Elizabeth Alexander
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SEA-139-00 - Conductor’s Score
Beware the Winter Settlin’ in
SATB and Celtic band *
with optional children’s choir
* flute, bodhrán, harp, 2 violins, cello & bass
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Cover Image:
“Twelfth Night Merry Making in
Farmer Shakeshaft's Barn”
by Hablot Knight Browne.
Published in the book Mervyn Clitheroe
by William Harrison Ainsworth.
Instrumentation
Flute
Bodhràn
Harp
Children’s Choir (S) (opt.)
Adult Choir (SATB)
Violin I
Violin II
Cello
Bass
Beware the Winter Settlin’ In
Elizabeth Alexander
When all that’s left of rose be thorn
And frost bewrays1 a winter’s scorn,
The promises of a balmy morn
Seem hardly worth believin’.
When days take on a dimmer cast,
And meadowsweet2 be ages past,
It seems the punishin’ icy blast
Will never be spent and leavin’.
Beware the winter settlin’ in,
Settlin’ into your heart,
Settlin’ in, settlin’ into your heart,
settlin’ into your heart, settlin’ in.
When every gale’s a brutal shove,
Protect the fragile flame of love,
Lest bitterness stalk the borders of
Your slumb’rin’ and your wakin’.
So heed that when ye bolt the door
Against the blust’ry troubadour,
Ye keep a lamp in the window for
The traveler wrecked3 and shakin’.
Beware the winter settlin’ in,
Settlin’ into your heart,
Settlin’ in, settlin’ into your heart,
settlin’ into your heart, settlin’ in.
For dread can worry a hope to naught,
And fear can trump a kindly thought
And that can render a friend forgot,
As quickly as a blinkin’.
The winter never will bring ye harm
For love can keep a body warm
And friends be ever a merry charm
To keep the heart from sinkin’.
Dig-guh-dee, jai-guh-dee, dig-guh-dee dum,
Dig-guh, dum-puh, dig-guh dum-puh-dee,
Dig-guh-dee, jai-guh-dee, dig-guh-dee dum,
Jai-dle, dai-dle, dow, dum.
So when the tempest bites and blows,
And slays your reason with its snows,
Remember the robin and the rose
Be patiently abidin’.
Tho’ it be long ‘til winter’s end,
Come and laugh sing with me, my friend
A song to hurry the ice to bend
And shoots to quit their hidin’!
Dig-guh-dee, jai-guh-dee, dig-guh-dee dum,
Dig-guh, dum-puh, dig-guh dum-puh-dee,
Dig-guh-dee, jai-guh-dee, dig-guh-dee dum,
Jai-dle, dai-dle, dai!
© 2017 Elizabeth Alexander
Composer’s Note: It sounded like great fun to compose a rowdy winter song involving a Celtic
band, but coming up with a lyric proved to be quite a challenge. (Do you have any idea how
many winter poems are rants against the bitter wind, yearnings for a distant lover, or requests for
another pint?)
It was when I remembered that my own family tree
contains a 200-year-old branch from Cork that I decided to
craft my own lyric – one which welcomed the weary
stranger and cherished the merry friend. In the process I
did have great fun learning about the grammar and
vocabulary of Ireland’s English dialects, as well as
reveling in traditional Gaelic “mouth music,” also known
as“lilting” or “diddling.”
1 bewray: to reveal or expose2 meadowsweet: Irish wildflower3 wrecked: exhausted
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* If performing without a children's choir, designate a small group of treble voices to sing the children’s "diddling."
REPEAT FIRST 4 MEASURES AS DESIRED
(q. = 120) Blithesome
Conductors Score
Beware the Winter Settlin’ In
Elizabeth Alexander
Commissioned by First Unitarian Society of Madison, WI; Music Director Dan Broner
© 2017 by Elizabeth Alexander
SATB chorus, Celtic band, and optional children's choir*
Flute
Bodhrán or
frame drum
Harp
Children'sChoir
S
A
T
B
2 Violins
Cello
Bass
A CONDUCTOR: GIVE SIGNAL TO PLAYERS WHEN REPEATED SECTION ENDS5
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Bodhrán player processes in, alone. Here and throughout the song, player may ad lib. freely on notated jig rhythm.
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Processing in, as a “wandering minstrel.”
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Processing in, as a “wandering minstrel.”
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Processing in, as a “wandering minstrel.”
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gliss.
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When
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all that’s left of rose be thorn, and frost be wrays a win ter’s scorn, the pro mis es of a
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When
balm y morn seem hard ly worth be liev in’ (n),
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days take on a dim mer cast and mea dow sweet be a ges past, it seems the pun ish in’
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gliss. gliss. gliss.gliss.
i cy blast will nev er be spent and leav in’ (n).
Be
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gliss.
