Nestor Taylor: Children's Garden, 3 pieces for mixed chorus by Nestor Taylor

Children’s Garden

THREE PIECES FOR MIXED CHORUS (2021)

Verses by: R. L. Stevenson

These three pieces for mixed choir were written as a spontaneous reaction to the poetic rhythm and inner musicality of the delightful collection ‘of rhymes and jingles’, by R. L. Stevenson. Sometimes lively and frivolous and sometimes delicate and nostalgic, they conjure up fleeting images from our childhood, as if in a garden seen from afar.

Frombreakfastonallthroughtheday

AthomeamongmyfriendsIstay;

ButeverynightIgoabroad

AfarintothelandofNod.

AllbymyselfIhavetogo, Withnonetotellmewhattodo–

Allalonebesidethestreams

Anupthemountain-sidesofdreams.

Thestrangestthingsarethereforme, Boththingstoeatandthingstosee, Andmanyfrighteningsightsabroad

TillmorninginthelandofNod.

TryasIliketofindtheway, Inevercangetbackbyday, Norcanrememberplainandclear

ThecuriousmusicthatIhear.

THELANDOFNOD

THEWIND

Isawyoutossthekitesonhigh Andblowthebirdsaboutthesky; AndallaroundIheardyoupass, Likeladies’skirtsacrossthegrass–

Owind,a-blowingalldaylong, Owind,thatsingssoloudasong!

Isawthedifferentthingsyoudid, Butalwaysyouyourselfyouhid.

Ifeltyoupush,Iheardyoucall, Icouldnotseeyourselfatall–

Owind,a-blowingalldaylong, Owind,thatsingssoloudasong!

Oyouthataresostrongandcold, Oblower,areyouyoungorold?

Areyouabeastoffieldandtree, Orjustastrongerchildthanme?

Owind,a-blowingalldaylong, Owind,thatsingssoloudasong!

WHEREGOTHEBOATS?

Darkbrownistheriver, Goldenisthesand. Itflowsalongforever, Withtreesoneitherhand. Greenleavesa-floating, Castlesofthefoam, Boatsofminea-boating–

Wherewillallcomehome?

Ongoestheriver

Andoutpastthemill, Awaydownthevalley, Awaydownthehill. Awaydowntheriver, Ahundredmilesormore, Otherlittlechildren

Shallbringmyboatsashore.

To my daughter Melina and to all the children of the world

I. The Land of Nod CHILDREN'S GARDEN

    SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Hum pp From mp Poco lentoq. = 50 Oh p, dolce landof Nod, Oh p, dolce landof Nod, Hum pp pp S. A. T. B. breakfast-onallthroughthedayathomeamong-myfriendsIstay; pp Andante semplice (q. = c. 69) A 5 Ah But p every-nightIgo abroadapp Ah Ah in to-the pp Ah             Robert Louis Stevenson Nestor Taylor (2021)

 2 soli            tutti div.                                                                                                                                                

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of Nod. All

mp bymyself - in-to

poco f theland of

mp bymy - into-the

poco f ofNod. S. A. T. B.

dim. Nod. All

poco f land

mf bymyself-Ihavetogo,afar-into-theland

dim. of Nod. All

f est-thingsarethereforme, ppp Strang              self

dim.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

f est -thingsarethereforme,both           

f est-thingsarethereforme, Allalonebeside-thestreamsupthemounttain-sidesofdreams. Strang                                        

allalone,-allalone,-Strang

f est-thingsarethere,forme, both Allalonebeside-thestreamsandupthemountain-sidesofdreams. Strang

    S. A. T. B. mp, leggiero And poco rit. a tempo rall. a tempo 8

farinto-thelandofNod. land Ah

allalonebeside-thestreamsandupthemountain-sides ofdreams.The

f strangest-thingsarethereforme,both

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S. A. T. B.

molto rall. sub. a tempo

corta And B 15

dim. tosee,

p, dolce And

pp, misterioso

poco -tillmorning-in theland

mf ofNod.

thingstoeatandthings

thingstoeat andthings

dim. tosee,

p, dolce Ma

pp, misterioso

ny-frighten-ing-sightsabroad

poco -tillmorning-in thelandof

mf Nod.

corta And thingstoeatandthings

dim. tosee,

p, dolce Ma

pp, misterioso

ny-frighten-ing-sightsabroad

poco -tillmorning-in thelandof

mf Nod.

