Robert A. Harris choral sampler

Robert A. Harris
Choral Sampler
December 2021

Robert A. Harris Choral Sampler
Robert A. Harris, Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music (Evanston, IL), served as
Professor of Conducting and Director of Choral Organizations from 1977 to 2012. Prior to Northwestern, Harris
taught at Michigan State University from1970 to 1977, and at Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) 1964-
1970. He also has held visiting professorships at Wayne State University, the University of Texas (Austin) and the
University of South Africa in Pretoria.
Harris is active as a conductor, choir clinician, and adjudicator, having appeared in these capacities throughout the
United States and abroad. In the Republic of China, Harris served as one of two guest conductor/clinicians for the
Taipei Philharmonic Choral and Conducting Workshop. He also served as guest conductor for Korea’s premier
professional choir, the Inchon City Chorale, and as guest conductor of a Choral Festival Youth Chorale in Hong
Kong. On two separate occasions he has presented conducting master classes throughout South Africa and has
also presented lectures and master classes on African American Spirituals in Argentina as well as at the Cantat VII
Music Festival in Bogota, Columbia.
Awards and honors for Harris include an Alumni Arts Achievement Award in Music from Wayne State University,
the NU Bienen School of Music’s Faculty Exemplar Teaching Award as well as a NU Alumni Association
Excellence in Teaching Award. In March, 2019, Harris was honored by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for his
contributions as a composer, conductor and educator. He was also honored by the National Association of Negro
Musicians (NANM) for his “contributions to the world of choral and solo vocal music as well as his selfless work
to help others achieve their musical goals” in July, 2019, at the organizations 100th anniversary convention. A
video Oral History interview of Harris has been made a permanent part of the History Makers Collections at the
Library of Congress in Washington, DC.
Contents
Oh, how can I keep from singing? SATB unaccompanied More info 3
April Rain Song SSATB unaccompanied More info 10
The Lamb SSAA unaccompanied More info 17
Rejoice, ye pure in heart SATB unaccompanied More info 25
Go down, Moses SATB unaccompanied More info 32
Two Elizabethan Lyrics SATB & orchestra/ piano More info 44
Oh, how can I keep from singing?
(adpt. Lohman)
TTBB unaccompanied More info 73

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Commissioned by the Milwaukee Choristers, James Benjamin Kinchen, Jr., conductor
April Rain Song
Langston Hughes (1902–67)
ROBERT A. HARRIS
SOPRANO 1
& b b b b
Somewhat slowly, never hurried q = c.60–64
p
œ œ ˙.
Let the rain
œ .
kiss
œ
J ˙
you.
,
œ .
œ œ œ
J
Let the rain
P
œ .
œ bœ
J
poco rit.
œ œ œ
beat up - on your
SOPRANO 2
& b b b b
p
œ œ ˙.
œ .
œ
J ˙
,
œ œ œ ˙
P
œ œ œ œ
ALTO
& b b b b
Let the rain
∑
kiss
∑
you.
Let
p
the rain
œ œ œ ˙
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beat up - on your
P
œ œ œ bœ
œ
Let
the rain
beat up-on your
TENOR
V b b b b
p
œ œ ˙.
œ .
œ
J ˙
,
œ œ œ ˙
P
œ
œ œ œ œ œ
Let the rain
kiss
you.
Let the rain
beat up - on your
BASS
?
b b b b
∑
∑
∑
P
˙ œ œ
Let
rain
for
rehearsal
only
& b b b b
4 4 4 4 4 4 ?
b b b b 4 Somewhat slowly, never hurried q = c.60–64
œ œ ˙.
p
œ œ ˙.
œ .
œ .
œ
J ˙
œ
J
˙
,
œ
œ .
,
j
œœ
œ
œ œ˙
œ
œ œ œ ˙
poco rit.
œ œ .
