i carry your heart with me / Abbie Betinis SATB div. a cappella $2.

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ABBIE BETINIS

i carry your heart with me

for SATB a cappella chorus

poem by E. E. Cummings

Leon Brocard

Abbie Betinis Music Co.

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 Commissioned by Pam and Jesse, on the occasion of their wedding

i carry your heart with me

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows

(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

E. E. CUMMINGS* ABBIE BETINIS
(1920) (2003)
Gently {q = c 76}
p P
bb c Œ
& Œ œ 46 œ œ œ ˙ œ c w
3

œ œ œ œ ˙
3

Soprano
œ
i car - ry your heart, i car - ry your heart with me,
p P
b 6
&b c Œ Œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ c w
3

œ œ œ œ ˙
3
Alto

i car - ry your heart, i car - ry your heart with me,

p P P
b œ ˙ œ œ c ˙
Vb cŒ Œ œ 46 œ œ Œ
3

œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
3
Tenor

i car - ry your heart, i car - ry your heart with me, i am

p P
˙ œ P
Bass
? bb c Œ œ œ œ œ3
˙ Œ œ 46 œ œ œ
3
Œ c Ó Œ œ œ
i car - ry your heart, i car - ry your heart i am

b 6 ˙.
& b c Œ Œ 4 œ œ œœ œ œ œ c w
3 3

œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w
œ3 œ ˙ . œ
? bb c Œ œ œ œ3 œ ˙ œ 64 œœ œ œ ˙ œ œ
for rehearsal only

Œ Œ c Ó Œ

*"i carry your heart with me(i carry it in". Copyright 1952, © 1980, 1991 by the Trustees for the E. E. Cummings Trust, from COMPLETE POEMS: 1904-1962 by
E.E. Cummings, edited by George J. Firmage. Used by permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation.

© Copyright March 2013 by Abbie Betinis Music Co. (ASCAP)

Copyright for all countries. All rights reserved.
 i carry your heart with me (Betinis/Cummings) 3
p P
b ˙ œ ˙ 43 ˙ 2
5

&b Ó œ œ c ˙ Œ
œ œ 4
3
S

P
(...car - - - ry it in my heart) i am
P esp.
& bb ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ 43 c Œ 2
œ œ 4
3
A
˙. ˙
(a - ny - where i go you go, my dear;) i am

b œ œ3 œ œ
V b Ó 43 Œ œ œ c œ œ œ œ 42
3

T
œ ˙ œ
ne - ver with - out it i am ne - ver with -out it

œ œ3 œ œ œ œ3 œ œ
B
? bb œ ˙ Ó 43 Œ œ
œ c œ 42
ne - ver with - out it i am ne - ver with -out it

b ˙ œœ œ œ˙ œœ . œ 43 ˙ 2
5

& b Ó œ
œ œ c ˙ Œ
œ œ 4
3

œ ˙. ˙
œ œ
? b œ œ œ
œ ˙ 3 œ œ
œ œ3 œ
œ 2
3

b Ó 4 Œ c 4

f
b ˙
& b 42 œ œ œœ c w ˙ ˙˙ 42 Œ ‰ œj c ˙˙ ˙˙
9

˙
3 port.

J
S

ne-ver with - out it (...my dar - ling)

f
b 2
&b 4 œ œ œ c œ ˙ 42 Œ c˙
3

A œ w œ ˙

F
ne-ver with - out it (...my dar - ling)

f
b 2 2 j‰
Vb 4 œ Œ c‰ œ œ œ œ œ . œ 4 c˙ ˙
3

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
3
T

F
(...and what -ev - er's done by on - ly me is your do - ing my dar - ling)
f
? b b 42 œ œ3 œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ
Œ c‰ œ œ œ œ œ 42 œJ ‰ œ c˙ ˙
3

(...and what -ev - er's done by on - ly me is your do - ing my dar - ling)

b 2 œ c w˙œ ˙ ˙ 2 ‰œ œj c ˙˙˙
& b 4 œœ œœ œœ ˙˙˙
9

˙ 4 Œ
3

˙ œ ˙w

? b 2 œ œ3 œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ 2 œ œ ˙ ˙˙
b 4 Œ c ‰ œ 4 J ‰ c ˙
3
4 i carry your heart with me (Betinis/Cummings)

P F
b Œ œœ 43 ˙ j œœ . œ ‰ œœ
& b ˙˙ 42 œ œ œ 43 ˙ œœ
14

œœ œœ œœ ‰ œ
3

S
-̇ - J
i fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i

P F
& bb Œ 43 ˙ j ‰ œ œ 42 œ œ œ 43 ˙ œ œj ‰ œ
3

˙ œ œ œ-œ œ œ
-̇
A

i fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i

P -̇ - F
b
Vb ˙ Œ œ 43 œ œ œ ‰ œ 24 œ 3œ 43 ˙ . ‰ œ
lightly

T
J œ œ.
i fear no fate (for you are my fate...) i

P -̇ - œ F
B
? bb ˙ Œ œ 43 œ œ œ J ‰ Œ 42 ∑ 43 ∑ Œ Œ œ
i fear no fate i

b œœ . œ ‰ œœ
& b ˙˙˙ 43 ˙˙˙ 42 œ 43 ˙ œœ
14

Œ œœ œœ œœ .. ‰ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
3

œ ˙ œ œ. œ œ ˙ œ
J J
œ ˙ œ œ œœ . œ œ œ œ œ
? b b ˙˙ 43 ˙ 24 œ 43
˙. œ.
3

Œ œ œ J ‰ ‰ œ

bb -
43
20

& œœ œœ .. ‰ Œ c ∑ ∑ ∑
S
-̇ -
want no world

b
& b œ- œ œ c Œ Ó ∑ 43 ∑
-̇ . œ
A

f , sub p
want no world

-̇ > ˙˙ ..
molto

b .
Vb œ œ- . œ œ c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 43 ˙
3 3

