Low and Humble

Music for Flute, Violin, and Tenor

Joseph Buchheit

My Low and Humble Home

N athaniel H awthorne
I left my low and humble home,
Far from my Father's fields to roam.
My peaceful cot no more had charms,
My only joy was War's alarms.
I panted for the field of fight,
I gaz'd upon the deathless light,
Which o'er the Hero's grave is shed,
The glorious memory of the dead.
Ambition show'd a distant star,
That shed its radiance bright and far,
And pointed to a path which led
O'er heaps of dying and of dead;
Onward I press'd with eager feet,
And War's dread thunder still would greet
My reckless ears. Where'er I trod,
I saw the green and verdant sod,
Turn red with blood of slaughter'd foes,
And Fury veil'd in smoke arose.
I gain'd the envied height; and there,
I sigh'd for that lone cottage, where
The early hours of life flew by,

On wings of youthful ecstacy.

Too late I found that Glorys ray,
Could never bring one happy day.

Performance Notes
Time Length: About Six Minutes

Flute
Harmonics Notated with a diamond notehead fundamental note and the heard pitch
above.
Breath Marks Take a breath and a small pause. Length of pause is at performers
discretion.
ord. Play the flute normally
Violin
Sul ponticello (s.p.) Play near the bridge
Harmonics Natural harmonics are notated with a diamond notehead or regular
notehead with this symbol above it: Artificial Harmonics are notated with a diamond
notehead and regular notehead a perfect fourth above.
Breath Marks Take a small pause. Length of pause is at performers discretion.
Slurred Triplets Use one bow direction to play slurred triplets.
ord. - Play the violin normally
Tenor
Breath Marks - Take a breath and a small pause. Length of pause is at performers
discretion.
Sigh At measure 46, start sighd on a G3, then quickly sigh without pitch. There
should be a smooth transformation between sung note and the sigh.
The motive in m.29-30 is borrowed from Chopins Nocturne Op.48 No.2
Completed October 23, 2014

Score

Low and Humble

q = 80

Flute

Violin

Tenor

Fl.

Vln.

Fl.

Vln.

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V
4

&
&

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&

. . .

fl

# .
P
F

left

my

n
f
n
f

n
n

n
n

low and hum

pizz.

ble

home,

nw
nO
p

arco

n

P
p

nw

Far

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w.
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F

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n w ..
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w
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p

Joseph Buchheit
Text: Nathaniel Hawthorne

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, n
n

n n
n n. b. . n
F
pF

f
n. . nw

J

from my Fath - er's fields

to

n
n ..
f

w
w
p

b n n . n

fl
P

roam.

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nnnn

P n
n
n n n
My

Copyright 2014 Joseph Buchheit

All Rights Reserved

2
A

&

Fl.

Vln.

cot no

&

Fl.

had

charms,

b
3
b
f
p
f
F
11
. b

V . N b
&

11

Vln.

. . . .

f
pizz.
F
n

b #

p
f
f

b .

more

11

b b b

peace - ful

& w
p
V

Low and Humble

My on - ly

joy

was War's

arco
ww>

ww
p

p
.

a - larms.

n.

B
Fl.

& #
p
&

13

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13

.
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f

F

I

b .

b
.
b
pant

ed

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Fl.

&

b
f

&

14

Vln.

for

b
& b

16

Fl.

&

field

18

bO
&b
p

18

Vln.

(T) (T)

f
V . b J

18

mo - ry

(T)

pizz.

b
of

IV

The

gaz'd u - pon the

b
glor

light,

b.

arco

the

i - ous

death - less

. b . . . .
b .
N

arco

b . . b

grave is shed,

,P

the Her - o's

b. .
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b
p

p
F
j
N

b .
.

pizz.

&

of fight,

Low and Humble

Which o'er

Fl.

b.
J

16

the

16

Vln.

b b
f

14

me

b O

p
b
dead.

s.p.

jN .

