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DOVE

Seven Angels

Opera in Seven Scenes

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Vocal Score

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JONATHAN DOVE Seven Angels

Opera in Seven Scenes

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Vocal Score

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LEIP ZI G · L ONDO N · NE W YOR K

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Those are indeed unfortunate who, after most arduous studies, are not allowed, either through sickness or death, to complete the works they have begun.… And although Time, which is called the father of Truth, sooner or later brings the truth to light, yet they are for some time defrauded of the honour due to their labours. This was the case with Piero della Francesca of the Borgo a San Sepolcro. A consummate arithmetician, geometrician, and perspectivist, the blindness which came upon him in his old age, prevented him from displaying the results of his labours.

from The Life Of Piero Della Francesca by Giorgio Vasari

by Alasdair Middleton CAST & INSTRUMENTATION

The Angels Soprano

First performance of this version:

Elizabeth Cragg

Piero della FrancescaCountertenor James Laing

Harp Hugh Webb

Seven Angels is also available in a version for Soprano, Countertenor, Piano and Harpsichord

Duration: c. 30 minutes

First performance of this version at the 20th Century Theatre, London on 17 January 2010

Libretto

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Gerard Hastings on his 50th birthday, with love q = 63 SEVEN ANGELS

Dove Alasdair Middleton PROLOGUE FIRST ANGEL: The Angel of Instruction 9 18 1 27 33 2 A.      mf      fmf        f mf  f    p  mf fmf f    f            ANGEL Before- theDarkde  p  mf                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Edition Peters 72048 Music © 2010 by Peters Edition Ltd, London Text © 2010 by Alasdair Middleton

Jonathan

scends,Isetthescene. Before-theDarkdescends,- Before-

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theDarkdescends- Isetthescene.

41 A. 48 3 3 A. P. 56 P. 61 4 P. 

   

   PIERO Ilean And  p   dream oflight I bare-   -ly see                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2 2

Inces-sant-swal seethe beneath-theeaves.

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lizard-flicks across-thewall. Thewallstaresatthesun. Thesunstaresback.

64 A. 66 A. 70 5 A. 78 A. 6 85 P. 

                          

Thelazy lgiss.   

 gl iss . p     Ita- lian-noon,Ita- lian- noon.    mf        Soon... theDark.  Now...Ilean;Myheadagainst- theHoly-Se pul-chre, pp                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       3 3

Cica-das-siz zle,-drunk onHeat andPine.

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7 94 P. 104 8 P. 113 9 9 A. P. 122 A. P.  Idream  Myeyesslashedbytheris ing-Christ  p  sfz       Idream ofNumbers. Dreamof  ff  gl i s s .  p   pp         Pie-ro,-Iamhere.  Sleeping-Kings,OfAngel-Visi-tors.      mf    No TheAngel-ofInstruc-tion.  Who?Mother? Who?    f                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4 4

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Serene SECOND ANGEL The Angel of Annunciation The Annunciation h = 44 7 10 P. 12 A. P. 17 11 A. P.           p       Mymother-metanangel,- Be           Where?    foremybirth. Inagar den, - shesaid. Inagar den,-atthe           When?    end oftwincolon-nades. Noon. ‘Hail’ (f) the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5 5

angel-said, shesaid.Hail!

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won der, myfingers-foundoneano-ther.- Thebirds’songs

Donotbeafraid. - Iamcome to

23 P. 28 A. 12 34 A. 40 13 A. P.  

            In         

  poco f   dim.        cease.  Thelily-shivers.   

     p                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   6 6

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Howcanthatbe? Myhusband-isdead... behind-us...

tellyou,youshallbearachild.

coldunder-theinvolved marble-ofhistomb...

Buteven-now my

quasi accel. 5

Youshallbearachild. Andheshallbecalled Pi-

forthestone fromtheHo ly-Sepul-chre-thatrestsinthistown.

47 A. P. 54 14 A. 60 A. P. 15 66 P.   

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       

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ANGEL The Angel of Inspiration Madonna del Parto q = 120 9 15 17 A. 22 P.       f  p    ff           mf  11    Painter! Paint!     f      11    WhatshallIpaint?     p   ff                                                                                                                                                                                                                            9 9

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18 Recit. Recit. 29 A. P. 38 19 19 Slower Slower q = 76 q = 76 A. P. pushing forwards pushing forwards 46 P.    Closeyoureyes.  Closeyour    Darkenough.   mf         eyes.  Whatdoyousee?      Darkness. Darkness.- Now...       pp                   sim.         

   f                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    10 10

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  OurLa dy.    f                                                                                                                                                                                                                           13 13

Paint!

