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The Birth of Saint Patrick by Samuel Lover (1797-1868) arranged by Mark D. Templeton
for SSAA, a cappella With Glee qd = 64 Soprano 1
b 6F j b & b 8 œ œ œ
œ
b F & b b 68 œ œj œ
œ
b 6F j b & b 8 œ œ œ
œ
b 6F j b & b 8 œ œ œ
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On
Soprano 2
On
Alto 1
On
Alto 2
On
the eighth day
the eighth day
the eighth day
the eighth day
b . . . . &bb œ œ œ œ 4
S1
first saw the day,
S2
b & b b œ. œ. œ. œ.
A2
b &bb
first saw the day,
first saw the day,
b & b b œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
mid - night and morn:
S2
b & b b œ.
mid - night and morn:
A1
b &bb œ .
mid - night and morn:
A2
b &bb œ .
mid - night and morn:
œ
œ
œ œ
œ
œ
œ
it was some peo - ple
œ
œ œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
of March
it was some peo - ple
œ
œ œ
œ
of March
œ œ œ œ
o - thers de - clare 'twas the
œ œ œ œ
j œ
œ œ œ œ
œ œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ œ
œ.
ninth he was born,
œ œ
œ.
œ
œ œ
œ.
œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ.
œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ.
œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
o - thers de - clare 'twas the
For mis - takes will oc - cur in a
For mis - takes will oc - cur in a
For mis - takes will oc - cur in a
For mis - takes will o - cur in a
ninth he was born,
ninth he was born,
hur - ry and shock;
hur - ry and shock;
hur - ry
œ
mid - night he
œ œ œ œ
Pat - rick
at
mid - night he
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Pat - rick
œ œ
at
mid - night he
œ œ œ œ œ œ
And 'twas all
œ
at
œ œ
say, That Saint
œ.
mid - night he
œ œ œ œ
Pat - rick
say, That Saint
œ œ
at
œ œ
œ
œ
œ
o - thers de - clare 'twas the
Pat - rick
say, That Saint
ninth he was born,
œ
œ
œ
œ œ œ œ
œ œ
say, That Saint
it was some peo - ple
o - thers de - clare 'twas the
j œ
œ
œ
of March
8
S1
œ
it was, some peo - ple
œ œ œ œ
While
œ
of March
j œ
While
œ. œ. œ. œ.
œ œ
œ œ œ œ
While
b & b b œ. œ œ œ . . .
œ
œ J
While
first saw the day,
A1
œ
a
mis - take be -tween
œ œ œ œ œ œ
And 'twas all
a
mis - take be -tween
œ
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
And 'twas all
a
And 'twas all
a
j œ œ
œ
j œ œ
œ
And
And
mis - take be -tween
mis - take be -tween
œ œ œ œ
some blam'd the
ba - by, and
œ œ œ œ
some blam'd the
ba - by, and
j œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ and shock; And some blam'd the ba - by, and œ.
hur - ry and shock;
j œ œ
œ
And some blam'd the
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œ œ œ œ
ba - by, and
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b . &bb œ 12
S1
œ.
œ.
œ.
some blam'd the clock,
S2
b & b b œ.
A2
b & b b œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
'Till with
b &bb
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ œ
16
S1
bb
& b œ.
'Till with
œ. œ. œ.
‰
œ. œ. œ.
‰
œ. œ. œ.
‰
clock was too slow.
S2
b & b b œ.
clock was too slow.
A1
b &bb œ .
clock was too slow.
A2
b &bb œ .
S1
b &bb œ
œ
œ
all
on
ac - count
S2
A1
A2
b &bb ‰ b &bb ‰
b &bb œ
doom
œ.
œ.
œ ‰
the
œ œ
first
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
fac - tion
∑
68 ‰ Pœ.
∑
P 68 ‰ œ .
œ
œ
of
Saint
68 P œ
bah
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ.
œ
bah dah bah
doom
œ.
