Keepsakes from Childhood
five songs for treble voices & full orchestra
complete set of scores & parts: total price $200.00
Keepsakes from Childhood | Full Score in C
Keepsakes from Childhood | Full Score Transposed
Keepsakes from Childhood | Vocal Score
Keepsakes from Childhood | Complete Orchestral Parts
[full scores formatted for 11 X 17 |
vocal score and instrumental parts formatted for 9 X 12]
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for a FREE perusal-only digital download of
Keepsakes from Childhood
Complete Orchestral & Vocal Score in C
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catalog #: 058-0130
composer: Crystal Godfrey LaPoint
texts: Christina Georgina Rosetti, George MacDonald, Eugene Field, and Anonymous (all in public domain)
difficulty level: advanced to professional
year of publication: 2025
instrumentation: Treble Voice Choir(s) & Full Orchestra
Flute 1, 2 (1 doubling Piccolo)
Oboe 1, 2 (2 doubling English Horn)
Clarinet in B-flat 1, 2
Bassoon 1, 2
Horn 1-4
Trumpet in C 1, 2
Trombone
Tuba
Percussion 1, 2
Harp
Piano
Celesta
Strings
SA treble choir [with some divisi] OR 2 treble choirs (SA women & SA children) [with some divisi]
@ duration: 22 minutes
ASCAP WORK ID# 932574861
copyright info: Copyright © 2013 Crystal Godfrey LaPoint
US copyright info: PAu 4-284-475
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Listen to the full-length, digitally-generated sound files of this 5-movement piece. (A live performance recording was unavailable.) Such sound files lack the text, optimal dynamic balance, and many interpretive nuances. However, the pitch accuracy is 100%, and in combination with the perusal score, can give the listener a highly representative impression of the composition. Complete lyrics are also provided below.
Keepsakes from Childhood
I. “Where Did You Come From, Baby Dear?”
II. “A Was An Archer”
III. “The Wind”
IV. “Against Idleness”
V. “Wynken, Blynken and Nod”
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Keepsakes from Childhood | complete lyrics
Where Did You Come From, Baby Dear?
by George MacDonald
Where did you come from, baby dear? Out of the everywhere into here. Where did you get your eyes so blue? Out of the sky as I came through. What makes the light in them sparkle and spin? Some of the starry twinkles left in. Where did you get that little tear? I found it waiting when I got here. What makes your forehead so smooth and high? A soft hand stroked it as I went by. What makes your cheek like a warm white rose? I saw something better than anyone knows. Whence that three-cornered smile of bliss? Three angels gave me at once a kiss. Where did you get this pearly ear? God spoke, and it came out to hear. Where did you get those arms and hands? Love made itself into hooks and bands. Feet, whence did you come, you darling things? From the same box as the cherubs' wings. How did they all just come to be you? God thought about me, and so I grew. But how did you come to us, you dear? God thought about you, and so I am here.
A was an Archer
(anonymous)
A was an Archer who shot at a frog B was a Butcher who kept a bull-dog C was a Captain all covered with lace D was a Drummer who played with much grace E was an Esquire with pride on his brow F was a Farmer who followed the plough G was a Gamester who had but ill-luck H was a Hunter who hunted a buck I was an Italian who had a white mouse J was a Joiner who built up a house K was a King so mighty and grand L was a Lady who had a white hand M was a Miser who hoarded up gold N was a Nobleman gallant and bold O was an Organ boy who played about town P was a Parson who wore a black gown Q was a Queen who was fond of her people R was a Robin who perched on a steeple S was a Sailor who spent all he got T was a Tinker who mended a pot U was an Usher who hated any noise V was a Veteran who sold pretty toys W was a Watchman who guarded the door X was eXpensive and so became poor Y was a Youth who did not love school Z was a Zany who looked a great fool
The Wind
by Christina Georgina Rosetti
Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you; But when the leaves hang trembling The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I; But when the trees bow down their heads The wind is passing by.
Against Idleness
(anonymous)
My mother said That I never should Play with the gypsies In the wood; If I did she would say, Naughty girl, to disobey. Your hair shan’t curl, Your shoes shan’t shine, You naughty girl You shan’t be mine. My father said That if I did He'd bang my head With the teapot lid. The wood was dark, The grass was green, Up comes Sally With a tambourine; Alpaca frock, New scarf-shawl, White straw bonnet And a pink parasol. I went to the river – No ship to get across, I paid ten shillings For an old blind horse; I up on his back And off in a crack, Sally tell my mother I shall never come back.
Wynken, Blynken and Nod
by Eugene Field (excerpted)
Wynken, Blynken and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe – Sailed on a river of crystal light, Into a sea of dew. “Where are you going and what do you wish?” The old moon asked the three. “We have come to fish for the herring-fish That live in this beautiful sea; Nets of silver and gold have we,” Said Wynken, Blynken and Nod. The old moon laughed and sang a song, As they rocked in the wooden shoe, And the wind that sped them all night long Ruffled the waves of dew. The little stars were the herring-fish That lived in that beautiful sea – “Now cast your nets wherever you wish – But never afeared are we”; So cried the stars to the fishermen three: Wynken, Blynken and Nod. All night long their nets they threw To the stars in the twinkling foam – Then down from the sky came the wooden shoe, Bringing the fishermen home; ‘Twas all so pretty a sail it seemed As if it could not be, And some folks thought ‘twas a dream they’d dreamed Of sailing the beautiful sea – Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes, And Nod is a little head, And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies Is a wee one’s trundle-bed. So shut your eyes while mother sings Of wonderful sights that be, And you shall see the beautiful things As you rock on the misty sea, Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three: Wynken, Blynken and Nod.
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Comments:
LaPoint selected the texts for “Keepsakes from Childhood” (five songs set for treble voices and full orchestra) in part for their suitability to an engaging variety of tempi and musical styles, as each illustrates a distinctive facet of the experiences of childhood. The tonal language and instrumentation are intentionally guileless and welcoming, portraying the five varied tableaux with heart-warming sweetness, silly grandiosity, ethereal and evocative echoes, raucous circus tunes, and the embrace of mother’s soothing voice rocking her babe off to dreamland. As if painting with a magical sound palette, the composer has joyfully illustrated a winsome little storybook of enchanting stories with a musical aesthetic that aspires to delight young singers and rekindle the fondest memories we all cherish of our children, and of our own childhoods.
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