never no more
DESCRIPTION
Composition for SATB choir and two pianos, 7 minutes in duration.TRANSCRIPT
Copyright © 2007
q = 100
James K. Baxter Ewan Clark
Never No More
ASA
TB
Piano I
Piano II
ppp dreamlike; in the haze of memory
ppOh
the
sum
mer's- a
float
- on
spin
drift
-
ppp
(accented notes )
mp
sim.
4 4 4 4 4 4
9
SA
TB
Pno. I
Pno. II
sum
ppp glassy, distant
mer's- a
float
- on
spin
- drift
beach
- -
beach
- es
ppp
(hold till )C
14
SA
TB
Pno. I
Pno. II
es
ho
li- day
- hea
- -
Brown
as
bread
in a ho
li
- day
- hea
ven:
ppp
e = e (q. = 67)20
B
SA
TB
Pno. I
Pno. II
ven:
-
lu
pp
pin
- teach
-
pThe
same
pp
sweet
lie
The
lu
pin
- teach
es
pp
pp
2
28
SA
TB
Pno. I
Pno. II
es
- mm
mm
As
al
ways
- drop ping-
her
gay
pol len
-
on a
2
33 q. = q
SA
TB
Pno. I
Pno. II
ppp
girl's
frock
ppp
ppleg
shoul
der
- bare
ppp
3
3
39 e = e (q. = 45)
C
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
ne
ppp
ver
-
no
more
ne
ppp
ver
-
no
more
ne
ppp
ver
- no
more
Ne
pp
ver
- no
more
no
ppp
more
ne
pp
-
(with F pedal note )
ppp
pp
48
S
A
T
B
Pno. II
ne
ver
- -
no
more.
ne
ver
-
no
more.
ne
ver
- no
more.
ver
no
more.
no
ppp
more.
p (pp)
ppp
4
e = q (q = 135)�56
D
T
Pno. I
Pno. II
pp
4 4
ppp
(hold till )E
ppp
63 ESA
Pno. I
Pno. II
The
p warm, playful
boys
climb to their branch
high
hou
ses
-
4
sim.
70 FSA
TB
Pno. I
Pno. II
Un
mp
der a
black
bridge
dive
for
pen
nies
-
climb
p
to their
branch
high
hou
ses
- - -
mp
dive
for
p
5
79 GSA
TB
Pno. I
Pno. II
The
mf
noon
cloud
like
a
bird's
breast
down
y
-
pen
nies
- noon
espress.
cloud
like
a
bird's
breast
down
y
-
mp
H88 I q = e (q. = 45) �
SA
TB
Pno. I
Pno. II
Night
mp
come
cool
as a haw
thorne
- ber ry
Kite
tails
tied
on a te
le
- phone-
wire
ooh
p
ooh
pp
mf
ricochet
3
3
Depress the lowest 13 keys SILENTLY.You have till figure I to do this, then hold till J.
pp
6
97 J
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
Ne
p
ver
- no
more
pp
no
more
ne
pp
ver
- no
more
ne
pp
ver
-
no
more
ne
pp
ver
- -
no
more
ppp
ppp
4 4 4 4 4 4
(hold till )K
p (pp)
105
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
ne
p
ver
- no
more.
pp
no
ne
ver
- no
more.
ne
ver
-
no
ne
ver
- -
no
pp
4 4
4 4 4 4 4
mp (p)
7
q. = q112
Kx = e (q. = 60)
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
more.
ppp
more.
more.
