Wheel of the Year - CPDL · Hand Drum, and Singing Bowl in C. Leanne Daharja Veitch ... The Wheel of the Year: A Pagan Song Cycle also includes opening and closing movements

Wheel of the Year A Pagan Song Cycle

For Choir, Soloists, Two Flutes, ‘Cello, Piano,

Hand Drum, and Singing Bowl in C.

Leanne Daharja Veitch

2004

Copyright ©2004 Leanne Daharja Veitch

All Rights Reserved.

For Michael, Matchiko, and the Akasha Coven.

Wheel of the Year: A Pagan Song Cycle

Notes about the Wheel of the Year

This piece celebrates the eight holy days of the Pagan community, which are collectively known as the

Wheel of the Year. All of the text and music is original and copyright to the composer, except where

indicated below (**).

The Wheel of the Year: A Pagan Song Cycle also includes opening and closing movements.

Samhain (1 May)

Samhain (pronounced saw-een) is the Pagan New Year, and it is from here that the Wheel of the Year

is traditionally counted. It is a time for fireworks, sparklers and night-time celebration, and a time to

both say farewell to the old year, and to welcome in the new. Thyme (associated with departed souls),

rue (the flower of repentance), and rosemary (for remembrance) are the traditional herbs burned at

Samhain. Samhain is also a time to remember loved ones who have passed on, and many Pagan set

candles at the windows of their homes (to welcome friendly souls).

Eucalyptus, rosemary, Burning brightly for remembrance: Burning bright for purity On this night when we remember…

Once again, Shadow’s Eve. Light the candle at the window. Set a light to guide them home Through the darkness of the night. Contemplate our visions, Dreaming of times long gone: Dreaming of our loved ones Who have passed across our lives… Eucalyptus, rosemary, Burning brightly for remembrance Burning bright for purity On this night when we recall.

Yule (21-22 June)

The Midwinter Solstice, when the nights are longer and the days shorter than at any other time of the

year. Yule corresponds in many ways with the Northern Hemisphere Christian Christmas festival. Yule

logs are burned, homes are decorated with evergreen, and gifts are given. Yule is a traditional time of

feasting, and the seasonal colors are green and red. Yule was the traditional time of birth of Dionysus,

Mithras and Baal. The birth of the Norse Goddess Freya was also celebrated at this time.

Cold snow, Icy the winds that blow Cold, blow, in the dark of night. Cold snow, icy the winds that blow Cold, blow in the dark of night. Icy cold wind blow, freezing winter snow Yuletide is come! Feel the icy breath, bitter cold of death Yuletide is come!

Cold winter wind blowing icily. Coldest, longest of nights. Coldest, darkest of nights. Drifting snowflakes on the air, blowing icily. Twirling snowflakes on the air: Wintertime at Yule.

Imbolc (1 August)

Imbolc is the celebration of the imminent arrival of Spring. White and green candles are lit, homes

decorated once again with garlands and fresh native flowers, and thanks is given that warmth is

returning to the earth. Imbolc is a celebration of all that is fresh, new and young, and is also a

celebration of the Goddess as Virgin. It is a particularly feminine festival, sacred to women.

Ostara (21-22 September)

Corresponding with the Christian Easter (and both festivals derive their names from the Norse Fertility

Goddess Eostre), Ostara is a celebration of life, and of fertility. Symbols of the Equinox include fertile

animals (hence the Christian association with the rabbit) and eggs - a symbol of new life, fertility and

new beginnings. Colors of the season are soft green, white, and soft yellow, and the festival is

associated with Venus, the Goddess of Love.

Beltane (31 October)

Beltane is the festival of the Sacred Marriage, and is the time of the year when sexuality and fertility

are recognised and most revered. This is the festival of the Great Rite - of sexual union between

Goddess and God. Beltane is the most popular time for Pagans to be handfasted (married). Sacred to

Beltane is the Apple tree, and in Australia the jarrah replaces the oak as the sacred tree of this time.

Brightly the fires at Beltane burn Rise, as the dusklight is fading And we will dance, as we sing this song Sing to the Lord and the Lady.

Midsummer (21-22 December)

Midsummer is the time of the year when the days are longest and the nights shortest. The color of the

season is red, representing heat and ripe fruit, and fruit is eaten in thanks, and in Australia the Sturt

Desert Pea is a sacred flower of this time. Midsummer is also traditionally associated with the faery

realm, and this Sabbat is preferably celebrated in the evening, with feasting, singing and dancing

lasting throughout the night until dawn.

