SEA-006-03 $3.00 Winner of the 2000 Brookline Chorus Composition Competition Spring Grass from Spring Revels (Carl Sandburg) SATB choir a cappella Elizabeth Alexander Seafarer Press www.seafarerpress.com Spring Grass Carl Sandburg Spring grass, there is a dance to be danced for you. Come up, spring grass, if only for young feet. Come up, spring grass, young feet ask you. Smell of the young spring grass, You're a mascot riding on the wind horses. You came to my nose and spiffed me. This is your lucky year. Young spring grass just after the winter, Shoots of the big green whisper of the year, Come up, if only for young feet. Come up, young feet ask you. “Spring Grass” ©1928, 1956, by Carl Sandburg Reprinted by permission of Harcourt, Brace and Jovanovich, Inc. 2QH DIWHUQRRQ LQ WKH VSULQJ RI \HDU ROG (ULFD HQWHUHG P\ VWXGLR IRU KHU SLDQR OHVVRQ KDYLQJ MXVW PDVWHUHG &DPSWRZQ 5DFHV )RU D IXOO PLQXWH VKH GDQFHG JOHHIXOO\ DURXQG WKH URRP VLQJLQJ ³'RRGDK GRRGDK GRRGDK´ :KHQ , UHVXPHG ZRUN RQ 6SULQJ *UDVV WKH IROORZLQJ GD\ , WKUHZ LQ VRPH GRRGDKV DQG ILGGOHGHHGHHV IRU KHU DORQJ ZLWK D UK\WKP ZKLFK FDQ RQO\ VXJJHVW VNLSSLQJ 8QOLNH P\ VHWWLQJ RI WKLV VDPH 6DQGEXUJ SRHP ZKLFK ZDV D VSULJKWO\ IUROLF WKURXJKRXW WKLV SLHFH FRQWDLQV DQ HDUQHVW SOHD IRU WKH ORQJDZDLWHG JUDVV Spring Grass is the final song in the three-movement work, Spring Revels (SEA-006-00), which was commissioned in 1993 by The Festival Choir of Madison, Wisconsin, with support from the Wisconsin Arts Board. ($ Elizabeth Alexander spent her childhood in the Carolinas and southern Ohio. She received her education at the College of Wooster and Cornell University, where she earned her doctoral degree in music composition. Her music has been performed by Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, and Wooster Symphony Orchestra; by chamber music ensembles such as Sounds New, North/South Consonance and Society for New Music; and by hundreds of choirs, including Gregg Smith Singers, Plymouth Music Series (VocalEssence) and Elmer Eisler Singers. 6KH KDV FRPSRVHG RYHU WZHQW\ FRPPLVVLRQHG ZRUNV DQG KDV UHFHLYHG QXPHURXV QDWLRQDO DQG LQWHUQDWLRQDO DZDUGV JUDQWV DQG IHOORZVKLSV For more information about her music, or to let her know about your performance of this song, visit www.elizabethalexander.com for Oliver Spring Grass Carl Sandburg p S Elizabeth Alexander from Spring Revels (q = 76-80) Tempo I 3 3 Spring grass, spring grass, there is a dance to be danced p 3 3 A Spring grass, spring grass, there is a dance to be danced p T 3 3 Spring grass, spring grass, there is a dance to be danced B p 3 up, up, T up, B up, spring spring spring spring 3 3 for rehearsal only A 3 Spring grass, spring grass, there is a dance to be danced 6 S grass, if grass, if grass, if grass, if 3 3 3 on - ly for 3 on - ly for 3 on - ly for 3 on - ly for 3 3 for for for for you. Come you. Come you. Come you. Come young young young feet. feet. Come Come feet. feet. young © 1994, 2001 by Elizabeth Alexander. Reprinted in 2003. Come Come 2 11 S up, come A up, T B come up, come up, come mp 17 S Solo Come up, B Solo S up, A up, T B up, up, up, come come up, come up, come come up, up, up, up, come come come up, come up, if on - ly for 3 up, if on - ly for up, if on - ly for 3 3 up, if up, up, 3 3 up, on - ly for come up, come up, come come come 3 come come come up, come young feet. young feet. young feet. young feet. p Come p Come mf mischievously 3 mf up, come up, spring grass, Come p up, come up, spring grass, mf Come come up, spring grass, up, come up, spring grass, mf mf up, come up, spring grass, mf p Fid - dle dee dee, 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 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 A LOT OF HARD WORK & CREATIVITY WENT INTO BRINGING THIS MUSIC TO YOU... ...AND SOME OF IT WAS EVEN MINE. THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK. (YOU KNOW WHY.) A COMPLETE PERUSAL COPY MAY BE PURCHASED FROM ELIZABETH ALEXANDER AT Seafarer Press www.seafarerpress.com ( q = q .) 4 mp mischievously 31 S Solo fid - S dle dee T S Solo fid - dle dee dee, mp A Solo A T B fid - dle dee dee, fid - dle dee accel. dee, 34 S A B poco dee, a poco mf f fid - dle deedee, mf fid - dle dee dee, f fid - dledee dee, fid - dle dee dee, fid - dle dee dee, mp fid - dle dee 38 S mp A T B (q . = 92) Tempo II fee, fie, fee, fie, fee, fie, fee, fie, S fee, fie, fee, fie, fee, mp fie, fee, fie, fid - dle dee fie, fid - dle dee fee, sfp fum (m) sfp fum (m) sfp T B fum (m) A fid - dle dee fie, mf heartily Smell of the young sfp fum (m) fee, fie, fid - dle dee fie, fid - dle dee fid - dle dee fie, fid - dle dee fee, fid - dle dee fie, mp 41 T Solo 5 spring fee, fie, fid - dle dee fee, fid - dle dee, fid - dle dee