‰ nœ #œ œ
‰
œ
‰
bah dah bah
‰
no one could know If the child was too fast or the
P
no
œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ one could know If the child was too fast or the
‰
œ
fight
‰
bah
œ
œ œ
œ
in owld
Ire - land, they
say,
‰
‰
œ nœ œ bah dah bah
œ.
‰
‰
œ
bah
‰
œ #œ œ bah dah bah
œ.
‰
œ
‰
‰
bah
œ.
bah
œ.
œ.
‰
bah
bah
œ
œ
œ.
œ.
bah
bah
œ.
œ.
‰
‰
œ
œ
œ J
Some
‰
œ
fought for
‰
œ nœ œ
‰
œ #œ œ
œ
bah dah bah
bah dah bah
œ œ.
doom
œ
Was
œ nœ œ bahdahbah
œ #œ œ bahdahbah
‰
doom
œ the
œ.
bah
bah
œ.
œ.
bah
œ
bah
doom
doom
b œ.
œ
bah
doom
Pat - rick's birth - day;
œ nœ œ
œ.
doom
œ
doom
bah
bah
œ
j 6 œ 8 œ
∑
bah
bah
œ
bah
38
œ
no one could know If the child was too fast, or the
For the word, doom, close immediately to the "m"
clock was too slow.
20
œ
all their cross que - stions, sure
Now
38
œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
f 38 œ 38
œ
œ œ
œ
œ œ
œ œ
œ. œ. œ.
œ œ
œ
all their cross que - stions, sure
'Till with
‰
œ
P œ œ œ
œ.
all their cross que - stions, sure
œ œ
some blam'd the clock,
œ
P œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . no one could know If the child was too fast, or the P œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
œ.
some blam'd the clock,
œ
all their cross que - stions, sure
'Till with
some blam'd the clock,
A1
œ œ
œ œ
œ
œ
eighth, for
‰
œ the
œ nœ œ bah dah bah
‰
bah
œ #œ œ bah dah bah
‰
œ
doom
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The Birth of Saint Patrick
b &bb œ 23
S1
œ.
œ
œ
ninth more would
S2
A1
A2
b &bb ‰ b &bb ‰ b &bb
œ.
œ.
bah
bah
œ.
œ.
bah
œ
‰
œ œ œ
b &bb ‰
œ. œ. ‰
A1
A2
bah bah
b &bb ‰
œ
œ
bah bah
b &bb œ
‰
doom
œ nœ œ
bah dah bah
S2
A1
A2
œ œ
b &bb
œ
doom
‰ œ
bah dah bah
bah dah bah
doom
‰
œ #œ œ
bah
œ.
‰ œ. œ.
œ
‰
œ
œ
‰
œ
doom
œ.
bah
œ.
bah
his
eye!
‰
œ.
œ.
‰
black - en'd
‰
j œ œ
œ œ œ
‰
œ. œ. ‰
‰
bah bah
‰
‰
œ
œ.
œ.
‰
œ œ œ
bah
bah dah bah
‰
œ
doom
œ
œ. œ. œ. œ.
œœ
so
Pat then had two,
Till
œ
œ nœ œ
œ. œ. ‰ n œ # œ œ
bah dah bah
‰ œ
bah dah bah doom
œ #œ œ bah dah bah
‰
œ
At
œ
‰ œ
bah dah bah doom
bah bah
œ #œ œ
bah
bah
That each kept a birth - day,
‰ œ nœ œ
bah
j œ
œ.
œ.
doom
bah dah bah
‰
œ
œ.
bah dah bah
‰
‰
doom
‰ b œ. œ. ‰ œ bah bah
bah
‰ œ œ ‰ œ . . bah bah
doom
bah
U ‰ 43
œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
œ. ‰ œ
‰ œ œ . .
U ‰ œ ‰ ‰ œ. œ. œ œ œ 43 nœ œ
‰
‰
who showed them their sins Said "No one could have two
b & b b ‰ œ. œ. ‰ œ # œ œ ‰ bah bah
œ œ œ
doom
b . . & b b ‰ œ œ ‰ œ nœ œ ‰ bah bah
œ.
doom
bah bah
‰
œ
Fa - ther Mul-cah -y,
œ.
