Dedicated to Douglas Rain (1928-2018)
A Shakespearean Wassail (For SATB chorus with divisi, unaccompanied)
Lyrics: William Shakespeare/David Rain
Soprano
Tempo I: = 80
Willst
Alto
Willst
Tenor
thou was
thou was
Bass
thou was
Willst
Willst
Piano (for rehearsal)
sail, Will?
sail, Will?
sail, Will?
thou was
sail, Will?
Willst
Willst
Willst
thou was
thou was
thou was
Willst
thou was
sail, Will?
sail, Will?
sail, Will?
sail, Will?
Music: David Rain
Willst
thou was
rit.
sail, Will?
thou was
thou was
sail, Will?
Willst
Willst
sail, Will?
thou was
sail, Will?
Willst
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Was sail!
Was sail!
Was sail!
Was sail!
S. A.
T.
B.
S.
T.
Oh, my
17
A.
B.
helps me, in
Pno.
2
(Optional soloists)
Oh, my
Pno.
A Tempo II: = 130
8
name it is
Will (you can
call me Shake
name it is
Will (you can
call me Shake
spires me, to
write with out
helps me, in
spires me, to
write with out
speare) And I
speare) And I
do like to
and to sing like my
and to sing like my
drink the oc
ca sion al
drink the oc
fear,
do like to
fear,
beer. For it
ca sion al
beer. For it
(Optional soloists)
sil
ly old
sil
ly old
fool in King
fool in King
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"Nuncle
"Nuncle
Lear.
Lear.
S. 25
B
Lear, nun cle
A.
T.
B.
Pno.
Lear, nun cle
Lear, tar
Lear, tar
32
A.
T.
B.
Pno.
be.
They'll have me
They'll have me
ry,
take the fool
ry,
take the fool
S. be.
with
thee.
with
thee.
I do
mar vel what
thou'lt have me
true;
thou'lt have me
mar vel what
true;
I do
whipp'd for speak ng
whipp'd for speak ng
kin
thou
kin
thou
and thy daught ers
and thy daught ers
whipp'd for
ly ing.
ly ing.
may
may
whipp'd for
If
thou
wert my foul I'd
If
thou
wert my foul I'd
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3
S. 38
beat
A.
T.
B.
Pno.
thee for be ing
beat
thee for be ing
old before thy
old before thy
time."
time."
3 S. 45
search of
A.
ra tion, many a gold crown to 3
3 search of
T.
in spi
in spi
ra tion, many a gold crown to
search of
in spi
ra tion, many a gold crown to 3
B.
search of
Pno.
4
in spi
ra tion, many a gold crown to 3
33 3
(Tutti)
C
Then to
Strat ford u pon
Then to
A
Strat ford u pon
A
Then to
A
Then to
spend.
von, our dear
wend,
Bard did he
Bard did he
A
von, our dear
wend,
Strat ford u pon
wend,
Bard did he
wend,
Fearing
writ
ter's
spend.
Fearing
writ
ter's
writ
ter's
von, our dear
block,
spend.
Fearing
ter's
block,
or worse,
Fearing
writ
or worse,
block,
spend.
Bard did he
von, our dear
Strat ford u pon
block,
or worse,
or worse,
cre a tive
cre a tive
cre a tive
In
In
In
death,
he
death,
he
death,
cre a tive
In
death,
he
he
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S. 53
A.
T.
B.
sloshed down
shadow,
B.
Pno.
shadow,
ales and
60
T.
ales and
spi
rits, and saw a
vision of Mac
spi
rits, and saw a
vision of Mac
spi
rits, and saw a
vision of Mac
S. A.
ales and
sloshed down
sloshed down
Pno.
sloshed down
ales and
A poor
A poor
spi
rits, and saw a
play er that
D
hour u pon the
hour u pon the
beth!
struts and frets his
can dle, life's
play er that
can dle, life's
out, brief
out, brief
beth! "Out
beth!
beth! "Out
vision of Mac
struts and frets his
stage
And then is
stage
And then is
heard no
heard no
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but
a walk ing
but
a walk ing
more: it is a
more: it is a
5
S. 67
tale told
by
an
i di ot,
Full of sound and
fu ry,
sign i
fu ry,
sign i
fy
T.
tale told
B. Pno.
no thing at
Pno.
6
Full of sound and
fy
ing
no thing at
dies, back to
London Will re
turned,
dies, back to
B.
i di ot,
74
T.
an
S. A.
by
London Will re
turned,
In search of
In search of
brand new
brand new
spi rits, and new
all."
all."
ing
A.
