The Heart of the Tree (2020)

for SATBacappella

byRobertS.Cohen

byHenryCuylerBunner LeapfrogProductions 303 UpperMountainAve. UpperMontclair,NJ07043 ph:(973)783-9192 bobcohenmusic@gmail.com www.robertscohen.com ©2022

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                        Tenor Bass Soprano Alto        Whatdoesheplant       Whatdoesheplant      Whatplant                    Andantesemplice (for rehearsal)           Whatdoesheplant       Whatdoesheplant      Whatplant                           Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsatree?       Whatdoesheplant       Whatdoesheplant      Whatplant                         

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            T B S A 4     He       Whatdoesheplant       Whatdoesheplant      Whatplant                          plantsafriendofsunandsky;      plantsafriend      plantsafriend      plantsafriend                            Whatdoesheplant       Whatdoesheplant      Whatplant                                              T B S A 7     He       Whatdoesheplant      Whatdoesheplant      Whatplant                              plantstheflagofbreezesfree;      plants      plants      plants                                  The       Heplantstheflag       Heplantstheflag       Heplantstheflag                    2

                                    T B S A 10           shaftofbeauty,toweringhigh;He        shafttoweringhigh;      shafttow'ringhigh;        shafttow'ringhigh;                                      plantsahometoheavenanigh;For            plantstoheavenheavenanigh;        plantstoheavenanigh;         plantstoheavenanigh;                                     --                        T B S A 12       songandmothercroonof    songandcroon    songandcroon    songandcroon                cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco         birdIn       songandcroonofbird   bird       songandcroonofbird                        hushedandhappytwilight    Ahh   Ahh  Ahh               3

            T B S A 15      heard—The      happytwilightheard—  Ahh  Ahh                          3 trebleofheaven's         3 3 trebletrebleofheaven's    treble    treble             3         3 3                      3 trebleofheaven's         3 3 trebletrebleofheaven's    treble    treble             3         3 3       -                        T B S A 18     3 harmony—     3 harmony—    harmony—     harmony—         3            sub. sub. sub. dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco  sub. dim. poco a poco     3 harmony—     3 harmony—    harmony—     harmony—         3           harmony—    harmony—            rit.         These       Solo   (freely) ----4

                        T B S A  Ahh  Ahh  Ahh         thingsheplantswhoplantsatree.               Unpocomenomosso 22            whoplantsatree.who                    plantsatree.           rit.                    T B S A         Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsatree?     Whatdoesheplant     Whatdoesheplant    Whatdoeshe                    Atempo 25 Tutti              Heplantscoolshadeandtender         Heplantscoolshadeandtender    planttender                             Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsa   rain,plant   rain,plant    rain,planta               -5

            T B S A 28  tree?         Andyearsthatfadeandflusha         Andyearsthatfadeandflusha    treeflusha                              Heplantsthegloryofthe    gain;plantsthe    gain;plantsthe    gain;plantsthe                        plain;forest'sheri      plain;forest'sheri         Heplantstheforest'sheri     plain;Heplants                      -- -                  T B S A 31      tage;acoming      tage;acoming      tage;acoming         Theharvestofacoming                           ofacomingage;  age;  age;    age;            poco rit.        Whatdoeshe         Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsatree?    Whatdoesheplant    Whatdoeshe                       33  a tempo --6

            T B S A 34  plant         Heplants,insapandleafand         Heplants,insapandleafand  plant                       whoplantsa     wood,whoplants     wood,whoplants         Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsa                      tree?         Inloveofhomeandloyal         Inloveofhomeandloyal  tree?                              T B S A 37          Andfarcastthoughtofcivic    tycivic    tycivic    Andcivic                        good—theneighbor  good—           Hisblessingsontheneighbor      good—theneighbor                         hood,eyesshall          Thejoythatunborneyesshall      hood,unborneyesshall     hood,unborneyesshall                          ---7

                  T B S A 40     see—eyesshall    see—eyesshall     see—eyesshall      see—eyesshall                   see—eyesshall    see—eyesshall     see—eyesshall      see—eyesshall             see—   see—  see—  see—                            T B S A      3 plant     3 plant      3 plant      3 plant       3     3    3      3       Unpocopiumosso 44 ethereally ethereally ethereally ethereally        3 plant     3 plant      3 plant      3 plant        3     3    3      3           3 plant     3 plant      3 plant      3 plant      Plantatree!     3     3    3      3     pesante   8

