till night is overgone

till night is overgone cycle of ten songs for tenor and piano

Texts by James Joyce

Dennis Tobenski

3 1 Strings in the earth and air Make music sweet; Strings by the river where The willows meet.

There's music along the river For Love wanders there, Pale flowers on his mantle, Dark leaves on his hair.

All softly playing, With head to the music bent, And fingers straying Upon an instrument.

4 O cool is the valley now And there, love, will we go For many a choir is singing now Where Love did sometime go.

And hear you not the thrushes calling, Calling us away?

O cool and pleasant is the valley And there, love, will we stay.

2 At that hour when all things have repose, O lonely watcher of the skies, Do you hear the night wind and the sighs Of harps playing unto Love to unclose The pale gates of sunrise?

When all things repose, do you alone Awake to hear the sweet harps play To Love before him on his way, And the night wind answering in antiphon Till night is overgone?

Play on, invisible harps, unto Love, Whose way in heaven is aglow At that hour when soft lights come and go, Soft sweet music in the air above And in the earth below.

3 From dewy dreams, my soul, arise, From love's deep slumber and from death, For lo! the trees are full of sighs Whose leaves the morn admonisheth.

Eastward the gradual dawn prevails Where softly-burning fires appear, Making to tremble all those veils Of grey and golden gossamer.

While sweetly, gently, secretly, The flowery bells of morn are stirred And the wise choirs of faery Begin (innumerous!) to be heard.

5 In the dark pine-wood I would we lay, In deep cool shadow At noon of day.

How sweet to lie there, Sweet to kiss, Where the great pine-forest Enaisled is!

Thy kiss descending Sweeter were With a soft tumult Of thy hair.

O unto the pine-wood At noon of day Come with me now, Sweet love, away.

4 6 I hear an army charging upon the land, And the thunder of horses plunging, foam about their knees: Arrogant, in black armour, behind them stand, Disdaining the reins, with fluttering ships, the charioteers.

They cry unto the night their battle-name: I moan in sleep when I hear afar their whirling laughter.

They cleave the gloom of dreams, a blinding flame, Clanging, clanging upon the heart as upon an anvil.

They come shaking in triumph their long, green hair: They come out of the sea and run shouting by the shore.

My heart, have you no wisdom thus to despair?

My love, my love, my love, why have you left me alone?

7 Sleep now, O sleep now, O you unquiet heart!

A voice crying "Sleep now" Is heard in my heart.

The voice of the winter Is heard at the door.

O sleep, for the winter Is crying "Sleep no more."

My kiss will give peace now And quiet to your heart -- Sleep on in peace now, O you unquiet heart!

8 All day I hear the noise of waters Making moan, Sad as the sea-bird is when, going Forth alone, He hears the winds cry to the water's Monotone.

The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing Where I go.

I hear the noise of many waters Far below.

All day, all night, I hear them flowing To and fro.

9 Rain has fallen all the day.

O come among the laden trees: The leaves lie thick upon the way Of memories.

Staying a little by the way Of memories shall we depart.

Come, my beloved, where I may Speak to your heart.

10 Now, O now, in this brown land Where Love did so sweet music make We two shall wander, hand in hand, Forbearing for old friendship' sake, Nor grieve because our love was gay Which now is ended in this way.

A rogue in red and yellow dress Is knocking, knocking at the tree; And all around our loneliness The wind is whistling merrily.

The leaves -- - they do not sigh at all When the year takes them in the fall.

Now, O now, we hear no more The vilanelle and roundelay!

Yet will we kiss, sweetheart, before We take sad leave at close of day.

Grieve not, sweetheart, for anything -The year, the year is gathering.

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commissioned by Denton Tobenski premiered 3 November 2007 Denton Tobenski, tenor Katherine Wiegandt, piano Denton Tobenski: Senior Voice Recital Kemp Recital Hall Illinois State University Normal, IL

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for tenors Rob Frankenberry & Denton Tobenski

till night is overgone Cycle for High Voice and Piano 1. Strings in the Earth and Air

James Joyce (1882 – 1941)

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  1'37" attacca

10 for my brother, Denton Tobenski

2. At that hour when all things have repose

James Joyce

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33

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

    

 

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

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 

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q = 54



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



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

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Play

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       

 

    

till night

   

night

     

