death be not proud

death be not proud for soprano & mixed chamber ensemble

Calvin Hitchcock (2016)

Score

Written for Cedarville University Theatre's 2016 production of 'WIT'

death be not proud Text by John Donne

Music by Calvin Hitchcock

I. Fragile = 75

Flute

Soprano

Electric Guitar

Violin 1

Violin 2

                     



































    





sim.

     















 3





 

Though some have called

3







  

thee



    

 

  

 



  

    

  

    

  

    





3       3

  













        

  

























  

©2016 Calvin Hitchcock (ASCAP) All Rights Reserved.



 



 



 



 

might - y and dread - ful

       

       



3

Death be not proud













      

S.

V. 2



sim.

  

V. 1



     

    

E.Gtr.





  



  

sim.

        

3

Death be not proud

Fl.

5

     

sim.



 

death be not proud

2

9 Fl.

   

S.

           3

E.Gtr.

V. 1

V. 2

  

For thou art not so

       



  



   

   



Fl.

 

S.

   









































       

12

E.Gtr.

forward motion

                     3          



8

3



Thou

dost





3

 

ov - er



throw



V. 1











V. 2

 







  

 

 





3

  

For those whom thou think-est





























       

















































death be not proud

15

Fl.

S.







 

   

  



3

3

For those whom thou think - est

3







  

V. 1

 







V. 2

 









        

18

Fl.

S.

E.Gtr.



 



V. 1

 

V. 2

 

  

  

  

             



3        



E.Gtr.

3



Thou dost ov - er throw











  











  











19





     



 

 

           





















rit.

   



  

        3

For those whom thou think - est thou

dost ov - er - throw

 

 

 

   

 

     







  



  



   









death be not proud

4

Fl.

 

S.

 

21

E.Gtr.

V. 1

V. 2

  

  

3

    3      die not, poor





Death,









nor

  



 



 





 





 



yet



  



   

  

       

 











canst

thou



kill

me

II.  = 80

Flute

Soprano

Electric Guitar

Violin 1

Violin 2

           



            

 







   











 









  



 

Thou art



 

 







 



    







 



slave

  

 



to

Fate,



   



chance,

  

  

  kings,

death be not proud

 

7

Fl.



S.







and

E.Gtr.



V. 1



V. 2



   





 



des - p'rate



men,

S.

       And po - ppy or charms

E.Gtr.

V. 1

 

V. 2

  



   









      



can

   



make

  

  



war,



    

  

and

  



  







 

 



 











    

us

sleep

as

well

And bet - ter than thy

 





 



 

sick - ness dwell

  





  





















 

And dost with poi - son,



  

  

    





Fl.

11





5











   

     

death be not proud

6



    

15

Fl.

S.

 

 

 



 

thou



 







 



V. 2

    

 







21

S.

E.Gtr.

     

 

















V. 1



V. 2

  

 











  

     





 

 























 



One

short















    



sleep

     



 



  



3

  

 

   





25

  







          





 

 

then?

V. 1

Fl.

  



               stroke; why swell -est

E.Gtr.

17



 

   







  

 

 

past

    

     







 



 

death be not proud

  

28

Fl.

S.

E.Gtr.

   

 









 

  

3











    

       

 



V. 2

 





     

 



 



3 3 3 3                    3         

We

E.Gtr.

V. 1

V. 2











   

   

   

 

  

 

  

            

wake

     

e

-

tern

-

   

 



 







nal







-

 





33

S.

  





One short sleep past

V. 1

Fl.

7











 

 

               3



3

3

3



ly

   

    

 





 



 sul G

 

3

death be not proud

8

  







35

Fl.

S.

E.Gtr.

V. 1

V. 2





 

  



 



And death shall



     



  







 



be

 

 







no more,



  

 



  





  





  

  

Death thou



 

shalt





 





 

  



 



die.