(Ding dong ding dong, midnight rising) (Ding dong ding dong, chimes are striking) Over hill, over dale, (Shadowy trees) Thorough bush, thorough brier, (Whispering winds) Over park, over pale, (Evening breeze) Thorough flood, thorough fire, (Call Fairies in) I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the fairy queen, To dew her orbs upon the green: The cow slips tall her pensioners be; In their gold coats spots you see; Those be rubies, fairy favours, In those freckles live their savours: I must go seek some dew drops here, And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear. (We welcome summer in!)

**The above lyrics are from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act II, Scene I, with the

exception of bracketed text (original work).

Lammas (2 February)

Lammas is the traditional time of Harvest, and preparation for the coming winter months. Lammas

revolves around the awareness of the approach of winter, and it is the time we give thanks for the year's

harvest. The name Lammas derives from the Old English Hlaf-Mass, which means ‘bread feast’.

Lammas is traditionally the festival where the first loaf of bread from the harvest is broken and shared

in the name of the Goddess. All crops associated with bread are sacred to this time, in particular barley.

The drink of the season in Australia is ice cold beer and cider.

(Hoof and horn, hoof and horn, All that dies will be reborn. Corn and grain, corn and grain, All that falls will rise again.) Bring the crops in against the weather: Wheat and barley and hops and hay. Working, harvesting in together - Celebrating Lammas today. Night draws nearer, and wind blows colder: Wheat and barley and hops and hay. Gather in as the days grow shorter, Celebrating Lammas today.

Cull the last of the Summer's bounty: Wheat and barley and hops and hay. Welcome in Autumn's golden beauty - Celebrating Lammas today. Bid farewell to the days of Summer: Wheat and barley and hops and hay. Calling in the cool rains of Winter, Celebrating Lammas today. (Hoof and horn, hoof and horn, All that dies will be reborn. Corn and grain, corn and grain, All that falls will rise again) **All text and music original, apart from bracketed text and its associated chant (traditional).

Mabon (21-22 March)

Mabon falls at the Autumnal Equinox, when nights and days are of equal length. It is a time of balance,

and a time of looking forward to and preparation for the winter. It is the second harvest, when Pagans

take time to give thanks for their blessings, meditate on the joys and trials of the year past, and make

plans for the year to come. At this time food is prepared for storage, jams and pickles are made, and

fruit is preserved. The colors of the season are brown and gold.

Wind, fire, sea, stone Breath, flame, wave, bone Long light has lingered here, Earth still is warm, Deepening shadows lost by the dawn. Long darkness rising here, though heat lingers on, Twist of the Equinox – Mabon has come.

Dead leaves fall silently, drift on the air, Trees standing, slumbering – dry, cracked and bare. Time passes quietly, echoing past: Earth calls the winter in. Mabon at last! Shadows through the mist I see: Time passing silently. Starlight, as the Spiral bends. Moonlight, as the daylight ends.

Closing the Circle

By the Earth, by all fleshly beings By the Water, and all creatures that drink from her By the Fire, and the shining spirits of the Bright Ones By the Breath that gives all Life. By Earth, by Water, by Fire and by Air Bright Ones, depart in peace from this place.

Flute

Flute

SingingBowl

44

44

44

Freely

Freely

(Chime) (Chime) (Chime) (Stroke)

= 80

Match pitch with the bowl

Freely

14

64

64

64

44

44

44

25

3

3

1. Casting The Circle

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Women

Piano

Cello

34

34

34

34

= 75

mp

7

( )

-Eu -ca -lyp tus,

Gently

Pizz.

-rose -ma ry -Bur ning -bright ly

12

for -re -mem brance -Bur ning bright for -pu -ri ty On this night when

( )

( )

we -re -mem ber...

Arco

17

Women

Men

8

Once -a gain,

Oh

-Sha dow’s Eve Light the -can dle at the -win dow

2. Samhain


21

8

Set a light to guide them home Through the -dark ness

( )

( )

of the night

25

8

-Con -tem plate our -vi sions -Drea ming of times long gone

29

8

-Drea ming of our loved ones Who have passed -a cross ourWho have passed -a cross our

lives...lives...

