A Heaven Full of Stars

RP029

Ian A. Cook 2015

for SATB choir a capella with divisi written for the First Universalist Church Choir, directed by Randal Buikema

A Heaven Full of Stars

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Duration: 4'45"

RP029

A Heaven Full of Stars “Stars”

by Sara Teasdale Alone in the night On a dark hill With pines around me Spicy and still, And a heaven full of stars Over my head, White and topaz And misty red; Myriads with beating Hearts of fire That aeons Cannot vex or tire; Up the dome of heaven Like a great hill, I watch them marching Stately and still, And I know that I Am honored to be Witness Of so much majesty.

A Heaven Full of Stars is copyrighted © 2015 by Ian A. Cook and Red Pine Music Press. All rights are reserved.

Ian A. Cook is a member of ASCAP. Please report all performances at http://ianacook.com/performance-notification/.

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written for the First Universalist Church Choir, directed by Randal Buikema

A Heaven Full of Stars for SATB choir a capella with divisi

Sara Teasdale

Ian A. Cook (b. 1990) 2015

Adagio q = 76 pp teneramente

          

      

         

      

        

















rus Pe

Soprano

A

-

lone,

pp teneramente

Alto

A

Tenor

Bass

-

lone,

S.







        p



lone



               

Pno.



    







the

the

night,

 night,





a



   



     mp

    on

a

mp

 

   

dark

on

dark

p

a

    

mp

hill,

  hill,

a



 



 

on a

p



dark

        on a





lone





    



in

the

 

   

the





 

   



  

p



  

p

  

  

 

with

 

with

pp

hill

pp

 

dark

 



in



p

    

-

 

         



lone

   

a - lone

p

-



ore

B.



mp

night,

T.

in

a - lone

             

in



night,

p

A.

-

 





lone

   

Sc

     

-

al

         

5

a

       

Adagio q = 76 for rehearsal only

Piano

a



 

hill

 





   



     

A Heaven Full of Stars is copyrighted © 2015 by Ian A. Cook and Red Pine Music Press. All rights are reserved.

Please report all performances at http://ianacook.com/performance-notification/.

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4

A Heaven Full of Stars — Ian A. Cook

         10

S.



pines

A.

a

      

B.







        

                  still,

   



       

round me

spi



-

  with

 pines





  



with

a - round

pines

 

 





still,

mp









 



 -





me

spi



 

  

cy

and





-

cy

and





 



-





cy

and

still,







cy

and





 

still,



  

still,

  







spi

-







 

and

mp





cy

 

still,



 

-

still,





spi

still,



still,

cy





a - round me

and

-

spi

 







 

        







still,

Pno.





mp







and

a

ore

B.

spi



Sc

T.

round me



      





al

A.

-

       

14

S.

  a

        

Pno.

-





rus Pe



pines

T.

 

mp







 







and

a





 

  



A Heaven Full of Stars — Ian A. Cook

     18

S.

A.





    

rus Pe



               hea - ven,

a

 

    

-

   

Pno.

-





  

         hea - ven

o

mp

B.

Pno.

full

       

of

-

-

   





    





  

-

of

hea - ven full

 

f

   

 

ven

full

stars

        

of













 





 



  



stars

of









 

  

 

 



 



stars,

  

  mp    

  

  

stars

o - ver

-

-

  

-

-

 

-

         

-



a

  

 



o



full

-



hea

mf



-



-

     



  



my

head,





 

ver



-



   

ore

mp        



    

           hea - ven

T.



a

      

    

Sc

A.

ven,



22

S.





f

al



    



    



hea



hea - ven,

mf maestoso

B.





mf

a

mf maestoso

T.

5

my

head,

  

  

ver

my

 







head,





 



 

     

 

6

A Heaven Full of Stars — Ian A. Cook

     p teneramente          27

S.

A.

  

white

     

white

          



B.

       



                   



31

S.



B.

Pno.

      

   

p

 









   



    







mis - ty

 

    



tenuto



 

  

 

  

p affettuoso



with

 p affettuoso            with

   



 

  



 

red;

mis - ty



         

my - ri - ads

         tenuto



my - ri - ads

  

mis - ty

red,

 

A tempo

        p

and



p

 





red,

mis - ty







       and











white



     

and



ore

T.

  

p teneramente





to - paz

p

and









white

Sc

A.

to - paz,

  



to - paz

       

and



 

  





      

 

al







rus Pe



T.

Pno.



red;

A tempo

 

    



            

   

  

 

A Heaven Full of Stars — Ian A. Cook

                      36

S.

A.

           



                                    



beat - ing,

my - ri - ads

beat - ing,

T.

B.

Pno.

        

my - ri - ads



      

          



               3

my - ri - ads

my - ri - ads

T.

B.

     

with beat - ing

  -

Pno.



    

 





 hearts

 

   3

beat - ing

        

mf

 

 

-

 

    



 

 

3

of

f



  

hearts

of

  















 



ads

  



   







  

p leggiadro

that

    

    

hearts

3





  

    

       

 

mf

f



ing

with

   



with

  

 mf



      

fire,

  

  

         



that

 

fire

mf

p subito

    

fire,

 

    

p leggiadro

p subito

ore

beat

 

ads

mf maestoso

ri

Sc

                     



       -

 -

beat - ing,

mf maestoso

ri



beat - ing,

with beat - ing hearts 3

A.

