The Dying of the Light

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1 No. 829 Walker The Dying o the Light ull Score (String Quartet and ersion) GWYNETH WALKER The Dying o the Light Musical Settings o the Poetry o Dylan Thomas or Solo and String Quartet or Piano, or aritone Solo and String Orchestra or Piano The Hand that Signed the Paer And Death Shall Have No Dominion Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night Piano/ocal Score ( ersion) No. 829 ull Score (String Quartet and ersion) No. 80 Parts (String Quartet and ersion) No. 81 Piano/ocal Score (aritone ersion) No. 82 ull Score (String Orchestra and aritone ersion) No. 8 Parts (String Orchestra and aritone ersion [---2-1]) No. 8

2 The Dying o the Light Duration The oetry o Dylan Thomas ( ) is characteristically Welsh and dark. Death is a common toic in his ritings. Yet desite the somer imagery, there is oten a strength and resilience. The ourney o death is descried, ut not taken. Death is the adversary, not the ruler. The Hand that Signed the Paer seaks o the oten cruel and deadly oer o a signed document a document o taxation, o treaty or o counting casualties. The ive ingers mark the dead, ut do not soothe. Hands have no tears to lo. And Death Shall Have No Dominion exresses the triumh o the human sirit over death. Though lovers e lost love shall not. Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night reresents the ight against death. Rage, rage against the dying o the light. The musical exression o these oems laces the voice in the lo (dark) range. Temi are slo, and minor keys are revalent. Only occasionally are maor tonalities resented. These assages comine ith articularly uliting hrases such as Though they sink through the sea, they shall rise again and Wild men, ho caught and sang the sun in light Near the end o the last song, the oet addresses his deceased ather: And you, my ather, there on the sad height... The voice stays on a constant itch hile the harmony lits eneath (to the heights), in the Lydian (raised) mode. [One might hear the voice as erched ato the rising chords.] This is one o the most ersonal lines o Dylan Thomas oetry. As the oet seaks to his ather, the climax o the song comes ith the rising hrases o Rage, rage against the dying o the light. The inal chords are dissonant, marked ith determination and triumh. The Hand that Signed the Paer The hand that signed the aer elled a city; ive sovereign ingers taxed the reath, Douled the gloe o dead and halved a country; These ive kings did a king to death. The mighty hand leads to a sloing shoulder, The inger oints are cramed ith chalk; A goose s quill has ut an end to murder That ut an end to talk. The hand that signed the treaty red a ever, And amine gre, and locusts came; Great is the hand that holds dominion over Man y a scriled name. The ive kings count the dead ut do not soten The crusted ound nor stroke the ro; A hand rules ity as a hand rules heaven; Hands have no tears to lo. And Death Shall Have No Dominion And death shall have no dominion. Dead men naked they shall e one ith the man in the ind and the est moon; When their ones are icked clean, and the clean ones gone, They shall have stars at elo and oot; Though they go mad they shall e sane, Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again; Though lovers e lost love shall not; And death shall have no dominion. And death shall have no dominion. Under the indings o the sea They lying long shall not die indily; Tisting on racks hen sines give ay, Straed to a heel, yet they shall not reak; aith in their hands shall sna in to, And the unicorn evils run them through; Slit all ends u they shan t crack; And death shall have no dominion. And death shall have no dominion. No more may gulls cry at their ears Or aves reak loud on the seashores; Where le a loer may a loer no more Lit its head to the los o the rain; Though they e mad and dead as nails; Heads o the characters hammer through daisies; reak in the sun till the sun reaks don, And death shall have no dominion. Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should urn and rave at close o day; Rage, rage against the dying o the light. Though ise men at their end kno dark is right, ecause their ords had orked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last ave y, crying ho right Their rail deeds might have danced in a green ay, Rage, rage against the dying o the light. Wild men ho caught and sang the sun in light, And learn, too late, they grieved it on its ay, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, ho see ith linding sight lind eyes could laze like meteors and e gay, Rage, rage against the dying o the light. And you, my ather, there on the sad height, Curse, less, me no ith your ierce tears, I ray. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying o the light. The Hand The Signed the Paer y Dylan Thomas, rom THE POEMS O DYLAN THOMAS, Coyright 199 y Ne Directions Pulishing Cor. Used ith ermission o Ne Directions Pulishing. And Death Shall Have No Dominion y Dylan Thomas, rom THE POEMS O DYLAN THOMAS, Coyright 19 y Ne Directions Pulishing Cor. Used ith ermission o Ne Directions Pulishing. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night y Dylan Thomas, rom THE POEMS O DYLAN THOMAS, Coyright 1952 y Ne Directions Pulishing Cor. Used ith ermission o Ne Directions Pulishing.

