Gwyneth Walker. A Heart in Hiding. the passionate love poems of Emily Dickinson for Mixed Chorus and Piano with Mezzo Soprano soloist

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1 Gyneth Walker A Heart in Hiding the assionate love oems o Emily Dickinson or Mixed Chorus and Piano ith Mezzo Sorano ist

2 commissioned or the Thomas Circle Singers by William M and Marion D Leach in memory o Elizabeth Ann Leach remiered by the Thomas Circle Singers ames Kreger Artistic Director Washington DC March duration: 1' Among the many varied oems o Emily Dickinson are love oems assionate love oems These oems ere ritten o a love hich never develoed into an established recognized relationshi Indeed these ere comosed by a oet ho rarely let her home ho as rarely seen in ublic Hers as a guarded soul a heart in hiding The six songs in this set san the elements o love rom the gentle "orever at His Side to Walk" to the ecstatic "A Kingdom's Worth o Bliss" rom the relective and sensual "The Moon is Distant rom the Sea" to the overtly assionate "Wild " Each mood each oem resents its individual interretation o love Hoever this set is ramed by one oem hich is vieed as a summary o love and o lie's sirit "'Tis So Much oy" [This oem aears in song 1 and returns in song "A eel a oy"] 'Tis so much oy! 'Tis so much oy! I I should ail hat overty! And yet as oor as I have ventured all uon a thro! Here the oet seaks o the uncertainty o love (a chance a "thro") And yet she is illing to risk her heart to allo a assionate love to gro there to "venture all" And in this ay she lived her lie to the ullest And i I gain! Oh Gun at Sea! O Bells that in the Steeles be! The musical setting emloys a mixed chorus and iano ith a mezzo sorano ist The voice ortrays the oet as she seaks in the irst erson: "What ould I give to see his ace" The chorus sings the descritive oetry: "orever at His Side to Walk" Although starting searately the to "voices" begin to interact exchanging material reinorcing the exression Near the end the chorus adots the assages hich had reviously been resented by the ist "And i I gain! Oh Gun at Sea!" The iano accomaniment reverberates ith a salutatory "gun" motive All oin orces as the ork closes ith the hrase "have ventured all!" * * * * * Dr Gyneth Walker (b 197) is a graduate o Bron niversity and the Hartt School o Music She holds MM and DM Degrees in Music Comosition A ormer aculty member o the Oberlin College Conservatory she resigned rom academic emloyment in 1982 in order to ursue a career as a ull-time comoser She no lives on a dairy arm in Braintree ermont Gyneth Walker is a roud resident o ermont She is the reciient o the Year 2000 "Lietime Achievement Aard" rom the ermont Arts Council Walker's catalog includes over 10 commissioned orks or orchestra band chorus and chamber ensembles The music o Gyneth Walker is ublished by E C Schirmer o Boston (choral and vocal music) and MMB Music o St Louis (orchestral and instrumental music)

3 Emily Dickinson Piano Quickly ith excitement A Heart in Hiding or Mezzo Sorano SATB and Piano 1 Tis So Much oy q = 5 5 ~~~~~~~~~~ Gyneth Walker ecstatic Tis so much oy! Tis so much oy! I 9 Sloer as a recitative I should ail hat o - ver - ty! And yet as oor as I have ven - tured all u - on a thro! Have gained! Yes! b Coyright 200 Gyneth Walker

4 Hes-i - ta-ted so this side the ic - tor - b Death but Death! b b b sim accel y! b cresc b b b oco a temo q = n Slightly sloer q = Lie is but Lie! And Bliss is but Bliss and cresc Breath but Breath! And n i in- deed I ail 25 (cresc) (cresc) 777 at more sloly as a recitative least to kno the orst is seet! De - g n eat means noth - ing but De - eat no b

5 28 drear-ier can be - all! b b b b b g g b g a temo q = i sim 2 And i I gain! Oh 5 Gun at Sea! Oh Bells that in the n 8 Stee - les be! At irst re - eat it n

6 dim slo! or Hea - ven is a di - erent thing con - ec - tured and aked b b b dim b 7777 b b 5 50 (dim) 777 sud - den in and (dim) b b 77 b b a temo Sloly might ex - tin - guish me! i Tis so much oy! b g b b b b g b b Tis so much n n g 5 to end oy! * ( ) g ( ) * ossia or loer ranges gliss to end o keyboard Duration: 2' 0"

7 Emily Dickinson Piano 5 Sloly reely Sloly reely q = e - ver at His side to alk the e - ver at His side to alk the e - ver at His side to alk the q = e - ver at His side to alk the 5 2 orever At His Side To Walk Mm Mm Mm small - er o the to! small - er o the to! small - er o the to! small - er o the to! Mm mm mm mm Sloer Sloer mm g i or - i i or - or - i Brain o His Brain Blood o His Blood to Brain o His Brain Blood o His Blood to Brain o His Brain Blood o His Blood to or - Brain o His Brain Blood o His Blood to 5 Gyneth Walker