fee, fie, fid - dle dee grass. mf rum tum tid - dle - um 6 46 B Solo sfp S tum (m) sfp A B ri - ding tum (m) sfp la la la la la la la la la la la la la T B la la la la la mp la la la la la la la la la la la la la la spiffed la la la me. la la la mf la mf sfz sfz spiffed sfz spiffed spiffed la la la mf la mf sfz spiffed la la sfz spiffed la la la la la la la la la la la mp la la sfz port. and hors es. mp mf A wind mp You came to my nose S on the tum (m) 52 S Solo You're a mas - cot tum (m) sfp T mf heartily 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 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 A LOT OF HARD WORK & CREATIVITY WENT INTO BRINGING THIS MUSIC TO YOU... ...AND SOME OF IT WAS EVEN MINE. THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK. (YOU KNOW WHY.) A COMPLETE PERUSAL COPY MAY BE PURCHASED FROM ELIZABETH ALEXANDER AT Seafarer Press www.seafarerpress.com 8 66 S Solo S mf la la la la la la la la la win - ter, A win - ter, T B win - ter, win - ter, 69 S whis - per A whis - per T B whis - per whis - per rall. of of the the year, the of of the year, la la la la la la la la la year, big green of the big green Shoots of the big green Shoots of the big green a of the poco year, Shoots Shoots la poco la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la 9 a tempo (Tempo II) S f 72 doo f A fid - dle dee dee, la 74 doo-dah A fid - dle dee T B dum, rum twee - dle dee, la S dah f B f T twee - dle fid - dle dee dee, dum, rum tum tid twee - dle dee, - dle day, doo dah, twee - dle um tum, dee, fid - dle dee dee, fid - dle dee, fid - dle dee, twee - dle dum, twee - dle dee, tum tid - dle um tum, rum tum tid - dle um tum, doo - dah twee - dle dee, twee - dle 10 76 S day, A T B fid - dle dee dee, twee - dle dee, rum twee - dle dum, twee - dle dee, tum tid - dle um tum, rum fid - dle dee T B dum, dee, twee - dle dee, twee - dle dum, rum tum tid - dle um tum, day, fid - dle dee dee, twee - dle tum tid - dle um tum, day, Come up! fid - dle dee, fid - dle dee dee, Come up! doo - dah doo - dah, A doo - dah 78 S doo - dah, dum, twee - dle dee, twee - dle dum, rum tum Come up! tid - dle, Come up! 81 S Come A Come T B Come come up, up, come up, 3 If p on - ly for If p on - ly for If on - ly for 3 3 3 3 3 come come come come up, up, come up, up, come up, young feet, come come up, p up, p up, p come up, mp 3 3 3 Come up, come up, come up, young young come up, come up, on - ly for up, 11 p If p come poco up, come up, come up, a T (q = 76-80) Tempo I p A up, 85 B S Solo S Come poco up, rall. young feet, Come feet, Come Come feet, Come 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. 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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 A LOT OF HARD WORK & CREATIVITY WENT INTO BRINGING THIS MUSIC TO YOU... ...AND SOME OF IT WAS EVEN MINE. THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK. (YOU KNOW WHY.) A COMPLETE PERUSAL COPY MAY BE PURCHASED FROM ELIZABETH ALEXANDER AT Seafarer Press www.seafarerpress.com S Solo accel. poco A Solo S ( q = q .) 97 mp doo - dah, mp doo - dah fid - dle dee dee, A T B ask S Solo T B (q . = 96) Tempo II you you ask mf doo- dah, mf A Solo fid - dle dee dee, S you A 100 ask doo - dah ask day, a poco day, fid - dle dee fid - dle dee, fid - dle dee, fid - dle dee, doo dah, doo - dah fid - dle dee dee, fid - dle dee dee, fid - dle dee dee, you 13 14 104 S Solo day, A Solo fid - dle dee, fid - dle dee, S B fid - dle dee dee, rum tum tid - dle um tum, 106 doo dah, mf mf S T mf A fid - dle dee dee, T B dee, rum dee, day, fid - dle dee dee, rum tum tid - dleum tum, doo dah, fid - dle dee dee, fid - dle dee, fid - dle dee twee - dle dee, twee - dle tum tid - dle um tum, rum tum tid - dle um tum, doo - dah, twee - dle dee, twee - dle dum, twee - dle dum, twee- dle doo dah, A twee - dle dum, twee - dle dee, fid - dle dee twee - dle dee, doo - dah mf 15 108 S doo dah, A T B rum dee, A dee, twee - dle tum tid - dle um tum, rum tum tid - dle um tum, fid - dle dee fid - dle dee, fid - dle dee, rum fid - dle dee, dum, B fid - dle dee dee, twee - dle tid - dle um doo - dah, f twee - dle dee, tum f fid - dle dee dee, dum, f twee - dle dee, twee - dle rum tum tid - dle um tum, doo - dah f T doo - dah, day, 110 S doo - dah, twee - dle dee, twee - dle dum, twee - dle dum, fid - dle dee 16 112 S day, A fid- dle dee, fid - dle dee, dum, T 114 T Solo S dee, Come up, come up, come, fid - dle dee dee, Come up, come up, come, twee - dle dee, Come up, come up, come Come up, come up, come up, come tum, Come up, come up, come up, come tum, tid - dle um tum, come up, come up, Hey did - dle, hey did - dle, hey did - dle, hey! 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