- 3 -

33

8

-Eu -ca -lyp tus,

Oh

-rose -ma ry -Bur ning -bright ly for -re -mem brance

37

8

-Bur ning bright for -pu -ri ty On this night when we -re call

- 4 -

Soprano

Alto and Tenor

Bass

34

34

34

Cold

Quick and light (in one), = 50

Solo p

Oh

pp

snow -ic y the winds that blow Cold,

6

blow in the dark of

( )

night Cold

Tutti

Blow,

snow

blow,

-ic y the

cold -win ter

12

winds that blow

wind.

Cold,

Blow,

blow

blow,

in the dark of

---Yule

night

tide.

17

-Ic y cold wind blow,

Blow,

-freez ing -win ter snow

blow,

-Yule tide is

cold -win ter

come!

wind.

Feel the -ic y breath,

Blow,

22

-bit ter cold of death

blow,

-Yule tide is

--Yule

come!

tide.

Cold

-I cy cold wind blow,

Blow,

snow

-free zing -win ter snow

blow,

3. Yule


27

-ic y the

-Yule tide is

cold -win ter

winds that blow

come!

wind.

Cold,

Feel the -i cy breath,

Blow,

blow


blow,

in the dark of

-Yule tide is

--Yule

32

night

come!

tide.

Cold,

-Col dest

-dri fting

-win ter wind

-long est of

-snow flakes on the

-blow ing, -i -ci ly

nights

air -blow ing, -i -ci ly

37

-Col dest

-Col dest

-twir ling

-dar kest of

-dar kest of

-snow flakes on the

-win -ter time at Yule.

nights

air -win -ter time at Yule. Blow,

42

blow, cold -win ter wind. Blow, blow, -Yule

48

tide.

-Ic y cold wind blow,

Blow,

-freez ing -win ter snow

blow,

-Yule tide is

cold -win ter

come!

wind.

- 2 -

53

Feel the -ic y breath,

Blow,


blow,

-Yule tide is

--Yule

come!

tide.

Cold


Blow,

58

snow


blow,

-ic y the

-Yule tide is

cold -win ter

winds that blow

come!

wind.

Cold,


Blow,

62

blow


blow,

in the dark of

-Yule tide is

--Yule

night

come!

tide.

Cold


snow


67

-ic y the

-Yule tide is

winds that blow

come!

Cold,


blow


in the dark of

-Yule tide is

72

night

come!

Cold,

-Col dest

-win ter wind

-long est of


nights


- 3 -

77

-Col dest

-Col dest

-Cold est

-dar kest of

-dar kest of

-dar kest of

-win -ter time at Yule.

nights

nights -win -ter time at Yule.

- 4 -

Soprano Solo

Sopranos

Altos

Tenors

Basses

Cello

8

44

44

44

44

44

44

mp

= 70

Daw dawp

Daw daw

"aw" as in "glory"

mp

Daw daw

Daw daw

Daw daw daw

Daw daw

6

8 Daw

Daw

Daw daw

Daw daw

Daw daw daw

Daw daw

Daw daw daw

Daw daw

Daw

Daw

4. Imbolc


11

8

pa pa pa pa

3

mf pa pa pa pa

3

104

104

104

104

104

104

pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa

= 70

14

8


94

94

94

94

94

94

15

8

94

94

94

94

94

94


pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pamf



- 2 -

17

8



pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pamf



pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa

19

8




Daw daw

Daw daw




Daw dawmf

Daw dawf

f

- 3 -

21

8




Daw daw daw

Daw daw




Daw

Daw

23

8




Daw daw

Daw daw




Daw daw daw

Daw daw

- 4 -

25

8




Daw daw daw

Daw daw

pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa paf

pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa paf

pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa paf

Dawf

Dawf

f 27

8




pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa paff

pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa paff

pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa paff

ff

ff

ff

44

44

44

44

44

44

- 5 -

29

8

44

44

44

44

44

44

= 70

(ff)

(ff)

(ff)

(ff)

(ff)

pa pa pa pa

3

p

ppp

ppp

ppp

ppp

ppp

pa pa pa pa

3(no dim)

