PANUFNIK Celestial Bird SSAATTBB A Cappella
EP 72512
ROXANNA PANUFNIK
Celestial Bird SSAATTBB A Cappella
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CELESTIAL BIRD by Jessica Powers O sweet and luminous Bird, Having once renounced Your call, lovely and shy I shall hunger for the finished word. Across the windy sky Of all voiced longing and all music heard. I spread my net for Your bewildering wings, But wings are wiser than the swiftest hands. Where a bird sings I hold my heart, in fear that it would break. I called you through the grief of whip-poor-wills, I watched you on the avenues that make A radiant city on the western hills. Yet since I knew you not, I sought in vain. I called You beauty for its fleet white sound But now in my illumined heart I can release the hound Of love upon whose bruising lease I strain. Oh, he will grasp You where you skim the sod, nor would Your breast, for love is soft as death, Swifter than beauty is, and strong as God.
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First performance given by VOCES8 on 2 December 2013, at ‘The Candles Glow’, the Edition Peters Annual Christmas Concert 2013, St Bartholomew the Great, London, UK.
‘Celestial Bird’ by Jessica Powers from The Selected Poetry of Jessica Powers published by ICS Publications, Washington, D.C. All copyrights, Carmelite Monastery, Pewaukee, WI. Used with permission.
for the Sweet and Luminous VOCES8 – thank you xx
Celestial Bird Jessica Powers
Roxanna Panufnik
q = 54 mp Soprano 1
mf
4 4
3
O Sweet and lu - mi - nous Bird,
Soprano 2
4 4
mp
3
Ha - ving once heard your call,
mf
mf
3
Sweet and lu - mi - nous Bird,
Alto 1
4 4
mp
mf
3
lu - mi - nous Bird,
Alto 2
4 4
mp
lu - mi - nous Bird,
Tenor 1
4 4
p Tenor 2
(lu) - mi - nous Bird,
Bass 1
4 4
mp
Bass 2
4 4
mp
call,
call,
call,
mf
(lu - mi)- nous Bird, Edition Peters 72512
heard your call,
mf
(lu - mi)- nous Bird, 3
Ha - ving once heard your call,
mf
3
3
3
mf
3
(lu) - mi - nous Bird,
4 4
love -ly and
mf
3
p
call,
call, Music © Copyright 2013 by Peters Edition Ltd, London ‘Celestial Bird’ by Jessica Powers from The Selected Poetry of Jessica Powers published by ICS Publications, Washington, D.C. All copyrights, Carmelite Monastery, Pewaukee, WI. Used with permission.
2 mp
5
3
S.1 I
shall be
hun - gry
for the
fi - nished
word.
fi - nished
word.
fi -nished
word.
fi - nished
word.
I
fi - nished
word.
I
fi - nished
word.
fi - nished
word.
fi - nished
word.
mp
p
3
S.2 shy,
I
shall be
hun - gry
mp port.
A.1 love -ly
and shy,
hun - gry
p
for the
3
A.2 shy,
I
shall be
hun - gry
p T.1 shy,
p T.2 shy,
p B.1 shy,
p B.2 shy,
3 8
3
port.
S.1 Ac- cross the
win - dy sky
3
3
S.2 Ac- cross the win - dy
sky
Of
all
voiced long - ing
Of
all
long - ing
3
A.1 win - dy
sky
3
A.2 Ac- cross the
win - dy
sky
3
3
T.1 Ac- cross the
win - dy
sky
Of
all
voiced long - ing
3
3
T.2 Ac- cross the win - dy
sky
all
3
voice long - ing
3
B.1 win - dy
sky
all
3
voice long - ing
3
B.2 win - dy
sky
Of
all
voice long - ing
and all
4 11
6 4
S.1 mu-sic
heard,
I spread my net
mu-sic
heard,
I spread my net
4 4
for Your be - wil- der - ing wings,
6 4
S.2
mf
3
mf
3
4 4
for Your be - wil- der - ing wings,
mf
6 4
A.1 mu - sic
heard, spread my net
mu - sic
heard, spread my net
mu - sic
heard, spread my net
mu - sic
heard, spread my net
mu - sic
heard, spread my net
mu - sic
heard, spread my net
3
4 4 wings,
mf
4 4
mf
4 4
3
be - wil - der - ing
6 4
B.2
mf
be - wil - der - ing wings,
6 4
B.1
4 4
3
be - wil - der - ing
6 4
T.2
mf 3
be - wil - der - ing wings,
6 4
T.1
4 4
be - wil - der - ing wings,
6 4
A.2
3
3
wings,
mf
be - wil - der - ing
4 4 wings,
5 14
S.1
S.2
A.1
A.2
T.1
rall.
