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Walker Williams · Du har låtit din kärlek få försvinna

This arrangement of “Du har låtit din kärlek få försvinna” was written for a residency in Blackstad, Sweden. I wanted to set a Swedish folk song for a local choir, so I asked the choir director that I was coordinating with for a list of suggestions of Swedish folk songs. This melody immediately caught my attention with its vacillation between modes, at times using the leading tone (G-natural), and at other times the subtonic (G-flat). The tune captures the same sense of uncertainty and loneliness that the text speaks to, and suggests a few different options for harmonization, which I explore in the various verses. The solo has a limited range (Db 4 to Eb 5), and could easily be sung by an alto instead of a soprano. This arrangement includes the original Swedish text as well as an English version. Pronunciation guides for the Swedish texts can be found here (special thanks to Annelie Lockneman):

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