

 

 



        

61

S

A.

10     

Have

T.

 

Have

B.

  

Have

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



Have



done



with





 



with



done

sor

sor



done

with

 

done







with

sor

sor

        

-

-

-



-

 

-

-



row,

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

     with

-

  



row,



row,

sor

-

-



-

with sor

-

sor

  

  

row,

with

  

row,

with

  

row,

wtih

  

row,

with

                                 

                            

                               



  

 

           

  

            

62

S

15    sor

A.

  sor

T.

  sor

B.

    sor

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

-

-



row;



row;



-

row;

-



row;

    I’ll

   



I’ll



bring



bring





you

you



you

bring



I’ll

bring

I’ll











you

plums

plums

 

plums



plums

      

  

  

to - mor

  

to - mor

  

to - mor

  

to - mor

   -

row,

   -

row,

 

 

     -

row,

   -

row,

 

                                                               



   

                                       

  

            

     

     

S

20  

plums

A.

 

plums

T.

B.



 

plums

   

plums

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

  

to - mor

  



      

       

  

            



   

 

     

 

      

to - mor

   

to - mor

     

to - mor

-

-



row.



row.



-

row.

-



row.

















   

Fresh

 

   

their

 

their

Fresh

on

63

on

   

Fresh

Fresh

on

 

on

 

their

   

their

                          

 





 

 





   

                 

              

   

64

S

25  

  

mo - ther twigs,

A.

 

  

mo - ther twigs,

T.

 

  

mo - ther twigs,

B.

  

  

mo - ther twigs,

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

  

 

  

Cher - ries worth

 

  

Cher - ries worth

 

  

Cher - ries worth





  

Cher - ries worth

  

get

  

get

  

get

  

get

-

-

-

-

 

ting:

 

ting:

 

ting:

 

ting:

 

You

 

You

 

You





You

  

can - not

  

can - not

  

can - not

  

can - not

  

  

think what figs

  

  

think what figs

  

  

think what figs

  

  

think what figs

   

                              



            

      







   

 



        

     





                

S

30      my

A.

T.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

in,

  



teeth have met

in,

  









     my

B.

teeth have met



     my

  

teeth have met

in,

  



     





più

What



più

What



più

  

65

 

me - lons

   

my

teeth have met

in,

What

 





 





i

  

me - lons

più

i

  

me - lons

   

What

  

i

  

me - lons

i

-

-

-

-

  

cy cold,

  

cy cold,

  

cy cold,

  

cy cold,

 

Piled

 

Piled

 

Piled





Piled

 

 

on

a

on

   

on

 

on

a

    a

  a

                                più  

 

   

   

     

 

più

più



più



più

   







     



     



     



 



 

     

66

   35

S

dish

A.

T.

B.

 



dish



dish

  

dish

Vln I

Vln II

  

of

  

of

  

of

  

of

       



 



 



 

gold,

gold,

gold,



gold,

 

too

huge,

too

huge,

 

too

huge,

  too

           

 

huge,

  

 





 



  



  

 

  

  

 



     

     











 













  

 



  

  





Vla



Vc.

 

D. B.

  

 

  

 

 

  



  



 

     

67

S

A.

T.

B.

Vln I

Vln II

39     

     

Vla



Vc.



D. B.



     

      

   

          

      

  

     

  

     

      

         

    

       

too

huge,

   

too

huge,

huge,

  

huge,

       

too

huge,

huge,

  

huge

  

huge

  

huge

for

     for

     for

    

  

    

          

too

huge,

huge,

  

    

huge

    for

                       





  

                 

    

      

  

  

   

  

  

   

    

  

  

68

S

 43  

me

A.

  

me

T.

  

me

B.

   

        

     

to hold.

     

to hold.

 

me

Vln I

Vln II



Vla



Vc.



D. B.



     

   

   

to hold.

         

    

    













   

Pel - lu



      

-

  

cid grapes



  

with - out

      



 

   











  

   





one seed:





     

        

  

 

69

 

47

T.

