Whitbourn THE MYSTERY OF LOVE by ScoresOnDemand

James Whitbourn

THE MYSTERY OF LOVE (2002)

CHESTER

The cantata is scored for tenor soloist, choir and chamber ensemble. Of the small group of instrumentalists, two – the organist and the percussionist – demand the standard of player which might be termed ‘virtuoso’. The organist requires an ability to play a technically difficult part with rhythmic drive, and, even though the part is written out, should understand an improvisatory style, especially in rubato passages such as that at the beginning of the last movement. The work will best suit a large instrument with percussive or immediate action. The percussionist should have a good many instruments at his or her disposal, and players should feel free to add appropriate sound colours from their own collections of instruments in addition to those specified. The instruments are intended to concentrate on ‘natural’ sounds, wherever they are found in the world. Tuned drums, such as timpani, should always be avoided. The player should approach the performance from the perspective of a musician who is versed in the art of improvisation, even though the part is notated. The Mystery of Love has been recorded by the Choir of Clare College Cambridge, directed by Timothy Brown, with the librettist, Robert Tear, as tenor soloist (Et Cetera KTC 1248: A Finer Truth). The metronome markings in the score follow approximately the tempi in the Clare College performance. The work was first performed in its present form at the St. Endellion Festival in August 2001.

Instrumentation Oboe Harp Organ Percussion (1 player): D flat Tubular bell (and optional ‘A’ Tubular bell) Suspended cymbals (high, medium, low) African drums (or bongos) Tam-tam or gong Chinese cymbals Djembé Cow bells Tibetan temple bowl Talking drum (optional) Shakers (assortment) Violoncello

Duration: c. 25 min.

The Mystery of Love Words by Robert Tear

1. A Finer Truth

James Whitbourn

(quasi improvisational until *) Tubular bell

  

Percussion

ppp

  

 

soft sticks

 

ppp



 

Cymbals





 

Gong

 





Perc.

Chinese cymbal



  

Cow bells

             

Cymbal

  pp

Tubular bell

 

 p



 

 p

 Lento

   T.        

          

            



    B.     

          

      

     



           

          

            



(q = c.54)

T/B semi

Perc.

(Tenor/Bass semichorus or Tenor solo*) p

 

  

         

 l.v. sempre



ner

 



     

fi -

   

 

Truth, I

fi -

ner

find. The

ground where you are is

Ho - ly



 







      23

S.1 A.1

S.2 A.2

T. B.

    



fi - ner

         



         

                     

 



                               Ground.The my - ste - ry of Love is in your Now. You are my Spi - rit ev - er more.

 



 Perc.  



T/B semi



         



   



      











 





 



 



 



 

  

Tubular Bells

   p



 



 



     S.1                 A.1  



                    





 



 

Truth, I

S.2 A.2

fi - ner

find. The

ground where you are is

Perc.

  









Ho - ly

          

Ground. The my - ste - ry of Love is

   mm



in your

      



 

       43

S.1 A.1

Now.

S.2 A.2

T.1 B.1

T.2 B.2

Perc.







    



    

    

         in

T.2 B.2

      

 Perc.   Hp

Org.

         



     



             

your

 



  



  





  



  p



    



      



are

Spi - rit

    



  





     





Love

 



 

   



 

my - ste - ry of

Love

my - ste - ry of

   



  













 



more.

    





     





   



(q = 66)



         









 l.v.



 

   

more.



 

      



Spi - rit

 

 

      



   



are

 



  



The pp

  



 

    







mm pp



  





  



 

The pp

    

Now. You



more.





Now. You





 

    

 



your



      



       



 

    



      

Spi - rit





T.1 B.1



      S.1    A.1  S.2 A.2

are



     

    

You

       







 





  

2. Come With Me

T/B  semi   57

 Perc.  

Adagio (q = 66)

Tenor solo





Prayer bowl

 

sim.

 

   

Org.



 

cresc.

 

 

   



        

  

That place where all can fly,

  

  

   

         

  



 



 



 



 











               Float in warm white ei - der nest      

   



T/B semi

               Come with me to the fea - ther world,

   Hp

q = q.