      

q = 54









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3

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    

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   

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13

3

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                

3

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30

 

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     

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

3

       3

   

   

14

q = 108

   

36

 





   



on,

in



-

-

q = 108

                             

    

mp

  

 

  3

  

39





un - to

Love,

            

    

 

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 





at

that

 

 

  

      

hour

3

when soft lights

                   

harps,

   

3

is a glow

  

ble

 

heaven

 

 

3

 





                      

42

  





           

whose way in

    

 





vi - si -

   

  





3





 



come

           

  



 

mf 45

3

and



 go,

 



 soft

         

3

 

   

sweet

   

 



mu

   -

   

   

-

-



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in the

3

               

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 

  



 

48

3

air

a-

    

  





 

 





 

  

 







3

earth

be -

                             

  

  

the

 

  









                            

3

in

 

 

and

   

51



bove

                 

53

 

15

3

low.

  

 

 

    













                                           

    

 

 

   

 

 

1'56" attacca

16 to Tom Cipullo

3. From dewy dreams, my soul, arise

James Joyce

Voice

  

q = 98



DENNIS TOBENSKI (2007)



mp

3        



From dew- y

dreams,

q = 98           3

Piano

  



3

my

 

3

3

3

soul,

a rise,

3





3

3





3

3





and from



death,

        3

3

3

 







from love's sweetslum - ber

3

3

3

5

            3

3



      

   

3

3

3



      

4

3

p

3





mf

  

7

 





3



for

  lo!

      3

3

     3

 

the trees are

full







of sighs

                                     3

  



3

3

3

  Copyright © 2007 Dennis Tobenski

3



3

3

3



17

   

10





whose leaves





the

morn

  

    ad

-

3





3

3

 3

3

 -



ward

3

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

the

          

 



3



dawn





3



pre -



vails

             

   

3

3

3



3

3

3



  where





soft - ly

 

3

 



burn - ing

         





  





3

ap -

fires



3



3

mp

grad - u - al

   

 

              

 

3



 



East -



12

14



3



   

 





mon - ish - eth.

      

        3

3

p



     

mf

  



pear,

3

  

mak- ing to

   3

    3

18

f

mf



3

16

 



trem -

 



ble

3

3



 of







   

veils

             

3

3

3



  



those



18



3

3



all

         





grey





3



 





 

3

and

gold

-





gos - sa - mer.

en

              

f

While

           

  

3

Slower (q = 78)



20



 

3







sweet - ly

 









 

  

gent

-

 

Slower (q = 78)

 



f 

 

 





 ly,



 se

3

 -

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



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

mf

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the

 

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 

 



 

    

 



 

         

23

q = 72 p intimately

 

3

  

flower - y bells of morn arestirred

wise

and the

      



 

choirs

of

     q = 72



19



fae - ry

 



 

  

be -







p intimately

     

 

 

 

 

26

gin

 

3



(in - nu mer - ous!)

    



 





3





to

be heard.





 





  



 

 

 



 



  



mf

  

30



 





 



    



 











  

 

  



  

  







 



  







mf

 

O

 



 







 



 





1'31" attacca

20 to Vicky Clark

4. O cool is the valley now

James Joyce q = 76

Voice

   





is

the

   





  



cool q = 76

val - ley

 







now

and

there,















DENNIS TOBENSKI (2007)



love,



3







we

will

go





for





 



Piano

3

 









ma - ny_a choir









  

  

 





you not

the



 

















where













call - ing,













  

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

Copyright © 2007 Dennis Tobenski

  And







a - way

   







us









3

call - ing

3

go.



3











3



 

Love did some - time







thrush - es

 



3



3

sing - ing now

 





hear

   

is



5









 

 

O



21 7

 



cool

  

and





pleas - ant

 





3



is

the



  



val - ley











 



and

there,















love,



3

 



will we





 

 

Slightly faster

   

9







stay.

Slightly faster

   

    

 

  



  

11

 





 

 







 





      











 



  





33" attacca

22 to Darien Shulman

5. In the dark pine-wood

James Joyce Simply (q = 86) mp gently

Voice

     

  

In

     Piano

the dark

pine - wood

Simply (q = 86)





        

          



cool

sha

sweet

  

       

 -

dow





I

would











at

noon



to

lie

 



   

there,

     

we



   

sweet



  







in

 









of

day.

