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Autumn
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Autumn by Josiah Booth — Lyrics
The trees have loosed their fan of leaves,
They pass in golden streams,
And deck with many coloured sheaves
This autumn world of dreams.
The sun with silver haze o’erspread,
Breaks forth in wild surprise,
To strike a glory from the dead,
And fire earth’s closing eyes.
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About Autumn
Josiah Booth's SATB partsong, Autumn, opens with a gentle interplay of voices, conjuring the evocative imagery of the season. The text speaks of trees shedding leaves in golden streams, the sun breaking through with silver haze, and a sense of grandeur in the bareness of pine trees. It explores the beauty found in nature's decline, with fading flowers revealing an unchanging divine presence. This English secular song captures a reflective and somewhat mystical view of autumn, reflecting on the transient beauty of the natural world and its connection to something eternal.
