Derek Bermel WE TWO BOYS for Baritone, Clarinet and Piano Commissioned by Lyric Fest through a generous gift by Caroline Vaughn Goodman and William Lake Leonard. Premiered by Lyric Fest on Carol of Words: Walt Whitman in Song on April 7, 2019 in Philadelphia.
“We two boys” was commissioned by Lyric Fest through a generous gift by Caroline Vaughn Goodman and William Lake Leonard. It was premiered by Lyric Fest on CAROL OF WORDS - Walt Whitman in Song, April 7, 2019 in Philadelphia.
WE TWO BOYS Walt Whitman (from "Leaves of Grass")
Derek Bermel (2019)
Andantino (q=52)
Baritone
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We two boys, to geth er
Clarinet in Bb
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Piano
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3 4 cling ing,
One the oth er nev er leav ing,
Up and down the roads
go ing,
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North and South
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ex cur sions mak
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ing,
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4 4 Movendo
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Pow'r en joy ing, el bows stretch ing,
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fin gers clutch ing,
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Arm'd and fear less, eat ing, drink ing, sleep ing, lov ing,
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Meno mosso (poco maestoso)
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law
less than our
selves
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Sail
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ing, 3
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Allargando
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