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TARIK O’REGAN

THRESHOLD OF LIGHT

SATB chorus

Tarik O’Regan Threshold of Light for SATB chorus, brass quintet and organ

Full Score

NOVELLO

THRESHOLD OF LIGHT Duration ca 7’

Instrumentation chorus (SATB) brass quintet (trumpet I in Bb, trumpet II in Bb, French horn, trombone, tuba) organ INSTRUMENTS IN THE SCORE ARE WRITTEN AT SOUNDING PITCH

Text EASTER SUNDAY Translation by Helen Waddell (1889-1965) Last night did Christ the Sun rise from the Dark, Thy mystic harvest of the fields of God, And now the little wandering tribes of bees Are brawling in the scarlet flowers abroad. The winds are soft with birdsong; all night long Darkling the nightingale her descant told, And now inside church doors the happy folk The Alleluia chant a hundredfold. O father of thy folk, be thine by right The Easter joy, the threshold of light. CARMEN PASCHALE Sedulius Scottus (ca 820 – 880) Surrexit Christus sol verus vespere noctis, surgit et hinc domini mystica messis agri. nunc vaga puniceis apium plebs laeta labore floribus instrepitans poblite mella legit. nunc variae volucres permulcent aethera cantu temperat et pérnox nunc philomela melos. nunc chorus ecclesiae cantat per cantica Sion, alleluia suis centuplicatque tonis. Tado, pater patriae, caelestis gaudia paschae percipias meritis limina lucis: ave.

General Notes Threshold of Light was commissioned by the Memorial Church at Harvard University in th celebration of its 75 anniversary. It was premiered on April 6, 2008 by the Harvard University Choir and Edward Elwyn Jones, Gund University Organist and Choirmaster.

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Tarik O’Regan Cambridge, February 2008

Commissioned by The Memorial Church at Harvard University in celebration of its 75th anniverary.

Threshold of Light Sedulius Scottus (ca 820-880) English translation: Helen Waddell (1889-1965) Slow q = 56

  Organ





   

 



 







 

  



 



   p

Org.



 

  





  3

  

  

             3

       

 

Org.





 

       



  3

 

    



         

  

  

 

 



    



Sw. ppp



Org.

Tarik O’Regan (b. 1978)



 

    

 





      



  

            rev. 14/04/08

 S.  13



Slow q = 76

 



    

  

Last

Org.



 



did





    

Last night

                       

Ped.



night







 

Slow q = 76

       



  

   

Sw. to Ped 8'

   

   

ppp

 



 

ppp

      S.   18

Christ





the Sun

 A.          Christ

the

  

 rise

from

   Sun

   

the Dark, rise





rise from

the

 

from



Dark,

did

 



 

the

Dark, pp

       rise from the

Dark,

             S.     p

Thy

 A.        Thy

mys - tic har - vest of the fields p

     mys - tic

har - vest

    of

    of the fields of

God,

  of

God,

 

 

God,

  God,

 

   

     S.   

    

 

    

 

   

 

   

 

Ped.



 



 Last

 



 Last

 



 Last

Sw. ppp

  

 



Last

                



 

      

Org.



  

 

 



 

    

       pp





 

    

 

        night did 32

poco



 



Christ

the

Sun

 



 



rise

from

the

 



         night did

   

night

poco

 Christ

the

Sun

rise

from

the





 



 



did

Christ

the

Sun

rise

from

the



 



from

the

poco

      night

Org.

Ped.

did

poco

 Christ





the

Sun

       

 

    

 

 





rise

  Sw. to Ped. 16'





      Dark, 34

 

poco





Mys - tic

 har -

 vest



     Dark,

 







 

Dark,

 Thy

 



   

Dark,

Ped.

   

 Thy

          

 





 



mys - tic,

  

   

 

  

har -



mys - tic



poco

har -

  



Mys - tic

  

Org.

poco





vest

 vest,

      36



the

   



fields

God,

     



the

    fields

   



God,

 



God,





God,

    



     Org.