How



  







to

kiss,

     Copyright © 2007 Dennis Tobenski



   



  

 

lay,

  









   

   



         

   

9





5

deep



   

p

    





DENNIS TOBENSKI (2007)











where the

  

    

      



23

   

14



great



pine

    

 

      





-

fo

-







    



kiss

rest

en



de

  

-

scend

 

     soft

-

ing





aisled





 





 

 





sweet



-





 -



-









is!

Thy

 



 











with

a

-

er

were







   

tu

















-



    

22

    





 



       

     



 

18

    







 







mult

of

thy











 











24

    

25



hair.

    

     noon







     







-

to

 

  



28

    

un



     

  



O



   



     



the

pine

-





wood

at



  

























of

day

come

with

me









 













  

 



Slower

 

31

now,





 sweet



love,

  

Slower



  

a





-

-



1'07" attacca

25

to Daron Hagen

Interlude

Voice

 

q = 50

way.

 



   

mf easily

 

Piano





 

l.h.





    



9















 



3



        





 

       



    



3











senza pedale

 



  



       

   

 

     



3

  



          

  

  







  







    

  



    

 

p sub. lightly



  

 

 









 



 

    





   



mp glassy

   





3







     

   

q = 80





Copyright © 2007 Dennis Tobenski

 



3

  





 





             3

3

f

   



q = 40



 

    

mf sub.

 







            

   









Slightly faster (q = 60)

q = 60 12



   

mf







 



 



3



 

           

5







DENNIS TOBENSKI (2007)





mp sub.





26

 

15

q = 60

   



 



 f

l.h.



 





  

3

  



    



3



  

3

   

3

f

 

q = 92





    

     3



3

 

3





   

3

   

3

 

    

  







3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                                            

18

Faster (q = 102)



 

sfz mp sub.

 

   



 

 

25

 





  

21

 



f

     



3

 







     

 

l.h.

  





   



   



   

3

  









3

3

  

f



          3





 

   







sfz mp sub.

l.h. f

         3

3

3

3

3



 

3

3





            3

3

f

          3



  



3

3

                           3





 











      

      

3

 

28

3

3

3





l.h.

 

  3



 

          3

ff

 3

3

   

                       31  3                3

3

 

3

  

ff

3

3

3      









3

3

3







 





  42    

 



  



3

      

    3



3

3



  

 

 

3

        

3

3

3

3

3

3 3                       

 

3

 



 



ff

fff clangorous

  

3







   



 

                        3 3 3                



             

37

3

 

3



senza pedale q = 86

      

 

          3



27

3

   



pp



f

  

          

34

   

3



          3

  

 

           

  





 

 







 

 





   

2'13" attacca

28 for Rob Frankenberry

6. I hear an army

James Joyce Deliberately (q = 50)

 

Voice

 



p without affect

I



     

  

hear

DENNIS TOBENSKI (2007)

an arm - y



 



 



 

5



 

the

With more motion (q = 78) mf



land,

  

3





and the thun - der

of

 



 

7

 ging,



ff



 

foam



 



a - bout

their











   

  

  

  

  Copyright © 2007 Dennis Tobenski





plung -

  f









knees:

  

ff

up- on



 



    

 







hors - es

With more motion (q = 78)

 

  

  









p

Piano

 



charg- ing

Deliberately (q = 50)

    

  





29 f

10

 









ar - ro - gant,

  





in

black

ar -

 

 

 



mour,

 







be - hind



them

   

 

  

  

   

 

 

f

 



  

12



stand,

 

3

 

 

dis

-



dain- ing the

 

reins,

    

with



  

15



      

  

3



3

    



   





3

     

 

 

     



3

 

cry

3

3

   the

char

-

 

 

un - to the

       

       







3

 





   

3

 3





They



  flut - tering  whips,  

 

- iot - eers.





 

night

 

     

3

30



18



their

 

21





r.h.

 

bat - tle

3

 







3

      

name: 3

  





  







q = 78



3



 

 



  

 

hear

a - far

their







  

r.h.



3



I

 

3

3











in

sleep

   3



3

 







3

 



 -

-

-

ing

q = 86

f



3

mp sub.

q = 86 f



when I



  



 

q = 64

 







moan



3

3

 



whirl

q = 78



q = 64

mp sub.

