Dirge and Hymeneal - Holst, Gustav

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⌛ Period → 20th Century ◈ Genre → Unknown

♯ Key B- major

⁄ Time Signature 2/2

♬ Voicing → SSA

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate

↕ Range C1 – A5

¶ Language → English

Measures 101

Texture Homophonic

Parts 7

Instruments Piano

Pages 12

CPDL # 55124

Editor Jan Wilke

Posted 2019-08-22

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

SOPRANO I

F4 – G5

SOPRANO II

B3 – F5

ALTO

F3 – E-5

PIANO

C1 – C5

MusicXML Part

F1 – B4

¶Lyrics / Text

''Dirge'' Woe! woe ! this is death's hour Of spring; behold his flower! Fair babe of life, to whom Death, and the dreamy tomb, Was nothing yesterday, And now is all! The maiden, from her play Beside her lover gay, The church-yard voices call, Tolling so slow, Woe! woe! ''Hymeneal'' Joy! joy! it is love's day; Strew the young conqueror's way With summer's glories young, O'er which the birds have sung, Bright weeds from fairy rings; Here, there, away! Joy, joy the tree-bird sings, Joy, joy, a hundred springs' Melodies ever say, -- Maiden and boy, Joy! joy! ''Dirge'' She cut the roses down, And wreathed her bridal crown. Death, playful, called her,'blossom,' And tore her from life's bosom. Fair maiden, or fair ghost, -- Which is thy name? -- Come to the spectral host; They pity thee the most, And, to the cold world's shame, Soft cry they, low, Woe! woe!