AVE VERUM - Jake Runestad by Jake Runestad

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Jake Runestad

AVE VERUM Mozart Closes His Eyes and Begins Hearing Ave Verum Corpus

for chorus & string orchestra

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Mozart Closes His Eyes and Begins Hearing Ave Verum Corpus

Instrumentation SATB chorus

by Todd Boss Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Contrabass

Fill a bath now, lay the body in. Gently now, softly now. Mind him. Tend him. Red runs the water around him, and yet o warmth, o softness, with my music let me kiss him, bless him, ease him away at last, at last … ave, ave …

Performance Time

c. 8:30

About the Work Commissioned by the Choral Arts Societ y of Washington D.C. Scott Tucker, artistic director. The poem, “Mozart Closes His Eyes and Begins Hearing Ave Verum Corpus,” by Todd Boss, was commissioned by the composer specifically for this work.

Creative Team Considered “highly imaginative…with big ideas” (Baltimore Sun) and “stirring and uplifting” (Miami Herald), award-winning composer Jake Runestad (b. 1986) has received commissions and performances from leading ensembles and organizations such as Washington National Opera, the Netherlands Radio Choir, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble, Seraphic Fire, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Virginia Arts Festival, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare. Dubbed a “choral rockstar” by American Public Media, Jake is one of the most frequently performed composers in the U.S.A. Jake Runestad holds a Master’s degree in composition from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins Universit y where he studied with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts. Find out more at: JakeRunestad.com Todd Boss, a critically-acclaimed poet, librettist, public artist, and film producer, holds a diverse career with a passion for collaboration. His works for both page and stage, have been read and produced throughout the world. Boss’s 2008 poetry debut, Yellowrocket was followed by Pitch in 2012 and Tough Luck in 2017, all from W. W. Norton & Co. Todd’s poems have appeared in Poetry, American Poetry Review, The London Times, The New Yorker, NPR, Best American Poetry, and Virginia Quarterly Review. Boss frequently collaborates on libretti for choral and dramatic works with award-winning composer Jake Runestad. Together, they have written commissioned works for the Choral Arts Societ y of Washington D.C., the Dallas Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, the Larimer Chorale & Orchestra, Cal State Long Beach, among others. Learn more at: toddbosspoet.com

Commissioned by the Choral Arts Society of Washington D.C. Scott Tucker, artistic director.

AVE VERUM Mozart Closes His Eyes and Begins Hearing "Ave Verum Corpus"

Todd Boss (b. 1968)

Jake Runestad (b. 1986)

° ## 4 & 4˙

Slowly q=52

U œ

4 ˙ ™œ ˙ 4œ

5 4 ˙™

U œ

5 4 ˙™

U œ

4 div. 4 w˙ ™

B4 4

5 4 ˙™

U œ

4 4

∑

Violin I

#4 & #4 w

Violin II

#4 & #4 ˙

Viola

#4 & # 4 ˙™

Violoncello

Double Bass

? ## 44

œ œ

>œ œ œ œ œ

pizz.

∑

Vln. I

Vln. II

Db.

œ œ U œ

w ˙

div.

˙œ œ

U 2 œœ 4

4 4

# & # ww

2U 4 œœ

4 4

B ## w

2U 4œ

4 4

? ## ww

U 2 œœ 4

4 4

N Vc.

5 4Œ

° ## w w & 5

Vla.

div.

P ot er fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce

5 ™ 4˙

?# ¢ #Ó 5

>œ mp

œ 3

U 2œ 4

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° ## 4 & 4˙

More motion q=60

Vln. I

# 4 unis. & #4 w

B ## 44 w

? ## 44 w

> w

ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce

Vln. II

Vla.

unis.

Vc.

Db.

? ## 44

∑

Vln. I

# &#

Vln. II

? ##

∑

B ## ˙

# unis. &#w

Vln. II

unis.

Vla.

? ## w

Vc.

Db.

? ##

**one player pizz. all others, arco

O˙ *

rit.

° ## unis. & ˙ 15

Vln. I

div.

