Bliss THE BEATITUDES

Arthur Bliss

THE BEATITUDES a cantata for soprano and tenor soloists, SATB chorus and orchestra

(1961)

Full Score

NOVELLO

The Beatitudes by Arthur Bliss was commissioned by the Coventry Cathedral Festival for the opening of the new cathedral in 1962. It was first performed on 25th May 1962 by Jennifer Vyvyan and Richard Lewis with the Coventry Cathedral Festival Choir and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer, at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry.

INSTRUMENTATION 2 Flutes (I & II/picc.) 2 Oboes 2 Clarinets (in A & Bb) 2 Bassoons 4 Horns 2 Trumpets (in C) 3 Trombones Tuba Timpani Percussion (2 players minimum): Suspended cymbal Clashed cymbals 2 Side drums (high & low) Tenor drum Bass drum Tubular bells Gong

2 Harps Organ Strings Duration: circa 50 minutes

Dedicated to my grand-daughter Susan, born May 10th 1955

THE BEATITUDES PRELUDE - A TROUBLED WORLD “..... we, except God say Another Fiat, shall have no more day.” (Donne)

Flutes 1 & 2

  

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 

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Oboes 1 & 2

Bassoons 1 & 2

Horns 1 & 2 in F

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ff

            5

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             

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

Arthur Bliss

 

 

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         

  

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 

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        

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      

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 

       

 

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       

 

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 

         

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  

      

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5

5

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

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Trumpets 1 & 2 in C

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    ff

  

 

Trombone 3 / Tuba

  



       



   

     

 

ff a2

 



ff

     

 



         

 

ff

Trombones 1 & 2





  

ff

 

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ff

BASS DRUM

f

Pedals

CYMBALS clash

  

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  

 

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



   

  

 

  

ff

Gt. Trumpet & Trombone

 



 

Ped. Reeds

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





f

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6                



 

f fierce and brassy

N.B. f = preceeding f of brass

  

 

Viola



      



ff

Contrabass

6

        

Violoncello

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    

div.

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6

  

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  

   

     

  

 

  

ff

       

          

                   

  

          

      

ff furioso

ff furioso

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       

     

  

ff furioso

     

unis.

ff



      

 





          

ff

             

ff

  

ff

Violin II



   

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6               

Allegro violento q = 120

Violin I

    

  



    

 



Organ

      

 





 

Percussion 2

 

 



  a2   

Percussion 1







a2

 

 



 

in Bb

Horns 3 & 4 in F

Timpani

  

6

a2

ff

 

Clarinets 1 & 2 in Bb / A



   

a2

Allegro violento q = 120

       

     

   

 



 



 



 

 



 



 



 

2

    1

8

Fl. 1/2

   

    

                                

  

ff

Ob. 1/2

 





Cl.1 in Bb

 







               



ff







 





 



 





  



   

2

 



      

 

ff

 

Cl.2 in Bb











  



      

 

ff

Bsn. 1/2

Hns. 1/2 in F

 



  









 













    

 

   

 

  

    

 

   



 

    

 

  

 

       

 

Tpt. 1/2 in C

     



     















     

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

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

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









soli a 2

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ff

ff

Tbn. 1/2

 



ff

Tbn. 3

Timp.

Perc. 2



  





Ped.

    

     

  

  



             1

Vln. I

  





Cb.



    



 



 



 

  



 



 



 





 



 







 



 



 



 



 



 



 div.

     

 



 



 





         unis.



                

ff



  

ff

Vc.







2



             

 

                                    

 









ff









ff











                             

  

                

Vla.

 

               

 



ff

Vln. II



ff

 

ff

   

Org.



   

ff

  

a2  

 

ff



 

  

   

Hns. 3/4 in F





  



ff



 

    



ff



  ff





   

  

3

  16

Fl. 1/2



Ob. 1/2

Cl.1 in Bb

   

Cl.2 in Bb

    





 



 



 



 

3







 



        

     







    

  

 

 

 

     



 



1º  

Hns. 3/4 in F

  

  

      



 



3º  

Tpt. 1/2 in C





 

Timp.

Org.

Ped.

Vln. I

   

  

  



ff



 







  

 

 

 

 

 

   

     

 

    

 

   

      

 

   

      

 

  

  





 

 

  





 







 



 







 



 



    

 

     



fz-mf

       fz

f

(Cyms.)





ff



 







 





   

 

  

 

  

 

Gt. Tpt. & Tbn.





 



 













 



 









 



 





 



(B.D.)

 

 

 



ff





  

      



Perc. 1

Perc. 2

    



     

  

  

      

 





 



     

  

 

  

   

 



   



ff

        

Hns. 1/2 in F



 



 



  



Tbn. 1







Bsn. 1/2





 



f

Ped. Reeds f







3

  





    

 

sempre ff

          

     



             

    



  





Vln. II

ff

    

Vla.