  



with

 -

my



41

S.

my

mp

al

      









with

my - ri - ads

mp





   

my - ri - ads

with beat - ing,





        



with beat - ing,

rus Pe

       

7

 

fire

 

   





       

    

 

8

A Heaven Full of Stars — Ian A. Cook

           46

S.

ae

-

ons

           

T.

          

ae

Pno.

can - not

-

ons

       



vex

  

or tire;

or

Pno.



         



 



  

   

ons

ae

-

can - not

  

ons

can - not





 

mp

 

   

  



ooh

 



Tempo primo

 





 

Up the dome,

mp

 



up the



 

Up the dome,

up the

mp



mp



 

ooh

 



  



   

Poco meno mosso





  

oh

      

oh

-

  



 

   

      



  

 





ae

pp

that



tire;

         



Poco meno mosso



       that







ore

B.

        







  





 

                  vex



 



pp

Sc

T.

vex or tire;



 

 



al

A.

can - not

 

          50

S.

   



pp

  



tire;

 

                         



vex or

rus Pe

A.

B.

 

  



    



     

 

Tempo primo











 



A Heaven Full of Stars — Ian A. Cook mf mp

         55

S.

dome

A.

     

B.

        





dome



mf





hea - ven,



 

  

Pno.



   p

 



great

    

  







like

a

great

          

 



       

    

Meno mosso pp





3



   

3      



   state - ly



state - ly and still,

pp

 

state - ly



march - ing state - ly and still,





pp

 

 

  

Meno mosso

  

3



 











3

hill,

   



 

   

 



 

tenuto

      and

      and

      

state - ly

pp









I watch them

  

hill,

p

state - ly

        



ven

a







                I watch them        

-



 





ven like

  

hea



 

  

ore

B.

  

 



        

-





    

       

of

p

T.

hea

mp





  

 

Sc

A.

hea - ven,



59

S.



  



al



of

 

rus Pe

T.

     

Pno.



9

p

and

       and

 



  

tenuto



 

 

 

  

 

 



10 S.

A.

A tempo primo

         64



A Heaven Full of Stars — Ian A. Cook p

I

      



 know,





rus Pe



B.

and

p

still,

T.

   

and

         still,



        



Pno.

          



mf

          68

S.



f

 



I

am

T.

mf

      that       

that

Pno.

   

 

    





I

am

mf

 





I

am

   





I

p







mp

and

I

know,

 

 





 

f

 





to

be



be

hon - ored to

f

 

hon - ored

  

 



      





 

be

   to

be

 

 

     





know





know

    

 





  

non dim.



that

I



 





 





 

wit - ness,

  

non dim.

 

 

      

know

mp

know,

hon - ored to



I

I

   

   

  

and

hon - ored



   

know,

that

 

 

wit - ness,

 pp subito     

non dim.



ore

B.

am

know

mp



f

I

I

Sc

A.



I

               mf

know,

al





 

I

    

  



still,

         

 

mp





A tempo primo

 

p

     

wit - ness,

 

  

wit - ness,

  pp subito   

non dim.



wit - ness,

   

  

 



 

wit - ness,

  



 

    

   

A Heaven Full of Stars — Ian A. Cook

        73

S.

A.

B.

Pno.

     





        

     I

    I



       



am

  



 





wit - ness,

   

Pno.



    

  

  I

am

  I

am



be



I







 





that

I

 

 

that





I



I



am

am



hon - ored

   

am

hon - ored

to be

wit - ness,

 

to be

 

 

     

 



 



 

I

to



to

 









 

to

be

wit

 





to

be

wit

  I

 



am

  I

 

be



poco rit.





be

 

 



wit - ness,

 

 

hon - ored





 



 





mp espressivo

hon - ored

 





  

 

hon - ored

  

am

sempre p

wit - ness,



I





hon - ored



   





        wit - ness,        

to



and



 -

am

-

 -



ore

B.

 

 

wit - ness,





know

T.

be



and

sempre p









Sc

     



 



to



al

know

A.



 

hon - ored

77

S.



hon - ored

p espressivo

       

     

am







p espressivo

       





rus Pe

T.

 



11 mp espressivo

hon - ored





hon - ored

-

 

to be

  to be

poco rit.

 

 

  

   

  

12 p

       81

S.

T.

B.

        



-





ness



-

         wit - ness,      

-





of

p

 

mf

rus Pe

A.

A Heaven Full of Stars — Ian A. Cook Meno moso q = 63 mf p

ness









so much

Pno.





ma

mf

p



ma

mf

p

  



    





 

        

S.

ma

ma

T.

          ma

Pno.



je

-

-

je

-

je

 

 

    

  

 





sty,

sty,

of

 so

-



much

sty,

       



-

-

je -

 

je -

sty,



-

je

ma



-

 -



je









-

-

je



 

 

pp



ma

pp

 



  

 

  

 

sty,

 -

so much

 

 

 

of

-

 

-

je



 

 



sty,

  

pp





      

ma





   

 

pp



rall.

je -



sty,

  



ma

 

 -

sty,

   



   



-







-



 





 

 

  -

-

sty.



sty.

ore

B.

        ma

-

je

 

je -

Sc

A.

      

 -



 

rall.

86



  



ma

Meno moso q = 63

-



al

  

ma



p

wit - ness,

   

 

-

-

 

sty.

 

sty.

      