Ives - Twelve Easy Songs, low voice (sample pages)

1. Autumn Charles E. Ives

[Harmony Twichell and Charles E. Ives] p

Adagio

c

Earth rests!

c p

sempre legato

c

4

p

Her work is done,

her fields lie bare,

[simile]

8

And ’ere the night

of win ter comes

To hush her song

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and close her tired eyes,

3

2. The Cage

[Charles E. Ives] [ Andante (q = about 60) ]

Charles E. Ives

f

A leop ard went a round his cage from one side Evenly and mechanically, with no ritard., decresc., accel. etc. (repeat 2 or 3 times)

f

back to

the oth

er side; he

stopped

on

ly when the keep er came a round with meat.

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3. The Circus Band

[Charles E. Ives]

Charles E. Ives

In quickstep time (about h = 132)

C ff

C 7

mf

All

sum

mer

long,

we

mf

13

boys

Dreamed ’bout

big

cir cus joys!

Down

Main

Street,

repeat (ad lib.)

f

20

band,

Oh!

“Ain’t

f

comes

it

a grand

And

glor

mf

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ious

noise!”

the

8

4. Down East

[Charles E. Ives] Very slowly

3p 4

6 8

7 4

Songs!

6 8 ppp

6 8

p

Vis

3 4

pp

Charles E. Ives

ions

of

my home

land

7 4 ppp

ppp (as a shadow to the voice)

3 4

7 4

5

8 4 come

with

strains

of

child

hood;

Come with

tunes

we sang

in

school days

8 4 8 4

A little faster, but with a slow even rhythm

7

6 8 and

with songs

from Moth

er’s heart:

Way

6 8 p

6 8

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down

east

in

a

5. Her Eyes

[Clinton Scollard]

b 4 &b b 4 Ó

{

11

Moderato

Œ

b 4 &b b 4

p

œ

Ϫ

Her

eyes

Charles E. Ives

3 œ œ œ œ œ œ 43 œ ™ J

are like un-fath-’ma - ble lakes,

œœ œ

œœ œ œœœ œ œœœ œ

When bright - ly

3 4 œœ œ œ nœ p 3 3 œ œ œ œ 3 œnœ ? bb 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 œ˙ b œ˙ œ˙ œ˙ œ˙ œ ∑

œ bb 4 œ œ b œ œ™ & 4 œ œ

4

{

o’er

œ˙ bb 4 <b> b & 4 <b>œ

? bb 44 œ˙œ b

them the morn-ing ra

œ œ œ

œ

œœœ œ œœœ œ

œ œ œ

œ

-

3œ œ 4

U Ϫ

3œ œ 4 œœœ

U #˙œ œ #˙

f

œ3 œ nœ̇ œ 4œœ œœ u

œœ œ

œ nœœ

œ

œ œœ

œ 4 4

œ œ J

œ 43 J

œ

4 4

animando

œ 44 œ J

diance breaks, And

4 4 œ œ™

j œ

f

3

yet

> 4 œœ 4œ

4 4

f

œ˙ <b>œ

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j œ œ

3

j œ œ

3

3

the ma - ri-ners had best be-

œ

œ

œ œj 43 #œœ nœœ

>œœ œ

nœœ nœ œ

œ œœ

3

œ

#œ nœ 43 nœ

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6. In the Alley [Charles E. Ives]

Moderato

b & b bbb c Œ

{

∑

∑

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ b œ œ &b b b c Œ œœ œœ œœ mp

b & b bbb Ó

{

œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ J ˙

‰ œ ˙

? bb b c Πbb

4

mp

Œ

œ œ œ

On my way

bb œ &b b b ‰

œœ

? bb b œ ˙ œ bb w

œœ

œœ œ

b & b bbb ˙ ™

. b b & b b b ‰ j bœœœ œ

‰

Attention!

Geo. Felsburg!