Ped.



        

 

       p

 

 

 



 

     



   



Last night did





Christ

 

the

Sun

    



   



Last night did

  





 Christ



 

the

Sun





did

Christ,

rise







did

Christ,

rise



  

   Org.

Ped.



       pp

   

   pp

 



 

 

 

























       rise from 41

molto

 the

f *



Dark,

molto

      

 the

rise from

molto

   



from

the

f *

 

Dark,

f *





Dark,

molto

    



from

   Org.

Ped.

     

the



f *

 

Dark,

 Gt.



 



       mf



 

 

      



* Stagger breathing as necessary.



 







 





 

     



     

 

   



    

 

Tpt. I

    



Tpt. II

Hn.

   

molto 3

 





   



 

Tbn.

Tba.

Org.

Ped.



       









molto



f 3

molto



molto

       



    



 





      46



     



   



    

  Tpt. I   

Tpt. II

Hn.



con sord.





 

  



  



con sord.



  



con sord.



  



 Tba.  

Ped.

Sw.

    



  

 



  3



3   



 

   

 

 





   





 



[senza sord.]



          Org.

con sord.

    

Tbn.





Tpt. I

     



Tpt. II

Hn.

Tbn.

        

Org.



   

         



          

                        



        



  3      

Tba.

Faster q = 120



 







Sw.







ppp

  



And now the



                                         Tpt. I           pp

p subito

                                                  Tpt. II   



p subito



   

Org.

  



 



   

         57





lit - tle wan - der - ing, S.

   

  

ppp



    

And now the

lit - tle wan - der - ing,

   







ppp





    

And now the

lit - tle wan - der - ing,

   



  





ppp

   



And now the

                            Tpt. I     mp

                      

 Tpt. II     

  





  

     Org.



    60

 



     

wan - der - ing

 tribes

 

 

of bees,

   

  



And now

  



      

the

lit - tle wan der ing,

 





 

  

wan

  -

     

 



 

wan - der - ing

      



 

lit - tle wan der - ing,

      Tpt. I  

                      

 

 

 

mp subito

      

 

          Tpt. II  

Org.

                  

 

    



  



 

      62







       - der - ing

    

 

 tribes

of bees,

  

tribes







of bees,

         

  



           Tpt. I    

     

             

           Tpt. II          

                

wan - der - ing

 tribes

 

      Org.

   



of bees,



 

   

     65

   



the lit - tle

     wan - der - ing

tribes

  

of bees,

  





   



    

the lit - tle

 

wan - der- ing tribes of bees,

  





   



the lit - tle

  



                                      Tpt. I   mf subito

             

           Tpt. II         mf subito

    Org.

  

   

 

   

 



    

   

the lit

 -

tle

     wan - der ing

tribes

  

 



of bees, Are brawl - ing

   



        wan - der ing

 

   



Are

 





    

tribes of bees,



  



  -

   

   

the lit - tle

wan - der ing

 

tribes of bees,

         Tpt. I   

        

                  Tpt. II  

       

Org.

  



          mf subito

          

mf subito



   

 



   



 

   



 

         71



the

scar - let

     



  



 

flo - wers a -

broad.

brawl - ing

the

 scar



     

let

flowers a - broad.

      

 

broad.

      

Tpt. I

   a



    





                          

Hn.

Org.

           

   pp





(con sord.)

 

 

 

             



   



winds

                

  

         

 

 

[Sw.]

 







     

broad.

mf sempre

The

molto

Tpt. II

 

 



    





    Al - le

 -

   



   



   



   



are



soft

with





bird

  song;

                               Tpt. I   p subito

  

Tpt. II



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

Hn.



        p

                           (con sord.)

Tbn.



    Org.

  



  



 



  

  

         





- ia, al - le - lu - ia, S.

   

    Al - le

  

    

 -







ia, al - le - lu - ia,



    Al - le

    

 -



ia, al - le - lu - ia,

  





    Al - le

     all

Tpt. I

  

night

   long

Tpt. II

Hn.

