Rorem - From an Unknown Past

To Georg Redlich's memory

From An Unknown Past THE LOVER IN WINTERPLAINETH FOR THE SPRING Arraed by the composer from the origina version for mixed chorus a cappella Anonymous poem XVI Century?

NED ROREM ( 1951)

Lonely and Smooth (J = 84)

West - ern

wind,

:4

when -

u.

Ipp

tht

the

small

rain

down

can

Chrst,

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wilt-

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love-

And-

arms

were

r,I "

bed

PPf"

rit.

mp

when- wilt thou

west-ern wind,-

a - gain!

blow

To Marie Laure

HEY NONNY NO!

Christ Church MS.

Allegretto Grazioso ( J = 104 )

Freely (J =c. 72) mp

:f.

Hey-

non

ny- no! ft-

nt.

non

- ny- no!

Men

are -

fools

that-

grazioso

wish

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to- die!

Is't not fine

to dance and sing When the bells

of death do ring? Is't not

fine

non

to- swim

Il-

Wile,

Hey

no!

And tur

non- ny no,

Hey- non-ny no!

up-on

hey-

t not

the

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And turn up- on the toe, And sing hey

ny no!-

non

fine

to- swim

rit.

cresc.

WIe,

toe, And sing hey

non

ny no!

Il-

. .

--

a tempo

When

the

winds

Freely

seas

flow? Hey-

ny no!

non

Meno Mosso (J = 96)

,P

rit.

Hey non- ny no,

non - ny

hey

non - ny

no!

To Julien Green

MY BLOOD SO RED Poem anonymous

(The Call) Very Slowly

1o,

My blood so red for

11

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thee- was- shed,- Come home a - gain come home- a - gain,

,.'

-.

come- home- a

Come home a. gan, come

- gain! You've

gone a-str

home- a. gain!

To Nadia Boulaner Poem anonymous

SUSPIRIA

Fastish (J.= 76 )

would

were- where

would be!

There would I

be- where

1' JJ

"I.

not:-

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For where

am- would

1- not

be,

And-

,.'

- y

..

1\

where

not.

would

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800

1\

r'To Nora and Georges Auric

Poem about 1600

THE MIRACLE

Allegro non troppo (J =c. 100) Cstrongly, ratherrigid) 1\

hold

won

der-

here!

Love

hath

re

'I

mp legato LJ

his

sight!

Which man

Such beams

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hund - red

fus -

yeas

ed-

Hath

not

be

By- Cyn - tha-

"I dim.

Il-

his-

eyes

first

have

made- him

see

And

then

have

espr.

him- wise.

the while!

Love now

Nor- wae-

more- wil- weep

for-

So pow- er - ful is the

787 -

them-

Beau - ty

that -

sleep,

For them- tht-

Nor

sig

That Love doth now

for

be

;:

;:

--

nt.

Love is tured to-

hold,

Thus Beau - ty

Du - ty

shows- her- miht

That's neith- er blind nor

To- be- of-

hold.

doub

a tempo

mp poco rit.

giv - ing

Love his sight

And strik

ing

Fol- ly blind.

Poco Meno Mosso .I sub

And strik - ing

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Fol -

ly- blind.-

Ie kind;

--

.!.

..

,-.

'-.

-,)

To the memory of Don Dalton Poem from John Dowland' Third and Last Book of

Songs or Airs , 1603

TEARS

Melancholy ()k 84) esPy;

Weep

you no more

sad foun - tains ;

What need you

flow-

fast?

1\ .1

, mp

Lookhow the snow- ymoun-tais

Heav-en's sun doth gent-

View- not your weep - ing ,That

Iy waste! But my sun's. heav'n-Iyeyes

now

soft - ly lies Sleep - ing.

cresc.

Sleep is a rec-on- do ling, A

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rest -

that

pea be-gets;

Doth- not the sun rise smil - ing

dim.

When.fai at ev - en

he sets

Rest you then, rest, sad eyes!

MelLnot in

weep- ing,

dim.

lies- sleep -

in Soft - ly,

now

ly lies

Sleep - ing.

To Guy Ferrand

Poem by Wm. Shakespeare?

CRABBED AGE AND YOUTH Allegro con Spirito (J = 144 )

Crab bed Age- and- Youth

Can - not_ live

to-geth-er:

Youth is full of plea

mp sub.

sance, Age is- full of care; Youth like a

mp sub.

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sum-mer morn,

-=

Age

like- win- ter weath-e;

Youth like sum-mer brave,

1; "I

Age lire- win- ter bar.

lame;

Youth is full

Youth

hot

of- sport, A- ge'sbrethis

short; Youth is ni- ble,-

and- bold, Age is wea and- cold, Youth is wild, and-

"I

wild, and-

787-

Age

is tame.

And Youth

.,)

:;

wild.-

do a

dore

love isyoun! Age,

I do de.

Youth,

0, my love,my

thee;-

hor

Age,

thee;

fy- thee:

0, sweet- shep

- herd hie

f(j) thee

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For me-

this thou

stay'st -

too

long.