The Birth of St. Patrick | Mark Templeton | MusicSpoke

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for WomanSong Chorale of Charleston, West Virginia

The Birth of Saint Patrick

by Samuel Lover (1797-1868) arranged by Mark D. Templeton

for SSAA, a cappella With Glee qd = 64 Soprano 1

b 6F j b & b 8 œ œ œ

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b F & b b 68 œ œj œ

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b 6F j b & b 8 œ œ œ

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b 6F j b & b 8 œ œ œ

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On

Soprano 2

On

Alto 1

On

Alto 2

On

the eighth day

the eighth day

the eighth day

the eighth day

b . . . . &bb œ œ œ œ 4

S1

first saw the day,

S2

b & b b œ. œ. œ. œ.

A2

b &bb

first saw the day,

first saw the day,

b & b b œ.

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mid - night and morn:

S2

b & b b œ.

mid - night and morn:

A1

b &bb œ .

mid - night and morn:

A2

b &bb œ .

mid - night and morn:

œ

œ

œ œ

œ

œ

œ

it was some peo - ple

œ

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œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

of March

it was some peo - ple

œ

œ œ

œ

of March

œ œ œ œ

o - thers de - clare 'twas the

œ œ œ œ

j œ

œ œ œ œ

œ œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

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œ

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œ

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ninth he was born,

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o - thers de - clare 'twas the

For mis - takes will oc - cur in a

For mis - takes will oc - cur in a

For mis - takes will oc - cur in a

For mis - takes will o - cur in a

ninth he was born,

ninth he was born,

hur - ry and shock;

hur - ry and shock;

hur - ry

œ

mid - night he

œ œ œ œ

Pat - rick

at

mid - night he

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Pat - rick

œ œ

at

mid - night he

œ œ œ œ œ œ

And 'twas all

œ

at

œ œ

say, That Saint

œ.

mid - night he

œ œ œ œ

Pat - rick

say, That Saint

œ œ

at

œ œ

œ

œ

œ

o - thers de - clare 'twas the

Pat - rick

say, That Saint

ninth he was born,

œ

œ

œ

œ œ œ œ

œ œ

say, That Saint

it was some peo - ple

o - thers de - clare 'twas the

j œ

œ

œ

of March

8

S1

œ

it was, some peo - ple

œ œ œ œ

While

œ

of March

j œ

While

œ. œ. œ. œ.

œ œ

œ œ œ œ

While

b & b b œ. œ œ œ . . .

œ

œ J

While

first saw the day,

A1

œ

a

mis - take be -tween

œ œ œ œ œ œ

And 'twas all

a

mis - take be -tween

œ

œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ

œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

And 'twas all

a

And 'twas all

a

j œ œ

œ

j œ œ

œ

And

And

mis - take be -tween

mis - take be -tween

œ œ œ œ

some blam'd the

ba - by, and

œ œ œ œ

some blam'd the

ba - by, and

j œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ and shock; And some blam'd the ba - by, and œ.

hur - ry and shock;

j œ œ

œ

And some blam'd the

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œ œ œ œ

ba - by, and

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b . &bb œ 12

S1

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some blam'd the clock,

S2

b & b b œ.

A2

b & b b œ.

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œ.

'Till with

b &bb

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16

S1

bb

& b œ.

'Till with

œ. œ. œ.

‰

œ. œ. œ.

‰

œ. œ. œ.

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clock was too slow.

S2

b & b b œ.

clock was too slow.

A1

b &bb œ .

clock was too slow.

A2

b &bb œ .

S1

b &bb œ

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œ

all

on

ac - count

S2

A1

A2

b &bb ‰ b &bb ‰

b &bb œ

doom

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the

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first

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fac - tion

∑

68 ‰ Pœ.

∑

P 68 ‰ œ .

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of

Saint

68 P œ

bah

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œ

bah dah bah

doom

œ.

‰ nœ #œ œ

‰

œ

‰

bah dah bah

‰

no one could know If the child was too fast or the

P

no

œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ one could know If the child was too fast or the

‰

œ

fight

‰

bah

œ

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in owld

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say,

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bah

‰

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Some

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fought for

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œ

bah dah bah

bah dah bah

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doom

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Was

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œ #œ œ bahdahbah

‰

doom

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œ.

bah

bah

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bah

œ

bah

doom

doom

b œ.

œ

bah

doom

Pat - rick's birth - day;

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doom

œ

doom

bah

bah

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j 6 œ 8 œ

∑

bah

bah

œ

bah

38

œ

no one could know If the child was too fast, or the

For the word, doom, close immediately to the "m"

clock was too slow.