  



 

     

     

Far a - bove the sky.

    



    

Meet those gods of thought - less flight,

        

  

       

  

Those

    

 



  



 T/B      semi     Saints who have no wings,

cresc.

                   

    

 

  

But fly with all those luck - y souls

 

  

     

cresc.

  

  

 

That

  

know a - bout

   

 

 

such

         

 

T/B semi

Allegro

       things. 67



             Perc.                             f          Hp

gliss .

Djembé

 





  Org.

           ff          

   

     75

Perc.

 



  





  



 

                                    sim.              



  



 

   





 



 

  





  



 

      

                                                                

Org.

  

 



 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 



 

 





 



 



 







 







 

      





cresc.



  Perc.         83

Org.

                                         

 



 





  

        

                                  

                                   

      

 Perc.  

                        

                                          Org.



               sub.p

               

                                                            









    Perc.          98

  





  



                                     Org.

         





 











  













Tempo rubato



  

stringendo

 

  

 

  

        





 

     







 

105

 Org.

    



 

 

        



 

 

        



          

 

 Perc.  

108

   

 

       

     





 Org.

A tempo



 

                   

    

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

                   

























    Perc.            

                    

115

 

Org.





  f



          

 







 







                        





 Perc.      122



  Org.











    









    



 pp



    



 

                     

dim.

                                     

Adagio

T/B semi

      

  

   

Org.

 T/B semi

 

sim.



   



  



           The stu - pi - di - ties 133



   

 



     135



   

Sit on E - ter - nal Vi - sion's perch,

        

 

 

 Sweep

 

 



a - bove

 

 

 





 

        

of our sel - fish lives,

I - di - o - tic



 

  

 

  

 

 

 



 

where soul

 



 



 

is dead

 

 





white

 

 

  

 

     



 



That world

 

 

you and me.

 

 

ra - tional thought

 



        

 



 



 

 



 

 

That place where some might see



137

 

  

 



  

  

all

 

                        And pull the fea - thers ov - er my eyes In that ev - er warm,

  Org.

 



                 

  

  

poco f

                

   

q = q. (q. = 66)

(q = 66)

129

 

 



bed.

      

 

  

 

               

           

3. The Wide World Sings (quasi improvisational until Allegro*) Sticks- harder than move.1

   

  

140 Cymbal

Perc.

   

Gong

       Cow bells

Chinese cymbals

  

Gong

 

  

      

Gong

    

Cow bells

    

147

Perc.

      

Cymbal

          

  

Gong

Cow bells

p p

Chinese cymbals

               Cow bells

 153

Perc.



 

Chinese cymbals

Cow bells

Chinese cymbals

Cow bells

Chinese cymbals

Cow bells

Gong

                     mf

          

Cow bells

Chinese cymbals

           

161

Perc.

Chinese cymbals

Cow bells

Cymbal

Gong



  



  

         



 

                167

Perc.

Chinese cymbals

Cow bells

 



 



 



 



Allegro (q = 132-138) Gong

   p

 

Cymbals

          

      

 



 



Org. Ped.

 

 



 



* fragments alluding to 6/8, 3/4 rhythm should be played in strict tempo

 



  T.      173

Perc.

Org.





   

 

         

          

         

          

      



        

The mf

wide world sings, so why should I not try To

The

wide world sings, so why should I not try To

lout* my praise,





T. B.

Perc.







Org.

 



     

burst

their bones, The

and ass









    

  

   

croon like crones, The

snake slides

sym - pho













   



    



 









  









ny













183

S. A.



shout this soul sky high?



   





    

Fea - ther bu - glers





shout this soul sky high?



178

Org.





 T.       B. 

Perc.



Drum

lout* my praise,

    



  

(S.A.unis.)





          The

            

in crack - ing leaves, Bats







wide world sings, so why should I not try To



al - le - lu - ia from the deeps of eaves.









* As in 'lager lout'

    







  









   

 



        188

S. A.

lout

Perc.

  

shout

   

 

this



soul







Org.

praise,



sky

    

 high?