    

   

lu -



the



                                

     

        

 



  



    pp

  

     Org.



            

        Tbn. 



Dark - ling

                      



  



   

 



      al

le - lu

  

 -

ia,

al - le -

   

    Al - le

   A.

      

 -

ia,

 



   

 

al - le - lu - ia,



al -

      al

        

 

le - lu

  -

 



- ia, al - le - lu - ia,

   



night - in

  Tpt. I   

Tpt. II



gale



 

  

 



her

des

 

  

cant



    mf

                                      p

Hn.

           

rev. 31.03.08

 

                 mf mp

                         Tbn.       



  

Org.

   



 

  



  

   



  

 

     

- lu







  

ia,



      

- le - lu - ia,

    

  

-ia,

al - le - lu

         



al - le - lu

le - lu - ia,

     



ia,

And

ia,

  

al - le - lu

now





 





ia,



in - side

                 Tpt. I   

          mf

                                           

Hn.

Org.

church

                                   

Tpt. II

Tbn.

 



  

told,





           

                 mp

       

  

  

  

    

  

  



    

     

al - le - lu - ia,

     al - le - lu - ia, al

  

le - lu

  





     

    

al - le - lu - ia,

  



al - le - lu - ia, al





 

le - lu -

     

al - le - lu - ia,

  



   



  

doors

       

    

the

hap - py folk

The



al - le - lu - ia,



al - le -

                          Tpt. I   mf subito

             

Tpt. II



mf subito

   

Hn.

Tbn.



                                 mf

                           

Org.

             

  

     

   

 

 

 

  



    

   

- ia,

al - le

 -

    

lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia,

   al

  

 



le - lu - ia,

   

        al - le - lu - ia, al







   



ia,

  

le - lu

al -

 

  



ia,

al - le

   

     

    

al - le - lu - ia,

   



- lu

- ia,

al - le - lu - ia, al

  

al - le

         Tpt. I  

Tpt. II

 lu -



  

le - lu

  -

  

 chant

 

                         mf

mf subito

                                                mf mf subito

Hn.

                          



         mf

                           Tbn.    mp

    Org.

  

   

  

  





     

     

        

      - le

      A.

- lu

     

 -

     

ia,

al - le - lu - ia.

  

 -



ia,

a - le

 -

     

ia,

al - le - lu - ia, p

   







ia.

Tpt. II

Hn.

Tbn.

Tba.

       

      





Last

night,

last





night,

last

   

Last



                       molto

                     pp

       molto       molto

      

      

last



 

                      p

      



   

  





      Org.

night,



   



              



Last

hun - dred - fold.

Tpt. I

last

   



      

       

night,

Last p

- ia.





     

   

  





    







   







  





night

      night     

night



did

Christ





did

Christ





did

Christ

the



Sun







the

Sun





the



rise



rise

 

Sun

rise

                                      Tpt. I    p

Tpt. II

p subito

                             p subito

Hn.

Tbn.

Tba.

                                      

 



    Org.



   



   

 



  

 



 

  

   

  S.   95





Thy

    

  

 

the

Dark,

      from

  

 



     

  

 



from

Tpt. I

the

Dark,

the

Tpt. II

Hn.

Tbn.

Thy

 Thy



Dark,

                      



    pp

             mp         

Thy

           



                         p



               

Tba.

     

  

     Org.

   

  

 



  

 



 

 



    

mys

  

     mys    

mys

Tpt. I

 mys





tic



tic



tic

vest

 



vest

 





vest

 



har

 -



har

 -



har

 -

 



tic

har

vest

Tbn.

Tba.

the fields

   the fields



the

fields

    of

  

mp subito

                                     

 





    



                                  

Org.

  

  

mp subito

Hn.

the fields

  

                                      mp

Tpt. II



  

    

 

 



    

 

     



   

 

  

   

 

   

  S.      mp

100



God,

  mp    

God,



And

now





And

now

  mp       God,

  

 B.     

