What dreams may come, both dark and deep,Of promises I could not keep.I plunge into the silent seas,And safely lay myself to sleep.
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The evening hangs beneath the moon,A silver thread on a darkened dune.With closing eyes and resting head,I know that sleep is coming soon. Downloading a free PDF is copyright infringement
Look at your PDF. Whitacre writes specific vowel modifications above the staff. For example, on the high lying phrase "A flock of dreams ," he asks for a tall, dark vowel. Highlight these in your PDF annotator (like ForScore or MobileSheets).
Originally, Whitacre set the poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost to music. He wrote it as a gift for his friend, the conductor Dr. Ronald Staheli. However, the Frost estate, notoriously protective of the poet's work, denied Whitacre the rights to publish the text. Faced with the prospect of shelving a masterpiece, Whitacre made a bold decision. He asked his friend and frequent collaborator, poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, to write a new text that would fit the existing musical phrasing.
: The music builds to a dramatic climax (the "golden section") before fading into a quiet, meditative finish. Fluid Meter