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Bennett, Richard Rodney A Song at Evening
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Richard Rodney Bennett A SONG AT EVENING for unison voices (SA), two horns, harp and strings
(2011)
Full score
NOVELLO
Richard Rodney Bennett’s A Song at Evening for voices and small orchestra was commissioned by Jesus College Cambridge, in gratitude for the work of Robert and Margaret Mair, and first performed at St John's Smith Square by the Choirs of Jesus College Cambridge and Britten Sinfonia, directed by Mark Williams, on 26th June 2011.
The corresponding vocal score to this version of A Song at Evening has the order code: NOV170654. It will not work with the version for unison (SA) or solo voice and piano, which is NOV170621
Duration: circa 3½ minutes
A SONG AT EVENING
Richard Rodney Bennett Andante tranquillo ( = 84)
pochiss. sost.
Horns (F) I, II
Harp
sempre poco marc.
B
B
Voice
Andante tranquillo ( = 84)
pochiss. sost.
Violin I dolce legatiss.
dolce legatiss.
Violin II
div.
dolce legatiss.
Viola dolce legatiss.
Violoncello dolce legatiss.
Double Bass Š 2011 by Novello & Co. Ltd.
2
a tempo
6 Hn. (F) I, II
Hp.
B poco cresc.
poco cresc.
Voice Mat thew, Mark,
Luke and
John,
Bless
the
bed
that
I
lie
on.
a tempo Vln. I poco cresc.
unis.
Vln. II poco cresc.
Vla. poco cresc.
non div.
Vc. poco cresc. pizz.
D. B.
11 Hn. (F) I, II
Hp.
B
B
B
poco cresc.
poco cresc.
Voice Be
fore
I
lay
me down
to
sleep,
I
give
my
soul
to Christ
Vln. I poco cresc.
Vln. II poco cresc.
Vla. poco cresc.
Vc. poco cresc.
D. B.
to
3
16 Hn. (F) I, II poco dim.
E B
Hp.
A D
G
poco dim.
Voice keep.
Four cor
ners
to
my
bed,
Four
an
gels
round my
head.
Vln. I poco dim.
poco dim.
Vln. II
poco dim.
Vla. poco dim.
Vc. arco
poco dim.
pizz.
D. B.
21
a 2 Soli
Hn. (F) I, II
cant.
poco cresc. A D
Hp.
G
poco cresc.
dim.
Voice One
to
watch,
and
one to pray,
And two to
bear my soul
Vln. I poco cresc.
dim.
poco cresc.
dim.
poco cresc.
dim.
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc. poco cresc.
arco
dim.
D. B. dim.
a
way.
4
27
Con moto
Hn. (F) I, II poco cresc.
Hp.
Voice
Con moto Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
div.
non div.
Vc. pizz.
D. B.
33 Hn. (F) I, II
Hp.
a tempo, come prima
pochiss. sost.
a tempo, come prima
E
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla.
Vc. arco
D. B.
pochiss. sost.
5
pochiss. sost.
38 Hn. (F) I, II
I.
a tempo
( non marc. )
B
Hp.
Voice I
go
pochiss. sost
by
sea,
I
go
by land,
a tempo
Vln. I
Vln. II
Vla. non div.
Vc. pizz.
D. B.
44 Hn. (F) I, II
( I. )
poco cresc.
Hp.
poco cresc.
poco cresc.
Voice The Lord made
me with his right
Vln. I poco cresc.
Vln. II poco cresc.
Vla. poco cresc.
Vc. poco cresc.
D. B.
hand.
If
a
ny
dan ger come to
me,
Sweet
6
50 I Hn. (F)
poco dim.
poco cresc.
II
poco dim.
Hp.
B
B
poco cresc.
E B
B
poco dim. A D
poco cresc.
D
poco dim.
Voice Je
sus
Christ
de
li
ver
me.
He
is
the branch and I’m
the flow’r,
Vln. I poco cresc.
poco dim.
div.
Vln. II poco cresc.
poco dim.
poco cresc.
poco dim.
Vla.
Vc. poco cresc.
poco dim.
arco
D. B. poco dim.
56 I Hn. (F)
cresc.
ma dolce
cresc.
ma dolce
poco dim.
II
E B
Hp.
A
poco dim.
A D
B
E
ma dolce
cresc.
poco dim.
poco dim.
Voice Pray God
send
me (III)
a
hap py
hour,
And if II
I
die
be
fore I
wake,
Vln. I cresc.
Vln. II
ma dolce
poco dim.
cresc.
ma dolce
poco dim.
cresc.
ma dolce
poco dim.
cresc.
ma dolce
poco dim.
cresc.
ma dolce
poco dim.
Vla.
Vc. pizz.
D. B.
7
poco rit.
62
a tempo
I Hn. (F)
dim. poco a poco
II
dim. poco a poco
Hp.
dim. poco a poco
G C
C
dim. poco a poco
Voice I
pray
that
God
my soul
will
poco rit.
a tempo
Vln. I dim. poco a poco
Vln. II
dim. poco a poco
dim. poco a poco
Vla. dim. poco a poco
Vc. dim. poco a poco
arco
D. B. dim. poco a poco
68
poco rit.
C
G C
A
Hp.
Voice
poco rit. Vln. I
Vln. II
div.
unis.
Vla. non div.
Vc. pizz.
D. B.
take.
arco
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