Two Remembrance Anthems

Jacques Cohen Two Remembrance Anthems

for choir

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In memory of Gillian Ford

1. In Flanders Fields Words by JOHN MCRAE (1872-1918)

Music by JACQUES COHEN

Slow

 = circa 50 solo 

       Soprano                    

Flan

-

ders fields

    

altri

Soprano



the pop - pies blow



     Be -

 





   





      



 





 

















O

In

 

blow



    





     

EM

Alto

   



Alto

blow







blow

    

D

Tenor

     

Tenor

   

Bass

Bass



   







     

blow







 blow

 

 



    

 

blow 



blow

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    solo           S.         

 

5

the cros - ses,

altri    

S.

         

T.

 



     

row,

  

B.





row on row





unis.)   (tutti    S.    mark

A.

   



mark

  T.    mark    B.   mark

our place;

 



our place;

 



our place;

 

 

row

on





our place;



cresc.      

 

cresc.       





The

larks,

D

8



 



and

and

in the

in the

sky

sky

cresc.       and

 

and

That

  

That 

on row

row,

  

   

     

row

 



  

 

row on row on row



That 

 



row,

  

B.

  

EM

T.

 







row on row



 

   

row on row

 



That

   

 



  

A.

 



  

A.

row on row row

O

tween

  

in the

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    

cresc.

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The larks,





The

larks,

  The



larks,

That 

  

That 

  

    

row on row

That 

row on row on row

That

        

 



 



still brave

still brave

 

-



still brave

 

-

  

still brave

 

ly

  ly

  -

ly

  -

ly

11     S.  

solo

ten. 



sing - ing, fly altri

S.

                     The larks still brave - ly

ten. 

                



sing - ing fly



sing - ing, fly ten. 

S.

                 





                    

sing - ing, fly ten. 

   



EM

A.

       

sing - ing, fly

  







T.



                sing - ing, fly

D

ten.

T.

B.

 ten.                  







sing - ing, fly

  

  

    

Scarce

         

Scarce



    

Scarce





sing - ing, fly

ten.       B.  

    

Scarce



ten.                  sing - ing, fly

    

Scarce

O

A.



Scarce

Scarce

sing - ing, fly ten.

33



   

Scarce



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     Scarce

4

4

   S.   14

(tutti unis.)

  

A.

heard

       

  

heard

a - mid







the

17

-

-

ders

D  

A.



Flan

   

T.

Flan



  



-

-

   Flan

-

- ders



in Flan - ders



  



fields,







 





in Flan - ders



fields.

 

ders

fields.





ders

fields.



         We are the



fields.







         We are the





Dead.

 

fields, in





fields, in

   

Short days a -

   

Short days a -

 

 

Short days a -

           We are the

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Dead.

         We are the



Dead.

in

fields, in



in Flan - ders

guns be - low

   S.              Flan

ders

O

a - mid

-





          

heard

Flan

EM





B.

in

                  a - mid the guns be low

   



             

               heard a - mid the guns be - low

T.





the guns be - low



B.



Dead. Short

  days a -

S.

    

go

We

lived,



S.

           go

A.

We

   

  

go

We

       go

T.

lived,

    

felt dawn,

   felt dawn,

       

 

    

 

saw

saw

sun - set

   go

We

lived,

    We

lived,

       glow,



   

               

   

    



felt

dawn, saw

sun - set

felt

dawn, saw

glow,



       set glow,

  felt

sun -



                

dawn, saw

sun - set

 

 

 

glow, 

                               go We lived, felt dawn, saw sun - set glow,

D B.



sun - set



T.

glow,

EM



A.

lived,

  





O

    21

5

5

  

go

       B.  go

     We

lived,

    

We

lived,

   felt dawn,

  

felt dawn,

           saw

sun - set glow,

    

saw

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 

sun -

   

set glow,



  

6

24





A.

Loved and were 

      

T.



Loved and were 



      B.  





and now we lie

Flan

  



Flan

   

Flan

B.





        In and now we lie

loved,

 loved,

 loved,

-

ders

  

Flan

-



ders

 -

ders

 -

ders



   

       

-



Flan



D

 

T.

Flan



and now we lie

In

-

ders

fields,

 



and now we lie

In



 



fields.





fields,

in





fields,

in



fields.

 fields.

you

from fai

you from

       you from



      To

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

     

To





-



To





          To

fields.

