Voices

The Snow
Three-Part Song for Female Voices
Edward Elgar (Op. 26, No. 1)

Andantino q = 66

# 4
& 4

#
& 44

# .
&
#

sight,

hid

&

j
j

&

j
# j

from sight,

hid

12

&

# .
&

snow,

espress.

which sinks so

snow,

from sight,

which sinks so

# j j j
& # .
As

f
j
.

white, be

be thou as white,

thou

soul,

be thou

j j j j

j j j j

Brown earth

light,

as snow,

white as

j
.

As white

snow,

j
.

as snow,

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is hid, is

Brown earth

is hid, is

.
J

is hid from

soul,

espress.

be thou as white,

As white

As

Brown earth

as

snow,

as

snow,

J J J
cresc.

be thou as

cresc.

#
O

soul,

allargando
dim.

f
j j j j j j
J J J J

Be thou

J J J
J

j j j

light,

f espress.
. J .
J

white,

>
J
J

p
j j j j
.
>
O
snow,
which sinks so light,
p
j j j j
.
>

# 4
& 4

p

J J

j j j j j j
j
# #

as snow, O

soul, be thou as white

as

The Snow

n# # # # p dolce

Pi lento q = 52

#
&
rit.

16

&

# p
& #

n# # # #

O snow, which

#
n# # #

cresc.
# # # # poco

&

O heart, O

####
&
.

heart,

so

&
&
&

#
#

keep thy

dolce
O

so

thy glow Be - neath the

j
n

dim. e poco rit.

glow

Be - neath

thy glow

>
p

J J J
p
j j j j >
.
O

snow,

in thy soft

grave

p
>
j j j j
.
O

snow,

snow,

in thy soft grave

in thy soft grave

Be - neath the

the

the

snow

so

slow,

so

snow,

warm be - low;

j j dim. e poco
rit.

keep

j j

quite

snow, which falls

j j j
keep

earth

snow, which falls

dim. e poco rit.

heart,

heart, so

so slow, Dear

21

26

dolce

falls

snow,

####
&
.

j j

slow,

nnnn#

Tempo Imo

nnnn#

snow.

nnnn#

snow.

the

snow.

J J
J
J

Sad

flow'rs,

sad flow'rs the win - ter

Sad

flow'rs,

sad flow'rs the win

brave;

j j j j
j j
-

j j j j

Sad

flow'rs,

sad flow'rs the win - ter

ter brave;

brave;

The Snow

31

&

#
&

stringendo

espress.

&

O heart,

j j j

Pi mosso q = 96

# .
&
#
&

snow

&

&

The

&

must

snow

must melt,

must

must

41

&

must melt,

.
snow

j .

wa

wa

ter

flow

ter flow.

j .

wa

ter flow

so

heart,

soothe,

melt,

must

melt,

melt,

go,

must

go,

must

The

thus,

Fast,

Fast,

go,

F
. j

Fast,

Not

does

as does the snow.

so soothe and save, as

accel.

# J J
J J

The

j
j j j j j

.
#

so soothe and save,

cresc.

f
j

cresc.

fast,

Not

soul,

thus,

fast

as

fast,

fast,

fast

fast,

fast,

fast

not

my

as

as

F
. j

my

fast,

the snow.

f
j

Not

.
J
cresc.

thus,

soul,

my soul, O

The Snow

j
# cresc.
.

&

&

thus, my soul, O

sow

Thy

Thy gifts

thus,

thus,

sow

sow

& .

thus,

Tempo Imo

#
&
J J

to fade like

# .
&

52

. f b > .
.
J
J
Thy

gifts

cresc.
f
. # #
J

#
&

sow

#
&

a tempo
> .
allargando
.

.
J #

46

E Maestoso

sow

.
.
.

not

not

thus

thus

not

thus

>
J
J

snow, thou'rt white no

snow, thou'rt white no more,

snow, thou'rt white no more,

more,

j j j j
& .
>
& j j j j .
>

gifts

to fade, thy

snow,

gifts

thy

gifts

p dim. e rit.
.
p

thy

thy

gifts

to

gifts
to
dim. e rit.

gifts

Not thus,

to

fade,

to

fade

like

snow

fade,

not

al

#.

fade

like

snow

fade

al

to

to

not

Not thus,

Not thus,

to fade like snow,

fade,

not

to fade like snow,

j
. .
>

p dim. e rit.
.

thy

to fade like snow,

like

J J .
J
J

al

snow

j j j j j j

Thy spark - ling

too,

is

o'er;

Thy spark - ling, spark - ling

too

is o'er;

Thy spark - ling, spark - ling

too

is o'er;

j j j j j j
#

espress.

O soul,

The Snow

64

&

#
&

#
j j j
&

# .
&

&

the

snow,

bright

the

snow.

bright

72

&

####

the snow.

Was

as

be - fore,

Was

as

j
.

f
j
.

be

be - fore,

pure, O

soul, be as be - fore,

heart

as the

snow

as the

snow

be,

Then as the

but en - dure;

poco cresc.

. .

Through all the years full

. .

j j

sure,

Not

n j

pure,

heart,

be,

heart,

be,

pure,

Was bright the snow.

all

all

Was

Pi lento

n# # # #

.
.

n# # # # dolce

rit.

be - fore,

p
##
n#
j
j
j
j
j
#

.
#

# # # # dolce
&

Then

as

Be

be as be - fore,

f
j j j
J J

Be

Was bright,

allargando
dim.

# # # # dolce
&

Then

soul,

f espress.
. J .
J

j j j .
#

cresc.

snow all

J J

be as be - fore,

soul,

# j
& j j
bright

cresc.

be as be - fore,

68

.
JJJ

espress.

but

en - dure;

j j j

but

en - dure;

The Snow

####

&


dim. e rit.

77

####
&

as the snow,
dim. e rit.

####
&

not

Not
dim. e rit.

Not as the snow,

U
#### w
&

84

#### w
&
&

####

as the

as the

as the

A tempo, pi lento

snow,

snow,

snow,

w
J J
molto rit.

w
J J

not as the

not as the

snow.

snow.

j j
w

not as the

snow.