THOMAS ADES Darknesse Visible for solo piano after JOHN DOWLAND (1992) ‘This piece is an explosion of John Dowland'’s lute song ‘In Darknesse Let Mee Dwell’ (1610). No notes have been added; indeed, some have been removed. Patterns latent in the original have been isolated and regrouped, with the aim of illuminating the song from within, as if during the course of a performance. In darknesse ler mee dwelt, the ground shall sorrow be, The roofe Dispaire to barre all cheerfull light from mee, The wals of marble blacke that moisined still shall weepe, My musicke, hellish, jarring sounds to banish friendly sleep. Thus wedded to my woes, and bedded 10 my Torabe, O let me living di, till death doe come. Dowland ends the song with a restatement of the opening line. TA FABER ff musicDarknesse Visible Thomas Ades i after John Dowland Assai lento SAE - : a = (quasi) Ped. sempre -+ raed ed. + _f sonore, poco expr. (Ped.)+ ae ee Ped. oho ae ‘Copyright © 1998 by Faber Music Led ‘This music is copyright. Photocopying is illegalcca sempre ~~ “Gegatissimo Ped. overlap) te poco, riba {| 2 mf dolce (Ped.) Ped.-g (Ginter...) (Ped.)-. (flutter. -‘mp sonore pdolciss. PREP (flutter. (loco) (flutter... - ds (flutter) 5 Ped.senza accentil (PPP) (senza ery, loco = 2 pp molto pesante ed espr. ae “ppp iranquillo |p\ tranguillo legato, & w. — pp sub. ——————_ ppp == pppp Ped. a Ped. ah———_ppmolio espr. pedotiss. | 3 _ / prep ar (quasi niente )} 81 PPPPP legatissimo al fine peppp legatissina al fine (ue) subito assolutamente senza Ped; e senza Ped. al fine Ped, sempre (ossia ¥4 Ped.) ® Git.)