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Firm FOURTH ANGEL The Angel of Jubilation The Nativity h = 66 8 24 Dancing h. = 72 15 25 21 P. 28 P.                                                    f bell-like         mf                    Barefoot-in thegrass,  FiveBoysfromBorgo, Dressedintheir                        best,  Singayoung song.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             14 14

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Barefoot-in thegrass,

FiveBoysfromBorgo,- Dressedintheirbest,

Borgo,-

Dressedintheirbest,

FiveBoysfrom

Singayoung

35 26 P. 42 A. P. 49 A. P. 56 A. P.                                                                                      Theass singsalong.                        

  



                      





Singa



                      



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 15 15

young song. Theass

song. Theass singsa-

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Barefoot-in thegrass, FiveBoysfromBorgo,-

Barefoot-in thegrass, Barefoot-in thegrass, FiveBoysfromBorgo,-

Dressedintheirbest,Dressedintheirbest, Singayoung

63 A. P. 27 27 69 A. P. 75 A. P.                                                                          singsalong.   long.                         

  

  f                     

   Dressedintheirbest, Singayoung Singa                                                                                                                                                                                          16 16

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Thescratchedout-shepherd...-vanish-ing-

Pointstothesky,

Hisange-lic-visi-tants...-

82 A. P. 87 A. P. 28 28 92 A. 100 A.                           song. Theass

 

song.

                   

    long. singsalong.                     

Theass

young

Theasssingsa-

singsalong.- singsalong.-



  mf   



The                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 17 17

vanished.-

scratchedout- shepherd...- vanish-ing-

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Pointstothesky,Pointstothe

Thescratchedout-shepherd...- vanish-ing-

Pointstothesky,Hisange-lic-visi-tants...-

Pointstothesky,

Thedapper,- sata-nic-Magpie- chatters-not... The

Thedapper,- sata-nic-Magpie- chatters-not... Thedap sim. per,- sata-nic-

dap sim. per,- sata-nic-Magpie- chatters-not... Thedapper,- sata-nic-Magpie-

29 29 108 A. P. 115 A. P. 30 122 P. 128 A. P.  



 



    

 vanished.  

sky,Hisange-lic-visi-tants...-

 vanished.        

     

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   18 18

Magpie-chatters-not... chatters-not... chatters-not...

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chatters-not... chatters-not... chatters-not... The

onthethreshing-floor. Heismade.

threshing-floor. Heismade.

133 31 31 A. P. 139 A. P. 146 32 32 A. P.  

    



    mp      poco f  

 

rests

      

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    19 19

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153 A. P. 33 33 161 A. P. 169 34 34 A. P.   Heismade.    Heismade. The       TheThought is Flesh.   Thought is Flesh. TheWord      The Word ispainted.- Itisfi  ispainted.- Itisfi-- nished.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       20 20

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177 A. P. 35 35 185 A. P. 191 A. P.   - nished. Itisfinished.   Itisfi-- nished. Al     Al-----------  le  ff          -lelu-i-a-Alle-lu-i-a  lu -i-a-Alle-lu-i-a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 21 21

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Barefoot-in thegrass, FiveBoysfromBorgo,-

Barefoot-in thegrass,

Barefoot-in thegrass, FiveBoysfromBorgo,-

Dressedintheirbest,Dressedintheirbest, Singayoung

Dressedintheirbest, Singayoung Singa

song. Theass Theasssingsalong.-

young song. Theasssingsalong.- singsa-

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  

  mf                     

  

                         

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                              22 22

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Theass Theass singsalong.- The

long. Theass

ass Theass

Theass, Theass

singsalong.-

singsalong- singsalong.-

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 



                         

  

                  

  

               gliss.                                                                                                                                23 23

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Gently moving FIFTH ANGEL The Angel of Consolation The Flagellation of Christ q = 72 6 38 P. 12 P. 17 39 22 P.                                              p     Butitisbitter.  sfz  p    

splinters Brittle-plas ter- splinters          Thefragile-fresco-fades  Thefragile pp                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          24 24

