To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War
When you go home (Kohima Epitaph) (First performed by Cantabile Chamber Singers directed by Cheryll Chung, Grace Church, Toronto, Nov 7th 2014)
Words: J M Edmonds 1875-1958
Music: G S Keitch 2014
(SATB with divisi)
Performance note: A slower tempo and rubato should be used on account of the solemn nature of this motet, if acoustics and choir resources permit. q = 70 grazioso e sostenuto
bb b 4 πw & 4
Sop
ww
(+S2) when
(S1 only) When,
b 4 &bb 4
Alt
bb 4 b V 4
Ten
? b b 44 b
Bass
7
bb ˙ b &
us
7
7
7
&
bbb
V
bbb ˙
˙
us
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us
b ˙
us
P ˙
∑
you
π w
P ˙
π w
P ˙
When
∑
you
When
∑
p Œ Œ ˙ When
˙˙
go
˙
ww
p 24 Œ Œ 44 ˙
ww
p 24 Œ Œ 44 ˙
home,
go
home,
˙
ww
you
go
home,
P ˙
˙
w
you
go
home,
F 24 Œ Œ 44 œ œ œœ œœ ww espress.
˙
w
and
say,
For your to - mor - row,
Tell
Tell
p 24 Œ Œ 44 ˙˙
Tell
p 24 Œ Œ 44 ˙
Tell
and
ww
say,
p 24 ΠΠ44 w
˙
w
F ww
and
say,
42 Œ Œ 44 œ œ œ œ
p 24 ΠΠ44 w
˙
w
and
say,
For your to - mor - row,
F 24 Œ Œ 44 œ œ œ œ w
For your to - mor - row,
œ œ
them of
œ œ them of
œ œ them of
p 24 ΠΠ44 ww
F ww
For your to - mor - row,
them of
lacrimoso e sostenuto
42 Œ Œ 44 œ œœ œœ œ
˙
œ œ
p 24 Œ Œ 44 Œ Œ ˙
Copyright 2016, Graham S Keitch This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
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G S Keitch: When you go home
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14
gave
π ˙˙
tranquillo
our
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π ˙˙
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π ˙˙
gave
our
14
gave
14
V
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14
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our
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our
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to
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to
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day.
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day.
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day.
The words used here (as they appear on the Kohima Epitaph) were composed by Major John Etty-Leal and are almost identical to an epitaph composed by James Maxwell Edmonds during the First World War.
This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.