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
mp
(Ah)
the wi
sub.p
mp
(Ah)
the wi
sub.p
mp
(Ah)
than theswift - est hands.
T.2
B.1
4 4
6 4 -
-
6 4 -
-
6 4
3
sub.p
mp
(Ah)
than the
3
p
3
but wings are wi - ser than the swift - est
4 4
mp
sub.p
4 4
hands.
6 4
(Ah)
sub.p
mp
(Ah)
than the
sub.p
6 4
3
6 4
6 4
(Ah)
B.2
4 4
sub.p
(Ah)
6 4
6
Tempo Primo 17
S.1
- ser
S.2
p
- ser
A.1
p floating
5 8
hands.
6 4
6 4
q = 54 or e = 108
p
6 4
Where a bird
p floating
5 8
hands.
p
Where a bird sings,
5 8
A.2
p
5 8
swift - est hands.
T.1
6 4
T.2
6 4
p
swift - est
5 8
hands.
B.1
6 4
5 8
B.2
6 4
5 8 hands.
bird sings,
where a bird sings,
p floating
Where a bird
5 8
where a bird sings,
p floating
Where a
6 4
sings,
sings,
where a bird
sings,
where a
7 21
S.1 where a bird sings,
where
a
sings,
bird
S.2 where a bird sings,
where a
bird sings,
where
a bird sings,
A.1 where a bird sings,
where a bird sings,
where a bird
sings,
where a
A.2 bird sings,
where
a bird sings,
where a bird sings,
where a bird sings,
*) mp B.2 I held my
heart,
in fear
*) If sung in a larger choir, either B1 & B2 can sing this, or it can still be a solo
25
S.1 where
a bird
sings,
where a
bird sings,
where
a
S.2 where a bird sings,
where a bird sings,
where
a bird
sings,
where a
A.1 bird sings,
where
a bird sings,
where a bird
sings,
where a bird sings,
A.2 where a bird
sings,
where a
bird sings,
where
a bird sings,
B.2 that it
would
break.
I
called
You
through
the
8 e = 120
accel. 29
mp
S.1 bird sings,
where a bird sings,
where a bird sings,
where a bird
mp S.2 bird sings,
where
a bird sings,
where a bird sings,
where a bird sings,
mp A.1 where a bird
sings,
where a
bird sings,
where
a
bird sings,
mp A.2 where a bird sings,
where a bird sings,
where a bird
sings,
where a
p T.1 where
where
where
p T.2 where
where
where
where
*) mp B.1 I
watched you
in the
mf B.2 grief
of
whip - poor -
wills,
*) If sung in a larger choir, either B1 & B2 can sing this, or it can still be a solo
9 33
mp
S.1 sings,
where
a
bird
sings,
where
a
bird
sings,
mp S.2 where
a
bird
sings,
where
a
bird
sings,
where
mp A.1 where
a
bird
sings,
where
a
bird
sings,
where
a
bird
mp A.2 bird sings,
where
a
bird sings,
where
a
bird sings,
mp T.1 where
where
where
where
mp T.2 where
where
mf
2
B.1 a -
ve -
nues
that make
a
ra
-
di - ant
ci - ty
10
poco accel. mf
36
7 8
S.1 where a
bird sings,
where a bird sings,
where a bird
sings,
where a
mf
7 8
S.2 a bird
sings,
where a bird sings,
where a bird sings,
where a bird
mf
7 8
A.1 sings,
where
a
bird sings,
where
a bird sings,
where a
bird sings,
mf
7 8
A.2 where a
bird sings,
where a bird sings,
where a bird
sings,
mf
7 8
T.1 a bird sings,
where a bird sings,
where a bird sings,
mf
7 8
T.2 where
where a
bird
sings,
where a
f
3
B.1 on the
3
west - ern
where
a bird
sings,
7 8
hills.