        3

3



 

        3



3



 





l.h.







ff

  

23

laugh

     

 

 -

 

ter.

They

 3         







 

3

  5



3



  



q = 78 pp sub. straight tone



3

3

        

3

  

 

   

 



cleave

the gloom of

q = 78 3         3

3

pp sub. music box-like

     3

3

  

3

 

    



  

q = 86

  

25



dreams,

  

mf

 

ff

31





 -

-

 

 

 



  

on

an an - vil.



q = 86











ing

 

 

 





 

3





3

 ff  













up - on

the

heart

as

up -

  





 











 

 

f

   

They come

 

 

        

clangorous

  



 



q = 86

 

flame,

sf

 

 

ing





  3

 

q = 102

clang -

  3

 

ing,



 



31

q = 102



 

 



-

  

f

   

blind



  

clang

 

  a

q = 86

28

mf

 

       

         

  

 

shak- ing

in

 f



 

 

32 35

  



tri - ump





their long,

green

hair:

 

   

  

  

38

sea

 

   

 

44

 mf



 







fff

 





  





  

 



 



   

love,

 

 

 

 

 

 





why

have

you

left

me



 

a -



pp





  

my love,

 



 



  





the

  



have you no

     

q = 72



 

   

q = 72

My

 





f

thus to des - pair?

   

3

     

3



3

 

of

   

Myheart,

3



    



out 3





  

come



       







shout- ing by the shore.



41

 

 

3

    

wis - dom

  

 

    

      

and run



They

   

      

    

 

ff

 



 



 

f

 

 ff



 







my love,

 

  









 



lone?

  



pp a shadow

   



 

2'27" attacca

33

to Jeff Algera

7. Sleep now, O sleep now James Joyce Frantically, but with freedom (q = 100) f

      

Voice

Sleep

  

 3

3

 3

  



mf sub.

"Sleep

   

un

-

  

3

voice

qui - et

 



now"

8



 3           O

sleep

 

  





of

the



heard

 3

win - ter



at

the

mf

  

10





"Sleep

no

  

13

qui -

  









for

the

win -

t. por

now,

3



your

heart—

 



 

3

 

3





O

 ter

f

      

 





3







3

is

cry

-

     



3

 O





Sleep

3





you

 un



 -



 

ing

     3

and

 

 

on

in

3

-



qui

-



 

My kiss will give peace now



 to





3



The

3

3

et





3

more."



15

peace

    

ff



f

3

door.

3

sleep,

3



cry - ing







3

heard

  

   



voice



heart.



3

  



my



is



  

in



O

A





ff

9



 

now,

5

is





heart!

p



  





now,

you 5



DENNIS TOBENSKI (2007)



et



 45" attacca

Copyright © 2007 Dennis Tobenski

34

8. All day I hear the noise of waters James Joyce

Voice

   

Piano

q = 60 f( 

 



heart! q = 60

 

DENNIS TOBENSKI (2007)



)

 

 

 



p



  

5

 



  



 

8





 as

3

 

  





 



 

he

  

 

3

     

3



 



day

I





3

3



 



is

when,

 

 



3











  

 

   

Sad

       

 





 

3



forth





a-

lone,

  3



to the wa - ter's

   

   

  

 

 

   

 

Copyright © 2007 Dennis Tobenski

    

 

go - ing

3      

hears the wind cry

3



 

     



 





mak - ing moan,

  



 

 

 









   

 

 

  

hear the noise of wa - ters

      



 

    

the sea - bird

   10

 



 



mf quietly mournful

All

    

 

             

  

 

mo - no- tone.

 

   







35

 

12

 

 

The grey winds,





the

cold

winds

     3





 

  

14

hear







the

noise

of



   

 



All

day,

 



all 3

 

      3

 



   





  

 



 





 

night, I

hear

3





 



3





   



ing

 



3

far

  







3



   





 







be - low.







I



to



go.

 

 







I

3

 

flow -

 

   

 

them

where

  



 



3

blow- ing

ters



3

 

3

    

16

wa -

 

 

   





ma - ny









  are

3

   

 

 



 

and



  

 



 









fro.