? ## w

Vc.

Db.

#ww

div.

B ## ˙

Vla.

° ## & ˙

∑

III

a tempo

2 4˙

div.

4 ww 4

6 4

2 4˙

4 4 w

6 4

2 4˙

4 wdiv. 4 w

6 4

2˙ 4

4 w 4

6 4

2 4

∑

4 Ó 4

15 *Harmonics are written with consideration of 8vb transposition. Pitches will sound an octave lower than notated. **If only one player, play arco.

6 4

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rit.

° ## 6 & 4 Ó 18

Adagio q=60

p tenderly

4 4w w

œ œ ˙

Fill a bath

now,

p tenderly

4w 4w

œ œ ˙

œœ Œ

Fill a bath

œœ Œ

now,

œœ ™™

j œ œœ # ˙˙

the bod - y

n ˙˙

lay

œœ œ ˙ J œ ˙

the bod - y

˙ ˙

lay

˙˙ ™™

in.

˙™ ˙™

in.

ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce

? ## 46 Ó

° ## 6 w ™ & 4 w ™ rit.

Vln. I

#6 & #4 w ™

Vln. II

B ## 46 ww ™™

Vla.

? ## 46 w™

Vc.

Db.

? ## 46 n~

O Œ o

III

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? ## #-œœ ™™

Gent

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now,

œœ J

œœ

now,

j œœ œœ J

œ #œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

œ #˙

n˙

4 4˙

œ œ

œ œ œ œ

œ œ

œ œ œ œ

4 4˙

4 4

p unis. p

arco (all) 4˙ 4

rit.

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-œœ

#œ

Vc.

#˙

B ##

Db.

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? ## #˙

˙˙

now.

˙˙

soft - ly

Vla.

˙˙

soft - ly

# &#

œ œ œ œ

a tempo

- 3 œœ ˙˙

Vln. II

œ œ

rit.

œ œ œ œ

Vln. I

œ œ œ œ

j œœ

4 4

Adagio q=60

unis.

œœ

j œœ

‰

â ä

œœ

œœ J

‰

â ä

now.

#œ

a tempo

#œ

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° ## & w 29

# &#

close to "mm"

˙™

p flowing

#œ ™

Red

œ œ œ œ œ

runs the wa - ter a - round

œ him,

ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce

close to "mm"

# &#w ‹

? ##

close to "mm"

˙™

> w

Vln. I

# &#w

˙™ >

# &#˙

Vln. II

# &#˙

œ œ

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N ¢

? ##

Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #w w > p

Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ w >

w >

Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ w w > p > w w

˙™

> w

>˙™

pizz. II

mp bring out

nO ™ p

œ #œ œ 3

div.

Begin quickly and gradually slow to no trill.

# &#˙

? ## w

œ œ #œ

Begin quickly and gradually slow to no trill.

Vla.

Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ w > Begin quickly and gradually slow to no trill.

mp bring out Begin quickly and gradually slow to no trill.

Vc.

° ## & ˙

Db.

close to "mm"

â ä

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° ## & ˙™ 32

# &# w

# &# w ‹

rit. 3

œ™ œ œ œ #œ œ œ

Red runs the wa - ter a - round him,

w ˙™

w w mp flowing

œ™ œ œ œ œ œ nœ

ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce

mp flowing

p flowing

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œ™ œ œ #3œ œ œ œ

Vln. II

>˙

rit.

# &# w

Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ w w >

# & # ˙™

Ÿ>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ w œ #œ œ œ w Begin quickly and gradually slow to no trill.

mp bring out

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Begin quickly and gradually slow to no trill.

Ÿ>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ œ Bœ œ œ w

Begin quickly and gradually slow to no trill.

# &# w

˙™

# &# w

mp bring out

Ÿ>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ w w

Begin quickly and gradually slow to no trill.

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Db.

? ##

O™

O˙ ™™

>Ÿ˙™~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ œ nœ

Begin quickly and gradually slow to no trill.

IV œ

™ >˙

Begin quickly and gradually slow to no trill.

