John Keats

Fairy Song
 q=60 
Nathan Shirley

Flute            

Oboe

           
Clarinet in A

           
(concert pitch)
          
Bassoon     
mp mf


 

arco
          
Vibraphone
 ppp f

Mezzo-soprano               
ppp f

 q=60     
Violin I          
p        mf

mp
                
Violin II

 
p mf
                 
  
Viola

           
mp mf
    
Violoncello  
 
mp mp
  
p
 
mf

         
Contrabass

mp mp mf
C 2008, by Nathan Shirley - www.NathanShirley.org
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             
Fl.         
mf
                  
Ob.    
    
mf
Cl.        
         
mf


  
  
 
    
  
Bsn.

  arco   
    senza      
Vib.
      
mf

M-S.              

      
        
   
Vln. I     

 
Vln. II       
     
        

Vla. 

       
 
    
      
Vc.
          

      
Cb.

          
 3
      
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Fl.          
     
Ob.          

Cl.                


       
 
  
  
Bsn.

Vib.
                

M-S.             
    
Vln. I 
             
 
         
Vln. II                      
   
Vla.            

   
          
Vc. 

   
          
Cb.
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Fl.        

Ob.

      

Cl.

      
   
      


 

 
  mp
                  
Bsn.
  
          
                   
   
Vib.   
           
p

M-S.   
            
mf
  Shed

no tear!

oh, shed

no tear!

The flow -

er will

Vln. I  

Vln. II

      

     
pizz.
          
Vla.
          
     
p
   
  pizz.         
Vc.                 

       
p
     
pizz.

Cb.
    
p
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Fl.        

Ob.        

Cl.        

        


  
           
Bsn.

      
         

Vib.  
                    
   

M-S.      
          

 bloom       
an - o - ther year. Weep no more! oh, weep no
Vln. I 

Vln. II        

          
  
pizz.
Vla.

p
       
                  
Vc.
              
                       
Cb.
          
6
  
       
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Fl.   

mp

mp
             
mf
    
Ob. 
mp

mp
     
mf 
               
Cl. 
mp mf mp
 
 mf

         
Bsn.
             
 
mf
                 
         
Vib.

 
mp
            
M-S.      
f
  more!     
Young buds sle - ep in the root's white core.
Vln. I  

Vln. II 
     
                   
Vla.
    
        mp       
         
Vc. 
       mp             
         
Cb.
 
mf
   
7
           
 
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Fl. 
  

mp
                    
             
mf

Ob.    
mf mp mf
  
Cl.  
mp
   

                     

Bsn.
            
Vib. 

  
              

M-S.     

Dry your eyes! oh, dry your eyes! For
 
I was taught in Pa - ra -
Vln. I     
 
f
Vln. II     
f
            
  
Vla.     
                
Vc.
    
                   
               
  
Cb.

8
                  
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Fl.   
 
mf              f  
Ob. 
    

  
mf
              f mf

Cl.          

f mf
      

                 
Bsn.
      
  
f
Vib. 

          
M-S.    
ff To ease my breast of
           
dise me - - lo -

Vln. I    
          
Vln. II    

   
             

Vla.
   
        
mf
      
Vc.
        
          
mf

      
 
    
Cb.

f
 9
        
50


Fl.   
 

 
          
mf

f
  
Ob.    
 
f mf
Cl.    
         
Bsn. 

mp
 
mf
  
Vib.

    
mp

M-S.    

  

dies,
 
Vln. I 


mp
 
mf

Vln. II     
mp

mf
      
arco
Vla.
 mf mp
   
 
arco
Vc.   
mf mp
   
   
 arco
Cb.
  
mf mp
      
         
10 
   
  

53

         
 

Fl. 
mf
                 
Ob.     
mp

Cl.          

mp



    
 
Bsn.
 p
 
Vib.
           
mf

M-S.          
f Shed no
 
Vln. I 
    
p

        
pizz.
    
 
p
Vln. II

 
pizz.
       
Vla.      

p
    
    
pizz.
     
Vc.
 
 
pizz. p
   
Cb.