œ.
bah dah bah
‰
‰ œ œ . .
30
S1
bah
they
œ nœ œ
bah bah doom
œ œ œ
doom
b œ œ œ œ œ &bb
‰
bah
po - si - tive grew,
so
œ
œ
right, sure
œ.
œ
bah dah bah
œ. œ. ‰
see
doom
last, both the frac - tions
S2
œ
œ
bah
œ
b &bb œ
œ.
bah
doom
26
‰ ‰
œ
bah
œ
œ
bah
‰
‰
œ
Andwho would - n't
die,
‰
doom
S1
œ œ
bah
bah
œ. ‰ œ
bah
‰
bah bah
œ
doom
œ
doom
‰
birth - days, but a twins."
bah dah bah
bah bah
bah
‰
œ. œ.
œ œ œ œ œ . . . .
œ #œ œ
bah bah
‰
bah dah bah
œ
doom
‰
œ. œ.
bah dah bah
‰
bah bah
œ
doom
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U3
œ œ œ 4
bah dah bah
doom
U ‰ 43
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The Birth of Saint Patrick
Very legato (e»e)
b 3F b & b 4 ˙ 34
S1
œ
œ
œ œ
b 3F b & b 4 ˙ œ
œ
œ œ
b 3F b & b 4 ˙ œ
œ
œ œ
bb 3 F b & 4 ˙
œ
œ œ
Says
S2
Says
A1
Says
A2
Says
b &bb ˙ 42
S1
b &bb ˙
A2
he, "Boys don't be
œ
he, "Boys don't be
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
Com - bine eight with
b &bb œ œ œ
œ
b &bb
œ
œ
œ
˙
œ
œ
Com - bine eight
b 6 &bb 8 œ œ œ œ œ 50
œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
˙
fight - ing for eight or for
˙
œ œ œ œ œ
˙
b 6 &bb 8 œ œ œ œ œ
˙
A1
f˙ .
˙.
nine,
f ˙
œ
A2
nine,
œ
˙. œ ˙
al - ways di - vid - ing some - times com -
al - ways di - vid - ing some - times com -
œ. œ.
œ.
œ œ.
œ. œ.
œ.
œ œ.
œ. œ.
œ.
œ œ.
œ. œ.
œ.
that be his birth - day." "A - men," says the clerck.
œ œ œ
al - ways di - vid - ing some - times com -
œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ
Don't be
˙
al - ways di - vid - ing some - times
œ
com -
œ ˙
˙
F f œ œ œ œ œ 42 œ ‰ œ œ 68
˙.
F f œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 42 œ ‰ œ œ 68
se- ven - teen is the
˙
œœ ˙
nine,
œ œ .
œ œ œ
F f œ œ œ œ œ 42 œ ‰ œ œ 68
nine,
f œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ
˙
˙.
nine,
f ˙
with
œ ˙
that be his birth - day." "A - men," says the clerck.
b & b b 68 œ œ œ œ œ
nine, Don't ne
fight - ing for eight or for
that be his birth - day." "A - men," says the clerck.
b 6 &bb 8 œ œ œ œ œ
nine, Don't be
fight - ing for eight or for
that be his birth - day." "A - men," says the clerck.
S2
nine, Don't be
fight - ing for eight or for
bine; Com - bine eight with
bine;
S1
œ
Com - bine eight with
œ
bine;
A1
he, "Boys, don't be
œ
bine;
S2
he, "Boys, don't be
˙
So let
se- ven - teen is the
mark,
So let
se- ven - teen is the
mark,
So let
se- ven - teen is the
mark,
So let
f F 2 6 ‰ 4 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
F œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
F œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
F œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ
"If he was - n't a twins, sure our
"If he was - n't a twins, sure our
F œ œ œ œ œ œ
mark,
"If he was - n't a twins, sure our
œ œ
"If he was - n't a twins, sure our
œ œ œ
œ.
That, at
œ œ œ
œ.
That, at
œ œ œ
œ.