Ÿ>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ w ? ## w

Vc.

Begin quickly and gradually slow to no trill.

# & # #w

Vla.

Red runs the wa - ter a - round him,

° ## w &

Vln. I

Red runs the wa - ter a - round him,

> w

“œ”

arco

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7 rit.

Slowly q=46

° ## U & ˙

Vln. I

Vln. II

and

‰

yet,

# U &#˙

## U & ˙ ‹

? ## U ˙

U ° ## ˙ & ˙ U ## ˙ & ˙ U # B # ˙˙

U ? ## ˙˙

Vc.

Db.

‰

o warmth,

j œ

delicately

and

yet,

U ? ## n˙

‰ nœj

j œ œ

‰

œ J

‰

o warmth,

‰

o warmth,

j œ

delicately

nœ

and

yet,

j œ œ

delicately

Slowly q=46

‰

soft - ness,

-œ

soft - ness,

œ-

soft - ness,

unis.

delicately

œ J

rit.

unis.

delicately

o warmth,

delicately

Vla.

j œ nœ

ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce

delicately

unis.

delicately

∑

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° ## & ˙ 38

j œ ‰ œ œ œ

with my mu - sic

# &#

# &#˙ ‹

?# ˙ ¢ #

j ‰ œ œ -œ œ *

œ œ

-˙

let me kiss

œ ‰ œ œ -œ J

him,

poco

with my mu - sic

° ## œ œœ ˙˙ & œ

œ œ

let me kiss

with my mu - sic

œ ‰ œ œ -œ J

poco

with my mu - sic

div.

Vln. I

poco

molto rit.

œ ‰ J

-˙

˙œ

bless

him,

#˙

-˙

ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce

Con moto q=60

œ œ

j œ ‰

him,

-˙

let me kiss

him,

b-˙ œ œ

let me kiss

him,

Con moto q=60

bless

œ ‰ J

him,

bless

œ ‰ n-œ J

him,

bless

him,

molto rit.

div. bœ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ nœ œ œ ˙œ œ œ œ

unis.

# &#˙

Vln. II

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Vla.

B ## ˙

w w

˙ ˙

˙˙

˙ ˙

œ œ

w w

˙ bœ

˙ ˙

unis.

div.

Vc.

? ## ˙

Db.

? ##

œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

div.

unis.

œ œ

*Delicate release on "-ness."

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9 a tempo

° ## -˙˙ & 42

ease

## -˙ & ‹ ease

? ## ˙ ¢ ˙

ease

a tempo

Vln. I

Vln. II

œœ ™™

j œ

œ™

j œ

him

a - way

U œ™

‰

last,

U œ™

U ˙

U Œ

U ˙˙ ™™

last...

U Œ

last,

U ˙

U ˙™

last...

U ˙

U œ™

last,

last...

˙˙

U œœ ™™

U ˙

P ot er fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce

## & ˙

rit.

° ## ˙˙ &

# & # ˙™

him

a - way

œ™

j œ

him

a - way

œœ ™™

j œœ

him

œœ™™

˙˙

a - way

‰

U ˙™ U ˙™

U Œ

last,

last...

U ˙

div.

U ˙

U ˙˙ ™™

U Œ

U ˙

U ˙™

U Œ

unis.

‰

rit.

œ J

‰

Vla.

B ## w

U ˙

U™ ˙

U Œ

? ## w w

div.

Vc.

Db.

? ##

w w

U ˙ ˙

U ˙

U ˙™

unis.

U Œ

U™ Ó pp

U Œ

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10 Reverently, Freely

° ## & w 46

poco

U ˙™

poco

U ˙™

poco

U ˙™

poco

U #˙ ™

poco

ve,

U ˙ a

U ˙

U ˙ U ˙

U ˙™

U Œ

U ˙™

U Œ

U ˙™

U Œ

U ˙™

U Œ

ve...

U ˙™

ot Per fo us r P al er Sc fo or rm e an ce

# &#

poco

w a

# &#w ‹ a

?# ¢ #w a

poco

Reverently, Freely

° ## & w

unis.