f
B.2 on the
bird sings,
west - ern hills.
7 8
11
Tempo Primo 40
S.1
q = 54
7 8
S.2
sub.p
5 4
bird
7 8
A.1
4 4
3
sings,
(Ah)
sub.p
5 4 sings,
7 8
rall.
4 4
(Ah)
sub.p
5 4
mp
4 4
3
(Ah)
A.2
7 8
5 4
mp
3
Yet since I
T.1
7 8
5 4
I
sub.p
knew
4 4 you
not,
4 4
(Ah)
I knew You
sub.p T.2
7 8
5 4
4 4 (Ah)
sub.p B.1
7 8
5 4
4 4 (Ah)
B.2
7 8
5 4
4 4
sub.p
(Ah)
not,
12
A little faster mp
43
6 4
S.1 I
sought
in
vain.
I
6 4
S.2 sought
in
4 4 vain.
A.1
3
called
mp
p
4 4
vain.
A.2 I
p
p
6 4 sought in
vain.
3
mp
4 4
(Ah)
mp
p
6 4
T.2 I
4 4
sought
in
vain.
mp
6 4
(c)alled
4 4
sought in
6 4
You
mp
You
4 4 vain.
3
vain.
p B.2
You
3
p B.1
You
3
(c)alled
mp
You
3
called
6 4
T.1
4 4
You
mp
called
mp
You
3
called
6 4 sought in
4 4
p
mp
I
q = 58
p
3
mp
You
13 46
mf
p
3
S.1 Beau -
ty
for
its fleet white sound.
lu...
mp
mf
3
3
S.2 Beau
-
ty
sound.
mf
But now in my il - lu
p
3
mp 3
mp
-
mined
-
mined
-
mined
3
A.1 Beau
-
ty
for
its fleet white sound.
in my il - lu
p
mf A.2 Beau
-
ty
fleet white sound.
mf
lu...
p
T.1 Beau
-
ty
sound.
mf
lu...
p
T.2 Beau - ty
sound.
mf
lu...
p
B.1 Beau
-
ty
sound.
lu...
-
ty
sound.
lu
mf B.2 Beau
14 50
mp
f
3
3
S.1 I
can
mp
re - lease the
3
hound
of
love
of
love
u-
love
u-
mf
3
S.2 heart
I
can
re - lease the
hound
mf
3
A.1 heart
I
can
re - lease
the
hound
mf
mp
3
A.2 re - lease
heart
the
hound
love
mp
mf
3
T.1 heart
re - lease
the
hound
love
mp
mf T.2 heart
re - lease
the
hound
of
mf
love
mp
B.1 heart
re - lease
the
hound
of
mf
love
mp
B.2 heart
re - lease
the
hound
of
love
15 53
mf
mp
3
3
port.
S.1 whose
bruis - ing leash
I
strain.
Oh,
mp
3
3
S.2 pon whose bruis - ing leash
I
strain.
Oh,
he willgrasp
Oh,
he
3
A.1 pon whose bruis - ing
leash
I
strain.
3
A.2 whose bruis - ing leash
I
strain.
3
grasp
3
T.1 whose bruis - ing leash
I
strain.
Oh,
he
will
grasp
3
3
T.2 whose bruis - ing leash
I
strain.
he
3
will grasp
3
B.1 leash
I
strain.
he
3
will grasp
3
B.2 leash
I
strain.