  

  1'10" attacca

36

to Julie Gross

9. Rain has fallen all the day James Joyce

DENNIS TOBENSKI (2007) q = 60

 

Voice

   

 



mf



       

 Rain

q = 60

 

  

 

 



 

 

 



  

has fal - len



 



    



all

O



the day.





p gently

Piano

  

 

f

3

5

   



3

 



come a - mong the la - den

mp



mf







   The leaves





f







       lie

thick



  

 

up - on

the



 

 

  

 







 



p

  



 



way

of

Faster

 



3





Faster

  



 

me - mo

 

3



     

-

 









ries.

   

  







mf

 



trees:

   

8

  

  



3

3

 

 

Copyright © 2007 Dennis Tobenski

       3



  

3



 



37

A tempo

11







mp



    

  

 

Stay - ing A tempo











r.h.

  



 

     







 

14

by the

way

of



  

    



mf



        3

me- mo ries shall we

3





where

I





 

 

 

 mp

     





lit - tle



  

de - part.

 3      



3



Come,

mybe - lov - ed,

    

    

   



  

    

  



mf

  

18



 3        

      





 



a

 may



Slower mp

  

speak

  to

Slower

    your

 



heart.

       

   

 

    

 



 

















p





 



1'31" attacca

38

to David Del Tredici

10. Now, o now, in this brown land

James Joyce q = 72

 

Voice



q = 72

 



 



 



 







 

5











p

  











3

brown

  

  

o











now,





in



 



3

 



this



land

 where







 



 



   

 

Love

did

       3

3

so

sweet

  

mf

 



mf

       

8





Now,

  







mp floating on the vowels



3

  





 





  

3







f sub.

l.h.

 





 

 

p Piano





DENNIS TOBENSKI (2007)

  

Copyright © 2007 Dennis Tobenski



   



mu

  f

-

3

3

   

   

sic

   

 

f



   

make

 

    

11

pp sub.



39

  

 

we

  



two





pp sub. gently, suspended

    

 

 

 



 







14



   







hand

in

hand,



 



l.h.

 

  

17







for

old



 







mf



 

 -

der,









  





for - bear - ing





 

 





sake,

3

 

 



   





grieve



3

   

 

 

  

   



nor

3

 



 



3

mf sub.

 

friend - ship's

wan

 

 





shall









 

 







be- cause our





  

40

   

f più

20

 

 love

   

was

  



 

gay





which is



now

  



 

end

3

  -



ed





in

this

 

   



 

 

f più

  

  

q = 100

  

23



 



f sprightly

     3



way.

A

q = 100

  

         3

3

3

     

26

3

 



yel low 3

3



  

3

 

 

 



3

3



in

red

and

3





3

 

 

3

  

dress 3



3

3

3

3

3

 







  

   





 









knock - ing

3

3

3

         

sf





3

 

is knock - ing,

                        



                                     



f sprightly

rogue











41

 

29

 







at

the

tree;

3

 





3

3

3

  

3

              

 

 

 

 



3

   



3

 







3

   

 

l.h.

 

   



And

3

 



3

 



3

 



 



ff

 

3

32

 all

 

3         



a - round

ness

3

our

lone - li -

   







 



  



3





is



 

whist - ling

  



 





the wind 3



    3







 



 

l.h.

 

 



  



3        

35

3













  







mer - ri - ly.

 



  f

 



 

    

    



 



3

mf



  

   

3

  

 



  

mp

p

3

42

Suddenly slower (h = 50)

 

39







p



 The

Suddenly slower (h = 50)

 



 









leaves—

  

  

 

 







they

do

not

p

 



   

43

 

mf



sigh

3





at

all

   



3

 

 

 

when the year



takes them

   





in

the

f

 



 

fall.

Now,

    

     



   

    

 

mf



 

 

  

 

47

 O

  



3



now,



 

we

 

hear no

 







 

 



more

 









f

   

 

 

 

43

mf

q = 100

  

51

   3



   3

    vi - la nelle

the



3

  

the roun - de - lay!

q = 100 3

3

3

3

3

             

3

3

3

3

           

3

3

3

           



mp sub.

  

54



 

f





 

 

 



Grieve not,

 



 Sweet -

 

 

heart,

  

     

   

 

   

  

58

  

year

 



   

sotto voce

 is



 for

      f

 

3

    

 

 

Freely

 

    a - ny thing—



the

   

year,

 

   



  

 



the

Freely





ga- ther- ing.



 







 





 

p gently



 

mp sub. expectantly

   

3

 



 







2'47"

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