andthings and

to see, see,

p, dolce Ma

pp, misterioso

ny-frighten-ing-sightsabroad

poco -tillmorning-in thelandof

mf Nod.

corta And

corta And thingstoeat

mp, poco a poco cresc.

ny-frighten-ing-sightsabroad-tillmorning-inthelandofNod,till

molto morning-inthe

f, espr. landofNod.

ten. Try

mf poco a poco stringendoriten. 19 Ma

mp, poco a poco cresc.

ny-frighten-ing-sightsabroad-tillmorning-inthelandofNod,till

mp, poco a poco cresc.

ny-frighten-ing-sightsabroad-tillmorning-inthelandofNod,till

mp, poco a poco cresc.

ny-frighten-ing-sightsabroad-tillmorning-inthelandofNod,till

molto morning-in the

f, espr. landofNod.

ten.

ten. Ma

molto morning-in the

ten.          dim.              

f, espr. landofNod.                

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

f, espr. landofNod.

   

S. A. T. B.

many-frighten-ing-sightsabroad

molto morning-in the

    S. A. T. B. asIliketofind theway,I poco never-can getback by dim. day, Un poco più sostenuto ritard. 22 Ah p, subitopoco backby dim. day, get mp Ah p, subito poco backby dim. day, Ah p, subito Inever poco -canget backby dim. day, Ah p, subito Inever poco -canget backby dim. day, S. A. T. B. Τry mf, cresc. asIliketofindtheway,I p Quasi a tempo . . rall. . . . , sub.a tempo; poco a poco più mosso C 25 back byday, Try mf, cresc. asIliketofindtheway,tofindtheway,I p Ah p Try mf, cresc. asIlike, I p back p byday, Try mf, cresc. asIliketofind Try a as way, Ilike to to find find the the way, way, I I p                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            4

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molto curi-ous-mussic-thatI

never-cangetbackbyday,norcanremem-ber-plainand clearthe

molto curi-ous-mussic-thatI

never-cangetbackbyday,norcanremem-ber-plainand clearthe

molto curi-ous-mussic-thatI

p Tranquilloq. = c. 63 calando D 31 Try

hear.

ff hear.

never-cangetbackbyday,norcanremem-ber-plainand clearthe

ff hear. Ah

mf, leggiero asIliketofind theway,Inever-canget

p dim. Ah

dim. back by Ah

            1st half  2nd half       1st half     2nd half  

p dim. Try

mf, leggiero asIliketofind theway,Inever-canget

p dim.

                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

dim. back by Ah

    S.

T. B.

never-cangetbackbyday,norcanremem-ber-plainand clearthe più cresc. ed incalzando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . trat - -te - - nu - - to 28

molto curi-ous-mussic-thatI S. A. T. B.

  S. A. T. B. Land dolciss. ma sentito ofNod, Oh landof Nod. ppp molto rall. 34 day. pp ppp Hum ppp Hum ppp day. pp ppp Hum pp ppp dur. ca. 2. 20 mins. 07.07.21                                                                                                   6

II. The Wind

Molto sostenuto; teneramente q. = 46pochiss. rit. . , O

wind,ablow-ing-alldaylong, Owind, thatsingssoloud asong!

   Soprano solo SOPRANI Mezzo-sopr. solo ALTI TENORI BASSI Piano

sf pp Ah! sf pp Ah! sf pp Ah! sf pp poco sf, secco                                                  

        (closed lips) (half-closed lips)     (closed lips) (half-closed lips)    (closed lips)(half-closed lips)                                                                                                                                                                              7

      S. A. T. B. Pno. mp Isawyoutoss Vivace q = 152 A 6 Wind p, legatiss. ablow-ing-allday long, quasi f O p windablow-ingO p, legatiss. wind,thatsingssolouda quasi f song! pp Wind, p, poco marcato ablow-ing-alldaylong,O wind, sf that p p S. A. T. B. Pno. thekitesonhigh and 11 alldaylong, f O p windablow-ing-alldaylong,Owind,thatsingsso O p wind,thatsingssolouda song! f O p wind,thatsingsso pp singssolouda song! f Wind p, marc. ablow-ing-allday poco sf            (half-closed lips)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     8

loudasong!Owind,ablow-ing-alldaylong,Owind,thatsingssoloudasong,thatsingssolouda

     S. A. T. B. Pno. blow

cresc. f about-the 17

thebirdsabout-thesky,

loudasong!Wind,ablow-ing-alldaylong,Owind,thatsingssoloudasong, cresc. thatsingssolouda

long,allday, sfp cresc. allday long! sfz mp cresc. sfz S. A. T. B. Pno. sky; sfp, dim. The p, quasi gliss. wind poco rfz lento a piacere . . . . . . . , 23 song! sfp Αnd mp allaThe p, quasi gliss. wind poco rfz p, cresc. poco rfz pp, coll' alti                      gliss                 3     3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               9

