Piano - Gwyneth Walker · ... (Chorus may begin to sway with music) Piano gently swaying, as a...
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Copyright © 1995 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company Inc., for all countries.A division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts.
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3 (Chorus may begin to sway with music)
Piano
gently swaying, as a tango
Alto
Wom en
,
should be ped
3
es tals
May Swenson**
Soprano
Tutti: spoken boldly, tongue-in-cheek(standing very straight and still)
Wom
Songs for Women’s Voices
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1. Women Should Be Pedestals
,
should
for SSA Chorus and Piano
be
Catalog No. 5020
ped
3
es tals
Gwyneth Walker
Commissioned by St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut,in celebration of the 60th anniversary year: 1932−1992
3
[ = 60]
* Changes in the 2005 edition are in brackets [ ] throughout.
* Revised 2005 edition by the composer
[ = 60]
** Reprinted with permission of The Literary Estate of May Swenson.
Copyright © 1995 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company Inc., for all countries.A division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts.
Solo or a few voices
I
cantabile
wear your smile up
May Swenson**
Piano
Gently, freely, quickly - as sunlight
Songs for Women’s Voices2. Mornings Innocent
for SSAA Chorus and Piano
Catalog No. 5021
Gwyneth Walker
poco rit.
Commissioned by St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut,in celebration of the 60th anniversary year: 1932−1992
4 * Revised 2005 edition by the composer
[At a gentle tempo = 72]
* Changes in the 2005 edition are in brackets [ ] throughout.
[At a gentle tempo = 72]
** Reprinted with permission of The Literary Estate of May Swenson.
Copyright © 1995 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company Inc., for all countries.A division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts.
They could not Find it so they Named it God They had to Search so
They could not Find it so they Named it God They had to Search so
They could not Find it so they Named it God They had to Search so
rehearsalonly)
Piano(for
Alto
Ah
sotto voce
They said there was a Thing that could not Change
Soprano 2
Ah
sotto voce
They said there was a Thing that could not Change
May Swenson**
Soprano 1
Songs for Women’s Voices
Ah
In a quiet recitative-like manner, more like speech than songsotto voce
3. The Name is Changelessfor SSA Chorus unaccompanied
Catalog No. 5022
They said there was a Thing that could
Gwyneth Walker
not Change
3 ,
,
,
Commissioned by St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut,in celebration of the 60th anniversary year: 1932−1992
4 * Revised 2005 edition by the composer
* Changes in the 2005 edition are in brackets [ ] throughout.** Reprinted with permission of The Literary Estate of May Swenson.
** Reprinted with permission of The Literary Estate of May Swenson.
Copyright © 1995 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company Inc., for all countries.A division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts.
(Solo)
Swept in a hol low by the wind I’ll wait for
6(Solo)
Swept in a hol low by the wind I’ll wait for
(Slowly) = ca. 60
2(Slowly) = ca. 60
(Solo)
I will lie down in au tumn let birds be fly ing
(hold until m. 25)
May Swenson**
Piano
Slowly, freely
Songs for Women’s Voices
for Soprano and Alto soli, SSA Chorus and Piano
5. In Autumn
Catalog No. 5024
Gwyneth Walker
S
S
A
Commissioned by St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut,in celebration of the 60th anniversary year: 1932−1992
3
* Changes in the 2005 edition are in brackets [ ] throughout.
* Revised 2005 edition by the composer
Note: This song may be performed with Tutti or Soli in alternation−at the discretion of the conductor.
