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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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50 When icicles hang by the wall William Shakespeare from Love’s Labour’s Lost (Act 5, Scene 2) STEPHEN HATFIELD (b. 1956) SOPRANO 1 SOPRANO 2 ALTO ° ¢ Vb Vb Vb With the camaraderie of a school skit a = 80 2 4 2 4 mp - . œ œ œ œ œ ‰ ‰ ‰ ‘Tu - whit, Tu - whoo!’ Œ ∑ Œ t 2 4 Œ Œ t mp œ j œ u mp ‘Tu - whit, Tu - whoo!’ . œ j œ t œ # j ‰ ‘Tu - whit, Tu - whoo!’ œ œ ‰ ‰ for online perusal only 5 ° ¢ Vb . Vb Vb . mf When mf When mf . When > œ j t œ œ i > œ j t œ œ i > œ j t œ œ œ œ > œ œ œ > ‰ ‰ - ci - cles hang - ci - cles hang by the by the wall, œ œ > œ œ œ > ‰ ‰ wall, t œ œ > œ œ œ > œ i - ci - cles hang by the wall, And Dick the shep - herd > œ œ œ u œ œ œ œ > Duration: 2.5 mins All stage directions are optional. © Oxford University Press 2015. This music is published by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.

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