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SOPRANO

ALTO

TENOR

BASS

PIANO(for rehearsal

only)

I

f

ne’er was struck be forethat hour With love

ff

so sud den- and so

Reasonably fast, with great joy

I

f


ff

so sud den- and so

I

f


ff

so sud den- and so

I

f


ff

so sud den- and so

Reasonably fast, with great joy

For David Ogden and Exultate Singers

1 – First Love

THREE SONGS OF LOVE

JOHN CLARE(1793–1864)

DAVID BEDNALL(b 1979)

SAMPLE

sweet,

f

Her

mf

face it bloomed like a sweet flo wer-

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sweet,

f

Her

mf

face it

mf

bloomed like a sweet

sweet,

f

Her

mf

face it

mf


sweet,

f

Her

mf

face it

mf


And

mf

stole my heart

ff

a way- com plete.- My

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flo wer- And

mf

stole my heart

ff


mf

flo wer- And

mf

stole my heart

ff


mf

flo wer- And

mf

stole my heart

ff


mf

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

SAMPLE

face turned pale as dead ly- pale, My

mp

legs re fused- to walk a -

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mp



mp



mp


way,- And

p

when she looked,

mf dolce

what could I ail? My

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way,- And

p

when she looked,

mf dolce


p

way,- And

p

when she looked,

mf dolce


p

way,- And

p

when she looked,

mf dolce


p

3

SAMPLE

life and all seemed turned to clay.

14

life and all seemed turned to clay.

life and all seemed turned to clay. And

mf

then my

life and all seemed turned to clay. And

mf

then my blood rushed to my

And

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then my blood rushed to my face And

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And

mf

then my blood rushed to my face

ff

And

mf

blood rushed to my face, rushed to my face

ff

And

mf

face, then my blood rushed to my face

ff

And

mf

4

SAMPLE

SOPRANO

ALTO

TENOR

BASS

PIANO(for rehearsal

only)

Though

p

you are in your shin ing- days,

ppSlow and gently with much expression and rubato

Though

p


Though

p


Though

p


Slow and gently with much expression and rubato

Voi

mp

ces- a mong- the crowd And new friends bu sy- with your

2

pp

Voi

mp

ces- a mong- the crowd And new friendspp

Voi

mp

ces- a mong- the crowd And new friends

pp

Voi

mp

ces- a mong- the crowd And new friends

W B YEATS(1865–1939)

2 – Though you are in your shining days & The Cloths of Heaven

DAVID BEDNALL

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SAMPLE

praise,

f dolce

Be

mf

not un kind- or

4

bu

f dolce

sy- with your praise, Be

mf

not un kind- or

bu

f dolce


mf

not un kind- or

bu

f dolce


mf

not un kind- or

proud, But

p very warm

think a bout- old friends the most:

A little slower a tempo6

proud, But

p very warm


proud, But

p very warm


proud, But

p very warm

think a bout- old friends the most: Time’s

mf

bit ter- flood will

A little slower a tempo

3

3

3

3

3

11

SAMPLE

Time’s

mf

bit ter- flood will rise,

9

Time’s,

p

time’s

mf

bit ter- flood will

Times, time’s

mf

bit ter- flood will rise, bit ter- flood will

rise, time’s bit ter- flood will

Your beau ty- pe rish- and be lost For

p

all eyes but these eyes.

pp10

rise, Your beau ty- pe rish- and be lost For

p


pp


p


pp


p


pp

attacca

12

SAMPLE

Had

p but always warm

I the heav’ns’ em broid- ered- cloths, En wrought- with

As slow as is comfortable, and with great rapture14

Had

p but always warm


Had

p but always warm


Had

p but always warm


As slow as is comfortable, and with great rapture

gold

f dolce

en- and sil ver- light, The

mf

blue and the dim and the

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gold

f dolce


mf


gold

f dolce


mf


gold

f dolce


mf


H

HThe Cloths of Heaven (bars 14–34) may be performed separately

13

SAMPLE

SOPRANO

ALTO

TENOR

BASS

PIANO(for rehearsal

only)

Be

p murmured

neath- her win dow- in the fra grant- night I half for get- how

Slow and expressive

Be

p murmured

neath- her win dow- in the fra grant-

Slow and expressive

tru

poco cresc

ant- years have flown, I

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night I

poco cresc

half for get- how tru ant- years have flown, I

mp

Be

p murmured

neath- her win dow- in the fra grant- night I half for get- how

Be

p murmured

neath- her win dow- in the fra grant-

3 – Then and NowDAVID BEDNALLJOHN McCRAE

(1872–1918)

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SAMPLE

half for get- how tru ant- years have

5

half for get- how tru ant- years have

tru ant- years have flown, how tru ant- years have

night I half

mp

for get- how tru ant- years have

flown

6

flown

flown

flown, be neath- her win dow- in the fra grant-

17

SAMPLE

p

Since

mp

I looked up to see her cham ber- -

7

p

Since

mp

I looked up to see her cham ber-

Since

mp


night. Since

mp


light,- Or

p

catch, per chance,- her

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light, Be

mf

neath- her win dow- in the fra grant- night, Or

p


light, Or

p


light, Or

p

catch, per chance,- her slen der-

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SAMPLE

slen

mp

der- - - sha dow- thrown Up on- the case ment;- but

pp

the

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slen

mp to the fore

der- - - sha

mp

dow- thrown Up on- the case ment;- but

pp

the

slen

mp

der- - - sha dow- thrown Up on- the case ment;- but

pp

the

sha

mp

dow- thrown Up on- the case ment;- but

pp

the

nod

mp

ding- leaves Sweep la zi- ly- a cross- the un lit-

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nod

mp

ding- leaves Sweep la zi- - ly- a cross- the un lit-

nod

mp

ding- leaves Sweep la zi- - ly- a cross- the un lit-

nod

mp

ding- leaves Sweep la zi- ly- a cross- the un lit-

rit

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