Colin Riley Roads Shining Like River U Hill After Rain for unaccomanied choir and cello
2 Five Ghosts Shards based on fragments of oetry by Edward Thomas adated by Robert Macfarlane Created with funds rovided by the Hinrichsen Foundation duration c25 mins
'... and I rose u and knew that I was tired and continued on my journey...' (Quote inscribed on the Edward Thomas Memorial Stone on the Shoulder of Mutton Hill) I. Oen your eyes to the air Recit: in freetime (brooding) q 8 Violoncello, m m (III),, W 2 o, # b W,, # # n #W m n nw, o o b b n b W ~
with a sense of awakening (q 8) 5 n m m b m O m b en your eyes to the air, that has washed the eyes of the m O b b j en your eyes to the air, m b that has washed the eyes of the m O n b b b en your eyes to the air, m that has washed the eyes of the m n b O en your eyes to the air, m that has washed the eyes of the
5 8 b b m b stars b b n through all the de wy night. stars through all the de wy night. # # b b b stars through all the de wy night. b b stars through all the de wy night.
6 11 n n b b # n j b j j b Will b you come O ver this land frec kled with snow. 15 n b n b b n m m Ó bw Will you come Ó Will j b j b j b I would a rise and go far to where the lilies are.
7 20 b n b # n j m <b> b b you come To To a new coun b a new coun j When b j b j the joy of walking thus 25 b n b # n m m b try. try. The b b j has ta ken us by sur rise. <b> ath I The ath
8 29 b m b n b accel n # n b b w had to find. w I had to find. # b b b b n n f b # n b b rit j n 8 # n m gliss. gliss. b Ó
9 a temo (q 8) n b m m m O m b en your eyes to the air, that has washed the eyes of the stars b b through m b b j O en your eyes to the air, m b that has washed the eyes of the stars through m O en your eyes to the air, m n b b b that has washed the eyes of the stars through m n b O en your eyes to the air, m that has washed the eyes of the stars b through
10 7 b b # w m rit, b all the de wy night. b n w night. night. # # # # w all the de wy night. night. night. b b all the de wy night. b n nw night. night. b b w all the de wy night. night. night. # b b n b n 52 w
11 Recit: in freetime (dark and muted) q c8 55 solo,, j j W Of ten foot sore, never solo b, n b b W yet of the road I wea ry,,, 56 W o # o W b j, b though long and stee and dreary # b as it winds on for,,, m # n m # W n for e e rit 57, # n b n n b, n m n n W # # W ver. # # W ver. umm umm
12 II. Half a kiss, half a tear uncertain and restless q 72 58 b m b n b b tutti (staggered breathing) The sun, tutti (staggered breathing) The sun set, the wind fell, the sea was like a mirror sha b w w b b w w b The sun, solo j b b n b j b b The The b n b wind, wind, 6 b b n b b b w Ó 5 b b w Ó j king. solo n j b b I # j b w read the sign. Which way should I go <b> w w b The b A voice sea, b n says: 5 5 5 <b> w w b The sea, 5
1 67 5 b b n b b n # b m 5 b b n # You would not have doubt ed so We look and j b b n understand 5 <b> j Ó j b b n at twen ty. 5 <b> w b w 5 <b> w b w We look, We look, 72 b n b b b b n b b b b j b b b n b b we can not, can not seak. b <b> w w w <b> w w w
1 76 w w w w w m tutti tutti tutti tutti m j b w j w b Hark m Hark m Hark m Hark at the rain Wind less and light, Half a kiss, b j w j n at the rain Wind less and light, Half a kiss, at the rain Wind less and light, Half a kiss, at the rain Wind less and light, Half a kiss, w j b j w b w j b w w n 81 w w w gliss. <b> j Ó j half a tear m Say ing good night. j Ó half a tear m j j Say ing good night. b Ó m half a tear Say ing good night. Ó half a tear m Say ing good night.
15 85 w w w Ó # solo j The green roads # # that end in Good night # Good night Good night Night, Night, Night, Night, Night, Night, w w Good night Good, good, good, Good, good, good,
16 91 # # # j # # w the for est, the for est solo j # j n Are strewn with white goose Night, Night, Night, Night, Night, Night, Night, w w w Good, good, good, Good, good, good, Good, 96 w w Ó # # j Like marks left # # j behind by some one m # j # n # j fea thers this une Night, Night, Night, Night, Night, w Ó w w Ó Good, good, good, Good, good,
17 102 # # w # # gone to the for est j # j To show his track. But n Night, Night, Night, Night, Night, w w w good, Good, good, good, Good, 106 # n m # n sul ont (molto vib) # # j n m b b n n b j # j # n # w m Ó he has ne ver come back. w Ó w Ó
18 111 b j # nw Ó tutti (whisering quietly, reeatedly and indeendently) 'You would not have doubted so at twenty... but he has never come back' tutti (whisering quietly, reeatedly and indeendently) 'You would not have doubted so at twenty... but he has never come back' 115 # j # Ó # j n w
19 Recit: in freetime (dark and muted) q c8 119 W o, æ Y both hands 'attering' on the belly of the cello (like rain) solo m j W The hill road wet with rain m solo W In the sun would not gleam 120 æy o m b b n # # # j nw Like a wind ing stream W, # # j W If we trod it not a gain.