LH œœ œœj œœ œ ‰ œ œ‰ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ

Through a

. œœœ

. œœœ

œ œ œ œ ? bb b œ b b œw œ

œ ‰ œ ˙

œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ ™ œ œœ œ œ œ ‰̇ œ

œœ œ

to work one sum -mer day,

turn newspaper

œ

way,

˙œœ

∑

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™ RH

8

{

Charles E. Ives

After a session at Poli’s— (Not sung by Caruso, Jenny Lind, John McCormack, Harry Lauder, George Chappell, or the Village Nightingale.)

Just

œ ‰̇ œ

Ϫ

j œ œ

off

the main

œ

œ

high -

œœ ‰ œœ ‰ œ œœ œ ‰ œ nœœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

˙

or

O Eb R

˙ ˙ poco ten.

œ œ œ ™ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ

win - dow in an al - ley Smiled a lass, her name was Sal - ly, O,

œ œ ˙

œœœ œ œ

‰

œ

œœœ œ

˙

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‰ w

poco ten.

œ

j œ̇˙ œ ™ œœ œ œ œj œ™

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7. Memories A. Very Pleasant; B. Rather Sad

[Charles E. Ives]

A.

Presto (As fast as it will go.)

6 8

Charles E. Ives

f

We’re

sit ting in

tain to

the op era house, the

6 8 6 8

f

7

op

era house, the op

era house; We’re wait ing for

the cur

for

our eyes; We’re feel

ing pret

we may– “O, Jim

a rise

with won ders

12

ty gay,

and well

my look!” I say, “The

17

band

is tun

ing up

and soon will start

to play!”

We

whis tle and

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we

hum,

17 45

feel

ing of

ex pec

tan cy,

a

cer

tain kind

of

ec

sta sy,

Ex pec tan cy and

50

c ec sta sy, ex

pec tan cy and ec sta sy

Sh’--s’-- s’-s.

Curtain!

c c

B. 57

Adagio

p

c

From the street a strain on my ear doth fall,

A

c p

c sempre 61

tune as thread bare as that“old red shawl”;

It is

tat tered, it

is torn,

It shows

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8. Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Way

[Charles E. Ives]

Charles E. Ives

Adagio Moderato

3 4

p

When

the dis tant eve ning bell

calm

ly breathes its

pp

3 4 p

3 4 6

poco ten.

bless

ing;

When the moon light to

the trees

speaks

in words ca ress

ing;

poco ten.

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9. The Side Show

[Charles E. Ives]

Charles E. Ives

In a moderate waltz time

b 3 & b bbbb 4

{

2 4Œ

∑

3 4

œœ 2 ≈ œœj™™™ œœ œ 4 œœ œ Œ Œ

mf

b 3 œ 2œ 4J & b bbbb 4 œ œ

2 4

? bb b b 43 Œ œœœ œœœ 42 œœœ bb œ œ Œ Œ

3 Œ œœœ 4œ Œ

Ri- ley, who keeps the ho -

2 4

œœ œ Œ

trot - ting track

3 4Œ

3 4

œœ 2 ≈ œœj™™™ œœ œ 4 œœ œ Œ Œ

œ œj 43 œ œ œ 42 œ™

tune that ac - comp-’nies the

b 3 & b bbbb 4

that Mis-ter

2 4

? bb b b 43 Œ œœœ bb œ Œ

{

3 2 j œ 3 2 ™ 4 4 4 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œn œ œ œn œ œ

œ œ 43

mf

“Is

b 3 & b bbbb 4

7

‰

bell;

3 Œ œœœ 4œ Œ

tel?”

