Music by Rachel DeVore Fogarty
The Snow-Blossoms SSA with harp
Text by Ashton Clark Smith
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ABOUT THE COMPOSER Rachel DeVore Fogarty's works have been commissioned, awarded and performed by organizations in the U.S. and internationally, including ACDA, KMEA, IAWM, the Bryan Symphony, the Oak Ridge Symphony, St. Olaf's College, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, SACRA/PROFANA, Oklahoma State University, University of Kentucky, Conundrum, Tapestry Singers, Muse (Cincinnati Women's Ensemble), the Young New Yorkers' Chorus, the Concert Chorale of Nashville, the Six Degree Singers, the Festival Singers of Atlanta, the Capital Hearings and VocalEssence. Her works have been chosen for inclusion in Vox Reflexa's New Millenium Composers project, the Cro Patria Choir Festival and in the London Contemporary Church Music Festival.
The Snow-Blossoms
But yestereve the winter trees Reared leafless, blackly bare, Their twigs and branches poignant-marked Upon the sunset-flare. White-petaled, opens now the dawn, And in its pallid glow, Revealed, each leaf-lorn, barren tree Stands white with flowers of snow. Ashton Clark Smith (1893-1961) from The Star Treader, and other poems, 1912
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The Snow-Blossoms For Michael Kerschner and the Young New Yorkers' Chorus Women's Ensemble
Ashton Clark Smith (1893-1961) q = 80
bb 3 & b b b b 4 œœ P œ ˙ ? bbb 3 ‰ J bbb 4
bb & b b bb Ó
4
S1
S2
A
bb & b b bb Ó bb & b b bb Ó
P P P
b b b b œœ œœ b & b œ
4
Hp.
œ But
œ
œœ-
Gb major
&
yes - ter - eve
œ
œ- œ œ .
œ œ
reared
the win - ter trees
reared
œ the
œ
œ ˙ bb b b b Œ ‰ j ‰ œ ? ‰ J & b œ J
œ
œ Fœ- œ œ J F j œ œ- œ œ
yes - ter - eve
œœ
‰
j œ ‰
the win - ter trees
œ œ.
yes - ter - eve
Œ
œ
œœ
œ œ
F œ œ- œ œ J
œ œ.
But
But
œœ
~~~~
Harp
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~~ œ
&
œ
œ win - ter trees reared œ œ œœ œ œ œ Œ
‰ œj ‰ œ ? J
Rachel DeVore Fogarty
œœ
œ J œ
?
˙ ˙
leaf - less,
nœ
œ
œ ˙ J ‰
leaf - less,
œ
~~ œ ~~~~
˙
œ ‰ J nœ œ œ nœ F
&
F ˙ F ˙
black
black
œ -
ly
œ -
ly
∑
leaf - less,
∑
[D natural]
*harmonics played where they sound ©2017 Rachel DeVore Fogarty www.racheldevorefogarty.com
Text from The Star Treader, and other poems, 1912
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∑ œœ nœ œ œœ
The Snow-Blossoms
4
b & b bbbb ˙ .
9
S1
Ó
œ-
bare,
S2
-̇F .
Their
b & b bbbb ˙ .
˙
twigs
∑
Ó
bare,
b & b bbbb ˙
-
b & b bbbb Ó
Hp.
œœ ? bbb b b b œœœ
b & b bbbb œ
14
S1
œ œœ
˙.
ly
bare,
œœ
œœ
œœ
Œ
˙
b & b b b b b œ-
˙
b & b bbbb n œ -
˙
bb & b b bb
14
Hp.
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f
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-
and
Their twigs
and
∑
œ
œ
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œ œ
F
œ-
œ
œ
œ
Their twigs and
œ
˙
Œ
Œ
P Ó œ
Œ
marked
n˙
ant
œ nœ œ
œ
marked Up - on
˙
branch - es
-̇
œ
-̇
œ
branch - es
branch - es
œ œ Œ
œ œ nœ Œ
œœœ
Ó
the
n˙.
˙
œ
sun
˙
-
set
flare.
˙
P Ó œœ ˙
the
sun
œ
˙
Up - on
the
sun
∑ ∑
œ
P œ
˙.
˙.