Vc.



                             

ff

Cb.



 



 

  

  



  





    

 

sempre ff

             

 



 

  

     

                         

     







 





sempre ff

    

sempre ff

 

4

   23



 



 

 



 

Ob. 1/2

 



Cl.1 in Bb

 

Cl.2 in Bb

 

Fl.1

Fl.2



 



 

  

 

 

            

 

           

 

4



 



 



 

 



 



               



 



   



 



 



 



 





 



 



 



 



 



 





 



 

 

ff

   ff

a2

ff

 

 

 

Bsn.2

Hns. 1/2 in F

Hns. 3/4 in F

Timp.

Org.

Ped.

Vln. I



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 



 



 



 

 



  



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 





  

    

   

  

   

  

 

  

       

    

  

     

    

 

  

 

 a2           

 

ff

ff



ff

   

      

  

   



 

   



 



      

 



    

 



4     div.                                                                               

       

                                                              

         

Vln. II

                                                        

Vla.

                               

Vc.



 





 



   

       

   

     

   

       

fz



 





fz

Cb.



 a2           

                         



  

ff

 



   

ff

  



   

ff

Bsn.1





 



 



 



 



 





 



fz

    

5

  32

Fl.1



Fl.2



 



 

  

Ob. 1/2

 

       

 



 



 

   





Cl.1 in Bb



  

 



          







 



  





       

 

       

 

ff



Cl.2 in Bb



Bsn.1

Bsn.2





 

 



 1° 

 



 



 

 



 



 

                 



 

 

 



 



 



 

 

 



 



 



 

ff

 

    

 



 



    

  



  

     

 





 



 



 



 

 

     

 





 



 



 



 





ff

Hns. 1/2 in F

 



        

       

 





 



 



 



 

Hns. 3/4 in F





        

       

 





 



 



 



 

Tpt. 1/2 in C

              



1°`

Vln. I







     fz

Vln. II

    fz

Vla.



  

   

   

 

f sost.

   

    

  

   

    

           

    

 

            

 

      

 

          

      

 



 

 

           



    

   

   

   

    

    

   

  

      

    

fz

fz

               

     

   

 



 



 



 

          

   

 



 



 



 

            

 

 



 



 



ff

 

ff

 

 



           

ff









ff

fz



 

 

fz

     

fz

   

  

fz

Cb.



 

 

 

 



fz

Vc.

 

       

f sost.

ff

Tbn. 1/2

  



 

 

6

 

5

   40

Fl.1

 

Fl.2

  ff

ff

      

Ob. 1/2

 

  ff

Bsn.2

Hns. 1/2 in F



Timp.



 



 



 





Ped.

Vln. I



    



 



 









 



   



   

mf







ff



        

 

 

 











fz-mf

 

fz-mf

  





fz-mf

  a2   

     

 

fz-mf

   

    





    





       

   









     

     

   









 





 



ff

 



  



  



(B.D.)



f

(Cyms.)



ff

 



                

1°

     ff

 



   

     

    

ff

       

    

       



 



     

    

   

ff

ff

ff

 

ff

         



    

ff

   



   



 

  







f

   

f

  

 

 



 











 



 



 









 

 



 



 











 



 



 









 5            

   



 



 





             

   



 



 



   



 





f

Gt. Tpt. & Tbn.

   



  

Ped. Reeds f

ff

Vln. II

ff

div.             

Vla.

ff

 

Vc.

Cb.





 

Org.



 

Perc. 1

Perc. 2



 

   

  

 

ff



Tpt. 1/2 in C

Tba.

 

  

Hns. 3/4 in F



   

ff

Bsn.1

 

             

    

Cl.2 in Bb



 2°              

ff

Cl.1 in Bb

    





    ff

     



meno f



      



          

 

 

 



fz-mf

            unis.

ff

           ff

    

           

                 

  

      



fz-mf

  

 

fz-mf



 

fz-mf



7

6

  47

Fl.1

  



                     

Ob. 1/2

cresc.

ff

 

Cl.1 in Bb

cresc.



Cl.2 in Bb



 

Bsn.1

cresc.

Hns. 1/2 in F

 

Hns. 3/4 in F

Tpt. 1 in C Tpt. 2 in C















Timp.

Perc. 1

Org.

Vln. I

 



 

 



 



 



 

 

 

   

 

 

   

mf cresc.

 



 



 



     





 



        



 





 



  



  

ff

ff

ff



ff

                                     

            

                                                      

            

f 3

 



 



      

 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

f

                            f 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

          

3

          

3

3

3

3

          



 

   





 

    





 



  

 

    





 



 



 

 

   





 



 



 

 



 



 

mf cresc.















mf cresc.

mf cresc.



