Cry of the holy child satb score

The Music of

James Deignan

Cry of the Holy Child SATB

Poem by Euan Tait

JDM0009

Commissioned by Curtis Kettler for the Southwest Christian High School Chamber Singers and Concert Choir

Alto

Tenor

Bass

5

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A

&

#### 4 & 4

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P piu mosso q=85 #### œ œ œ œ & P #### œ V ? ####

cry

to the

hum - an

heart

an

in - fant cry

∑

Liv - ing word

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑ œ.

œ œ œ ˙

to the

hum - an heart

to the

Ó

j œ œ.

hum - an heart an

∑

inf - ant

j œ œ œ œ œ a

œ œ cry

∑

P Œ ‰ œj 43 The

rit.

inf - ant cry

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ cry

the

∑

∑

Christ's first

B

Christ's first cry

#### 4 V 4

Christ's first

T

James Deignan (2016) Poem by Euan Tait

P rubato #### 4 j j ‰ œ j . & 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ Humble q = 80

Soprano

Cry of the Holy Child

a

word - less hun - ger

43

œ œ œ œ word - less hun - ger

Ó

Pœ Œ ‰ J 43 The

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43

Cry of the Holy Child

2 9

S

#### 3 & 4 œ . œJ œ piu mosso q=90

an

A

-

#### 3 œ ˙ V 4 an - gel

B

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an - gel

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gel

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T

-

gel

mu - sic

mu - sic

mu - sic

œ.

j œ œ

œ.

mu - sic

j œ œ

drowned by thei

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œ.

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œ.

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œ.

wel - come

wel - come

wel - come

? # # # # œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ flash of song they did - n't - wel

pain

œ . œj œ

op - en

œ . œj œ

œ œ . œj

tore

˙.

pain

tore

pain

pain

a

œ œ . œj a

tore

their days

op - en

a

j œ œœ œœ œœ

œ˙ .˙

long

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that

op - en

op - en

did not be - long

-

a

their days

j œœ . œœ œœ .

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did not be

their days

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tore

˙.

that

their days

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j œ œ œ œ

that

come that

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˙.

drowned by their

œ ˙

flash of song they did - n't

B

œœ ..

j œœ œ

drowned by their

œ ˙

flash of song they did - n't

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drowned by their

œ ˙

flash of song they did - n't

T

œ.

œ ˙

did not be - long

did not be - long

j œ œ. œ œ œ. œ

F œ œ œ œœœ turned a - way

to 3 a

turned a - way

to

F 3 œ œ œ œœœ F œ œ œ œ œ F œ œ œ œ œ turned a - way

to a

turned a - way

to a

a

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20

S

sta - ble

A

&

####

œ ˙

sta - ble

T

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sta - ble

B

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sta - ble

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f j œœ .. œœ œ

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f j œ. œ œ

˙.

shep - herds rough chants

shep - herds rough chants

kings end - less - ly call - ing ac - ross 3

˙.

shep - herds rough chants

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V ? # # # # ˙˙ .. ces

kings

3

œ œ œœœ œ œ œ ˙ œ.

end - less - ly

œœ . .

j œœ œœ

end - less - ly

œ ˙

end - less ly call - ing

j œ œ œ ˙

œ œ J

call - ing

œ call

œ œ

call

œœ ˙

vast dist - an rit.

˙. oo

˙.

œ ˙

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˙.

call - ing

call - ing

call - ing

oo

œ ˙ œ ˙

œœ ˙˙

œ ˙ œ ˙

. n n ˙˙ .

œœ œœ œœ ˙˙

kings end - less - ly call - ing

ing

œœ

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kings end - less - ly call - ing

Pœ œ nœ œ

dist - anc -

œœ œœ

call - ing

œ ˙

œ œ œ ˙

vast

call - ing

call - ing

P œ œ

-

˙ ˙

call - ing

call - ing

call

-

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œ ˙

call - ing

end - less - ly call - ing

ing

œ

vast dist - an

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dist - an -

œ œ

œ ˙

œ œ ˙

kings

vast

kings end - less - ly call - ing ac - ross

P œ.

ces

œ . œj œ œ rit.

3

œ œ œœœ œ œ œ ˙

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f j œ. œ œ

3 3

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es

B

œf . œ J œ

P Broadening œ . œj œ œ œ ˙

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Cry of the Holy Child

-

call - ing

ing

oo

oo

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Cry of the Holy Child

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œ

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God

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called back

subito

œ

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called back

p

un - til God

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God

œ

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called back

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called back

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God

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˙

ex - iles were made

∑

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called back

∑

Ó

œ God

P œ

God

œ

called

˙ God

œ œ œ œ 3

∑

∑

Ó

P œ

and

˙

called back

ex - iles were made

B

˙ nœ œ

un - til God

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#### ˙ &

˙

subito

and

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˙. ˙.

