Winter Time (2019) by bobcohenmusic

WinterTime for SATBChorus,Handbells,Wind &Fire MusicbyRobertS.Cohen TextbyRobertLouisStevenson LeapfrogProductions 303UpperMountainAve. UpperMontclair,NJ07043 Ph: (973)783-9192 bob@robertscohen.com www.robertscohen.com ©2018

WinterTime

Lateliesthewintrysun a-bed, Afrosty,fierysleepy-head; Blinksbutanhourortwo; andthen, Ablood-redorange,setsagain.

Before thestarshavelefttheskies, AtmorninginthedarkIrise; Andshiveringinmynakedness, Bythecoldcandle,batheanddress.

ClosebythejollyfireIsit Towarmmyfrozenbonesabit; Orwithareindeer-sled,explore Thecoldercountriesroundthedoor.

Whentogoout,mynursedothwrap Meinmycomforterandcap; Thecoldwindburnsmyface,andblows Itsfrostypepperupmynose.

Blackaremystepsonsilversod; Thickblowsmyfrostybreathabroad; Andtreeandhouse,andhillandlake, Arefrostedlikeawedding-cake.

WinterTime

*may be a separate group, or, members of the chorus that drop in and out out as necessary. **chimes, crotales, or tuned bowls can be substituted if handbells are not available.

                               Soprano Alto Tenor Bass *Wind&Fire **Handbells Piano             Adagio  (Whistle like the sound of wind)   for rehearsal only    Late    Late             semplice  semplice       liesthewintry      liesthewintry               simile 3       sunabed,A       sunabed,A               

frosty,fiery



               S A T B W&F Bells Pno.

5    

   

                   sleepyhead;      

                                             S A T B W&F Bells Pno.

8    Blinks    Blinks                    butanhouror      butanhouror                     two;andthen,A       two;andthen,A                2

frosty,fiery

sleepyhead;



               S A T B W&F Bells Pno.

11     bloodredorange,     bloodredorange,                    setsagain.       setsagain.                                     13 (fade out)              S A T B Bells Pno. 14    Be    Be    Be    Be                   LV     forethestarshave     forethestarshave   forestars     forethestars                    lefttheskies,At       lefttheskies,At  left   leftAt              -3

            S A T B Pno. 17     morninginthe     morninginthe    morningthe    morningthe                  darkIrise;    darkIrise;    darkIrise;    darkIrise;            subito  subito  subito  subito    And   And              -                                                            S A T B Pno. 20      shiveringinmy        shiveringinmy      shiveringin      shiveringin                           nakedness,     nakedness,     nakedness,     nakedness,                                Bythecoldcandle,      Bythecandle,      Bythecandle,    candle,                         batheand    batheand    batheand   batheand          4





                                                               S A T B W&F Bells Pno.

24  dress.  dress.  dress.  dress.                Close     Close                  LV        bythejolly     bythejolly               26  (crinkle paper to make sound like fire)     fireI   fireI                                                                                                        S A T B W&F Bells Pno.

28      sit   sit                   To   To    To          LV         warmmyfrozen     warmmyfrozen     warmmyfrozen                  bonesa   bonesa   bonesa        -5

                                                                                               S A T B W&F Bells Pno.  32    bit;   bit;   bit;                Or    Or   Or   Or           LV     unis.        withareindeer      withareindeer     withareindeer     withareindeer                             sled,ex   sled,ex   sled,ex   sled,ex                                                                     S A T B Bells Pno. 36   plore  plore  plore  plore                    The          LV       coldercountries      coldercountries     coldercountries      coldercountries                        unis. unis.    roundthe     roundthe    roundthe    roundthe                   -6

              S A T B Bells Pno. 40  door.  door.  door.  door.                   When                   dolce dolce dolce LV      togoout,my       togoout,my     togoout,my                    42      nursedothwrapme    nursedothwrap     nursedothwrap                           S A T B Pno. 44      inmycomfor     inmycomfor       inmycomfor                      terandcap;The        terandcap;    terandcap;                       coldwindburnsmy       coldwindburnsmy       coldwindburnsmy      coldwindburnsmy                               face,andblowsIts      face,andblowsIts    face,andblows    face,andblows                 7

              S A T B Bells Pno. 48      frostypepper     frostypepper     frostypepper     frostypepper                      upmynose.     upmynose.     upmynose.    upmynose.                subito  subito  subito  subito     Black    Black    Black    Black                   aremysteps       aremystepson     aremystepson     aremystepson                     51 div.                              S A T B Bells Pno. 52   Thick     silversod;     silversod;     silversod;                   blowsmyfrosty     blowsmyfrosty     blowsmyfrosty     blowsmyfrosty                          breathAnd     breathabroad;     breathabroad;     breathabroad;                        treeandhouse,and     treeandhouse,   treehouse,       treeandhouse,and                           -8

                                                        S A T B Bells Pno. 56    hilland  hill  hill  hill           lake,Are   lake,   lake,   lake,           div.       frostedlikeawedding      frostedwedding      frostedwedding     frostedwedding                          cake.Are  cake.   cake.   cake.       rit.  rit.-9



               S A T B W&F Bells Pno.        frostedlikeawedding      frostedwedding      frostedwedding      frostedwedding                      Menomosso Menomosso  (freely) 60 60       cake.  cake.  cake.           Tempoprimo 61 61 (Whistle like the sound of wind)     Tempoprimo       Late             semplice         liesthewintry                        sunabed,A                                    S A T B W&F Bells Pno.

65        frosty,fiery               morendo morendo dim. poco a poco morendo          sleepyhead;                      sleepy                   head;                 sleepy           molto rit.     head;       LV         (keep wind sounds going and slowly fade away)        10