Choral SSAATTBB choir,
Piano (for rehearsal)
SKU: CF.CM9738
Composed by Jacob
Narverud. 16 pages.
Duration 3 minutes. Carl
Fischer Music #CM9738.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.CM9738).
ISBN 9781491161180.
UPC: 680160919765. Key:
Eb major. English. Barter
by Sara
Teasdale.
Life has
loveliness to sell, All
beautiful and splendid
things, Blue waves
whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways
and sings, And children's
faces looking up Holding
wonder in a cup.
Life has loveliness to
sell, Music like a curve
of gold, Scent of pine
trees in the rain, Eyes
that love you, arms that
hold, And for your
spirit's still delight,
Holy thoughts that star
the night. Spend
all you have for
loveliness, Buy it and
never count the cost; For
one white singing hour of
peace Count many a year
of strife well lost, And
for a breath of ecstacy
Give all you have been,
or could be. --Barter
from Love Songs (1918) by
Sara Teasdale Sara
Teasdale (1884-1933) was
an American poet whose
short, personal lyrics
are noted for their
classical simplicity and
quiet intensity. Teasdale
was born in St. Louis,
Missouri and traveled to
Chicago as a young woman,
where she grew acquainted
with Harriet Monroe and
the literary circle
around Poetry. Teasdale
wrote seven books of
poetry in her lifetime
and received public
admiration for her
well-crafted lyrical
poetry which centered on
a woman's changing
perspectives of beauty,
love, life, and death.
Jacob Narverud (b. 1986)
is an American composer,
arranger, and conductor.
A native Kansan, Jacob is
the Founder/Artistic
Director of the Tallgrass
Chamber Choir, a
professional ensemble of
musicians from across the
Great Plains. Dr.
Narverud is a frequent
guest lecturer at
universities and
conferences as well as an
active guest
conductor/clinician for
choral festivals and
all-state choirs across
the United States. Many
of his compositions are
publisher best sellers
and are performed
worldwide by choirs of
all levels. Website:
jnarverud.com YouTube
& Spotify:
jacobnarverud.
Life
has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and
splendid things, Blue
waves whitened on a
cliff, Soaring fire that
sways and sings, And
children's faces looking
up Holding wonder like a
cup. Life has
loveliness to sell, Music
like a curve of gold,
Scent of pine trees in
the rain, Eyes that love
you, arms that hold, And
for your spirit's still
delight, Holy thoughts
that star the night.
Spend all you have
for loveliness, Buy it
and never count the cost;
For one white singing
hour of peace Count many
a year of strife well
lost, And for a breath of
ecstacy Give all you have
been, or could be.
--Barter from Love Songs
(1918) by Sara Teasdale
Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)
was an American poet
whose short, personal
lyrics are noted for
their classical
simplicity and quiet
intensity. Teasdale was
born in St. Louis,
Missouri and traveled to
Chicago as a young woman,
where she grew acquainted
with Harriet Monroe and
the literary circle
around Poetry. Teasdale
wrote seven books of
poetry in her lifetime
and received public
admiration for her
well-crafted lyrical
poetry which centered on
a woman's changing
perspectives of beauty,
love, life, and death.
Jacob Narverud (b. 1986)
is an American composer,
arranger, and conductor.
A native Kansan, Jacob is
the Founder/Artistic
Director of the Tallgrass
Chamber Choir, a
professional ensemble of
musicians from across the
Great Plains. Dr.
Narverud is a frequent
guest lecturer at
universities and
conferences as well as an
active guest
conductor/clinician for
choral festivals and
all-state choirs across
the United States. Many
of his compositions are
publisher best sellers
and are performed
worldwide by choirs of
all levels. Website:
jnarverud.com YouTube
& Spotify:
jacobnarverud.
Life
has loveliness to
sell,All beautiful and
splendid things,Blue
waves whitened on a
cliff,Soaring fire that
sways and sings,And
children's faces looking
upHolding wonder like a
cup. Life has
loveliness to sell,Music
like a curve of
gold,Scent of pine trees
in the rain,Eyes that
love you, arms that
hold,And for your
spirit's still
delight,Holy thoughts
that star the
night. Spend all you
have for loveliness,Buy
it and never count the
cost;For one white
singing hour of
peaceCount many a year of
strife well lost,And for
a breath of ecstacyGive
all you have been, or
could
be.     Â
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 —“Barter
†from Love Songs
(1918) by Sara
Teasdale Sara Teasdale
(1884-1933) was an
American poet whose
short, personal lyrics
are noted for their
classical simplicity and
quiet intensity. Teasdale
was born in St. Louis,
Missouri and traveled to
Chicago as a young woman,
where she grew acquainted
with Harriet Monroe and
the literary circle
around Poetry. Teasdale
wrote seven books of
poetry in her lifetime
and received public
admiration for her
well-crafted lyrical
poetry which centered on
a woman’s changing
perspectives of beauty,
love, life, and
death.Jacob Narverud (b.
1986) is an American
composer, arranger, and
conductor. A native
Kansan, Jacob is the
Founder/Artistic Director
of the Tallgrass Chamber
Choir, a professional
ensemble of musicians
from across the Great
Plains. Dr. Narverud is a
frequent guest lecturer
at universities and
conferences as well as an
active guest
conductor/clinician for
choral festivals and
all-state choirs across
the United States. Many
of his compositions are
publisher best sellers
and are performed
worldwide by choirs of
all levels.Website:
jnarverud.com  Â
    Â
YouTube & Spotify:
jacobnarverud.
Life has Loveliness to Sell
