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1 Harvest Narverud / SATB Voices a cappella Harvest (The Moon Shines Down) ACOB NARVERD SATB Voices a cappella Duration: 2:24 RANGES:

2 2 Notes Harvest depicts the spirit o the all season through a series o thoughts on nature and lie. The text was inspired by the colors and nostalgia o the Kansas prairie in autumn. Lonely, ety spaces in the ading landscape evoke conlicting eelings o wistulness and peace, a time to relect on our present surroundings and the deeper meaning o lie itsel. Throughout the piece, the tei should eel ree and almost chantlike; allow the words to determine the ebb and low o each phrase. Teo markings are merely a suggestion. Careul attention should be placed on the silicity and beauty o tone; thereore, little to no vibrato is desired. Tall, warm vowels should be eloyed throughout, and all rhythmic notes should move "orward" with direction and momentum, but should always remain legato. While consonants should be crisp and clean, the main ocus should remain on the vowels and text stress to ensure that the story is being told. Singing on "Noo" is a great way to learn the rhythms and to tune the chords beore the words are added. To reinorce singing legato, try singing an entire phrase on only the vowels and add the consonants back in ater the legato line is mastered. Through the golden haze lie open ields and distant meadows brown. And deep within a lonely cider grove sits a burning ire, ading with the leaves, bringing warmth to my soul as I surrender to the Earth, embracing all the beauty within. The autumn wind blows and the moon shines down... Another day has passed, yet in my restless mind there lies a still reward, and I'm certain now that I will ind my love in harvest. But still I wonder, oh how I wonder, still, I wonder what will be... The autumn wind blows and the moon shines down... About the Cooser acob Narverud is currently the Interim Director o Choral Activities at Eoria State niversity, where he directs the A Cappella Choir, Chamber Choir, Community Chorus, and teaches courses in choral methods and conducting. A native o Meriden, Kansas, Narverud earned degrees rom the Conservatory o Music at the niversity o Missouri Kansas City (MM, Conducting) and Eoria State niversity (BM, Vocal Perormance). A requent guest conductor and clinician, Narverud also serves as the CooserIn Residence with the Allegro Choirs o Kansas City and conductor o Spirito Young Men s Ensemble. He has perormed and conducted extensively in the Kansas City area and is a ormer high school choir director. ake's music is published by Wingertones, Santa Barbara, Alliance, Carl Fischer, G. Schirmer, Shawnee Press, and Hal Leonard.

3 Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Piano (or rehearsal only) or oshua Harvest (The Moon Shines Down) or SATB Voices a cappella Peaceully, with rubato q = Peaceully, with rubato q = Words and Music by ACOB NARVERD. Through golden haze lie o penields, dis tant... Through the golden haze lie o pen ields and. j.. j.. Throughthe golden haze lie o pen ields and Through golden haze lie o penields, dis tant meadows dis tant meadows mead ows dis tant meadows brown. And deep with in a lone ly ci der grove sits a..... j. j. brown. And deep with in a lone ly ci der grove sits a.. j. j. brown. And deep with in a lone ly ci der grove sits a brown. And deep with in a lone ly ci der grove sits a.. j. j... j.. Copyright 2016 by Carl Fischer, LLC. International Copyright Secured. All rights reserved, including perormance rights.

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6 6 24 poco accel. rit. a teo. j in in my rest less mind there lies a still my rest less mind there lies a still b in my rest less mind lies a still re ward, in my rest less mind lies still, poco accel. rit. re re ward, and I'm cer tain now that I will. j ward, and I'm cer tain now that I will know now. b a teo. j u. b b know now 27 ind my love ind my love in in har vest. But still I wonder, oh how I wonder, har vest. But still I won der, I wonder, I won der, j. ind love in har vest. But # j. j ind love in j. j har vest. But still I won der, oh I won der,. still I won der, oh how I won der, # j n. j j... j

7 1 4 molto rit. j still, j molto rit. rit. rit. Freely j # still, I won der what will be... The au tumn wind b # Freely j j # b # j # still, still, I won der what will be... The I won der what will be... The I won der what will be... The # # # # # # # j # au au tumn wind tumn wind # au tumn wind and the moon shines down... and the moon shines down... moon moon shines down... shines down... blows, blows, blows, blows, 7

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