˙

p ˙ nœ œ

a tempo

œ

called

˙ back

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back

œ œ œ ˙

sud - den - ly wel - come home at - last

œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ ˙ 3

sud - den - ly wel - come home at - last

œ

˙

home

œ

at

˙ home

œ

at

˙ last

œ home

˙.

last

j ˙ œ œ . œ œ œ

œ

œ œ œ œ . œJ ˙

œ

at the sta - ble

at the sta - ble

a - round

a - round

a

a

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rit.

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at

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home

at

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A

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œœ œœ

Ma - ry

˙

p ˙.

God's

œ

Jos - eph's

œœœ œ ˙

œ œ œ ˙˙

œœ

œœ

œœ œœ

ho - ly

fam - ily

fam - ily

p ˙.

mm

rit.

œ- œ- œ ˙ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ - - -

stunned by this birth

how

∑

gen - tle wait - ing

Jos - eph's

gen - tle

fra

-

∑

wait - ing

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U , p œœ œœ ˙˙ œ

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gile life be - comes

fra - gile

life be - comes

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con - ceived

p

con - ceived

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con - ceived

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œœ ˙˙

˙.

p F a tempo œœ . œ œj œœ œ U , œ ˙ œ ˙ œ how

3

3

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F œœ œœ œœ

stunned by this birth

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œ

mm

sil - ence 3

œ œ œ ˙

ho - ly

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œœ ˙˙

bur - ning

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God's

sil - ence

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q=75, slower (more contemplative)

œœ ˙

bur - ning

B

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5

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Ó

p œ

˙

con - ceived

œ- œ-

through her

œ- œ-

through her

œ- œ-

through her

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through her

Cry of the Holy Child

6

# # # # Œ Œ ‰ œj ˙ œ 2 ˙ 3 ˙. & 4 4 ˙. ˙. œ œ ˙ Mag - ni - fi

57

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"yes"

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"yes"

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cat

˙˙

,

F œ ˙.

Mag - ni

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Mag - ni

-

cieved through her

"yes"

˙.

42 œ œ 43 ˙

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œ

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fi

-

cat!

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˙.

˙

œ

˙.

fi

-

cat!

fi

-

Mag - ni

ceived through her

ceived through her

˙

˙.

-

œ- œ ˙ .

-

42 œ œ 43 ˙

fi - cat!

-

cieved

fi ni j j Œ Œ ‰ œ œ. œ œ œ œ ˙. ˙. œ - through her yes Mag

fi j j Œ˙ . Œ ‰ œ œ˙ .. œ œ œ œ- œ

rit.

cat

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con

a tempo

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con

con

"yes"

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cat

42

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rit.

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cat!

f ˙˙ ..

f ˙˙ .. f ˙. f ˙.

"yes"

"yes"

ƒ U ˙.

˙.

P Œ Œ ‰ œj 44

Primo Tempo

Solo: "Yes!"

Ó.

And

P 4 Œ Œ ‰ œj 4 And

∑

P 4 Œ Œ ‰ œj 4 And

∑

P Œ Œ ‰ œJ 44 And

Cry of the Holy Child

#### 4 & 4 œ œ œ.

now our hearts

j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ

re - turn

j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ˙

now our hearts

j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ

re - turn

j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ˙

now our hearts

j œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ

j œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ˙

70

S

A

T

B

#### 4 & 4 œ œ œ. #### 4 V 4 œ œ œ. ? # # # # 44 œ œ œ .

now our hearts

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S

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B

V

œ.

what

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j œ ˙

we were

œ œ

what we

œ. what

œ œ

œ œ were

j œ ˙

we were

what we

œ œ were

re - turn

to

to

to

our for

got - ten beau - ty

our for - got - ten beau - ty

our for - got - ten beau - ty

j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ

re - turn

to

and what we were

and what we were

œ œ œ ‰ œ œ J œ ˙

our for - got - ten beau - ty

2 j 4 . œ œ œ- œ ˙ re - ig - nites

and what we were

and what we were

44 3 œ œ œ œ œ

at

home

œ œ œ œ œ

˙.

œ œ ˙-

42 ˙

44 3 œ œ œ œ œ

w

œ œ ˙-

42 ˙

44 3 œ œ œ œ œ

j œ . œ œ œ-

re - ig - nites

re - ig - nites

re - ig - nites

42

˙

we are ag - ain

wœ œ ˙

44

3

we are ag - ain

we are ag - ain

we are ag - ain

at

at

at

home

home

w

home

œ

8

&

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œ œ œ. œ œ ˙.

on - ly

T

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in

œ œ œ œ

on - ly

p

the cry

rit.

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of

Christ

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on - ly

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in

a tempo

in the

œ œ œ œ

on - ly

in the

the

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

cry

of

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œ œ. œ œ œ. œ œ #˙

cry

˙.

cry

of

Christ

w

on - ly in

œ w

of

Christ

the

cry

w

˙ of

Christ

w

ww

mm