 



in





Flan - ders

in



ders fields,

Flan - ders

         

27     S.           

A.

In

EM

Loved and were

               

      

Loved and were loved,       





O

   S.      

6

you from









fai - ling

fai - ling





fai - ling

ling

7



31

hands we

S.

   



hands

A.

we

   



hands



throw



throw,



throw,



     hands     

hands

B.

The torch;

 

   

throw,

 

cresc.

The torch,



  

cresc.

 

throw The torch;



cresc.

     

throw,

throw



   

we

throw,





we

throw,

  

hands

    B.  

hands we

The torch;

  



be yours

     

to hold it

  



be yours

    

to hold it

  



be yours

    

to hold it

  

     



 

throw The torch, be

yours to

  





we

throw,

 

yours to

 

 

throw The torch, be

yours to



  

throw,

throw



cresc.

throw The torch, be

 



cresc.

  





be yours

 

 



D

T.

throw,



 

hands we

T.

    

EM

A.

 

we



cresc.



O

  S.     

7

cresc.

cresc.

  

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  yours to

to hold it

   



hold it

  



hold it

  



hold it

   hold it



88

   S.  34





             

high,

The torch be yours to hold



            

S.

high,



The





A.

high, 

The

  

 

A.

high,

The



             high, The

T.



             high, The

D

T.



          

B.

high,

B.

            

torch be yours to hold





   high,

The

  

  The

it

high.

            



torch be yours to hold

it

high.

If



   If



   If



           

  

            







EM

   

high.

O

           

it



  

torch be yours to hold

torch be yours to hold

it

it

high.

high.

            

torch be yours to hold

it

high.

            



torch be yours to hold

it

high.

            



torch be yours to hold N.M.O. 14348

it

high.

If

   If



   If 

    If 

    If

S.

ye breakfaith with

S.

      

ye breakfaith with

A.

   

 

ye break faith with

 

ye break faith with

T.



       

us who die



  

    

us who die



We



    

us who die



    

 

ye break faith with

 

We

     



who die 

We

   



us who die

We





               ye break faith with us who die

D T.

B.



  

shall

   

 

ye break faith with

    B.  

 

ye break faith with













       



not sleep,





  

shall

   not sleep, 

       

shall not sleep,

    

We shall

us who die

We

  

    

who die



not sleep, 

     





 



shall not sleep, 

     

We shall not sleep, N.M.O. 14348

though

shall not sleep,



us

   



            

     

solo 



     





us



        We shall not sleep,



EM

A.

   



99

O

        37



10 10

40                solo             S.            

Flan

-

 





     

 



      



altri 

    

S.

Mm

S.

grow



Mm

A.

ders

fields, in

Flan

-

 







 

 







 

  

A.





Mm



      Mm

T.









 





















 

B.



 





 











 





 











 





 









D   



in







fields,



      Mm

T.

ders





EM

Mm

in

O

pop - pies

 

Mm

B.



  





Mm N.M.O. 14348

43                    S.     

  

S.

  

S.

 



ders fields,



 

A.

Flan

-

-

ders



T.

B.



fields



 



 











   





 





 





 



   







 

  







 

 







 

D

T.

B.

in

EM

A.

-

O

Flan

 





11 11

Written on National Poetry Day 2012 N.M.O. 14348

12 12

2. Anthem for Doomed Youth Words by WILFRED OWEN (1893-1918)

Soprano

  

Music by JACQUES COHEN

Andante

 = circa 52





  

  

pa,

Alto

 



  

Tenor



Bass

 





D  

  

sing,

pa,



  *

bells,





  

for these

who die as

    

 

 

sing,

       cat - tle?

  B.  

 

solo 

 

 *

  



pa,

*

T.

sing,,



 

pa,

A.



What pas - sing bells

 S.     5

 

 

sing,



pa,

EM



pa,

 

sing,

  

O



  

* These notes to be sustained to "L" or "N" instead of a vowel

sing,

tutti  *

  

bells,

 

 

pa,

 

 

pa,

  

   

 

 

sing,

sing,

guns,

           

On - ly the mon - strous an - ger of the guns.

Copyright © 2018 by Norsk Musikforlag A/S, Oslo.

N.M.O. 14348

          

On - ly the

stut

-

-

13 13

 S.    9

A.