Fea





   



ther



  

 

bu - glers

  











 

    burst

their





 



 bones,



The

   

   S. A.       192

Perc.

and ass

  

   



   

Org.

  

croon





 



crones, The

snake



  

 





slides







sym

 





- pho - ny in crack - ing leaves, Bats



 







  S.        196

Perc.

Org.

le - lu

      

T. B.





  

le - lu

 

  





     



     



     

The

wide

from the deeps of eaves. The



   



 



 

wide



 



world sings,

    

    

why should I

not try To



    



    

why should I



 



world sings,



not try To





 

cresc.

 

 





       S.  200

lout

      

lout

T. B.

Perc.

my praise, to



my praise, to

       lout

  

my praise, to

    

     

Org.





    



    

shout this soul sky high?

    

      

Fea - ther bu - glers

burst

    

     

    

      

    

   



    

     



  

shout this soul sky high?

Fea - ther bu - glers

shout this soul sky high?



burst

Fea - ther bu - glers

    

   

  

   

 







      

burst

   

 

 





their bones, The

and ass

their bones, The



       

   

    







and ass

    



      S.  205

croon

Perc.

Org.



crones, The



 snake



     



croon

crones, The

             



snake



 



 







 

 slides

      croon

T. B.



sym

  



  

slides

sym

  

cresc.

pho - ny



 

cresc.

  



in crack - in leaves, Bats

cresc.

      al

le - lu

  



     

  



     

pho - ny in crack - in leaves, Bats cresc.

pho - ny

in crack - in leaves, Bats

  



 



 



 



 

le - lu

       

  S. 



 



    from the



209



from the deeps of eaves. The f



Perc.



 



 

  





 

 

Org.



     



    





from the deeps of eaves. The

  

world sings,

     

deeps of eaves. The f



wide



from the deeps of eaves. The f

     



wide

world sings,

    



why should I

     

not try To

lout

my praise,



      

     



    

     

why should I

not try To

lout

my praise,

wide

     

world sings,

why should I

not try To

lout

     

my praise,

wide

world sings,

why should I

not try To

lout

my praise,



Cow bells



    





       cresc.

     

    

           

    

       

   







   S. 



 



213



shout this soul sky high?



      shout this soul sky     





shout this soul sky high?

Perc.

Org.



high?



shout this soul sky high?

  



    



    



   



   



Fea

ther bu - glers

     burst

their



bones, The

     ox

and ass

    



     

    



    

burst

their

bones, The

Fea

ther bu - glers

burst

    

their

bones, The

Fea

ther bu - glers

burst

their

bones, The



  

 

    

  

 

   

      



             



   

and ass

    

   

            



 









 



      S.  217

croon

 



crones, The

     croon

crones, The





 





 



Perc.

  

slides

 

    f

   



  wide

from the deeps of eaves. The

wide

 



  

 





deeps of eaves. The



from the deeps of eaves. The

  

slides



from the deeps of eaves. The ff

    from the 

  





221



 

 



 

   

    wide

  wide

 f



sym

pho - ny

sym

 

  

pho - ny

   

cresc.

 

cresc.



   

     

 

  

  

   world sings,

  

world sings,

 



 so



 



le - lu

      

      

            



not try

      

le - lu



   

 

cresc.



 

     

why should I



le - lu



why should I



     

why should I



le - lu

     

     

why should I





     

in crack - ing leaves, Bats



     





cresc.



  



in crack - ing leaves, Bats



not try





               

Org.

          



cresc.

in crack - ing leaves, Bats

pho - ny

  



in crack - ing leaves, Bats



slides

Cymbal



pho - ny



snake



  S. 



  



crones, The

sym

  

snake

    Perc.           Org.

slides

  

 

snake



      croon

snake



  

 



crones, The

     



sempre

               



 S.  



 



  



225

  B.  Perc.

 



     

To ff

lout

To ff

lout

To ff

lout

     Drum

  

praise,

      my

praise,

     

            

praise,

     

             

Org.

praise,

        

 

 







  





shout this soul sky high?



  



  



shout this soul sky high?



shout this soul sky high?