Vln. I

poco

N ¢

poco

U ˙ U ˙

U ˙

ve...

U ˙™

ve...

U ˙

U ˙™

U ˙

U ˙™

poco

Œ poco

U #˙ ™ poco

poco

? ## w

U #˙ ™

? ## w

U ˙

poco

Db.

ve,

U ˙™

U ˙ a

U ˙™

B ## w

Vc.

ve,

poco

Vla.

U ˙™

# &#w

Vln. II

ve,

U ˙

U ˙™

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AVE VERUM CORPUS K. 618, Baden, June 17, 1791

° ## C & 50

Adagio

∑

# & #C

∑

sotto voce

∑

Adagio

Vln. I

œ œ œ œ

rum

sotto voce

ve,

rum

œ œ œ Œ

cor

pus.

œ œ œ Œ

cor

rum

cor

rum

cor

pus.

œ Œ - pus.

œ œ œ œ

œ #œ nœ œ

œ œ œ œ

˙™

œ œ œ œ

˙™

œ œ œ œ

œ œ ˙

B ## C ˙ ™

œ œ œ œ

sotto voce

? ## C w

Vc.

œ œ œ œ

# & #C

Vla.

œ #œ n˙

œ œ œ

sotto voce

Vln. II

° ## C & œ

sotto voce

? ## C

ve,

sotto voce

# & #C ‹

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

sotto voce

Db.

? ## C w

sotto voce

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° ## & ˙™ 56

# & # ˙™

# & # ˙™ ‹ na

Vln. I

˙™

Vla.

Vc.

œ œ œ œ

tum

de Ma - ri - a

Vir

œ œ œ œ

tum

de Ma - ri - a

Vir

œ œ œ œ

˙™

tum

de Ma - ri - a

Vir

œ œ œ œ

˙™

de Ma - ri - a

Vir

tum

° ## & œ œ œ œ

Vln. II

Db.

? ##

œ œ

˙™

œ œ

˙™

gi - ne.

˙™

œ re

sum,

œ œ ˙ pas -

sum,

œ œ ˙ pas -

sum,

˙™

œ œ ˙

œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

? ##

œ œ œ œ

pas -

œ œ œ œ

B ## ˙ ™

˙™

sum,

œ #œ œ œ

? ##

pas -

œ œ œ œ

˙™

œ #œ ˙

œ œ œ œ

˙™ Ve

# & # ˙™

œ œ

˙™ Ve

gi - ne.

˙™

gi - ne.

˙™

œ ˙

œ œ ˙

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° ## & œ #˙

# & # ˙™

# & # ˙™ ‹ im

Vln. I

mo - la

tum in

cru

œ œ œ œ

cru

œ ˙

#˙

tum

#œ #œ œ ˙

˙™

œ œ œ œ

tum

œ œ #œ œ ˙ -

tum

œ œ ˙

mo - la

B ## ˙ ™

Vc.

#œ #œ œ ˙

im - mo - la

# &#

Vla.

œ œ œ œ

mo - la

° ## œ œ œ & œ

Vln. II

Db.

? ## Ó

cru

œ #œ

ce pro

mi - ne.

œ œ

˙™

mi - ne.

- ce pro

œ œ - ce pro

œ œ œ œ

˙™ ho

#œ

œ œ ˙

œ #œ œ

œ œ

˙™

#œ œ ˙

? ## #˙

#œ œ ˙

mi - ne.

˙™

? ## #˙

#œ œ

mi - ne.