œ
j
œ bœ
œ
bœ
œ
œ
œ
P
œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ
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& b b b b
˙.
bœ
a tempo
. œ
12
j œ Nœ
œ œ
poco rit.
œ œ œ œ
œ
w
3
head
with
sil
-
ver
li
-
quid
drops.
& b b b b
˙.
œ
˙.
œ
˙
˙
nw
head
with
sil
-
ver
li
-
quid
drops.
& b b b b
nœ
head
n˙
œ
with
bœ
œ œ nœ
sil
bœ
- ver,
sil - ver li - quid
œ .
j
œ bœ
œ
nw
drops.
V b b b b
n˙.
head
bœ
with
bœ
sil
bœ
œ nœ
œ œ œ
- ver, with sil-ver
˙ œ bœ
li
-
œ
quid
nw
drops.
?
b b b b
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ
˙
˙
Nw
& b b b b
beat up - on your head
n˙.
œ
n˙
b œ
with
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sil
a tempo
ver
j
bœ
.
n œ œ n œ œ b
œ
-
li
-
poco rit.
quid
œ
œ œ
. œ
J œ b ˙
œ
drops.
n
n
w w
?
b b b b
n˙.
œ
b
œ œ œ œ œ œ
b
b œ n œ
œ œ b
œ œ
œ
b˙
œ bœ
˙
œ
n w
a tempo
F
& b b f cresc.
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b b Ó œ œ nœ
4 3 ˙.
4 œ . bœ
œ œ nœ
J
nœ
œ nœ
˙ n n n n
Let the rain
sing you a lul - la - by,
& b b b b
F
4 3 f cresc.
Ó œ œ nœ
˙.
4 ˙ œ . œ œ
n
J Nœ
˙ n n n
Let the rain
sing you a lul - la - by,
& b b b b
F
4 3 f cresc.
Ó œ œ œ ˙ œ 4 ˙ œ bœ
œ nœ
œ œ nœ
œ n n n n
Let the rain
sing you a lul - la - by,
F
f cresc.
V b b b b Ó œ œ œ
4 3 ˙ œ
4 bœ
œ œ . œ nœ
J œ nœ
œ ˙ n n n n
Let the rain
sing you a lul - la - by,
F
f cresc.
?
b b b b Ó œ œ nœ
4 3 bœ
œ œ œ
4 œ ˙ œ
œ œ ˙ n n n n
Let the rain
sing you a lul - la - by,
& b b a tempo
b b Ó œ œ nœœ
4 3 ˙
. œ 4 œ . j
˙ bœ
œ
nœ
bœ
œ nœ
n œœ
n œ ˙œ œ n n n n
F
f cresc.
?
b b b b Ó œ œ nœ
4 3 bœ
œ œ œ
4 b j
œ œ ˙ œ .
œ œ n œ n œ œ œ
bb
˙ n n n n

4
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& Œ œ œ .
&
&
V
?
&
?
œ
J
a lul - la
F dolce
Œ œ œ .
j
#œ
a lul - la
F dolce
,
Œ œ # œ œ
hm
F dolce
Œ œ # œ œ œ
a
a lul - la
a lul
F dolce
Πn
œ n œ
Œ
Œ
F dolce
a
œ
F
œ
lul
-
- la -
# œ œ
la
# œ . œ
j
#œ
n #
n
œ
œ œ
-
-
-
-
˙
by,
˙
# ˙ # ˙
by,
. œ
j œ
˙
lul - la - by,
sing a lul - la - by.
˙
by,
by,
#ww
by,
˙
# ˙œ . œ
#
˙
J
#w ˙
˙
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poco rit.
p
Œ œ œ œ œ
sing you a
p
Œ œ œ œ œ
Ó
sing you a
p
Œ œ œ œ œ
Œ
p
œ
œ
sing you a
unis. p
Ó Œ œ œ
poco rit.
sing a
Œ œ œ œ œ
p
Œ
œ œ œ œ
œ .
j
œ
˙
lul - la - by.
