To an Isle in the Water

Piano/Choral score Gyneth Walker To an Isle in the Water musical settings of the oetry of William Butler Yeats for SATB Chorus Chamber Orchestra The Lake Isle of Innisfree Shy One When You Are Old Song of Wering Aengus

duration: 1 minutes commissioned by the Sagina Choral Society Sagina, Michigan Robert Sabourin, Music Director for remiere on ebruary 25, 200 dedicated to the memory of Thomas Princing cherished Patron of the Arts Program Notes The oetry of William Butler Yeats (185-1939) seaks in a simle direct language The imagery is rich beautiful, roviding fertile ground for musical exression In the first song ( The Lake Isle of Innisfree ), one might hear the lake ater laing through areggiated accomaniment atterns Or, one might feel the gentle, slo melodic descent hen eace comes droing slo Each oem, each song, has its on central images similarly dislayed The musical language is basically tonal, ith an emhasis uon melodic riting in keeing ith the lyricism of the oetry The four songs in this set rogress through time, from the initial setting forth on a ourney ( The Lake Isle of Innisfree ), to the neness of young love ( Shy One ), to a reflection on the assing of years ( When You Are Old ) lastly, to the eternal, transcendent beauty of love ( The Song of Wering Aengus ) One senses the oet seeking that hich is alays beyond the limits of the finite orld alk among long daled grass, luck till time times are done the silver ales of the moon, the golden ales of the sun * * * * * Dr Gyneth Walker (b 197) is a graduate of Bron niversity the Hartt School of Music She holds, MM DM Degrees in Music Comosition A former faculty member of the Oberlin College Conservatory, she resigned from academic emloyment in 1982 in order to ursue a career as a full-time comoser She no lives on a dairy farm in Braintree, ermont Gyneth Walker is a roud resident of ermont She is the reciient of the Year 2000 "Lifetime Achievement Aard" from the ermont Arts Council Walker's catalog includes over 150 commissioned orks for orchestra, b, chorus chamber ensembles The music of Gyneth Walker is ublished E C Schirmer of Boston (choral vocal music) MMB Music of St Louis (orchestral instrumental music)

William Butler Yeats (185-1939) Gently floing q = º Piano π ith much Pedal Catalog No 708-711 To an Isle in the Water Introduction Gyneth Walker 5 5 5 5 A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 5 10 B 15 Ped simile Coyright 200 for only by E C Schirmer Music Comany A division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts All rights reserved Made in This edition may only be sold in until 2009 after hich the orks of William Butler Yeats ass into the Public Domain for the rest of the orld

2 19 23 2 29 33 5 5 5 5 D Same temo q = º very gently I ill a - rise very gently I ill a - rise 3 3 3 3 Ped simile ritard 1 The Lake Isle of Innisfree C oco 3 3 3 3 go no, go no, go to In - nis - go to In - nis - 33 D Same temo q = º 3 3 3 3 shimmering i g 3 3 3 3 g sim g

3 3 free, free, very gently a very gently small cab - in build there, of a small cab - in build there, of 3 g 39 E i nine bean - ros ill I i n nine bean - ros ill I clay at - tles made: clay at - tles made: 39 E g

2 have there, have there, i a i hive for the hon - ey bee, a hive for the hon - ey bee, 2 5 live a - lone in the bee - loud glade live a - lone in the bee - loud glade glade 5 glade g g g g g g

8 cantabile 5 I shall have some cantabile eace there, I shall have some eace there, cantabile for cantabile 8 for sim n 51 oco ritard n n a temo Dro - ing from the veils of the mourn-ing to n n Dro-ing from the veils of the mourn- ing n n to eace comes dro - ing slo, n n eace comes dro - ing slo, 51 oco ritard n n n n a temo L L L L L L L L L L L L L

55 L L L L G here the crick - et sings; L L L L here the crick - et sings; There mid-night s all a glim-mer, noon a ur - le 55 L L L L L There ; L L L : mid-night s all G a glim-mer, noon a ur - le b 0 Li L L L L L L L L i eve - ning full of L L L L lin - net s ings L L L eve - ning full of lin - net s ings glo, 0 glo, b ; ; ; ; ; b : : : : ; ; ; ; b : : : : 3 3 3 3 b b

7 b b b b b b b b b b b b b L L L L L L L L b b L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L ; ; ; 8 b b b b b b H i I i I i ill a-rise ill a-rise go no, for go no, for al - ays night al - ays night day day I I b b I i ill a-rise go no, for al - ays night day I 8 b b b b L L L - - ; - - H I ill a-rise go no, for al - ays night day I