8 8 8 lives lives One Be - ing One Be -ing lives One Be- ing lives One Be-ing no no a temo no or - no or - a temo i e - ver o His ate to taste i e - ver o His ate to taste i grie the larg - est art grie the larg - est art grie the larg - est art i i i i 12 Imassioned > > oy to ut my iece a - ay or oy to ut my iece a - ay or that be - lov - ed Heart that be - lov - ed Heart All b > All lie > lie All oy to ut my iece a - ay or that b be - lov - ed Heart b b oy to ut my iece a - ay or 12 that b be - lov - ed Heart b b b b Imassioned b > > b All

9 15 lie to kno eachoth-er b lie to kno each oth-er Hea ven b b > > All lie b> > All lie hom b b > > b } Hea - ven rat Hea ven rat a temo hom And b And b e can ne-ver learn And b e can ne- ver learn And men neigh-bor-hoods o men neigh-bor-hoods o men b ust ust ust b b bye and bye a Change called b bye and bye a Change called b bye and bye a b Change called bye and bye a Change called ind-ing outhat uz-zles us ith ind-ing outhat uz-zles us ith ind-ing outhat uz-zles us ith b 7 Hea ven rat 5 19 ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ 5 a temo neigh-bor-hoods o men ust ind-ing outhat uz-zles us ith b

10 8 22 out the lex - i - con! or - e - ver at His side toalk the small-er o the to! out the lex - i - con! out the lex - i - con! or - e - ver at His side toalk or - e - ver at His side toalk the small-er o the to! the small-er o the to! out the lex - i - con! or - e - ver at His side toalk the small-er o the to! and dim to end Brain o His Brain Brain o His Brain Blood o His Blood To Blood o His Blood To lives lives One One Be - ing Be - ing no no Brain o His Brain Blood o His Blood To lives One Be - ing no Brain o His Brain Blood o His Blood To lives One Be - ing no 25 and dim to end Duration: 2'

11 A Kingdom s Worth o Bliss 9 Emily Dickinson adated by comoser Gyneth Walker ith gentle motion q = Piano sim b b 8 cantabile What ould I give to see his ace I d give I d give my lie o course But n 1 recitative L L L " > that is not e - nough! Sto ust a min-ute let me think! I d ; " : give my big - gest Bob - o - link! > g

12 That makes to Him and kno ho une is la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la lie! I d give her murmuring What ould I give murmuring What ould I give What ould I give murmuring What ould I give murmuring What ould I give Ro- ses a day rom You What ould I give What ould I give What ould I give Zan - zi - bar and 2 b b b g

13 27 icantabile 11 Lil - y tubes like Wells Bees by the ur - long Straights o Blue Ah Ah 27 b b b sim b b b 1 Ah Na - vies o But - ter - lies Ah sail - ed through and da - led Co - sli 1

14 12 Dells ah What ould I give la la la la la la la la ah What ould I give la la la la la la la la What ould I give la la la la la la la la What ould I give la la la la la la la la g 7 Quickly ree measaure Quickly ree measaure raidly blurred barely audible 7 b b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ b i b b 5 b g 2 (various soli each overlaing slightly ith the next) Ro - ses! 5 5 Li - ly tubes! Bees! 5 2 Straights o Blue! 2 But- ter- lies! 0 Co-sli Dells! a temo q = b b b b b b b b b b a temo q = b b b b

15 1 9 b b b b cantabile Then I have shares in Prim - rose Banks b b b b b b 9 b b b b 2 b b b b Da - o - dil Do - ries Si - cy Stocks Do - min - ions broad as b b b b Do - Do - min - ions broad as min - ions broad as b b Do - min - ions broad as Do - min - ions broad as 2 b b b b

16 1 5 b b b b b b b b b b De De De De Bags o Doub - loons ad - Ah Ah ven - tur - ous Bees De 5 b b b b 8 b b oco cresc b b b b brought me rom ir - ma - ah ah ment - al seas and Pur - le rom Pe - b b b b 8 b b b b oco cresc b

17 51 b b b b b b b b b b 51 b b b b 5 5 ru! b Slightly sloer > > No No } No No > No Slightly sloer > } What ould I have I bought it > > give What ould I give Shy - lock Say! la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la b la la la la b > > > > Sign me the Bond! I > > > > Sign me the Bond! } } } } Sign me the Bond! > > > > } } > Sign me the Bond! > > > > Sign me the Bond! 15

18 1 57 vo to ay to Her ho led-ges this: a temo 57 a temo i 1 Ah Ah Ah I imassioned hour One One One One 1 Ah I imassioned One > > > > } } } }

