Folk Songs Britten

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With movement

The

trees they grow so

high and the

leaves they do grow

green. And

man y a cold

win ter 'snight my

love and I have

seen. Of a

cold win ter 's

night, my love, you and

I a lone have- - - -

B Cl.

Hp.

12

12

12

been , whilst my

bon ny boy is

young, he's a

grow

ing.

Grow ing,

grow ing , whilst my

bon ny boy is

young he's a

grow

ing. O

legatosmooth

sempre

smooth

fa ther, dear est

fa ther, you've- - - - - - - - - - -

B Cl.

Hp.

25

25

25

done to me great

wrong, You've

ti ed m e to a

boy when you

know he is too

young. O

daugh ter, dear est

daugh te r, if you

wait a lit t le

while, A

la dy you shall

be while he's

grow

ing.- - - - - -

The trees they grow so highArrangement by Benjamin Britten

ScoreFrom Folk Songs

Instrumentation by Bernhard Elsner



B Cl.

Vib.

Vla.

Vc.

Hp.

39

39 l.v.

39

39 Grow ing,

39

grow ing, whilst a

la dy you shall

be while he's

grow

smooth

ing. I'll

smooth

send your love to

col lege, all

for a year or

two. And

then, in the

mean time

he will do for

you; I'll

buy him white

rib bons, tie them

round his bon ny

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2The trees they grow so high



Fl.

B Cl.

Vib.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

56

56

56

56

waist, to

56

let the la dies

know that he's

mar

ried.

Mar ried,

mar r ied, to to

let the la dies

know that he's

mar

ried. I

went up to the

col lege and I

looked ov er the

wall, Saw

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Fl.

B Cl.

Vib.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

71

71

71

71

four and twen ty

gen tle men play

ing a t bat and

ball. I

called for my

true love but they

would not let him

come, All be

cause he was a

young boy and

pizz.

grow

ing.

Grow ing,

grow ing, all be

cause he was a

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Fl.

B Cl.

Vib.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

86

86

86

86

young boy and

86

arco

grow

ing.

poco

poco

poco

poco

poco

poco

poco

poco

At the age of

s ix teen he

was a mar ried

man. And

at the age of

se ven teen he was

fa ther to a

son. And

at the age of

pocoi a poco dim.

pocoi a poco dim.

pocoi a poco dim.

pocoi a poco dim.

pocoi a poco dim.

pocoi a poco dim.

pocoi a poco dim.

eight een the

grass grew ov er

him, Cru el

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Fl.

B Cl.

Vib.

Vla.

Vc.

Hp.

101

101

101

101

death soon put an

101

end to his

grow

ing.

l.v.

Grow ing,

grow ing cruel

death soon put an

and to his

grow

ing. And

as at the start

dying away

now my love is

dead and

in his grave doth

lie. The

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B Cl.

Vib.

Vc.

Hp.

115

115

115

115

green grass

grow o'er hom so

ve ry ver ry

high. I 'l l

sit and I'll

mourn his fate un

til the day I

die. and I'll

watch all o'er his

child while he's

grow

ing,

Grow ing,

growing, and I'll

watch all o'er his

child while he's

grow

ing.

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Flute

Clarinette

Percussion

Viola

Cello

Contrabass

Harp

senza vibr.

Grave

sost. e sempre poco marc.

sost. e sempre poco marc.

molto piano

Il

est quel qu'un sur

ter re,

WB

6 5

Va, mon rou et!

Il

est quel qu'un sur

ter re,

6 5

Va, mon rou et!

Do

ci le, tour ne,

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

5

va ton train, et

dis, tout bas, ton

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Il est quelqu'un sur terreArranged by Benjamin Britten(from Folk Songs)

Instrumentated by Bernhard Elsner



Fl.

Cl.

Perc.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

14

14

14

5

14

doux re frain. Il

14

estquelqu'unsur

ter re, Ver

sost.

quimes rê ves

ordinario

5

vont.

Il

est dans la val

simile

lé e.

6 5

Va, monrou et!

Il

est dans la val

lé e.

6 5

Va, monrou et!

Do

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2Il est quelqu'un sur terre



Fl.

Cl.

Perc.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

28

28

28

28

ci le, tour ne,

28

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

5

va ton train, et

dis, tout bas, ton

5

doux re frain. Il

est dans la val

lé e, un

sost.

mou lin près du

3

pont.

3

L'a

Rainstick

3

mour y moud' sa

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Fl.

Cl.

Perc.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

48

48

48

48

doux re frain. L'a

48

mour y moud' sa

grai ne, tant

que le jour est

pizz.

long.

La

6 6

III

nuit vers les é

Triangle

toi les,

WB

Va, mon rou et!

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Il l '



Fl.

Cl.

Perc.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

66

66

66

66

nuit vers les é

66

6 6

Triangle

toi les, Sou

sost.

Cymbale

pi re sa chan

senza vibr.

arco

son.

La

rou' s'y est bri

sé e,

6 5

Va, mon rou et!

La

rou' s'y est bri

sé e,

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Il t q lq ' t



Fl.

Cl.

Perc.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

77

77

77

6 5

77

Va, mon rou et!

77

Do

ci le, tourne,

va ton train, et

dis, tout bas, ton

doux re f rain. La

rou' s'y est bri

sé e, Fi

nie est la chan

molto rall. al fine

son.

Triangle

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Vibraphone

Viola

Cello

Contrabass

Harp

Slow and steady

There

was a jol ly

mil ler once lived

con sord.

on the ri ver

Dee; He

worked and sung from

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The Miller of DeeArranged by Benjamin Brittenfrom Folk Songs

Instrumentation by Bernhard Elsner



Vib.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

8

8

8

morn till night, no

8

lark more blithe than

he. And

heavy

this the bur den

of the song for

ev er used to

con sord.

be, "I

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2

The Miller of Dee



Vib.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

15

15

15

care for no bo dy

15

no, not I, since

no bo dy cares for

col legno

marked

marked

with more sound

con sord.

me.

I

love my mill, she

is to me, like

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3The Miller of Dee



Vib.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

arco

22

22

22

par ent, child and

22

col legno

wife, I

would not change my

sta ti on for

arco

an y oth er

life. Then

heavy

heavy

col legno

push, push, push the

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4

The Miller of Dee



Vib.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

29

29

29

bowl, my boys, and

29

pass it round to

arco

col legno

me. The

lon ger we sit

here and drink, the

arco

mer ri er we shall

col legno

be."

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5The Miller of Dee



Vib.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

36

36

36

36

So

like the start

sang the jol ly

mil ler who lived

on the riv er

Dee; He

worked and sung from

morn till night, no

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6

The Miller of Dee



Vib.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

44

44

44

lark more blithe than

44

he. And

heavy

this the bur den

II

of the song for

ev er used to

arco

be, "I

IV

IV

care for no bo dy

no, not I, since

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7The Miller of Dee



Vib.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

Hp.

52

52

52

no bo dy cares for

52

dim.

dim.

me. I

dim.

dim.

care for no bo dy

no, not I, since

dim.

no bo dy

cares for

me."

4 4

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