8 b b ritard 73 cresc 777777777777777 b hear lake a - ter la - ing ith lo sounds by the b b cresc 777777777777777 b hear lake a - ter la - ing ith lo sounds by the b b cresc 777777777777777 b hear lake a - ter la - ing ith lo sounds by the b b 777777777777777 cresc b hear lake a - ter la - ing ith lo sounds by the 73 ritard 777777777777777 cresc 7 (cresc), 7777f > I More sloly shore; hile I (cresc), 7777f > shore; hile I (cresc), st on the 7777f > st on the road-ay, or road-ay, or on the ave-ment s grey, on the ave-ment s grey, shore; hile I (cresc) st on the 7777, f b > road-ay, b or on the ave-ment s grey, 7 shore; hile I L > (cresc) 777 f b } st on the I More sloly road-ay, or on the ave-ment s grey, I

9 81 - - dee - heart s - core hear it in the dee heart s core 81 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 accel a temo q = º 85 cantabile I shall have some cantabile I shall have some 85 accel L L a temo q = º

10 88 eace there, for oco ritard eace comes dro - ing slo unis Slightly sloer I ill a-rise, eace there, for cantabile eace comes dro - ing slo I shall have some cantabile eace, for eace comes dro - ing slo I shall have some eace, for eace comes dro - ing slo 88 Ped simile oco ritard Slightly sloer 92 I ill a-rise, I ill a-rise, I ill a-rise go I ill a-rise, I ill a-rise, I ill a-rise go unis I ill a-rise, I ill a-rise go I ill a-rise go 92 - - - - 3 3 3 3

11 9 accel f f f f 9 3 3 3 3 accel n 99 99 K a temo q = º K a temo q = º f if I ill a - rise if I ill a - rise if I ill a - rise if unis I ill a - rise go go go go

12 102 102 I ill a - rise I ill a - rise I ill a - rise I ill a - rise accel go go go go accel 99999999999999 I ill a - rise, I ill a - rise, I ill a - rise, I ill a - rise, 99999999999999 105 (accel) 9999999999999 L Quickly > > I ill a - rise, I ill a - rise go, go, I ill a - rise, I ill a - rise } go, > } go, > I ill a - rise, I ill a - rise go, > go, > 105 I ill a - rise, (accel) I ill a - rise 9999999999999 go, L Quickly L > go, L > L } L }

13 109 > go, > go, > go } go, > } go, > } go > go, > go, > go > go 109 go, L > go, L > m 11 L } oco ritard L } 5 2 M (free measure not conducted) ritard 11 oco ritard g M (free measure not conducted) ritard,,

1 11 11 N More sloly, ritard N More sloly, ritard g reely q = \ º 999999999999 Mm, Mm, Mm, Mm, 9999999999999999 u g g u Interlude 1 ritard a temo q = º gently floing ' 15" 10

15 13 A [ q = º ] 2 Shy One Shy Shy Shy Shy one, one, one, one, shy one, shy one, shy one, shy one, 13 A [ q = º ] 17 17 ritard shy one of my shy one of my shy one of my shy one of my ritard heart, heart, heart,,, a temo n she heart, she a temo moves in the moves in the π

1 20 π as a background L L L L L L L L la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, L L L L L L L L la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, π as a background L L L L L L L L la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, L L L L L L L L la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, fire - light en - sive - ly a - fire - light en - sive - ly a - 20 23 23 b b b L L L L la, la, la, la, She L L L L la, la, la, la, She n art art n B B car - ries in the car - ries in the π dish - es, dish - es,

17 2 lays them in a ro lays them in a ro cantabile To an cantabile isle in the a - - - ter To an isle in the a - - - ter 2 P P sim 30 C ith her ould I go ith her ould I go 30 C

18 33 Ḟ She She 33 3 car - ries in the car - ries in the can - dles, can - dles, lights the cur- tained lights the cur- tained room, room, Shy in the Shy in the 3 b b b - - sustained - - - - - -

1 D shy as a ritard L L rab-bit, L L Hel - ful L 19 1 7 7 door-ay door- ay - - (rit) shy shy shy shy (rit) - - - - - -,, a temo To an To an a temo shy in the shy in the - - - - - - - - gloom; gloom; - isle in the isle in the P - D shy as a a - ter a - ter P L L rab-bit, ritard L L L L L L L L L L Hel - ful Hel - ful L L Hel - ful ith ith P L

20 51 E her ould I fly her ould I fly 51 E 5 L L L L L L L L La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, 5 sim

21 57 L L L L L L L L L L L L L la, b b b L L L L L L L L La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, L la, la, la, la, la, L L L L la, la, la, la, 57 b b b 0 b b b shy as a ritard L L rab- bit, L L hel-ful L shy, a temo To an shy as a L L rab- bit, L L hel-ful i L L L L shy hel-ful Li L L shy 0 L ritard L L L hel-ful L shy To an, a temo isle in the 3 3 3 3

