DH0005

SHANTEY

Shante y

D a n i el E . G aw t h r op
w w w. D U N S T A N H O U S E . c o m

Commissioned for the Onalaska Concert Choir, Onalaska High School, Onalaska, Wisconsin
and premiered March 3, 2000 at the ACDA North Central Division Convention, Madison, Wisconsin

Shantey
for SATB a cappella chorus

Music: Daniel E. Gawthrop

Text: Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)

& b 48

( e = ca. 126)

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

Piano

4
&b 8
4
Vb 8

f A wet
j

f A wet

f A wet

? b 4 j
8
f A wet
& b 48
f
? b 48

sheet and a

sheet and a

sheet and a

sheet and a

strain - ing

strain - ing

strain - ing

strain - ing

(for rehearsal only)

sail,

sail,

sail,

sail,

And

And

And

And

sea

sea

sea

of

of

shift - ing

shift - ing

blue;

blue;

of

shift - ing

sea

of

shift - ing

blue;

The composer wishes to thank the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
for authorizing this use of Dorothy Parker's work.

Text 1926 by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; used by permission
Music 1999 by Dunstan House www.DunstanHouse.com

blue;

J
A

wide

& b .

J
A

wide

sky

and a

V b .

& b .
4

Pno.

wide

sky

you;

? b .
& b
8

..
..

clean

clean

clean

line,

line,

line,

clean

line,

and a

gale,

gale,

rous - ing

where the

where the

where the

where the

gale,

and a

rous - ing

gale,

rous - ing

and a

rous - ing

&b

V b .

sky

sky

you;

you;

wide

you;

Pno.

& b .
8

& b .
4

sky hangs

sky hangs

sky hangs

sky hangs

-2-

J
j

low

low

in

j
b

b j

And

joy

And

And

in

the heart

the heart

And

in

joy

in

the heart

And

And

joy

And

low

joy

low

And

the heart

j
b

of

of

of

of

sea - gull

soars

and

sea - gull

soars

and

sea - gull

soars

and

sea - gull

soars

and

.
.

& b .

?b
& b
?

old

old

voice

that

bids men

that

bids men

go

And the

dips;

And the

old

voice

dips;

And the

old

voice

b poco rit.

dim.

poco rit.

poco rit.

b
J

that

b
J

bids men

dips;

dim.

that

dim.

voice

poco rit.

dim.

V b .

12

Pno.

And the

& b .

poco rit.

dim.

dips;

12

b .

bids men

go

..
.
.

go

go

F Go

a tempo

a tempo

Go

a tempo
J

F Go

a tempo

F Go

a tempo

j
. J . b j b b b b
3
j

.
b
j

& b . J 8
J
J
f
down to the sea in ships.
So
go and sail the gold sea, the bold sea, the cold
sea; The
16

j
38 . . j . b j
& b j j
J
. f J
down to the sea in ships.
So
go and sail the gold sea, the bold sea, the cold
j
j j
V b b .
down

in

ships.

? b b b j
J
J
.
down

& b
16

Pno.

to the sea

to the sea

in

j j
b

b b
J

ships.

.
.

.
.

38

38

38
3
8

-3-

..

j
j b b b b

sea; The

J b b b b
f The
b J b b b b
f The

j j bb
b b b
b
J
J

b J b b b b

b
& b bb

b
& b bb

b
V b bb

? bb b
b

22

wav - ing, crav - ing,

wav - ing, crav - ing,

wav - ing, crav - ing,

wav - ing, crav - ing,

b
& b bb
22

Pno.

? bb b
b

rav - ing

rav - ing

rav - ing

sea

that's

fringed

with

sea

that's

fringed

with

fringed

with

sea

that's

sea

that's

fringed

with

j j

silk - en

foam;

silk - en

foam;

silk - en

foam;

silk - en

foam;

..

bb
&bb

&

b
V b bb .
? bb
bb
bb
& bb

the

green

sea,

the

keen

go and sail

the

green

sea,

the

keen

? bb
bb

-4-

sea,

the

sea,

..

the

molto rit.

mean

mean

sea

div.

div.

Oh,

Oh,

44

ee

4
4

44

4
4

F But
unis.

F But
unis.

U slightly faster j

F But

sea

molto rit.

molto rit.

..

27

Pno.

rav - ing

go and sail

bbbb

27

F But

U slightly faster j

j
Fj

uJ

ee

4
4
4
4

 .
b
& b b b 44
J

b
j
& b b b 44 .

b
V b b b 44 . J

if

if

if

b
& b b b 44
32

? b b b 44
b

b
& b b b 48
36

b
& b b b 48
b
V b b b 48
? bb 4
bb 8
bb 4
& bb 8
36

Pno.

it's

it's

it's

all

all

all

the

the

the

? b b 4 .
bb 4
J
if

Pno.

f I'll

32

? b b b 48
b

it's

all

.
.

.
.

P .

at

P .

at

P
P

at

the

same to

you,

same to

you,

same to

you,

same to

you,

nnnb

primo
n n n b tempo

n nb
n

home.

-5-

.
.

nnnb

home.