  

      


p
 11
   
56

Fl.  
    
 

Ob.

        
    

           
          


    

 
Cl.
 
mp
      
Bsn.
   
            
     




Vib.
p

       
M-S. 
tear.
       
Vln. I  
  
Vln. II           

Vla.     

    
         
Vc. 
    
        
     
arco
Cb.
 
p
12

59

Fl.    

Ob.    
    
        
 
  
   
                 
Cl.



 

   
Bsn.

    
Vib.             




   


M-S.    

Vln. I    

Vln. II    

Vla.    

Vc.
   
  
         

Cb.
      
 13

62

Fl.    

Ob.    

      
 
    
Cl.  
            
    
 
   
Bsn.


Vib.
  


     
  
   



M-S.    

Vln. I    

Vln. II    

Vla.    

Vc.
   
 
  
Cb.
       
14

65

Fl.      

                         



 
Ob.      
     

  
mf
            
 
Cl.
 

Bsn.

     

 
Vib.
                  


M-S.      

 
   
Vln. I 

Vln. II      

Vla.      

Vc.
     
     
          
Cb.
 
 15
 
68

Fl.       

   


   
    
Ob.   

 
       
       
Cl.

  

 
     
           
Bsn.

 p 
 
Vib.            
            







M-S.       
 
Vln. I        

  
         

  

 


pp         
               
arco
  
      
 
 

pp         
Vln. II
        
    arco 
                  
Vla.
       
  
pp         
    arco 
                    
 
pp         
Vc.
    
                  

  

 


  pp  
       
Cb.
16

71

Fl.    

Ob.    

        

 
Cl.
      
    
      
   

      


Bsn.
  
           
          

Vib.  
 
  



 
M-S.    
                           

  

  
Vln. I    
       
 
Vln. II                                 
           
         
                   
       
       
           
           
Vla.

     
                    

               
Vc.       

 
 


 
                        
            
                

   
Cb.
 17
 
74

Fl.       
mp

Ob.      
mp

          
          
Cl.

              
f
       
    

Bsn.
mf
        
       
Vib.    

          






    
mf
M-S.     
                 
      
Vln. I                     
                 
mp
   
  
            
 
Vln. II     
      
                          
   
        
         
mp
                 
  
                  
 
        
   
            
Vla.
mp     
                                   

  
                
Vc.

                                 
mp
               
  

Cb.
mp
18 
             

       
  

  
78


 
 
Fl. 


f
Ob.        

      

Cl.

    
Bsn.
   
mp 
          
Vib.      
    



mp
M-S.    
    
Vln. I  
mp

    
Vln. II 
mp
 
Vla.      
mp
          
Vc. 
mp
        
Cb.
 
mp
 19
   
         
81

Fl. 

      
             
mf
Ob.      
   
mp
       
          
 
Cl.


  
mp
        
      
Bsn.

mp
 mp

               arco
Vib.
       
ppp
    
mf f
M-S.      
ppp
        
f

Vln. I     
p            
          
                         
p     
Vln. II
  

       
  
  
Vla.                                
 p
             
  
                                 
Vc.
   
             
p
 mp

 
 
                                  
Cb.
p
  
mp
 


       
20 
  
   
86

Fl.         
mf

Ob.     

Cl.     
     

    
Bsn.

            
mp
    
      
      

       
senza arco

Vib.         
 p

M-S.           
mf
 
O - ver - head!

look o -

ver - head!

Vln. I 

Vln. II     

          
pizz.
Vla.

p
              
  
pizz.
               
Vc.
       
p
    
Cb.

    
21

90 
    

          

    
        

Fl.    

Ob.     

Cl.     


    
  

   
  
    
Bsn. 
    
           
 
Vib.   
                 
  

M-S.        

    
 'Mong

the blo - ssoms

wh -

ite a - nd red...

Look
Vln. I 

Vln. II     

Vla.     
        
                 
Vc.

                  
pizz.
Cb.
        
p
    
22 

94
   
     


  
 
Fl.      

Ob.      

Cl.      



  
         
 
Bsn. 
  

       
 
Vib.   
   