22 5 isle in the a - - - ter, to an To an isle in the a - ter, to an To an isle in the a - ter, to an a - - - ter, to an 5 8 8 3 Ped simile G ritard f 3 3 3 999999999999999999999 > > isle in the f isle in the G ritard isle in the f isle in the ḟ f 999999999999999999999 > a - - ter, a - - ter, a - - ter, a - - ter, in > in the } > > in the the > > in } the

23 71 - - a - ter, - - - - - - Sloly a - ter, ith a - ter, her ould I accel fly, fly i fly a - ter, ith her ould I fly 71 Sloly accel 7 (accel) fly H a temo cresc cresc 7 (accel) H a temo cresc 77777777777 sim

2 79 (cresc) (cresc) ritard to end 79 (cresc) 7777777777 decresc 7777 ritard to end 82 3 *Shh *Shh 3 3 82 777777777777 (decresc) *Shh *Shh 3 3 3 * Tutti Chorus: vocal sound, similar to the start of the ord sky, to aroximate a Cymbal roll

85 3 Slightly faster q = L Interlude 2 L L L 25 n n n 3 n n n 93 3' 5" 3 When You Are Old Gently floing q = [H = ] 3 3 3 3 Gently floing q = [H = ] 3 3 ; ; ; ; ; ; ; :

2 9 A When you are When you are When you are old old old grey grey grey full of full of full of slee, slee, slee, When you are old grey full of slee, 9 A L } 1 nod - ding by the fire, B oco ritard take don this nod - ding by the fire, take don this nod - ding by the fire, take don this nod - ding by the fire, take don this 1 L L L L > B oco ritard

23 (ritard) book 9999999999 slo - ly read, Sloer dream of the soft 27 book n slo - ly read, dream of the soft book n n slo - ly read, dream soft 23 book (ritard) slo - ly 9999999999 read, Sloer dream of the soft n 30 look your look your eyes eyes had had once, once,,,, of their sor - ros of their sor - ros dee dee 3 3 3 look your eyes had once,, of their sor - ros dee 3 look your eyes had once, of their sor - ros dee 30 3 3

28 C accel 3 3 a temo 3 3 3 3 C accel 3 i 3 L L L a temo D Ho man - y Ho man - y loved loved your your mo - ments mo - ments of glad of glad grace grace D L }

51 oco ritard Sloer E 29 51 loved your loved your oco ritard beau - ty beau - ty ith ith love false or love false or u true u true u But But Sloer one E man loved the il-grim one man loved the il-grim ; : 57 accel 3 Soul in you, 3 Soul in you, unis 3 unis loved the sor-ros loved the sor-ros of your chang- ing of your chang- ing face face 3 57 accel 3 L L 3

30 (accel) 3 L a temo G Same temo q = 70 73 73 H H bend - ing don be - bend - ing don be - bend - ing don be - bend - ing don be - side the glo - ing side the glo - ing side the glo - ing side the glo - ing

31 75 bars, Mur - - mur, bars, bars, Mur - - mur, Mur - - - mur, 75 bars, Mur - - - mur, 78 a lit - tle I sad - - - - ly ho ritard love a lit - tle sad - - - - ly ho love a lit - tle sad - - - - ly ho love 78 a lit - tle I sad - - - - ly ho love ritard

32 82 fled, ho fled, fled, ho ho love love love n n fled fled π π, π n, π Sloly aced u -on the moun-tains o - ver - head fled, ho love fled aced u -on the moun-tains o - ver - head 82 n π Sloly 88 accel a temo q = π Mur - - - mur, π Mur - - - mur, 88 accel i a temo q =

33 91 mur - - - mur, mur - - - mur, Mur - - - mur, 91 9 cresc 777777777777777 mur - - - mur, cresc 777777777777777 mur - - - mur, cresc a lit - tle a lit - tle 7777777777777 K sad - - - - sad - - - - mur - - - mur, cresc a lit - tle sad - - - - 7777777777777 9 cresc mur - - - - mur, a lit - tle 777777777777777 K sad - - - -

3 97 (cresc) ly, (cresc) ly, (cresc) ly, (cresc) ly, ritard 777777777777777 ho 777777777777777 n ho 777777777777777 n ho 777777777777777 ho love love love love fled, fled, fled, fled, ho ho ho ho love love love love 97 n 777777777777777 (cresc) ritard 101 101 fled f f f fled fled fled f f,, Sloer Sloer aced u - on the aced u - on the π moun - tains o - ver moun - tains o - ver

10 head head a π fe voices Ah, a fe voices π Ah, 35 hid his face a - mid a crod of hid his face a - mid a crod of 10 107 ritard tutti 107 a tutti stars stars a ritard crod of crod of stars stars n n 3' 30"