Blowthebirds about-thesky,

      S. A. T. B. Pno. The p, quasi gliss. wind blow poco sfz ing-allday a tempo B 28 round Iheard you pass, pp The p, quasi gliss. wind blow poco sfz ing-allday Wind Wind, p Owind! p, cresc. Wind Wind O p, cantabile S. A. T. B. Pno. long. A mf cross -thegrass 34 like mf ladies'-skirtsacross, - across-the sfp grass. long. like mf la dies' ---skirts across - the sfp grass. wind! f, marc. f, marc.       (half-closed lips)        unis.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     10

    S. A. T. B. Pno. p, cresc. Owind cresc. molto f O wind, sfp f Owind, C 40 p, cresc. Owind O wind, cresc. molto O f wind, sfp O p, cresc. wind, O f sfp wind, sfp cresc. molto sfz marc. S. A. T. B. Pno. a blow - ing -alldaylong,all daylong, O 46 ablow-ing-all day long,all daylong, O ablowing-alldaylong O cresc. wind,o ablow-ing-alldaylong,all daylong, mp in rilievo cresc. f      unis.    unis.    1     unis.  unis.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       11

      S. A. T. B. Pno. wind that sings sings soloud so loud a asong song! O wind thatsingsa song! fz 53 wind, o windthatsingsso cresc. loud asong!O windthatsingsa song! fz wind thatsings so loudasong,O windthatsingsa song! fz mf O wind mf that O sings wind cresc. a that song, sings,Owindthatsingsa song! fz molto sfp f A. T. Pno. mf, ben ritmato molto D 60 mf, ben ritmato molto sfp molto sffz solo ff mf, sempre secco         3      hand - claps      hand - claps    3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       12

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f sfz S. A. T. B. Pno. ppf ff con licenza . . . , 73 pp f ff mp, cantabile Isawthe Ah mp, cantabile I sawthe Ah pp ff Ah molto sfz p, c.p  gliss gliss gliss gliss gliss gliss   gliss gliss gliss gliss    gliss gliss gliss gliss  gliss gliss. gliss gliss. gliss gliss    gliss gliss     gliss                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    13

      S. A. T. B. Pno. I pp, cresc. sawthethingsyoudid, Thedifferent-thingsyoudid, But mf E 78 things, thethingsyoudid, cresc. things, thethingsyoudid, cresc. But mf I pp, cresc. sawthethingsyoudid, Thedifferent-thingsyoudid, cresc. S. A. T. B. Pno. al (poco marc.) ways -youyourself-youhid,but molto youyourself-you sfz hid! 85 Butyou,youhid,but molto youyourself-you sfz hid! al (poco marc.) ways -youyourself-youhid,but molto youyourself-you sfz hid! Butyou,youhid,but molto youyourself-you sfz hid! molto sfz                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  14

      S. A. T. B. Pno. I mp feltyoupush, Iheard you poco rubato . . . . . . appena tratt. . . . . , a tempo 91 Wind pp ablow-ing - alldaylong, I mp feltyoupush, I Wind pp ablow-ing - alldaylong, ffz mf, dim.poco rubato p S. A. T. B. Pno. call, mf Icouldnotseeyourselfatall,I F 98 Windthatsingssoloudasong. mf Icouldnotsee,I heard youcall, mf Icouldnotseeyourselfatall,I Windthatsingssoloudasong. mf Icouldnot mf, cresc. f, ben marc.           3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 15

      S. A. T. B. Pno. felt f yourpush,Iheardyourcall,I sub. p feltyour cresc. push,Iheardyour poco a poco accellerando 105 felt f yourpush,Iheardyourcall,I sub. p feltyour cresc. push,Iheardyour felt f yourpush,Iheardyourcall,I sub. p feltyour cresc. push,Iheardyour seeyourselfatall,I sub. p feltyour cresc. push,Iheardyour sub. p S. A. T. B. Pno. call, O f wind ablow-inga tempo 112 call, f Owind ablow-ingcall, O f wind blowingcall f O wind amolto f                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     16

      S. A. T. B. Pno. alldaylong, Owind, G 118 alldaylong, Owind, allday long, Owind, blowing-all day long, O wind, cresc. mf, cresc. S. A. T. B. Pno. that singssolouda song! sfp, espr. allargando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . molto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Ben sostenuto; tempo I q. = 50-52 124 that singssolouda song! sfp, espr. thatsingssolouda song! sfp, espr. that singssolouda song! sfp, espr. O mf, cant. sf p                     unis.    BARITONES ONLY:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               17

offieldandtree, orjusta stronger-childthanme?