  

And

God,

And

  

tle

  



the lit

now

the lit

Tbn.

Tba.

Org.

tle

the lit



wan - der -

 -

tle



  

now



tle

          mf

                                    mp

Hn.



wan - der -

  

                 Tpt. I   

Tpt. II



                                                           

                 mp





  

  

       

  

  

  

      

    

     

 

    

103

- ing

  



- ing

    

wan

   

wan



  







  





tribes

bees

der - ing tribes

  





are brawl - ing

  

bees

 in

 



are brawl - ing

         -



are brawl - ing

         -

  

bees

in the



 

are brawl - ing

in the

                                      Tpt. I    mf

mf subito

Tpt. II

                mf subito

Hn.

Tbn.

Tba.

   

                                mf

                                

Org.

             

   

           

  

              



  

 

 

 

   

  

  mf S.     106

the

  





  





scar - let



the

scar - let

 mf   



  B.  



  

scar - let mf

scar - let

flo - wers



  



flo - wers

a - broad,

  



flo - wers

a - broad,

         Tpt. I  

Tpt. II

flo - wers



the

 the



  

 



  

 



    

broad,

the

broad,

scar

the

 scar

let

     -

let

                mf

 

mf subito

                                              mf mf subito

Hn.

Tbn.

                          

    

  



   

  

  



     

 



Org.

         

                             mp

Tba.



    

        

  

        

   S.      

poco

109

flo - wers a -

    

            broad. Al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu

poco

  

flo - wers a -



 

flo - wers a -



ia,

 



broad.



 

 



 





poco

        

broad.

poco B.

       

flo - wers a -

    Tpt. I      Tpt. II

          



  broad.



                            senza sord.

         



molto

Hn.

Tbn.

Tba.

                   

  

      Org.

Ped.

          

                              molto p

             molto



                     p mf sempre                 

Gt. mf sempre

 



  

                    

Gt. to Ped 16'

mf sempre

  S.      111

- le

        -

Tpt. I



lu -

   ia,



                    p

Tpt. II

Hn.

Tbn.

Tba.

Org.

Ped.

  



             p subito



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

senza sord.





   

          

       

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

        

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

       

senza sord.

     

     



  

  

      

               

   

  

     

            

  

     

            

  S.    114



   al - le

 A.     

Tpt. I



al - le



 

  

  

 

                          

ia,

    

Tpt. II

Hn.

Tbn.

Tba.

  

Ped.

      



        mp

                             mp

       

    

        

          

Org.



senza sord.

         







            

                  

  

               



  

       

     

         

  

  

            

  S.    117

  al

    

  Tpt. I   

Tpt. II

  

le - lu

   al



  

le - lu

 



ia,





   

ia,

                       

Tbn.

Tba.

           

 



Ped.

        

   

 

    

 

   

 



                      Org.

                

                    

 



mp subito

Hn.

 



   

   

   

               

                                      

  S.    

119



 A.      

Hn.

Tbn.

Tba.



     

    

                       



   



Ped.

      

  

     le -

   ia,

     



ia,

          mf

                 mf

            





               

     

              



         



            Org.

le -

           Tpt. I    

Tpt. II

  

   

         

         

  

  

   

         

  S.    122

 A.      al



               Tpt. I   



 ia,

ia,

molto

          

Tbn.

Tba.

Org.

Ped.

  



le -





al -



    



mf subito

Hn.

               

mf subito

Tpt. II



  



 

  





            f

                            



                                                            



       

            

        

  

            

    

125

- lu



le - lu



ia,

Tbn.

Org.

Ped.

ia,



  -

f subito

                               f subito

                          



         f

                              mf

Tba.



 

                         

Hn.

    

al - le - lu -

       Tpt. I  

Tpt. II



al - le - lu - ia,

ia,

       -

    



  



 

                                                                                                             

   S.    



 



 

      



    

  B.    



128

- le

      - le



ia.



ia.