                T B S A 47       3 plant     3 plant      3 plant      3 plant      Plantatree!     3     3    3      3     cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco cresc.

a poco       3 plant     3 plant      3 plant      3 plant        Plantatree!Plantatree!     3     3    3      3             3 plant     3 plant      3 plant      3 plant     Plantatree!      Plantatree!     3     3    3      3           pesante       9

poco

                T B S A 50       3 plant     3 plant      3 plant      3 plant      Plantatree!Planta      Plantatree!     3     3    3      3                 3 plant     3 plant      3 plant      3 plant     tree!Plantatree!      Plantatree!Planta     3     3    3      3                3 plant     3 plant      3 plant      3 plant     Plantatree!     tree!Plantatree!     3     3    3      3                    10

                                T B S A 53       3 plant     3 plant      3 plant      3 plant     Plantatree!Planta     Plantatree!     3     3    3      3                3 plant     3 plant        3 plant    tree!Planta       Plantatree!Planta    3     3       3                  3 plant     3 plant      3 plant     tree!Planta         tree!Planta      3     3    3                              11

                                        T B S A 56      3 plant    3 plant      3 plant       tree!Planta         tree!Planta     3    3     3                    3 plant       3 plant     3 plant  tree!     tree!     3     3      3        allarg.       12

                                    T B S A     Plant!             333 Plant!     Plant!        Plant!                 333        58 Piumossoconmoto               Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsatree?       whoplantsatree?         Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsatree?         Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsatree?                                                                                                 T B S A 60      He     He    He     He                plantsafriendofsunand       plantsafriendofsunand       plantsafriendofsunand       plantsafriendofsunand                           sky;   sky;   sky;   sky;              Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsa        Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsa        Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsa        Whatdoesheplantwhoplantsa                         13

                                                T B S A 64      tree?The     tree?The   tree?   tree?                   shaftofbeauty,toweringhigh;He      shafttow'ringhigh;       shafttow'ringhigh;         shafttow'ringhigh;                                   plantsahometoheavenanigh;          plantstoheavenanigh;          plantstoheavenanigh;Who          plantstoheavenanigh;                                   ---                        T B S A 67     Ahh       inthehollowofHis    Ahh                  Holds       hollowofHishand     hand        hollowofHishand                          allthegrowthofallour    Ahh    Ahh    Ahh                  -14

                        T B S A 70     land—A        growthofallourland—       growthofallourland—        growthofallourland—                                   nation'sgrowthfromseatosea     A        fromseatosea        fromseatosea                                 fromseatoseaA         nation'sgrowthfromseatosea         fromseatosea       tosea                                    T B S A 73         nation'sgrowth,agrowthfromseato         nation'sgrowth,agrowthfromseato         nation'sgrowth,agrowthfromseato         nation'sgrowth,agrowthfromseato                                     sea    sea     sea     sea                Stirsinhisheart      StirsStirsinhisheart  Stirs  Stirs               -15

            T B S A 76    Stirsinhis  Stirs      StirsStirsinhisheart      Stirsinhisheart                  Stirsinhisheart      StirsStirsinhisheart  Stirs  Stirs           Stirsinhisheart  Stirs      StirsStirsinhisheart      StirsinhisheartStirs                            T B S A 79        Stirsinhisheart     Stirsinhisheart     Stirsinhisheart     Stirsinhisheart                            whoplantsa     whoplantsa     whoplantsa     whoplantsa                pocorit.          tree.whoplantsatree.whoplantsa   tree.           whoplantsatree.whoplantsatree.          tree.Planta                              81 a tempo    16

            T B S A 82           tree.whoplantsatree.whoplantsa   tree.           whoplantsatree.whoplantsatree.          tree!Planta                                        tree.whoplantsatree.whoplantsa   tree.           whoplantsatree.whoplantsatree.          tree!Planta                                              T B S A 84           tree.whoplantsatree.whoplantsa   tree.           whoplantsatree.whoplantsatree.          tree!Planta                              moltorit.   tree.   tree.   tree.   tree!            17