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*{{PostedDate|2026-02-20}} {{CPDLno|88377}} [[Media:Bastable_Dusk-in-june.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Bastable_Dusk-in-june.mid|{{mid}}]] | * {{PostedDate|2026-02-20}} {{CPDLno|88377}} [[Media:Bastable_Dusk-in-june.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Bastable_Dusk-in-june.mid|{{mid}}]] | ||
{{Editor|Jennifer Bastable|2026-02-20}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|5|356}}{{Copy|Personal}} | {{Editor|Jennifer Bastable|2026-02-20}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|5|356}}{{Copy|Personal}} | ||
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{{Lyricist|Sara Teasdale}}<br> | {{Lyricist|Sara Teasdale}}<br> | ||
{{Voicing|5|SSATB}} | {{Voicing|5|SSATB|SSATB + Soloist}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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Evening, and all the birds | |||
In a chorus of shimmering sound | |||
Are easing their hearts of joy | |||
For miles around. | |||
The air is blue and sweet, | |||
The few first stars are white,— | |||
Oh let me like the birds | |||
Sing before night.}} | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:15, 1 March 2026
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- Editor: Jennifer Bastable (submitted 2026-02-20). Score information: Letter, 5 pages, 356 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Dusk in June
Composer: Jennifer Bastable
Lyricist: Sara Teasdale
Number of voices: 5vv Voicing: SSATB + Soloist
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: A challenging setting for five voices (SSATB) and soloist, of Sara Teasdale's poem Dusk in in June. The solo is scored for tenor (range G to G) but may, if preferred, be sung an octave high by a soprano.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
Evening, and all the birds
In a chorus of shimmering sound
Are easing their hearts of joy
For miles around.
The air is blue and sweet,
The few first stars are white,—
Oh let me like the birds
Sing before night.