Winner of the 2016 Illinois ACDA Choral Composition Contest Music by Deanna Witkowski
Where Shadow Chases Light Text by Rabindranath Tagore from Gitanjali (1913) SSAA choir with piano Music Š 2015 Deanna Witkowski/ Tilapia Tunes/BMI. This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
Where Shadow Chases Light By Rabindranath Tagore from Gitanjali (1913)
This is my delight, thus to wait and watch at the wayside where shadow chases light and the rain comes in the wake of the summer. Messengers, with tidings from unknown skies, greet me and speed along the road. My heart is glad within, and the breath of the passing breeze is sweet. From dawn till dusk I sit here before my door, and I know that of a sudden the happy moment will arrive when I shall see. In the meanwhile I smile and I sing all alone. In the meanwhile the air is filling with the perfume of promise.
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Winner of the 2016 Illinois ACDA Choral Composition Contest Premiered by the IL-ACDA Directors' Chorus, Jonathan Reed, conductor, on June 30, 2016 at the IL-ACDA ReTreat at Illinois State University, Normal, IL.
Where Shadow Chases Light Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
SOPRANO 1
Deanna Witkowski
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SOPRANO 2
ALTO 1
ALTO 2
Piano
q=72
p
This
mp
This,
is my de -
light, p
This is my de- light, p
mf
this, mp
this is my de - light mf
this, mp
this is my de - light mf
this, mp
this is my de - light mf
light,
this is,
this,
thus to
thus to
thus to
this is my de - light
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thus to
3
5
q=80
poco rit.
wait
and watch at the way - side
poco rit.
poco rit.
wait
wait
and watch at the way - side
and watch at the way - side
wait
poco rit.
light
where shad - ow chas - es
light
and watch at the way
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where shad - ow chas - es
p
and the
and the
and the
mp
rain comes in, in the
wake of the
sum - mer
and the
wake of the
rain comes in, in the
sum - mer
mp
rain comes in, in the
wake of the
sum - mer
and the
p
mp
p
rain comes in, in the
p
and the
A
q=80
rain comes in, in the
A
wake of the
sum - mer
rain comes in, in the
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4
13
mf
wake of the sum- mer, and the rain comes
mp
and the rain comes
in,
wake of the sum - mer,
in,
in the wake
comes
in,
mp
in, in the wake
of the sum- mer, and the rain
B mp q=72
with
in the
mf
wake of the sum - mer,
Meno mosso
17
in the
in, where shad - ow chas-es light
and the rain comes
in,
in the wake of the sum- mer, and the rain
comes
mf
mp
wake of the sum- mer, and the rain comes
in the wake of the sum- mer, and the rain
tid - ings,
comes
in,
un -
known
un -
known
Mes - sen - gers, with mp
tid - ings
Mes - sen - gers, with
tid - ings
with tid - ings from un -
known
tid - ings,
with tid - ings from un -
known
of the sum mer,
mp
with
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q=72
5
mf
21
f
poco rit.
q=80
mf
mf
f
mf
mf
f
skies
greet me
mf
f
skies
and speed a- long the road.
skies
greet me
road.
mf
greet me
mf f
road.
poco rit.
mp
q=80
3
3
3
3
3 3 3 3
C
25
mp
C
mp
mp
3
3
3
and the
mp
and the
My heart is glad with - in,
My heart is glad with - in,
road.
mf
greet me
skies
mf
My heart is glad with - in,
and the
breath
of the
breath
of the
breath
of the 3
My heart is glad with - in,
and the
breath
of the
pas - sing breeze
pas - sing breeze
pas - sing breeze
pas - sing breeze
is
is
is
is
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3
3
3
3
3
6
29
sweet.
I
sit
here
till dusk
mf
till dusk
From dawn
sweet.
I
sit
here
mf
sweet.
sweet.
mf
I
sit
here
mf
I
From dawn
sit
be- fore my
be- fore my
fore my
here
fore my
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
33
door,
door,
p
and I know that of a p
sud- den
and I know that of a
sud- den
door, C7susy
I shall
mf
mp
mf
when I shall mf
mo - ment will ar - rive when I shall
door,
poco rit.
mp
the hap py mo - ment
mf
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I shall
7
D q=76 37
see.
In the
mp
mean - while,
mp
see.
In the
mean - while,
see.
see. q=76
D
42
tenderly
mp
smile
and I
smile
sing all a
-
lone.
with anticipation; allargando till m. 50 mp
p with anticipation; allargando till m. 50
is
In the
mean - while
mean - while
the
air is
the
air
allargando till m. 50
mp
in the
fill - ing,
p with anticipation; allargando till m. 50
In the
I
with anticipation; allargando till m. 50
I
in the
fill - ing,
fill - ing,
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8
mf
mf
47
mean - while,
mean - while,
mean - while,
mean - while,
50 q=69
mf
the air
is
fill
fill
fill
f
f
f
-
mf
fill
-
-
-
ing with the per -
ing
ing
per -
per -
ing with the per -
prom - ise.
prom - ise. q=69
fume
of
fume
of
fume
of
prom - ise.
of
f
prom - ise.
fume
confidently mf
This is my de - light. confidently mf
This is my de - light. confidently mf
This is my de - light. confidently mf
This is my de - light.
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