 



ff

ff

ff

ff

f



 



      3       3       3        





 



 

 Sw. Cornopean & Mixture

 



ff

 

       

  f

 

 

3  3          

    

   

   

 

  

   

   

 

mf

6

   



3

3

f marc.

 

3

SIDE DRUM

 



                    

 



 

              

 

 

 



 

 

   

 



 



 

 

  

  

  

   

   

 



 



 



 

  

   

   

 



 



 



         



 

 



         

 



 

 

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.







 

cresc.

Cb.

 

 

  

Vc.



  





Vla.

 

 

  

Vln. II



 

 



 



  



 

 









  



 

 

 



   







Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3



 

 

mf cresc.

Tbn. 1





mf cresc.



 

 

  

  

ff

   

       

  

  

cresc.



 

  

cresc.

Bsn.2



  

 

cresc.

ff

ff

ff

   ff

 mp

cresc.

 

    ff





ff

ff

8

Fl. 1/2

  



 



 



 



 



 

Ob. 1/2

 



 



 



 



 



 

Cl. 1/2 in Bb

 



 



 



 



 

53

Bsn. 1/2

Hns. 1/2 in F

                                    

     

   

Hns. 3/4 in F

Tpt. 1 in C

  

Tpt. 2 in C

   

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

   

             

3

ff

3

 



Perc. 1

Perc. 2



  

            a2                                       3 3 f

3

3         

                     

          

         

 3      

3         

           

 3       

  

 

    

    

  

       

         

  

     

     

    

  

    

  

 



 

3

   

3

3

3

3

3

3

3



  



 



 





     

  



 3       



    

Org.

f

Vln. I

    

Vln. II

 

Vla.



3

3

3

3

3

3

   3

3

3

  

 

 



  

   



 



 



 



  3      3    

 

                  

Vc.

Cb.

 

  

    



ff

 3      

3

 

 



ff

3

3



 





                  



 

   

    

                     

3        

 

 



3

3

   



   



 



 



 

3       



f

  

  



   

  

f

3     

f



  



  

     



  

     



 



f

   



3       

   

   





3

   

 

 





       

3

   



  

f

Tbn. 3



ff

 3           

     

3

  

a2

         

                     

    

   





          

3

3

a2

7

(Cyms.)



ff



  



   



  



   

7



 



 



                3

3

ff

3

ff

3



  div.                                      3

3

                               3 3 3 ff

f

f

 

9

 







 



 









 



 









 



   

Cl.1 in Bb









 



 

Cl.2 in Bb









 



   

59

Fl. 1/2

Ob.1

Ob.2

Bsn. 1/2

Hns. 1/2 in F







 





Tpt. 1 in C



Tpt. 2 in C

 

Tbn. 1

 

Tbn. 2



Tba.

Timp.

f

 

  

f

      

 







 



 



f

Org.

Vln. I

   

   

  

               3 3 3 3

  

  

     



3

3

3







 



 







 



 

 



 







 



 

  

 3









   



3



   

3

3

Sw. Cornopean & Mixture

     

  

  

 





f

      

 

unis.



 

    

ff



            



3

 

    

   



TENOR DRUM with timp. sticks 3 3



    

     







 



 

    







 



 

8

       



         

   



                                         

Cb.

3

   



   

3

             

    f



 

3

           





 

              







 

 



Vc.

           

 



 



          

 





3





Vla.

3





   

            



f

             

 



   





             3 3

   



   







  

3







3

3

            3 3 3 3

  

 



3

  

3



Vln. II

f

                  



 

3

  





f

    

3

3

          

              3 3

           

3

3

f



                        3

 



           3

          

    

f

Perc. 1

  





f

    

3

 

  

3

3

f

f



 



  

  

    

Tbn. 3

 





Hns. 3/4 in F

   



8

3

      3



 



 



 



 



 



 

 



 



 

   







                      ff

             ff

 

 

 

 

10

   65

Fl. 1/2

Ob.1

Ob.2



            3                         3 3

Cl.1 in Bb

Cl.2 in Bb

Bsn. 1/2

Hns. 1/2 in F

Hns. 3/4 in F

            3

  



            3

                3

 

            



                ff

3



 



 



   

 



 



 

 



 



Org.

Vln. I

Vln. II

                

  



    







 



 





 



   

      

   

3

 

Perc. 1

 





3



 

3

 



 

               

3

Tpt. 2 in C

  







Timp.



 

 

Tba.



