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Catalog no. 1161 | Gregorio | City Trees

Joseph

GREGORIO

City Trees for SSAA chorus a cappella

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The trees along this city street, Save for the traffic and the trains, Would make a sound as thin and sweet As trees in country lanes.

And people standing in their shade Out of a shower, undoubtedly Would hear such music as is made Upon a country tree.

Oh, little leaves that are so dumb Against the shrieking city air, I watch you when the wind has come, — I know what sound is there.

— Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) from Second April, 1921

Duration approx. 3’ 15”

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City Trees from Second April (1921) Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)

Joseph Gregorio

Simply; peacefully (q = 69) mp

4 4

Sopranos

&e

trees a long this cit y street,

Save for the traf fic and the

trees a long this cit y street,

Save for the traf fic and the

trains,

mp

4 4

Altos

&e

trains,

Simply; peacefully (q = 69)

4 4

Keyboard (for rehearsal only)

4 4

6

Sopranos Would

make

a

sound

as

thin

and

sweet,

Would

make

a

sound

as

thin

and

sweet,

Would

make

a

as

thin

and

sweet,

Alto I

Alto II sound

Kbd.

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as

2

Slowing

mf

11

p

Sopranos thin

and

sweet mf

As

trees

in coun

try

lanes. p

trees

in coun

try

lanes.

A. I as thin and

sweet

As

mf

p

A. II as thin and

sweet

As trees

Slowing

in coun

try

lanes.

Kbd.

16

In tempo

Accelerating

mp

mf

And mp

peo ple stand ing mf

in their shade

And mp

peo ple stand ing mf

in

And mp

peo ple stand ing mf

in their shade

And

peo ple stand ing

in

Soprano I Out of

a shower

Soprano II their shade

Out of

a

A. I Out of

a

shower,

A. II

In tempo

their shade Accelerating

Kbd.

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Out of

a

3

Flowing (< h = q. >) 21

f

3

6 8

S. I un

doubt

ed ly

Would

hear such

mu f

3

sic, hear such

6 8

S. II shower,

un doubt

ed

ly

Would hear such

mu f

3

sic,

such

6 8

A. I un

doubt

ed ly

Would

hear such

mu f

3

sic, hear such

6 8

A. II shower,

un doubt

ed

ly

Would hear such

mu

sic,

Flowing (< h = q. >)

3

6 8 3 3

Kbd.

6 8 3

25

S. I mu

sic,

such

mu

sic,

S. II mu

sic,

would hear

such

mu

sic,

such

such

mu

sic,

such

mu

sic, such

A. I mu

sic,

would

hear

A. II mu

sic,

would hear

such

Kbd.

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such

4 28

Slowing

mf

S. I would hear such mu

mf

sic

as

is made mp

Up on

a

S. II mu

sic

as is

mf

made

Up

on

a

on

a

on

a

mp

A. I mu mf

sic

as is mp

made

Up

mu

sic

as is

made

Up

A. II Slowing

Kbd.

pp

33

As at first, but more tenderly (q = 66) p

4 4

S. I coun

try

tree.

Oh,

pp

lit

tle leaves that

are so

dumb

lit

tle leaves that

are so

dumb

lit

tle leaves that

are so

dumb

lit

tle leaves that

are so

dumb

p

4 4

S. II coun try

tree.

Oh,

pp

p

4 4

A. I coun try

tree.

Oh,

pp

p

4 4

A. II coun try

tree.

Oh,

As at first, but more tenderly (q = 66)

4 4 Kbd.

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5 39

f

mp

S. I a gainst

the shriek ing cit

y

air, f

I watch you

mp

air,

I

when

the

S. II a gainst

the shriek ing cit

y

f

watch

you

when

the

watch

you

when

the

watch

you

when

the

mp

A. I a

gainst the shriek ing cit

y

air,

I

f

mp

A. II a

gainst the shriek ing cit

y

air,

I

Kbd.

Slightly slower

p

45

S. I wind

has

come, —

I p

wind

has

come, —

I

know

S. II know,

I

know

what

know,

I

know

what

know,

I

know

p A. I wind

has

come, —

I

p A. II wind

has

come, —

I

Slightly slower

Kbd.

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what

6

Slowing until the end

mp

50

pp

S. I what

sound

is

there.

mp

pp

S. II sound,

what sound mp

is

there.

sound,

what sound mp

is

there.

what sound

is

there.

pp

A. I pp

A. II sound,

Slowing until the end

Kbd.

approx. 3' 15"

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