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Hark, hark, the Lark

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Hark, hark, the lark is a collection of eight exquisite settings for upper voices, specially commissioned to celebrate the four hundredth anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. The volume pays tribute to Britain's greatest writer, presenting a selection of his finest texts set to music by some of today's most accomplished choral composers.

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14 Blow, blow, thou winter wind William Shakespeare from As You Like It (Act 2, Scene 7) SARAH QUARTEL (b. 1982) SOPRANO I SOPRANO II ALTO PIANO With a bit of frost and a knowing smile a = 138 ° Vb 3 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ 3 ¢ Vb 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ { = . œ œ œ œ œ t œ œ œ = œ œ œ ‰ With a bit of frost and a knowing smile a = 138 Vb 3 4 t œ œ œ œ œ œ mp Vb 3 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . ‰ for online perusal only S.1 S.2 A. { 9 ° ¢ { Vb t œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . ‰ = œ. ‰ Vb bœ œ œ œ œ . ‰ . ‰ œ unis. mp Vb ‰ ‰ œ œ = œ œ J ‰ Blow, blow, thou win - ter wind, mp Vb ‰ ‰ œ œ = œ œ J ‰ Blow, blow, thou win - ter wind, sim. . Vb t œ œ œ = œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ t œ œ œ = œ œ œ ‰ Vb . 5 œ œ œ œ sim. œ œ œ ‰ Duration: 2.5 mins © Oxford University Press 2015. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.

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