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GARRETT HOPE

God’s&Grandeur For SATB choir

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God's Grandeur

Winner of the 2003 Young Colorado Composers Competition GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS (1844-1889)

GARRETT HOPE

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SOPRANO

˙

œ œœ

cresc.

The world is charged with the mf

ALTO

4 &b 4 Œ œ œ œ

˙

cresc.

œ œœ

The world is charged with the mf

TENOR

BASS

4 &b 4 Œ œ œ œ ‹ The world is

{

˙

?b4 Π4

œ

œ

œ

˙

mf

œ

œ

˙

œ

˙˙

gran

-

gran

-

-

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œ œ

œœ œ

œ œœœ

cresc.

˙œ ˙˙ n˙ ˙

œœ #œœ #w w

deur of

œœ œ œ -

deur of

œ nœœœœ

œœ #œœ

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"

God

œœ œœ w w

deur of

"

God

f

cresc.

gran

deur of

f

œ œ n˙

The world is charged with the

Maestoso For Rehearsal Only

gran

cresc.

charged with the

mf ?b4 Œ œ œ œ ¢ 4

4 &b4 Œ

Piano

˙

f ˙œ œ nœœ œœ #w w

"

God

w w

f

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God

w #w w f

w w w

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3 .

4˙

mp

∑

flame

mp

mp

It will

&b w ‹ Flame Flame

&b Ó w

œ œ

mp

3 4 ˙.

œ

più mosso p

mp

out, p

like mp

˙.

out, p

œ œ

out, out

œ Œ Œ

out

3 ˙.

4 ˙. ˙.

dim.

œ Œ Œ

out dim.

œ œ œ out

œ œ œ

dim.

œ

dim.

œ Œ

Œ

out

Œ Œ

œ Œ Œ

œ

Œ

like

shi - ning from shook

foi - l

œœ œœ œœ œœ

œœ ˙˙.

shi - ning from shook mp

foi - l

œ œ œ œ

œ ˙.

out

shi - ning from shook

foi - l

œœœœ

œœœ œ

œ œ œ œ

? 4w ¢ b4 w

œœœœ

mp

œ Œ Œ 44 œ Œ Œ 44

Œ

Œ

œœœ Œ

Œ

4 4

Œ

œ Œ

Œ

4 4

U œ œ

meno mosso

p

4 &b 4 w ‹ out

out

out

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Œ Œ

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dim.

4 œ Œ Œ 4

out

œœœ œœ œœ

foi - l

più mosso

œ Œ Œ

œ

œ Œ Œ 44

out

out

shi - ning from shook mp

4 & b 4 ˙. ˙˙..

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out

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mp

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out, out

flame

3 4 ˙.

?b w

4 &b 4

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3 4 ˙.

? ¢ bw

mp

11

out

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4 œ œ

&b Ó

{

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˙

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nœ

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meno mosso

œ˙˙.. ˙

U Œ œ

˙˙

U ˙œ œ œœ Œ ˙

U œ Œ

˙˙ ˙

U œ œœ

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?b4 w 4 w p

œœ

œœ

œœ

œœ

œœ Œ

˙˙. ˙.

nœ

˙˙ œ

œ

U œ Óœ

œ Œ

3

molto cresc. ° œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ 2 œ œ œ nœ 3 œ œ nœ œ œ &b 4 4 15

rolling, accel.

ga-thers to a great - ness it

ga-thers to a

&b ‹

∑

?

¢ b

great - ness it ga-thers to a molto cresc.

great- ness,likethe

It ga-thers to a great-ness a molto cresc.

great- ness,likethe

ga-thers to a

great- ness,likethe

rolling, accel.

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?b

œœ œœ œœ

18

oo,

3 &b 4 ‹

˙.

˙.

∑

subito p

Œ ˙

∑

3 &b4 ˙

subito p

∑ œ

œœ

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œœ

œœ nœœ 43

œ œ œ œ œ nœ

œ œœ 2 nœœ œ 4

œœ

œœ œœ 3 4

œœ nœœ œ

meno mosso

4 4

œ œ œ œ ˙˙ bbœœ Ó

2 4 ∑

4 4

bœ Ó

2 4 bb˙˙

mp

4 4

˙.

˙.

2 4 bb˙˙

4 4

oil

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oil

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oo-zing of

oil

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subito p

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oo,

oo-zing of

˙.

bœ Ó

oo-zing of

œ œ œ nœ #˙

˙.

Agitato

2 4 ∑

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˙.

oo,

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œ ˙. oo,

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3 &b 4 Ó

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∑

° 3 subito p & b 4 ˙.

2 3 œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 nœ œ œ œ 4 Ó

∑

œ &b

{

great- ness,likethe

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 42 œ œ œ œ 43 œ œ œ œ

&b Ó

{

ga-thers to a great - ness a molto cresc.

meno mosso

œ œ œ

oil

œœ ˙˙˙ #˙

bbœœ Ó

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bbbœœœ Ó

Why, mp

Why,

Agitato

2 4

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?b3 4

∑

Œ

˙

˙.