19 17 5 > } hour > one > o her Sov- reign s ace! hour hour one > one > hour o her Sov- reign s > hour o her Sov- reign s > ace! ace! hour one > hour o her Sov- reign s > ace! 5 hour one > > > > } } } } hour o her Sov- reign s > ace! 9 > > } > > > > } > Ec - stat - ic > > } Con - tract! > > Re - luc - tant > > } Grace! > Grace! Ec - stat - tic } } } Ec - stat - tic > > } Con - tract! } } Con - tract! > > Re - luc - tant } } } Re - luc - tant > > } } Grace! > Grace! Ec - stat - tic > > > Con - tract! > > Re - luc - tant > > > 9 } } Ec - stat - tic Con - tract! } > } } Re - luc - tant > Grace!

20 18 7 i A > 7 52 } 5 } > Ah > Ah King - dom s orth o > Ah > Ah Bliss! la la la la la la la la la la la la A la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la King - dom s la la la la orth o

21 19 82 ( Bliss! 82 8 ) 8 Duration: ' "

22 20 Emily Dickinson Piano Hands Hands Hands Gently q = º The Moon is dis - tant Gently q = º * smoothly The smoothly The Moon is dis - tant smoothly The smoothly g Moon is dis - tant Ped held rom revious song She She She The Moon Is Distant rom The Sea leads leads leads n Moon is dis - tant Him Him Him rom the Sea and rom the Sea and rom the Sea and rom the Sea and do - cile as a Boy a - do - cile as a Boy a - do - cile as a Boy a - yet ith Am - ber yet ith Am - ber yet ith Am - ber yet ith Am - ber long a - oint - ed long a - oint - ed long Gyneth Walker a - oint - ed Hands She leads Him do - cile as a Boy a - long a - oint - ed * I erorming song searately lay this chord i

23 21 8 cresc Sands He ne - ver miss - es a De - gree o - be - dient to Her Eye He Sands He ne - ver miss - es a De - gree o - be - dient to Her Eye cresc He cresc Sands He ne - ver miss - es a De - gree o - be - dient to Her Eye He cresc Sands He ne - ver miss - es a De - gree o - be - dient to Her Eye He 8 i 1 (cresc) comes ust so (cresc) n comes ust so (cresc) comes ust so (cresc) n n n comes ust so ar to - ar to - ar to - ar to - ard the Ton ard the Ton ard the Ton ard the Ton n n ust so ar goes a - - n n ust so ar goes a - - n n n ust so ar goes a - - n n n ust so ar goes a n n n n n n

24 22 17 Sloer ay a temo ay n ay n ay i Oh Sig - i Oh Sig - 17 Sloer a temo 21 i Oh Sig - nor i Oh Sig - nor nor cresc Oh Sig - cresc cresc Oh Sig - nor cresc Oh Sig - nor nor nor Oh Sig - nor 21 cresc

25 2 (cresc) Thine the Am - ber (cresc) Thine the Am - ber (cresc) Thine the Am - ber (cresc) Hand Hand and and 7777 Hand and mine the dis - tant mine the dis - tant mine the dis - tant 2 Thine the Am - ber Hand and mine the dis - tant 2 27 a temo Sea o - be - dient to the least Com - mand Thine eye im - ose on Sea o - be - dient to the least Com - mand Thine b eye im - ose b Sea o - be - dient to the n least Com - mand Thine eye im - ose Sea o - be - dient to the least Com - mand Thine eye im - ose 27 n b b

26 2 1 me Ah 1 sim The The Moon is dis - tant rom the Sea Moon is dis - tant rom the Sea The Moon is dis - tant rom the Sea The The Moon is dis - tant rom the Sea The

27 7 The The Moon is dis- tant rom the Sea Moon is dis- tant rom the Sea The The 25 Moon is dis - tant rom the Sea The Moon is dis - tant Moon is dis - tant rom the Sea The Moon is dis - tant (rit) Moon is dis - tant rom the Moon is dis - tant rom the rom the Sea Sea Sea rom the Sea (rit) Duration: 1' 5"

28 2 5 Wild Emily Dickinson Gyneth Walker Piano q = º ith motion ith Ped cresc (cresc) sim 11 cresc Wild cresc ḟ Wild 11 cresc

29 27 1 cresc Wild cresc Wild 1 cresc 17 Wild Wild Wild Wild

30 28 20 cresc cresc cresc cresc

31 2 Wild Wild 29 2 } i > } 29 i oco Were I ith thee Wild Nights should be our 29 } > } oco

32 0 (rit) a temo n n lux - ur - y! n n n n ṗ n n (rit) a temo ṗ ṗ n n n n n n Done ith the Com - ass cantabile n Done ith the Com - ass u - tile the Winds to cantabile n a Heart in ort u - tile the Winds to a Heart in ort n

