Full core Gwyneth Walker Τηε Γρεατ Τρεεσ Musical ettings Poetry Wendell erry or orano olo Chorus Clarinet Piano
Τηε Γρεατ Τρεεσ Duration: 1 15 HE GRE REE are musical settings oetry Wendell erry (194 ). he oetry music ocus on beauty sirituality nature trees birds still water one household high low. Five oems have been selected or this set. #1 # #5 are generally descritive in character: quiet beauty he Peace Wild hings; a clearing in woods he Dark round Us great trees rising to heaven he imbered Choir. hese songs are scored or chorus. Poems #2 #4 are more introsective ilence listening to tes City are comosed or solo voice. clarinet is added to iano accomaniment indeed is a eatured element in this work. he clarinet was chosen or this role due to its gentle wood wind sonority aearance. n irst song clarinet ortrays a lone bird in light. n second song clarinet rovides commentary to solo voice. Clarinet becomes essence dance in ourth song rises in range with great trees in inale. HE GRE REE is an exression ecstatic reverence or siritual resence in nature. his exression ranges rom eaceul reverence grace world to celebratory reverence O light come down to earth be raised! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dr. Gwyneth Walker (b. 194) is a graduate rown University Hartt chool Music. he holds.. M.M. D.M.. Degrees in Music Comosition. ormer aculty member Oberlin College Conservatory she resigned rom academic emloyment in 1982 in order to ursue a career as a ull-time comoser. he now lives on a dairy arm in raintree Vermont. Gwyneth Walker is a roud resident Vermont. he is reciient Year 2000 Lietime chievement ward rom Vermont rts Council as well as 2008 naeum ward or chievement in rts Humanities rom t. Johnsbury (V) naeum. Walker's catalog includes over 190 commissioned works or orchestra chamber ensembles chorus solo voice. he music Gwyneth Walker is ublished by E. C. chirmer oston (choral vocal music) Lauren Keiser Music (orchestral instrumental music). Furr inormation concerning Gwyneth Walker her works is available at www.gwynethwalker.com.
Τηε Ποεμσ (1) HE PECE OF WLD HNG When desair or world grows in me wake in night at least sound in ear what my lie my children s lives may be go lie down where wood drake rests in his beauty on water great heron eeds. come into eace wild things who do not tax ir lives with orethought grie. come into resence still water. nd eel above me day-blind stars waiting with ir light. For a time rest in grace world am ree. (2) HE LENCE hough air is ull singing my head is loud with labor words. hough season is rich with ruit my tongue hungers or sweet seech. hough beech is golden cannot st beside it mute but must say t is golden while leaves stir all with a sound that is not a name. t is in silence that my hoe is my aim. song whose lines cannot make or sing sounds men s silence like a root. Let me say not mourn: world lives in death seech sings re. () HE DRK ROUND U he dark around us come Let us meet here toger Members one anor Here in our holy room Here on our little loor Here in daylit sky Rejoicing mind eye Rejoining known knower Light lea oot h wing uch order as we know One household high low nd all earth shall sing. (4) ONG stood heard stes city dreamed a lighter steing than heard tread my eole dancing in a ring. knew that circle broken stes awry stone iron humming in air. ut thought even re among straying stes dance that circles lie around its shadows moving on ground in rhyme lesh with lesh time with time our bliss earthly song that heavenly is. (5) GRE REE lowly slowly y return o small woodl let alone: Great trees outsreading bright ostles living light. Patient as stars y build in air ier ater tier a timbered choir tout beams uholding weightless grace O song a blessing on this lace. hey st in waiting all around Urisings ir native ground. Downcomings distant light; hey are advent y await. Receiving sun giving shade heir lie s a beneaction made nd is a benediction said Over living dead. n all ir brightened leaves released Fly down wind we are leased o walk on radiance amazed. O light come down to earth be raised!
core in C Commissioned by Wol River ingers en J. Legett Director through Choral Commissioning Project a git rom ob Deb Cameron in memory Edwin K. Dimes Premiered on March 6 2010 Germantown ennessee Wendell erry (194 - ) b Clarinet Rubato q = ca. 100 eaceully as a lone bird in light he Great rees or Chorus Clarinet Piano 1. he Peace Wild hings Gwyneth Walker Piano Rubato q = ca. 100 roll ingers gently on iano lid* 6 echo roll ingers gently on iano lid 11 sneak a breath i necessary *roll ingers on closed iano lid to simulate luttering bird s wing. Coyright 2009 by Gwyneth Walker 29 rainstorm Rd. raintree V 05060 ll rights reserved. Made in U...
