To a Locomotive in Winter

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1 GREG BARTHOLOMEW To a Locomotive in Winter A setting o the oem by Walt Whitman or unaccoanied mixed choir with iano reduction or rehearsal only Perusal Coy Do Not Dulicate Visit gregbartholomew.com or recordings BURKE BAGLEY

2 Walt Whitman ( ) THEE or my recitative! Thee in the driving storm, even as now the snow the winterday declining; Thee in thy anoly, thy measured dual throbbing, and thy beat convulsive; black cylindric body, golden brass, and silvery steel; onderous sidebars, arallel and connecting rods, gyrating, shuttling at thy sides; metrical, now swelling ant and roar now taering in the distance; great rotruding headlight, ix d in ront; long, ale, loating vaorennants, tinged with delicate urle; The dense and murky clouds outbelching rom thy smokestack; knitted rame thy srings and valves the tremulous twinkle o thy wheels; train o cars behind, obedient, merrilyollowing, Through gale or calm, now swit, now slack, yet steadily careering: Tye o the modern! emblem o motion and ower! ulse o the continent! For once, come serve the Muse, and merge in verse, even as here I see thee, With storm, and bueting gusts o wind, and alling snow; By day, thy warning, ringing bell to sound its notes, By night, thy silent signal las to swing. Fiercethroated beauty! Roll through my chant, with all thy lawless music! thy swinging las at night; iercing, madlywhistled laughter! thy echoes, rumbling like an earthquake, rousing all! Law o thysel colete, thine own track irmly holding; (No sweetness debonair o tearul har or glib iano thine,) trills o shrieks by rocks and hills return d, Launch d o er the rairies wide across the lakes, To the ree skies, unent, and glad, and strong. " was ublished in "Two Rivulets," 1876, and in "Leaves o Grass," For unaccoanied mixed choir with iano reduction or rehearsal only Duration: 6 minutes Premiere erormance uly 6, 00, by the Oregon Reertory Singers at the Oregon Bach Festival. For inormation about cooser Greg Bartholomew, visit gre gbar th olo mew.co m. BURKE BAGLEY rk ean db agley. c om 18 North 5 rd Street Seattle, WA Tel: o i c b u r k e a n db a g l e y. c o m

3 Text by Walt Whitman Sorano Alto Tenor Dedicated to Seattle Pro Musica q = 78 Rhythmic q = 8 Ó Thee! Sh!* Ó Thee! Sh!*. The storm! Sh! Sh! *Firsts sing "Thee!" Seconds make "Sh!" sound Music by Greg Bartholomew... The Sh! storm! Sh! Bass j Thee in the drivingstorm, Thee or my re ci ta tive! Thee in the drivingstorm, Piano or rehearsal only 5 Perusal Coy q = 78 q = 8 Ó q = 90 q = 78 Thee! Thee! j j The snow, the e ven as now the snow, the Thee in the driving storm, e ven as now the snow, Thee or my re ci ta tive! Thee in the driving storm, e Ó j j ven now the snow,.. j. q = 90 q = 78 j Ó. j.. 00 (ASCAP) 1081

4 10 Ó A q = 8 win win ter day de clin ing; ter day de clin ing;.. Thee! the win ter day de clin ing; Thee the win ter day de clin ing;. j. Ó w in thy an o ly, Ó... A q = 8 w 1 Perusal Coy Ó and* and*. j thy beat convulsive; Ó j. j j thy beat convulsive; cresc. thy measured du al throb bing, and* cresc. thy measured du al throb bing, and* and and and and and and and and and and and and and and * T/B close the word "and" immediately hold the "N" sound excet or the last "and," which is sung normally; S/A hold the vowel oen to the end o the note normally. Ó.. j 1081

5 B 17 j. j black cyl indric bo dy, ond 'rousside bars, arallel and con j. j j j black cyl indric bo dy,. ond 'roussidebars, arallel and con. Ó and and and goldenbrass, and silv 'ry steel; and and and goldenbrass, and silv 'ry steel;.. Ó B j. j j j.. Ó 1 Perusal Coy Ó. nect ing rods, gy rating, shuttling at thy sides; Ó. nect ing rods, gy rating, shuttling at thy sides; Ó a ral lel and con nect ing Ó ond 'rous side bars, a ra lel and con nect ing, Ó.. Ó 1081