33 0 cantabile Ro - ing in E - den 1 Done ith the Chart! Done ith the Chart! b 0 b b b b the Sea! b b b Might I but moor To - b night in b b b b b b b b b b b b

34 2 7 a temo thee! i 51 cresc Wild cresc cresc Wild Wild cresc Wild ḟ 51 cresc

35 5 cresc Wild cresc Wild cresc Wild cresc Wild cresc 57 (cresc) (cresc) Wild Wild Wild Wild

36 0 cresc cresc cresc cresc 0 cresc Wild

37 7 7 } i > } 71 ( } 77 > } a temo Wild Sloly reely ) Should be our lux - ur - y our } > } lux - ur - y Wild our lux - ur - y! 5 a temo barely audible Mm 77 sim

38 81 murmuring gently Might I but moor To - murmuring gently Might I but moor To - night night murmuring gently Might I but moor To - Might I but moor To - night night Might I but moor To - night Might I but moor To - murmuring gently Might I but moor To - night Might I but moor To Might I but moor To - Might I but moor To - night night night night in in Might I but moor To - Might I but moor To - Thee! Thee! night night in in Thee! Thee! trem ~~~ 52 Duration: ' 15"

39 Emily Dickinson Piano reely as a recitative I held a eel in my The day as arm the I oke and chid my hon-est mem -brance is all I in- gers inds ere ro - sy on in - gers A eel A oy! the and ent to slee L g Gem as ith motion q = sim gone I said Till L kee And no an Am-e-thyst re - g 7 Gyneth Walker n n n

40 g sim Bliss is but Bliss and Bliss is but Bliss and Bliss is but Bliss and Bliss is but Bliss and Breath but Breath! Breath but Breath! Breath but Breath but Breath! Breath! Sloer q = Sloer q = Lie is but Lie! And Death but Lie is but Lie! And Death but Lie is but Lie! And Death but Lie is but Lie! And Death but Lie! And And Death! Death! Death! Death! Lie! i in- deed I ail i in- deed I ail g i in- deed I i in- deed I

41 0 0 i in - deed I ail at ail ail B Sloer as a recitative B Sloer as a recitative least to kno the orst is seet! n De - eat means noth - ing but De - eat no De - eat means noth - ing but De - eat no no b no 9 accel I have ven-tured drear-ier can be - all! I have ven - tured I have ven-tured b drear-ier can be - all! drear-ier can be - all! b drear-ier can be - all! b b b I have ven- tured I b I have ven- tured I I have ven-tured have ven- tured have ven- tured I have ven - tured I have ven-tured b b I have ven - tured I have ven-tured b I have ven - tured I have ven-tured accel

42 0 a temo q = all! all! all! all! all! ven - tured all! all! i I have ven - tured i I have ven - tured I have ven - tured I have ven - tured ven - tured all! And ven - tured all! And a temo q = n 0 i I gain! Oh i I gain! Oh i I gain! Oh sim gun at Sea! gun at Sea! gun at Sea! Oh cresc 2 Gun at Sea! Oh Oh Oh i I gain! Oh 0 gun at Sea! Oh 2

43 1 Oh Bells! At Bells that in the Stee - les be! Bells that in the Stee - les be! Bells that in the Stee - les be! Bells that in the Stee - les be! irst re - eat it slo! i or i or Hea - ven is a Hea - ven is a 5 di - erent Thing 5 di - erent Thing Con - n b b Con -

44 2 50 (rit) Sloly ec - tured and aked and sud - den in might ex - tin - guish me! might ex - tin - guish 50 5 ec - tured and aked (rit) b b b b sud - den in b b b b might ex - tin - guish b might ex - tin - guish b might ex - tin - guish ṗ b might ex - tin - guish Sloly i a temo q = n me n me ecstatic Tis so much ecstatic b b b b b g Tis so much a temo q = n gently n

45 57 ecstatic Tis so much oy! ecstatic Tis so much oy! cresc cresc 77 Tis so much ecstatic Tis so much oy! oy! Tis so much cresc cresc Tis so much oy! Tis so much cresc 77 oy! 57 (cresc) accel (cresc) oy! Tis so much (cresc) oy! Tis so much (cresc) oy! Tis so much (cresc) oy! Tis so much oy! Tis so much oy! Tis so much ḟ oy! Tis so much oy! Tis so much oy! Tis so much Quickly oy! oy! oy! cresc Tis so much 1 oy! Tis so much oy! Tis so much oy! Tis so much accel (cresc) oy! Quickly cresc

46 5 ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ to end ƒ I to end cresc ƒ have ven- tured dim all! all! [ or rehearsal only ] all! all! all! all! gliss to end o keyboard Duration: ' Total Duration 1' uly Braintree ermont