When Time Is Over | Four Songs of Emily Dickson

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R ICHARD R USSELL

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When Time is Over Four songs of Emily Dickinson

1. THE HEART ASKS PLEASURE FIRST EMILY DICKINSON

RICHARD D. RUSSELL

Lento q = 60

Soprano

  

mp

The heart asks pleas -ure

6 S.



   

   

an - o dynes

thatdead -en

f

            

first,

mf

   

then,

if

it should

be

and

then

       

ex -cuse from pain

and then thoselit - tle

p

    



suf -fer- ing

And

then

to

go



to





the will

of its In

mf

- qui- si - tor

mp

rit.

the lib - er - ty

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  

sleep.

                  

rushing ahead slightly

10 S.

mf

        

          

to

and

p



die.



2. I

EMILY DICKINSON

Grave q = 60

Voice

 





    

              

Piano

pp

 

     

8 Voice



Pno.

   





close.

    

  

  

saw no way





 

 

The

         

earth re - versed her



      

 



mp



  



     

 

          I

       

     

        

      touched

               



mf

heav - ens were stitched

he mi - spheres I

                         



                  

the

 

     

RICHARD D. RUSSELL

         

                   sotto voce pp

 

             

        

  

 



   

I

15 Voice

 

           



mp



 

Pno.

sotto voce

SAW NO WAY

 

the un

    mp

 

         





rit.

   f

-



felt the col - umns

 

i - verse.

                       f rit.

 

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 

               

20 Voice

3

A tempo

 









                   

             

Pno.

mp

  

26

Voice

Pno.

  





     

    and

             

I

Voice

Pno.



out up - on

cir



Pno.

  

 -

back



speck up - on

a

           



  be

-

   

   



ball,

went

                 

    

cum - fer - ence,

sotto voce



    

 

it slid

             pp

     

              

And

           



a

 



 

 

  

yond

   the

                                             

  

       

  

  





dip

of

bell.

34

Voice

al - one

    



  

 

               

31

       





                                 

ff

           

  



        

                        









  

 



 



   

        

   

          

3. THERE

IS A PAIN SO UTTER

EMILY DICKINSON

RICHARD D. RUSSELL

Steady and dry q = 92

Voice

 



spoken, almost whispered:

 

Piano

 



   pp

   

   

   

 



 

Pno.



 

Pno.

    

                 ff

          

 

 

  



7 Voice



   

  

 

   

 



 

 





 



 

 



 



 

 

      

 



accel.

   

 

           

       

repeat unil "upon it"



 

       



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     

  



fff

  

 

There is a pain so utter it swallows substance up, then covers the Abyss with trance, so memory can step around, across, upon it.

   

5 Voice

 

 





5

9 Voice

Pno.

A tempo

 





                  











Pno.

   

pp

 





As one within a swoon goes safely, where an open eye would drop him, bone by bone.

13

Voice

 





    



 



  



 

   

 















poco rit.





 

   

     



  

  

 



   

  attaca



4. I

SHALL KNOW WHY

EMILY DICKINSON

RICHARD D. RUSSELL

Peaceful, calm, assured q = 72

Voice

 





 

Pno.

p

Voice

 



Christ will

ff

  



 

 

ex - plain

 

and

   

I have ceased

      

       

  

   

 each

 

why

p

   

 

 

  

  



an - guish

   

mp



 

 

 



 

ser - a-rate

  

der

 

   

mp

mf

-



 

     

 

mf

     





    

 

   

to won

shall know why

       



 

              

mp

 

 

        

    

    

     



 

 

     

ov - er

ff

  

Pno.

is

       

15



mp

  

when time

 

 

     

    





      

9

Voice



mp

I

  

Piano

 

   

   





 

in the fair school - room of the sky.

  



pp

    



 

   

 



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

 

 

 

 

 

7

A  

23 Voice





     



He will tell

me

    

 

p

   

 

Pno.



woe,



 





that

scalds

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  

      

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