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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,


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, dum-puh, dig-guh dum-puh-dee,


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



* 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

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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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When

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marcato

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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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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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i cy blast will nev er be spent and leav in’ (n).

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ware the win ter set tl in’ in, set tl in’ in to your heart, set tl in’

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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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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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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

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TACET TACET

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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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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.

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Have fun during this ostinato! Enjoy the children’s entrance!

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dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dow dum.

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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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* 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

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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!

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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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and the rose be pa tient ly a bid in’. (n) Tho’

and the rose be pa tient ly a bid in’. (n) Tho’

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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

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to hur ry the

Oh,

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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)






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

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Bodhrán gone wild!

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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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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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dig guh dee, jai guh dee, dig guh dee dum, jai dle, dai dle, dai, Yo!





Sul Agliss.



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