The Goslings

THE GOSLINGS
Humerous Part-song for SATB

Words by F.E. Weatherley (1848-1929)
Sir Frederick Bridge (1844-1924)
q=138
p stac.

Soprano

Allegro con molto.
She was
p stac.
a pret - ty lit - tle
gos - ling,
And a
f
gay young gos - ling

She was a pret - ty lit - tle gos - ling,
And a gay young gos - ling
p stac.

Tenor

She was a pret- ty lit - tle gos - ling, And a gay young gos - ling
f
p stac.
Bass

Alto
She was
a pret - ty lit - tle
Allegro con molto. q=138
(For
practice
only)
S.
dolce e legato.
"so
T.
B.

love you,"he said, "so
dear ly;" And "I

dolce e legato.
dear
dear - ly;"
dolce e legato.
dear
gos - ling
rit.
love
you
too,"
he;
rit.
Copyright CPDL
said
she.
said
she.
said
she.
dolce e legato.
And "I
he;
she.
he;
said
ly;"
he;
ly;"
dolce e legato.
gay young
"so
And a
"so
A.
gos - ling,
dolce e legato.
p
But "a -
S.
9
A.
pp
He
whis - pered, "I'm
pp
He
T.
pp
las! we must part,"He
B.

pp
He
pp
off to the world so
whis - pered, "I'm
off to the world so
whis - pered, "I'm
off to the world so
rall.
wide;
But
love, don't fear, I'll
rall.
wide;
But

rall.
wide;
But
rall.
But
come next year, And make you, and
make
make
f Tempo a la marcia.

come next year, And make you, and make
B.

come next year, And make you, and make
you
my
lit - tle bride?"
Temp a la marcia.
rall.
(To be hummed.)
f
you
lit - tle bride?"
(To be hummed.)
you
you
my
my

my
lit - tle bride?"
lit - tle bride?"
wide;
off to the world so
come next year, And make you, and
T.
whis - pered, "I'm
14
a la marcia.
3
f Tempo

S.

A.
(To be hummed.)
f
(To be hummed.)

S.
20
A.
T.
B.
rall.
p Tempo
f
1mo.

rall.
rall.
'Twas Mich - ael - mas day at morn - ing,

p Tempo 1mo.
That
That
That
f

p Tempo 1mo.
f

p Tempo 1mo.
rall.
S.

26
he came home once more,
A.
B.

he came home once
he came home once
He
He
met his
more,
met his true love's mo - ther, and
more,
Tempo 1mo.
p
rall. molto.
more,
p dolce e legato.
p dolce e legato.
he came home once
T.
That
He
true love's mo -
dolce e legato.
met his
true love's mo -
dolce e legato.

p
He
met his
true love's mo -
dolce e legato.
oh! she was weep - ing
molto.
rall.

ther, And
rall.
molto.

ther, And
rall.
molto.

ther, And
rall. molto.

S.
31
con espress.
cresc.
sore.
A.
"Too
sore.
p rall.
She
pp
whis - pered, "They've ta - ken your love a - way,
She
p rall.
She
late, you've come,"she
pp
sore.
T.
sore.
B.

pp

pp
She
pp
She
p rall.
She
pp
A.
T.
nev - er will be your bride, ah, me! For she's go - ing, she's go - ing to be
pp
cooked
pp
cooked

nev- er will be your bride, ah, me! For she's go - ing, she's go-ing to be cooked
to - day!"
to - day!"

pp

B.

pp
p rall.
f Tempo ala marcia.

3
S.
36
rall.
She

cresc.
cooked
to - day!"
to - day!"
pp Lento e con molto express.

S.
42
(To be hummed)
A.
(To be hummed)
T.

B.
(To be hummed)

pp
49
f
S.

"Where is my love?" he
A.

B.
Then up he went to the farm - house:

p Tempo 1mo.
stac.

Tempo 1mo.
p stac.
rall.

p Tempo 1mo.
stac.
rall.

ff accel. ed agitato.
But the farm - ers
Then up he went to the farm house:
Tempo 1mo.
p stac.
senza rall.
wife she seized a knife And cut off his lit - tle
rall.

senza
senza rall.

senza rall.

said;
said;
said;
T.
said;
rall.
Lento e con molto express.
rall.

(To be hummed)
rall.
p Tempo 1mo.
stac.
But the farm - er's wife she seized a knife And cut off his lit - tle
senza rall.

Lento con
espress.
lunga
54
p

S.
head.
And she served him up With his

lunga
A.
head.
T.

With his
head.
With his

B.

lunga
head.
With his

true love,
lunga p
pausa
pp
59

S.
though
though

B.

in
in
cresc.
life
they were
cresc.
life
they were part
Grave
p
cresc.
So though they
Grave
cresc.
p
So though they
part
cresc.
were part
ed,
ed,

were part
ed,
So
Grave
p
On a
dish
so deep and wide,
So
On a
On a
In
rall.
by
side.
by
side.
by
side.
rall.

rall.
death they were side
Maestoso
f
rall.
f Maestoso
so deep and wide,
In
f Maestoso
In
dish
deep and wide,
Maestoso
f
dish so
by
side.
in
deep and wide,
dish so
f Maestoso
ed,
Grave
p
On a
true love,
T.
true love,
A.
true love,
lunga
rall.

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THE GOSLINGS

Humerous Part-song for SATB

Sir Frederick Bridge (1844-1924)

Allegro con molto.

a pret - ty lit - tle

gay young gos - ling

a pret - ty lit - tle

Allegro con molto. q=138

dear ly;" And "I

whis - pered, "I'm

las! we must part,"He

off to the world so

whis - pered, "I'm

off to the world so

whis - pered, "I'm

off to the world so

love, don't fear, I'll

love, don't fear, I'll

love, don't fear, I'll

love, don't fear, I'll

come next year, And make you, and

come next year, And make you, and make

lit - tle bride?"

lit - tle bride?"

lit - tle bride?"

lit - tle bride?"

off to the world so

come next year, And make you, and

whis - pered, "I'm

'Twas Mich - ael - mas day at morn - ing,

'Twas Mich - ael - mas day at morn - ing,

'Twas Mich - ael - mas day at morn - ing,

'Twas Mich - ael - mas day at morn - ing,

he came home once more,

he came home once

met his true love's mo - ther, and

he came home once

oh! she was weep - ing

oh! she was weep - ing

oh! she was weep - ing

oh! she was weep - ing

whis - pered, "They've ta - ken your love a - way,

whis - pered, "They've ta - ken your love a - way,

late, you've come,"she

whis - pered, "They've ta - ken your love a - way,

f Tempo ala marcia.

whis - pered, "They've ta - ken your love a - way,

pp Lento e con molto express.

pp Lento e con molto express.

Then up he went to the farm - house:

Then up he went to the farm - house:

Then up he went to the farm - house:

But the farm - ers

Then up he went to the farm house:

Lento e con molto express.

And she served him up With his

they were part

so deep and wide,

death they were side

death they were side

so deep and wide,

death they were side

deep and wide,

death they were side