3



Tbn. 3

 

 

             

 

Tbn. 2



3

            

Tpt. 1 in C

Tbn. 1

 

 

 

             

  



 

3

3



3

           

3

   

 

 

3







3



 

 

f

3

   f

 

f

      

     3



           3

         3

        

3

3



  





   

3

 

   

    

 

 



 



 



 



   

  



 



 



 



 



 



mf



3



    ff 

 



    ff      

ff



3

                         3 3 3  



                     



                        3

3

3

3

3

3

 



    



 



 3

 

3



    





ff

    ff                         

3

3



ff

3

 



ff

3 3                                               

          

 

 3

3

   

 

 

f

9

     3

   

 

    ff

 

 

  ff

      

       f

    

3

 

3



   

    





   

  





    

 



    

 



3 3                    



9

 



 



fz-ff

fz-ff

Vla.

 



 



      ff

  

Vc.

                 

         

   

Cb.

                

         

   

ff

ff

      



3

fz-ff

unis.               3 3 div.                                         

                       3

3

3

3



     

     

11

     

Fl. 1/2

 





Ob. 1/2







Cl. 1/2 in Bb







Bsn.1















  

 

 

 













   p

 

 

 

   

  

  

 

71

Bsn.2

Hns. 1/2 in F





       

Hns. 3/4 in F

Tpt. 1 in C



Tpt. 2 in C





Tbn. 2

Timp.







                   ff 3

3

     

  



3



 

a2        

  



 



 



 

       

  



 



 



 

ff



a2





p





 



 



 



 







 



 



 



 







 



 



 



 

     

 



 



 

     

 



 



 

    

 



 



 

    

 



 



 

mf

   



mf







 





 















 





 



p



  

 











mf

  



10

 



3







3





 



ff

  

 

  

Tbn. 3

3



     







Tbn. 1

Tba.

 



   



  

   







p

p

p

mf



p

mf



           



Perc. 2

Vln. I



    

Vln. II

ff





 



 

 

fz-mp











Vc.

     





 



  

  

  

  



  

 

  



mp



 





                     

 

f







 

       

 

        ff

div.

    p

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

div.

p

f



ff

 

ff



 



10

f



 

ff



   



f

  

fz-mp

Cb.



  

fz-mp

    

  



 

fz-mp

Vla.



p

f

p

(Cym.)

 



 



 



 

12

  

Fl.1

Ob.1

Cl.1 in Bb



  

  



  

  



 



     

mf

  

Cl.2 in Bb

Hns. 1/2 in F Hns. 3/4 in F

Timp.

 

 

Bsn.1

Bsn.2





Vc. Cb.



Ob.1 Hns. 1/2 in F Hns. 3/4 in F

Timp.

Vln. II

 

 

 



      3º solo

 



   

p



    





 

    



    







    













 









 









mp

 



    



   



 







 

 

dim. poco a poco



mp

p

mf

    

 



 

         



p

pp



 

  



          

p

  

   

  p

 

 

 



 



 



  

  

mp

   

mp div.

   



 







 



   



mp



   

   









         

   





 

pp

  















unis.



pp div.

 

pp









pp

    

 



 

  

 

 

 





dim. poco a poco

mp div.

dim. poco a poco

unis.

dim. poco a poco

   



12 Tranquillo

 

   

 



 



 





pp

 



div.

 





CHORUS STAND





  

mp

  

al q = 76



11

 







pp



 



pp

1°







pp



poco rall.









 







         



 









    



CHORUS STAND

al q = 76



dim. poco a poco

poco a poco rall.

mp



 

     



  





   

        





     



solo

     mp    



a tempo, molto meno

  



Vc.

 



p

 q = 96    

  

    

Vla.

Cb.

 





p

   

Fl.2

   

 

 



 

11

                    

88

Fl.1



mf

      

Vla.

 

mf

 

 



          



    

  

        

Vln. II

mf

mf

molto rall.

Vln. I



  

            

 

 



               poco a poco rall.

a tempo, molto meno q = 96

molto rall.

80

    

  

 

poco rall.

12 Tranquillo

   



   



  

  



 

pp

  

   

  



pp unis.



pp



pp

13

1. THE MOUNT OF OLIVES (Henry Vaughan)

  

Andante q = 76

Hns. 1/2 in F





 







 

           



13

     



(without hurry)









  

p

Tpt. 1 in C

 





 







 



 



 



 









Tpt. 2 in C

 





 







 



 



 



 









 





 







 



 



 



 









 





 







 



 



 



 









 

 





 







 



 



 



 









   

 



 



Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

S.



   p 

 

Sweet,

sweet,

  

p

   

A.

   

Sweet,

sweet,

sac - red,

   

sac - red,

p

           Sweet, sweet, sac - red,

T.

B.