is the

2 4

œœ 2 ≈ œœj™™™ œœ œ 4 œœ œ Œ Œ

3 4 3 4

3 j 43 œ nœ œ 42 œJ œ 4 œ œ œ

An

2 4 ≈ j™ nœ œ bœ œ

3 Œ œœ œœ 2 ≈ œœ ™™ œœ 4œ Œ Œ 4 œ Œ

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old horse un

3 4 3 Œ nœœœ 4œ Œ

-

2 4

sound turns the

œ

œœ 2 œ œ 4œ Œ œ

œ œœ Œ

3 4 3 4

10. There is a lane

[Charles E. Ives] Adagio sostenuto

b 3 & b bb 4

{

∑

p sostenuto

∑

œ

There

œ œ

is

a

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ 3 & b bb 4 J œ œ œJ J œ œ œJ J œ œ œJ pp ? bb b 43 j œ œ œJ j œ œ œJ j œ œ œJ b œ œœ˙ œœ˙ œ˙

6

b & b bb œ

{

bay,

œ œ œ œ b b b b J & ? bb b j œ b œ œ˙

21

cresc.

œ

œ

˙

œ

Pass - ing

œ œ œ

œ œJ œ J

œ œ œ œ J j œ œœ˙

a

œ œ

œ œJ cresc. œ œ J

œ

nœ ™

wood where

œœ #œ Jnœ

œ J

the

Charles E. Ives

˙ lane

œ

which

œ

winds

œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ J J J œ œ J j œ œ jœ œœ˙ œœ˙

poco rit.

œ œ œ

œ

lit - tle chil - dren

œœ œ n œœ #œj J œ nœ

j nœ #œ bœJ j nœ œœ˙ n œœ˙

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œ

towards the

˙™

play;

œœ J œ J

j nœ nœœ nœœ œœ™ œ bœj œ J J œ dim.

nœ

nœ J

œœ˙

œ bœ

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11. The Things Our Fathers Loved (and the greatest of these was Liberty) Charles E. Ives

[Charles E. Ives] Slowly and sustained p

I

think there

must

be

a

place in

the soul

all

gan on

the Main Street

ten.

pp

pp

4

3

made

of

tunes,

of

3

tunes

of long a

go;

I

hear

the or

7

cor

ner;

Aunt

Sa

rah

hum ming gos

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pels;

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12. The Waiting Soul

John Newton

Charles E. Ives

#### c &

Andante

{

#### c &

∑

#### c p & œ

{

™ œ w œ œ œ œ™

œœ

œœ ™™ œœ ˙˙˙

#### ˙™ &

œ

p

? #### c œ ˙

™ œ ˙™ n œ œ œ œ œ™

south,

Cheer me

œœ œœ ™™ œœ ˙˙˙

œ™ œ œ œ

œ œ™ œ #œ œ

9

{

c

∑

nœ œ™ œ œ <#>œ ™ 42 ™ œ œ™ œ w n œ œ̇ œ œ̇ œ #œ c œ nw œ˙ œ™ n ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙˙œ œ n˙ 2 œ̇ œ # c n ˙ ˙ 4 nœ̇ œ ˙ ˙ n˙˙

Breathe from the gen - tle

#### c &

2 4

∑

œ˙ œ™ œ œ̇

? #### c ˙˙ ˙

5

∑

Blow

#### & nœœ œœ ™™ œœ n˙˙˙

œ ? #### nœœ œœ ™™ œœ œ œœ w

˙™

œ

on

the

# #w ww #w w

from the

œw œ ™ nœ œ nœ #nœœ œ œ ™ nœ œ nœ w

n œœ œœ ™™ œœ n ˙˙˙

œ <n>œ nœœ œœ ™™ œœ

trea-sures of thy word,

œ˙

north;

n œœ œœ ™™ œœ n ˙˙˙

œ œ œ™ œ ˙

œ™ œ œ̇ ‹œ

nœœ œœ ™™ œœ œ œ

‰ j œ œ ™ nœ ˙ of thy

œ̇

œ ™™ œ nœ̇ œ œ <#>œ #œœ ˙

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cresc.

œ

f

word,

œ ™ nœ n

œ̇ nœ nœ ™ œ

œ ™™ œ n˙ œ œnn ˙˙