It Is Not Always May for SATB choir with piano accompaniment
Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Dennis Tobenski
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It Is Not Always May
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) q = 66 Exultant f
Soprano Solo
The sun is bright,
SOPRANO
the air is
mf
The
ALTO
TENOR
BASS
mf
dart - ing swal- lows soar and
sing.
f
hear
hear
bird
ah
Spring.
bird
f
The
blue -
blue -
The
mf
from the state - ly elms I
blue -
f
from the state - ly elms I
blue -
f
mf
And
The
And
sing.
The
dart - ing swal- lows soar and
* The piano part may be played four-hand, if needed
f bright
q = 66 Exultant
6
mf
The
Piano
clear
DENNIS TOBENSKI (2015)
bird
bird
ah
pro - phe- sy - ing
ah
Spring.
Spring.
Spring.
Copyright © 2015 by Dennis Tobenski. All Rights Reserved.
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11
mp
So
blue
f
f
So
blue
So
blue
mp
So
blue
f
you wind - ing
you wind - ing
mp
mp
you wind - ing
f
you wind - ing
mf
14
ri -
ri -
ri -
ri -
ver
flows,
flows,
ver
seems an out - let from
It
seems an out - let from
It
seems an out - let from
It
It
flows,
ver
flows,
ver
seems an out - let from
the
sky,
p
Where
the
sky,
the
sky,
the
sky,
p
Where
p
17
The
freight - ed clouds at p
an - chor
till
wait - ing
till
3
the west
wind 3
the west
wind
blows,
an - chor
at
3
clouds at
wait - ing
3
3
an - chor
blows,
3
an - chor
3
f
lie. f
lie. f
lie. f
lie.
p
19
All things
All things
are new;
buds,
are new;
buds,
f
the
The buds,
the
The buds,
the
the
4
22
leaves,
That
gild
the elm tree's nod- ding
crest,
leaves,
leaves,
leaves,
25
And
e'en the nest be - neath the
e'en the nest be - neath the
mp
nest!
mp
eaves;
There are no birds in last year's
mp
There are no birds in last year's
mp
And
mp
nest!
nest!
eaves;
nest!
29
5
f
All things
f
All things
f
f
All things
All things
f
re -
joice
in youth
re -
re -
joice
in youth
in youth
joice
re -
and
and
and
in youth
joice
and
33
love,
The
love,
The
love,
The
love,
The
ful - ness of
their first
their first
their first
ful - ness of
their first
ful - ness of
ful - ness of
de
de
light!
de
light!
mp
And
light!
de
mp
And
mp
And
mp
light!
And
mp
6
36
learn
from
learn
from
learn
from
learn
from
the soft
the soft
the soft
the soft
heav'ns
heav'ns
heav'ns
a - bove
heav'ns
a - bove
The
p
-
p
ten
-
p
ten
-
p
of
of
der - ness
of
der - ness
der - ness
melt - ing ten - der - ness
ten
a - bove
a - bove
mp
of
39
night.
night.
night.
night.
f
44
7
mp
Maid-en,
mp
sim - ple
rhyme,
3
sim - ple mp
that read'st this
rhyme,
3
Maid-en,
that read'st this
3
sim - ple mp
sim - ple
rhyme,
3
rhyme,
48
f
En - joy f
En - joy f
En - joy
f
En - joy
mp
thy
thy
thy
thy
youth,
it
youth,
youth,
3
will
not
will
not
it
will
not
it
stay;
3
will
not
stay;
3
stay;
En -
3
it
youth,
stay;
f
8
joy the fra -grance of
thy
51
prime,
For
O!
it
is
O!
it
is
not
al
O!
it
is
not
al
p sub.
O!
it
is
not
al
p sub.
p sub.
For
For
54
mf
For
p sub.
p sub.
not
al
-
ways
-
ways
-
ways
-
ways
May!
mf
May! mf
May! mf
May!
f
9
57
59
q = 56
f
En - joy
the
f
En - joy
the
f
En - joy
the
f
En - joy
the
q = 56
Spring
Love
and
Youth,
of
Love
and
Youth,
of
Love
and
of
Love
and
Spring
of
Spring
Spring
mp
To
Youth,
mp
mp
To
some
To
mp
To
Youth,
some
some
some
f
10
62
good an -
gel
good an -
good an -
good an -
the
gel
leave
the
leave
the
the
rest;
rest;
p
p
p
Time
f
will teach thee f
will teach thee
f
will teach thee
Time
For
Time
For
rest;
For
leave
For
gel
rest;
Time
f
will teach thee
mf
p sub.
66
leave
gel
p
mf
soon
the
truth,
p sub.
soon
the
mf
the
truth,
p sub.
mf
soon
mf
soon
the
p hushed
truth,
There are
no
There are
truth,
p sub.
no
p hushed
p hushed
There are
no
p hushed
There are
no
birds
in
birds
birds
in
last
birds
in
year's
year's
last
last
nest!
year's
nest!
last
in
nest!
year's
nest!