  
  
       

M-S.           
 up,
    
look up! I flu - - tt - er
Vln. I 

Vln. II      

         
pizz.
Vla.
          
  
p
           
Vc.
     
              
Cb.
      
    
     

 
 
   23
  
      
97

Fl.  
 
   

f mp
    
Ob.          
mp
  
mf

Cl.     
mp mf mp

 

     
 
 
   
Bsn.
      
mf


            
 

Vib.
    
mp
    
M-S.      

f
 
   
now On this fr - esh
Vln. I  

Vln. II 
    
   
Vla.         
 

  

         mp
Vc.     

  



        
       
mp
   
Cb.

mf
24
   
99
           
Fl.  
     
               mf  
Ob.

    
mp mf mp
                  
Cl. 
mp
  
 
mf
       
                  
    
Bsn.

       
Vib.     

 
                
M-S.   
  po - me - gra - nate bo - ugh. See me! 'tis this sil - very bill E-
Vln. I     

Vln. II     

Vla.  
          
         
     
             
Vc.  
                
         
  
Cb.
 
 25
      
102

Fl. 
mp
          
mf
              
Ob. 

  
mf
             f
f mf

Cl.  
        
f

mf
                       
Bsn.
  
f
Vib. 

  
             
M-S.      
ff
      
v - er cures the good man's ill. Shed no tear! oh,
    
Vln. I     
f
       
Vln. II        
f
    
     
     

  

Vla.
 
  
         
mf
          
Vc. 
           
mf
     
        
Cb.

f
26
      
   
 
105

Fl.       
mp p

f mf
                 


Ob. 
     
mf mf mp p
f
Cl.         
         


       


 

      
        
Bsn.

        

mf mp


Vib.
        
       mp 
p
M-S.        
mf
          
The flow -

shed no tear!
Vln. I 
  
   
mf

mp p
Vln. II      
 
mp p
mf
     
          pizz.
   
arco
Vla.
   
       
mf

p
        
 pizz. 
arco
Vc.     
         
mf
 p
    
arco
Cb.
   
mf
     27

110 
    

     
Fl.     
mf
Ob.      

Cl.      
    

           
   

     

Bsn.
  
    
 
 

            
Vib.               
   
              
M-S.     
 er will bloom an - oth - er year. A - dieu, a - dieu... I

Vln. I      

Vln. II      

Vla.      
   
   
   
  
 
               
Vc.               
     
pizz.
      
Cb.
    
p
   


 
  
28
     
      

 
  
          
 
115

    

Fl. 


Ob.        

Cl.        
        


   
         
Bsn.
  

  
          
   
Vib.  
             


M-S.  
             
h - eav- en's

 
fly... a - dieu! I va - nish in the

Vln. I      

Vln. II        

            
pizz.
Vla.

p
     
                 
Vc.
          
                  
Cb.
          
                                
  29
                    
120



Fl.  

 
f f
        
Ob.         
mp
  
Cl.  
      
 
mp 
 

      

       
 
Bsn.

        

      




Vib.
  


  
mp
M-S.       
 
      
blue,...
Vln. I   
mp

       

Vln. II

       
mp
     
arco
Vla.
  mp
     
         
arco
Vc. 
mp
     
         
arco
Cb.
 
mp
 
        
   
30
123    

 
     

 
Fl. 

 
mf

Ob.     
              

mf
Cl.    



  

Bsn.
 
mp

Vib.
      

mf
M-S.     
fA

- - - - - di - eu.

Vln. I 
  
mp


p pizz.
       

Vln. II
mp

    

pizz.

Vla.   
mp
    
 
pizz.
    
Vc.
 mp
     
 
pizz.
    
Cb.
  mp
    
 

 31
  
     
125

Fl.        


 
f

             
Ob. 
Cl.  
        
  
   
mf
Bsn.
  
 mf

Vib.  
     



M-S.

     

a - - - - - dieu!
    
Vln. I  

    
mf

arco

Vln. II       
 
mf

   
    
arco

Vla.  
mf

       arco
  
Vc.
  mf

      
arco
 
Cb.
   
mf