  





shout this soul sky high?









  



               













ff sempre

               



  S. 







 



229

Perc.

Org.





 







Fea ff

ther



Fea ff

ther



Fea ff

ther



ther



Fea





                   



 



 



 



 



bu - glers

 



   burst



their

   burst

burst

their

burst

their



 









bones,





bones,



  

 bones,



  



bones,



  







             



  

 S.  



 



  



233

Perc.



 

 

     

  

 

    

  

 

    

  

  

     

The ff



 

The



  

          

and

croon

ass

and

croon

ass

and

  

ass

croon

  

 





 





 













crones,



croon

     

Org.

        

ass



crones,

 

crones,

 

crones,

  

  

        













             







  S.  



 



  



237

Perc.

Org.



 

 





 

     

The ff

snake

The ff

snake

The ff

snake

The

snake

 

  

    

                   

  







 





 













slides sym - pho - ny in crack - ing leaves,

     

  



slides sym - pho - ny in crack - ing leaves,

     

  



 

slides sym - pho - ny in crack - ing leaves,

     

  

  

 

slides sym - pho - ny in crack - ing leaves,

         











 

                 



   

   

 S. 







 



241

Perc.

Org.





 

  



fff

     

Bats fff

Bats

 

  

 

  



Drum







 









                       Org.

                      

Gong or cymbal







                  



     





                                   

  

              



Org.

250



  



    

  Perc.  

  

  







                              





 



from the deeps of eaves.





  



from the deeps of eaves.





from the deeps of eaves.

     

   





from the deeps of eaves.

     

 



245

     

 

 Perc.  

     

               





  



      

          

   





          



                     

             

      

     







 Perc.  

255

Cymbal





          Org.

  









     



     





    

 

 

  

 

 





 



 

 



Cow bells

    

  

                 



 





 

 



 









 Perc.    

 

265

Org.





   Perc.         270

Org.

 

                                              



 





     

    





 

 

 



  



 







Cymbal



     

Drum

 



  p

         

   

 



     





 

 

 



  



 



  p

 



                 

 

 

Cymbal

cresc.

Org.

  



     

                        Perc.   260



          



 

                  

 Perc.    



275

Org.

              



Wood blocks

     



 

      f



 

 





      Perc.         

Org.

   



   

 



   

Org.





290

Org.



Gong

 

 

 

                  

Cymbal







          

  

  







 

 





 



   

      

  



 





 

   f

            ff            

     



 



 

         



 

 

cresc.



        



  

   

 

 

   

 

  



             





 

Gong

      



Cymbal

 





       

  

 





 

 

 



  Perc.   



 

                               







      

 

285

Perc.

 



           

         

  



     



280

   



              



     

      

Chinese Cymbal or Tubular bell A

296

Perc.









Org.



    





    





        









 Perc.  









     



 



 Perc.    313





         

         

  











         

 







     

        





        



     









 

 



                   cresc.          

         





 

Drum

       

     

 



ff               



 











Cymbal



                   







 

307

Org.



302

Org.



                         

 Perc.    

Org.



Rit.

A tempo

      



 









            



 

 

 

            



 







 





        

            

       

              

 

 Perc.  

318

Org.







Drum









                     



                                     

            

   

    

                              

 

  

 

 



 



   Perc.                      mp                                Cymbal

325

Org.





cresc.

   



  Perc.    



 

 

332

Org.





     ff

     



 Perc.    337



    







              



 





 

               

  

    

   

 



      





 

 



 

 



 

          

                

   



 





   

 



                           

 

 

    

Cymbal, gong or tam tam



            Org.



 

 

  

     

Drum

           

 



 





  

 

      



  



   

     (fff)      

 

 

   

   

            



 

lunga

 

fff



 

 



 



 

   

       Lento p

341

  

Yet I p

  

Yet I p







  



dumb,

crea - ture neat as

all,



 a



  

crea - ture neat as

all,





  



crea - ture neat as

all,

dumb,

        Yet I am dumb, p

      Yet I

  Org.