4 15 dim. olo lto When esr. des - barely audible 1 air or world grows in me 19 * () olo o. esr. wake in night at * Grace notes recede beat.
21 least sound olo en. esr. in 5 2 ear what my lie my chil - dren s lives may 25 be
6 2 utti go utti gently go utti go go 1 go go lie down where wood drake rests in his beau -ty on wa - wa ter lie down where wood drake rests in his beau -ty on - ter go go lie down lie down where wood where wood drake drake rests rests in his beau -ty on wa - in his beau -ty on wa - ter ter
6 rit. C a temo (q = ca. 100) () () great her - on eeds. great rit. her -on eeds. C a temo (q = ca. 100) gently 40 come in - to eace come in - to eace come in - to eace come in - to eace wild wild wild wild things things things things who who who who do do do do not tax not tax not tax not tax ir lives ir lives ir lives ir lives with with with with () ore -thought ore -thought ore -thought ore -thought
8 4 D () grie. grie. grie. grie. come in to come in to D - res -ence still - res -ence still come in - to res -ence still come in - to res -ence still wa - wa - wa - wa - ter. ter. ter. ter. nd nd eel eel nd nd eel eel a - a - a a - - 4 bove bove me me day day - blind stars rit. - blind stars wait - ing with wait - ing with ir light. ir light. For For a a bove bove me me day day - blind stars - blind stars light. light. rit. For For a a
50 E lower 9 time time rest rest in in grace grace world world am am ree. ree time rest in grace world am ree. E time lower rest in or rehearsal only grace world am ree. a temo (q = 100) 54 rit. a temo (q = 100) Play rit.
10 58 F F lower lower go go go go lie down lie down lie down lie down where wood where wood where wood where wood drake drake drake drake rests rests rests rests in in in in his beau -ty on his beau -ty on his beau -ty on his beau -ty on 61 wa - ter wa - ter wa - ter on wa - ter... wa - ter on wa - ter... rest rest in grace in grace world world am am am am
G a temo (q = 100) as beginning 65 ree. ree. ree. ree. G a temo (q = 100) as beginning rit. * 11 0 rit. roll ingers * on iano lid *he ossia (Clarinet) bracketed (Piano) assages are an alternate ending i erormance is not to continue into next song. roceeding Clarinet lays ull-size notes as written iano is tacet or measure. 0
core in C Commissioned by Wol River ingers en J. Legett Director through Choral Commissioning Project a git rom ob Deb Cameron in memory Edwin K. Dimes Premiered on March 6 2010 Germantown ennessee Wendell erry (194 - ) he Great rees or olo orano Clarinet Piano 2. he ilence Gwyneth Walker b Clarinet orano Piano reely hough air lowly lowly Freely as a recitative (q = 120) Freely as a recitative (q = 120) is ull sing - ing my head is loud with 5 la - bor words. hough sea -son is rich with Coyright 2009 by Gwyneth Walker 29 rainstorm Rd. raintree V 05060 ll rights reserved. Made in U...