      A. B. Pno. Are poco a poco rall. H 129 youthatareso

areyouyoungor molto dim. old,O (corta) wind?poco p dim. (corta) pp S. soli M-S. soli A. Pno. mp, leggiero O Quasi a tempo 134 mp, leggiero O youabeast

coll' alti                                         2nd ALTOS ONLY:            3               2 soli    2 soli                                                                                                                                                                                   18

strongandcold, Oblower,-

      S. soli M-S. soli A. T. B. Pno. wind! pp cre - - - scen - - - do Tempo II q = 152 I 138 wind! pp cre - - - scen - - - do O pp, cresc. O pp wind! cresc. O pp, cresc. wind! pp, cresc. poco a poco S. soli S. A. T. B. Pno. molto sfz un poco più accellerando 142 O pp wind! sfz wind! molto sfz molto sfz molto sfz cresc. molto sffz dur: ca. 2.45" 30.07.2021                          Μ-S. soli                                                                                                                                                                                    19

III. Where go the boats?

Tranquillo q = 68

p, dolce

Dark

brownistheriver,-golden-isthesand. Itflowsalong-forever,-withtreeoneither-

p, dolce

Dark

brownriver,-golden-sand.Flowsalong-forever,-treeoneither-

p, dolce

Dark

brownriver,-golden-sand.Flowsalong-forever,-treeoneither-

p, dolce

Dark

hand. Green

p leavesafloat-ing,-castles-ofthe

poco

hand. Green

p leavesafloat-ing,-castles-of

poco foam, boatsaboat-ing; -

hand. Green

p leavesafloat-ing,-castles-of

poco foam, boatsaboat-ing; -

hand. Green

wherewillall

poco foam, boatsaboat-ing; -

cresc. comehome? On

where will

cresc. all comehome? On

mf goestheriver,-outpast the

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              20

mf goestheriver, - outpast the 

where will

cresc. allcomehome? On

mf goestheriver, - andoutpast the where will

      SOPRANO

ALTO TENOR BASS

S. A. T. B.

brownriver,-golden-sand.Flowsalong-forever,-treeoneither8

foam, boatsofmineaboat-ing; -

p leavesafloat-ing,-castles-of S. A. T. B.

mf goestheriver, - andoutpast the 15

cresc. all comehome? On        

away -

espr. downthevalley, -

p A way

p A way more,oth

dim. A   mill, a way -downthevalley,-Away, Away-downthe         valley, -

valley,-away - downthe hill. p 33 way. Mm

mf -downthe p

espr. downthevalley, -

rall. . . . ,Un poco sostenutorit. . . . . . , B p

pp quasi p -downtheriver,-ahundred-milesor p way.Mm

dim. Down p

dim. Away p Mm

A way. leggiero other-littleway. Mm

er-little-children-shallbring myboatsashore. -

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

pp quasi p                   

And pp,

pp quasi p theriver,-milesavalley, - A way. leggiero other-littleway. Mm

dim. Down p Oth

pp quasi p theriver,-milesavalley, - A way. leggiero er-

pp,

      S. A. T. B. mill,

away -

espr. downthevalley,-away - downthe hill.

p S. A. T. B.

A way

-downthe

espr. dim. p mf

mill, 27

dim. A way,

mf -downthe mill, a way -

dim. A way, S. A. T. Bar. B.

  S. A. T. Bar. B. ppp allargando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . molto 39 ppp children-shallbring myboatsa shore. pppchildren-shallbring myboatsa shore. pppchildren-a shore. ppp          dur: ca. 2 mins 25.05.2021                                       22

Nestor Taylor: Children's Garden, 3 pieces for mixed chorus

NESTOR TAYLOR

Children’s Garden

NESTOR TAYLOR

Children’s Garden

THEWIND

WHEREGOTHEBOATS?

I. The Land of Nod CHILDREN'S GARDEN

II. The Wind