#œ .
j
œ
˙
lul - la - by.
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# œ # œ œ n˙
lul - la - by.
œ .
j
œ
˙
lul - la - by.
j
#œ œ.
œ œœ
˙˙
# # œ
n
œ . œ ˙
J
4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3
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&
a tempo
Œ
Œ
œ
The
œ
˙.
rain
œ
makes
˙
still
˙
pools
&
Œ
Œ
œ
# œ
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˙ œ œ
œ
# œ œ œ ˙
The
rain
makes
still
pools
&
Œ
˙
˙.
œ
#œ .
j
# œ ˙
The
rain
makes
still
pools
V
?
Œ
Œ
Œ œ .
œ
The
#œ
J œ
˙ œ œ
rain
# ˙ ˙
makes
# œ œ œ œ ˙
still
˙
pools
˙
The
rain
makes
still
pools
&
a tempo
Œ
œ
œœ
#œ
˙
. ˙ œ œ
˙
# œ # œ œ # œ ˙
?
4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Œ œ œ
# œ
# ˙ ˙œ œ
# œ˙
œ œ œ
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&
œ œ œ ˙
. œ
,
j # œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ
&
on the side
œ œ œ # ˙
- - -
walk.
The
,
˙ œ œ
n˙
rain
˙
makes
&
V
œ œ œ
on the side
˙
on the side
œ œ œ œ # œ œ
- - -
- - -
walk.
The
,
œ œ œ œ œ
walk.
The
,
œ œ œ œ œ
rain
makes
œ œ œ ˙
rain
makes
˙ œ œ œ
?
on the side - walk, the
œ œ œ
˙
side - walk. The
˙
œ
,
œ
rain
˙
˙
makes
on the side
- - -
walk.
The
rain
makes
&
œ œ œ # ˙
,
. j
œ œ # œœ œ
œ œ
nœ œ
œ
œ
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œ
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œ œ œ œ˙
# œ œ
œ œ œ œ ˙
,
œ
˙ œ œ œ
˙
˙
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&
&
&
V
?
&
?
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
run - ning pools in the
j
œ
œ
j
œ œ œ œ œ
run - ning pools in the
œ œ œ œ œ
4 3 œ œ
œ œ œ 4 plays a lit-tle
cresc.
4 3 œ œ
œ œ œ 4 plays a lit-tle
4 3 cresc.
œ . j 4 œ œ œ
plays a lit tle
4 3 cresc.
œ œ œ œ œ
4 plays a lit-tle
4 3 cresc.
œ . œ œ œ
J 4 plays a lit-tle
4 3 œ œœ
œ œ œ 4 cresc.
4 3 œ œœ
œ œ œ
4 run - ning pools in the gut - ter.
The rain
-
œ œ œ œ bœ
run - ning pools in the
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
run - ning pools in the
œ
œ œ
J
œ œ œ œœ
J œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ b
œ
œ
gut
b œ ˙.
ter.
b œ ˙.
gut
ter.
œ ˙.
œ œ ˙.
gut
ter.
b œ œ bb˙˙
.
bœœ
gut
-
-
-
-
ter.
b œ
.
˙
b œ œ bb˙.
simply
Ó ‰
Ó ‰
Ó ‰
p
Œ œ œ - ˙
The rain
unis. p
Œ œ œ - ˙
simply
The rain
Ó ‰
p
Œ œ œ - ˙
p
j
nœ
œ œ
The rain
p
j
œ œ œ
The rain
p
j
œ œ œ
j
nœ
œ œ
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&
4 œ œ œ œ # œ œ
15
F
# œ œ œ œ œ
ritard.
w
. ˙
Œ
b b b b
&
4
sleep
˙
-
˙
song
on our roof at
F
œ .
j
œ œ # œ œ
night.
˙ œ œ œ
,
b˙.
