Three Gnostic Poems. Settings of three poems by Fletcher LaVallee Bartholomew. for unaccompanied mixed choir with piano reduction for rehearsal only

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1 GREG BARTHOLOMEW Three Gnstic Pems Settings three ems by Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew r unacied mixed chir with ian reductin r rehearsal nly 1. An Oen Wrld 2. When L 3. And Wind BURKE & BAGLEY Perusal Cy D Nt Dulicate Vit gregbarthlmew.cm r recrdings

2 Three Gnstic Pems Settings three ems by Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew r unacied mixed chir with ian reductin r rehearsal nly 1. An Oen Wrld 3 minutes 2. When L 5 minutes 3. And Wind 4 minutes BURKE & BAGLEY 1284 Nrth 53 rd Street Seattle, WA Tel: b u rk e a n d b a gle c m c a s t. n e t

3 GREG BARTHOLOMEW An Oen Wrld Perusal Cy A setting em by Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew r unacied mixed chir with ian reductin r rehearsal nly BURKE & BAGLEY

4 An Oen Wrld a certain madness brn sailing Frm rt t dtant rt wrld arund. a certain way it has, unveiling Unused chambers mind s that sund O many dierent vices be heard. The range human thughts views, Frm which with jy be inerred, An en wrld, aths t chse. Perusal Cy Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew ( ) Fr unacied mixed chir with ian reductin r rehearsal nly Duratin: 3 minutes An Oen Wrld irst in a gru three settings ems rm Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew s cllectin entitled And Wind: Gnstic Pems Minneal native Fletcher Barthlmew sent mst h lie in aviatin, beginning with a childhd light in a Curt Rbin in H wrk in aviatin started with a jb as an insectr in an aircrat actry. He went n t becme a test ilt in Wrld War, serving at Suth ndia Air Det at Bangalre, ndia, where he was sent by shi, an exerience he always remembered. Fr inrmatin abut cser Greg Barthlmew, vit w w w.g re g b a r th l m e w.c m. BURKE & BAGLEY 1284 Nrth 53rd Street Seattle, WA Tel: b u r k e a n d b a g l e c m c a s t. n e t

5 Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew ( ) Andante q = 60 SOPRANO n memry Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew accel. q = 80 Greg Barthlmew ALTO Nte: Use rubat reely t give meaning t text. Stagger breathing as needed r cntinuity sund. subit TENOR tant BASS a certain madness brn sailing rm rt t d rt wrld subit tant a rund. a certain madness brn sailing rm rt t d rt wrld a rund. Pian r rehearsal nly Andante q = 60 accel. q = 80 Perusal Cy 8 a mlt rit. certain mad ness sailing, sail ing wrld a rund. a certain mad ness sailing, sail ing wrld a rund. a a mad mad ness ness sail sail Cyright 2007 ing ing mlt rit. wrld wrld a rund. a rund

6 2 15 a te q = 60 An Oen Wrld accel. q = 80 a certain way it has, un veil ing un used chambers mind a certain way it has, un veil ing un used chambers mind a certain way it has, un veil ing un used chambers mind a certain way it has, un veil ing un used chambers mind a te q = 60 accel. q = 80 Perusal Cy 21 s that sund ma ny di'rent vi ces be heard, s that sund ma ny di'rent vi ces be heard, s that sund ma ny di'rent vi ces be heard, s that sund ma ny di'rent vi ces be heard,

7 27 An Oen Wrld rit. 3 sund many di'rent vi ces be heard, be heard: sund many di'rent vi ces be, be heard: sund ma ny, ma ny di'rent vi ces be heard: sund ma ny di 'rent, ma ny di'rent vices be heard: 35 q = 80 rit. Perusal Cy rall. range hu man thughts views, rm which with jy range range hu man thughts views, rm which with jy hu man thughts views, rm which with jy range hu man thughts views, rm which with jy q = 80 rall

8 4 42 a te rim q = 60 be in erred, an An Oen Wrld en wrld, aths t chse, an be be in erred, an en wrld, aths t chse, an in erred, an en wrld, aths t chse, an be in erred, an en wrld, aths t chse, an a te rim q = Perusal Cy rit. en wrld, en wrld, en wrld, en wrld, aths aths aths aths t t t t chse. chse. chse. chse rit.

