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Hark, hark, the Lark

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  • Oxford
  • Shakespeare
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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30 Hark, hark, the lark William Shakespeare from Cymbeline (Act 2, Scene 3) ALAN BULLARD (b. 1947) SOPRANO ALTO ° Andantino pastorale a = 100 V # ## 4 ∑ ∑ ¢ V # ## 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ mp œ œ œ J Hark, hark, the for online perusal only 4 ° ¢ { PIANO V # ## V # ## V # ## B### { mf lark Andantino pastorale a = 100 V # sempre legato ## 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ B### mp Hark, p 4 œ œ ‰ j œ œ ‰ j œ œ ‰ j œ œ ‰ j œ œ ‰ j œ œ ‰ j con Ped. w œ œ œ œ w Œ mf hark, the lark at heav’n gate sings, œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ w at heav’n gate sings, “” œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ j œ œ ‰ j œ ‰ œ j œ œ ‰ j œ œ ‰ j œ œ ‰ j Duration: 2 mins © Oxford University Press 2015. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.

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