“IN THE GLOAMING” Playground String Series by Anne F. Harrison arr. by Lennie Niehaus (BMI) Complete String Orchestra Instrumentation 10 - Violin 1 10 - Violin 2 8 - Violin 3 (optional) 8 - Viola 8 - Cello 6 - Contrabass 1 - Piano (optional) 1 - Snare Drum (optional) 1 - Bass Drum (optional) TRN Music Publisher, Inc. P.O. Box 197 • Alto, NM 88312 • USA www.trnmusic.com About the music - In the Gloaming In the gloaming, oh my darling When the lights are soft and low And the quiet shadows falling Softly come and softly go When the trees are sobbing faintly With a gentle unknown woe Will you think of me and love me As you did once long ago? In the gloaming, oh my darling Think not bitterly of me Though I passed away in silence Left you lonely, set you free For my heart was tossed with longing What had been could never be It was best to leave you thus dear Best for you and best for me In the gloaming, oh my darling When the lights are soft and low Will you think of me and love me As you did once long ago In the Gloaming was tremendously popular in the United States in 1877. With words written by Meta Orre, the tune “in the Irish style” was by Annie Fortescue Harrison, later Lady Hill. Whether Miss Orred knew the story of the composer's life or not, the facts are (purportedly) that Annie Fortescue Harrison, daughter of a Scottish MP, had been in love with Lord Arthur Hill (County Down, Ireland), but the marriage was frowned upon by his family. Miss Harrison went to England and became a composer, writing the music to this song (as well as instrumentals and musicals). Lord Hill married another woman named Anne, who died the following year. A few years later, at a concert in England, he heard this song performed and the lyrics and tune strongly reminded him of his lost love, so he tracked her down and he married her. ([email protected]) *gloaming is the twilight that occurs at dusk and dawn. About the composer - Born into a musical family, alto saxophonist, composer and arranger Lennie Niehaus graduated from Cal State Los Angeles where he majored in theory and composition. In 1951, he auditioned and was selected to play in Stan Kenton’s band. Soon drafted into the army, he played oboe in the concert band and formed various jazz groups. While in the army, he met Clint Eastwood, who was a jazz fan. Upon his discharge he was rehired by Stan Kenton as a saxophonist. During his tenure with Stan, he wrote between 150-200 arrangements and compositions, many of which were recorded. After 5 years with Stan, Lennie returned to Los Angeles to concentrate on his writing. He wrote for TV and orchestrated for Jerry Fielding, a film writer. In addition, he wrote a series of seven books for young saxophone players to play with a jazz conception. Lennie’s relationship with Fielding, who was writing several movies for Clint Eastwood, renewed his friendship with Clint. With Fielding’s untimely death, Eastwood asked Lennie to compose music for the movie “Tightrope.” This collaboration evolved into many other movies, such as “Bird,” “Unforgiven,” “The Bridges of Madison County,” “Space Cowboys.” In addition, Mr. Niehaus wrote the jazz score “Lush Life,” for which he received an Emmy, and the music for “Pochahontas II” and many other movies for television and cable. He was commissioned to write a jazz suite as a tribute to Clint Eastwood, which was performed by the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra and conducted by him. In 2003, he had the honor of conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra, performing the music of “Mystic River.” The following year he was asked by the BBC to play in, and conduct, their jazz orchestra in London. After returning home from England, he recorded with his octet “Live at the Lighthouse at Hermosa Beach.” Mr. Niehaus remains active as a prolific composer, arranger, and performer. "IN THE GLOAMING" Playground String Series Duration ca. 2:10 Music by: ANNE F. HARRISON Moderato arranged by: LENNIE NIEHAUS (BMI) q = 72 Violin I # 2 ≥œ. œ œ œ. œ œ œ. œ & 4 J œ J œ œ œ œ œ J ˙ f ≥ Violin II # 2 j j j & 4 œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ f ≥ Viola B # 2 œ œ œ. j œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ (Optional 4 œ. J œ œ œ œ œ J Violin 3) f Cello ≥ ? # 2 j œ. œ# œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ 4 œ. œ œ œ J J ˙ f Contrabass ≥ ? # 2 œ. œ œ œ œ. œ# œ# œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ 4 J J œ J f j j # 2 œ. œ œ œ. œ œ œ. œ & 4 œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ Piano J œ œ œ (Optional) f œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ? # 2 œ. œ œ œ œ. œ#œ œ#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ 4 J J J Snare Drum 2 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ (Optional) ã 4 æ æ æ æ f Bass Drum 2 œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ (Optional) ã 4 J J J f GRADE 1 Copyright © MMXIII by TRN Music Publisher, Inc. TRN2013-NI2 All Rights Reserved•International Copyright Secured•Printed in USA 2 "IN THE GLOAMING" 9 17 Vln. I ≥ # œ. œ œ œ. œ œ . j & J œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ∑ ≥ ≥ Vln. II # j j j j & œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ. œ P ≥ ≥ Vla. B # œ œ j œ œ œ œ. œ œn . œ œ. J œ œ. œ œ œ œ J ˙ J P Vc. ≥ ≥ ? # j œ. œ# œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ J J ˙ ˙ P Cb. ≥ ≥ ? # œ. œ œ œ œ. œ# œ# œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ˙ J J œ J P # œ. œ œ œ. j j j & œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ. œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ œn . œ Pno. P œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ? # œ. œ œ œ œ. œ#œ œ#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ˙ J J J ˙ S.Dr. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ã ∑ æ æ æ æ B. Dr. œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ã J J J ∑ "IN THE GLOAMING" 3 25 18 ≥ Vln. I # j œ œ œ ≥œ. œ œ & ∑ ∑ ∑ œ. œ œ œ ˙ J œ F f Vln. II # j ≥ j & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ F f Vla. ≥ B # œ œ œn œ œ œ œ œ# . œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ J . J F f Vc. ≥ ? # œ. œb œ œ œ œ ˙ j ˙ ˙ ˙ J œ. œ œ œ F f Cb. ≥ ? # ˙ ˙ ˙ œ. œb œ. œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ ˙ J F f # œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ & œ œ œn œ œ œ œ œ œœ. œœ œ œ œ œ ˙œ œ œ. œ œ œ Pno. J F f #œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ? # ˙ ˙ ˙ œ. œb œ. œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ J œ œ œ œ ˙ J S.Dr. ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ã ∑ ∑ æ æ æ æ P f B. Dr. Œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ. œ œ œ ã ∑ ∑ J J P f 4 "IN THE GLOAMING" 27 33 Vln. I ≤ # œ. œ œ . j œ œ & J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ∑ Œ œ œ œ œ œ P Vln. II # j j ≥ & œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ P Vla. ≥ B # œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ . œ œ J P Vc. ≥ ? # œ. œ# œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ# œ œ J J ˙ J œ P Cb. ≥ ? # œ. œ# œ# œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ. œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ J œ J J P j Œ # œ. œ œ œ œ. j œ œ œ œ & œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ Pno. P œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ? # œ. œ# œ# œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ. œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ J J J S.Dr. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ã ∑ ∑ ∑ æ æ æ æ P B. Dr. œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ Œ œ ã J J ∑ ∑ ∑ P "IN THE GLOAMING" 5 41 37 Vln. I # œ ≥. œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ F P F Vln.