 

   p

Sweet,

  

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

sweet,

sac - red,

sac - red

sac - red



sac - red

hill!

    

 



 





     

 

 





hill!





 

    

        



 







  

     

     



 







 



    



 







 

     



 







 

p

p

p

p

p

    

 

brow my

brow my

p

brow my

13



   

    



   

    

   

   

   

   

unis.

iour







p

p

   

 -

iour

Sav

-

iour

Sav

-

iour

(without hurry)

  

sat,

  

sat,

    

sat,

      

     



   

Sav

-

p                

   

unis.

Sav

p

on whose fair



brow my

     

on whose fair

 



 



on whose fair

  



p

hill!

  

sac - red

 



p

on whose fair

     

 p

              

hill!

  



    



Andante q = 76

Vln. I

   

  



p

  

sat,

























    











    









div. unis.

     p

14

 









14

Ob.1

Ob.2

Cl.1 in Bb

Bsn.1





        





    







 







      





























































15



Tpt. 1 in C



 

  

Tpt. 2 in C

  

  





















p

p

solo

 

 

f



   

 

f

      



 

p

p

 

Hns. 1/2 in F

14 Moving a little q = 84



f



1º

       

p

2°



 



  

f

f

  























   























Tbn. 1

  

     























 



Tbn. 2

      























    























  



  

Tbn. 3

S.



  

 

 





      mp

Shall



A.





B.

Vln. I



 







 











Vln. II

Vla.







al - low

lang - uage to love

            

mp

Shall

T.

I

     

I

al - low

lang - uage to love

     And

or grove,



Cb.



I -do - lize



  

  

some shade,

mp      

     

Shall

lang - uage to love

And I -do - lize some shade,

       

       

    

Shall

lang - uage to love

And I -do - lize

I

al - low

mp

I

al - low

14 Moving a little q = 84







   

      







 

  







 



     

    div.



      





 

mp

mp





some shade,

   

 p       Neg - lect - ing



thee?

Such

p

   

   



 p            

  



or



grove,

   or grove,

  

Neg - lect - ing

Neg - lect - ing

thee?

Such

f

   Such

p

15

f

  

thee?

        Neg - lect - ing

f

thee?

   



 

f









  











       











       



















  



       p



Such





      





 



or grove,

And

mp



some shade,

  

  

mp





         

mp

Vc.

I - do - lize









  f

15

  28

Hns. 1/2 in F

Tempo Iº q = 76

16

















soli



 

 





 



mp





Hns. 3/4 in F



























   

Tpt. 2 in C













   

 

   

 



mf

 

Tbn. 2

Tbn. 3

Timp.





































  

     



mf

S.

ill - plac’d

ill - plac’d



   





    





       

   





   

   





    

wit,

Con - ceit,

wit,

or

    

Con - ceit,

or

wit,

Con - ceit,

or

pp

    

 





pp

mf





pp







   





 

  





  

    





     





Tempo Iº q = 76

  

f

 f      

      call



it what you

it what you



  call

 



it what you

and

f

please,

is the brain’s fit,

please,

and

please,

  

mere

dis - ease;



mere

dis - ease;

 

is the brain’s fit,

 f      



 

f       



      it what you

is the brain’s fit,

      

   

call

call

please,



and



mere

dis - ease;

 

 

is the brain’s fit,

and

mere



dis - ease;

 



















      































Vln. II

 

Vla.

16



   





   



    



fz f

 

Vc.

fz f

Cb.

or

                   ill - plac’d

Vln. I

Con - ceit,

           

T.

B.

wit,

   

               

A.

   

(mf)

            ill - plac’d





mp



pp

pp

mf

mf

       



  

mf

Tbn. 1

 



   



Tpt. 1 in C

soli mp



 



fz-f













fz

 



  



 









 









  



     

 









  





 fz

fz

fz

mp dolce

fz

fz

mf



 

   

p

p

16

17

   39

Fl.1











 

  









 

           

 

   









 

         

     

  

   









          

      

  

    











 

Cl.1 in Bb









Cl.2 in Bb







 

 

  

 



    

Hns. 1/2 in F

Hns. 3/4 in F

Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tba.

S.





   



mp

 



mp

 

mp

 















































yet,



  











yet,



if Po - ets









 



mind thee

pp

pp

 



mind thee

p         

 

if Po - ets

Yet,

if Po - ets

mind thee



mind thee

 

   

   



 





 

   



 





 

   



 





 

   



 





 

well

 

p

   

 

well

         Yet,



Vln. I



if Po - ets

p               Yet,

B.



pp

          

  

     



p



  













 







 

T.

 

  



Yet,

A.

pp







 

pp

    







  







pp



  

 



well

well

17

        

solo

    

        

  









 



 





 

altri

Vln. II

Vla.



















