Commissioned by the Texas Music Teachers Association (MTNA)
How Do I Love Thee? for my husband Tom
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) With Feeling q = 60
mp SOPRANO
How mp
ALTO
How mp
TENOR
How mp
BASS
How
do
I
love
thee?
How
I
love
How
do
I
love
I
love
do
ways, mf
let
thee?
How
do
How
do
PIANO
p
S.
A.
the
let
me count the
do
mp
ways.
ways.
I
I
I
I
ways, mf
mf
love thee to
the depth and breadth and height
love thee to
rit.
the depth and breadth and height
love thee to
the depth and breadth and height
love thee to
the depth and breadth and height
mf
my soul can reach mf
my soul can
reach
mf my soul can reach
mf my soul can reach
rit.
mf
mp
me count the
ways,
ways, mf
a tempo
Pno.
the
me count the
love thee? Count
let me count the ways.
let
I
the
mp
B.
love thee? Count
mp
T.
I
ways.
love thee? Let me count the
ways,
I
rall.
mp
4
With Feeling q = 60
love thee? Let me count the
thee?
I
do
mf
thee?
Debra Scroggins (ASCAP)
do
a tempo
rall.
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2 8
S.
when feel - ing out
A.
3
of sight mp
for
of sight mp
for
when feel - ing out of sight
for
of sight
for
S.
A.
to the lev - el
T.
B.
rit.
of eve - ry - day's
of eve - ry - day's
to the lev - el of eve - ry - day's to the lev - el
of eve - ry - day's
a tempo
Pno.
Be - ing and i - deal
Be - ing and i - deal
mp
a tempo
to the lev - el
3
11
the ends of
most qui - et
most qui - et
most qui - et
rit.
need, p
Grace. mp
p
need,
love thee
Grace.
I
love thee
mp
a tempo
mp
mf
by sun and
can - dle - light, mf
mp
by sun
need,
I
love thee
need,
I
Grace. mp
love thee
Grace. mp
p
I
p
most qui - et
p
rit.
a tempo
Pno.
the ends of
Be - ing and i - deal
3
when feel - ing out
the ends of
mp
Be - ing and i - deal
3
mp
B.
the ends of
3
when feel - ing out
T.
rit.
mp
a tempo
and
mf
by sun and
can - dle - light,
mp
mf
by sun and
can - dle - light,
can - dle - light,
mp
a tempo
mp
mf
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rit.
S.
mp
A.
I love thee
free - ly,
f
free - ly,
I love thee
free - ly, mf
can -dle - light. I love thee free
- ly,
B.
can - dle - light.
I love thee
free - ly,
free -
free - ly,
f
20
S.
men
A.
men
T.
B.
men men
Pno.
strive
for
strive
for
strive
for
f
strive
for
I love thee
I love thee
Gently q=c. 68
I love thee
rall.
pure - ly,
Gently q=c. 68
pure - ly
pure - ly,
pure - ly
pure - ly,
pure - ly
pure - ly,
Right;
mf
Right;
as
I love thee
f
as
rall.
Right;
f
free - ly,
Right;
f
free - ly,
f
as mf
mf
ly,
mf
mp
f
Piu mosso q=c.84 rit.
Pno.
as
mf
mp
mf
free - ly,
free - ly, f
f
free - ly,
mf
mf
can - dle - light. mp
T.
mf
15
can - dle - light. mp
3
Piu mosso q=c.84
pure - ly
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4 25
S.
mf
as they turn from Praise.
A.
I
B.
I
love thee with a
I
mf
love thee with a
griefs,
and
griefs,
T.
B.
griefs,
and
and
griefs,
use
in my old
a pas -sion put to
use
in my old
and
pas - sion,
a pas -sion put to
use
in my old
in my old
a tempo
mp
I
I
love thee with a love mf
with my child - hood's faith. mp
love thee with a love mf
with my child - hood's faith. mp
with my child - hood's faith.
I
love thee with a love mf
I
love thee with a love
a tempo
mp
mf
with my child - hood's faith. mp
rit.
Pno.
pas -sion,
rit. 29
A.
a pas -sion put to
mf as they turn from Praise. I love thee with a pas - sion, a pas -sion put to use mf
S.
pas - sion,
as they turn from Praise.
Pno.
love thee with a
mf
as they turn from Praise.
T.
I seemed to lose
with
I seemed to lose
with
I seemed to lose
with
I seemed to lose
mf
mp
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with
34
S.
A.
T.
my
lost
my
lost
my
mp
mf
saints,
-
saints,
-
B.
my
lost
saints,
Pno.
life!
A.
I
life!
T.
B.
life!
I
I
life!
I
thee
with the breath,
-
I
-
I
I
love
love thee
love thee,
I
I
love thee
Moving ahead q=c. 84
love thee
thee,
with the breath,
love thee!
love thee!
I
love thee!
I
love thee!
of all my
I
I
with the
breath, the smiles,the tears, of
all my
f
with the breath,
love thee
the smiles,the tears, of
all my
f
with the
breath,
with the
breath,
mf
love thee
f
of all my
the
smiles,
the
mf
love thee
the smiles,the tears,
mf
love thee
with the
breath,
mf
with the
breath,
mf
the
the
the
smiles,
the
smiles,
smiles,
the
the
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the smiles,the tears,
mf
40
S.
love
love thee,
saints,
I
mf
I
f f
mp
love thee,
mf
mf
mp
lost
I
mp
5
Moving ahead q=c. 84
6
45
S.
tears
A.
of
T.
B.
of
tears
tears
God
T.
all
my
life!
all
my
mp
choose,
mp
mf
And, if
And, if
choose,
and,
God choose, if
mp
God choose,
if
if
Pno.
and,if
if
God choose,
and,if
choose,
and,if
rit.
-
ter
af
God choose, I shall love thee bet -
God choose, and,
if
mf
God choose,
and,
if
God choose, I shall love thee bet
-
God choose, I shall love thee bet
mf
God
-
ter
af
ter
af
ter
af
ter
-
ter
mf
and,if
Freely
God choose, I shall love thee bet
With passion q=c.84
choose,
God choose,
mf
lifef!
if
choose,
God
And, if
f
God
mf
With passion q=c.84
and,
mp
B.
life! f
mf
And, if
Freely
mf
f
God
A.
life! f
51
S.
my
my
of
Pno.
all
all
of
tears
mf
f
-
-
ter
-
ter
rit.
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7
Molto espressivo q=c.88 f
56
S.
death.
A.
f
death.
T.
B.
f
death.
f
death.
Pno.
Molto espressivo q=c.88
f
rit.
lunga
S.
A.
60
T.
B.
rit.
ff
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lunga