 

 

pa,,

   



   



B.



 

 

 

   

sing,

*  guns,

 

   

-

ter - ring ri - fles'

 S.    13

  

D A.

 

 

        ra - pid rat - tle *

 

 

  



EM

T.

pa,

 

O

sing,

 

         





   

Can



   Can



   

from





   

from

             pat - ter out their ha - sty o - ri - sons.

              

 

            B. 

             

 

T.

pat - ter out their ha - sty o - ri - sons.



No mo - cke - ries now for them from

No mo - cke - ries now for them from

N.M.O. 14348

14

 S. 

14

cresc.



prayers



A.

or bells,

cresc.



prayers

 

B.





  

or bells,

cresc.



prayers

  

or bells,



  

prayers

or bells,

cresc.

Nor

 S.  20





shrill 

 

shrill



 

T.

B.



voice

of mourn - ing save the



     

Nor

a - ny

voice

     

Nor

a - ny

voice

     

Nor

a - ny



 

 



of mourn - ing save the

     de - men - ted



shrill 

    shrill

choirs

      de - men - ted

choirs

     de - men - ted

choirs

      de - men - ted

choirs

The



  



   

choirs,

     

of mourn - ing save the



D



A.

a - ny

  



     

voice

 

   

choirs,

The



  choirs,,

of mourn - ing save the

 

 

of

wail - ing

  of

  of

  of

* 



  

wail - ing

  wail - ing

shells;

* 

 



   

   

shells;

The

    The



     

And





shells; * 

wail - ing

choirs,,

shells;

* 

N.M.O. 14348



     

EM

T.

   



     



O

17



     

And

      

And



     

And

15

    S.               

23



bu



gles

-

cal - ling for them from sad



              

A.

cal - ling for them from sad

gles

-

bu





15

shires.



    



    

O

EM

                 B.   bu

 S.  27

-

cal - ling for them from sad shires.

gles







 *

    can.

  

    *

*

D A.

  can 

 *

     dle

T.

B.

       can

  shires. 

                 bu gles cal - ling for them from sad shires.

T.

 *







    

 







*

*  

* 

can.

can.

 



can - dle,

  

* 

  

*

*

dle

can

-

dle.



        



Not in the hands of boys,

                 What can - dles may

be held to speed them all?

N.M.O. 14348

  S.  

    

31

* *   

A.

can,

can -

   

        but intheir eyes



          butin their eye.





   



   S.  

35



good.





              -

   

S.



good.



  

 

byes.

tutti 

    byes.

T.



 



 

good.

-

mers of good











          





        Mm

D  

A.



  



Mm



B.



EM

B.



Shall shine the ho - ly glim

altri

T.



dle.

solo

T.



O

16 16

              















     

The pal - lor of girls' brows shall be their 



    



 

    



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



   

Mm 

Mm



  S.    





flo - wers the ten - der - ness



    Their



pall;

  





ten

-

  

flo -

wers

 

 flo



der

pa - tient

  

 S. 

   

43

flow

pa - tient



 

wers

      pa - tient



T.

B.









 

 

ers

pa - tient

minds,

   

And each slow dusk

a

draw

-

 

 

 

And

     And

-

each

  each

 

 

slow

 

dusk

 

slow

a

 

dusk



   

a



draw

-

 

draw - ing 

 

dusk

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 

   

minds,



D  

minds,





 

A.

    



 





minds,

   

ten - der - ness of

    







-

    B.  

Their

minds,

 

EM

Their

pa - tient







flo - wers

Their

   



of

    



O



   

T.



Their

  

A.



              

39

S.

17

17

    

    -

ing down of

 

 

ing

down,

 

a

 

down,

a

 

  draw

  S.   

18 18

48



blinds,

draw



down

of





blinds.

-

 

 

ing

down,

 



down, 

 

 

 

blinds

 

a

 

 

a

draw

 

 S. 

-



dim.

 

 

ing

down

-

ing

 



 

draw







 



D

A.

T.

   

  B.    

dim.

down

blinds,

 

 

blinds,

of



of

 

 

of

blinds,

 

blinds.

 

-

 

ing



   



 

 

   



 

 

   



   

  

   





blinds.

   

 

down



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

 

draw

EM



draw - ing



dim.

    - ing

T.

B.

a



O

  

A.



dim.

blinds.

N.M.O. 14348

10 August 2016