To Lady Colvin

Death on the Hills

Rosa Newmarch (1857 1940)

Edward Elgar (1857 1934)

adapted from Apollon Maykov (1821 1897)

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Moderato (quasi all marcia) ( = 76)

Soprano
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Why

Alto
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Tenor

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Bass
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accel.

keen


keen

 



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ly there, Or rain storms lash and




ly there, Or rain storms lash and

 
leap?

Be cause the wind blows

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Be cause the wind blows

 


leap?

No

wind blows chill up

No

wind blows chill up

No

wind blows chill up




o'er the dark 'ning hill slopes Do dusk y shad ows creep?

o'er the dark 'ning hill slopes Do dusk y shad ows creep?

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o'er the dark 'ning hill slopes Do dusk y shad ows creep?

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o'er the dark 'ning hill slopes Do dusk y shad ows creep?

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wind

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train.


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Tis Death who rides a cross the hills With

on


Death s

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front

the

young

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folk

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sad

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front

in

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young

row

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all his shad owy train. The old bring up the cor

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rain:

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all his shad owy

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Tis Death who rides a cross the hills With

rain:

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on

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sad

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in

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in

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The old bring up the cor tge, And on Death s sad dle in a row The

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espress.



babes sit side by

babes sit side by

 



babes sit side by

sit

babes

the babes sit side by



dim.

sit

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side

by

dim.

by

side



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The young folk lift their

side.

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rit.

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side.

by

side

side by side,

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voic

voic

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accel. molto

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side,

dim.

dim. e rit.

a tempo

side.
tempo
pa espress.





 
old folk plead
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with Death:

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old folk plead with Death:

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Poco pi lento ( = 66)

(Soprano, Alto and Tenor to be sung with a thin and somewhat veiled tone.)
molto espress.

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draw breath. There let the old drink wa ter,

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brook draw breath. There let the old drink wa ter,

let us take the vil lage road, Or by the brook



let us take the vil lage road, Or by the

* p molto espress.


     
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let us take the vil lage road, Or by the brook

p molto
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draw breath. There let the old drink wa ter,

* Only light voices should sing from here to the end; the heavy Tenors may assist the Basses later.

There let the young



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There let the

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folk play,

dim.

 

young folk play,

 
     

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folk play,

 

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road, Or by the brook draw breath,

road, Or by the brook draw breath,

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let us take the vil lage

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let us take the vil lage

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let us take the vil lage

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Poco pi lento ( = 69)

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And let the lit tle chil dren run And pluck the blos soms gay,

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And let the lit tle chil dren run And pluck the blos soms gay,





 

And let the lit tle chil dren run And pluck the blos soms gay,

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distinto e sostenuto

(DEATH SPEAKS)

must

non

* The S. A. T. to be subdued to the end but sung with firm, sobbing accents, and great expression.

pass

the


   



 

road, Or by the brook draw breath,




 

 

blos soms gay,

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a tempo ( = 76)

There let the old drink wa ter, There let the young folk play,

And let the lit tle chil dren run and pluck the blos soms gay,

There let the old drink wa ter, There let the young folk play,

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There let the old drink wa ter, There let the young folk play,

poco a poco accel. al

And let the lit tle chil dren run and pluck the

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And let the lit tle chil dren run and pluck the blos soms gay,

There let the young

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dim.

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take the vil lage
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vil lage road,

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play,

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run And pluck the blos soms gay;



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run And pluck the blos soms gay;




 

run And pluck the blos soms gay;



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the young folk play,

let

road,

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let

play,

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take

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poco rit.

done.

brook draw

brook draw

brook draw

brook draw

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brook draw

brook draw


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