20

œ

all their cross que - stions, sure

Now

38

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f 38 œ 38

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all their cross que - stions, sure

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P œ œ œ

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all their cross que - stions, sure

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some blam'd the clock,

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P œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . no one could know If the child was too fast, or the P œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

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some blam'd the clock,

œ

all their cross que - stions, sure

'Till with

some blam'd the clock,

A1

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œ œ

œ

œ

eighth, for

‰

œ the

œ nœ œ bah dah bah

‰

bah

œ #œ œ bah dah bah

‰

œ

doom

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b &bb œ 23

S1

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ninth more would

S2

A1

A2

b &bb ‰ b &bb ‰ b &bb

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bah

bah

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bah

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‰

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b &bb ‰

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A1

A2

bah bah

b &bb ‰

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œ

bah bah

b &bb œ

‰

doom

œ nœ œ

bah dah bah

S2

A1

A2

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b &bb

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doom

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bah

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doom

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bah

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his

eye!

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black - en'd

‰

j œ œ

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bah bah

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bah

bah dah bah

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doom

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so

Pat then had two,

Till

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bah dah bah

‰ œ

bah dah bah doom

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‰

œ

At

œ

‰ œ

bah dah bah doom

bah bah

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bah

bah

That each kept a birth - day,

‰ œ nœ œ

bah

j œ

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doom

bah dah bah

‰

œ

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bah dah bah

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doom

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bah

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doom

bah

U ‰ 43

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U ‰ œ ‰ ‰ œ. œ. œ œ œ 43 nœ œ

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who showed them their sins Said "No one could have two

b & b b ‰ œ. œ. ‰ œ # œ œ ‰ bah bah

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doom

b . . & b b ‰ œ œ ‰ œ nœ œ ‰ bah bah

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doom

bah bah

‰

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Fa - ther Mul-cah -y,

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bah dah bah

‰

‰ œ œ . .

30

S1

bah

they

œ nœ œ

bah bah doom

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doom

b œ œ œ œ œ &bb

‰

bah

po - si - tive grew,

so

œ

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right, sure

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bah dah bah

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see

doom

last, both the frac - tions

S2

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bah

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b &bb œ

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bah

doom

26

‰ ‰

œ

bah

œ

œ

bah

‰

‰

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Andwho would - n't

die,

‰

doom

S1

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bah

bah

œ. ‰ œ

bah

‰

bah bah

œ

doom

œ

doom

‰

birth - days, but a twins."

bah dah bah

bah bah

bah

‰

œ. œ.

œ œ œ œ œ . . . .

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bah bah

‰

bah dah bah

œ

doom

‰

œ. œ.

bah dah bah

‰

bah bah

œ

doom

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œ œ œ 4

bah dah bah

doom

U ‰ 43

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Very legato (e»e)

b 3F b & b 4 ˙ 34

S1

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œ

œ œ

b 3F b & b 4 ˙ œ

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b 3F b & b 4 ˙ œ

œ

œ œ

bb 3 F b & 4 ˙

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Says

S2

Says

A1

Says

A2

Says

b &bb ˙ 42

S1

b &bb ˙

A2

he, "Boys don't be

œ

he, "Boys don't be

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

Com - bine eight with

b &bb œ œ œ

œ

b &bb

œ

œ

œ

˙

œ

œ

Com - bine eight

b 6 &bb 8 œ œ œ œ œ 50

œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ

˙

fight - ing for eight or for

˙

œ œ œ œ œ

˙

b 6 &bb 8 œ œ œ œ œ

˙

A1

f˙ .

˙.

nine,

f ˙

œ

A2

nine,

œ

˙. œ ˙

al - ways di - vid - ing some - times com -

al - ways di - vid - ing some - times com -

œ. œ.

œ.

œ œ.

œ. œ.

œ.

œ œ.

œ. œ.

œ.

œ œ.

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œ.

that be his birth - day." "A - men," says the clerck.

œ œ œ

al - ways di - vid - ing some - times com -

œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ

Don't be

˙

al - ways di - vid - ing some - times

œ

com -

œ ˙

˙

F f œ œ œ œ œ 42 œ ‰ œ œ 68

˙.

F f œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 42 œ ‰ œ œ 68

se- ven - teen is the

˙

œœ ˙

nine,

œ œ .

œ œ œ

F f œ œ œ œ œ 42 œ ‰ œ œ 68

nine,

f œ œ œ ˙

œ œ œ

˙

˙.

nine,

f ˙

with

œ ˙

that be his birth - day." "A - men," says the clerck.

b & b b 68 œ œ œ œ œ

nine, Don't ne

fight - ing for eight or for

that be his birth - day." "A - men," says the clerck.

b 6 &bb 8 œ œ œ œ œ

nine, Don't be

fight - ing for eight or for

that be his birth - day." "A - men," says the clerck.

