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SHEPHERDS, SHAKE OFF YOUR DROWSY SLEEP Based upon a medieval Besanรงon carol melody f o r C h o r u s (SATB)
B R A XT O N
BRAXTON
BLAKE MUSIC
20140917
B L A K E
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Braxton Blake was raised in Galveston, Texas where he first studied composition and theory with Francis J. Pyle. He then attended the University of Houston from 1972-1976, studying composition with Michael Horvit and Thomas Benjamin, with additional concentration in piano and conducting. He enrolled at the Eastman School of Music in 1976, where he studied composition with Samuel Adler, Warren Benson, and Joseph Schwantner. At Eastman, he served as music director of the Musica Nova Ensemble (1978-1979). He received the degrees Master of Music in 1979 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1990. Mr. Blake has participated in various music festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival (1978), the Bayreuth Festival (1980), and the Dartington Festival, (1984, studies in composition with Peter Maxwell Davies and conducting with Diego Masson). While living in Stuttgart, he studied composition with Milko Kelemen at the Staatliche Musikhochschule from 1984-1986. His professional engagements include serving as music director for the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, New York (1981-1984), with which he toured extensively throughout the United States, as well as guest appearances with Ensemble Modern, Frankfurt, Musik Fabrik, Düsseldorf, the Stuttgart Philharmonic, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, the South German Radio Choir, the Contemporary Music Alliance Stuttgart, the Koechlin Ensemble, Ensemble 20, the Stuttgart Ballet, the Studio Ensemble Stuttgart, and Musica Nova Stuttgart. He has recorded extensively for the South German Radio and has recorded for Muza and for Col Legno recordings. Mr. Blake’s commissions include those from the Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester, Denmark (Four Songs), the Philharmonic Brass, Stuttgart (Brass Quartet), the Vail Valley Foundation, (Piece of Cake) the City of Mannheim (Saxophone Sonata), Ensemble 20 (Three Preludes), the Stuttgart Philharmonic (Viola Concerto), the City of Stuttgart (Octet), the West German Radio, Cologne (Creole Folksongs), the Stuttgart Ballet (Salome), and the John Cranko School of the Stuttgart Ballet (Alice in Wonderland). Recently, seven works of his have been recorded for broadcast and CD release by the Südwest Rundfunk (Baden-Baden) and both the Albany and Ars-Musici labels have released CDs of his music. His compositions are published by Theodore Presser and Columbia University Music Press. Mr. Blake is the recipient of the 2001 Wladimir and Rhoda Lakond Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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SHEPHERDS, SHAKE OFF YOUR DROWSY SLEEP based upon a medieval Besançon carol melody
Text: Anonymous
Flowing .=70-74
Braxton Blake (2001)
solo
Soprano solo
Rise,
and
leave
your graz
ing
and
leave your graz
ing
solo
Alto
Rise, Tenor
solo
Bass
Shep herds, shake off
your drow
sy
sleep,
Flowing .=70-74 for rehearsal only
5 tutti
sheep;
Tid ings of
great
joy
are
Tid ings of
great
joy
are
joy
are
tutti
sheep; solo
tutti
An gels from hea
ven ’round are
sing
ing,
sing
tutti
Tid ings of
copyright © 2001 Braxton Blake 20140917
great
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poch. rit.
10
accel.
a tempo
bring
ing.
Shep herds, the cho
rus come
and swell,
Sing No el,
No
bring
ing.
Shep herds, the cho
rus come
and swell,
Sing No el,
No
ing.
bring
Shep herds, the
cho
rus come
ing.
poch. rit.
and swell,
Shep herds, the cho
accel.
No el,
rus come and swell,
Sing
a tempo
poch. rit.
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Sing No el,
poco meno mosso
a tempo
el,
No el,
Sing
No
el.
Hark! ev en
el,
No el,
Sing
No
el.
Hark! ev en
el.
Hark! ev en
el.
Hark! ev en
solo
Sing
(altri) Sing No el,
el,
el,
tutti
No el,
No
No el,
el,
Sing
poch. rit.
poco meno mosso
No
No
a tempo
No
No
5
20
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now
the bells
ring
round,
Lis
ten
to
their mer
ry
sound;
Hark! how the
now
the bells
ring
round,
Lis
ten
to
their mer
ry
sound;
Hark! how the
now
the bells
ring
round,
Lis
ten
to
their mer
ry
sound;
Hark! how the
now
the bells
ring
round,
Lis
ten
to
their mer
ry
sound;
Hark! how the
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birds
new songs
are
mak
ing, As
if
win
ter’s chains
were
birds
new songs
are
mak
ing, As
if
win
ter’s chains
were
birds
new songs
are
mak
ing, As
if
win
ter’s chains
were
birds
new songs
are
mak
ing, As
if
win
ter’s chains
were
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poch. accel.
