April 24, 2012 Commissioned by Vox Humana, under the direction Brian Wismath, Victoria, BC
Mother o' Mine
Rudyard Kipling
Kathleen Allan
° b b 6 mp &b b 8 >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ q. = 126 Hushed, with passion
SOPRANO
Moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine,
ALTO
b 6 & b bb 8
>œ œ œ œ™
moth - er o' mine,
mp
>œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™
>œ œ œ œ™
b 6> > > > > >œ œ œ œ ™ & b bb 8 œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ ‹ moth - er o' mine, Moth- er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, mp > >œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ ? bb b 68 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ BASS ¢ b Moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, mp
moth - er o' mine,
TENOR
moth - er o' mine,
O,
° bb &b b 7
>œ œ œ œ™
Ϊ
Œ
moth - er o' mine,
b & b bb
>œ œ œ œ™
b & b bb >œ œ œ œ™ ‹ moth-er o' mine,
? b œ™ ¢ b bb
mine,
If
I
>œ œ œ œ™
j œ
œ œ œ œ
j œ œ™
were hanged on the high - est
moth - er o' mine,
>œ œ œ œ ™
moth - er o' mine,
>œ œ œ
moth - er o'
>œ œ œ
p
moth - er o'
>œ œ œ œ ™
>œ œ œ pœ ™
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
12
>œ œ œ œ™
Ϊ
Œ
(moth - er o' mine)
bb &b b
j œ œ
hill,
˙™
p
moth - er o' mine,
° bb &b b
mp
moth - er o'
œ™ >œ œ œ
j œ œ
Ϫ
mine,
Ϫ
>œ œ œ œ
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
œ œ œ œ >
moth - er o' mine,
>œ œ œ œ ™
>œ œ œ œ ™
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
j œ œ
>œ œ œ
moth - er o' mine,
>œ œ œ œ ™
mine,
I know whose love
>œ œ œ œ™
>œ œ œ œ™
j nœ œ bœ œ œ™
would fol - low me still,
Ϫ
>œ œ œ œ™
j œ
O
j œ O
>œ œ œ moth - er o'
˙™ >œ œ œ œ™
b >œ œ œ œ ™ >œ œ œ œ ™ >œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ™ & b bb œ œ œ œ ™ > > ‹ moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine moth - er o' mine moth - er o' mine moth - er o' mine > > > >œ œ œ > ? bb b œ ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ ¢ b moth - er o' mine
mine,
moth - er o' mine
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine
moth - er o' mine,
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moth - er o'
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° bb &b b 17
>œ œ œ œ™
(moth er o' mine)
b & b bb
>œ œ œ œ™
b & b bb >œ œ œ œ ™ ‹ moth - er o' mine moth - er o' mine
? b b œ™ ¢ bb
mine,
° bb &b b Œ 22
b & b bb œ I
∑
>œ œ œ œ ™ moth - er o' mine,
>œ œ œ œ ™
>œ œ œ œ ™
moth - er o' mine, mf
moth - er o' mine,
mf
>œ œ œ œ ™
moth - er o' mine,
Ϊ
˙™