6 C q = 78 Ó j. 7 Perusal Coy. C now ta er ing in the.. j rods, now swell ing ant and roar, met ri cal now swell ing ant and roar, q = 78 dis tance; ix'd dis tance; great ro trudinghead light, ix'd dis tance; met ri cal now swell ing ant and roar, in the j.... dis tance; Ó. great rotruding head light, great rotruding head light, ta in the er ing in the j.. j.. in ront;. j w j. Ó j w. Ó w in ront;,,,,. j w.. Ó w 1081

7 D 1 q = 7 q = 60 delicately Ó long, ale, loat ing va orennants, tinged with de li cate ur le; Ó long, ale, loat ing va orennants, tinged with de li cate ur le; 5 long, ale, loat ing va orennants, tinged with de li cate ur le; The Ó long, ale, loat ing va orennants, tinged with de li cate ur le; D q = 7 q = 60 Ó 5 Perusal Coy.. j j The dense and mur ky clouds out belch ing rom thy smokestack;. j. j j j The dense and mur ky clouds out belch ing rom thy smokestack;. j. j j dense and mur ky clouds out belch ing rom thy smokestack;.. j j The dense and mur ky clouds out belch ing rom thy smokestack;... j. j j j. 1081

8 6 E 8 q = 7 Ó j. j. srings, thy srings and valves, thy j.. w knittedrame, thy srings, thy srings and valves, thy. knittedrame, thy srings and valves, thy E q = 7 Ó j.. The tremuloustwinkle o thy j. j w. wheels; wheels; Perusal Coy train o cars o cars behind, o be dient, merrily ollowing, be di ent,. j Ó. j. j. Ó. j. Ó wheels;. wheels; cars cars o o be dient, ollowing, j. be di ent, through gale or Ó... j. j j... w

9 6 Ó yet stead i ly ca reer ing: 7 j j Ó now swit, now slack, yet stead i ly ca reer ing: Ó now swit, now slack, yet stead i ly ca reer ing:. calm. Now swit now slack; Through gale or calm. j j Ó., F 9 Perusal Coy subito Tye o the mo dern! Thee! Thee! w Ó Thee! w w Ó cresc. j j j Ó emblem o motion and o wer! Pulse o the con ti nent! w w Ó Pulse o the con ti nent! F w w w w w j j j Ó j Ó 1081

10 8 G 5 Gently For For G once, come serve the Muse, and merge in verse, once, come serve the Muse, and merge in verse, Gradual accellerando j. j. j. j. For j. j. Ó j. Come serve the Muse, Ó. j.. Ó once, come serve the Muse, j.. j e e e Perusal Coy (Continue gradual accellerando) Ó.. j j ven as here ven as here ven here I see thee, I see thee, I see thee,. j... I see thee, With With With storm, storm, With storm,... storm, and and Ó. j

11 61 bu et ing gusts o wind, a teo Gently bu et ing gusts o wind, and and bu et ing gusts o wind, and bu et ing gusts o wind, and q = 7 H alling snow; By day, thy warning, ringing Ó Ó j j. Ó Ó Ó snow; q = 7 j. H 9 65 Perusal Coy j j Ó Ó bell to sound its notes, By. j. j. By night, thy si lent sig nal las to swing. By j j. j. j Ó. 1081

12 day, thy warning, ringing bell, By night, w. w.. j. day; By night, thy si lent sig nal las. w j.. w j. I 7 q = 66 Perusal Coy Ó Seductively (serenade) Ó.. Roll, beau ty!.. Roll, beaut ty! Fierce throat ed beau ty! Roll through my chant, with all thy law less mu sic! thy swinging las at night; I q =

13 77 j Roll, beau ty! thy e choes, Roll, beau ty! thy e choes, j j 11 j iercing, madlywhistled laugh ter! thy e choes, rum bling like an Fiercethroatedbeauty! Roll through my chant, j j 81 Perusal Coy rumblinglike an earthquake, rumblinglike an earthquake, earth quake, with all thy law less mu sic! thy swing ing las at night; with all thy law less mu sic! thy swing ing las at night; 1081

14 1 8 Fierce throat ed beau ty! thy j Ó j e choes, Fierce throat ed beau ty! thy e choes, j j Fierce throat ed beau ty! thy thy ierc ing mad ly whist led laugh ter! e choes, 87 Perusal Coy.. j j. rumbling like an earth quake, rous ing all!.. j. rum bling like an earth quake, rous ing all!... rumbling like an earth quake rous ing all..... rumbling, rumbling like an earth quake rous ing all.. j