24
poco piĂš mosso
break
ing.
Shep herds, the
cho
rus come
and swell,
Sing
No
break
ing.
Shep herds, the
cho
rus come
and swell,
Sing
No
break
ing.
break
ing.
Shep herds, the cho
Shep herds, the
poch. accel.
poch. rit.
27
cho
rus come
rus
come
and swell,
and swell,
Sing
No
poco piĂš mosso
a tempo
poco meno mosso
30
poch. rit.
(ossia: solo)
el,
No el,
No el!
Sing
No
el,
No el,
No
el!
See how the
el,
No el,
No el!
Sing
No
el,
No el,
No
el!
No
Sing, No el,
No el!
el!
No
el,
No el,
No
el!
No
Sing
No
el,
No el,
No
el!
No
el,
No el,
No el!
poch. rit.
No
a tempo
poch. rit.
poco meno mosso
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flo
35
wers all burst a
new,
Think
ing
snow
is
sum
er
dew;
el!
No
el!
No
el!
el!
No
el!
No
el!
el!
No
el!
No
el!
accel. poco a poco
stars a fresh are glow
No
el!
No
See how the
a tempo
ing, All
el!
their bright est beams are be
No
el!
stow
ing. Shep herds, the
Their bring out somewhat
No
el!
No
el!
No
el!
Their
No
el!
No
el!
No
el!
Their
accel. poco a poco
a tempo
8
poch. rit.
40
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cho
rus come and swell, Sing No
el, No el,
No el!
Sing
No el, No el,
bright
est
beams be
stow
ing.
No
bright
est
beams be
stow
ing.
No
bright
est
beams be
stow
ing.
No
No
el,
el,
No
poch. rit.
Tempo I
44
(tutti)
el!
el!
Je
su,
Je
su,
Je
su,
Je
su,
(ossia: solo)
el!
Com eth at
el!
length the age of
Je
Tempo I
peace, Strife and sor row now
su,
Je
shall cease; Pro phets fore
su,
9
poch. rit.
50
49
No
el,
Je
su.
No
el,
Je
su.
told the won drous sto
No
ry Of
el,
this hea ven born Prince
of
Je
glo
ry.
a tempo
Shep herds, the
su.
poch. rit.
a tempo
poch. rit.
53
Lo,
he
comes,and
loves,
and
saves,
and
frees
Lo,
he
comes,and
loves,
and
saves,
and
frees
cho rus comeand swell, Sing No
Lo,
he
comes,and
el, No el,
loves,
and
No el!
saves,
Sing
and
No el, No el,
frees
poch. rit.
No
10
Tempo I
58
60
us!
Shep herds! then
up
and quick
a
way,
Seek
the
babe
ere break
of
us!
Shep herds! then
up
and quick
a
way,
Seek
the
babe
ere break
of
(tutti)
el!
Shep herds! then
up
and quick
a
way,
Seek
the
babe
ere break
of
us!
Shep herds! then
up
and quick
a
way,
Seek
the
babe
ere break
of
Tempo I
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day;
He
is
the hope
of ev’
ry
na
tion, All
in
him
shall find
sal
day;
He
is
the hope
of ev’
ry
na
tion, All
in
him
shall find
sal
day;
He
is
the hope
of ev’
ry
na
tion, All
in
him
shall find
sal
day;
He
is
the hope
of ev’
ry
na
tion, All
in
him
shall find
sal
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va
tion. Shep herds, the
cho rus come and swell,
Sing
No
el,
No el,
No el!
va
tion. Shep herds, the
cho rus come and swell,
Sing
No
el,
No el,
No el!
va
tion. Shep herds, the
cho rus come and swell,
Sing
No
el,
No el,
No el!
va
tion. Shep herds, the
cho rus come and swell,
Sing
No
el,
No el,
No el!
rit. poco a poco
70
piĂš rit.
No
molto rit.
Sing
No el,
No el,
el!
Sing
No el,
No el,
No
el,
No
el!
solo Sing tutti (altri)
Sing
No el,
No el,
No
el,
No
el!
Sing
No el,
No el,
No
el,
No
el!
rit. poco a poco
piĂš rit.
molto rit.
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