9 GREG BARTHOLOMEW When L Perusal Cy A setting em by Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew r unacied mixed chir with ian reductin r rehearsal nly BURKE & BAGLEY

10 When L ly da Vinci s dream n wings seed, With ertless delight cleave air, Free in bundless realm sky, eed My sul with wnder, questins seeming air. brught rth t wer n th earth? given th brie breath lie, T wnder at ur enigmatic birth, T reach r stars, want reasn r strie. Yet, being here, why try t ind a lan? waste time in thught bere we g? s nt lie enugh r any man? Hw many have, as irs, my answer, N. Perusal Cy Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew ( ) When set t again un l, And darkness gains un setting sun, lng t eel welcme yur h n mine, t rest, let Time its silly cycles run, Lie s nights are all t ew. N r h, n r s lk, n r ne, Can bring that eace t mind r heart r sul, N eace. Althugh knw re s always un n lie, t reach that sublime gal, must return t yu. Fr unacied mixed chir with ian reductin r rehearsal nly Duratin: arx. 5 minutes When L secnd in a gru three settings ems rm Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew s cllectin entitled And Wind: Gnstic Pems Minneal native Fletcher Barthlmew sent h ressinal lie in aviatin, including service during Wrld War as a ilt in United States Army Air Crs, later, wrking in airrt lanning management. Fr inrmatin abut cser Greg Barthlmew, vit w w w.g re g b a r th l m e w.c m. BURKE & BAGLEY 1284 Nrth 53rd Street Seattle, WA Tel: b u r k e a n d b a g l e c m c a s t. n e t

11 Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew ( ) q = 90 SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Pian r rehearsal nly q = 90 ly, ly, ly, ly ly, Perusal Cy ly. ly. Greg Barthlmew ly. ly. ly. ly. ly. ly. 12 lightly ly lightly Da Vin ci'sdream n wings seed. With ertless de light cleave air. ly Da Vinci'sdream n wings seed. With ertless de light cleave air. Cyright

12 2 21 rit. a te lightly brught Free Free in bund less realm sky, eed my sul with wn der, questins seeming air. in bund less realm sky, eed my sul with wn der, questins seeming air. Perusal Cy rit. a te 29 lightly brughtrth t wan der n rth? brught rth earth? t wan der n brught rth earth? brught brught t wan der n rth? rth?

13 3 37 rit. earth? given th brie breath lie t wnder at with a bit mre gravity given th brie breath lie t wnder at brught rth with a bit mre gravity t wer n earth? given th brie breath lie t wnder at brught rth t wan der n earth? given th brie breath lie t wnder at rit. Perusal Cy 45 q = 72 ur ur ur ur enig ma tic enig ma tic gently birth? T reach r stars, want gently birth? t reach r stars, gently enig ma tic birth? t reach r stars, gently enig ma tic birth? T reach r stars, want want want reasn r reasn r reasn r reasn r strie. strie. strie. strie. q =

14 4 52 rit. q = 90 der brughtrth brughtrth t wan n t wer n earth? earth? Yet, being here, why brught rth t wan der n earth? brught rth t wan der n earth? Yet, being here, why rit. q = 90 Perusal Cy 58 rall. try try try t ind a lan? t ind a lan? waste time waste time waste time be re we be re we be re we g? g? g? s s nt nt lie lie (meldy) s nt lie e nugh r e nugh r e nugh r an y man? an y man? an y man? t ind a lan? waste time be re we g? s nt lie e nugh r an y man? rall.

15 67 q = 90 Hw Hw Hw man y man man y have, y have, have, as as as irs, irs, irs, rit. my my my an an an swer, swer, swer, subit "N." subit "N." subit subit "N." 5 Hw man y have, as irs, my an swer, "N." q = 90 Perusal Cy rit. 73 q = 90 When set rth a gain u n l, darkness gains u n setting sun, q =

16 6 79 rit. lng t eel welcme yur h in mine, t rest, let Time its sil ly cycles Perusal Cy rit. 85 q = 72 t Lie's nights are all ew. Lie's nights are all t ew. t N r ne, Lie's nights are all t ew. Lie's nights are all ew. N r ne, Lie's t nights are all ew. r's Lie's nights are all t ew. N r ne, run. N h, n r's lk, n r q =