œ œ œ

nœœ b˙˙

bbœœ Ó

∑

mp

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4 4 4 4

4

° 4 & b 4 bœ .

25

mf

j œ œ bœ bœ .

Why mf

do men then

Why

do men then

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now

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now

j œ œ nœ

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8

Ó.

j œ œ nœ

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8

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not reck his

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8 n ˙.

nn˙˙

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j œ œ

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mf

why,

why,

bœ

why,

° &b 28

?b Œ ¢

{

mp pesante

Œ bœ œ œ œ bœ

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Ó.

why?

nœ

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8

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Œ

mp

bœ bœ œ œ

Œ. j œ

have mp

j œ

œ

trod, pesante

bœ bœ œ

œ

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‰

‰

mp

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œ

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œ

œ

have

trod.

bœ

œ

j œ

œ

j œ

have

trod,

have

trod,

have

& b Ó.

Gen - er - a - tions have

Œ.

‰

‰

œ

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? b bœ Œ

œ

∑

& b Ó. & b bœ ‹ trod,

why?

why,

Allegretto

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œœ

œ

j bœœ

œ

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œœ

œ

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bœ

5

° &b 29

∑ poco a poco cresc.

pesante

&b œ

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œ

j œ

œ

a - tions have poco a poco cresc.

& b bœ ‹ trod,

have poco a poco cresc.

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{

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trod.

&b œ

trod,

œ bœ œ

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j œ

œ

have

œ

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œ

bœ œjœ bœ

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œ

œ

j œ

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a - tions

¢

& b bœ ‹ trod,

have

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{

trod,

œ bœ œ

trod.

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have

j œ

trod,

have,

trod,

have

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œ

œ

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œœ

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j bœ f

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bœ

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have

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j œ

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have

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trod.

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all

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j bœ

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have

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is

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œ

trod.

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œ

j œ

trod,

have

trod,

have

œ Œ œ

œ

j œ

œ œ.

œ

6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4

j bœ

6 4

œœ J

6 4

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? b bœ

œjœ bœ

œœ

œ

œœj

œ

œœ œ J

œœ

œ

6

° 6 bœ &b 4 31

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

seared with trade;bleared,smearedwith f

toil; And wears man's smudge and

seared with trade;bleared,smearedwith f

toil; And wears man's smudge and

6 & b 4 bœ bœ bœ

œ

bœ bœ

œ

6 & b 4 bœ œ bœ bœ bœ œ ‹ seared with trade;bleared,smearedwith

œ bœ bœ bœ

3 4

œ bœ bœ

œ bœ

3 4

œ

œ

3 4

bœ

bœ

3 4

toil; And wears man's smudge and

? 6 bœ ¢ b4

œ

6 bœ & b 4b œ

bœœ

bœœ

œœ

bœœ

œ

œœ

œ bœ

œœ

bœœ

bœœ

bœœ

3 4

œœ

bœœ

bœœ

bœœ

œ œ

bbœœ

œœ

bœœ

œ

œœ

bœœ

3 4

f

{

œ

œ

œ

bœ

seared with trade;bleared,smearedwith

f

? b 6 bœ 4

° 3 œ &b 4

œ

shares man's smell:

3 &b 4 œ

the

œ

˙.

33

œ

œ

œ œ

#˙.

the

3 & b 4 œ œ œ ˙. ‹ shares man's smell: the

? 3 bœ ¢ b4

œ

3 & b 4 œœ

œœ

œ

shares man's smell:

toil; And wears man's smudge and

œœ

b˙ . the

#˙˙..

4 ˙.

4

subito mp

œ

˙

˙

soil subito mp

is

bare,

is

soil

œœ

is

˙˙

bare,

˙˙

œ

œ

4 ˙.

4 ˙.

4Π4 4 4

mf

œ

œ

Is

bare

now,

is

œ

nor

∑

molto rit.

4 ˙˙..

4 ˙.

can foot feel,

∑ œœ œ

mp

œ œ œ

˙˙ ˙

˙˙ ˙

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? b 3 bœœ 4

œ

molto rit.

shares man's smell:

{

œ

œœ

œœ

b˙˙..

4 Π4

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ œ œ

° w &b

U w

37

bare,

U w w

bare,

¢ b

∑

{

U w

##

mp

U w w

## Ó

U w w w

##

U w w w

## Ó

bare

w & b ww ?b œ

œ œ

˙

° ## & ˙

∑

##

bare

&b œ œ œ ˙ ‹ be-ing shod. ?

##

bare

& b ww

7

Andante

Ó

˙

ture

# &#˙

‰ œ œ œ

ture

¢

# &#œ ‹ ne

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-

œ

ver

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{

mf espress.

spent

‰ œ œœ œ espress.

‰ œ œœ ˙

this,

∑

Ó

‰˙

œ

œ

œ

œœ œœ na-ture is

˙˙

˙

dear

-

-

dear

est

j œ œ œ œ œ

œ.

est fresh-ness deep down

-

œ œ œ œ

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œ

dear

# & # ˙˙

œ J

œ

est

œ

œ

˙œ œ

œ

est

-

˙ œ.

