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In the wood
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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In the wood by Howard Kingsbury — Lyrics
In the wood where shadows are deepest
From the branches overhead,
Where the wild
woodstrawberries cluster,
And the softest moss is spread,
I met today with a fairy,
And I followed her where she led.
Some magical words she uttered,
I alone could understand,
For the sky grew bluer and brighter;
While there rose on either hand
The cloudy walls of a palace
That was built in fairyland.
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About In the wood
Howard Kingsbury's In the wood is a secular SATB partsong in English. The text describes a journey into a wood where the narrator encounters a fairy and is led to a magical palace. The poem reflects on a sense of past enchantment and lost joy, a magic that time cannot restore. The setting captures this sense of wistful remembrance, with the music likely mirroring the evocative imagery of the wood and the ephemeral nature of the fairy encounter. This piece offers a rich opportunity for expressive interpretation, drawing the choir and audience into a world of memory and longing.