2 9 ruit my tongue hun - gers or sweet seech. 12 hough beech is gold - en 15 can - not st be -side it mute but must say t is gold - en
18 gold - en while 21 leaves stir all with a sound that is not a name. gently 24 dim. t is in si - lence that my hoe is my
4 28 aim. m song whose lines can - not make or () 1 sing sounds men s si - lence like a root. Let me 4 C say C 5 5 5 5 not mourn: 5 5 5 5
lowly 5 world lives in death lowly 40 a temo (q = 120) seech in death seech a temo (q = 120) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 barely audible 4 sings () re echo m L.H. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 45 sings re 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 rit. to end sings rit. to end 5 5 5 5 re. () 2 00
Commissioned by Wol River ingers en J. Legett Director through Choral Commissioning Project a git rom ob Deb Cameron in memory Edwin K. Dimes Premiered on March 6 2010 Germantown ennessee Wendell erry (194 - ) he Great rees or Chorus Piano. he Dark round Us Gwyneth Walker orano lto enor ass lowly eaceully q = 100 he he dark dark unis. a - round us a - round us come come Let us meet Let us meet unis. here to here to - geth - er - geth - er Piano lowly eaceully q = 100 * with edal 6 mem- bers one an unis. - oth - er Here in our ho - ly room unis. accel. oco a oco cresc. oco a oco Here on our lit - tle cresc. oco a oco unis. mem- bers one an - oth - er Here in our ho - ly room Here on our lit - tle edal simile accel. oco a oco cresc. oco a oco *he iano accomaniment is rovided to suort chorus only i needed. Play minimally through measure 26 n lay as written. Coyright 2009 by Gwyneth Walker 29 rainstorm Rd. raintree V 05060 ll rights reserved. Made in U...
2 11 (accel.) (cresc.) loor (cresc.) loor (accel.) (cresc.) Here Here in in day day - lit sky - lit sky Re Re - joic - ing mind - joic - ing mind (accel.) Faster q = 120 15 rit. eye eye (accel.) Re Re Faster q = 120 - join - ing known - join - ing known know - er h rit. know - er q = 100 lightly as birds hoing Light Light q = 100 lea lightly as birds hoing lightly lea 19 oot h unis. wing uch or - der as we know unis. nd all oot h wing uch or - der as we know One house - hold high low
25 earth unis. all earth earth shall shall accel. oco a oco cresc. oco a oco sing cresc. oco a oco sing accel. oco a oco Play sing sing 29 (accel.) (cresc.) cresc. oco a oco C Faster q = 120 (cresc.) (accel.) h (cresc.) Here Here... in day - lit sky h day - lit sky Here on our lit C Faster q = 120 - tle loor Here... lit Re - joic - ing mind eye Re - joic - ing... mind eye - tle loor Re Re - join - ing known - join - ing...
4 8 rit. know know -er h rit. know -er h know - - er er D q = 100 lightly as birds hoing Light lea oot lightly as birds hoing D q = 100 oot h Light lea lightly as birds hoing Light Light lea oot lightly as birds hoing lea oot h h h * lightly wing wing wing wing nd all earth all all earth earth 44 accel. all all earth earth earth earth shall shall E n celebration q = 120 sing sing earth earth shall shall all all earth earth earth earth shall... shall... earth earth shall shall sing sing accel. Play *Otional accomaniment (as at beginning) through m. 44 n lay as written. E n celebration q = 120
5 48 rit. sing sing earth earth earth shall shall shall sing. sing. sing. earth shall sing. sing. rit. 5 5 5 5 2 00
core in C Commissioned by Wol River ingers en J. Legett Director through Choral Commissioning Project a git rom ob Deb Cameron in memory Edwin K. Dimes Premiered on March 6 2010 Germantown ennessee Wendell erry (194 - ) he Great rees or olo orano Clarinet Piano 4. he tes City Gwyneth Walker b Clarinet Piano q. = 88 q. = 88 ta lid lightly as a joyous dance Lively (q. = 88) 5 * lightly Lively (q. = 88) 10 * Grace notes recede beat. rit. rit. Coyright 2009 by Gwyneth Walker 29 rainstorm Rd. raintree V 05060 ll rights reserved. Made in U... a temo a temo with edal
2 15 lightly olo lightly stood heard stes cit - y lightly 19 ( lightly) dreamed a light - er ste- ing than 2 heard tread my eo-le danc - ing in a
2 cresc. oco a oco ring cresc. oco a oco dan - cing dan - cing dan - - cresc. oco a oco 2 - cing in a ring. knew that cir - cle brok - en stes a - wry stone iron
4 42 rit. hum-ming in air in air. sub. sub. rit. sub. C a temo (q. = 88) 4 D C a temo (q. = 88) D ut thought e - ven 52 re a - mong stray - ing stes dance that cir - cles lie a -
5 5 E round its E shad - ows mo - ving on ground 61 rhyme lesh with lesh 65 rit. time with time our rit.