E
lines to be
spi rits, and new
lines to be
dark tra ge
Es caping
dark tra ge
penned. But a
penned. But a
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Es caping
las Will dis
las Will dis
S.
82
A.
T.
B.
Pno.
cov
ered (while his
ales were all a
ales were all a
F
grac es be in one
ing!
"Till all
grac es be in one
ing!
Pno.
ered (while his
"Till all
B.
cov
88
T.
S. A.
froth ing)
froth ing)
That poor
Be ne dick came to
That poor
Be ne dick came to
wo
man, one wo man
wo
man, one wo man
shall not come in my
shall not come in my
life, from Much A
life, from Much A
grace.
Rich she shall
grace.
Rich she shall
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do A bout Noth
do A bout Noth
be, that's for
be, that's for
7
S. 94
T.
B.
Pno.
wise, or I will
none. and
B.
Pno.
8
wise, or I will
no
ble, and of good
no
ble, and of good
cer tain; and
S.
T.
101
A.
none. and
cer tain; and
A.
fair, or I'll
look on her;
ne ver
look on her;
exc el lent mu si
dis course, and an
exc el lent mu si
dis course, and an
ne ver
fair, or I'll
cian."
and
mild, or come not
"Oh, what a
"Oh, what a
"Oh, what a
mild, or come not
cian."
and
"Oh, what a
G
near me;
near me;
And
And
life I have
led," Will looked
life I have
led," Will looked
led," Will looked
life I have
led," Will looked
life I have
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107
S.
back, bet ween
A.
back, bet ween
T.
back, bet ween
B.
back, bet ween
Pno.
114
S.
A.
ate
just great
ate
T.
just great
B. ate
ate
Pno.
just great
just great
swigs: Was it a
Come dy of
swigs: Was it a
Come dy of
Er rors, or just Love's La bours
Er rors, or just Love's La bours
Come dy of
Er rors, or just Love's La bours
swigs: Was it a
swigs: Was it a
Ham lets or
Ham lets or
Ham lets or
Come dy of
Where
fore An ti
pho lus
Where
fore An ti
pho lus
Rome os?
Rome os?
Lost?
Where
fore An ti
pho lus
And
And
why couldn't he cre
And
And
fore An ti
pho lus
du ell
ing Dro mi
twins? or
twins? or
du ell
twins? or
os?
os?
os?
ing Dro mi
os?
du ell
ing Dro mi
du ell
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ing Dro mi
Where
why couldn't he cre
twins? or
why couldn't he cre
why couldn't he cre
Lost?
Rome os?
Lost?
Lost?
Rome os?
Er rors, or just Love's La bours
Ham lets or
Oh, my
9
S. 121
A.
T.
B.
And I
drink the
T.
speare)
A.
Oh, my
is
127
S.
name it
Pno.
oc
B. do like
ca sion
Pno.
10
H Progressively more tipsy as the verse moves along...
to
al
name
it
is
name
Will (you
can
call
do like
to
ca sion al
drink the
o
beer.
For it
beer.
For it
ca sion al
helps me, in
call me Shake
And I
do like
call me
Shake
And I
do like
to
drink the
oc
spires me,
and to
sing like
my
can
is
Will (you
speare)
me Shake
oc
can
is
it
drink the
ca sion al
speare)
can
beer.
Will (you
name it
Oh, my
Oh, my
Will (you
For it
call me
Shake
helps me,
in
helps me, in
spires me,
to
write with out
helps me,
in
spires me,
beer.
For it
spires me, to
write with out
fear,
to
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speare)
fear,
to
And I
to
and to
write with out
S. 134
write with
A.
sing like
T.
B. fear,
sil
Pno.
142
S.
Willst
A.
Willst
T.
ly
out
and to sing like my
old
fool in King
my
sil ly old
thou
thou
Pno.
old
Willst
sil ly
and to sing like
B.
fear,
my
thou
Willst
fool in
was
was
was
King
sail,
sail,
sail,
thou
was
sail,
Lear,
Will?
Will?
Will?
Will?
sil ly old
Lear,
fool in King
Willst
Willst
Willst
Willst
Lear!
thou
thou
thou
thou
Willst
Lear!
King
Willst
Willst
sail, Will?
thou was
sail, Will?
thou was
sail, Will?
thou was
sail, Will?
Lear!
was
was
was
sail,
sail,
sail,
was
sail,
Willst
rit.
Will?
Will?
Will?
Will?
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thou was
fool in King
Lear,
King
I Tempo I: = 80
Was
Was
Was
Was
sail!
sail!
sail!
sail!
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