   





dumb,





  

crea - ture neat as



 

   



 

   



 

   



 

   

Voice - less



Voice - less



all,





Voice - less



now,

but soon to

now,

but soon to

now,

but soon to

now,

but soon to







break



break skin





break



break skin









   348





 

drums T.

Perc.

  



drums

 Org.

with

 

calls.



 

 

 



with

 

 



 



     

 

calls.



 

 



 

 



 

 



 



 

Allegro (q = 132-138)

 



 



         

          

         

          

The mf

wide world sings, so why should I not try To

The

wide world sings, so why should I not try To

lout







        



lout

my praise, to



             

 



 



 



       354

T. B.

shout this soul sky high?

Perc.

Org.

  



        





359

Perc.

Org.





    



    

Fea - ther bu - glers

burst



       





 

    

  







         



 

                      











 S. A.  







(S.A. unis.)



         The

wide world sings, so

            



  



   

















  

          

why should I not try To



     



    

lout



             

    



  

 



    



    

     

     burst

their bones, The







     



my praise, to shout this soul sky high?

  

  

               

364

Org.



snake slides sym - pho - ny in crack - ing leaves, Bats al - le - lu - ia from the deeps of eaves.



Perc.

croon like crones, The





         

and ass



               





    





      

their bones, The







 S. A.  T. B.



    

        





  

Fea - ther bu - glers



          



        

 

       

    

  

croon



369

S. A.

Perc.

Org.

and ass



     

  

 





  



 

     

crones, The

        

  



 

snake

slides

sym

 



pho - ny

 

     



 





in crack - ing leaves, Bats

     

 

 



  



 

 



   





 S.        373

Perc.

Org.

le - lu

      

T. B.





le - lu



  





from the deeps of eaves. The



from the deeps of eaves. The





 

The

  

          



   

 



 



 

 



 

      wide

world sings,

      wide

world sings,

      wide



world sings,

Wood blocks





why should I













  

not try To

   

why should I

           



   

why should I



not try To



         



       



377

lout

Perc.

praise,

      

T. B.



lout

praise,

       lout

  

Org.

praise,



shout this soul sky high?



Fea



    



   



Fea

shout this soul sky high?



         



  





  

Fea

 

 

burst

ther bu - glers



  

    







  

 

their



bones, The

    



    



burst

ther bu - glers







    

ther bu - glers



shout this soul sky high?



    

their

burst

their



bones, The



       

 





 



      S.   381

Perc.



      

    

   

and ass



   

 

 

croon



crones, The

    

           Org.

croon

      ox

T. B.

and ass

    



crones, The



crones, The



       

  

snake

sym

slides

   cresc.

pho - ny



in crack - ing leaves, Bats

cresc.

  



  



snake

sym

snake

slides



sym

pho - ny



     

       



 

 







in crack - ing leaves, Bats

cresc.

pho - ny



crack - ing leaves, Bats

   



   

 

 

cresc. 

 



  



       S.  al

Perc.

le - lu



le - lu

      

   

le - lu







389

lout

Perc.

Org.

praise,

      



praise,

        lout my praise, to       

 



lout



        



praise,

  

    

world sings,



     



     

wide

world sings,



   

why should I



not try To

   

why should I

not try To

   

wide

world sings,

why should I

not try To

from the deeps of eaves. The

wide

world sings,

why should I

not try To



 



Cymbal

  

 

 

 









 



 

shout this soul sky high?



shout this soul sky high?



shout this soul sky high?

   

 

   

 

  

   



    



Fea



   



 

 



 



shout this soul sky high?



  

        S. 

wide



     



 



     

from the deeps of eaves. The f





   



            

Org.



from the deeps of eaves. The f

        al - le - lu - ia al



from the deeps of eaves. The f

      



385

ther

bu - glers

     burst

their

bones, The

    

Fea

ther

bu - glers

Fea

ther

bu - glers

    

Fea

ther

their

bones, The

burst

their

bones, The

bu - glers

burst

their

bones, The



    



    





  

  

   

  

  

   

  









burst

   



 

 S. 

     



     

    



  



     

    



  



snake

sym

393

and ass

 

Perc.