 



 





 

 



















 



 





 

   















 



 





 

















 



 





 



Vc.

Cb.

  



 

    



17

18

  51

Fl. 1/2











 



 



   











 



 

  











 



       











 

    











    









    









Cl.1 in Bb

Cl.2 in Bb

Hns. 1/2 in F



Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2

Tba.

S.

Moving a little q = 84





They

shall

find

thou art their

mf        

A.

They

 

T.

B.

     

 mf      



shall

      

They

shall



Thay

shall

find

thou art their

Ped.



  

mf





Hill,

















 















 













 



 















 



 















 



 













   and

foun

and

-

tain

p simply

      

too,

Their

foun

-

tain

and

foun

-

too,

   

thou art their Hill,

and

tain

-

tain

Lord with thee

 

p simply      



too,

Their

    

Their





had most to

do;

 



had most to

do;

   

 

Lord with thee



 



Lord with thee

p simply

too,





       Their

   

foun



p simply

          



   cresc.     

Hill,

     

          

thou art their Hill,







thou art their Hill,

     

    



Hill,

          

        

Org.

cresc.        

    



p

     thou art their



thou art their Hill,

cresc.          

find

mf

Hill,





     

thou art their

mf

 



find

cresc.        

19

had most to





Lord with thee

 

had most to

do;

 do;

  





 



 













 





 



 















 















 













    

       

18

Vln. I

a little q = 84  Moving   









 

19

Vln. II















 



 













Vla.















 



 



























 



       p

  







   

 



      

 







    

Vc.

Cb.

















mf

mf

p

p

p

18

Fl. 1/2

 

Cl. 1/2 in Bb

64

Bsn. 1/2

Tpt. 1 in C



 

 





 

 









Tbn. 1







Tbn. 3

S.





Tbn. 2

Tba.



 



 



 

 



 





 



 

 



 



 



 





 



 



 





 

 





 

 



 





 

 

 





 



 

 



 



   



pp





 

 



 









 



 



 









 

 



 



       



    



 

 



       



     



 



 



 

      





 

 



 



  



        



   



 

 



 



  





    



 

        

   

Mount of O - lives.

  

f







           f 

    



pp            

  

   

          



            

  

            



The

Mount of

O - lives,

pp

The

The Mount of

Mount of

O - lives.

The Mount of

   

O - lives,

f     He



O - lives,

f

f

          

Mount of

f

    He

He



 



 



 



 



 



 







 



 



 



 



 



 







 



 



 



 



Vla.



Vc.





 

wept,

 

 

 

once

wept once,

once

wept,

wept,

     

wept once,

once

        



ff

 

wept,

          ff

       



                             fz sub. ff



    



 

  



 

  



 

ff

         



  

                         fz sub. ff





  

         



  

                           fz



sub. ff

        ff

fz

  

pp

 

       



pp

once

Subito Tempo Iº q = 76

 

Vln. II

wept once,

f       

O - lives.

20 accel. molto

wept once,

f

He

  

      

 

       

O - lives.

The Mount of

f

f

   

T.

Cb.



  

The

Vln. I



        

A.

B.



 

pp

The

Subito Tempo Iº q = 76

20 accel. molto

fz

fz

  



 



 

 



 



 

Cl.1 in Bb

 



 



 



Cl.2 in Bb

 



 



 



Bsn.1

 



 



 



 



 



 



74

Fl.1

Fl.2

Bsn.2

Tpt. 1 in C





 

   



  



   



  







  



  





















  











   











   









p



 





mp

p

p

p

 p

without hurry



 















   



 



 















   



 



 















  



 



 















 



 



 



















p

Tbn. 3

p





p

   

mf

   

once

  

A.

   

   

T.

  

walked

mf

once

Vln. I



 

Tbn. 2

B.

   



p

p

S.

19

21

     

Tbn. 1

Tba.





     

p   



whole nights on

  

walked

p



 

thee,

mf

once



  p

    

mf

p

  





thee,



 

p



from

 

And

  

 

walked whole nights on

p

And

 

whole nights on

    

  

 





thee,

p



from

 

And

thence

(his



           suf

-



suf

-

  





thence

suf

-

(his

(his







thence

f’rings

f’rings

 f’rings

end - ed,)

     end - ed,)

    

end - ed,)

   



       



 



 











without hurry





     



 



 















     



 



 















     



 



 















     



 



 















once

fz-mf

Vln. II



 

 

from

  

walked whole nights on

  





thee,

p





And



from



 thence

(his

21



     



suf

-

f’rings

end - ed,)

fz-mf

Vla.

fz-mf

Vc.

fz-mf

Cb.



fz-mf

20

  83

Fl. 1/2

Cl. 1/2 in Bb

Bsn. 1/2

Hns. 1/2 in F



22

Moving a little q = 84









































    



























  

   

















   

     

















   























 

a2

ff a2

ff

 









ff





Hns. 3/4 in F





    



 

ff



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    

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Tbn. 3

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



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







 

 



  

















       

  



  



ff

ff

Tba.