3 Dylan Thomas ( ) Catalog No. 80 The Dying o the Light or Solo and String Quartet 1. The Hand That Signed the Paer Gyneth Walker Moderately sloly q = 80 The iolin 1 iolin 2 iola ioloncello n n oco n n oco n oco - - oco n 5. hand that signed the a - er elled a cit - y; ive sov - ereign in - gers taxed the ln. 1. ln. 2. n la.. lc.. The Hand The Signed the Paer y Dylan Thomas, rom THE POEMS O DYLAN THOMAS, Coyright 199 y Ne Directions Pulishing Cor. Used ith ermission o Ne Directions Pulishing. Coyright 2015 y E. C. Schirmer Music Comany, Inc., a division o ECS Pulishing..ecsulishing.com All rights reserved

4 8. reath, Dou - led the gloe o dead and halved a coun - try; ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. 11 ( ) These ive kings did a king to death. The ln. 1 ln. 2 la. - - lc. - - ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. 1 might - y hand leads to a slo -ing shoul - der, The in - ger oints are cramed ith Walker The Dying o the Light 1. The Hand That Signed the Paer

5 17. 5 chalk; A goo - se s quill has ut an end to mur - der ln. 1. ^ ^ ^ ^ ln. 2. ^ ^ ^ ^ la.. ^ ^ ^ ^ lc.. ^ ^ ^ ^ 20 That ut an end to talk. The ln. 1 ln. 2 la. - - lc hand that signed the trea -ty red a e ver, And am -ine gre, and lo - custs ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc Walker The Dying o the Light 1. The Hand That Signed the Paer

6 6 26 came; Great is the hand that holds do - min - ion o - ver Man ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc.... ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln y a scri - led name. dead ut do not ^ ^ ^ ^ The ( ) sot - en The crust - ed ound nor stroke the.. ive kings count the ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v. ro; A ln. 2 la. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^.. lc. v ^ ^ ^ ^. Walker The Dying o the Light 1. The Hand That Signed the Paer

7 ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. 6 0 hand rules it - y as a hand rules heav - en; A lo, Hands have no tears to hand rules it - y as a hand rules heav - en;.... diminuendo diminuendo diminuendo. diminuendo rit. U U U U -U. Sloer * lo. * Hands have no tears to rit. ( ) U lo..... U U U U 7 *Cue-sized notes are an ossia i needed. Cue notes in the Cello should e layed i the singer elects to erorm the ossia. 2 0 Walker The Dying o the Light 1. The Hand That Signed the Paer

8 8 Transition to No. 2. And Death Shall Have No Dominion [Omit i erorming No. 2 searately] ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. q = 100 rit. n n n n n n n n 2. And Death Shall Have No Dominion At a stately temo q = 100 ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. N N N And ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. 5. death shall have no do - min - ion. Dead men na - ked they. And Death Shall Have No Dominion y Dylan Thomas, rom THE POEMS O DYLAN THOMAS, Coyright 19 y Ne Directions Pulishing Cor. Used ith ermission o Ne Directions Pulishing.

9 9 n 9 shall e one ith the man in the ind and the est moon; ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. n n n 1 smoothly no do - min -ion, no do -min -ion, no do -min -ion, no do -min -ion. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. n A. 17 When their ones are icked clean, and the clean ones gone, They shall have ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. Walker The Dying o the Light 2. And Death Shall Have No Dominion

10 10 21., stars at el - o and oot; Though they go mad they shall e ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. 2 sane, Though they sink through the sea they shall rise a - gain; n n n ln. 1 ln Though n lov - ers e lost love shall not; And death shall have no do oco rit., a temo la. lc. n n - - A Walker The Dying o the Light 2. And Death Shall Have No Dominion

11 ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. 1. min - ion... oco accel. And 11 5 Slightly aster q = death shall have no do - min - ion. Un - der the ind -ings o the ln. 1 ( ) ln. 2 la. lc. ( ) 8. sea They ly - ing long shall not die ind - i - ly; ln. 1. ln. 2. la.. lc.. Walker The Dying o the Light 2. And Death Shall Have No Dominion

12 12 ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc Tist -ing on racks hen sin - es give ay, sost. sost. sost. v v v shall not reak; run them through; n v n v n ^ n ^ aith in their hands shall izz. ( ) izz. ( ) izz. ( ) izz. ( ) ^ Slit all ends u ^ ^ v v Straed to a heel, yet they sost. v v v sna in to, And the A A u - ni - corn e - vils oco rit. a temo (q = 108), ^ ^ ^ they shan t crack; And sna izz. sna izz. sna izz. sna izz. v v v v death shall have no do - Walker The Dying o the Light 2. And Death Shall Have No Dominion

