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April 24, 2012 Commissioned by Vox Humana, under the direction Brian Wismath, Victoria, BC

Mother o' Mine

Rudyard Kipling

Kathleen Allan

° b b 6 mp &b b 8 >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ q. = 126 Hushed, with passion

SOPRANO

Moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine,

ALTO

b 6 & b bb 8

>œ œ œ œ™

moth - er o' mine,

mp

>œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™ >œ œ œ œ™

>œ œ œ œ™

b 6> > > > > >œ œ œ œ ™ & b bb 8 œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ ‹ moth - er o' mine, Moth- er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, mp > >œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ ? bb b 68 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ BASS ¢ b Moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, mp

moth - er o' mine,

TENOR

moth - er o' mine,

O,

° bb &b b 7

>œ œ œ œ™

Ϊ

Œ

moth - er o' mine,

b & b bb

>œ œ œ œ™

b & b bb >œ œ œ œ™ ‹ moth-er o' mine,

? b œ™ ¢ b bb

mine,

If

I

>œ œ œ œ™

j œ

œ œ œ œ

j œ œ™

were hanged on the high - est

moth - er o' mine,

>œ œ œ œ ™

moth - er o' mine,

>œ œ œ

moth - er o'

>œ œ œ

p

moth - er o'

>œ œ œ œ ™

>œ œ œ pœ ™

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

12

>œ œ œ œ™

Ϊ

Œ

(moth - er o' mine)

bb &b b

j œ œ

hill,

˙™

p

moth - er o' mine,

° bb &b b

mp

moth - er o'

œ™ >œ œ œ

j œ œ

Ϫ

mine,

Ϫ

>œ œ œ œ

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

œ œ œ œ >

moth - er o' mine,

>œ œ œ œ ™

>œ œ œ œ ™

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

j œ œ

>œ œ œ

moth - er o' mine,

>œ œ œ œ ™

mine,

I know whose love

>œ œ œ œ™

>œ œ œ œ™

j nœ œ bœ œ œ™

would fol - low me still,

Ϫ

>œ œ œ œ™

j œ

O

j œ O

>œ œ œ moth - er o'

˙™ >œ œ œ œ™

b >œ œ œ œ ™ >œ œ œ œ ™ >œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ™ & b bb œ œ œ œ ™ > > ‹ moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine moth - er o' mine moth - er o' mine moth - er o' mine > > > >œ œ œ > ? bb b œ ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ ¢ b moth - er o' mine

mine,

moth - er o' mine

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine

moth - er o' mine,

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moth - er o'

April 24, 2012

2

° bb &b b 17

>œ œ œ œ™

(moth er o' mine)

b & b bb

>œ œ œ œ™

b & b bb >œ œ œ œ ™ ‹ moth - er o' mine moth - er o' mine

? b b œ™ ¢ bb

mine,

° bb &b b Œ 22

b & b bb œ I

∑

>œ œ œ œ ™ moth - er o' mine,

>œ œ œ œ ™

>œ œ œ œ ™

moth - er o' mine, mf

moth - er o' mine,

mf

>œ œ œ œ ™

moth - er o' mine,

Ϊ

˙™

were hanged

œ œ œ œ

j œ œ™

˙™

>œ œ œ œ™

>œ œ œ œ™

>œ œ œ œ ™

>œ œ œ œ ™

mine,

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

hill,

Ϫ

moth - er o'

Ϊ

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

>œ œ œ œ™

>œ œ œ œ™

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

Ϫ

j œ œ

j nœ œ bœ œ œ™

would

would fol - low me still,

˙™

mf straight, edgy tone

œ

œ

œ

fol - low

Ϫ

me

œ œ œ ˙™

fol - low me still mf straight, edgy tone

>œ œ œ œ ™

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

I

>œ œ œ

moth - er o'

˙™

still

mf straight, edgy tone

>œ œ œ œ ™

‰ ‰ j œ

>œ œ œ œ ™

mine)

>œ œ œ œ™

mine,

If

>œ œ œ

>œ œ œ œ ™

(moth - er o'

>œ œ œ œ™

Ϫ

j œ

(moth - er o' mine)