-

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? ## œœ œ œ

œœ

˙˙

‰œ

is

œ œ œ œ œœ œ ‰ ˙ œ œ

mf

‰ œ œ œ

œ

ne - ver spent

œ

And for all this,

And for all

mp

˙

-

∑

‰

˙

Na

˙

mp

˙

is

-

Ó

41

˙

Na mp

∑

mf

Andante

mp

œ

œœ

œ

œœ

œœ

œ

8

° ## & #˙ 43

‰ œ œ œ œ.

And though the last mp

things

## &

## & œ œ #œ ‹ things

¢

{

˙

things

# & # #˙w ? ## œ˙

œ

° ## ˙. &

last lights

off

the

œ

œ œ

œ

œ

the

last lights

off

the

West Oh, morn - ing f

the

West Oh, morn - ing

# . &#˙ ‹ at ˙ ? ## ¢

{

œ

the

last lights

off

œ œ

#œ˙

the brink cresc.

œ œœ ˙˙

the brink cresc.

œ ˙

the brink

œ cresc. œ ˙˙

the brink

at

# & # ˙

œ œ œ

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"

œ

œ

œ œ œ œ

œ

West Oh, morn - ing f

œ" œ œ œ œ" œ œ œ

œ

œ. œ

j œ œ œœ œ

œœ

œœ

œ

œœ

#œœ œœ

œœ

œœ

più mosso

cresc.

at

at

lights off the black West went Oh, morn - ing f

ff œœ ˙œ œ œœ œœ w w

46

# &#˙

j œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ

˙ ‰

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f

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w

things;

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"

mf espress.

œœ œœ w w

Maestoso

œ

f

œ

˙

œœ œœ

œ

Œ œ œ œ œ œ

east-wardsprings ff

mf

east-wardsprings ff

Be - cause the Ho - ly Ghost o - ver, be mf

œ ˙

˙

˙

east-wardsprings

Be - cause

the

Ho

œœ œœ ˙˙.. œœ œ ˙. œ ˙.

˙ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙ ˙

œ

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œœœ œœœ œ

w w w ˙˙.. ˙.

ff

the

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

più mosso

Ó

Œ

œ

œœ

œ˙

œ œ˙ œ

˙

-

ly

œ œœ

œ œ

œœ

œ˙

œ

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? ##

œ

Œ œ œ œ mf

Ó

œ

mf

∑

east-wardsprings ff

"

œ˙ œ

° ## & œ œ œ œ 51

poco a poco cresc.

œ œ œ œ

œ œœ œœ œ œ œ

Ho - ly Ghost poco a poco cresc.

o

the

Ho - ly poco a poco cresc.

Ghost

# &#œ œ œ œ

¢

# &#œ œ œ œ ‹ cause the Ho - ly

œ œ œ œ

{

the

# & # œœ œœ œ

? ## œ˙

° ## 3 œ Œ & 4 55

rit.

mp

o - ver

œ œ œ œ Ghost o - ver, Ghost

˙

? ## poco ˙ a poco˙cresc.

Ghost

ver

-

Ho

-

Ghost

œ˙

œ˙

œ

œ

Œ

dim.

œœ

œ˙ œ

bent

œ˙

pp

œœ

Œ

ah! pp

broods with warm breast and with mp dim.

œ œ

œ œ œ # 3 & #4 œ ‹ broods with warm breast and with

? ## 3 œœ Œ 4 ¢ mp

{

Œ

broods

# 3 œ & # 4 œœœ rit.

œœœ

dim.

œœ Œ

Œ

œœœ

œœœ

breast

œœœ

œœœ

ah! pp

œ Œ

ah! pp

Œ

œ Œ œ

Œ

Œ

Œ

ah!

œœœ

œœ ˙

œœ

mp

œ Œ

ah! mp

œœ Œ

Œ

Œ

œœ

Œ

Œ

œ œ

Œ

Œ

3 4

U ˙˙

3 4

U ˙ ˙

f

˙˙˙˙

U ˙˙˙˙

3 4

˙˙˙ ˙

U ˙˙ ˙˙

3 4

œ

U ˙.

œ

˙.

p

bright wings. p

U

bright wings p

ah! mp

bright wings. p

ah!

bright wings.

œ Œ œ œœœ œ

Œ

œ œ

Œ

3 4 3 4

œ œ œœ œ

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? ## 3 œœ 4

U ˙ ˙

ah! mp

œ Œ

9

U ˙ ˙

world

œ œ œ œœ œœœ œœœ œœœœ

# 3 & # 4 œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œ Œ

breast dim.

broods mp

f

˙ ˙

the

Œ

Œ

˙˙

˙ ˙

œ Œ

œ Œ

world

o - ver the bent world

ly

œœ œœ

f

˙˙

œ œœ œœ œœ ˙

œœ

world

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˙

œœ œœ

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bent

the

f

œ

U ˙.

U ˙. ˙.

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