17 91 rall. q = 60 7 n n r r ne, ne, n n r ne r ne bring bring that that eace eace t mind r t mind r n r ne, ne, n r ne bring that eace t mind r ne, n r n r ne bring that eace t mind r rall. q = 60 Perusal Cy 96 q = 72 heart r sul, n eace. al thugh heart r sul, n eace. al thugh heart heart r sul, n eace, n eace, n eace, al thugh, r sul, n eace, n eace, n eace, al thugh, q =

18 8 102 rall. a te q = 72 knw re's al ways un in lie, ah, knw re's al ways un in lie, ah, al thugh knw re's al ways un in lie, reach ah, al thugh knw re's al ways un in lie, t that sub lime Perusal Cy rall. q = rall. q = 60 rit. must must re re turn t turn t yu. yu. gal, must re turn t yu. must return t yu. must re turn t yu. rall. q = 60 rit

19 GREG BARTHOLOMEW And Wind Perusal Cy A setting em by Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew r unacied mixed chir with ian reductin r rehearsal nly BURKE & BAGLEY

20 And Wind an awesme beauty und in sailing Thrugh black night un en sea, Yur vessel mauled by unseen waves trailing Her hshrescent wake, as steadily, She lws int darkness, And wind. Perusal Cy Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew ( ) Fr unacied mixed chir with ian reductin r rehearsal nly Duratin: arx. 4 minutes And Wind inal iece in a gru three settings ems rm Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew s cllectin entitled And Wind: Gnstic Pems Minneal native Fletcher Barthlmew sent mst h lie in aviatin, beginning with a childhd light in a Curt Rbin in H wrk in aviatin started with a jb as an insectr in an aircrat actry. He went n t becme a test ilt in Wrld War, serving at Suth ndia Air Det at Bangalre, ndia, where he was sent by shi, an exerience he always remembered. Fr inrmatin abut cser Greg Barthlmew, vit regbarthl mew.cm. BURKE & BAGLEY 1284 Nrth 53 rd Street Seattle, WA Tel: b u rk e a n d b a gl e c m c a s t. n e t

21 Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew ( ) Adagi q = 70 SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Pian r rehearsal nly Awe O O Sh* Adagi q = 70 en sea, en sea, Sh sme Sh beau Perusal Cy Sh ty, awe Sh Greg Barthlmew en. z Sh en. sme 7 accel. beau *"Sh" as sund cean sray O O Sh en en sea. Sh sea. z Sh ty. (Meldy #1) (Meldy #2) *( an an an an) awe sme beau awe Awe sme. *Only lw E n irst 3 ntes unless lwer ctave nt "resent." accel. sme beau awe sme beau awe sme beau ty, ty, ty, ty, Cyright

22 2 16 q = 90 c accel. an awe sme beau ty und in sail ing q = 100 thrugh black night u an awe sme beau ty und in sail ing thrugh black night u an awe sme beau ty und in sail ing thrugh black night u an awe sme beau ty und in sail ing thrugh black night u q = 90 c accel. q = 100 Perusal Cy 26 n en sea, re an awe sme beau ty beau ty n en sea, re an awe sme beau ty, beau ty n n en sea, en sea, re re an awe an awe sme beau sme beau ty, ty, beau beau ty ty

23 3 36 sailing thrughblack night u n en sea, en sea, sailing thrughblack night u n en sea, en sea. sail sailing thrughblack ing thrugh black night night u u n n en sea, en sea, en sea. en sea. Perusal Cy 46 an awe sme beau ty und in sail ing thrugh black night an awe sme beau sme ty und in sail und in ing thrugh black night an awe beau an awe sme beau ty ty sail und in sail ing ing thrugh thrugh black black night night

24 4 55 Adagi q = 70 u n en sea. yur ves sel mauled by un seen waves u u u n n n en sea. en sea. en sea. O O O en sea, en sea, en sea, Adagi q = trail Perusal Cy ing her hs hr e scent wake, as stead i ly, she lws, trail ing her wake, as stead i ly she lws in t dark ness, en sea. As stead i ly she lws, en sea. As she lws in t dark ness,