3 Interlude 3 Moderato q = º 3 3 ith Ped ritard 3 3 The Song of Wering Aengus a temo q = º 3 i 3 (ith Ped) 5 A cantabile I ent out to the cantabile I ent out to the ha- zel ood, ha- zel ood, be - be - causea fire as causea fire as in my head, in my head, 5 A

37 10 cut eeled a cut eeled a ha-zel, ha-zel, n L hooked n L hooked a ber-ry a ber-ry 10 n 1 n to a thread: n to a thread: cantabile cantabile 1

38 B 21 21 B hen hite moths ere hen hite moths ere on the ing, ṗ on the ing, moth-like stars ere moth-like stars ere L L flick-er- ing out, L L flick-er- ing out, 2 I I droed the ber - ry droed the ber - ry in a stream in a stream 2

39 31 31 n L caught a lit- tle n L caught n a lit- tle n sil - ver n sil - ver trout trout 3 C 3 i When i When C I had laid it I had laid it solo, or a fe voices Ah, on the floor on the floor I I ent to blo the ent to blo the ah, fire a - flame, fire a - flame, ṗ

0 2 2 but but some-thing rus-tled some-thing rus-tled solo, or a fe voices Ah, ah, on the floor, on the floor, some one called me n some one called me n 7 7 by my name: n by my name: n tutti by tutti n by n my name: my name: It It It It n D 5 had be- come a glim- mering n 5 had be- come a glim- mering 5 had be- come a glim-mering 5 had be-come a glim-mering D n 3 3 3 girl girl girl girl 3 3 3

1 52 ith ith ith a - le blos - som n a - le blos - som a - le blos - som in her hair in her hair in her hair Who ith a - le blos - som in her hair Who 52 n n 5 n n n n n n n n n n Ah, Ah, fad-ed through the bright-ening air fad-ed through the bright-ening air ritard 5 5 i called me by my name n n n n raṇ Though i 5 called me by my name n n n ran ritard Though n n n n

2 2 E Sloer, more freely b b 3 b I am old ith an- der-ing through hol-lo ls hil - ly ls, I ill find out here she has b b 3 I am old ith an-der-ing through hol-lo ls hil - ly ls, I ill find out here she has 2 E Sloer, more freely b b 7 ritard, a temo alk a-mong long da - led grass, b b alk a-mong long da - led grass, gone, kiss her lis take her hs; b 7 gone, kiss her lis ritard take her hs;, a temo i 3 3 3 3 3 3

3 72 luck till time times are done The sil-ver a-les of the luck till time times are done The sil -ver a-les of the 72 g 77 G moon, moon, moon, the gol-den a - les of the sun 77 moon, the gol-den a - les of the sun G

83 83 3 3 3 88 H alk a-mong long da - led grass, luck till time alk a-mong long da - led grass, Ah, Ah, luck till time 88 H

93 ritard f Sloer 5 times are done The f sil-ver a-les of the b moon, b The gol-den a - les of the times are done The f sil-ver a-les of the moon, times are times are done b done The b f The sil - ver sil-ver a-les of the moon, moon, b The b gol-den a - les b of 93 b ritard b b g Sloer b f b b 99 I a temo q = º sun 99 I a temo q = º

102 sung in a smooth sustained manner The sil - ver a- les of the moon, The gol - den sung in a smooth sustained manner The sil - ver sung in a smooth sustained manner The sil - ver a - les of the moon, 102 n n 105 cresc 77777777 a - les of the moon, a - les of the sun, the gol - den cresc 777777777 the sil - ver a- les of the a - les of the sun, moon, the gol- den a- les of the cresc 7777777777 The gol - den sung in a smooth sustained manner a - les of the sun, cresc the sil - ver a- les of the 7777777777 The sil - ver a - les of the moon, the gol - den 105 n n n cresc 7777777777

108 (cresc) 777777777777777 (cresc) the sil - ver a- les of the moon,the gol-den a- les of the 777777777777777 sun, the sil - ver a- les of the moon, the gol-den a- les of the 777777777777777 (cresc) moon, the gol-den a- les of the (cresc) 777777777777777 a- les of the sun, sun, the sil - ver a- les of the moon, the gol- den a - les the sil - ver sun, the sil - ver a - les sun, the gol - den a- les of the moon, the gol-den 108 n n n (cresc) 77777777777777 n n n 111 (cresc) of (cresc) 777777f n the 777777 f sun 777777 f a - les of the (cresc) of the ritard sun sun (cresc) 777777 f a - les of the sun 111 n ritard (cresc) 777 77777777f n 7 ' 15" Total Duration: 1' uly 2, 2005 Braintree, ermont