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31 40 P. 40 P. 47 41 A. 55 P.        fresco-fadesandfalls. Colours- curdle, Wormseat  sfz    words anddia-grams aredust.   sfz        Paint!   f sfz  sfz  p       Painting-dies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   25 25

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63 42 P. 71 43 43 A. P. 81 A. P. 90 44 44 A. P.   Betra-yal- bruises- WhereLove lay liesRe     Paint!  Twomen.  gret. Paintwhat?   ppp      Twofathers. Twofathers-talking Twomen?  Twofathers.        Theytalkofloss. Theirlost.   Talking Theirloss.  Their lost   mf                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            26 26

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99 45 45 A. P. 108 46 46 A. P. 116 A. P.   Allthelostsons.Allthelostsons.   sons.  Allthelostsons.Allthelostsons.  Andasthey  fpp     Theyfeel... Theirloss...  Found.  talk.... Between-them... Theirlost...  Found.   pp      Alltheirlossfound.Alltheirlossfound. Alltheirlost,foramoment,  Alltheirlossfound.Alltheirlossfound. Alltheirlost,fora                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    27 27

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moment,-found. Alltheirlossfound. Alltheirlossfound.

crownedwithdeathless-laurel.-

Andcrownedwithdeathless-laurel.-

And

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 mf    Full ofhori- zons Eyes  Andhiseyes... Eyesfulloflightandgold,  f                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        28 28

fullofhori- zons

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Eyes fullofho-

lightandgold,Eyesfulloflightandgold, oflight

Andseebe

TheScornful-Sultan-sitsonhissignedseat.

TheNaked-Lordisbeaten-

Butthescourgeholdsnobruise.

147 A. P. 155 50 50 A. P. 162 P. 170 P. 

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   ri-

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zons.

andgold.

 ff sfz sfz     

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hind them:

 sfz mf    

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 sfz                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  29 29

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Thesun?Butitisnight.

Notnight.Noon.

Spacious SIXTH ANGEL The Angel of Resurrection The Resurrection h = 60 4 51 P. 8 A. P. 12 52 52 A. P.       p start under tempo and accelerate f p sim.       Whatisthatheat Ifeelupon-my   fp sim. f own tempo p       Thatheat?Itisthesun.   face?    mf        

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    p  mf                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   30 30

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17 A. P. 53 23 A. 25 A. P.    Stoneblind.     ThenIamblind.  Blind.Allhopegone.     ff  pff  p           Hopeon. Paint!                                Paint hope.   Paint?                                                                                                                                                            31 31

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27 54 A. 32 55 P. 40 P. 56 45 A.               Paint. Heisnothere! Heisrisen!  mf                   Youwillfindmedreaming,   ff p       Leaning-my 3 headagainst- theHoly- Sepul-chre.      

Heisrisen!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 32 32

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47 57 57 A. P. 49 A. P. 52 A. P.           Paint!     Thetrumpets-ofdawn have 3 3 3    f                     Thetrum-petsofdawn haveshat-teredthetomb ofthedarkness!3 3 3 33   shatteredthetomb ofthedark ness! Thetrumpetsofdawn haveshatteredthetomb ofthedark ness! 33 3 3 3 33        Hisbanner-blares inthewind! Hisbanner-blares inthe 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3    Hisbanner-blares inthewind! Hisbanner3 3 3 3 3                                                                                                                                                       33 33

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56 58 58 A. P. 59 A. P. 61 A. P.   wind! Thetrumpets-ofdawn haveshattered-thetomb ofthedarkness!3 3 3 33   blares inthewind! Thetrumpets-ofdawn haveshattered-thetomb ofthedarkness!3 3 3 3 3 3 33       ff   Thetrumpets-ofdawn haveshattered-thetomb ofthedarkness!3 3 3 3 3   Thetrumpets-ofdawn haveshattered-thetomb ofthedarkness!3 3 3 33       Thetrumpets-ofdawn haveshattered-thetomb ofthedark ness!3 3 3 33   Thetrumpets-ofdawn haveshattered-thetomb ofthedarkness!3 3 3 33                                                                                                                                          34 34

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63 A. P. 59 59 65 A. P. 68 A. P.   Thetrumpets-ofdawn haveshattered-thetomb ofthedark ness!3 3 3 33   Thetrumpets-ofdawn haveshattered-thetomb ofthedarkness!3 3 3 33         Hisbruiser’s-nose   Hiseyes stillringed bywhathehaslearned ofnight. Hiseyes 3 3 3 3 3   f       broken-frombrawl ing-withdeath! Hisbruiser’s-nose broken-frombrawl ing-withdeath! 3 3 3 3  

3 3 3 3 3                                                                                                                                                                                     35 35

stillringed bywhathehaslearned ofnight.Onefootoutofthegrave!