And

 

now

    And

 

now

                                  Tpt. I       molto

Tpt. II

    

 



V.S. Hn.

Tbn.

              molto            molto

Tba.

           

Org.

Ped.

     



                                    p





                               

                  p [Gt.]          mf

        

    

 

Sw.

[Gt. to Ped. 16']                            mf



 

  S.   

130

  

Al - le - lu

  

 

      side,

 

    

Tbn.

  

Ped.

ia,





ia,



church

doors,

  



 church



in - side church

   

doors,



in - side church

               p



p subito



          

       p

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



                 

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



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

    



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



Org.





Tba.

in - side

          Tpt. I  

Hn.



in - side

side,

Tpt. II

   

Al - le - lu





 



   

  

   S.   133



      doors

doors



      

 



folk

Hn.

Tbn.

Tba.

Ped.

lu - ia,

   lu - ia,

      

 

The

al - le -

Al - le - lu - ia,

      

 

The

al - le -

Al - le - lu - ia,



  

               

            

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

   



  

     

   Org.

folk

          Tpt. I   Tpt. II

  

the hap - py

  

     

the hap - py

 B.    

  

   a

   

    pp

            

   

      



       

     

         p

                      mf

                       

   

 



  

 



 

  



  



 

        



al - le - lu - ia,

       



al - le - lu - ia,

136

Tpt. I

Tpt. II

        -

 



 

ia,

        le



ia,

             

 

             

 

 

 

                             

 

                

 

            

 

 -

chant

 

 -

ia,

chant

 





hun - dred fold.





mp subito

Hn.

Tbn.

Tba.

           

                       

                              

   

                                     

 

  

        

 

        

 

Org.

Ped.

 



  





  



 



  S.    



138

    



 le

    

lu -

ia,



 -

lu mf

      

    O

Hn.

Tbn.

Tba.

Ped.

ia,

 

fa - ther

 of

  thy

le - lu - ia,

  



le - lu - ia,





folk,

  thy





thy





folk,

thy

              mf

             

        

                                  

         

    

   



                       f    

Org.

    

                  Tpt. I    Tpt. II

  



fa - ther

mf    

 B.     



          

                                                  

        



  



 



 







                 

141

al - le - lu - ia,

by right

thine

by right

thine

by right

folk,

thine



joy,

   joy,

  



  

   



  

The Eas - ter

         

   B.  

  

  

The Eas - ter

         

     folk,



The Eas - ter

                  al - le - lu - ia,

thine

   

by right

joy,

The Eas - ter

joy,

Tpt. II

molto

          





      

       







mf subito

Hn.

Tbn.



                            mf

Tba.

Org.

Ped.

  

molto

                                                                  



              

        

           

 

     



  f

f     S.  

 

144

the Eas

     f

 



 

       Tpt. I   

Tpt. II



the Eas

   B.  

the Eas

Tbn.



ter

joy,

ter

joy,



ter

joy,

the

    the

   



ter

joy,

the

                        f subito

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

      

          

f subito

                         

                 

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

                            

Ped.

    

                

Org.

the



   

          

Tba.



Hn.

 

the Eas

     



       



 



 







                    



   

      147

 

Thres - hold

  



light,

 





          Thres - hold of



light,

 



light,

 



 

 



 

   Tpt. I   





  





     





 



Tpt. II

  

 

light.

 B.    

Thres - hold

 

light. ff



light,



light.



 







  



Hn.

Tbn.

   



Tba.

  



     Org.

Ped.

       



light. ff

Thres - hold

 





  



 















 





ff Gt.

 



 

 



 

Gt. to Ped. 16'



149     S.  





  (t)

   



    

    



    



Tbn.

Tba.

        





 (t)



Hn.



(t)

    Tpt. I    Tpt. II

(t)



    

 



 

    

 







 

     

 



 





  

  





 

  





 



 





sfz



sfz



 

sfz



 

sfz



 

sfz

    



















sfz

Org.

      Ped.

 

  

 

  

 



 

 



 

Cambridge, February 2008