Before the Throne

Elyse Kahler

Before the Throne

Performance Notes Measures 14 and 17 – Glockenspiel and Timpani Performer repeats figure, or single note, at any speed as many times as possible during the course of the box.

Glockenspiel, m 15 Measures 17 and 21 – Chorus Performers repeat the word in their part at any speed independently. Gradually change from whispering to soft speaking and increasing the frequency of repeats.

Chorus, m 17 Measure 26 – Chorus and Glockenspiel; Measure 57 – Glockenspiel Performers repeat the figure on their line at any speed independently of other members of their section.

Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, and Chorus, m 26 Measure 43 – Chorus Performers repeat the figure on their line at any speed independently of other members of their section.

Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass, m 43

Measure 84 – Chorus Performers may choose any word, regardless of whether it is on their usual line and sing it in an octave comfortable to them. Repeat any word, in any order, at any speed. Performers may switch between words.

Chorus and Soprano Solo, measure 84

Percussion Notes

Bass Drum, Sus. Cymbal, Wind Chimes, Triangle

Instrumentation Timpani Percussion I Percussion II Percussion III Percussion IV Narrator Soprano Solo Baritone Solo Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Duration: approx 5’30”

Before the Throne Lyrics adapted by the composer from Revelation 4 and 5 from The Holy Bible

  Timpani   f  [Triangle, Wind Chimes]  Percussion I    [Sus. Cymbal, Bass Drum] Percussion II [Glockenspiel]

[Chimes]

Percussion III

 

A tempo q = 88

Senza Mesura



 

f

     f

[Suspended Cymbal]

 

Elyse Kahler

p



     

Narrator



    

  



Ho - ly!

Ho - ly

Senza Mesura Freely

Ho - ly!

ALTO

 Timp.

10

    

   

  









Glock.

Chim.

 



 Vib.   Narr.

S.



  

A.

T.

B.



  

 



3  mf     3







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  

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  

   

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 

 



 



 







 

 





is the Lord God Al - might - y!

    

 

Perc.



A tempo q = 88

    TENOR         BASS 





 

mp

  ff   Soprano Solo   SOPRANO

f



[Vibraphone]



  

p

   Percussion IV  





f

 



  





 

p

3      3

      Behold, a throne in heaven, and the One who was seated there.

 

 

    

pp

  Ah

 



pp

 

Ah

 



pp

 

Ah

 

 Copyright © 2012

   He shone like jewels, surrounded by rainbows.

 

    

pp

 

Ah

 

2

 Timp.

15

 



Perc.



Glock.

3

 

Chim.

S.







mp

     

Flashes of lightening



  

 

 

 

3

 

 Vib.   Narr.

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

               

 

 

 

  



             

3

3



whispered p



 

 



mp Rumblings

 



 

f

 

3

and Thunder.







Light - ning

 

A.

B.





Glock.



Chim.



Vib.

p



p





Light - ning



 



 



 



3







  

f

 







                     3



Narr.

S.



Light - ning



21

Perc.



Light - ning



  

 Timp.





  

T.

p

 



3



spoken mf



3



3

5



6

And I heard them say:

 

Light - ning



A.

mf







Thun - der

T.

B.



  

mf







Light - ning

mf





Thun - der



24 A    Timp. 

Perc.

Glock.

Chim.

  

  

 



  

 

fp

  

  

 













 

f

  Vib.      f

Narr.

 

 

 

 

 



 



 





 





3                    3

Ho - ly!

Ho - ly!

                  3

3

Ho - ly

 





is the Lord

God

Al



 -

migh

 





A.

 





T.

  





B.

  





S.





 







  ff  

3

mf

3

A

Sp. Solo

  

  

-

ty!

3

4

 Timp.

26 Senza Mesura

l.v.

 

Perc.

f

 



 



   

Glock.



f



Chim.

    l.v.

Vib.

 



 



 



ff



Narr.

 f 

Senza Mesura

S.

Ho



A.

-

 







ly,

ho - ly, ho - ly!



f



 

 





Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly!

 

T.

B.





f



 

 





Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly!

f



 

 

 

Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly!

  Timp. 



 



30

Perc.

A tempo

Glock.

 

Chim.

 





 Vib.    

mp

Narr.



 



  

 



  mf      Bless - ed

Bar. Solo

 

is



p

 

p

p

T.

  

p

B.

  

S.

A.



the









 









 









 

   

mf

the

 Lord.

is

 





    Bless - ed

is





Lord.

Bless - ed

 

  



A tempo

Sp. Solo





the



     

  



  





Lord

who has made

all

things.

Bless - ed

is

the

 Lord

  of

  

  





   

5

all

 things.

  

  

  

6

B

36      Timp.



          

Perc.

Glock.

 

        Vib.     



 B

 

    T.        B.  42

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



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



















Who is wor - thy to

    

 Timp.



f             

    

A.



 



     

S.





f At the Lord's right hand was a sealed scroll, and an angel proclaimed:

Sp. Solo



 

Chim.

Narr.



o

-

pen the scroll





  







Ah























Glock.





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

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Chim.





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



S.

 

deed?



A.



T.

B.