Org.





 



     croon

and ass

croon

and ass

croon

      ox

and ass



     

Perc.



 



  

Org.

le - lu

        al - le - lu - ia        al

   

 

crones, The



le - lu

  

  

 



crones, The

  



snake

sym

snake

sym







slides

 



 



 





from the deeps of eaves. The

  p  

cresc.



  



pho - ny in crack - ing leaves, Bats cresc.



  



pho - ny in crack - ing leaves, Bats



 



 

 

  

 

 cresc. 





world sings,



      wide



  

calls f



cresc.



      wide



pho - ny in crack - ing leaves, Bats



from the deeps of eaves.



  

calls

from the deeps of eaves. The



   

from the deeps of eaves.



snake

   

 

slides

sym



      



slides



slides

  





       al

croon



397

 

     

       S.  al

crones, The

    

 





world sings,





 





   







 

  



you



    

why should I

not try To



you



    

why should I

 

not try To



 

ff 



  S.  401

Spi



rit,

Lord

the

star



rit,

Lord

the

star

my praise, to shout this soul sky high? The

           



 



 and



 

Org.



  

   



    



   e

 

 





cho



cho

from

your

 -

 



cho



 

 e

 -

cho

 

e - cho

e - cho.



kled

heav'n.

 spec



 



 



 



 



 

The wide world sings.





 



        



      

 

The wide world sings, p



 





my praise, to





 



          

 

 



my praise, to



 

wide world sings,

  

lout

 

       



will

tav'rn

wide world sings, mp

 

soul

lout



dim. mf



 dim. mf



wide world sings, so why should I not try To



              shout this soul sky high? The

Perc.



              shout this soul sky high? The



and

rise



dim.



rise



 

  S.  406





  

dim.



wide world sings, so why should I not try To

my praise, to shout this soul sky high? The





          

              



dim.



  



tav'rn

    Spi

lout

Org.



            

      B.   Perc.

  

       lout



   





  

fff  

 

   sf     

 

fff

4. I Saw a Plant      413

T/B semi

Molto lento ed espressivo



   Vc.  





 







mf sonore e espress

 

 mp

     



l.v. sempre

 

    

     

 



 









saw



 



 

   



   

 

 





 



 

 

  

sim.

   



 













Org.





     plant 418

T/B semi



 Vc.   Hp

Org.



 







walk - ing

way

















 

  

walked

 



  

    

  

 

   





  



must - y,

oil



     

 

  

 



 

   

  





* Sustained organ chords should be broken randomly, but never lifting more than one note in a chord at any one time.

  

 -

    roots. 422

T/B semi

Vc.

  





came



  

slow





 

    

   

    

 



   

 



 -



ly,



  



 Org.





 





ve - ry



     







slow

  

- ly gliss.





 

  

     

 

   



That





   

 



  

 







      won - dered why 425

T/B semi

Vc.

Org.

  





came

all.









           



    



  

Fame,



molto







  





Lust,

Be - com - ing,



cresc.



 De -



   



 



 



 



 

   



       



    



 

 

 

cresc.

 



     

       sire,



428

T/B semi

Hope,

   Vc.   Hp

Org.





were

 



  

bal







anced

its

  

 



 

 



 



 

 



 



 

   

  

     

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 



 







430

Vc.

      

    

Org.

  

     

 

 -



ches.









saw







gain

its

stick











feet

and



gliss.

 pp

  

sim.

  

  

 

 

 









     



  



T/B    semi    bran



       

     sharp 432

T/B semi

Vc.

    





knew



 





that

was

bad.





      









 

 

       

Org.





 l.v.

  

 



 



5. Go So Gently  Perc.  

Tempo rubato (quasi improvisational)

   



  

pp (quasi improvisational)

     

Woodblocks or cow bells

Cymbal

435

Org.







 

 

      

    

   



  





 Perc.  



438

Org.











    

         







440



Continue with gentle interplay imitating natural sounds, using Tibeturn temple bowls, gongs, wood blocks, shakers etc until *.

 

 

    





      

   

 

   

     









 Perc.  

Org.