20 III. I have come to the borders of slee oised and lyrical q c72 121 norm. b b gliss. nw m m m,, j # w 12 bn b gliss. nw m m,, j # w j # w m m, 6 8
21 with a calm, hynotic sleeiness q. 72 126 6 8 b lightly at the oint n b n b b gliss. tutti 8 6 # j n b I j n j # n b n have come to the bor ders of slee the un fathomable dee tutti 8 6 # j # j j # I # # have come to the bor ders of slee the un fathomable dee tutti 6 8 j n I b b j j # n have come to the bor ders of slee the un fathomable dee n b b 11 n b b j # n # n fo rest where all must lose their way, ho we ver # j fo # # # rest where all must lose their way, ho we ver # j fo # b rest where all must lose their way, ho we ver # n
22 16 b j j m f m j j # n j # straight or win ding. The tall for rest to wers f # j # j m straight or win ding. The tall # # j # j b j for rest to wers f j # # j straight or win ding. The m n j b tall for rest to wers f b 1 B j # j # j # j n b # Its silence silence silence I hear and o bey that j j j Its silence silence silence I hear and o bey that # # # # # n n # # Its silence silence silence I hear and o bey that
2 19 # n j b j j # j n b I j n j # n have come to the bor ders of slee the un # j # # I may lose my way and my self. I # j # j j # # have come to the bor ders of slee the un b j b # j n I may lose my way and my self. I b b j j # have come to the bor ders of slee the un # n # n # I may lose my way and my self. I j b j j have come to the bor ders of slee the un
2 157 b j b b n j # n # fa tho ma ble dee fo rest where all must lose their # # j fa tho ma ble dee fo rest where all must lose their # # n fa n b b j # n b tho ma ble dee fo rest where all must lose their b j fa tho ma ble dee fo rest where all must lsose their b
25 b b j way, n j j ho we ver straight or win ding. # way, # ho we ver straight or win # j # j ding. way, # n j # # j ho we ver straight or win ding. way, b b j ho we ver straight or win ding.
26 gently rocking (still q. 72) 166 sim. (III) (IV) o b j (II)(III) (II) o o o (III) (II) o o n O b j # m (II) (III) m A j j light di vi ded the swo j llen clouds m A j j light di vi ded the swo j llen clouds semre # wind ing wind ing semre b n # wind ing wind ing
27 172 (III) sim. j o o <#> # # (III) (III) (IV) b j n (III) (II) (II) o o o n m j # And # # m lay most erfectly like a m j # And # # m lay most erfectly like a <#> # n wind ing wind ing <#> # b wind ing wind ing
28 sim. 178 o o o o b j O m n j # o o # straight na rrow foot bridge bright # straight na rrow foot bridge bright # wind ing wind ing b n # wind ing wind ing
29 (III) o o o o # # <#> j m # that crossed o ver the sea <#> j wind m ing # that crossed o ver the sea <#> j # <#> # wind ing (III) o o o o o o o o o o o o o b j n O O O m m to me. rit rit to me. wind ing b wind ing
0 Recit: in freetimedark and muted q c8 19 O (III) o o o o (II) (ut bow down) *LH fingers on belly + RH thumb hitting below bridge * + fi o o > (II) solo m # j # j # W solo # j # Now all roads m # # j j W lead to France And heavy is the tread m solo # # # W Heavy is the tread 195 + o o * sim. fi > fi > fi > (II) #w, m w # b b # n but the dead b n nw re turn ing m # n of the li nw ving
1 196 (II) o fi > fi > # izz light ly dance, j # j # # W light ly dance light, ly dance, W # n W light ly dance 197 fi > fi > fi n > fi nbn > # W # W dance dance W dance dance W
2 just RH thumb hitting below bridge 198 izz + sim. # n > > b > n # W dance rit 199 b n b > > m m
IV. Figures susended still and ghostly white melancholic and wistful q 60 200 II I I II o o o o o o o o o o o o o o n O # O m I # m m I 207 n II II III O o o o o # O O O j III 21 (I) o o m j # tutti j j Figures sus end ded tutti # # # # j j Figures sus end ded
220 (II) o o # n m m (II) j n # still # and # # j still # and 225 (II) o o n o (I) # n # j # j ghost ly white the ast ho ver ing n # # # j ghost ly white the ast ho ver ing # j
5 20 o j j # # as it re vi sits the light # j # n # # # as it re vi sits the light slightly faster q 72 25 # j # # # j 5:6 5:6 The last light has gone out of the world, excet this # j # # # # j 5:6 5:6 The last light has gone out of the world, excet this 5:6 j j 5:6 The last light has gone out of the world, excet this
6 20 # # # # # # moon light ly ing on the grass like frost # # # # moon light ly ing on the grass like frost moon light ly ing on the grass like frost 25 # j # # # 5:6 beyond the brink of the tall elm's sha dow 5:6 m # j # # # # # j 5:6 5:6 beyond the brink of the tall elm's sha dow It is as if m j j 5:6 5:6 beyond the brink of the tall elm's sha dow It is as if