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71 60 60 A. P. 76 61 61 A. P. 83 P.         TheDarkisdefeat-ed! Heishere! Heisris ing!-Heishere! Heisris 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  TheDarkisdefeat-ed!-Jesus- Christ! 3 3       - ing!     Youwillfindmedreaming,   ff  p       Leaning-my 3 headagainst- theHo ly-Sepul-chre.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       36 36

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Steady SEVENTH ANGEL The Angel of Navigation 12th October 1492 h = 52 3 A. 4 A. P. 62 5 P.        p  Listen.   Listen. Among- theswal lows...    the                                                                                                                                                                                 37 37

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6 P. 7 A. 63 8 P. 10 A.  creaking-of 3 timbers- andrigging.   Listen    Among-theci 3 ca-das...- almost-the 3 sigh ofthesea.   3 3    Amanhassailedup toan 3 unknown 3 3 3 3 3 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          38 38

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12 64 A. 14 A. 16 A. 17 A.  con 3 3 3 ti ----nent.- Hekneels inthe  poco f 3 3   sands and weeps. Hecannot  3 3 p 3 3   tell whether-it 3 istheend orthebe p   ning... - Thisali-en 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         39 39

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65 18 A. 66 66 20 A. P. 21 A. 67 22 A.              lighthefeels onhisface.  3 3 3 f 3 3 3 3   Listen. Aship.  p   Ithascome tofetch you.    I havecome to  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    40 40

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23 A. P. 24 A. 25 A. P.          fetch you  Atlast  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   I havecome to  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5   fetch you  Letusgo.  5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 41 41

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seawesailupon-isLight.

68 68 26 A. P. 28 A. P. 32 A. P.                  The seawesailupon-isLight. 

   cresc. poco a poco 

Thesea wesail upon-isLight. The

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   

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 ff    f                                                                                                                                                                                    42 42

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Jonathan Dove

Jonathan Dove (b. 1959) studied composition with Robin Holloway at the University of Cambridge and worked as a freelance repetiteur, animateur and arranger. His breakthrough came with the opera Flight, commissioned by Glyndebourne. Other dramatic works include The Adventures of Pinocchio, Swanhunter, the young people’s opera The Monster in the Maze, Mansfield Park – based on the novel by Jane Austen – and Man on the Moon. Works for orchestra include the trombone concerto Stargazer, Moonlight Revels for trumpet and saxophone, and Gaia Theory, performed at the 2014 BBC Proms. A Song of Joys and Our Revels Now Are Ended were featured at the Last Night of the Proms in 2010 and 2016, respectively. Dove was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for Classical Music in 2008 and created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2019.

Jonathan Dove (*1959) studierte bei Robin Holloway an der Universität Cambridge Komposition und war als Korrepetitor und Arrangeur tätig. Der Durchbruch gelang ihm mit der Oper Flight, einem Auftragswerk der Festspiele in Glyndebourne. Daneben umfasst sein dramatisches Schaffen u.a. die Opern Pinocchios Abenteuer und Swanhunter, die Jugendoper Das Labyrinth, Mansfield Park – nach dem Roman von Jane Austen – und Man on the Moon. Zu seinen Orchesterwerken zählen das Posaunenkonzert Stargazer, Moonlight Revels für Trom-pete und Saxophon sowie Gaia Theory, das 2014 bei den BBC Proms erklang. A Song of Joys und Our Revels Now Are Ended kamen bei der Last Night of the Proms 2010 bzw. 2016 zur Aufführung. Im Jahr 2008 erhielt Dove den Ivor Novello Award für klassische Musik, 2019 wurde er zum Commander of the British Empire (CBE) ernannt.

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