The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd
by Carol Nicholeris
4-Part - Sheet Music

SATB choir and flute - Intermediate

SKU: EC.5115

Composed by Carol Nicholeris. 21st Century. Octavo. Duration 3 minutes, 12 seconds. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #5115. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.5115).

ISBN 600313451157. UPC: 600313451157. English. Text: Sir Walter Raleigh.

The text is Sir Walter Raleigh's response to The Passionate Shepherd by Christopher Marlowe. The two poems are worlds apart in philosophical viewpoints. The Passionate Shepherd is all about promises, promises, and more promises of constant daily joys in the sharing of love, almost to the point of frenzy. In contrast, The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd is serene and philosophically realistic, yet it seems to yearn for the idealism of the shepherd’s promises. The music is written in both a lighthearted and frenzied manner so as to deliver on the moods of the text. Duration: 3:12

 

Flute part included.