Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs
The Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs is the perfect resource for secular choirs and singing groups who like the flexibility to perform songs in a range of combinations from unison to SATB. Each piece may be performed by a mixed choir, but is also presented with flexible scoring options, clearly explained throughout, enabling performance by various combinations of singers, including upper voices or men's voices alone. As well as new arrangements of existing repertoire, the collection also features newly commissioned original works, specially written for flexible forces.
The Oxford Book of Flexible Choral Songs is the perfect resource for secular choirs and singing groups who like the flexibility to perform songs in a range of combinations from unison to SATB. Each piece may be performed by a mixed choir, but is also presented with flexible scoring options, clearly explained throughout, enabling performance by various combinations of singers, including upper voices or men's voices alone. As well as new arrangements of existing repertoire, the collection also features newly commissioned original works, specially written for flexible forces.
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
92<br />
S A (T) (B)<br />
Piano<br />
Commissioned by Tom Scott, in memory <strong>of</strong> his sister, Kathy Scott,<br />
and David Cooper in memory <strong>of</strong> his wife, Paula Cooper<br />
21. If I can stop one heart<br />
from breaking<br />
Emily Dickinson<br />
(1830 – 86)<br />
LIBBY LARSEN<br />
( b. 1950)<br />
VOICES<br />
°<br />
¢ &<br />
< ‹ ><br />
Quietly q = c.80<br />
3<br />
2<br />
∑ ∑ ∑ ∑<br />
PIANO<br />
&<br />
{<br />
?<br />
for online perusal only<br />
˙<br />
3 œ œ œ œ<br />
2 œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ w œ ˙<br />
mp<br />
˙ œ<br />
3<br />
œ œ œ œ<br />
2<br />
b˙<br />
˙ œ<br />
˙ w œ ˙<br />
œ ˙<br />
œ ˙<br />
5<br />
°<br />
¢ &<br />
< ‹ ><br />
{<br />
&<br />
?<br />
unis.*<br />
mf<br />
Ó Ó ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ<br />
If<br />
I can stop one heart from break- ing, I shall not live in<br />
œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ 4 œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ<br />
œ<br />
œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ<br />
œ œ<br />
4<br />
œ œ œ # œ<br />
9<br />
°<br />
3<br />
¢ & ˙ 2<br />
4<br />
< ‹ ><br />
˙<br />
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙. œ<br />
vain; If I can ease one life the ach- ing, Or cool one pain, Or<br />
˙ 3<br />
œ<br />
2 ˙ œ œ<br />
˙<br />
œ˙ œ˙ œ 4 œ œ ˙ œ<br />
˙ ˙ ˙.<br />
? œ œ œ˙ œ 3<br />
˙˙ ˙<br />
2 ˙<br />
œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙<br />
4 ˙.<br />
&<br />
{<br />
&<br />
* The first verse may be sung by any vocal grouping, e.g. SA, TB, or SATB.<br />
Two-part: SA<br />
Mixed voices: SAT, SAB, SATB<br />
© <strong>Oxford</strong> University Press Inc. 1998. Assigned to <strong>Oxford</strong> University Press 2010. This arrangement © <strong>Oxford</strong> University<br />
Press 2019. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.
Change language