Songbird series sampler

Songbird presents new and exciting original material for upper voices. Showcasing the work of today's most innovative names in choral writing, the series includes songs in a variety of scorings, from SA voices with piano to SSAA and percussion. With a range of distinctive musical styles - and warmth, flair, and character in abundance - this is upper-voice choral music at its very best.

7 Charm Anon., adap.

7 Charm Anon., adap. Kerry Andrew KERRY ANDREW SOPRANO 1 SOPRANO 2 ALTO 1 ALTO 2 ° a. Seconds: 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10–15 = 108 freely, individually mf brightly Herb box whispers* ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¥ V # # V # # 12 8 12 8 12 ¢ V # # 8 ∑ ∑ ∑ Round the wound I wrap my words, freely, individually Herb box whispers* œ œ œ œ J J œ œ œ J # œ œ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ freely, individually Herb box whispers* ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ . ∑ 5 ° ¢ 8 ° ¢ V # # œ œ œ œ J J œ œ J œ œ œ œ. j t t Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ - J J œ œ J œ œ Round the wound I wrap my words, Round the wound I wrap my words, . V # # ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ V # # ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ V # # ∑ for online perusal only œ œ œ œ J J œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ. j t t Œ Œ Round the wound I wrap my words, V # # ¥ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ V # # ¥ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ∑ # œ Duration: 2.5 mins * = See notes. © Oxford University Press 2018. Originally published in As you sing (ISBN 978 – 0 –19 –352421–7 ). This edition offprinted 2021. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX2 6DP The Moral Rights of the Composer have been asserted. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL. Printed in Great Britain

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