January 2013 - ISKCON Bangalore

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AlchemySATB

1. Living Gold

2. Cups of Fire

3. Jewelled Blaze

4. O Beauty

Texts by

Sara Teasdale

Music by

Donald M. Skirvin

I. Living Gold (lyrics from the poem, Alchemy)

I lift my heart as spring lifts up A yellow daisy to the rain; My heart will be a lovely cup Altho’ it holds but pain.

For I shall learn from lower and leaf That color every drop they hold, To change the lifeless wine of grief To living gold.

II. Cups of Fire (In a Cuban Garden)

Hibiscus lowers are cups of ire, (Love me, my lover, life will not stay) The bright poinsettia shakes in the wind, A scarlet leaf is blowing away.A lizard lifts his head and listens— Kiss me before the noon goes by, Here in the shade of the ceiba hide me From the great black vulture circling the sky.

III. Jewelled Blaze (Dri wood)

My forefathers gave me My spirit’s shaken lame, The shape of hands, the beat of heart, The letters of my name. But it was my lovers, And not my sleeping sires, Who gave the lame its changeful And iridescent ires; As the driftwood burning Learned its jewelled blaze From the sea’s blue splendor Of colored nights and days.

IV. O Beauty (August Moonrise)

The sun was gone, and the moon was coming Over the blue Connecticut hills; The west was rosy, the east was lushed, And over my head the swallows rushed This way and that, with changeful wills. .(Note: The following lines in the original poem are not used in this setting:

“I heard them twitter and watched them dartNow together and now apartLike dark petals blown from a tree;”) The maples stamped against the west Were black and stately and full of rest, And the hazy orange moon grew up And slowly changed to yellow gold While the hills were darkened, fold on fold To a deeper blue than a lower could hold.

Down the hill I went, and then I forgot the ways of men, For nightscents, heady, and damp and cool Wakened ecstasy in me On the brink of a shining pool. O Beauty, out of many a cup You have made me drunk and wild Ever since I was a child, But when have I been sure as now That no bitterness can bend And no sorrow wholly bow One who loves you to the end? And though I must give my breath And my laughter all to death, And my eyes through which joy came, And my heart, a wavering lame; If all must leave me and go back Along a blind and fearful track So that you can make anew, Fusing with intenser ire, Something nearer your desire; If my soul must go alone Through a cold in inity, Or even if it vanish, too, Beauty, I have worshipped you. Let this single hour atone For the theft of all of me.

Program notes

Just as the ancient practice of alchemy endeavored to turn dross into gold, this setting of Sara Teasdale poems traces through its four movements a series of poetic and musical transformations along life’s journey: grief turns into gold; impermanence and the fear of loss are trans-formed by love; a sheen of iridescence is conveyed to us by our lovers; and inally, the ultimate transformation

occurs when we pursue the path that beauty unfolds for us.

This piece contains many instances of jazz-based and extended chordal structures, which result in a colorful harmonic palette. One architectural detail: notice that the end of each movement sets up the beginning of the next by using the same or a related tonal center, though the movement then migrates quickly to a new tonality: more transformations!

The irst poem, “Alchemy,” is from her work, Rivers to the Sea. The other three poems are from her work, Flame and Shadow. All poems are in the public domain.

- Donald Skirvin

Poems by Sara Teasdale (1884–1933)

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Music byDonald M. Skirvin

© 2004 Barton Rhodes Press (ASCAP), Los Angeles.Yelton Rhodes Music sole-selling agent. wwwyrmusic.com

I. Living GoldWarm, rich, slow chorale

Words bySara Teasdale (Alchemy)

Alchemy

Composer's note: these pieces are designed so that they can be performedwith a slight pause between movements, without giving a pitch. It is permissible to strike opening pitches between movements if the director feels this is necessary.

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Alchemy- 3 -

Music byDonald M. Skirvin

Passionate and tender

II. Cups of FireWords bySara Teasdale (In a Cuban Garden)

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Alchemy- 9 -

III. Jewelled BlazeMusic by

Donald M. SkirvinWords bySara Teasdale (Driftwood)

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IV. O Beauty Music byDonald M. Skirvin

Words bySara Teasdale (August Moonrise)

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O Beauty

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14 œ œ œ œ œ œ œchanged to yel - low gold While the

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Alchemy- 16 -

O Beauty

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‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œDown the hill I went, and then I for-got the ways of

Ó œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œthen I for-got the ways of

Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œDown the hill I went, and then I for - got the

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œ $ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œmen, For night-scents, head-y, and damp and cool

œ $ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œmen, For night-scents, head-y, and damp and cool

œ œ œ $ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œways of men, For night-scents, head-y, and damp and cool

