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The Woman with the Alabaster Box St Matthew 26, 6–13 für Chor (SATB) a cappella (1997)
Arvo Pärt (* 1935)
15
3 G.P.
Soprano
Now
when Je
sus
was
in
Be
tha
ny,
Alto
Now Tenore 8
m a S
Basso
Fo
to
k
Ph
le
p
i op
er
o ot
en
co
e g a
P
ge
i py
se
ng
tz
lic
pr
h
i oh
v
bi
b er
t
ed
ot
by
rs e v i
m
en l
aw
.co
n
o iti
d e l a
n
u w.
w w
11
3
3 G.P.
S
in
the house
of
Si
mon
the
lep
er,
in
the house
of
Si
mon
the
lep
er,
in
the house
of
Si
mon
the
lep
er,
A
T 8
B
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31
5
S
there came un
to
him
a
wom an
hav ing
an
al
a
bas
ter
a
wom an
hav ing
an
al
a
bas
ter
A
T 8
un
to
him
hav ing
an
al
a
bas
ter
un
to
him
hav ing
an
al
a
bas
ter
B
6
e g a
S
box
of
ver
y
pre
am
A
box
of
ver
y
Spre
box
of
ver
y
pre
box
of
ver
y
pre
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F
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p
p ko
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r
en
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se
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te
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ve
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m
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d
le a s r oint
ment
cious
oint
ment
cious
oint
and
B
9
8
3
7
S
pour uniti A
pour
ed
pour
pour
it
on
his head,
as he sat
at meal.
ed
head,
as he sat
at meal.
ed
head,
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meal.
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5
3
6
3
G.P.
S
But
when
his dis
ci
ples
saw
it,
But
when
dis
ci
ples
saw
it,
But
when
saw
But
when
saw
A
T 8
B
16
6
2
e g a
S
they
had
in dig na
tion,
A
they
had
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in dig na
am
p
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to P
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m
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on
ti di
le
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G.P.
say
ing,
n
u w.
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say
B
say 20
10
3
8
pur
S
oint A
T 8
to what pur
pose is this waste?
For this oint ment might have been
to what pur
pose is this waste?
For this oint ment might have been
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3
9
5
S
A
en T 8
sold
for much,
and
giv en
and
P e lgiv en
e g a
B
sold
for much,
am
S
Fo
27
13
t
p
o ok
o Ph
pi
er
to
c
en
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in
se
g
l tz
pr
ic
oh
h i
v
bi
er
to the poor.
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m
en w la
by
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n
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said
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to them:
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e
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said T 8
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B
it,
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S
A
Why
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B
Why trou ble ye the wom an?
34
2
m a S
18
e g a
For she hath wrought a good work up on me,
Fo
to
k
Ph
le
p
i op
er
o ot
en
co
P
ge
i py
se
ng
tz
lic
pr
h
i oh
v
bi
b er
t
ed
ot
by
rs e v i
m
en l
aw
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n
o iti
d e l a
n
u w.
4
w w
for
S
for
A
for
T 8
B
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ye
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with you;
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G.P.
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A
she
poured
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poured
8
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P
le
B
but me
ye
have not al
p ways. m Sa F
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ko
Ph
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ot
r
en
o oc
py
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se
ng
tz
pr
h lic
ve
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i oh
t
o rb
ed
ve
i un
te
by
m
n l
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n
o iti
ledFor a rs
.co
in that she hath poured this
w.
w w
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bod
it
A
oint
on
bod
she
it
my
bur
ial.
my
bur
ial.
for my
bur
ial.
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ment on my bod y,
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8
piĂš lento 40
6
16
3
G.P.
G.P.
S
Ver
i
ly
I
say
un
to
you,
Ver
i
ly
I
say
un
to
you,
Ver
i
ly
I
say
un
to
you,
A
T 8
B
Ver
i
ly
I
am
S
Fo
19 43
t
le
p
o ok
o Ph
pi
er
to
c
en
y op
e g a
P say
ge in
t se
g
ic zl
o pr
h
hi
ve
bi
o rb
d te
te
m
n w la
b y un
co . n
oto
ti di
you,
le
rsa e iv
n
u w.
w w
S
Where
so
ev
er
this
gos
pel shall
be
preach
ed
Where
so
ev
er
this
gos
pel shall
be
preach
ed
Where
so
ev
er
this
gos
pel shall
be
preach
ed
Where
so
ev
er
this
gos
pel shall
be
preach
ed
A
T 8
B
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9
3
10 G.P.
S
in
the
whole
world,
there
shall
al
so
this,
in
the
whole
world,
there
shall
al
so
this,
in
the
whole
world,
there
shall
al
so
this,
in
the
whole
world,
there
shall
al
so
this,
A
T 8
B
47
3
11
G.P.
2
S
that
this
A
that
am
this
F
o ot
ko
p
ot
r ie
en
o oc
that
this
Ph wom
that
this
wom
py
ge
i
an
P
e pl
wom
S
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wom
se
ng
p
i
ve
r
d te
m .co
hath
done,
en
by
la
w
n
o iti
led hath a rs
done,
an
hath
done,
an
hath
done,
(
)
bi hi an o r
ve
i un
w.
w w
l tz
ch
t bo
G.P.
B
50
8
12
G.P.
S
be
told
for
a
(
me
mo
rial
of
her.
)
A
be
told
for
a
me
mo
rial
of
her.
be
told
for
a
me
mo
rial
of
her.
be
told
for
a
me
mo
rial
of
her.
T 8
B
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