œ
C7 dim
nœ
[C natural]
Up - on
œ
marked
œ
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P ˙ œ
~ ~~~ ~~~ ~
poign
F œ- -̇
-̇
[Db]
poign - ant
A
œœ
∑
poign - ant
S2
œ œ œ œœ
~~ ~
black
9
œ
~~~ ~~~ ~~
A
œ
-
-
œ
˙.
set
flare.
œ
˙.
set
flare.
œ œ œœœ œ œœœœ œ œœœœ œ
œ
œ
œ
[Cb]
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œ
˙.
œœ
The Snow-Blossoms
b & b bbbb
20
S1
S2
A
∑
∑
b & b bbbb
∑
∑
b & b bbbb
∑ œ
b & b bbbb œ
&
˙ p
∑ P Œ
b & b bbbb œ
œ
œ
-
aled,
25
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œ
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Œ
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˙.
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bœ œœœ œ
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Œ
F ˙.
white,
white
˙.
˙
White,
˙
White,
Œ Œ Œ
œœœ Œ
P
˙
Gb major
[F natural]
˙
œ
white,
œœ œœœ œœ Œ œ
~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~
pet
Œ
˙.
White,
pet - aled,
œ
Œ ‰ œj ‰ œ ? Œ Œ J
˙
b & b bbbb œ
∑
Œ œ œ œ bœ Œ
P ˙.
˙
b & b bbbb œ
? bb b b bb
˙.
[Fb]
pet - aled,
Hp.
white
White
œ œ œœ œ œ œ
~~~~
œ ˙ ? bb b b ‰ J bb
25
A
white,
∑
Gb major
S2
p
∑
∑
bb & b b b b œœ œ
S1
F ˙.
White,
20
Hp.
˙.
p ˙.
White,
5
Ó
œœ
F ˙.
œ F œ White
œ
˙
pet - aled,
˙
pet - aled,
œœœœ œœ
∑ œœ ˙
pet - aled,
œ
White
˙
Œ
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œ
œ
œ
The Snow-Blossoms
6
f bb b b b œ & b
œ
œ
˙.
pens
the
dawn,
30
S1
b b b bf œ b & b o
S2
b b b bf œœ b & b o
A
-
-
œ
œ
pens
the
œœ
œœ
P œ œ œ P œ œ œ
And in
˙.
P œ œ œ œ œ œ
dawn,
And in
-
pens
b b b œb & bb œ ˙
36
S1
leaf - lorn,
S2
bb & b b b b œ- ˙
leaf - lorn,
A
bb & b b bb œ ˙ -
leaf - lorn,
the
˙
dawn,
[Fb]
œ
bar - ren
˙
œ
bar - ren
˙
œ
bar - ren
œ bb b b Œ Œ œ œ ˙ . œ ˙. & bb p ? bbb ∑ ∑ bbb
36
Hp.
its
˙ ˙ œ. b b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ ˙˙ b œ. & b P f œ bisbigliando œ œ ? bb b b œ ∑ ∑ J bb J o
And in
30
Hp.
its
its
˙ pal
œ -
˙ pal
-̇
-
lid
glow,
œ
-̇
lid
glow,
œ
re - vealed,
œ
-
lid
˙˙ ˙˙ œ. ∑
glow,
œ F
∑
F F
tree
Œ
each
˙˙ ˙˙ œ.
∑
˙.
freely
œ- œ œ œ
˙ ˙ œ .
tree
Œ
each
re - vealed,
˙.
tree
œ
re - vealed,
F
b˙.
each
-̇
œ œ œ œ œ- œ œ
pal
œ
-̇
˙. ˙. ˙.
œ ˙. œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ
bœ œ œ bœ œ œ Œ œ œ
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∑
The Snow-Blossoms
Hp.
bb & b b bb
∑
S2
∑
A
∑
∑
∑
˙˙ œ œ 40 œ bœ œ bœ œ bbb b Œ œ b œ & b œ bœ 3 P ? bb b b ∑ ∑ bb
white,
white
pet - aled,
˙.
˙ p
White,
∑
Ó
∑ œ
a tempo
white
pet - aled,
˙.
œ ˙
œ œ œ
white
˙
Œ
pet - aled,
Ó
œ
Db minor
∑
œ ˙
∑
Cb with Fb
∑
∑
˙.