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&

bb

b
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bb

ant

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fl

&

b b b

bi - tion

n
f

show'd

star.

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n

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p
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25

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ord.

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its ra

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bright

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n
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to

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which

28

path

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heaps

of

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and of dead;

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30
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press'd with ea

ger feet,

pizz.

b
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P
S
p
F
p

Ah

And

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b
& b

Fl.

b
& b

32

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b
Vb

32

b
&b

33

Fl.

.
War's

s.p.
arco

.
. . .

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F

J
3

dread

b
Vb

Agitated q = 100

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& 4 O
p

fl

. . .

der

4
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p

greet

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still

4
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ord.

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f

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p

35
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pizz.

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s.p.

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4
4

still

35

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33

ord.

(T)

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&
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32

would

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would

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3
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ears.

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&

37

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37

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n .

ord.

s.p.

saw

the

green

and ver - dant sod,

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red

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39

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39
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b

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b b
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smoke

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b
n. p

4
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red with

,
n.

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b
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42

blood

p
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of slaught - er'd foes

n.

IV

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p

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44
foes

foes,

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p
p

b b
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j n 8 w
3
b b b
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3
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a - rose.

gain'd

the

en - vied

8
45

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&

45

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&

, f
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height;

47

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&

s.p.

( )

n.

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(sigh)

there,

o .
.

ord.

&

47

and

47

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45

Low and Humble

for that lone cott - age,

where

The ear - ly hours of

life

flew

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by,

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wings

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Low and Humble

Joseph Buchheit
Text: Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Low and Humble

Joseph Buchheit
Text: Nathaniel Hawthorne

q = 80

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p
arco
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p

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p

b . b

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ord.
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Tenor

Low and Humble

q = 80

#### 8
V
4
4

####

Joseph Buchheit
Text: Nathaniel Hawthorne

left

my

####

P A n
n
n n n

My

14

peace - ful cot no

for

the

a - larms.

b.
J

field

of fight,

,
P

F
V

16

23

bb

p
b

dead.

.
dist

ant

roam.

had

n.

The glor

charms,

F
b

u - pon

the

pant - ed

i-ous

bb

me

star.
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light,

b b

mo - ry

of

the

b b b

Am - bi - tion

death - less

f
F
P
. b
J

gaz'd

home,

b .

more

p
.

f
nw

to

ble

p
F
j
b . N

Which o'er the Her - o's grave is shed,

19

b b b

. b

V

was War's

low and hum

from my Fath - er's fields

11

My on - ly joy

n. .

J

Far

show'd

That

shed

Low and Humble

b
V b n

26

n #.

its ra

b
V b nw

di - ance

28

led

bright

O'er

and far,

of

dy

f
b b b n
bb
b

V b

ing

On - ward

b
Vb

32

War's

dread

35
# 8
V 4

press'd

with ea

b
thun

der

still

would

My reck - less

F
#
n
N

V
the

green

and ver - dant sod,

p
b

# 3
V 4 .

f p
j n 8 w
4

red with

blood

43

a - rose.

red

of slaught - er'd foes

gain'd

which

and of dead;

P
4
4

Ah

And

#
n n 48

would

F
p
.
Turn red

trod,

Turn red

F
f
n
b b

b b

4
foes

p
b b b
the

f
n

path

still

Turn

,
# n.
V

40

p
b

Where 'er

37

saw

ears.

to

S
b

. n .

greet

ger feet,

Agitated q = 100

And pointed
-

P
b

heaps

P
. n. A.

en - vied

foes,

And Fur - y veil'd in smoke

,f
b
height; and

Turn

there,

3
4

Low and Humble

P (sigh)

46

sigh'd

p
V n
by,

54

On wings

late

Couldne - ver

of

one

youth - ful

ec

P
b .

found

bring

where

#
The ear - ly hours of

j
b

Too

for that lone cott - age,

48

51

happ

that Glo

#
p

day.

sta - cy.

f
w

life

ry's ray,

flew