Two War Songs

for soprano solo and string quartet

1. Rain
Edward Thomas (1878-1917)

Bryan Lin (b. 1991)

Violin II

p sostenuto

rp

fo

Vln. I

mp

mid -night

rain,

p sostenuto

noth -ing

but

the

wild

poco rit.

Vla.

Rain,

Vln. II

us
a

S. Solo

Viola

Violoncello

pizz.3

nl

er

Violin I

lo

Soprano Solo

Solemn q = 66

a tempo

Vc.

poco rit.

a tempo

2014 Bryan Lin (BMI)

This arrangement 2015
All rights reserved

S. Solo

rain

hut

nl

arco3

mp sostenuto

mp

13

rp

S. Solo

er

us
a

pizz.

lo

Vla.

Vc.

On this bleak

Vln. I
Vln. II

mf

and

Vln. I

so -li -tude

fo
Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

and me

re -mem -b'ring a -gain that I

shall die

mf

arco

arco

S. Solo

and

f 3

nor give it thanks

for

mp

Vc.

lo

Vla.

nl

Vln. II

Neith -er hear the rain

Vln. I

mf

17

er

us
a

mp

21

rp

S. Solo

rit.

wash - ing me clean - er

fo

Vln. I
Vln. II

Vla.


Vc.

mf

mf

than

I have been

sub. p

Since

Vln. I

Vln. II

in - to

so -li -tude

Blessed are the dead

that the rain

mp

mp

pizz., III

mp

mp

er

us
a

was born

Vla.

Vc.

S. Solo

nl

Slightly slower q=60

25

lo

30

rp

S. Solo

rains up - on

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

that none whom once

fo

Vln. I

But here I pray

mf

loved

is

mf

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5

dy -ing to -night

Vln. I

er

D Brisk q=120

arco, ord.

mf

mf

mf

38

S. Solo

ly -ing still a -wake

us
a

Vla.

Vc.

Vln. II

or

nl

S. Solo

lo

34

mp

So

li - ta - ry

li - sten - ing to

the

rain

rp

D






Vln. I

fo

mp dtach

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

(So
mp

li - ta - ry
legato

li - sten - ing to

rain

mp

the

mp

Vln. I
Vln. II

in

or

thus

in

sym - pa - thy

Help - less

a - mong

sym -pa -thy

Help - less

a - mong

er

us
a

Vc.

thus

Ei - ther in pain

or

Vla.

Ei - ther in pain

nl

S. Solo

lo

43

47

rp

S. Solo

the

Vln. II

the

and the dead

Like a

cold

wa - ter

a - mong bro - ken

reeds

fo

Vln. I

liv - ing

liv - ing

Vla.

Vc.

and the dead

Like a

cold

wa - ter

a - mong bro - ken

reeds)

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

My -ri -ads

of

bro - ken

sul tasto

sul tasto

reeds

sul pont.

sul tasto

sul pont.

sul tasto

56

rp

S. Solo

er

us
a

sul tasto

Vln. I

lo

S. Solo

nl

52

Vln. I

fo
Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

all

mp

still

and

stiff

ord.
(arco)

ord.

ord.

Boldly q=80

poco rit.

E sub. f
ff

60

S. Solo

Like me who have no love which

this wild rain has

not dis -

solved

ex -cept the love of

nl

Vln. I
mf
ff

Vln. II

mf
ff

Vla.

mf
ff

Vc.

66

S. Solo

lo

us
a

As at first q=66

mf

Vln. I

fo

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Rain, mid - night rain,

rp

death

ff

er

mf

p


p

noth -ing but

the wild rain

mf

mf

mf

mf

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71

Vla.

p3

er

75

rp

S. Solo

Vln. I

fo

Vla.

Vc.

If

love it be towards

Vln. II

us
a

Vc.

Vln. II

nl

Vln. I

lo

S. Solo

legato, ghostly

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S. Solo

what is per -fect

can - not,

tem -pest tells

me,

nl

81

almost whispered
pp

rp

S. Solo

er

us
a

the

Vla.

Vln. II

and

Vln. I

Vc.

lo

78

poco rit.

dis - ap - point

Vln. I

Vla.

Vc.

ppp

fo
Vln. II

poco rit.

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2. Winter Stars
Sara Teasdale (1884 - 1933)

Bryan Lin

I went

Violin I

Violin II

out

at night a - lone

senza vibrato

flow ing

Vln. I

be - yond the sea

fo
Vln. II

Vla.

rp

S. Solo

Vc.

p con sordino
senza vibrato

Seemed to have drenched

con sordino

senza vibrato

er

Violoncello

us
a

Viola

The young blood

lo

Soprano Solo

mp

nl

Andante q = 70

con sordino

my

spi -rit's wings

mp con sordino

senza vibrato

mp

mp

mp

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S. Solo

hea -vil - ly

hea -vi - ly

I bore my sor -row

echo

Vln. I

ppp

Vc.

S. Solo

ppp
echo

Vla.

vib.
poco

B Moving forward q=80

mf

when I lift -ed

B
ord.

up my head fromshad -ows sha -ken

on the snow

poco rit.

mf senza sord.
ord.

mf senza sord.

fo
Vln. II

poco rit.

rp

mp

But

Vln. I

ppp

poco vib.

mp

nl

mp

echo

15

us
a

Vla.

lo

poco vib.

er

Vln. II

echo

poco vib.

mp

ppp

10

mf senza sord.
ord.

*
Vc.

ord.

mf senza sord.
*If more time is needed to remove mutes, this may be changed to a quarter note to facilitate playing at B without interruption.

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22

Vln. I
Vln. II

east burn stea -di - ly

a -go

fp

fp

er

us
a

From

lo

as long

p
softly stated

Vc.

Vla.

in the

I watched O - ri - on

nl

S. Solo

C Faster still q=90

27

rp

S. Solo

win-dows in

my

fa -ther's house

C


Vln. I

fo

mf

Vln. II

Vla.

mf

mf

Vc.


mf

Dream -ing my dreams on win-ter

nights

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31

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

S. Solo

mf
mp

mp

mp

mf

mf

D As at first q=70

Years go

rp

Vln. I

fo

Vln. II

Vc.

Vla.

senza vib.

senza vib.

con sordino

senza vib.

p con sordino

senza vib.

p con sordino

mp

mp

mp

Dreams go,

p con sordino

ci -ty's lights

mp

mf

er

37

a - no -ther

us
a

A -bove

nl

Vln. I

as a girl

watched O - ri -on

lo

S. Solo

and youth goes too

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sub. mf

The world's heart breaks be - neath its wars

Vla.

ord.

sub. mf

ord.

save in the east,

senza vib.

f
p
senza vib.

f
p
senza vib.

sub. mf
ord.

sub. mf
ord.

sub. mf

er

us
a

Vc.

Vln. II

All things are changed,

lo

Vln. I

S. Solo

nl

43

48

rp

S. Solo

All things are changed,

senza vib.
Vln. I

fo

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

save in the east

The

faith -ful

beau - ty,

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Vln. II

Vla.

ord.

senza vib.

er
rp

fo

stars.

senza vib.

us
a

Vc.

Vln. I

ord.

nl

The faith -ful beau -ty of the

lo

S. Solo

Bethlehem, PA
arr. April 9, 2015