A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES MATTHEW HARRIS
for Chorus and Orchestra
Score
MATTHEW HARRIS
A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS IN WALES
Chorus and Orchestra
duration: ca. 28 minutes
C. F. PETERS CORPORATION
NEW YORK LONDON FRANKFURT LEIPZIG
I. One Christmas Was So Much Like Another
corner-now
corner-now,
corner,
corner,
and mp outofall
soundexcept
soundexcept
Christ-mases-roll
downtoward-thetwo
sky mf
andtheystop
attherim.
of
theiceedged-fish
freez -ing-waves,
and
Iplungemyhands
inthesnow.
Più mosso q = 84 Più mosso q = 84
Vn.
II. Fire!
andshebeat
andshebeat
thedinner-gong.
fire,
fire!"
andshebeat
thedinner-gong.
And
inourarms,
toward
-thehouse;
andsmoke,
indeed-waspour
inourarms,
toward
-thehouse;
andsmoke,
indeed-waspour
and cresc.
the
dim.
er -hisface.
newspap-er-ov
newspap-er-ov
er -hisface.
dim.
er -hisface.
newspap-er-ov
slipper.
slipper.
slipper.
"Call
the
firebrigade,"
-asshebeatthegong.
"Call
the
firebrigade,"
"Call
the
firebrigade,"
"Call
the
firebrigade,"
-asshebeatthegong.
"They
there,"
there,"
said
Mister-Proth
said
Mister-Proth
said
Mister-Proth
said
Mister-Proth
"They
"They
"They
He
thinkwemissed
senza sord.
body-couldhavehad
tohear
tohear
helmets,
stand
ing -among
-thesmokeandcind
shesaid.
balls,
and
shesaid,
balls,
and
shesaid,
and
shesaid,
Lento q = 54
III. Years and Years Ago
Lento q = 54
birds
thecol
-ofred
or
flan -nel-pet
ti -coats
IV. The Useful Presents
Andante giocoso q = 76
Andante
mittens-madeforgi
mittens-madeforgi
mustached-andrasp
ing -vests
picture-less-books
inwhich
smallboys,
though
warned
withquota
did,anddidanddrowned;
did,anddidanddrowned;
did,anddidanddrowned;
did,anddidanddrowned;
V. The Useless Presents
Bags
ofmoist
falsenoseandatram
falsenoseandatram
falsenoseandatram
falsenoseandatram
(div.)
unis.
and
apaint
ing -bookinwhich
Icouldmake
thegrass,
thetrees,thesea
any-col
in
which
Icouldmakethegrass
I
could
make
thegrass,
thetrees,
Tempo I (Slow swing)
Tempo I (Slow swing) q = 80 q = 80
Largo q. = 42
VI. The Uncles
Largo q. = 42
Vn.
Vn.
ding.
ding.
ding,
Vla.
Tempo primo q. = 42
to
thesea
"Let's
write,
'Mister-Dan
con sord. div.
Each
onehold
ing -astone
inhishand,
and
ofustoobrave.
webfoot-ed-men
web pp foot -ed-men
wheezing-incaves.
Wereached
ofthehouse.
Jack
Jack
One,
Jack
senza sord.
senza sord.
senza sord.
senza sord.
Tempo primo (q. = 42)
Tempo primo (q. = 42)
Sprightly
"Let's Solo
goinandsee
ifthere's
Jack
said.
wedidthat.
Jack
said.
VII. Always on Christmas Night there was Music rit.
Adagietto q = 60
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