œ ˙
P ˙.
white,
white
pet - aled,
White,
˙.
˙
p
White,
∑
∑
œ
˙.
bb b b p & b b ˙.
b & b bbbb
œ ˙
white,
bb & b b bb
bb & b b bb
˙.
p
Stands white,
46
S1
˙.
˙.
~~~
A
Ó
~~
S2
∑
~~~
S1
p œ
a tempo
~~~~~
b & b bbbb
40
7
∑
p
˙.
White
œ
œ ˙
White
pet - aled,
∑
œ œ œ pet
-
aled,
P Œ ˙
White,
b œœœœ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ & b bbbb Œ œ œ œ b œ Œ œ œ œ p P œ œœœœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ ? bb b b Œ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ bb ˙
46
~~ ~
~ ~~
~~
Hp.
[F natural]
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The Snow-Blossoms
8
b . & b bbbb ˙
51
S1
bb b b bP˙ & b .
white,
S2
˙.
œ ˙
P ˙.
white
pet - aled,
white,
˙
œ
White,
A
b & b bbbb ˙
˙.
œ
œ 51 bb b b b œ œ œ œ & b œœ Œ œ F œœ ? bb b b Ó œœ bb
S1
F bb b b b & b œ
œ
flow - ers
S2
bb b b b F & b œ
œ
flow - ers
A
œ
flow - ers
bbb b œ b & b
57
Hp.
? bb b b Πbb
∑
œ ˙
∑
œ Œ
of
˙.
œ of
snow.
œ
˙.
of
œ
œœ
œ
œ~
œ ˙ J ‰
~ ~ ~~
˙.
œ
∑
&
Œ
˙
œ
white
with
∑ ∑ ∑
œ œœ œ œ
Gb major
P
with
white
˙.
snow.
œ
˙.
˙.
˙.
snow.
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ F œ œ œ Œ Œ œ Œ Œ œ Œ Œ œ
∑
Œ
˙
white
pet - aled,
˙.
œ
∑
œ œ œ œ œ œ
White
˙
white,
œ ˙
~~~~~~~
F bb b b b œ & b
57
P
White pet - aled,
white,
Hp.
˙.
œ œ
œœ
œ~
œ ˙ j J ? œ ‰ œ ‰ J ‰
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~ ~~~
œ
Gb major
&
p
bb & b b bb Ó
61
S1
S2
A
bb & b b bb Ó
p
bb & b b bb Ó
p
bb & b b b b œœ
61
Hp.
b & b bbbb Œ
S2
A
Ooo
œ
œ ˙
œ
˙
Ooo
œ
œ ˙
œ
˙
Ooo
Ooo
œ
œ œ ˙
œ œ j œ ‰
œ J
?
œœ P ‰
œ ~ ~ ~~
~~ œ
œ ˙ J
œ
˙ œœ &
œ
Œ
œ œ
Ooo
œœ ‰
j œ ‰
œ
˙
˙
Œ
∑
bb & b b bb œ
œ
˙
˙
Œ
∑
bb & b b bb œ
œ
Œ
∑
b & b b b b b œœ
64
Hp.
œ
Ooo
œœ ‰
œ
9
bb & b b bb œ
64
S1
œ
The Snow-Blossoms
? bb b b ‰ bb
œ J
˙
˙
~~ œ ~ ~ ~ œ ~~
˙
œœ &
Œ
œ
œ œ
œ œ
‰
j œ ‰
œ J
?
œœ p ‰
œ J
?
~~ œ ~ ~ ~ œ ~~
œ J
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˙
&
b & b bbbb
67
S1
S2
A
Hp.
Snow.
∑
b & b bbbb Œ
˙.
Snow.
bb & b b bb bb & b b b b œœ
˙.
∑
bb & b b bb
67
P
The Snow-Blossoms
10
∑ œ
˙.
œ œ
œœ
∑
P
∑
P
∑ œ œ
Snow.
Œ
Πrit.
‰
j œ
rall.
‰
œ J
?
∑
ggg ˙˙ .. œ œ ggg ˙ . ggg ggg ggg ˙ .. gg ˙˙ .
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