Œ
b b b b
&
V
4
4
sleep
˙
sleep
˙
-
-
song
˙
song
˙
on our roof at
F
œ œ œ # œ œ
on our roof at
F
œ œ œ œ
night,
w
night.
w
at
night.
b˙.
b˙.
Œ
Œ
b b b b
b b b b
?
4
sleep
-
song
˙ œ œ
on our roof at
F
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
night.
ww
b˙.
Œ
b b b b
sleep
-
song
on our roof at
night.
&
?
poco trattenuto
4
4
œ œ œ œ # œ œ
˙ ˙
˙ ˙˙ ˙œ œ
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# œœ œ
œ œ # œ œ œ œ
F
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
ritard.
ẇ œ œ œ
nw
b˙.
b
b˙.
b
Œ
Œ
b b b b
b b b b
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& b b b b
œ .
& b b b b
P
œ .
a tempo
P
& b b b b P
œ œ Aœ
j
œ œ œ Aœ
And I love the
j
œ œ œ Aœ
And I love the
nœ
And I love the
V b b b b
P
Ó ‰ jAœ
œ
I
œ
nœ
love the
P
?
b b b b Ó ‰ œ œ œ
J
a tempo
I
love the
˙
rain,
˙
rain,
˙
rain,
bw
rain,
w œ .
rain,
4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 & b b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙ ˙ 4 3 Œ œ nœ
œ 4 P
?
b b b b Ó ‰ J œ nœœ
œ b
j
wœ . œ ˙
4 3 ∑ 4 j
œ
˙
˙
˙
˙
dolce, simply
Œ œ nœ
I
∑
∑
∑
∑
love
œ
˙.
dolce, simply
Œ
œ
…love
dolce, simply
Œ
dolce, simply
Aœ
œ - œ - .
œ
the
œ
the
j œ-
I love the
Œ œ œ œ œ
dolce, simply
…love
the
Œ œ - œ - .
J œ-
I love the
˙.
Œ œ Aœœ
œ œ
Œ
poco rit.
poco rit.
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. œœ
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& b b b b
& b b b b
& b b b b
?
b b b b
w
rain,
˙
rain,
w
rain,
V b b b b bw
rain,
w
rain,
˙
a tempo, quietly
p
Œ Œ œ œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
p
˙
I
P
and I
œ œ œ
and
p
˙
the
p
b˙ ˙
the
espress.
a tempo, quietly
I
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œ .
n˙
love,
love,
4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 & b b b b
4 3 4 j
ẇ ˙ Œ
œ .
œ œ œ
œ n
nœ œ 4 5 Œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙
4 p
?
b b b b b w
4 3 Œ b˙ 4 ˙ ˙
w
4 5 ∑
4 nœ
J
œ œ œ
love
˙
rain,
w
rain,
˙
˙
˙
the rain,
˙
più p
Œ œ œ œ œ œ
I love the
∑
∑
∑
∑
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& b b b b
slower
w
ritard.
w
π
w
& b b b b
rain.
più p
Œ ˙ œ
˙ œ œ
π
w
& b b b b
V b b b b
Œ
Œ
più
più
and
p
nœ
œ œ œ
and
p
n˙
I
I
œ
love
˙
love
œ .
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˙
the
the
,
j
œ œ bœ
rain.
π
nw
rain.
π
nw
?
b b b b
and
più p
and
I
Œ œ˙.
˙
I
I
love, I love the
love
the
˙ ˙œ œ
love
the
rain.
π
rain.
w
rain.
4 4 4 4 4 & b b b b 4 ?
b b b b 4 slower
w
Œ
Œ
nœ
œ œ œ
nœ
˙. œ œ
ritard.
w˙ œ œ œ
œ .
˙
j
œ
˙
œ
b
œ
nw
π
n
w
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SACRED
SSAA unaccompanied
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The Lamb
Robert A. Harris
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Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart
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SPIRITUALS
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Go down, Moses
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SECULAR
SATB and piano
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Two Elizabethan Lyrics
Robert A. Harris
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