S.









Un





to

glo

a poco cresc.

-

-

poco a poco cresc.

 



Un

-

  

to



glo

Un

B.



-

 





to

glo

-

Un

-

 



to

glo

mf

ry,

Un

ry,

 -

poco a poco cresc.







poco a poco cresc.

T.

ry,

 -

 

ry,



    

Vln. II



Vla.

pp

 pp



 





-

mf



Un

-



Un

-



mf

Un

 





to

glo



mf

Moving a little q = 84

div.

Vln. I











-

  mf

 mf



 -



to

glo





to

glo





to

glo

 

-

-

  

 

 

ff

ry

Was at



  

ry

Was at

 -



 

 











(



  

-

ff







(



  

tend

-

 -







(



  

Was at



  

ry

Was at

-

ff

tend

-

-

-

tend

-

-

-

-

-

-

-







(





-

-

-

-

 

 





 

 





      

 















   



ff

 

    pp

  

  



mf

  

  

  

  

 

  

div.

Cb.



pp

mf

 

22























ff

Vc.

)

ed.

ff



)

ed.

       

tend

)

ed.

 



)

ed.

 

 

 

 -

-

   

ff       

ry

     



 

  

  ff

 poco  

A.











  ff

ff

    





   ff

     



 

  

 

  

  

 

 



  

 

21

2. FIRST AND SECOND BEATITUDES

23

  

L’istesso, Andante q = 84

Fl.1

Hns. 1/2 in F



f







        

  



  

  



   





 

  





 













 









  

f

         

          

          

           

Tpt. 1 in C

f ma non troppo

Tpt. 2 in C

 



 

Fl.2

Ob.1





 

f ma non troppo

     





















  





1º       

 

 

 

f

 

      



       f

   

3

3

          

 

         

24

3

         



 



 

f

f







           f



  

f



  

f



                        

  



Fl.1

Fl.2



 

lunga

 

Hns. 1/2 in F

   

Tpt. 1 in C

   





Hp. I

Hp. II

S.

   



 



 





 

   













 

 













 

 













 

 













 

 













 

   

Vln. I

   

   

lunga

Vln. II



 

Vla.



 

Vc.



 

Cb.



 



 

 

  

  

simile

p    

3

3

 

    

3

-

-



Largamente q = ca. 56 (in strict time)

3

 

  

 

 

3

      

SOLO SOPRANO mf

 



  



                 3 3 3 3              

     3    

       3 p      

Bles

T.

25

 



Tpt. 2 in C

Largamente q = ca. 56 (in strict time)

-

-

3

3

     sed, bles

-



sed,



p



     3







SOLO TENOR







 







 

     







 







  

 





25







mf

    

-



 

                  

 



 

 

       -

-

3

-

 

        -

sed, bles

-





 





 

   





 

    





 



 

    pp

pp

 

3



pp

mf

  





 



Bles

mf

mf

mf

 



   

3

 espress.         

 





  

3

3

bles - sed



    

    

  

 

  

 

 

 

simile

p



3







  15

pp



22

Cl.1 in Bb

  

Cl.2 in Bb

Move a little q = 66

22

Bsn.1



 

 



 



 

26



 











 



 











 



 













p

  



 

 





  



  

 

 



  

mf

 mf

 

Hns. 1/2 in F

Hns. 3/4 in F

 



  



  







Hp. II

S.

  



 



 



        

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

 







 



1º



mf









 

mf







p

3º



p



 

p













 

             



 















 

 



 















 















 

   



 



 



     



  



 -

sed

 



 

mf              poor

  

   

in

spi - rit,

in spi- rit,

          are the



poor,

  are

the

      poor



in spi - rit,



 



 



div.        

unis.



p

  

   p

   

  

   

   

    

p



div.

p





  

pizz.

p









 

    

    

  



f

for theirs

is

the

King - dom

of

hea

-

                 f

cresc.

for

 

         

cresc.    

Move a little q = 66

  

  









 

 



 

are the

T.





   

    

 

mf

     

Hp. I

 

p

p

mf

Bsn.2



theirs

is

the

King - dom

of

hea

ven.

    -

ven.