25 5 67 stead i ly, she lws in t dark ness, dark ness, n t dark ness, dark ness, yur ves sel mauled by un seen waves, in t dark n t dark ness, ness, dark dark ness, ness, Perusal Cy 73 Sh* *"Sh" as sund wind mlt rall. Sh wind. wind. wind. The The The Sh Sh dark ness dark dark q = 52 ness ness And mlt rall. q =

26 6 79 q = 60 wind, wind wind, wind, q = 60 wind, rall. rall. q = 54 Perusal Cy wind, ah wind, wind, wind. wind, wind. wind wind, wind. q = 54 wind. q = 30 wind. q = 30. wind. rall. wind, q = 24. rall. wind, wind, q = 24

27 CHORAL WORKS OF GREG BARTHOLOMEW Read clete texts, lten t errmances dwnlad ree erusal d scres at Available rm ARS NOVA MUSC 321 Main Avenue, Brkings, SD Tel: Le, r unacied SATB chir, 2002 (Duratin: 5:45) A setting excerts rm Astrnmica, a 1 st Century C. Latin text by Marcus Manilius. Finalt in 2007 Cincinnati Camerata Chral Cstitin Cetitin. Frm Odes Slmn Available n CD rm Castne Recrds Frm Odes 1 & 3 Odes Slmn, 2000 (Duratin: 5:00) Frm Ode 14 Odes Slmn, 2000 (Duratin: 5:00) Frm Ode 17 Odes Slmn, 2000 (Duratin: 5:30) Fr unacied SATB chir. The Odes Slmn are believed t have been written arund year 100 D., include strng arallels t Dead Sea Scrlls. Available rm BURKE & BAGLEY ice@burkebagley.cm Tel: The 21st Century (A Girl Brn in Aghantan), r unacied SATB chir, 2002 (Dur.: 6:40) A setting excerts rm United Natins SecretaryGeneral Ki Annan s Nbel Peace Prize Lecture. Available n CD released by Cnnecticut Chral Artts (Cncra): Sngs & Stries Liberatin (2007). Finalt in 2003 Briar Cli University New Chral Music Cetitin. Beati Qurum Via, r unacied SATB chir, 2003 (Duratin: 2:30) A new setting traditinal Latin text. A Cuntry By in Winter, r unacied TTBB men s chrus, 2001 (Duratin: 3:20) A setting em by Ameri et Sarah Orne Jewett ( ). The Fervid Hkey Pke, r unacied SATB chir, 2010 (Duratin: 2:45) A setting hilarius rizewinning em by Je Brechlin. T a Lcmtive in Winter, r unacied SATB chir, 2001 (Duratin: 6 min.) A setting em by Walt Whitman ( ). The Prme Liberty, r SATB r unn r 2art chrus ian, 2009 (Duratin: 3 min.) Adated rm em, The New Clssus by Emma Lazarus ("Give me yur tired, yur r..."). A Rainy Day, r unacied SSAA wmen s chrus, 2001 (Duratin: 4:15) A setting em by Ameri et Jhn Brainard ( ). Sng Muntains, r mixed SSAATB chir with ian aciment, 2004 (Duratin: 6 min.) A setting text adated rm rse by Ameri naturalt Jhn Muir ( ). Stke Fleming, r unacied SATB chir, 2000 (Duratin 3:30) A meditatin n rcks waves written at a small hamlet n Englh Channel. The Tree, r unacied SATB chir, 2003 (Duratin: 3 min.) A setting em by Ameri transcendental et Jnes Very ( ). Finalt r 2011 Seghizzi nternatinal Chral Festival Winner Silver Platter Reertire Award (ChralNet). We Are Dust Stars, r 2art treble chir with ian, 2013 (Duratin: 3:00) A thughtrvking sng abut ur cnnectin t everything in universe, jyul humrus. Three Gnstic Pems An Oen Wrld, 2007 (Duratin: 3 min.) When L, 2007 (Duratin: 4 min.) And Wind, 2007 (Duratin: 5 min.) Fr unacied SATB chir. Three settings ems by Fletcher LaVallee Barthlmew, meditatins n ineable. Perusal cies rvided n request