S2

nine, Don't be

fight - ing for eight or for

bine; Com - bine eight with

bine;

S1

œ

Com - bine eight with

œ

bine;

A1

he, "Boys, don't be

œ

bine;

S2

he, "Boys, don't be

˙

So let

se- ven - teen is the

mark,

So let

se- ven - teen is the

mark,

So let

se- ven - teen is the

mark,

So let

f F 2 6 ‰ 4 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

F œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

F œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

F œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ

"If he was - n't a twins, sure our

"If he was - n't a twins, sure our

F œ œ œ œ œ œ

mark,

"If he was - n't a twins, sure our

œ œ

"If he was - n't a twins, sure our

œ œ œ

œ.

That, at

œ œ œ

œ.

That, at

œ œ œ

œ.

That, at

œ œ œ

œ.

That, at

his - t'ry will show

his - t'ry will show

his - t'ry will show

his - t'ry will show

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b &bb

œ œ œ œ

54

S1

œ œ

œ.

f œ œ

œ. œ. œ.

œ œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ œ œ

œ.

ƒ œ œ ƒ œ œ

least he's worth an - y two Saints that I know!" Then they all got blind drunk, which com - plet - ed their bliss, And we

S2

A1

A2

b &bb œ œ b &bb b &bb

œ œ œ œ

œ.

f œ œ

œ. œ. œ.

œ œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ œ œ

œ.

least he's worth an - y two Saints that I know!" Then they all got blind drunk, which com - plet - ed their bliss, And we

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f œ œ

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ƒ œ œ

least he's worth an - y two Saints that I know!" Then they all got blind drunk, which com - plet - ed their bliss, And we

f

œ œ

œ œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ œ œ

œ.

ƒ

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least he's worth an - y two Saints that I know!" Then they all got blind drunk, which com - plet - ed their bliss, And we

b &bb œ œ œ œ œ œ 58

S1

œ. œ .

keep up the prac - tice from that day

S2

b &bb œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ. œ .

F. . ‰ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ. œ. to this! bah bah F œ ‰ œ œ œ. œ. œ

keep up the prac - tice from that day to this!

A1

b &bb œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ. œ.

keep up the prac - tice from that day

A2

b &bb œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ. œ.

doom bah

A2

doom

ƒœ. œ. œ. >œ .

f b b œ œ œ #œ œ b & œ œ œ œ œ œ

bah dah bah

ƒœ. œ. œ. >œ .

bah dah bah dah bah dah bah dah bah dah bah

ƒ. . . > œ œ œ œ.

fœ. bah

A1

doom

œ nœ œ

b &bb ‰ 62

S2

bah

F ‰ ‰ œ. œ. ‰ œ. œ. bah bah to this!

F ‰ œ œ. œ. ‰ œ

keep up the prac - tice from that day to this!

S1

bah

b &bb ‰

b f b & b œ

doom

f. œ

bah

œ.

‰

bah

œ.

‰

bah

‰

œ nœ œ bah dah bah

œ

doom

‰

œ nœ œ

‰ œ. œ. ‰ œ # œ œ

bah dah bah

œ œ

bah

bah

bah dah bah

œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ

bah dah bah bah bah bah bah dah bah

œ #œ œ bah dah bah

‰

‰ œ. œ. ‰ œ n œ œ bah

bah

œ

doom

bah bah bah bah!

bah bah bah bah!

bah bah bah bah!

ƒ œ. œ. œ. œ . > bah bah bah bah!

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bah dah bah

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doom

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Mark Templeton, born 1974, is an American choral composer, conductor, and countertenor. Templeton’s music has been performed across the world at various international festivals and ACDA conventions. Some of his music is published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, and he has recently started to self-publish. He teaches and resides with his wife, Becca, at West Nottingham Academy in Colora, Maryland, the oldest boarding school in the United States. He also enjoys coaching, playing, and watching soccer when he is not working. He is available for commission upon request.

Choral music composed and arranged by Mark Templeton SATB, a cappella SATB, Soprano Solo, & Organ/Piano SATB, Soprano Solo, & Piano or String Quartet Double choir (SATB, SATB) & Organ/Piano SATB & Piano (also available for SAB) SA(T)B, Flute, & Piano SSAA & two C instruments SSAA, Piccolo, Flute, & Celtic Harp or Piano TTBB, a cappella TTBB, a cappella SATB, a cappella SSATTB, a cappella SATB, a cappella (larger work) SATB divisi, a cappella (larger work)

For more information about these songs and other compositions by Mark Templeton visit www.MTchoralmusic.com

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