niente

niente

niente

niente

niente

- 6 -

SopranoSolo

Sopranos

Altos

Men

HandDrum

Cello

8

88

88

88

88

88

88

= 120, 8 = 3+3+2

Pizz. 5

8

-Os -ta ramf

-Os -ta ra -Os -ta ra -Os -ta ra -Os -ta ra

10

8 -Os -ta ra -Os -ta ra -Os -ta ra

Ah

ppp

-Os -ta ra -Os -ta ra

5. Ostara


15

8 -Os -ta ra

f

-Os -ta ra

All hail -Os

-Os -ta ra

-ta ra when

-Os -ta ra

19

8

all life is -re

-Os -ta ra

born

-Os -ta ra

-Ho -nou ring

-Os -ta ra

new life on

-Os -ta ra

23

8

-Os -ta ra

-Os -ta ra

morn

-Os -ta ra

All hail -Osmf

All hail -Osmf

All hail -Os

-Os -ta ra

-ta ra as the

-ta ra as the

-ta ra

-Os -ta ra

- 2 -

27

8

sun -ri ses in the

sun -ri ses in the

all hail the

-Os -ta ra

morn from the

morn from the

-sun rise all hail the

-Os --ta ra

--bi ting cold of

-free zing -bi ting cold of

morn from

-Os -ta ra

30

8

-win ter all hail the



-Os -ta ra

day, all hail the

day, all hail the

day, all hail the

-Os -ta ra

light

light

light

-Os -ta ra -Os -ta ra

- 3 -

34

SopranoSolo

Sopranos

Altos 1

Altos 2

Altos 3

Men

HandDrum

Cello

8

life ---ris

--ri sing -light

--ri sing -light

-Os ---ta ra

ing life

ing -gro wing

ing -gro wing

--ri sing -light

-Os --ta ra

36

8

-grow ing

all hail the

life

ing -gro wing

-ri sing -light

-Os --ta ra

-wea ving

light

life

ing -gro wing

-Os -ta ra

life

-ri sing -light

-wea vinggliss.

-Os --ta ra

- 4 -

39

SopranoSolo

Sopranos

Altos

Men

HandDrum

Cello

8

-wea ving

ing -grow ing

-wea ving

-Os -ta ra

life

all hail the

-wea ving

-Os -ta ra

light

-wea ving

-Os -ta ra

42

8

-ri singgliss.

-ri singgliss.

all hail -Os

-Os -ta ra

-gro wing

-gro wing

-ta ra

-Os -ta ra

-wea ving

-wea ving

-Os -ta ra

-Os -ta ra

-Os -ta ra

-Os -ta ra

-Os -ta ra

-Os -ta ra

- 5 -

46

8

-Os -ta ra

-Os -ta ra

-Os -ta ra

-Os -ta ra

sfzsfz

- 6 -

Flute

Flute

34

34

= 135

mp

mp

8

17

Sopranos

Mezzos

Altos

Men

-Bright ly the

mp

-fi res at -Bel tane

-Bright ly the

mp burn

-fi res at

Rise, as the

-Bel tane

-Bright ly the

mp

22

dusk light is

burn

-fi res at

-fa

Rise, as the

-Bel tane

-Bright ly the

mp

ding And

dusk light is

burn

-fi res at

we will

-fa

Rise, as the

-Bel tane

dance as we

ding And

dusk light is

burn

sing this

we will

-fa

Rise, as the28

song

dance as we

ding And

dusk light is

Sing for the

sing this

we will

-fa

Lord and the

song

dance as we

ding And

-La

Sing for the

sing this

we will

dy

Lord and the

song

dance as we

-Bright ly the

-La

Sing for the

sing this

6. Beltane


34

-fi res at

dy

Lord and the

song

-Bel tane

-Bright ly the

-La

Sing for the

burn

-fi res at

dy

Lord and the

Rise, as the

-Bel tane

-Bright ly the

-La

dusk light is

burn

-fi res at

dy

-fa

Rise, as the

-Bel tane

-Bright ly the40

ding And

dusk light is

burn

-fi res at

we will

-fa

Rise, as the

-Bel tane

dance as we

ding And

dusk light is

burn

sing this

we will

-fa

Rise, as the

song

dance as we

ding And

dusk light is

Sing for the

sing this

we will

-fa46

Lord and the

song

dance as we

ding And

-La

Sing for the

sing this

we will

dy

Lord and the

song

dance as we

-La

Sing for the

sing this

dy

Lord and the

song

-La

Sing for the

52

dy

Lord and the -La dy

Sing for the

Solo

Slower ( = 120)

