St. Catharine’s Service (2001) For mixed choir SSAATB and organ
St. Catharine’s Service I. Magnificat II. Nunc Dimittis (2001) For mixed choir SSAATB and organ
N.M.O. 12874
PROGRAMME NOTE St. Catharine’s Service In loving memory of my grandmother, Una Helen Stuart Snow Sally Beamish 2009 I. Magnificat II. Nunc Dimittis
Commissioned by the choir of St Catharine’s College Cambridge with the help of funds generously donated by John and Dale Reed, The first performance was in the Chapel of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, as part of Evensong, on March 2nd, 2006, directed by Edward Wickham, with Matthew Cook, organ. The second performance, also in the chapel, was on March 3rd as part of the Kellaway Chamber Music Series. The settings are inspired by ancient Celtic Quern songs – songs for grinding corn. Sally Beamish 2009
SCORING For SSAATB and organ Duration: 8’ Copyright © 2009 by Norsk Musikforlag A/S, Oslo. Published by: Norsk Musikforlag A/S Postboks 1499 Vika N-0116 Oslo Norway TEL 00-47-23 00 20 10 FAX 00-47-23 00 20 11 E-mail: order@musikforlaget.no Cover design: Christopher Haanes Graphic production and print: Oslo Sats, Repro & Montasje A/S, Oslo. Printed in Norway
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II. Nunc Dimittis
Andante con moto
136 q = 88
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Pedals
S.
Ped.
now
let - test
thou
16' p
mf
p
140
T.
Org.
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Andante con moto
q = 88
Organ
p
thy ser - vant
de - part
in peace,
ac - cor - ding
to
thy word.
20
145
S.
A.
T.
B.
Org.
Ped.
S.
Ped.
have seen
thy sal - va
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tion,
which thou
hast pre - pared
150
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Org.
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B.
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all
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160
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now let - test
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now
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in
let - test
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thou
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22
165
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mf
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mine
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thy
ser - vant
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169
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which
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va
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have seen
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face
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all
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peo - ple.
which thou
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pre - pared
23
173
S.
A.
T.
B.
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light
to
face
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all
peo - ple.
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mf
be
a
to
light mf
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to
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f
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178
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a
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of
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thy peo - ple
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be
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be
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24
183
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and
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to
f
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188
8'
mf
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to
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f
193
S.
the
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the
the
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Org.
Ped.
S.
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now,
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