15 90 Law. j o thy sel com lete, thine own track irm ly hold ing; Law o thy sel com lete, Law o thy sel com lete,. j 1 9 Perusal Coy... eortlessly # # (No sweet ness de bon air o tear ul har or glib i a no.. hold ing.. hold ing thine,) # # 1081

16 1 96 #. trills j # j trills, trills o shrieks by rocks and hills re turn'd, shrieks shrieks by rocks and hills re turn'd, j # j # #. #. by hills re turn'd, by hills re turn'd, # # #. j #. # # j Ó j. j # # Perusal Coy K 101 Launch'd Launch'd o'er therairies (no break) o'er therairies wide, wide, a cross the (no break) a cross the j Ó Launch'do'ertherairies wide, a cross the (no break). # # Thee! trills o shrieks by rocks and hills re j turn'd; a cross the K j. # j # 1081

17 107 q = 78.. lakes, to the ree skies!. lakes, to.. a cross the lakes, lakes, to the ree skies! a cross the lakes,. lakes, the ree skies, a. a cross the lakes, to the ree cross the lakes, q = Perusal Coy q = to skies, un ent, glad, and strong to the ree skies, un ent, glad, and strong skies, un to skies, un q = 66 ent, and glad, and strong. ( ) ent, and glad and strong

18 CHORAL WORKS OF GREG BARTHOLOMEW Read the colete texts, listen to erormances and download ree erusal d scores at Available rom ARS NOVA MUSIC 1 Main Avenue, Brookings, SD Tel: Leo, or unaccoanied SATB choir, 00 (Duration: 5:5) A setting o excerts rom Astronomica, a 1 st Century C. Latin text by Marcus Manilius. Finalist in the 007 Cincinnati Camerata Choral Coostition Coetition. From the Odes o Solomon Available on CD rom Castone Records From Odes 1 o the Odes o Solomon, 000 (Duration: 5:00) From Ode 1 o the Odes o Solomon, 000 (Duration: 5:00) From Ode 17 o the Odes o Solomon, 000 (Duration: 5:0) For unaccoanied SATB choir. The Odes o Solomon are believed to have been written around the year 100 D., and include strong arallels to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Available rom BURKE BAGLEY oice@burkeandbagley.com Tel: The 1st Century (A Girl Born in Aghanistan), or unaccoanied SATB choir, 00 (Dur.: 6:0) A setting o excerts rom United Nations SecretaryGeneral Koi Annan s Nobel Peace Prize Lecture. Available on CD released by Connecticut Choral Artists (Concora): Songs Stories o Liberation (007). Finalist in the 00 Briar Cli University New Choral Music Coetition. Beati Quorum Via, or unaccoanied SATB choir, 00 (Duration: :0) A new setting o the traditional Latin text. A Country Boy in Winter, or unaccoanied TTBB men s chorus, 001 (Duration: :0) A setting o the oem by American oet Sarah Orne ewett ( ). The Fervid Hokey Poke, or unaccoanied SATB choir, 010 (Duration: :5) A setting o the hilarious rizewinning oem by e Brechlin., or unaccoanied SATB choir, 001 (Duration: 6 min.) A setting o the oem by Walt Whitman ( ). The Promise o Liberty, or SATB or unison or art chorus and iano, 009 (Duration: min.) Adated rom the oem, The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus ("Give me your tired, your oor..."). A Rainy Day, or unaccoanied SSAA women s chorus, 001 (Duration: :15) A setting o the oem by American oet ohn Brainard ( ). Song o the Mountains, or mixed SSAATB choir with iano accoaniment, 00 (Duration: 6 min.) A setting o text adated rom rose by American naturalist ohn Muir ( ). Stoke Fleming, or unaccoanied SATB choir, 000 (Duration :0) A meditation on rocks and waves written at a small hamlet on the English Channel. The Tree, or unaccoanied SATB choir, 00 (Duration: min.) A setting o the oem by American transcendental oet ones Very ( ). Finalist or the 011 Seghizzi International Choral Festival and Winner o the Silver Platter Reertoire Award (ChoralNet). We Are the Dust o Stars, or art treble choir with iano, 01 (Duration: :00) A thoughtrovoking song about our connection to everything in the universe, joyul and humorous. Three Gnostic Poems An Oen World, 007 (Duration: min.) When I Land, 007 (Duration: min.) And the Wind, 007 (Duration: 5 min.) For unaccoanied SATB choir. Three settings o oems by Fletcher LaVallee Bartholomew, meditations on the ineable. Perusal coies rovided on request