 

  

Cymbal

 



 Perc.  

Org.

 

Cow bells

442





   

     









       

   

  

   

   

 Perc.  

A tempo (q = 66)

 

445





 





 

    Org.

  











  

  

 



 

   

*(perc. stops)

l.v. sempre









 



 



 



  S.   449



     Ob.    T.



  

Org.



    

  

    

oo* p



oo* 3



   

 

   



 

 

    

    



 



 





  

  









 



   

mp espr.

Vc.



* pronounce as in 'wool'







     

  S.   453

Ob.

  



  





   

 Vc.   Hp

Org.





 

     

  



 

 

     Ob.       Vc.  



  















       



 

 

 



so gent - ly





  





in - to your

dark

night,







   

    





  

    

  

  

 





Tread like



   



  



  

  





  

  

    





    

   





456

Org.





 

 



 

       

 S.   





  

 S.    460

 

moths T. B.

Ob.



 













 

 





    

  

What is more

  Ob.      Vc.  

Org.



        

quiet



 





  



      







  







than a death at death - time?

  





 





 

  

  



 

 

  

 

   

than the sleep when life 3

  

than the sleep when life



  





done?





done?

    



 

 

   



than a death at death - time?

3 3









      

   







    



      

  



  



464



  

What is more sooth - ing



  3 S. A.      T. B.



What is more sooth - ing

 

Org.

wool.





  



 

and breath like

 Vc.   Hp



S.A. unis.

  







    3

     

   







 

   

  

  

   



 



  

   468

S. A.



  



      



  



      



What is more sooth - ing

T. B.

Ob.







   

 Vc.  

 











 







than a death at death - time?

What is more sooth - ing

   

than a death at death - time?

   3



 







 





 







   

 

    



 

   



 

 











 

 

  

  



 

Org.



  

3   S.     

472

What is more quiet

  

    

  Ob.      Vc.  





  



    



    

 



than the sleep when life

done?

  





when life

done?

 





than the sleep when life

  

done?







 



 

  

 



rag - es

The greed that mp

rag - es

The greed that mp

rag - es

The greed that

rag - es

   



The greed that mp

   





  

  

Org.









  

What is more quiet





      

      

  

  



done?

         What is more quiet than the sleep



What is more quiet

   

than the sleep when life

  





  

can - not un - der -



  



  

can - not un - der -



  

can - not un - der -





 



  

  





 

 









 

  S.      477

accel. cresc.

stand the





    

cresc. 3

   



stand the

joy's suc - cess - ion, com - ple cresc.

    

stand the

   

stand the

        

  

  

        

joy's suc - cess - ion, com - ple cresc. 3

  

  

joy's suc - cess - ion, com - ple





tion. ff

 

joy's suc - cess - ion, com - ple

   

 





 



tion.

  

  



      



  



per

fect bal - ance

The





 

per - fect bal - ance

    The



 

per - fect bal - ance

The

tion.

 

       The

tion.

 

per - fect bal - ance



     

       483

poco rall. pp

  B.     Ob.

Vc.

Org.

   

tomb.



 



tomb.

womb





     womb

 

womb

   

womb pp

    

tomb.





  

tomb.



   





 



 

  



  



 

  



 

  



  



   



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

  

 





3      



 







 



 

           





 





 



 p

 



  

 



     



 



 

 Allegro (q = c.144) p

    489                  S.       Al - le - lu - ia,

al - le

lu - ia,

      A.                   Al - le - lu - ia,

Perc.

 

African drums or bongos (hand played)

   p

al - le

lu - ia,

         

           

lu - ia,

        

lu - ia,

        

       le

       le

             

       S.   496

-ia,

Perc.



  

-ia,

               

al - le - lu - ia,

        

             

     

  

    

al - le - lu - ia,

      

al - le - lu - ia,

        

  

al - le - lu - ia,

              

al - le - lu - ia,

al - le

lu - ia,

      A.                   mf

Perc.



 

al - le - lu - ia,

al - le

lu - ia,

  

     

       

  

    

-ia,

Perc.