#œ

˙ œ

œ ˙

˙™

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° ## &

∑

# &#

∑

# &# ‹

∑

? ##

∑

Vln. I

∑

˙™

∑

œ #œ ˙

? ## ˙

œ #œ ˙

per - fo

˙™

œ ˙

œ nœ nœ bœ œ œ œ œ ˙

per

tus

œ œ œ ˙ jus la - tus

œ œ nœ ˙

jus la -

ra - tum

œ ˙

jus la - tus

per

n˙ ™

per

fo - ra - tum

˙™

n˙ ™

fo - ra - tum

œ nœ nœ ˙

n˙ ™

fo - ra - tum

œ da

œ ™ œj œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ nœ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ

™ œ œ ˙

œ ˙

#˙

˙™ œ œ

œ ˙™

œ œ œ œ

? ## ˙

j œfi

jus la - tus

˙™ Cu

B ## œ œ œ œ ˙

Vc.

∑

bœ œ nœ œ bœ œ ˙

œ œ bœ ˙

˙™

# &#œ ˙

Vla.

∑

° ## œ œ œ œ ˙ &

Vln. II

Db.

∑

˙™

œ œ nœ ˙

˙™

nœ œ bœ œ œ œ œ ˙

n˙ ™

œ œ ˙

n˙

nœ nœ ˙

n˙

œ œ ˙

n˙

nœ nœ ˙

n˙

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° ## & œ bœ œ œ ˙

f lu - xit et san

# & # œ nœ œ œ ˙ f lu - xit et san

# œ & # #œ œ œ ˙ ‹ f lu - xit et san

gui - ne.

œ# œ œ ˙

œ #œ ˙

œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

to no -

bis

prae

œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

˙™

gui - ne.

œ nœ ˙

#˙ ™

to no -

∑

gui - ne.

bis

˙™ Es

prae

œ œ œ œ œ w

gus - ta - tum in mor

œ œ œ œ œ w

gus - ta - tum in mor

œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

to no -

bis

prae

œ œ œ œ œ -

œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

n˙ ™

gus - ta - tum in

œ œ œ œ œ

?# œ ¢ # œ #œ œ b˙

° ## bœ & #œ œ œ ˙

nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ

#˙ ™

œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ

˙™

œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

œ nœ

f lu - xit et san

Vln. I

nœ œ œ ˙

gui - ne.

Vln. II

# & # œ nœ œ œ ˙

Vla.

B ## œ bœ #œ ˙ œ

Vc.

˙ ? ## œ œ #œ œ bœ œ œ #œ œ

Db.

˙ ?# œ ¢ # œ #œ œ bœ œ œ #œ œ 76

∑

œ ˙

to no -

bis

prae

gus - ta - tum in

˙™

œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

œ œ œ œ œ

nœ œ w

˙™

œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

œ œ œ œ œ

nœ œ w

˙™

œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

œ œ œ œ œ

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° ## & œ œ œ œ

œ™ -

mi - ne,

mor

# &#œ œ œ œ

œ™

j œ ˙

tis ex - a

# &#˙ ‹ mor

Vln. I

? ## ˙ mor

tis ex - a

œ #œ -

˙™

tis ex - a

mi -

j œ œ ˙

# &#œ œ œ œ

B ## ˙™

? ## ˙

œ #œ

? ## ˙

œ #œ

ne,

œ™

Vc.

ne,

Vla.

mi - ne,

° ## & œ œ œ œ

Vln. II

Db.

œ œ

j œ œ Œ ˙

mor

n˙

mor

b˙

mor

œ ˙

œ œ #œ nœ

#˙ -

œ œ #œ œ

w -

œ œ #œ œ -

#w -

œ œ #œ nœ

œ nœ œ

bœ nœ œ nœ œ #œ œ

œ nœ œ

bœ nœ œ

b˙

nœ œ #œ œ

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° ## œ œ œ œ œ &

# &#œ œ œ œ œ

# &#˙ ‹

œ œ

˙™

tis

Vln. I

? ## n˙ -

tis

ex - a

° ## œ œ œ œ & œ # &#œ œ œ ˙

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

tis

ex - a

œ™

∑

j œ w

mi - ne.

œ™

∑

j œ w

mi - ne.

œ™

j œ w

∑

mi - ne.

- ne.

œ œ ˙

œ ˙

B ## ˙ ™

? ## n˙

œ œ

? ## n˙

Ÿ œ™

œœ w

˙™