That, at
œ œ œ
œ.
That, at
his - t'ry will show
his - t'ry will show
his - t'ry will show
his - t'ry will show
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œ œ œ œ
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The Birth of Saint Patrick
b &bb
œ œ œ œ
54
S1
œ œ
œ.
f œ œ
œ. œ. œ.
œ œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ œ œ
œ.
ƒ œ œ ƒ œ œ
least he's worth an - y two Saints that I know!" Then they all got blind drunk, which com - plet - ed their bliss, And we
S2
A1
A2
b &bb œ œ b &bb b &bb
œ œ œ œ
œ.
f œ œ
œ. œ. œ.
œ œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ œ œ
œ.
least he's worth an - y two Saints that I know!" Then they all got blind drunk, which com - plet - ed their bliss, And we
œ œ
œ œ œ œ
œ œ
œ œ œ œ
œ.
œ. œ. œ.
œ.
œ. œ. œ.
f œ œ
œ œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ œ œ
œ.
ƒ œ œ
least he's worth an - y two Saints that I know!" Then they all got blind drunk, which com - plet - ed their bliss, And we
f
œ œ
œ œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ œ œ
œ.
ƒ
œ œ
least he's worth an - y two Saints that I know!" Then they all got blind drunk, which com - plet - ed their bliss, And we
b &bb œ œ œ œ œ œ 58
S1
œ. œ .
keep up the prac - tice from that day
S2
b &bb œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ. œ .
F. . ‰ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ. œ. to this! bah bah F œ ‰ œ œ œ. œ. œ
keep up the prac - tice from that day to this!
A1
b &bb œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ. œ.
keep up the prac - tice from that day
A2
b &bb œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ. œ.
doom bah
A2
doom
ƒœ. œ. œ. >œ .
f b b œ œ œ #œ œ b & œ œ œ œ œ œ
bah dah bah
ƒœ. œ. œ. >œ .
bah dah bah dah bah dah bah dah bah dah bah
ƒ. . . > œ œ œ œ.
fœ. bah
A1
doom
œ nœ œ
b &bb ‰ 62
S2
bah
F ‰ ‰ œ. œ. ‰ œ. œ. bah bah to this! F ‰ œ œ. œ. ‰ œ
keep up the prac - tice from that day to this!
S1
bah
b &bb ‰
b f b & b œ
doom
f. œ
bah
œ.
‰
bah
œ.
‰
bah
‰
œ nœ œ bah dah bah
œ
doom
‰
œ nœ œ
‰ œ. œ. ‰ œ # œ œ
bah dah bah
œ œ
bah
bah
bah dah bah
œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ
bah dah bah bah bah bah bah dah bah
œ #œ œ bah dah bah
‰
‰ œ. œ. ‰ œ n œ œ bah
bah
œ
doom
bah bah bah bah!
bah bah bah bah!
bah bah bah bah!
ƒ œ. œ. œ. œ . > bah bah bah bah!
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bah dah bah
œ
doom
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Mark Templeton, born 1974, is an American choral composer, conductor, and countertenor. Templeton’s music has been performed across the world at various international festivals and ACDA conventions. Some of his music is published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and he has recently started to self-publish. He teaches and resides with his wife, Becca, at West Nottingham Academy in Colora, Maryland, the oldest boarding school in the United States. He also enjoys coaching, playing, and watching soccer when he is not working. He is available for commission upon request.
Choral music composed and arranged by Mark Templeton SATB, a cappella SATB, Soprano Solo, & Organ/Piano SATB, Soprano Solo, & Piano or String Quartet Double choir (SATB, SATB) & Organ/Piano SATB & Piano (also available for SAB) SA(T)B, Flute, & Piano SSAA & two C instruments SSAA, Piccolo, Flute, & Celtic Harp or Piano TTBB, a cappella TTBB, a cappella SATB, a cappella SSATTB, a cappella SATB, a cappella (larger work) SATB divisi, a cappella (larger work)
For more information about these songs and other compositions by Mark Templeton visit www.MTchoralmusic.com
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