Dedicated to Andrea Walker, and Ardore, Moores School of Music.
A Birthday
Christina Rosetti (1830 - 1894)
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My
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2
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œœ
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heart
is
like
a
œ
œœ
œœ
œœ
heart
is
like
a
œœ
œœ
œœ
œ
œœ
œœ
˙˙
sing - ing
œœ
bird
œœ
˙˙
sing - ing
œœ
bird
œœ
is
in
a
wa - tered
shoot;
j œœ J
œœ
œ œ
œœ
œœ
œœ
œ˙
whose
nest
is
in
a
wa - tered
j œœ J
œ œ
œœ
œœ
œ
œ
heart
is
like
an
ap
œœ
œœ
œœ
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My
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œœ
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nest
j œœ J
whose 4
My
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whose
My 3
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Bass
Carlos Cordero (b. 1992)
Warmhearted, molto rubato e senza misura
A Soprano
for SATB unaccompanied.
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whose
œœ
œœ
œœ
heart
is
like
an
ap
œ œ
œ
œ
œ
boughs
are
bent
with
œœ
thick
œœ
œœ
œœ
œœ
œœ
boughs
are
bent
with
thick
-
˙˙
ple
-
œœ -
-
-
œ
shoot;
œ
ple
tree
˙˙ -
tree
œ
˙˙
set
fruit;
œœ
˙˙
set
fruit;
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A Birthday
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j œœ J
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heart
is
like
a
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My
heart
is
like
a
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œœ
œœ
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My
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5
6
&
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that
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6
7
j œœ J
that
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My
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7
8
&
j œ J
pad - dles
pad - dles
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œœ
in
a
œœ
œœ
in
a
œ œ
œœ
œœ
heart
is
glad
œœ
My
heart
j œœ J
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j œœ J
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be - cause 8
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be - cause
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is
-
œœ glad
-
œœ
œœ
˙˙
rain - bow
œœ
shell
œœ
˙˙
rain - bow
œœ
œ
œœ
hal - cyon
œœ
shell
sea;
œœ
œ˙
hal - cyon
œ
sea;
œ
œ
œ
˙˙
der
than
all
these
œœ
œœ
œ œ
˙˙
der
than
all
these
œ
œœ
œœ
œ˙
love
is
come
to
me.
œœ
œœ
œœ
œœ
œœ
˙˙
my
love
is
come
to
me.
œ
œ
my
œœ
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Raise 9
5
A Birthday
me
a
dais
of
silk
and
down;
me
a
dais
of
silk
and
down;
Raise
## Hang
it
with
vair
and
pur
-
ple
dyes;
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10
Hang
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11
&
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it
with
vair
and
Carve
it
in
doves
and
po - me - gra - nates
p
Carve
it
in
doves
and
po - me - gra - nates
pea - cocks
with
a
hun - dreds
pea - cocks
with
a
hun - dreds
j J
and
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12
pur
-
ple
dyes;
p
11
12
,
N
j
J
and
eyes;
eyes;
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D
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13
14
&
f b
A Birthday
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Work
it
in
gold
and
sil
-
ver
grapes,
it
in
gold
and
sil
-
ver
grapes,
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j
J
In
j
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14
15
&
J
In
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leaves
leaves
16
&
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j J
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the
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j U
J
is come,
fleur - de
-
lys;
sil
ver
-
fleur - de
-
lys;
my
life
my
life
3
j J
is come, 16
and
the
U
ver
-
3
Be - cause
? ##
sil
#
j J
15
and
birth
-
day
of 3
3
rit.P
birth
-
j
J
my love
Pj J
-
my love
day
-
is come
-
is come
of
-
-
to
-
-
to
U
ww-
me
w-
-
me
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