Ϫ

know whoselove

p

moth - er o' mine, pp

moth - er o' mine,

j œ ˙™

Œ

pp

moth - er o' mine,

œ œ™ J

bb> &b b œ œ œ ‹ moth-er o'

Ϊ

moth - er o' mine,

know whose love

mine,

∑

j œ œ I

? bb b œ™ ¢ b

∑

were hanged on the high - est

mine,

bb &b b œ

mp

∑

>œ œ œ œ™

I

? bb b œ™ ¢ b

27

∑

>œ œ œ œ™

If

b > & b bb œ œ œ ‹ moth-er o'

° bb &b b Œ

∑

>œ œ œ œ ™

œ

j œ

∑

>œ œ œ œ ™

p

j œ

mp

>œ œ œ œ™

˙™ >œ œ œ œ™

moth - er o' mine, moth - er o' mine, mf straight, edgy tone

>œ œ œ œ™

>œ œ œ œ™

>œ œ œ œ™

>œ œ œ œ™

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

moth - er o' mine,

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>œ œ œ

moth - er o'

April 24, 2012

3

° b b ˙™ &b b

˙™

∑

∑

∑

∑

b & b bb ˙™

˙™

∑

∑

∑

∑

32

b > & b bb œ œ œ œ™ ‹ moth-er o' mine, ? bb b œ™ ¢ b

mine,

° bb &b b 38

b & b bb

>œ œ œ œ™ moth-er o' mine,

mine,

>œ œ œ œ ™

>œ œ œ œ ™

>œ œ œ œ ™

moth-er o' mine,

moth-er o' mine,

moth-er o' mine,

moth-er o' mine,

>œ œ œ œ™

>œ œ œ fpœ™

>œ œ œ œ™

>œ œ œ œ™

>œ œ œ œ ™

moth-er o'mine,

moth-er o'mine,

moth-er o'mine,

moth-er o'mine,

moth-er o'mine,

∑

∑

∑

∑

G.P.

∑

nœ œ œ œ ™ > mp

∑

moth - er o' mine,

∑

∑

b > & b bb œ œ œ œ ™ ‹ moth-er o' mine,

? b b œ™ ¢ bb

>œ œ œ œ ™

fp

∑

∑

∑

moth-er o'

nœ œ œ œ ™ >

moth - er o' mine,

∑

Ϊ

mp

nœ œ œ >

moth - er o'

∑

>œ œ œ œ ™ ™ Œ

moth - er o' mine

∑

G.P.

>œ œ œ

∑

∑

> Œ™ œ œ œ œ™ Œ™

G.P.

∑

G.P.

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

moth - er o' mine

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4

Sopranos and Altos: each singer in own tempo, freely choosing between the three boxes, begin mf

° bb &b b

∑

b & b bb

∑

í ™™

S&A

í ™™ nœ œ œ œ ™ > o'

mine,

moth - er

o'

o'

mine

U ˙™

U ∑

™™î

U ˙™

U ∑

™™î

mine

í ™™ >œ œ <n>œ œ™

Ϊ

moth - er

™™î

U ˙™

œ œ œ

O,

moth - er

b & b bb œ ™

>œ ™

U ∑

To A.

mine

repeat ad lib.

< h. = q > q = 63

T

B

b & b bb ‹

mf in strict time

>™ ˙

∑

p

˙™

mf

, > ˙™

oh

? bb ¢ bb

p

˙™

,

oh

∑

∑

∑

mf

p mf

> 42 ˙

oh

∑

42

∑

p

,> ˙

,

oh

∑

∑

S A (continued)

° mf

p

, > ˙

bb> &b b ˙ ‹ oh mf

?b ¢ b bb

, > ˙

p mf

p mf

oh

∑

p

oh

∑

, mf >˙ If

∑

Œ

mp

mp

œ

œ

I

were

mp

>œ

œ

If

I

œ

were

œ

œ

œ

drowned in

the

œ

3

œ

œ

drowned in

the

3

œ

œ

˙

deep - est

sea,

bœ

˙

œ

deep - est

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sea,

S A (continued)

°

April 24, 2012

mf

mp

b & b bb œ ‹

‰

Ϫ

œ J If

? bb œ ¢ bb

‰

œ J

I

œ

œ J

Ϫ

were drowned

If

I

were drowned

œ J

œ

œ

œ

in

the

œ

œ

in

the

œ

í ™™ œ œ

S A (continued)