œ œ œ $ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œways of men, For night-scents, head-y, and damp and cool

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O Beauty

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3œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œbrink of a shin - ing pool. Wak - ened

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‰ jœ œ ˙O Beau - ty,

‰ Jœ œ œ œ œ œ œO Beau - ty, O Beau -

‰ Jœ œ œ œ œ œ œO Beau - ty, O Beau -

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‰ Jœ œ œ ˙O Beau - ty,

‰ œ œ œ œ œO Beau - ty,

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Alchemy- 18 -

O Beauty

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25 ‰ jœ œ œ ˙O Beau - ty,

‰ œ œ œ œ œO Beau - - -

.˙ Œty,

.˙ Œty,

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œ œ œ œout of man - y a cup

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out of man - y a cup

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27 jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ You have made me drunk and wild Ev - er since I

jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ You have made me drunk and wild Ev - er since I

jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ You have made me drunk and wild Ev - er since I

jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Jœ œ You have made me drunk and wild O Beau -

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œ œ .˙ œ œwas a child, But

œ œ œ Jœ Jœ .œ Jœwas a child, O Beau-ty, But

˙ œ œ jœ œœty, O Beau-ty,

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Alchemy- 19 -

O Beauty

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œwhen have I been sure as now That



‰ Jœœ œ œ ˙O Beau - ty,

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œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œno bit - ter - ness can bend And

œ œ œ œ ‰ œb œ œno bit - ter - ness can bend And

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31 œ œ œb œ œ œ œno sor - row whol - ly bow

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œ œ œb œ œ œœ œœno sor - row whol - ly bow

‰ jœœ œ œb œ Jœ œ œœO Beau - ty, O Beau - ty,

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œOne who loves you to the end?

œ œ œ œ œ œ œOne who loves you to the end?

œb œ œ œ œ œ œOne who loves you to the end?

œœ œœ œœ œœb œœ œœ œœOne who loves you to the end?

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Alchemy- 20 -

O Beauty

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33 Ó . ‰ jœ# œn œ#O Beau - - - -

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‰ œ œ œ œ jJœœ ..œœ

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35 ‰ Jœ œ œ œ ŒO Beau-ty,

‰ œ œ œ œ œ ˙O Beau-ty,

‰ Jœ œœ œœ œœ ŒO Beau-ty,

‰ jœœ œœ œœ œœ ŒO Beau-ty,

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œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ(One who loves you to the end)

œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ(One who loves you to the end)

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Alchemy- 21 -

O Beauty

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‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œAnd my laugh - ter all to death,

‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œAnd my laugh - ter all to death,

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‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œAnd my eyes through which joy came,

‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœAnd my eyes through which joy came,



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40 ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ 3œœ œœ œœ œœAnd my heart, a wav - er - ing flame;

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œ œ œ œAnd my heart, a wav - er - ing flame;

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$ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœIf all must leave me and go back

$ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œIf all must leave me and go back

$ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œIf all must leave me and go back

$ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœIf all must leave me and go back

Alchemy- 22 -

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42 $ œœ œœ œœ œœ> œœ œœ> œœ> œœ>A-long a blind and fear - ful track

$ œ œ œ œ> œ œ> œ> œ>A-long a blind and fear - ful track

$ œ œ œ œ> œ œ> œ> œ>A-long a blind and fear - ful track

$ œœ œœ œœ œœ> œœ œœ> œœ> œœ>A-long a blind and fear - ful track

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‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ jœœ ‰So that you can make a - new,

Ó ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œFus - ing with in - ten - ser

Ó ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœFus - ing with in - ten - ser

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44 ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœSome-thing near-er your de-sire, Fus-ing with in-ten-ser

‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œSome-thing near-er your de-sire, Fus-ing with in-ten-ser

Jœ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œfire, Some-thing near-er your de-sire, Fus-ing with in-ten-ser

Jœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœfire, Some-thing near-er your de-sire, Fus-ing with in-ten-ser

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ Ófire, Some-thing near-er your de-sire;

œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ Ófire, Some-thing near-er your de-sire;

œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ Ófire, Some-thing near-er your de-sire;

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œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœIf my soul must go a- lone

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œThrough a cold in - fin - i - ty,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œThrough a cold in - fin - i - ty,

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49 Œ œ œ œ œBeau - ty, I have

œ œ œ œBeau - ty, I have

˙ œ œ œ œBeau - ty, I have

˙ œN œ œ œBeau - ty, I have

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52 œ œ œwor - shipped you,

œ œ œ œ œwor - shipped you,

œ œ œwor - shipped you,

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Alchemy- 26 -

O Beauty

Seattle, March 2002

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