Farewell - Corelis, Jon

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"My musical setting for one of the best known poems from A. E. Housman's ''A Shropshire Lad.'' The melody is my reworking of the old sea song ''The Flying Cloud.'' Written for male tenor; the voice in this sound file simulated by cello, though probably higher than a cello would easily play.The piano accompaniment has been called too heavy, but I wanted a heavy effect; comments on this would be welcome. The lyrics are on the .pdf score but for convenience are also given below."

◈ Genre → Partsongs

♯ Key B- major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → T

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range B-1 – B-5

¶ Language → English

Measures 65

Texture Homophonic

Parts 3

Instruments Piano

Pages 5

CPDL # 24367

Editor Jon Corelis

Posted 2011-09-05

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

Voice

B-3 – E-5

Piano

B-1 – B-3

¶Lyrics / Text

'''Farewell''' (from ''A Shropshire Lad'') Farewell to barn and stack and tree, Farewell to Severn shore. Terence, look your last at me, For I come home no more. ‘The sun burns on the half-mown hill, By now the blood is dried; And Maurice amongst the hay lies still And my knife is in his side. ‘My mother thinks us long away; ’Tis time the field were mown. She had two sons at rising day, To-night she'll be alone. ‘And here's a bloody hand to shake, And oh, man, here's good-bye; We'll sweat no more on scythe and rake, My bloody hands and I. ‘I wish you strength to bring you pride, And a love to keep you clean, And I wish you luck, come Lammastide, At racing on the green. ‘Long for me the rick will wait, And long will wait the fold, And long will stand the empty plate, And dinner will be cold.’