\version "2.12.2"
\header {
  title = "The Beech Leaves Old"
  composer = "Brent Yorgey"
  poet = "W. B. Yeats"
}

global = { 
  \time 4/4 
  \key d \major   
  \override Staff.BreathingSign #'text = \markup {
    \musicglyph #"scripts.caesura.straight"
  }
  \numericTimeSignature
}

sopranoMusic = \relative c' { 
  r4 \p fis a d, e( fis cis') a  
  \time 3/4 d( cis) d, \time 4/4 e2 r4
  e \mp \< fis g d' a 
    g(^"poco accel." \! a b d \time 6/4 e, e' fis, fis' 
    e)^"rit." d \> e2 r1 \! \fermata
  \cadenzaOn d,4^"a tempo" \pp d d d2 d4 d d d2 r4 \bar ""
    d \< e2 g4 \! f a g e2. \> d2 \!
  \bar "|" r4 d \< g bes b( \! \mf cis2) e4 d \> fis,?2 e \! \p r4
  e \mf \cadenzaOff \bar "|" \time 4/4 e8 e e2. a8-> g ~ g4 d^"poco rit." d \> cis2 r2 \!
  r4 fis( \mp a d,) e( fis cis' a \time 3/4 d cis) d,
   \time 6/4 e d' cis fis, g \breathe
  bes \key es \major \time 4/4 d2^"accel." \< bes4 g' ~ g es \! \f bes' d, 
    c2^"rit." \> g c, \! \mp \fermata
  r4 d \time 6/4 es g bes es, d e \key d \major \time 4/4 e2
  r2^"a tempo" r a4 \mf g fis g d' a g \< a b e d \!
  r8 g, \f fis' \> e d cis b a d,2. ~ d1 \p r4 \fermata
  fis4 \pp a d, e-. r2. r4 fis \mp \< a d, e fis cis' a d \breathe
    d \f a' cis, \> b2 \mp \> r2 \!
  r4 d cis4. a8 \time 3/4 g g ~ g2 \time 4/4 g4 g r4
  g \time 6/4 fis \< a d, e cis' \> a \!
  \time 4/4 r4 a \pp b a a1 \fermata
  \bar "|."
}

altoMusic = \relative c' { 
  r4 \p d cis b b2 b b4( cis) d d2 r4
  d \mp \< cis d e fis
    fis2(^"poco accel." \! e4 d cis cis' d, d' 
    cis)^"rit." b \> a2 r1 \! \fermata
  c,4^"a tempo" \pp c c c2 c4 c c c2 r4 
    c \< c2 c4 \! d d c c2. \> c2 \!
  r4 d \< d c! cis( \! \mf d2) fis4 e \> cis2 d \! \p r4
  d \mf d8 d d2. fis8-> d ~ d4 d^"poco rit." d \> cis2 r2 \!
  r4 d2( \mp b4) b2 b b4( cis) d d e fis d d \breathe
  d \key es \major f^"accel." g bes2 \< ~ bes c4 es \! \f 
    g,^"rit." \> f c bes ~ bes2 \! \mp \fermata
  r4 bes bes2. bes4 d d \key d \major d2
  r2^"a tempo" r a4 \mf e' cis d e d8( e) fis2( e4)
  r4 r8 a \f fis' \> e d cis b a d,1 ~ d \p r4 \fermata
  d \pp d cis d-. r2. r4 d \mp \< d cis d d d e fis \breathe
    d' d \f \> d d2 \mp \> r2 \!
  r4 b a4. fis8 d d ~ d2 d4 c r4
  d d2 \< d4 e fis \> g \!
  r4 d \pp d cis d1 \fermata
}

tenorMusic = \relative fis { 
  r4 \p fis fis fis g2 g ~ g fis4 g2 r4
  g \mp \< a a g cis b1 \! ~ b ~ b4^"rit." b \> cis2 r1 \! \fermata
  g4^"a tempo" \pp g g g2 g4 g g g2 r4
    f \< g2 e4 \! a f e g2. \> bes2 \!
  r4 bes \< bes g fis?2. \! \mf gis4 a \> a2 cis \! \p r4
  r4 r cis \mf cis8 cis cis4 ~ cis a8-> g fis4^"poco rit." g \> fis2 r2 \!
  r4 fis( \mp cis' a) g2 g ~ g2. fis4 g d' a g \breathe
  aes \key es \major g2.^"accel." \< es4 bes' \f aes aes \> g 
    es1 ~ es2 \mp \fermata
  r4 f f g bes es, f g \key d \major fis \breathe % XXX cautionary
  fis^"a tempo" \mf a d, e2 e4 a a a g fis g2. \< g4 a \!
  r4 r8 a \mf e \> fis g a b cis d2 ~ d1 \p r4 \fermata
  fis, \pp fis fis g-. r2. r4 fis \mp \< fis fis g a a b cis \breathe
    d a \f \> a a2 \mp \> r2 \!
  r1 r4 bes a8 f g4 g r4
  g a \< fis a a d \> d \!
  r4 fis, \pp g e fis1 \fermata
}