Sing for the

Solo

Solo

Lord and the

Lord and the

Lord and the

-La

-La

-La

dy

dy

dy

- 2 -

Sop Solo

Sops

Altos

Tenors

Basses

8

34

34

34

34

34

= 83

-Midmf

-Mid

night

night

-stri

-stri

-ki

-ki

Ding

mf

ng

ng

dong ding -do ng

-Mid

-Mid

night

night

11

8-ri

-ri

-si

-si

Ding

ng

ng

dong ding -do ng

Chimes

mf

Chimes

Chimes

are

are

are

-stri

-stri

-stri

-ki

-ki

-ki

Ding

ng

ng

ng

dong

23

8

ding -do ng

-Mid

-Mid

-Mid

night

night

night

-ri

-ri

-ri

-si

-si

-si

Ding

ng

ng

ng

dong ding dong, -O ver hill -o ver

Ding

Ding

7. Midsummer


34

8

dale

Dong

Dong

-Sha -do wy

Ding

Ding

Thorough

trees

-Do

-Do

bush thorough

ng

ng

-bri er

-whi -spe ring

-O ver

winds

park -o ver

Ding

Ding

42

8

pale

Dong

Dong

-E -ve ning

Ding

Ding

Thorough

breeze

Dong

Dong

flood thorough

Ding

Ding

-fi re

Dong

Dong

Call -fai ries

Ding

Ding

in

Dong

Dong

I do

I do

Ding

Ding

50

8

-wan der

-wan der

Dong

Dong

-e -ve ry

-e -ve ry

Ding

Ding

where

where

I do

Dong

-wan der

Ding

-e very

Dong

where

Ding

-Swi fter

-Swi fter

-Swi fter

Dong

than the

than the

than the

Ding

moon’s

moon’s

moon’s

Dong

Ah

mf

sphere

sphere

sphere

Ding

- 2 -

60

8

And I

f

And I

f

And I

f

And I

f

serve the

serve the

serve the

serve the

-Fai ry

-Fai ry

-Fai ry

-Fai ry

-Fai ry

Ah

queen

queen

queen

---quee

Ah

To

To

To

dew her

dew her

dew her

n

70

8

orbs -u

orbs -u

orbs -u

pon the

pon the

pon the

green

green

green

The

mf

mf

-cow slips

Ding

Ding

tall

hermf

Dong

Dong

-pen -sio ners

Ding

Ding

79

8

be

-Do

-Do

In their

ng

ng

gold coats

spots you see

Those be

Those be

Those be

Ding

-ru bies

-ru bies

-ru bies

Dong

-fai ry

-fai ry

-fai ry

Ding

-fa vours

-fa vours

-fa vours

Dong

- 3 -

88

8

Ah

Ding Dong Ding Dong

In those

In those

In those

Ding

-fre ckles

-fre ckles

-fre ckles

Dong

live their

live their

live their

Ding

Ah

-sa vours

-sa vours

-sa vours

Dong

97

8

I must go

f

I must go

f

I must go

f

I must go

f

seek some

seek some

seek some

seek some

Ah

-dew drops

-dew drops

-dew drops

-dew drops

here

here

here

here

Ah

And

And

And

And

hang

hang

hang

hang

106

8

a

a

a

a

pearl in

pearl in

pearl in

pearl. We

-ev ery

-ev ery

-ev ery

-wel come

-cow slip’s

-cow slip’s

-cow slip’s

-sum mer

ear

ear

ear

in We

sp

-wel come

Ah

-sum mer

We

sp

We

sp

We

sp

in We

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

- 4 -

115

8

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

We

sp

in We

in We

in We

in We

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

in We

in We

in We

in We

in We

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

in We

in We

in We

in We

in We

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

124

8

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

in We

in We

in We

in We

in We

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

in We

in We

in We

in We

in We

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-wel come

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

-sum mer

in

ff

in

ff

in

ff

in

ff

in

ff

- 5 -

FemaleSolos

Sopranos

Altos

Hoof and horn

Alto solo = 70

hoof and horn all that dies will be -re born

5

corn and grain

Alto+Mezzo Solos

corn and grain all that falls will rise a gain

Bring the crops in -a

10

gainst the -wea ther Wheat and -bar ley and hops and hay

-Wor king -har -ve sting

14

in -to -ge ther -Ce -le -bra ting -Lam mas -to day

Night draws -nea rer and18

wind blows -col der wheat and -bar ley and hops and hay

21

S

A

Men

Cello

-Ga ther in as the

Oh oh

Oh = O as in ’Glory’ days grow -shor ter

Oh oh

-Ce -le -bra ting -Lam

Oh oh

mas -to day

Oh oh

8. Lammas


25

Cull the last of the

Cull the last of the

-Lam mas

-Sum mer’s -boun ty