Oh,
he
he will
will
grasp
16
rit. 56
6 4
3
S.1 grasp
you
where You skim the sod,
nor
S.2 you
where You skim the sod,
5 4
wound Your breast,
nor
mf
3
6 4
3
mf
3
5 4
wound Your breast,
mf
6 4
3
A.1 you
where
skim the sod,
nor wound
A.2 where
skim the sod,
3
T.1 you
where
skim the sod,
3
T.2 you
where
skim the sod,
3
B.1 you
where
skim the sod,
3
B.2 you
where
skim the sod,
nor
wound
6 4
mf 3
3
nor wound
5 4
mf
5 4
your breast,
3
nor wound
6 4
5 4
your breast,
nor wound
6 4
mf
your breast,
nor wound
6 4
5 4 Your breast,
3
6 4
3
you
3
mf
5 4
your breast,
mf 3
your breast,
5 4
17
rall. 59
S.1
q = 54
5 4
sub.p
3
4 4
3
4 4
love
S.2
sub.p
5 4
love
A.1
soft as
sub.p
5 4
4 4
love
A.2
death,
mp
soft as
sub.p
5 4
mp
3
death,
swif - ter
mp
4 4
swif - ter
love
mp
T.1
5 4
for
T.2
5 4
4 4 love
is
soft
as
death,
4 4
p
love
B.1
5 4
4 4
p
love
B.2
5 4
4 4
p
love
is
soft
as
than
3
than
18 61 mp
mf
3
S.1 swif - ter than beau - ty
is,
and
mf
3
S.2 swif - ter than beau - ty
is,
and
ff
4 4 strong
as
strong
as
mf
beau - ty
is,
and
mf A.2 beau - ty
is,
and
p
mf
T.1 love,
and
mf T.2 and
mf B.1 death,
and
mf B.2 soft
as
death
and
strong
as
strong
as
strong
as
strong
as
strong
as
strong
as
6 4
God.
ff
4 4
6 4
God.
ff
4 4
6 4
God.
ff
4 4
6 4
God.
ff
4 4
6 4
God.
ff
4 4
6 4
God.
ff
4 4
A.1
God.
ff
4 4
6 4
God.
6 4
Celestial Bird
Roxanna Panufnik (b. 1968) studied at the Royal Academy of Music, and has written opera, ballet, music theatre, choral, chamber and film music. Key works include Westminster Mass, written for Westminster Cathedral Choir to mark Cardinal Hume’s 75th birthday, and settings of Vikram Seth’s Beastly Tales, commissioned by the BBC for Patricia Rozario and the City of London Sinfonia; harp concerto Powers & Dominions; violin concerto Abraham – for Daniel Hope – which exists also as an overture for the World Orchestra for Peace, premiered in Jerusalem under Valery Gergiev; Schola Missa de Angelis (choir of London Oratory School and brass octet); and The Generation of Love, a Shakespeare sonnet cycle (Mark Padmore, Richard Watkins, Julius Drake).
PANUFNIK
Roxanna Panufnik
Roxanna Panufnik ( *1968) studierte an der Royal Academy of Music und schuf Kompositionen für Oper, Ballett und Musiktheater sowie Chor-, Kammer- und Filmmusik. Zu ihren wichtigsten Werken gehören: die Westminster Mass für den Westminster Cathedral Choir, entstanden zum 75. Geburtstag des Londoner Erzbischofs Kardinal Hume; Vertonungen nach Vikram Seths Beastly Tales für Patricia Rozario und die City of London Sinfonia, ein Auftragswerk der BBC; das Harfenkonzert Powers & Dominions; das Violinkonzert Abraham für Daniel Hope, das auch als Ouvertüre für das World Orchestra for Peace existiert und in dieser Form unter Valery Gergiev in Jerusalem uraufgeführt wurde; Schola Missa de Angelis (Chor der London Oratory School und Blechbläseroktett) sowie The Generation of Love, ein Zyklus von Shakespeare-Sonetten (Mark Padmore, Richard Watkins, Julius Drake).
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