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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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54 When icicles hang by the wall ° ¢ Vb 45 Vb Vb marcato Œ œ œ When œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ all a - loud the wind doth blow, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ all a - loud the wind doth blow, doth blow, œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ all a - loud the wind doth blow, doth blow, for online perusal only ° ¢ Vb 49 Vb Vb œ œ œ œ doth blow, ha! doth blow, ha! doth blow, ha! ff " b ‰ ¿ t ff " œ œ œ œ ‰ ¿ Œ œ œ # œ œ ‰ ff " # #¿ Œ 1 1 1 mf œ And = œ œ " œ œ œ j œ œ - cough - ing drowns mp half-croaked œ Cough - ing drowns, mp half-croaked the " = œ œ- t j - " t œ œ œ j Cough - ing drowns, ° ¢ Vb 53 Vb Vb par - son’s saw,* (sung) par - son’s saw,* (sung) - par - son’s saw,* And - - mp legato œ œ œ œ ¿ t œ j œ œ œ ù œ œ œ œ j And birds sit brood - ing in the mp legato œ œ t œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ ù œ œ œœ œœ j œ œ œ œ # 2 And mp legato birds sit brood - ing in the t œ j œ œ œ œ ù œ œ œ j birds sit brood - ing in the 1 stage direction: ‘ha!’ indicates that singers should give a rheumy, phlegmy cough 2 stage direction: ‘Marian’ blows her nose * saw = sermon
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