13 5. min - ion. And Same temo (q = 108). n death shall have no do 1 - ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. n n n 56. n min - ion. No more may gulls cry at their ears ln. 1 n n ln. 2 la. lc. o o o o n n o o o o 59.. ln. 1 Or n aves reak loud on the n sea - shores; n ln. 2 la. lc. (col ) Walker The Dying o the Light 2. And Death Shall Have No Dominion

14 1 62 More reely, recitative style, ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. n n Where le a loer may a gently, sost. gently, sost. gently, sost. izz. loer no more Lit its head,,,, 65 6 Where le a loer may a loer no more Lit its head to the los o the rain; ln. 1 6 ln la. 6. lc a temo (q = 108) Though they e mad and dead as nails; ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc.. Walker The Dying o the Light 2. And Death Shall Have No Dominion

15 71 cresc. oco a oco. 15 ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc Heads o the char - ac - ters ham - mer through dai - sies; cresc. oco a oco cresc. oco a oco cresc. oco a oco cresc. oco a oco (cresc.) reak in the sun till the (cresc.) (cresc.) (cresc.) (cresc.) rit. sun reaks don, n n a temo (q = 108).. And n n.. n.. Sloer grandly death shall have no do - min - ion, ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. Walker The Dying o the Light 2. And Death Shall Have No Dominion

16 16 80 orceully rit. to end and death shall have no do - ln. 1.. ln. 2.. la... lc. 8 (rit.) min -. ion. [ith head oed, to honor the dead] U ln U. ln U. la.... U. lc. U 0 Walker The Dying o the Light 2. And Death Shall Have No Dominion

17 . Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 17 ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. Solemn q = 88 ut ith motion. n * n * * * n n ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. 6 n n n Do not go gen - tle in - to. that good night,. n n ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. Old age should urn and rave at close o day; n ( ) n ( ) *Grace notes recede the eat. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night y Dylan Thomas, rom THE POEMS O DYLAN THOMAS, Coyright 1952 y Ne Directions Pulishing Cor. Used ith ermission o Ne Directions Pulishing.

18 Rage, rage a - gainst the dy - ing o the light. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc ( ) Though ise men at their end kno dark is ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. n n n 19 6, 5 right, e -cause their ords had orked no light - ning they ln. 1 ln la. 6 5 lc. n Walker The Dying o the Light. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

19 ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln. 1 ln Do not go gen -tle in - to that good y, cry - ing ho lightly. night.... right Their rail deeds might have Good men, the last ave. danced in a green ay, la lc ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc Rage, rage a - gainst the dy - ing o the light... Walker The Dying o the Light. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

20 20 ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln. 1 1 accel.. Wild light, aster q = 100 men ho.. And learn, too caught and sang the sun in. late, they ln. 2 la... lc. 7 5 ln. 1 grieved it on its ay, Do not go gen - tle,.. 5 ln la... 5 lc. N.. 5 Walker The Dying o the Light. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

21 ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln. 1 ln q do not go gen - tle in - to that good.... = 88, recitative style n n Grave men, near (col ) N lind eyes could laze like o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o. night... rit. death, ho see ith lind - ing sight o o o o o o o o me - teors and e gay, o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o accel.. n n n n n n n la. 6 lc. 6 Walker The Dying o the Light. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

22 22 8 aster 6 q = 100. Rage, rage a - gainst the dy - ing, ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc A A A A. v v. v v ^. ^. ^ ^ ^ ^ v v ^ ^ v v v v ^ ^ v v ^ ^ 51 non dim... rage a - gainst the dy - ing o the light. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc accel. n ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. n n n n Walker The Dying o the Light. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

23 58 Quickly q = ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. 61 N g g there on the sad height, g g And. g g Curse, you, my ath - er, rolled izz. g rolled izz. g o o less, me no ith your g g rolled izz. rolled izz. 6 5 ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. ierce tears, I g ray. Walker The Dying o the Light. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Do not go gen-tle,

24 ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc do not go gen - tle in - to that good night. n 71 Same temo (q = 108) ( ) P ln. 1 ln. 2 la. Rage, oco oco P P rage, lc. ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc. 75 ( ) oco P oco ( ) P oco oco oco Walker The Dying o the Light. Do Not Go Gentle Into That rage,

25 79 oco rit. q = 100. rit. 25. rage a -gainst the dy -ing o the light, rage ln. 1 ln. 2 la. lc Sloer, a temo (q = 100) ossia U a - gainst the dy - ing o the light. ln. 1 ln. 2 rolled izz., g rolled izz., g ( ) ( ). n ith determination and triumh n U U la. lc.,, izz. izz. ( ) ( ). U U 00 Total: This version comleted: Aril 17, 201 Ne Canaan, Connecticut Walker The Dying o the Light. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

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