 

-ia,

al - le - lu - ia, mf

al - le - lu - ia,

              

al - le

lu - ia,

al - le

lu - ia,

Perc.

 

al - le

lu - ia,

               f

ia,

le -

ia,

           

lu - ia,

        

lu - ia,

       le

       le

             

le - lu - ia,

le -

ia.

le -

ia.

                          

                      Al - le - lu - ia,

            

T. B.

le -

        

  f                  Al - le - lu - ia,

               

Al - le - lu - ia,

        

                 S.       521

le - lu - ia,

        

       S.  

              

512

                          

                 S.       505

le - lu - ia,

           

lu - ia,

        

lu - ia,

        

lu - ia,

        

       le

       le

       le

             

       S.  

  

     

        

             

        

  

     

        

            

      

  

    

       

          

528

-ia,

al - le - lu - ia,

-ia,

T. B.

Perc.

 

 

Org.

al - le - lu - ia,

-ia,

al - le - lu - ia,

   Ped.

 



 



  



le - lu - ia,



 



le - lu - ia,

le -

 





  





 



537

T. B.

  

 

T/B semi

chorus only: repeat bars 521-536 until bar 552.

Perc.

       Strip  



old

  * Independent of chorus

way

 

Cow bells, gongs, cymbals



 

        

 

  Org.

 -

  

chorus only: repeat bars 521-536 until bar 552.

Lento * ff sempre

 



  S. A. 

ia,

                         

               

 

 



   539

S. A.

T. B.

T/B semi





     and

 Perc.  



death

 -



comes

 

 

you,

 

               3

 

  Org.







 



 

 



  S. A.  541

T. B. T/B semi

Perc.





     Will  





clothe



 



 

you

   

  Org.



 

with

             f

 

 





your

  self.

 

  



 

   544

S. A. T. B.

T/B semi





   

 Perc.  

 



The

day

now

                

 

old,

 

Chinese cymbals

     

 

 

 

  

Org.

 





   



 



  S. A.  547

T. B.

T/B semi





     The



birds

count

 Perc.  



 

less

years

        

Cow bells, gongs, cymbals

 

  Org.





   

 

   549

S. A. T. B.

T/B semi

Perc.

Org.





     Re  

 -



turn



 

their

nests

              

 

   



   



 



  S.  551

          al

 

T. B.

  

 T/B   semi   and Perc.

 



fly

for

  Org.







le - lu

       al

 



le - lu

         al



le - lu

 

ver.

 

 -

  ia.

 

  

 

 

 

ia.

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

* The choir completes the 16-bar passage they have begun but uses this alternate ending

 

   T.   

 

553

 

  B.  

Vc.

Perc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiinstrument flourish



  

fff f

fff

 







 



Chinese cymbals, cymbals, gongs trills building up to final flourish

   

 

  

 



 



 





 



 

   





cresc.



Susp. cymbal



   

 

 

Lento



 



 

 



men,



cresc.





 



cresc.

 

cresc.



p Hp

              6

Org.

 

    

 



 

  

      p

cresc.







fff

           

    

  

   

 

 



 



cresc.

  



  S.  563







   men,



  



Perc.

men,

  Ob.  

Vc.



 

 

     



 









 

men,

 



 





 

  -





 

men,

 



men,





 -

  -



 -

mf cresc.

  -



 



 



 



 

  

 

  



  

 



Org.



 







   





 

men,





 



mf cresc.

  

  

 

  



   S.  574

men,

 

men,

    men,

   





   



 

  

 

  

 

    

 

men,



 -



ff cresc.



 

  -

  



  



  

men.



 



  



 



 



 

  

  

 

  

   

 

   

   

    

  

    



 



men.

 -

  

men.



 -

  



men.

 

 -

 

 

men.



 

 a



ff cresc.

men,



ff cresc.



  

A tempo

 

      

fff

  

Org.

    



 

   

cresc.

 





  



  



    ff

 



gl iss

 Perc.  



ff cresc.

men,

A f

 -



men,

 





   Ob.   Vc.



   



men,

T/B semi

  

 





ff cresc.





fff

 



 

    



     