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Skempton Poems of Love and War

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for SATB unaccompanied Poems of Love and War sets a sequence of nine poems from 'Viking Poetry of Love and War' by Judith Jesch. The war poems are formal and celebratory, making vivid use of figures of speech known as 'kennings', while the love poems are more direct, and sometimes playful. Skempton's imaginative settings bring these striking texts to life, artfully using changing metres to evoke the sound of spoken word.

Anonymous (10th century)

Anonymous (10th century) trans. Judith Jesch 6. ‘All the grown girls’ 9 SOPRANO ° & 3 4 q = c.108 mp 2 ˙ œ 4 ˙ ˙ All 3 4 œ œ 2 œ 4 œ œ ˙ œ the grown girls want - ed to go with In - golf, Œ 3 4 ALTO 3 ¢ & 4 Œ Œ mp 2 3 œ 4 œ œ ˙ 4 ˙ œ 2 4 œ œ œ œ ˙ 3 4 All the grown girls want - ed to go with In - for online perusal only 8 ° & 3 4 2 ˙ 4 œ œ œ 3 4 ˙ 2 3 2 œ 4 ˙ 4 ˙ œ 4 ˙ œ those who were of age; the wee ones were wretch - ed. Œ 3 ¢ & 4 œ Œ 2 3 œ 4 œ 4 œ œ œ œ 2 3 2 4 œ œ 4 ˙ œ 4 œ œ ˙ - golf, those who were of age; the wee ones were wretch - 15 ° & ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ 3 2 3 4 œ ˙ 4 œ œ œ œ ˙ 4 œ ‘I, too,’ said the old wo - man, ‘want to go with In - golf, as Œ œ ¢ & œ Œ ˙ ˙ œ œ 3 4 ˙ œ 2 3 4 ˙ œ œ œ œ 4 ˙ œ - ed. ‘I, too,’ said the old wo - man, ‘want to go with In - golf, 24 ° & 2 4 œ œ œ ˙ ˙ 3 2 ˙ ˙ 4 œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ long as I have two teeth still wob - bl - ing in my gums.’ Œ ¢ & Œ 2 œ 4 œ œ œ ˙ ˙ 3 2 ˙ 4 ˙ œ 4 œ œ œ Œ as long as I have two teeth still wob - bl - ing in...’

10 Anon. (from the Poetic Edda) trans. Judith Jesch 7. ‘In Gymir’s gardens’ TENOR ° & b 3 4 ‹ q = c.120 mp œ œ 2 3 ˙ 4 ˙ œ œ 4 ˙ œ 2 3 4 ˙ 4 ˙ œ œ Œ œ 2 4 In Gy-mir’s* gar - dens I saw a girl just for me; her BASS ? 3 ¢ b 4 œ œ ˙ 2 ˙ 3 4 œ œ 4 ˙ œ mp 2 4 ˙ 3 4 ˙ œ œ Œ œ 2 4 for online perusal only 8 ° & b 2 4 ‹ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ 3 ˙ 2 3 4 œ 4 œ œ 4 œ Œ œ mf arms shone, and from them all the air and all the sea. That ? 2 ¢ b 4 ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ 3 ˙ œ 2 œ œ 3 œ 4 4 4 Œ œ mf 16 ° & b ‹ œ 2 œ œ ˙ œ 4 œ œ œ œ ˙ 3 ˙ œ ˙ 4 œ œ Œ œ ? ¢ b girl is more mine than a - ny o - ther young man’s, from days of yore; not œ 2 œ œ ˙ œ 4 œ œ œ œ ˙ 3 ˙ œ ˙ 4 œ œ Œ œ 24 ° & b ‹ œ œ œ ˙ œ 2 3 2 3 4 ˙ 4 œ œ œ 4 œ œ 4 œ œ Œ one of the gods or elves want us to be to - ge - ther. ? ¢ b œ œ œ ˙ œ 2 3 2 3 4 ˙ 4 œ œ œ 4 œ œ 4 œ œ Œ * pronounced ‘Gimir’s’, with ‘gi’ as in ‘gift’