No. 7698 | Walker, arr. | Sweet Freedom | SATB (divisi) No. 7698 | Walker, arr. | Sweet Freedom | SATB (divisi) Dedicated to The Fidelio Society of Phillips Academy, Christopher Walter, Music Director Premiered on October 31, 2010 in Andover, Massachusetts Dedicated to The Fidelio Society of Phillips Academy, Christopher Walter, Music Director PremieredSweet on October 31, 2010Freedom in Andover, Massachusetts for SATBSweet Chorus (divisi)Freedom unaccompanied for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied Samuel Francis Smith (1808–1895) America SamuelAndover, Francis Massachusetts Smith (1808–1895) (1831) (My country, ’tisAmerica of thee) Andover,G. W., alt. Massachusetts (1831) (MyGwyneth country, ’tisWalker, of thee) arr. G. W., alt. Slowly, stately q = 100 Gwyneth Walker, arr. Slowly,p stately q = 100f Soprano p f Soprano My coun - try, ’tis of thee, sweet land of lib - er - ty, My p counf - try, ’tis of thee, sweet land of lib - er - ty, Alto p f Alto My coun - try, ’tis of thee, sweet land of lib - er - ty, My coun - try, ’tis of thee, sweet land of lib - er - ty, p f Tenor p f Tenor My coun - try, ’tis of thee, sweet land of, sweet land of lib-er - ty, My coun - try, ’tis of thee, sweet land of, sweet land of lib- er - ty, p f Bass p f Bass My coun - try, ’tis of thee,sweet land of lib - er - ty, My coun - try, ’tis of thee, sweet land of lib - er - ty, Slowly, stately q = 100 (for rehearsal only) Slowly, stately q = 100 (for rehearsal only) Piano Piano
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of of thee I sing; Land where my
of thee I, I sing; Land where my of thee I, I sing; Land where my
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11 fath- ers died, land of my moth- er’s pride, from ev- ’ry
fath- ers died, land of my moth- er’s pride, from ev- ’ry fath- er’s died, land of my moth- er’s pride, from ev- ’ry fath- ers died, land of my moth- er’s pride, from ev- ’ry
3 15 rit., a tempo moun- tain side let free- - - - - dom ring. , moun- tain side let free - - -dom, let free - dom , moun- tain side let free- dom, let free- dom , moun- tain side let free- dom, let free- dom
rit., a tempo
B Quickly q = 144, with rhythmic energy 19 rit. , p Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, , p ring, let free - dom, Let free - dom ring, O, Let free - dom ring, O, Let free - dom ring, O, , p ring, let free- dom, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, , p ring, let free- dom, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O,
B Quickly q = 144, with rhythmic energy rit. , 4 C 23 mp p mf Let free -dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, mp p mf Let free -dom ring, O, Let free - dom ring, O, Let free - dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, mp p mf Let free -dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, mp mf cantabile Let free- dom ring, My na- tive coun- try, thee,
C 27 p mf p Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p mf p Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p mf p Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Land of the no- ble free, thy name, thy
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31 mf Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, mf Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, mf Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, (mf ) name, I love; Let free- dom ring, O,
D 35 mf cantabile I love thy rocks and rills, mf p Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p mf Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p mf Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O,
D 6 39 Thy woods and tem- pled hills; my p mf Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p mf Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p mf Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O,
42 heart, my heart, with rap- ture fills with p Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O,
7 45 E joy like that a- bove. mf (mf ) with joy, Let free - dom ring, O, Let free - dom ring, O, mf (mf ) with joy, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, mf with joy, a- bove.
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F Slowly q = 100 (original tempo) rit. 49 f triumphantly Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let mu- sic f triumphantly Let free - dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let mu- sic f triumphantly Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let mu- sic f triumphantly Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let mu- sic
rit. F Slowly q = 100 (original tempo) 8 52 , swell the breeze, sweet, sweet, sweet , swell the breeze, sweet, sweet, sweet , swell the breeze, and ring from all the trees, sweet , swell the breeze, and ring from all the trees, sweet,
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56 Faster rit. free- dom, free- dom song; p free - dom, free - dom, Let free - dom ring, O, Let free - dom ring, O, p free- dom, free- dom, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p sweet free- dom, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O,
Faster rit.
9 G q = 100 59 ( f ) , Let mor- tal tongues a- wake; f , Let mor- tal tongues a- wake; f , Let mor- tal tongues a- wake; let all that f , Let mor- tal tongues a- wake; let all that
G q = 100 ,
Start slowly and accel. p f , p sub. 62 rit. , Let rocks, let rocks their si- lence break; the sound, p f , , p Let rocks, let rocks their si- lence break; the sound, , p f , p breathes par- take; Let rocks, let rocks their si- lence break; the p f , , breathes par- take; Let rocks, let rocks their si- lence break;
rit. Start slowly and accel. , , 10 (accel.) H Quickly q = 132 66 f the sound pro - long. f Let free - dom ring, O, Let free - dom ring, O, f sound, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, mf f the sound pro - long.
(accel.) H Quickly q = 132
S 1 My coun - try, 69 mf div. S 2 p Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O,
11 72 S 1 my coun - try, mf mf S 2 A Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, mf p mf T Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, mf p mf B Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O,
I accel. poco a poco 75 f S 1 my - coun - try, my coun - try, f S 2 A My coun - try, p f p T Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, p f p B Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, Let free- dom ring, O, I accel. poco a poco 12 Very quickly 78 (accel.) cresc. S 1 my coun - try, cresc. S 2 A my coun - try, my coun - try, cresc. T Let free - dom ring, O, Let free - dom ring, O, Let free - dom ring, O, cresc. B Let free - dom ring, O, Let free - dom ring, O, Let free - dom ring, O, (accel.) Very quickly rit. to end 81 , ff S 1 Let free - dom ring, let free - dom ring! ff , S 2 A Let free - dom ring, let free - dom ring! ff , T Let free - dom ring, let free - dom ring! ff , B Let free - dom ring, let free - dom ring! rit. to end August 8, 2010 Braintree, Vermont 3’00”