On the Night Train.pdf
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Twist, J.
On The Night Train
Joseph Twist is a member of the younger generation of Australian-born composers. Based in Brisbane at the University of Queensland, he is actively involved in choral music as both a composer and a chorister. Joseph is the recipient of the Australian Voices Young Composer Award and the Chanticleer Student Composer Competition for 2003. His choral music has been performed by The Australian Voices, The Brisbane Chamber Choir, The National Youth Choir of Australia and Chanticleer. On The Night Train sets the scene of a train dashing through the Australian bush at dusk, as described by Henry Lawson’s graceful poetry. The emptiness of the Australian outback is represented by long, sustained pitches in the opening and closing sections of the work, above which a simple, folk-like melody is sung. This melody is also used throughout a rhythmic contrasting section where the singers create the impression of a moving train with “scat-like” nonsense syllables and whispered vocal effects.
On The Night Train
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Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep
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On The Night Train
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A cappella
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Music from Australia
SATB divisi a cappella
For the St Peter's Lutheran College Chorale
ON THE NIGHT TRAIN For Mixed Voices, SATB divisi
HENRY LAWSON
! !$ SOPRANO " ! #
%
$ " !! #
%
JOSEPH TWIST
Slow and very distant (q = 68)
ALTO
p
&
&
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&
&
&
&
&
seen the bush
p
&
&
&
Have you
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&
(
) & *
&
' &
&
(
) * &
by moon -
seen the bush
by moon -
light,
light,
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&
&
from the
from the
p stagger breathe
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+
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+
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BASS
Nn
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S.
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train,
" &
A.
train,
T.
B.
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go
*
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run - ning
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go
mp
mp
&
run - ning
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patch of
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&
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patch of
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+ +
sky?
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glas - sy
poco
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Here
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sky?
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by,
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S.
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poco
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p
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wat - er,
&&
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wat - ter
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yet so
) && * & &
yet so
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11 ' ! ' " & $ &/ & & -&
mp slightly whispered
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p
(
warm, and yet so cold:
"I'm the Mot- her Bush that bore you!
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A.
warm, and yet so cold:
T.
B.
"
" ($ #
-&
' )* && & & & & & & & &
"I'm the Mot- her Bush that bore you! mp
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+
, +
+
Faster (q = 102)
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(
# #
(
T.
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mp very rhythmically
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Dmm* Dmm
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are old?" pp
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are old?"
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%
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p
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1' & &&& (
1' & &&& (
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1 & & -&& $$ &&
pp very rhythmically and sprightly
21
S.
p
+
&$
Dmm
mp very rhythmically
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Come to me when you
Oo
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A.
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pp
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16
S.
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) && * & &
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dm duh dm
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T.
B.
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1 ' & & & &
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1 ' & & & (
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1 ' & & & (
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24
S.
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1' &&& &
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) & * & & & & && & &
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A.
Dm
1 3 3 3 3 &
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((
- buh dm
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mp
B.
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27 ! & $ & & & & 1& & $ & "
A.
duh - dm
1 3 3 3 3 &
dm - dm dm dm duh - dm
S.
sempre p
& * & /
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&& -&& ((
&
mp
B.
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(
duh - dm
1' &&&
dut duh - bah- dut
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2 1 2 1' & & & &&& & &
T.
B.
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) * && & &
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dm mp
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pp
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dut duh - buh - dut duh - buh - dut
1 ' & & & &
' &
dm
2 1 2 2 1 & & & 0 & & & & & &
mp
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mp
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1 ' & & & &
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dm
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doo
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A.
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dut
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dut
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dark - ly to the range mp legato p
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dark - ly
to the range
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1 & & '& buh - dm
Did you see the bush be - low
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fp
Mm
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fp
Mm
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mf
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% & &
&&
dut
dm
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sweep - ing,
sweep
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f & '& 0'&& $$ '&& ($ ($
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mf
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mf
((
) && &&$$ & &
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un- chang ing,
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) && *
mp
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yet so
un- chang ing,
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duh - buh - dut
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f
1 '+ +
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' & &$
to the range
mp legato
T.
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dut
2 1 2 & & & 01& & & 0& &
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duh - buh - duh - buh dut Did you
& 0& & (
sub. mp, legato
A.
-
duh Dm
! & &$ 0( "
dut
2 1 & & &
2 0&
&&
'& '& & & & & 0& & &
1 & & & & &2
dut
doo
f
duh - buh - duh -buh - dut
sub. mp, legato
38
S.
duh - buh - dut
-
-
((
2 2 & 0&
Dmm
2 1 & & & & 0&
1 2 & & &
2 1 & " 0& & # duh-buh-dut
T.
doo
'&
Dmm
dut
duh - buh - dut
duh - buh - dut
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duh - buh - duh - buh - duh - buh dut
A.