6 69 F Grly lowly reely bliss reely earth 2 2 - ly song that heav n - ly F Grly lowly reely a temo (q. = 88) is. a temo (q. = 88) ta lid joyously 2 0
core in C Commissioned by Wol River ingers en J. Legett Director through Choral Commissioning Project a git rom ob Deb Cameron in memory Edwin K. Dimes Premiered on March 6 2010 Germantown ennessee Wendell erry (194 - ) he Great rees or Chorus Clarinet Piano 5. he imbered Choir Gwyneth Walker enor ass tately q = 2 (hum) barely audible mm Piano tately q = 2 Great rees Great rees Great rees 6 slow - ly slow - ly y (hum) barely audible mm re - turn to small wood - l let a - Great rees Great rees Great rees Great rees Coyright 2009 by Gwyneth Walker 29 rainstorm Rd. raintree V 05060 ll rights reserved. Made in U...
2 10 oco accel. lone: Great trees out - sread - ing bright - os -tles liv - ing light. slow - ly... Great 14 rees (accel.) Light... Great rees Great rees Great oco accel. slow C lightly aster q = 80 m Pa m Pa m - ly... Pa m - tient as stars - tient as stars - tient as stars y build y build y build in in in air air air ier ier ier rees a-ter tier a-ter tier a-ter tier a a a Great (accel.) rees Great rees Great rees Great rees C lightly aster q = 80 m
18 tim - bered choir stout beams u -hold - ing weight - less grace tim - bered choir stout beams u -hold - ing weight - less grace tim Great - bered choir rees stout stout beams u -hold u -hold - ing weight beams u -hold u -hold - ing weight - less grace - less grace 21 song song oco accel. a bless a bless song song - ing on - ing on this this lace. lace. hey hey D Faster q = 88 st st in wait - in wait - ing ing a bless - ing on this lace. hey st... song song a bless - ing on this lace. hey st in wait - ing oco accel. D Faster q = 88
4 24 rit. all all all a a a - round U - round U - round U - ris -ings - ris -ings - ris - ings... u - ris -ings ir ir ir na na rit. - tive ground. - tive ground. na - tive ground. E lower 2 accel. Down - com-ings hey dis - tant light; hey are ad - vent y a - wait. Down - com-ings dis - tant light; are ad - vent y a - wait. Down... Down... E lower light; light; hey hey are are ad - vent y a - wait. ad - vent y a - wait. accel.
0 (accel.) F Faster q = 88 * 5 (accel.) F Faster q = 88 * Grace notes recede beat.
6 6 rit. rit. lower reely lower reely 9 G tately q = 2 Re - G tately q = 2 tenderly Re ceiv tenderly - ing sun - ceiv - ing sun () giv giv - ing shade - ing shade unis. heir heir 41 lie s lie s a ben a ben - e - ac - tion made - e - ac - tion made nd is a
4 ben e ben e 45 dead. dead. - - dict - ion said - - dict - ion said o 6 6 o o - ver liv - - ver liv - ver liv ing... - ing - ing 6 6 6 6 6 6 dead. n 6 6 dead. n n n H H all all all... all... ir ir bright bright - ened leaves - ened leaves re re - leased - leased Fly Fly 6 6 6 6
8 4 down wind down wind we we are are leased to to leased to 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 48 rit. accel. oco a oco walk on ra -diance walk on walk on rit. walk on ra -diance ra -diance ra -diance sub. a - mazed. sub. a - mazed. sub. a - mazed. sub. a - mazed. () O () O light come down to earth light come down to earth () accel. oco a oco to earth () to earth 6 to O O O O 6
50 (accel.) light... cresc. light come down to earth cresc. light... cresc. (accel.) cresc. 52 to to earth earth Faster q = 88 in celebration O O light light... come down O raised! O Faster q = 88 in celebration 6 light... to to to earth earth earth be be... be... 6 6 6 O light be raised O 6 6 6 light be raised light be raised 6 6 6 6 6 O light be raised O light be raised O light be 9
10 54 6 6 6 6 raised be raised O light come down to earth be raised be raised O light come down to earth be O light be raised be raised O light come down to earth be O light be raised be raised O light come down to earth be
5 rit. ( ) 11 raised raised be be raised! raised! raised raised be be raised! raised! rit. 15 otal: 1 15 October 18 2009 raintree Vermont