The Day Is Done by Gwyneth W. Walker SA - Sheet Music
By Gwyneth W. Walker
21183785
The Day Is Done
21183785
21183785
21183785
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SATB choir, children’s choir (SA), flute, strings, and percussion, or piano - Intermediate
SKU: EC.8776
Composed by Gwyneth W. Walker. 21st Century. Octavo. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #8776. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.8776).ISBN 600313487767. UPC: 600313487767. English.
Longfellow's poem, The Day is Done, speaks of evening as the time when poetry and music come
alive and soothe the cares of day. The musical setting presents the opening lyrics in the children’s voices: The day is done, and the darkness falls from the wings of night. These phrases, or slight variations thereof, return as refrains throughout the song. The verses alternate between the men’s and women’s voices, with the children interjecting refrains or offering commentary in the background. Finally, the children interrupt the SATB dialogue with exclamations of a song! a song! a song! These lead to the climax of the song, given to the children’s chorus, singing And the night shall be filled with music. All voices then join together in celebration: Our song shall fill the night. The accompaniment (originally composed for piano, later adapted for flute, strings, and percussion) delights in text-setting with sparkling arpeggios depicting the celestial harmonies, and filigree patterns for the star-filled night sky. Duration: 5:00.