(ppp)
4
renew pedal at each barline
4
mf
p
117 L
SA
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
mf
mp
Cig a- rette- stink
from a hole
in the rush
es
hole
mf
in the rush
es
-
mm
ppp
mp
gliss.
mf
hole in the rush
es
-
mp
4 4 4 4
mp
(renew with each chord)
8
122 M
SA
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
dark
as a dun
ny- the un
der- run
- ner
-
mf
fThe
green
flax
plait ed-
for whip
dark
as a dun
ny
f
dark as a dun
ny
- The
green
mp
flax
dark
as a dun
ny
dark
f
as a dun
ny- un
der- run
- ner- green
mp
flax
whip
mf
sim.
mf
128
SA
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
lash es
ff
f
Cock a- bul- ly- finned
with the fire
of sum
mer
plai
f
ted- for
whip
lash
- es
- - fire
of sum
4- -
lash es
flax
f
whip
lash
- es
- - fire
of sum
mer
f
ff
2 4
ff
f
9
133q. = q
SA
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
mf
f Jack
loves
Jill
on the ga
rage
- door
mer-
mf
ah
ga
rage
- door
4 4
4
mf
Jack
loves
Jill
on the ga
rage
- door
mf
4 4 4
mf
140 e = e (q. = 40)
N
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
ne
p
ver
- no
Ne
p
ver
- no
more
ne
p
ver
-
no
ne
pp
ver
- -
ppp
4 4 4 4
ppp
sim.
p (pp)
10
146
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
more
no
p
more
ne
mp
ver
- no
more.
more
ne
mp
ver
-
no
p
more
ne
ver
- -
pp
p
4 4 4 4 4 4
mp (p)
mf (mp)
152 e = q (q = 120)
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
ne
mp
ver
- no
more.
no
mp
more.
no
more.
no
mp
more.
mp
sub.ppp cresc.poco a poco
4 4 4 4
4 4
f (mf)
sub.ppp cresc.poco a poco
11
158
O
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
The
pp
trod
den
- path
in the bram
bles
-
lead
4
pp
ah
The
p sneakily, with growing excitement
trod
den
- path in the bram
bles
-
lead
4
ah
pp
(pp)
(p)
sim.
4 4
(pp)
(p)
165 P
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
Sweet
p
and
sure
to a lift
ed
-
p
Sweet
mp
and
sure
to a lift
ed
-
p
(mp)
(mp)
12
172 Q
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
frock
To
f (melody)
the
boat
house
- spree
and
the
Sweet
mp cresc. poco a poco
sighing
and
3
sure
to
the
3
boat
house
-
frock
To
f
the
boat
house
- spree
and
the
Sweet
mp cresc. poco a poco
sighing
and
3
sure
To
the
3
boat
house
-
and
the
3hay
loft
(mf)
(f)
(mf)
(f)
179 R
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
hay
loft
ff blissful
bed
A
f
ham
strung
- heart
and
no
way
and
the
3
hay
ff
loft
bed
ah
mf
4 4 4 4 4 4
hay
loft
ff blissful
bed
A
f
ham
strung
- heart
and
no
way
the
3hay
ff
loft
bed
ham
mf
strung
-
4 4 4
ff dim.
mf cresc.
ff dim.
mf cresc.
Depress the lowest 13 keys SILENTLY.You have till S to do this, then hold till T.
13
q = q (h = 60)187
S
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
back:
Like a toi
ff
toi
- - ar
row
-
shot
fff
in
p
4
no
f cresc.tumoltuous
way
back
3
like
a toi
toi
3
- ar
- row
3
shot
fff
4
back:
Like a toi
ff
toi
- - ar
row
-
ar row
shot
fff
4
heart
f cresc.no
toi
tumoltuous
way
back
3
toi
like
a toi
toi
3
- ar
row
fff
shmm
shot
fp
(f)
(ff)
fff
3
3
(f)
(ff)
fff
191 q = e (q. = 40)
T
S
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
the
air
ne
ppp
ver
-
Ne
pp
ver
- no
more
ppp
ne
ppp
ver
- -
p
pp
ppp
ppp sempre
pp (ppp) sempre
14
198
S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
no
more
ne
ppp
ver
- no
more
no
ppp
more
ne
pp
ver
- no
more.
no
ppp
more
ne
ppp
- -
205 rall.S
A
T
B
Pno. I
Pno. II
ne
ppp
ver
-
no
more.
ne
ppp
ver
- no
more.
no
ppp
more.
ver
no
ppp
more.
15