 

  



 

wor - thy in -

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

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p

 

I wept, but an elder said to me: mf





mp

   











Do

not

weep.







   



  



mp

















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Who is wor - thy?



deed?

deed?





f

Who is wor - thy?

deed?



  

mp

wor - thy in -



But none, Not in heaven, Not in earth. none could open it.



 



  

 

 

wor - thy in -

Who is



  



Ah

3

Who is

Who is

 





  





 Bar. Solo

f

 

wor - thy in -

f







f

 





   Who is

 

l.v.



Ah

Ah

          Vib.        



    





Narr.



and to know its seals?



Perc.

     







mp

Who is wor - thy? mp

  



Who is wor - thy?

 Timp.

51



Perc.













Glock.

accel.

 Vib.   

mp



Narr.

    

   

accel.

mf





Do









not

weep.











 Bar. Solo





 3     

Chim.

















Do

mf



 f  



  

pp







 

3          



Faster q = 112



not

  



 



















 

Faster q = 112

weep!

Be - hold!

  a

Li

 -

on



















A.



















 

































B.







 59

Timp.



Perc.



Chim.

 

Narr.

Bar. Solo







 

  mf



Glock.

Vib.







  

T.

B.





 

f



 















































 

       



the Root of Da - vid





 

ff



has pre vailed





f



  

  

  

  

  

f



C A tempo q = 72             

 

    



                       

  3  

rit.

to

   3   

o - pen the scroll!



Pre - vailed

A.

  



tribe of Ju - dah



f subito p

 



   

S.



  

rit.













C A tempo q = 72        

op - en the scroll!

        3

  

p

The

Lamb,

  

p

Pre - vailed f

op - en the scroll!

       

The p

Lamb,

Pre - vailed

op - en the scroll!

The

Lamb,

 

f





Pre - vailed

  in the

S.

T.

7



3

  3      op - en the scroll!

   

p

The





Lamb,

8

  Timp.

68

































































Vib.





Narr.





B.







        

mp



 



 

 

the Lamb,

mp

mf

 



the Lamb, mp

   

mf

the Lamb,





 

mp



 

the Lamb

is





the Lamb



wor - thy

 

 

 



f         to take the scroll.

scroll.

We are re -

  

         

   

3      

   

He shall o - pen the scroll!

to take the



     

3

to take the scroll.



mf

molto rit.     

He shall o - pen the scroll!

He shall o - pen the scroll!

        

wor - thy

     

to take the scroll. f



 

3

f        

        

wor - thy

 

is



wor - thy

 

is



the Lamb,

is

the Lamb, mf

  

the Lamb,



 

f







fp

  





 

 





T.

 

Chim.

 

 



A.





 

  













 

Glock.

S.







  







Perc.



molto rit.

3

We are re -

We are re -

He shall o - pen the scroll!

We are re -

  Timp.

D A tempo

 

77













    













Glock.















Chim.









Perc.

f

Vib.



Narr.



S.

        

deemed!

A.

deemed!

T.

B.



    deemed!   deemed!

   



   

       











  

























D A tempo     

    

    

For He was slain

and by His blood

     

     

    

    

    

For He was slain



and by His blood

and by His blood





we are

we are

we are

re - deemed!

re - deemed!

re - deemed!

     we are

re - deemed!

    We are

re - deemed!

    We are



re - deemed!

    We are



re - deemed!

    We are





re - deemed!

 Timp.

84







Glock.





Chim.









Narr.

 

Senza Mesura

Sp. Solo



S.

9





Perc.

Vib.



Senza Mesura

mf

    Bless - ing be to Him

ff

pp



    3

who sits on the throne

f

     and to the Lamb

 

  

ff

for ev -

er and ev -

er.







Strength



A.

ff

pp

 



Honor



A.

ff

pp

 



Glo - ry

 

T.

B.





ff





pp



Bless - ing

ff



Power

pp



10

85 E   Timp. 

A tempo















Perc.

 





  

Glock.

 







    

Chim.

 









  Vib.    

Narr.

S.

           

   E A tempo  f      Bless - ing

be

to

Him

      Bless - ing

be



to

B.

Bless - ing

be





Him

 

3      



throne

and

who sits on the throne

Him



and

3      



cresc.

to

      who sits on the

cresc.

f       

and

3

Him

       Bless-ing be to

 

who sits on the throne

cresc.

f

T.

     

 

who sits on the throne











3              

 3



f

A.



cresc.



     





 

 





and

  to

the

 

to

the

 Lamb

 Lamb

  

to

the

 

to

the

Lamb



Lamb

  Timp.

91

Perc.

Glock.

 

 

 























 

   3 p 3                  Vib.                 3

Chim.

Narr.

S.

A.

T.

B.



       

  

3



   

3



 

   



    

  

And they shall forever say,



 



ev - er!

A - men.

ff



mf

and ff

ev - er!

and ff

ev - er!

for

ev -

f







for f

ev -

er

for f

ev -

er

for

 

ev -

 

 

er

   

     

and

 

  





ev

er!

   



 



 

mp

and









er



 



f



 





 









ff

f

 





mf

 

 

 niente



     

 

        

niente





niente

niente

A - men. mf



niente

A - men. mf



niente





 

A - men.