Rest (2020) by bobcohenmusic

Rest for SATBacappella

byRobertS.Cohen

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Rest

Onmetorest,mybird,mybird: The swayingbranchesofmyheart Areblownbyeverywindtoward The homewhere-totheirwingsdepart.

Buildnotyournest,mybird,onme; Iknownopeace buteversway: Olovelybird,befree,befree, Onthewildmusicofthe day.

GeorgeWilliamRussell(1867-1935)

                                                Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Piano   On   On   On   On      Andanteespressivoerubato            metorest,my     metorest,my     metorest,my     metorest,my                  (for rehearsal only) Div.         bird,mybird:The      bird,mybird,mybird:     bird,mybird:        bird,mybird:The                       Unis.       swayingbranchesofmy        swayingbranchesofmy       swayingbranchesofmy       swayingbranchesofmy                         --

Rest

                                                S A T B 4    heartAre      heart   heart   heart                   blownbyeverywind         Areblownbywind       Areblownbywind         Areblownbyeverywind                                  towardThe    towardThe   toward      toward                     S A T B 7     homewheretotheir      homewheretotheir     homewheretotheir     homewheretotheir                         wingsdepart.my      wingsdepart.      wingsdepart.      wingsdepart.                    bird,my       mybird,       mybird,       mybird,                     9    bird:On       mybird:       mybird:       mybird:                  2

            S A T B 11     metorest,my     torest,my     torest,my      torest,my                    bird,my       mybird,       mybird:       mybird:                      bird:my      mybird,       mybird,       mybird,                                                        S A T B 14     bird,On      mybird:       mybird:       mybird:                      metorest,my     metorest,my      metorest,my     metorest,my                    poco rit.     bird.Build    bird.Build     bird.Build    bird.Build           risoluto risoluto risoluto risoluto     3

                                    S A T B        notyournest,my     notyournest,my     notyournest,my     notyournest,my                      17 a tempo Div.      bird,onme:      bird,Build    bird,onme;    bird,onme;                            I      notyournest,       Buildnot                     Unis.                                                 S A T B 20       knownopeacebutever       knownopeacebutever       knownopeacebutever       knownopeacebutever                          sway:      butever     butever      butever                    O,lovely    sway:    sway:    sway:         -4

                        S A T B 23        bird,befree,be      lovelybird,     lovelybird,      lovelybird,                      cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco     free,O,lovely      lovelybird,     lovelybird,      lovelybird,                           bird,befree,be      lovelybird,     lovelybird,      lovelybird,                                                        S A T B 26     free,O,lovely      lovelybird,     lovelybird,      lovelybird,                         bird,befree,be        lovelybird,befree,       lovelybird,befree,        lovelybird,befree,                                 free,befree,free,Onthe         befree,befree,Onthe         befree,befree,Onthe         befree,befree,Onthe                             -5

                        S A T B 29        wildmusicoftheday.Onthe        wildwildmusicofthe    wildmusic    wildmusic                                wildmusicoftheday.Onthe    day.music    wildmusic        wildwildmusicofthe                    -                        S A T B 31            wildmusicOnthewildmusicofthe       wildwildmusicofthe           wildmusicOnthewildmusicofthe        day.wildmusicofthe                                        day.     day.Onthe   day.   day.           rit. ---6

                                          S A T B             wildmusicofthewildmusicofthe     wildwildmusic     wildwildmusic                          33 Menomosso    day.      mybird.      mybird.         dim. poco a poco        But     But      mybird.      mybird.            poco rit.                                                   S A T B        sometimeswhenyour     sometimeswhenyour    sometimeswhen    sometimeswhen                    36  Tempoprimo dolce dolce  dolce dolce Div.         wingswouldrest,And      wingswouldwingswouldrest,     wingswouldrest,   wingsrest,                   Unis.       windsarelaidonquiet        windsarelaidonquiet       windsarelaidonquiet    windslaidon                     ---7

                                                S A T B 39    eves:Come,      eves:   eves:   eves:                         Iwillbearyoubreastto       Iwillbearyoubreastto       Iwillbearyoubreastto     Iwillbearbreastto                                     Div. Unis.    breast,And   breast,      breasttobreast   breast,                                                  S A T B 42     lapyouclosewith      lapyouclosewith     lapyouclosewith     lapyouclosewith                          lovingleaves.my        lovinglovingleaves.     lovingleaves.     lovingleaves.                       bird:my       mybird.       mybird.      mybird.                   44   --8

            S A T B 45     bird:On       mybird.       mybird.      mybird.                      metorest,my      torest,my     torest,my      torest,my                  bird,my       mybird.       mybird.       mybird.                      bird.my      mybird,       mybird,       mybird,                                                                   S A T B 49     bird.I'll      mybird:       mybird:       mybird:                         lapyouclosewithloving       lapyouclosewithloving    lapclosewith    lapclosewith                      leaves.    leaves.  leaves.  leaves.              lapyouclosewithloving       lapyouclosewithloving     lapcloseloving     lapcloseloving                       rit.     ---    9

                        S A T B      mybirdmy  leaves.  leaves.  leaves.             53 Unpocopiumosso    scherzando (2Singers)        birdmybird,my       mybird                               birdmybird,mybird,       mybird                                    S A T B 56        mybird,mybird,my         mybird,mybird,                             bird,mybird,mybird,my          mybird,mybird,                       rit.   bird.    bird.   bird.  bird.       Div. Div. 10