The Silver Swan

words: music:
attributed to Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625) Jens Klimek
q = 40
p
SOPRANO
2
4
The Sil ver Swan who, li ving, had no

p
ALTO
2
4
The Sil ver Swan who, li ving, had no note, had no

p
TENOR
2
4
The Sil ver Swan who, li ving, had no note

p
BASS
2
4
The Sil ver Swan who li ving
q = 40
2
4
piano (for
rehearsal only)
2
4

note when death ap proach'd, un locked her si lent throat.

note when death ap proach'd, un locked her si lent throat.

note when death ap proach'd, un locked her si lent throat.

had no note when death ap proach'd, un locked her si lent, si

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Lea ning her breast a gainst the ree dy shore,

Lea ning her breast a gainst the ree dy shore

Lea ning her breast a gainst the ree dy shore,

lent throat. Lea ning her breast a gainst the ree dy shore,

tutti
19 solo p
3 2 3 2
4 4 4 4
Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more: "Fare
tutti
solo p
3 2 3 2
4 4 4 4
Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more: Fare

tutti
solo p
3 2 3 2
4 4 4 4
Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more: "Fare
tutti
solo p
3 2 3 2
4 4 4 4
Thus sung her first and last and sung no more: Fare

3 2 3 2
4 4 4 4
3 2 3 2
4 4 4 4
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poco f

well all joys, O Death come close to mine,

poco f

well all joys, O death come close to mine eyes, O Death come close to
poco f

well all joys, O Death come close to mine, come

poco f

well all joys, fare well all

30
p

to mine eyes. More geese than swans now

p

mine, come close to mine eyes. More geese than swans now
p

close to mine eyes. More geese than swans now

p

joys. More geese than swans now

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35 rit.

live, more fools than wise, more fools than wise."

live, more fools than wise, more fools than wise."

live, more fools than wise, more fools than wise."

live, more fools than wise, more fools than wise."

rit.