- round

n nb
n

home.

home.

at

f The
j

f The
f
f

f The

48

f stick a

primo
n n n b tempo

48

ee

stick a - round

stick a - round

f stick

swift

swift

swift

a - round

turn

turn

48
4
8
ee
4

48

of

the

of

the

turn

of

the

The

swift

turn

of

the

&b

&b

Vb

?b

& b

40

night - wind's

whim,

night - wind's

whim,

whim,

Pno.

Vb

& b

hal - yards

44

Pno.

slim,

slim,

slim,

And the

&b

hal - yards

hal - yards

slim,

hal - yards

whim,

&b
44

And the

night - wind's

40

And the

night - wind's

And the

J
j

And

the

And

the

And

the

And

the

j j

j j

j j

J
J

tang of

hemp - en

tang of

hemp - en

strings;

The

sharp

sharp

strings;

tang of

hemp - en

strings;

The

sharp

tang of

hemp - en

strings;

The

sharp

j j

spray

spray

that

that

j
b j
and
cuts

j
b j

that
cuts

spray

spray

and

that

and

cuts

and

j
b

cuts

-6-

stings.

snap

of the

The

wild

wild

wild

stings.

The

wild

..
..

The

snap

of the

snap

of the

The

of the

stings.

stings.

snap

r
j

The

chor - us the

chor - us the

chor - us the

chor - us the

?b

& b

&b

&b

Vb

48

breez - es

breez - es

breez - es

breez - es

48

Pno.

& b .
52

bids men

& b .

bids men

b .
Vb

bids men

bids men

& b
b
? b
52

Pno.

.
..
.
.

hum,

hum,

hum,

hum,

come

come

And

And

And

And

the

the

the

the

waves

waves

come

come

that prowl

waves

that prowl

waves

that prowl

F Come

a tempo

F Come

ov

a tempo

ov

a tempo
j
J

F Come ov

j
FCome

a tempo

a tempo

dim.

creep;

And the

and

creep;

And the

and

creep;

And the

and

creep;

And the

j
b

and

ov

-7-

er

er

the tame -

b b
J

er

er

dim.

the tame -

the tame -

b
J

less

less

voice that

old

voice that

old

voice that

b poco rit.
J

j j

b
J J

poco rit.

deep.

deep.

less

deep.

j
b

.
.
.
.

J b J

poco rit.

deep.

j j

old

less

voice that

poco rit.

dim.

the tame -

old

dim.

poco rit.

dim.

that prowl

38

38

38

3
8

38

So

So

38

& b 38 .

go

the

& b 38 .

go

the

white

sea,

the

light

and sail

? 3
b 8

& b 38
? b 38

b
& b bb

b
V b bb

? bb b
b

bb
& bb

dash - ing,

60

Pno.

? bb b
b

b
& b bb

light

crash - ing,

crash - ing,

sea,

the

j
b

sea,

the

bright

smash - ing

smash - ing

bright

sea,

b
J

sea

that

that

sea,

dan - ces

in

dan - ces

in

the

sea

that

dan - ces

in

the

dash - ing,

crash - ing,

smash - ing

sea

that

dan - ces

in

the

-8-

bbbb

bbbb

The

j
b

bbbb

bbbb

j
b

bbbb

The

The

b
J

smash - ing

crash - ing,

dash - ing,

the

j
b
The

..

sea,

dash - ing,

sea,

60

white

V b 38

and sail

the

56

Pno.

56

gale;

gale;

gale;

gale;

..

..

bbbb

b j
& b bb

bb
& b b j

bb j
Vbb

Go

? bb b
b J

on

Go

bb j
& b b

64

64

Pno.

? b b
bb J

b
& b bb

b
& b bb

b
V b bb

molto rit.

mad

rit.
? b b molto
bb J
bb
& bb
68

? bb
bb

sea

molto rit.

and

sail

the

on

and

sail

div.

sea

mad

Pno.

68

div.

J
U

J
u

slightly faster

sea,

the

the

bad

sea,

the

sea,

the

the

sad

sea,

slightly faster

bad

sad

..

if

it's

all

44

it's

if

all

the

44

if

it's

all

the

44

it's

all

.
.

F But
unis.

F But
F But
j

F j

-9-

44

But

unis.

ee

if

4
4

ee

4
4

.
.

the

the

b
& b bb

71

same

to

bb
&bb

you,

to

you,

same

to

you,

same

? b b n
bb
bb
& bb
71

Pno.

? bb
bb

bbbb

b
& b b b

74

&

b
V b bb

? bb b
b

b
& b b b

? bb b
b

Pno.

U
U

if

it's

all

if

be

a tempo

it's

if

it's

all

it's

all

.
.
.
.

you,

the

same

to

you,

same

to

you,

the

same

to

you,

in

be

non rit.

in

- 10 -

be

be

P J

in

jail.

non rit.

non rit.

jail.

non rit.

in

jail.

j
P

non rit.

to

the

ra - ther
a tempo

same

div.

ra - ther
a tempo

ra - ther

the

unis.

a tempo

all

ra - ther

I'd

f if

a tempo

74

to

b
V b bb

you,

same

jail.