-Sum mer’s -boun ty

-Lam mas

Wheat and -bar ley and


-Lam mas

hops and hay

hops and hay

-Lam mas

29

-Wel come in -Au tumn’s

-Wel come in -Au tumn’s

-Lam mas

-go lden -beau ty

-go lden -beau ty

-Lam mas



-Lam mas

mas to day

mas to day

-Lam mas

33

Bid -fare well to the

A little louder

Bid -fare well to the

-Lam mas

days of -Sum mer

days of -Sum mer

-Lam mas



-Lam mas

hops and hay

hops and hay

-Lam mas

37

-Cal ling in the cool

-Cal ling in the cool

-Lam mas

rains of -Wi nter

rains of -Wi nter

-Lam mas



-Lam mas

mas -to day

mas -to day

-Lam mas

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41

FemaleSemi/Solos

S

A

Men

Cello

Hoof and horn

ff Alto+Sop Solo

f

f

-Lam mas

f

hoof and horn

-Lam mas

all that dies will

-Lam mas

be -re born

-Lam mas

45

corn and grain

-Lam mas

corn and grain

-Lam mas

all that falls will

-Lam mas

rise -a gain

-Lam mas

Hoof and horn

Alto+Mezzo+SopSolo/Semi

-Lam mas

50

hoof and horn

-Lam mas

all that dies will

-Lam mas

be -re born

-Lam mas

corn and grain

-Lam mas

corn and grain

-Lam mas

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55

all that falls will

-Lam mas

rise -a gain

-Lam mas

Hoof and horn

mp Alto Solo Slower

Corn and

mp Solo

mp

hoof and horn

grain

all that dies will

corn and

60

be -re born

grain

corn and grain

All that

corn and grain

falls will

all that falls will

rise -a

rise -a gain

Rit.

gain!

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Solo Flute 44

= 66

p 9

Semi/SoloFemale(s)

Sopranos

Cello

Ah

wind

(whispered)

Pizz.

fire

Ah

sea

13

Ah

stone breath

Ah

flame

17

Solo/SemiMale(s)

Sopranos

Cello

8 Long light has -lin gered here

wave

Arco

Earth still is warm

bone

19

8

-Dee -pe ning -sha dows Lost by the dawn

breath

Long -dark ness -ri sing here Though

flame

22

8 heat -lin gers on

blood

Twist of the -e -qui nox

bone

-Ma bon has come

9. Mabon


25

Women

Men

Cello

Dead leaves fall -si -lent ly


drift on the air

drift on the air

27

trees -stan ding -slum -be ring


dry cracked and bare


time -pas ses -qui -et ly


30

-e -cho ing past

-e -cho ing past

earth calls the -win ter in


-Ma bon at last!

-Ma bon at last!

33

SoloSoprano

Women

Men

Cello

-Sha dows through the



mist I see

drift on the air

drift on the air

35

time -pas sing



-si -lent ly



-Star light as the



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38

-Spi ral bends

-e -cho ing past

-e -cho ing past

-Moon light as the



-day light ends

-Ma bon at last!

-Ma bon at last!

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SingingBowl

Women

Men

8

Freely, = 60 approx.

(stroke) (tune to singing bowl)

(tune to singing bowl)

By the earth, by all -fle shly -be ings

Male 1 Solo

3

8

By the -wa ter, and all -crea tures that drink from her

Female 1 Solo

4

8 By the fire, and the -shi ning -spi rits of the bright ones

Male 2 Solo

5

8

By the breath that gives all life,

( )

Female 2 Solo

By earth, by -wa ter, by -fi re, and by air

Tutti


Tutti

7

8

Bright ones, -de part in peace from this place.

( )


( )

niente

niente

niente

10. Closing The Circle


SingingBowl

Women

Men

8

Freely, = 60 approx.

(stroke) (tune to singing bowl)

(tune to singing bowl)

By the earth, by all -fle shly -be ings

Male 1 Solo

3

8

By the -wa ter, and all -crea tures that drink from her

Female 1 Solo

4

8 By the fire, and the -shi ning -spi rits of the bright ones

Male 2 Solo

5

8

By the breath that gives all life,

( )

Female 2 Solo

6

8


Tutti


Tutti

10. Closing The Circle(alternative version using E singing bowl)


7

8


( )


( )

niente

niente

niente

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Documents

Wheel of the Year - CPDL · Hand Drum, and Singing Bowl in C. Leanne Daharja Veitch ... The Wheel of the Year: A Pagan Song Cycle also includes opening and closing movements