((
1 2 & & & 0& &
2 &
dut
2 1 & & 0&
'&
&
35
S.
dut
& 0&2
! && "
1 2 & & &
2 &
2 &
dm
T.
2 1 & & &
p
&& 0&2
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mp
) & * & &
yet so
f
mp
un-chang ing,
yet so
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un-chang ing,
yet so
5 A tempo
poco rall.
! " 0& & ( 43
S.
ve-ry old
$ '1 (( ( (
fp
pp
0&
and strange! Mm
$ '1 ( ((
pp
" 0& & ((
A.
ve-ry old
+ +
&&
fp
+ +
and strange! Mm
1 && $$ & & && && & $ &) ( && &$ & * (
) & * && $$ && &
'1 0& $ & & & & &$ &) * ( (
) && * &$ &
fp
Dm -dm dm - dm
Mm
p
fp
Dm -dm dm - dm
Mm
$ ' mf più legato 0 & 0 (( % & & & & 0& & & $ & &
(
$ ' mf più legato & 0& 0( % & & & & 0& &$ & &
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pp
" 0& & ( # ve-ry old
T.
B.
"
, 0& & ( ve-ry old
and strange!
and strange!
! &&0&& &&&& $ $ " 48
S.
Did you hear the busha call ing,
pp
1 * &&
Mm
buh dm
'1 * & &
fp
" & & & &$
A.
buh dm
$ " & #
T.
B.
"
,
&$
Mm
when yourheart was young and bold:
dm - buh dm
) && * 0& $ & & 0& & & & ( p
((
Dm dm -
dm - buh dm
* & 0& & & 0& & & $ & (
) & * & 0& & & & &
"I'm the mo- ther bush that nursed you!
Come to me when youare
& 0& & & 0& & &$ & (
& & 0& & & & & / *
"I'm the mo- ther bush that nursed you!
Come to me when youare
*
Dm dm
& & & & & 0& & ( / *
) && * && $$ && && && && && && (( Dm dm -
p
when yourheart was young and bold:
p
((
Dm dm
) & * & & & & 0& & (
Did you hear the busha call ing,
fp
p
p
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dm - dm
mf
0& $ 0& & & & & $ & Dm dm
dm - dm
(
) & * &
(
& * / &
old?"
old?"
Dm
Dm
6
! &$ " & $ && && mp
52
S.
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mp
A.
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T.
B.
" & # Dmm , " &
Dmm
! " 55
S.
-
rall.
&& $$ &&
&& && dm
-
buh dm
dut duh - buh dut
Dmm
buh dm
-
p
' &
& &
dm
5
5
Dmm
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+
dm - dm
1 ' & & & &$ buh dm
1 ' & & & & $$ & & & & buh dm
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1 ' & &
&
buh dm
Dmm
1 ' & & & &
& &
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-
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dm
-
dm
1 ' & & & &$ buh dm
1 ' & & & & $$ & & & & buh dm
#
%
mf lightly and very freely, con rubato
1 ' & &
buh dm
1 ' & & & &
buh dm
&
ALL OTHER SOPRANOS pp stagger breathe
" +
Oo
(
pp stagger breathe
, + " +
Oo
( +
&
+(
(
&
(
&
&
& & (
($
ppp
($
+
pp stagger breathe
" + # Oo
&
) & * & &
& & & & &
ppp
($
+
(
&
&
Through the long, vo - cif-'rous cut - ting
pp stagger breathe
B.
&
&
Slow and very distant (q = 72)
Oo
T.
p
dm
&& && && $$ && 0 && $$ && && && && && $$ &&
Dm - dm
SOPRANO SOLO OR SEMI CHORUS
" +
A.
0 && $$ && &&
2 1 2 & & & &
1 ' & & & &
dm -
p
dm
1 ' & & & & -
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dm
& & dm
p
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as the
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* slight gliss, sung very late
( +
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* slight gliss, sung very late
(
7
! " & & & &( 60
(
night train swift- ly sped,
' ) ) & * & & & & & & & &$ & & * & & & & & & ( Did you hear the grey bush cal ling
from the pine ridge ov- er
head:
&*& & /
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S.
&
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A.
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T.
B.
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ppp
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* non gliss
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seen the seas and
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&
all seems
told;
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the
S. sempre ppp
* close slowly from Oo to Mm
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+
+
Ooo*
sempre ppp
T.
B.
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! " & & & & & & 68
) & * & & &$ Come to me,
Mo- ther- Bush that loves you!
S.
" +
+
Mm
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A.
+
ppp * slight gliss, sung very late
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T.
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+ 6
+ (
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now you are old?"
+
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