      



 



 

    

    

  



 



     

 



 

   



 

  



 

26

  



      







            

 

arco

  

f

f

 f

f

f

23

  



   

31

Fl. 1/2

Ob.1

Ob.2

Moderato q = 92













                        





         



                





       

f

 

f



3

3



 

   



 

    

 

   



 

    

 

   



 

     

 

   



 





















 



 

   





















 



 

    











    

Hns. 3/4 in F

Tpt. 1 in C









    

      



   

   



   



    

f

 



                                    2° f 3



 



   3°                          3 4° mf



 

f

mf

  

3

f

3          

  



   (3º)

         



3

3





   

f

3



 



 



 



  



 























3

      



(1º)     

       

      

  



       

    

mf

Tbn. 3

 

mf

Tbn. 2



      

f

Tbn. 1



     f

Tpt. 2 in C

f





 









  



f

  f

f









    

 

   



 

      

 

   



 



 



 





 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

      3

   

 

3

    

  





















 

Vln. II

 





















Vla.

 





















Moderato q = 92

Vln. I

Vc.

Cb.

molto rall.

   

Bsn.1



       

       

 



f





                    



      



   

Cl.2 in Bb

Tba.





Cl.1 in Bb

Hns. 1/2 in F



                  

   

Bsn.2

27

27

     

 

 



fz-f

 

     

 

 

 



fz-f

fz

fz

       

 

          3



 

 



 

 



 







       mf

 

 



 

       mf

 

 

3

 

molto rall.

24

    42

Fl. 1/2

Hns. 1/2 in F

Hns. 3/4 in F

28 Largamente q = ca. 56



 





 











 



 





     

 







 



 







     



Hp. I

pp

    pp

   

 



   

 



 

 



3

 

3

  

 



  

  



  



 

p

CHORUS

p

   Bles



  



    

Vln. II

     -

-

    -

-

-

 

bles



-

      -

sed,



-

      

     div.

pp

 

3           



-

3

 

-

sed, bles

-



-

-

sed,

 

  -





    

 

   

Vc.

Cb.





    

    pp

  

  

   



     



  

   

 

 

pp

   pp





   



   

p

 



        3



 

bles - sed,

    





bles - sed,

  

    

bles - sed

bles -sed

  

   

bles - sed







bles -sed



sed,

p

sed,

  

-

-

unis.   div.              3   mp

3

-

     

pp

 

div.           3

  

3         

 



mp

sub. pp

-

sed,

              



 

sub. pp

sed, bles



        

mp

-



  

mp

-

    



  

3

     

    

bles

        



 

 

3

3



    

bles - sed,

 

-

3

    

3

 

p



bles -

      

 

 

 

3

 

   

  

   

sed,

3

bles - sed,

 





   

mp

Vla.

 

sed,

bles

    



3



3

    

sed, bles

sed,

     

  

 

pp

            

      -



3

 



28 Largamente q = ca. 56



3

     

Bles



pp

            

 

     

     

p

Bles

3

3

 

 

Bles

  

3           

 

3

 

T.



3

 

3

   





3



 

 

3



 

A.

  

3

p

Hp. II

Vln. I

 

     

p

B.



       

 

S.



    

    

25

Move a little q = 66

  



49

Fl.1

Fl.2





mf





 

  

    

mf

29

    



 



 



 





   



 



 



 





Hns. 1/2 in F

 







 



 



 



Hns. 3/4 in F









 



 



 



Tpt. 1 in C









 



 



 



Tpt. 2 in C









 



 



 











 



 



 









 



 



 





 



 



 



Tbn. 1

Tbn. 2



Tba.









Hp. II

S.

A.

  



 

 

 

B.

3

 

 

   

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.





f





f





 f



 f







 



 



 











 



 



 











 



 



 















mf

 

bles - sed

are

   

mf





p

bles



are

 -

      

sed

     

      

 

 

 

    

they

that mourn,



     

they



 



bles - sed

   



mf non div.



mf



mourn,



 

they



      



that mourn,

they

that mourn,

    

  



 

they,



  



  

for

 



cresc.

       

cresc.

  they

  

for

they

  cresc.     

they,

 

they

for

they,

  

for

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for

they,

for

 

cresc.      

for

they

shall



shall

shall

  shall



 

 



  

mf

  

   

  



  

 

 



  

  



  

 



 

 

unis. mf



 



 

be



  

f

 

-

fort - ed,

com



-

fort - ed,

be

com





-

f

be

com

-

be

  

 

 



 

 

 

  



 

 

 



  



 



 







 



for

Move a little q = 66



mf





   

that mourn,



 

mourn,

are

   



   

are

   

bles - sed,

Vln. I







 



f



3

bles - sed

T.

1°

f

  

Hp. I





com

  

f

f

 f



  

  

  

fort - ed,

fort - ed,



















f



  

  

f



  

f



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

 

      

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