  

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

      



    

  

 

                                O - do - rous

Vln I

  

     

  

   

in - deed



     

        







 



must



be

the mead







 





 





 

70

A.

T.

52 



 

where

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

    



-

on





  

 







they grow,

     

 

D. B.

  

and

       

   

pure

the wave



-

lies

  



they drink,

 



  



With lil

 

           

 

  





 

Vc.

   



  

 

 



  

S

A.

56     

at

T.

B.

Vln I

Vln II



 



  

the brink,

  

And



Vla



Vc.



D. B.

 



-

gar sweet



  

their sap.

 





















         

su

  









      

 

 



We suck’d

and suck’d

and

We suck’d

and suck’d

and

                           We suck’d

and suck’d

and

We suck’d

and suck’d

and

      

  

        

 







 

71

     



 



 



 

     



  





72

S

60        suck’d

A.

B.



Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

and suck’d

and

and suck’d

and suck’d

and suck’d

and



 

      

 

suk’d

suk’d

and suck’d

and suck’d

the

the

                 

suck’d

and suck’d

and suck’d

and suck’d

and

suk’d

and suck’d

the

                    suck’d

Vln I

and suck’d

             suck’d

T.

and suck’d

           

and suck’d

and suck’d

        

and suck’d

and

     

suk’d

and suck’d

the

     

more,

more,



more,



more,





    

     



     



 



 

  







  



 

    

 

 

     



      

 

     



S

64   

Fruits

A.

 

Fruits

T.

 

Fruits

B.

   

Fruits

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



which



that

un



which



that



un







which



which

that



that



un



un

più

-

known

più

-

 

known

più

-

 

known

più

-

 

 

known

      or

     or

     or

     or

-



chard



-

chard

-



chard

-



chard

  

bore:

 

bore:

     

bore:

bore:

73

   

   

                                 più  

  





 

  



 





più



 

  



 



   



 

   



                                 più 

  

  



 



più



più

 

   



 

   

74

S

69    

Have

A.

   

Have

T.

   

Have

B.

    

Have

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.



done



with



with



done





done

with

done





with

        

 

sor

    sor

  

sor

 

sor

-

-

-



-



row,

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

-

     with

-

  



row,



row,

sor



sor

  

with sor



-

row,

-



row,



-

row,

-



row,

   

                                        





 

    

                          

                                          

  

             

75

S

A.

T.

B.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

73 



   I’ll





   I’ll

  





 

      



bring



bring



you



you



you

bring



I’ll

bring

I’ll



  







you

 

plums

 

plums

  

plums

 

plums

      

  

  

to

to

to

 

to

                    



   

         

                

  

-

mor

  

                

     

mor

  

                         

-

-

mor

-



mor

  

   -

   -

-

row,

   -

   

    

row,

 

    

 

  

row,

 

row,

 

                

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S

plums

A.

 

plums

T.

B.



 

plums

   

plums

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

  

  

       



    

to - mor

   



   

           

  

             



   

 



    

to - mor

to - mor

to - mor

       

-

-

-

-



 

-



row,

 

-



row,

 

-



 

-

row,

row,

  



       

            

to - mor -

-

-

to - mor -

-

-

-

-

-

-

     

to - mor -

  

to - mor -

                

             

 

  

 



  

               

















77

S

82  

 



buy,



 

 





- row.

A.

- row.

T.

 

- row.

B.

  

- row.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla

Vc.

D. B.

Come

Come

 

Come

 

Come

buy,



buy,



buy,

 

                come

buy

come

buy

come

come

buy

come

buy

come

come

buy

come

buy

come

come

buy

come

buy

come

                                                     

                                                                                       

   

       

       

          

         

   

78

S

87        buy

A.

           buy

T.

          buy

B.

         buy

Vln I

       

       

     

        

      

    

come

buy!

             

    

come

buy!

    

                             

come

buy!

come,

come buy!

      

      

Vla

      

     

Vc.



           

Vln II

D. B.

     

        



    

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