+

°

bœ

b˙˙

˙˙

Œ

˙

˙

Œ

sea,

œ

deep - est

U ∑

U ˙

œ œ

œœ

deep - est

begin incorporating this as one of the options f

O

œ I

œ

sea,

If

™™î f

mf

b œœ & b bb ‹ know

? bb b œ ¢ b I

œœ

˙˙

whose

˙˙

œ

œ

was

drowned

+

° f

b œœ & b bb ‹

?b œ ¢ b bb

œ

œ

in

the

3

me,

í ™™

b-œ

œ

œ

bœ

œ

œ

deep - est

œ

sea,

mf

˙˙

˙˙

I mf

know

whose

œ œ I

œ

know whose

œ

˙˙ tears,

œ

3

œœ

œœ

I f

know

whose

I

know

œ

whose

œœ

œœ

3

œœ

tears would come

œ

œ

3

œ

tears would come

œ

bœ

tears would come down

œ to

land on whichever note ends the boxed motive you were singing (the director may wish to assign these for balance)

™™î

˙˙˙˙

U ˙˙˙ ˙ U ˙˙˙˙ U ˙˙˙˙ U ˙˙

˙˙˙ ˙ ˙˙˙˙

œœ

œ

œ

U ∑

U ˙

O

f

œ

œœ

tears,

yet another option is added f

S A (continued)

5

˙˙

˙˙

˙˙

down

to

me,

b˙

b˙

down

to

˙˙

me,

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U ˙˙

April 24, 2012

6

° bb &b b 82

∑

∑

∑

mp

Œ

œ

œ

œ

I

were

If

b & b bb

∑

b & b bb ‹

∑

? bb ¢ bb

∑

soul,

soul,

b & b bb ˙ ‹ soul,

? b b <n>˙ ¢ bb

soul,

° bb ˙ &b b 101

bb & b b <b>˙˙ bb &b b ˙ ‹ ˙

mp

mine. mf

mp

˙

of

œ 3œ œ

no breath

œ œ

œ I

œ

˙

of

no breath

˙

mf

œ œ œ

mine.

˙

know

I

know

whose

œno breath œ b˙

∑

œ

œ

If

I

were

œ

œ

œ

If

I

were

prayers

œ

know

damned

> ˙

œ

damned

œ

damned

˙

œ

˙

œ

œ

make me

would

make me

œ ‰ œ J

prayers

œ

would

œ ‰ œ J

prayers

œ

would

œ œ

œ œ

make me

3

œ œ œ

of

bo - dy and

œ

œ

-œ

of

bo - dy

œ

-œ

of

bo - dy

f

bo - dy and

œ

œ

make me

no breath

œ

œ

Œ

˙

>˙

<n>œ

3

œ œ œ

of

˙ >

would

prayers

whose

˙

damned

j œ ‰ œ

˙

b˙

œ

˙

œ

œ œ œ

Moth - er mp

o'

3

˙

mine,

œ œ œ

˙

œ 3œ œ

œ

Moth - er mp

o'

o'

œ 3œ œ

Moth - er

o'

œ

mine,

œ

mine,

O

˙

˙

˙

b˙˙

˙˙

˙

˙

˙

˙

whole,

f

f

˙ whole,

˙

whole,

f

˙ whole,

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

O

bœ

œ O

˙

œ

moth - er mf

œ

O

œ

œ

œ

mine,

œ

œ

œ

œ and

mf

3

œ and

rit.

Moth - er mp

∑

œ

whose

˙

∑

were

˙

˙

∑

I

whose

˙

mp

œ

˙

œ

I

Œ

œ

œ If

Œ

I know no breath

œ

mp

Œ

∑

3

Moth - er

91

?b ¢ b bb

mp

Moth - er mp

° bb &b b ˙ b & b bb

∑

<n>˙ >

Œ

œ

moth - er mf

œ

œ

o'

U ˙

mine.

U ˙

œ

œ

U ˙

o'

mine.

bœ

œ

œ

œ o'

mine.

œ

œ

œ

œ

U ˙

o'

mine.

moth - er mf

moth - er

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