were hanged
œ œ œ œ
j œ œ™
˙™
>œ œ œ œ™
>œ œ œ œ™
>œ œ œ œ ™
>œ œ œ œ ™
mine,
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
hill,
Ϫ
moth - er o'
Ϊ
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
>œ œ œ œ™
>œ œ œ œ™
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
Ϫ
j œ œ
j nœ œ bœ œ œ™
would
would fol - low me still,
˙™
mf straight, edgy tone
œ
œ
œ
fol - low
Ϫ
me
œ œ œ ˙™
fol - low me still mf straight, edgy tone
>œ œ œ œ ™
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
I
>œ œ œ
moth - er o'
˙™
still
mf straight, edgy tone
>œ œ œ œ ™
‰ ‰ j œ
>œ œ œ œ ™
mine)
>œ œ œ œ™
mine,
If
>œ œ œ
>œ œ œ œ ™
(moth - er o'
>œ œ œ œ™
Ϫ
j œ
(moth - er o' mine)
Ϫ
know whoselove
p
moth - er o' mine, pp
moth - er o' mine,
j œ ˙™
Œ
pp
moth - er o' mine,
œ œ™ J
bb> &b b œ œ œ ‹ moth-er o'
Ϊ
moth - er o' mine,
know whose love
mine,
∑
j œ œ I
? bb b œ™ ¢ b
∑
were hanged on the high - est
mine,
bb &b b œ
mp
∑
>œ œ œ œ™
I
? bb b œ™ ¢ b
27
∑
>œ œ œ œ™
If
b > & b bb œ œ œ ‹ moth-er o'
° bb &b b Œ
∑
>œ œ œ œ ™
œ
j œ
∑
>œ œ œ œ ™
p
j œ
mp
>œ œ œ œ™
˙™ >œ œ œ œ™
moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, mf straight, edgy tone
>œ œ œ œ™
>œ œ œ œ™
>œ œ œ œ™
>œ œ œ œ™
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
moth - er o' mine,
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>œ œ œ
moth - er o'
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° b b ˙™ &b b
˙™
∑
∑
∑
∑
b & b bb ˙™
˙™
∑
∑
∑
∑
32
b > & b bb œ œ œ œ™ ‹ moth-er o' mine, ? bb b œ™ ¢ b
mine,
° bb &b b 38
b & b bb
>œ œ œ œ™ moth-er o' mine,
mine,
>œ œ œ œ ™
>œ œ œ œ ™
>œ œ œ œ ™
moth-er o' mine,
moth-er o' mine,
moth-er o' mine,
moth-er o' mine,
>œ œ œ œ™
>œ œ œ fpœ™
>œ œ œ œ™
>œ œ œ œ™
>œ œ œ œ ™
moth-er o'mine,
moth-er o'mine,
moth-er o'mine,
moth-er o'mine,
moth-er o'mine,
∑
∑
∑
∑
G.P.
∑
nœ œ œ œ ™ > mp
∑
moth - er o' mine,
∑
∑
b > & b bb œ œ œ œ ™ ‹ moth-er o' mine,
? b b œ™ ¢ bb
>œ œ œ œ ™
fp
∑
∑
∑
moth-er o'
nœ œ œ œ ™ >
moth - er o' mine,
∑
Ϊ
mp
nœ œ œ >
moth - er o'
∑
>œ œ œ œ ™ ™ Œ
moth - er o' mine
∑
G.P.
>œ œ œ
∑
∑
> Œ™ œ œ œ œ™ Œ™
G.P.
∑
G.P.
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
moth - er o' mine
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Sopranos and Altos: each singer in own tempo, freely choosing between the three boxes, begin mf
° bb &b b
∑
b & b bb
∑
í ™™
S&A
í ™™ nœ œ œ œ ™ > o'
mine,
moth - er
o'
o'
mine
U ˙™
U ∑
™™î
U ˙™
U ∑
™™î
mine
í ™™ >œ œ <n>œ œ™
Ϊ
moth - er
™™î
U ˙™
œ œ œ
O,
moth - er
b & b bb œ ™
>œ ™
U ∑
To A.
mine
repeat ad lib.
