Commissioned by the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, Ed Broms, Director of Music, for its 100th anniversary as the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, and for the dedication of its new sculpture, Nautilus. Premiered November 4th, 2012
The Chambered Nautilus SATB div.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894)
Kile Smith
Calmly q = 60 This Soprano
° bb 2 div. ∑ & b4 Œ ‰ œ p J
is the ship of pearl, which,
Œ ‰ mp j œ ∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ J J
This, p div.
b2 & b b4 ˙ ˙
Alto
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This, Tenor
Bass
b2 & b b4 ‹ ? bb 2 ¢ b4
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Œ ‰ mp j œ œ œ œœ
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Calmly q = 60
for rehearsal only
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b 2 &bb4 Œ p bb 2 b & 4 ˙ ˙
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∑ ‰ œJ
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feign,
the
The
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j œœ ‰ ˙
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b & b b Ϫ Ϫ
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