GWYNETH WLKER I Too Sing merica for Trele Chorus and Piano
I Too Sing merica duration: minutes 0 seconds The Langston Hughes oem I Too is a oerful statement y an frican-merican riter lthough too often denied equal oortunity or resectful treatment in this country the author claims his right as an merican sing merica The musical setting interrets this hrase literally Not only does the author sing raises of his country he also sings the ords to the atriotic song merica (My Country Tis of Thee lyrics y Samuel rancis Smith: 1808-1895) The text of this song has een adated to include references to frican-merican exeriences: Land here my fathers died in ondage in attle (slavery military service) Land of my mothers ride ith dignity and daring (Rosa Parks) No longer relegated to eating in the kitchen (as a servant) the roud frican-merican states sing merica I am merica This is my country! sing merica I am the darker rother They send me to eat in the kitchen When comany comes But I laugh nd eat ell nd gro strong Tomorro I ll e at the tale When comany comes Noody ll dare Say to me Eat in the kitchen Then Besides They ll see ho eautiful I am nd e ashamed am merica Dr Gyneth Walker ( 197) is a graduate of Bron niversity and the Hartt School of Music She holds B MM and DM Degrees in Music Comosition or nearly 0 years she lived on a dairy farm in Braintree Vermont She has no returned to her childhood hometon of Ne Canaan Connecticut Gyneth Walker has een a roud resident of Vermont She is the reciient of the Year 2000 Lifetime chievement ard from the Vermont rts Council as ell as the 2008 thenaeum ard for chievement in the rts and Humanities from the St ohnsury (VT) thenaeum In 2012 she as elected as a fello of the Vermont cademy of rts and Sciences Walker s catalog includes over 200 commissioned orks for orchestra chamer ensemles chorus and solo voice The music of Gyneth Walker is ulished y E C Schirmer (choral and vocal music) and Lauren Keiser Music (orchestral and instrumental music) urther information concerning Gyneth Walker and her orks is availale at gynethalkercom
for the Neark (N) Boys Chorus Donald C Morris Music Director I Too Sing merica for Trele Chorus and Piano Langston Hughes (1902-1967) Gyneth Walker Piano With stately energy q = 120 f S 5 * unis f triumhantly unis f triumhantly This is This is *lto 1 may sing u an octave if that is more comfortale Text: Coyright 199 y The Estate of Langston Hughes Music: Coyright 201 y Gyneth Walker 252 Park Street Ne Canaan CT 0680 gynethalkercom ll rights reserved
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19 mer i ca - - - mer - i - ca I am the dark - er B (Same temo) ( ) 5 - mer - i - ca - mer - i - a la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la - B (Same temo) ith edal 22 roth - er They send me to eat in the kit - chen hen (in the ackground) ( ) They send me to eat in the mer - i - ca - mer - i - ca kit - chen hen Walker / I Too Sing merica
6 25 rit ut I C ree temo laugh and eat ell com - an - y comes comes rit C ree temo and gro 29 2 accel strong accel f Walker / I Too Sing merica f D and gro f - mer - i - ca D a temo (q = 12) strong a temo (q = 12) - mer - i - ca I to
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8 1 2 1 2 6 50 say to me f f harshly ^ ^ ^ ^ Eat in the kit - chen then - mer - i - ca - f harshly ^ ^ ^ ^ Eat in the kit - chen then - mer - i - ca - f harshly v v v v Eat in the kit - chen then - mer - i - ca - f harshly v v v v Eat in the kit - chen ^ ^ # # # then Proudly ith conviction Proudly ith conviction N ith edal mer - i - ca - mer - i - ca sing - mer - i - ca mer - i - ca - mer - i - ca sing - mer - i - ca mer - i - ca - mer - i - ca sing - mer - i - ca Walker / I Too Sing merica - mer - i - ca sing - mer - i - ca
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10 So Solo (57) rit and e a - shamed π π H Start sloly and accel 1 2 1 2 59 I am and e a - shamed (accel) and e a - shamed and e a - shamed rit (accel) Walker / I Too Sing merica g π π H simile ( ) Start sloly and accel am am am am N N - - -
1 62 a temo (q = 12) f triumhantly mer - i - ca I am - mer - i - ca f triumhantly mer - i - ca I am - mer - i - ca f triumhantly # # # 11 2 1 66 I mer - i - ca I am - mer - i - ca f triumhantly mer - i - ca a temo (q = 12) # f # (Same temo) I am # - mer - i - ca # # ^ # # v My coun - try tis of thee Seet land of li - er - ty My coun - try tis of thee Seet land of li - er - ty N ^ v ^ 2 My coun - try tis of thee Seet land of li - er - ty N I My coun - try (Same temo) N N N tis of thee seet land of li - er - ty of Walker / I Too Sing merica
12 70 of thee I sing 1 of thee of thee of thee I sing 2 thee of thee of thee I of thee I sing of thee I sing of thee I sing sing 7 Land here my fath - ers died Land Land here my fath - ers dies Land 1 Land here my fath - ers died Land 2 in ond - age in at - tle Walker / I Too Sing merica
78 1 of my moth - ers ride from 1 of my moth - ers ride from 2 of f my moth - ers ride ith dig -ni - ty and dar - ing 82 K 1 ev - ry ev - ry moun -tain side ev - ry ev - ry moun -tain side f let let free let free let free let free let 2 hmm moun -tain moun -tain side let side let free let free let f K Walker / I Too Sing merica
1 86 1 free - dom free - dom free - dom free - dom ring ring 2 free - dom free - dom free - dom free - dom ring ring Let free - dom 1 2 90 ring! Walker / I Too Sing merica L in celeration ith ride L in celeration ith ride in celeration ith ride (as ells ringing) in celeration ith ride
1 2 1 2 9 This is This is This is my coun - try! ƒ 97 ƒ rit to end rit to end my coun - try! my coun - try! This is sing sing ƒ ƒ I sing I sing ƒ - mer - i - ca! - mer - i - ca! - mer - i - ca! *On eat all singers lace hand (or fist) over heart as a ledge of allegiance Walker / I Too Sing merica - mer - i - ca! my coun - try! v v v *X 15 0 eruary 1 201 Ne Canaan Connecticut