< h. = q > q = 63
T
B
b & b bb ‹
mf in strict time
>™ ˙
∑
p
˙™
mf
, > ˙™
oh
? bb ¢ bb
p
˙™
,
oh
∑
∑
∑
mf
p mf
> 42 ˙
oh
∑
42
∑
p
,> ˙
,
oh
∑
∑
S A (continued)
° mf
p
, > ˙
bb> &b b ˙ ‹ oh mf
?b ¢ b bb
, > ˙
p mf
p mf
oh
∑
p
oh
∑
, mf >˙ If
∑
Œ
mp
mp
œ
œ
I
were
mp
>œ
œ
If
I
œ
were
œ
œ
œ
drowned in
the
œ
3
œ
œ
drowned in
the
3
œ
œ
˙
deep - est
sea,
bœ
˙
œ
deep - est
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sea,
S A (continued)
°
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mf
mp
b & b bb œ ‹
‰
Ϫ
œ J If
? bb œ ¢ bb
‰
œ J
I
œ
œ J
Ϫ
were drowned
If
I
were drowned
œ J
œ
œ
œ
in
the
œ
œ
in
the
œ
í ™™ œ œ
S A (continued)
+
°
bœ
b˙˙
˙˙
Œ
˙
˙
Œ
sea,
œ
deep - est
U ∑
U ˙
œ œ
œœ
deep - est
begin incorporating this as one of the options f
O
œ I
œ
sea,
If
™™î f
mf
b œœ & b bb ‹ know
? bb b œ ¢ b I
œœ
˙˙
whose
˙˙
œ
œ
was
drowned
+
° f
b œœ & b bb ‹
?b œ ¢ b bb
œ
œ
in
the
3
me,
í ™™
b-œ
œ
œ
bœ
œ
œ
deep - est
œ
sea,
mf
˙˙
˙˙
I mf
know
whose
œ œ I
œ
know whose
œ
˙˙ tears,
œ
3
œœ
œœ
I f
know
whose
I
know
œ
whose
œœ
œœ
3
œœ
tears would come
œ
œ
3
œ
tears would come
œ
bœ
tears would come down
œ to
land on whichever note ends the boxed motive you were singing (the director may wish to assign these for balance)
™™î
˙˙˙˙
U ˙˙˙ ˙ U ˙˙˙˙ U ˙˙˙˙ U ˙˙
˙˙˙ ˙ ˙˙˙˙
œœ
œ
œ
U ∑
U ˙
O
f
œ
œœ
tears,
yet another option is added f
S A (continued)
5
˙˙
˙˙
˙˙
down
to
me,
b˙
b˙
down
to
˙˙
me,
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U ˙˙
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° bb &b b 82
∑
∑
∑
mp
Œ
œ
œ
œ
I
were
If
b & b bb
∑
b & b bb ‹
∑
? bb ¢ bb
∑
soul,
soul,
b & b bb ˙ ‹ soul,
? b b <n>˙ ¢ bb
soul,
° bb ˙ &b b 101
bb & b b <b>˙˙ bb &b b ˙ ‹ ˙
mp
mine. mf
mp
˙
of
œ 3œ œ
no breath
œ œ
œ I
œ
˙
of
no breath
˙
mf
œ œ œ
mine.
˙
know
I
know
whose
œno breath œ b˙
∑
œ
œ
If
I
were
œ
œ
œ
If
I
were
prayers
œ
know
damned
> ˙
œ
damned
œ
damned
˙
œ
˙
œ
œ
make me
would
make me
œ ‰ œ J
prayers
œ
would
œ ‰ œ J
prayers
œ
would
œ œ
œ œ
make me
3
œ œ œ
of
bo - dy and
œ
œ
-œ
of
bo - dy
œ
-œ
of
bo - dy
f
bo - dy and
œ
œ
make me
no breath
œ
œ
Œ
˙
>˙
<n>œ
3
œ œ œ
of
˙ >
would
prayers
whose
˙
damned
j œ ‰ œ
˙
b˙
œ
˙
œ
œ œ œ
Moth - er mp
o'
3
˙
mine,
œ œ œ
˙
œ 3œ œ
œ
Moth - er mp
o'
o'
œ 3œ œ
Moth - er
o'
œ
mine,
œ
mine,
O
˙
˙
˙
b˙˙
˙˙
˙
˙
˙
˙
whole,
f
f
˙ whole,
˙
whole,
f
˙ whole,
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
O
bœ
œ O
˙
œ
moth - er mf
œ
O
œ
œ
œ
mine,
œ
œ
œ
œ and
mf
3
œ and
rit.
Moth - er mp
∑
œ
whose
˙
∑
were
˙
˙
∑
I
whose
˙
mp
œ
˙
œ
I
Œ
œ
œ If
Œ
I know no breath
œ
mp
Œ
∑
3
Moth - er
91
?b ¢ b bb
mp
Moth - er mp
° bb &b b ˙ b & b bb
∑
<n>˙ >
Œ
œ
moth - er mf
œ
œ
o'
U ˙
mine.
U ˙
œ
œ
U ˙
o'
mine.
bœ
œ
œ
œ o'
mine.
œ
œ
œ
œ
U ˙
o'
mine.
moth - er mf
moth - er
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