7 250 5:6 <#> <#> # # ## # # 5:6 ev' ry thing else has slet has slet. 5:6 5:6 ev' ry thing else has slet has slet. melancholic and wistful again q 60 256 (I) o o m j # j j Figures sus end ded # # # # j j Figures sus end ded
8 262 (II) o o # n m m (II) j n # still # and # # j still # and 267 (II) o o n o (I) # n # j # j ghost ly white the ast ho ver ing n # # # j ghost ly white the # j ast ho ver ing
9 272 o j j # # as it re vi sits the light # j # n # # # as it re vi sits the light 277 m (III) # b n j j b (I) # o
0 281 (I) # o # # # # # # # # The ast is a strange land, most strange # n n The ast is a strange land, most strange the sound m j There are so many 288 # # # # # # # # the soundless fields and streets of it. # n n less fields and streets of it n # j j j # j j j things I have for got That once were much to me, or that were not. There m are so ma ny
1 29 # # # # # # # rit # j j things I have for got # n That once were much to me, or that were not. were not were not were b # j Slowly (and as if from a distance) 01 # # # U U U U j j # j b n j solo U U U U b n # b b b not. 'Coo ee!' 'Cooo ee!' 'Coo ee!' 'Coo ee!' o
2 Recit: in freetime (dark and muted) q c8 09 W solo m W For the lack of the traveller (solo) m j # j bw The roads are lonely solo m While we W slee m solo # W Lone li er 10 W Wo A dream, Who is now a dream on ly A dream,,, a dream, A dream, a dream,,, # # w # Who is now a dream on ly A dream,,, a dream, a dream, W j W on on W j W n on,, w W on ly ly # # W ly ly
V. The end fell like a bell ghostly and resigned q 60 o o o o # # tutti b umm tutti umm tutti j The end tutti The end
o o # o o # b j # # n j # # n the end fell the end fell # # n # # n the end fell the end fell
5 25 # # b j # m # # like a bell. m # # like a bell. 1 n b j # # b j # n b solo Soar in lone flight so far, so 8 j # # b j # n m b j m j j # n # n far, so far m Like a black star.
6 5 # # b j # n > b n > b b n > m f m A > mote of sin ging dust A float, a float, a bove f 52 <b> # # b j # n m b j j # n That dreams # n Dreams 59 o # # n j # # n m # # The end fell like a bell. # # n m # # The end fell like a bell.
7 slightly faster q 8 68 gliss. gliss. gliss. m # And no more sing ing tutti m The light of the new # # j # # j # n # moon and ev' ry star And no m more sing ing m The light of the new # j j # moon and ev' ry star And no m more singing m # b n b # b The light of the new moon and ev' ry star And no m more singing
8 76 gliss. accel slacken the C string gradually to an indeterminate itch gliss. m j # for the bird. I m # ne ver un derstood quite j for # j # the bird. # n I m # # j ne ver un derstood quite <#> j # j for the bird. I ne ver un derstood quite m <b> n b # b for the bird. I ne ver un derstood quite m
9 rit 8 rasing (like a machine gun) j j > > gliss. f ff > # what was meant by God. Ooo f what was meant by God. f # n b j # # n > The # # end fell like a # # > f what was meant by God. f n b n > what was meant by God.
50 ghostly and resigned again 92 # (I) (I) o (III) (II) o o o o o o Oo o o 1/2 flat C sim. o o o o o o o o O Ó m w bell. Ó j Where j j w Ó j any turn may lead to hea ven or anny Ó w Ó Where any turn may lead to hea ven or anny Ó Where w any turn may lead to hea ven or Ó anny
51 97 # # o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o O O Ó w w A float Ó w A bove corner may hide hell Where Ó Ó j j j w any turn may lead to hea ven Ó Ó w corner may hide hell Where any turn may lead to hea ven corner may hide hell Where Ó Ó w any turn may lead to hea ven
52 0 # w o o o o o O w Ó w w A float Ó Ó w A bove Ó j Ó or anny corner may hide hell Ó Ó or anny corner may hide hell Ó Ó or anny corner may hide hell
5 10 Ó w w A float Ó Ó A w Ó bove Ó j w Ó j w Ó j w may lead to heaven to heaven to heaven Ó w may lead Ó w Ó w to heaven to heaven to heaven m w w w Roads shi ning like river u hill Roads m w w shi ning like river u
5 17 B con sord (ractice mute) U # # hill af Ó j to to hea ven af hea ven af ter af af w w ter rain Ó w w w ter rain ter af w Ó w ter rain w ter rain U U U U 22 B U U n # # # # b U n# bn n # # # n w U w U U U U w w w w U U U U w w w w w w U U w w w Ó U
55 28 Recit: in freetime (dark and muted) q c8 n w w solo m # # j n # like a star solo m W solo m j and are # b W forgot ten Roads go solo m On while we forget 29 w # w # w w W o b and is W gone. o n nw That shoots