T
J -
want no world (for beau - ti - ful you are my world, my true)
f , sub p ˙ .
molto

? b b -̇ -
œ œ œ œ œ œ c œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ
œ œ -
˙
˙. œ œ 3 ˙.
4
3 3

want no world (for beau - ti - ful you are my world, my true)

b
43
20

& b ˙œ œ œœ œœ .. ‰ Œ c Œ Œ ˙˙ .. ˙ Œ ∑
3

œ ˙. œ œ œ œ
˙ j ˙.
? bb ˙ œœ œ œœ . œ œ œœ œ œ
c œœ œœœ œ œœ œœ œœ ˙. œ 34 ˙ .
3 3

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6 i carry your heart with me (Betinis/Cummings)

π
Tempo Primo
b
& b b 46 w .
35

c œ Œ Ó ∑ œ œ œ
3 3

œ œ œ
S

(here is the root of the

π
b
& b b 46 ∑ c Œ œ œ œ
3
3

˙ œ œœ ˙˙ .. œ œ œ
A

π
no - bo - dy knows (here is the root of the
p
bb b 6 œ œ œ c œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ ˙.
sub

V 4 œ
3 3

œ œ
T

here is the deep - est se - cret no - bo - dy knows (here is the root of the
p œ œ œ œ π œ œ3 œ
? b b 46 œ œ œ c ˙ œ œ ˙. Œ Ó
sub

B b
here is the deep - est se - cret no - bo - dy knows (...root of the

b 6
35

& b b 4 w. c œ Œ Œ œ œ œ
3

œ
3

œ œ ˙. œ œ
œ œ ˙œ œœ œœœ ˙˙˙ ... œ
? b 6 œ
bb 4 œ œ
œ œ c ˙ œ Œ Ó œ œ3

f
˙ œ
bbb œ œ œ bœ œ œ 43 œ
poco a poco cresc.

œœ œœ œ ˙˙
39

& œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ Œ œ
3 3 3 3 3 3
S

root and the bud of the bud and the sky sky of the sky of a tree called
f
bbb 3
poco a poco cresc.

œ
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ 4 n˙ œ
3

œ
3 3 3 3

œ œ œ œ
A

f
root and the bud of the bud and the sky the sky of the sky of a tree called

b œ ‰ œ œ œ bœ 3 nœ œ œ
poco a poco cresc.

Vbb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J 4
3 3 3 3 3
T

root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky the sky of a tree called

f
? bb œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ ˙ œ œ œ œ 34 ˙˙ œœ
poco a poco cresc.

b œ
3 3 3

root and the bud of the bud sky, sky of a tree called

b ˙˙ Œ œ œ bœ œ 3 ˙ œ N œœ
4 n˙ œ
39

& bb œ œ œœœ œœ œœ œ œ b œ œœ b œœ
3

œ œœœ œœœ
3 3 3

œ
3 3

œ œ œœ œ œ
œœ œœ œœ3 œ œ œ œ œœ n œ œ œœ
? b œ œ œœ œ˙ œ œ˙ œ œ œ 3 ˙ œ
3 3

bb Œ 4 ˙
3

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8 i carry your heart with me (Betinis/Cummings)

p U
b
& b c ww ˙˙ ‰ œj
52 rit
Ó Ó Œ w
S
-
(...my heart)

p U
rit
b j
&b c œ œ œ ˙ œ ‰ œ
3

œ œ œ
3

A
˙ b˙ N ww
p
car - ry your heart (i car - ry it in my heart)

- heart)
œœ ‰ œ ‰ œj œ œ NU
(...car - ry my
b œ œ œ b ˙˙ w
rit

Vb c œ œ œ b ˙˙ ˙ w
3 3

J
T

car - ry your heart (i car - ry it in my heart)

P pU
œ ˙ œ b œ3 b œ
rit
? bb c Œ Œ œ ‰ œ ˙ b˙
w
3

B
J
...your heart (i car - ry it in my heart)

b w ˙˙ - U
52 rit

& b c wœ œ œ ˙ œ ‰ œ œœ œœ œœ œ n www
3

J ˙˙ b˙ œ œ
‰ J
œ œ3 œ b ˙˙ œœ œ b œ3 b œ
3

? b c b ˙˙ b ˙˙ U
b ˙ œ ‰ œ w
w
J
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Composer Abbie Betinis (b. 1980) writes music called "inventive, richly melodic" (The New York Times), and
“the highlight” of the program (Boston Globe). With over 50 commissioned works for ensembles such as
Cantus, Dale Warland Singers, New England Philharmonic, and The Rose Ensemble, Abbie has been awarded a
McKnight Composer Fellowship, grants from the American Composers Forum, ASCAP, and Jerome Foundation,
and was recently listed in NPR Music's Top 100 Composers Under 40. She studied composition at St. Olaf
College, the University of Minnesota, and the European American Musical Alliance in Paris, France.

Abbie distributes her music internationally through Abbie Betinis Music Co., with additional scores published by
Fred Bock Music, Graphite Publishing, Kjos, Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and, most recently, in G.
Schirmer’s Dale Warland Series.
A former alto in The Dale Warland Singers, Abbie now sings with The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists, where she has been
composer-in-residence since 2004. She has also held residencies with The Schubert Club and The Rose Ensemble. A three time
cancer survivor, she lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Abbie Betinis Music Co.

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