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ware the win ter set tl in’ in, set tl in’ in to your heart, set tl in’
ware the win ter set tl in’ in, set tl in’ in to your heart, set tl in’
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set
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in, set tl in’ in to your heart, set tl in’ in to your heart, set
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in, set tl in’ in to your heart, set tl in’ in to your heart, set
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tl in’
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in. (n)
in. (n)
in. (n)
in. (n)viscerally
viscerally
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ev’ ry gale’s a bru tal shove, pro tect the fra gile flame of love; Lest bit ter ness stalk the
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bor ders of your slum b’rin’ and your wak in’ (n). So
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Hm, Oh
heed that when ye bolt the door, a gainst the blus’ try trou ba dour, Ye keep a lamp in the
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win dow for the tra vel er wrecked and shak in’ (n).
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George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B
Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray
Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet
B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer
B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,
proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,
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artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald
Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B
Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B
Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,
composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents
B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,
composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B
Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet
B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet
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technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet
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B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.
David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King
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dread can wor ry a hope to naught, and
dread can wor ry a hope to naught, and
and
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fear can trump a kind ly thought,
and
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fear can trump a kind ly thought,
that can ren der a friend for got as quick ly as a blink in’.
that can ren der a friend for got as quick ly as a blink in’.
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dig
mf Joyfully! If desiered, children may process in (dance in?) in while singing!
guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee,
Welcome the children with looks and gestures.
Hm
mp With a welcoming countenance.
pizz.
f
Have fun during this ostinato! Enjoy the children’s entrance!
pizz.
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Have fun during this ostinato! Enjoy the children’s entrance!
pizz.
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Have fun during this ostinato! Enjoy the children’s entrance!
pizz.
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Have fun during this ostinato! Enjoy the children’s entrance!
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dow dum.
Hm
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dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee,
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gliss.
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dow dum.
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TACET TACET
gliss.
* Sopranos & Altos: Sing “warm” with an open vowel so that it rhymes with “harm”.
For
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love will keep a bo dy warm*,
For
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love will keep a bo dy warm*,
win ter ne ver will bring ye harm, and
win ter ne ver will bring ye harm, and
arco
arco
friends be ev er a mer ry charm to keep your heart from sink in’.
friends be ev er a mer ry charm to keep your heart from sink in’.
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dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee, dig guh dee dum,
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dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dai!
So
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So
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when the tem pest bites and blows and slays your rea son with its snows, re mem ber the rob in
when the tem pest bites and blows and slays your rea son with its snows, re mem ber the rob in
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TACET
and the rose be pa tient ly a bid in’. (n) Tho’
and the rose be pa tient ly a bid in’. (n) Tho’
Oh
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it be long ’til win ter’s end, come laugh and sing with me, my friend, a song
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to hur ry the
it be long ’til win ter’s end, come laugh and sing with me, my friend, a song
mf
to hur ry the
Oh,
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A song
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to hur ry the
Oh,
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A song
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to hur ry the
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Suggested rim shots are indicated by an "x" on the stem:
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ice to bend and shoots to quit their hid in’! (n)
ice to bend and shoots to quit their hid in’! (n)
ice to bend and shoots to quit their hid in’! (n)
ice to bend and shoots to quit their hid in’! (n)
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Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,
poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &
George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B
Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray
Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet
B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer
B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,
proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,
composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher
B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,
artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald
Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B
Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B
Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,
composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents
B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,
composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B
Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet
B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet
B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,
technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet
B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller
B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.
David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King
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WAS EVEN MINE.
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mp subito
*
mp
dig
mf Clap on the 1st and 4th e of each measure. Continue clapping through end of piece.
guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee,
* Hm
p
Hm
p
mp
mp
mp
mp
*
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dow dum.
Hm Hm
Hm Hm
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203
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mf
Bodhrán gone wild!
mf
mf
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee,
dig
mf Clap on the 1st and 4th e of each measure. Continue clapping through end of piece.
guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee,
dig
mf Clap on the 1st and 4th e of each measure. Continue clapping through end of piece.
guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee,
mf
mf
mf
mf
f
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dow dum.
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dow dum.
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dow dum.
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207
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f
f
gliss. gliss. gliss. gliss.
dig
f
guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee,
dig
f
guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee,
dig
f
guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee,
dig
f
guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee,
dig
f
guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, dig guh, dum puh, dig guh, dum puh dee,
f
f
f
f
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Elizabeth Alexander grew up in the Carolinas and Appalachian Ohio.
Her love of words nearly eclipses her love of music – a passion reflected
in her over 100 songs and choral works, which have received thousands
of performances worldwide.
A recent McKnight Fellow, she has received awards and fellowships from
the Jerome Foundation, New York Council on the Arts, Wisconsin Arts
Board, National Orchestral Association, International League of Women
Composers, and American Composers Forum.
Elizabeth lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she makes pretty good
biscuits, looks for all kinds of excuses to visit her two grown sons, and
gardens during the three month period in Minnesota which is not winter.
www.elizabethalexander.com
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3
gliss. gliss.gliss. gliss. gliss
.
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dai, Yo!
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dai, Yo!
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dai, Yo!
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dai, Yo!
dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dai, Yo!
Sul Agliss.
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