Bermel - We Two Boys for baritone, clarinet and piano (sample pages)

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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One the oth er nev er leav ing,

Up and down the roads

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North and South

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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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Sail

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Allargando

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