bassMusic = \relative c { 
  r4 \p a a a a2 a ~ a2. b2 r4
  e \mp \< d cis b a g1 \! ~ g ~ g4^"rit." g \> a2 r1 \! \fermata
  bes4^"a tempo" \pp bes bes bes2 bes4 bes bes bes2 r4
    bes \< bes2. ~ bes \! a4 \< c e \> f2
  r4 \! g \< f! d b2. \! \mf e4 fis \> a2 b2 \! \p r4
  r4 r b \mf b8 b b4 ~ b g8-> fis e4^"poco rit." e \> b2 r2 \!
  r4 a2. \mp a2 a ~ a2. a4 a a a bes \breathe
  bes \key es \major es2.^"accel." \< es4 g \f f es \> bes 
    aes1 ~ aes2 \mp \fermata
  r4 aes g2. aes4 bes bes \key d \major a \breathe 
  a^"a tempo" \mf cis d d2 cis4 cis d cis b a e2. \< e4 fis \!
  r2 r8 g' \mf e \> fis g a b cis d4 ~ d1 \p r4 \fermata
  a, \pp a a a-. r2. r4 a \mp \< a a b cis e g b \breathe
    d, \f \> fis, fis g2 \mp \> r2 \!
  r1 r4 es' es8 es es4 es r4
  bes a2 \< fis'4 g a \> b \!
  r4 a, \pp a d d1 \fermata
}

sopranoLyrics = \lyricmode { 
  And now I wan __ __ der in __ the woods
  When sum -- mer gluts the gol __ den bees
  Or in au -- tum -- nal sol -- i -- tudes
  A -- rise the leo -- pard col -- oured trees
  Or when a -- long __ the win -- try __ strands
  The cor -- mor -- ants __ shi -- ver on their rocks
  I __ wan __ der on, and wave my hands,
  and sing, and sing, __ and sing, and sing, and sing,
  and sing and shake my hea -- vy locks.
  By one ear I lead a -- long the wood -- land deer
  The hares run by me grow -- ing bold
  They will not hush, they will not hush, 
    they will not hush, they will not hush,
  The leaves a -- flut -- ter __ round me,
  the leaves a -- flut -- ter round me,
  the beech leaves old.
}

altoLyrics = \lyricmode { 
  And now I wan -- der in __ the woods
  When sum -- mer gluts the gol __ den bees
  Or in au -- tum -- nal sol -- i -- tudes
  A -- rise the leo -- pard col -- oured trees
  Or when a -- long __ the win -- try __ strands
  The cor -- mor -- ants __ shi -- ver on their rocks
  I __ wan -- der, wan __ der on, and wave my hands,
  and sing, and sing, __ and sing, and sing, and sing, __
  and shake my hea -- vy locks.
  By one ear I lead a __ long __
  The hares run by me grow -- ing bold
  They will not hush, they will not hush, 
    they will not hush, they will not hush,
  The leaves a -- flut -- ter __ round me,
  the leaves flut -- ter round me,
  the beech leaves old.
}

tenorLyrics = \lyricmode { 
  And now I wan -- der __ the woods
  When sum -- mer gluts the gol __ den bees
  Or in au -- tum -- nal sol -- i -- tudes
  A -- rise the leo -- pard col -- oured trees
  Or when a -- long __ the win -- try __ strands
  The cor -- mor -- ants __ shi -- ver on their rocks
  I __ wan -- der __ on, and wave my hands,
  and sing, __ and sing, and sing, and sing, __
  and sing and shake my hea -- vy locks.
  The grey wolf knows me, I lead a -- long the wood -- land deer
  The hares run by me grow -- ing bold
  They will not hush, they will not hush, 
    they will not hush, they will not hush,
  The leaves a -- flut -- ter,
  the leaves a -- flut -- ter round me,
  the beech leaves old.
}

bassLyrics = \lyricmode { 
  And now I wan -- der __ woods
  When sum -- mer gluts the gol __ den bees
  Or in au -- tum -- nal sol -- i -- tudes
  A -- rise __ a -- rise the trees
  Or when a -- long __ the win -- try __ strands
  The cor -- mor -- ants __ shi -- ver on their rocks
  I __ wan -- der __ on, and wave my hands,
  and sing, __ and sing, and sing, and sing, __
  and shake my hea -- vy locks.
  The grey wolf knows me, I lead a -- long the wood -- land deer
  The hares run by me grow -- ing bold
  They will not hush, they will not hush, 
    they will not hush, they will not hush,
  The leaves a -- flut -- ter,
  the leaves flut -- ter round me,
  the beech leaves old.
}

soprano = \new Voice = "soprano" { \sopranoMusic }
alto = \new Voice = "alto" { \altoMusic }
tenor = \new Voice = "tenor" { \tenorMusic }
bass = \new Voice = "bass" { \bassMusic }

\book {
  \paper {
    #(set-paper-size "letter")
    ragged-bottom=##t
    between-system-padding = #10
    %page-limit-inter-system-space = ##t
    %page-limit-inter-system-space-factor = 1
  }

  \score {
  {
    % \numericTimeSignature
    \new ChoirStaff <<
      \new Staff <<
	{ \clef treble
	  \global	  
	  \soprano 
	}
	\new Lyrics \lyricsto "soprano" \sopranoLyrics
      >>
      \new Staff <<
	{ \clef treble
	  \global
	  \alto 
	}
	\new Lyrics \lyricsto "alto" \altoLyrics
      >>
      \new Staff <<
	{ \clef "treble_8"
	  \global
	  \tenor
	}
	\new Lyrics \lyricsto "tenor" \tenorLyrics
      >>
      \new Staff <<
	{ \clef bass
	  \global
	  \bass
	}
	\new Lyrics \lyricsto "bass" \bassLyrics
      >>
    >>
  }
  }
%  \layout { }
}