Nestor Taylor
DOMINE JESU 'Hearts to Heaven'
For adult mixed (SATB) choir, children's choir (SSA), mezzo soprano, strings, horn, harp, bells & organ accompaniment
Front cover: Le Sogne, by Marc Chagall (1984)
Nestor Taylor
DOMINE JESU
'Hearts to Heaven'o Heaven'
For adult mixed (SATB) choir, children's choir (SSA), mezzo soprano, strings, horn, harp, bells & organ accompaniment
ATHENS 2024
DEDICATION NOTE: This short work was written as a baptismal anthem for the christening of Olivia, the first child of Mina and Charalambos Bonatsos. It is dedicated with gratitude to my former teacher Graham Elliott. The music sets excerpts from the Bible with interpolated texts by Christopher Wordsworth's: Hearts to Heaven (1872)
INSTRUMENTATION
Mezzo Soprano
Treble solo
Children's Chorus
SATB Adult Chorus
1 Horn in F
Church chimes
Crotales
Church Organ
Harp
Strings
For the performance of this work the orchestra should comprise not less than 6 first violins, 6 second violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos and 2 double basses.
Duration: c. 5.30 minutes
DOMINE JESU
'Hearts to Heaven'
Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison,
Pie Jesu Domine.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Hearts to heaven and voices raise: Sing to God a hymn of gladness, Sing to God a hymn of praise. He, who on the cross a victim, For the world's salvation bled, Jesus Christ, the King of glory, Now is risen from the dead.
Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison,
Domine Jesu Christe. Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua, Domine. Et gloria tua Domine, Jesu Christe.
Alleluia, alleluia! Glory be to God on high; Alleluia! to the Saviour Who has gained the victory; Alleluia! to the Spirit, Fount of love and sanctity: Alleluia, alleluia! To the Triune Majesty.
Domine Jesu, Christe eleison
Pie Jesu Domine, et gloria tua Domine, Jesu Christe. Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison
Pie Jesu Domine
Domine Jesu, Christe, Domine Jesu.
Interpolated texts by Christopher Wordsworth's: Hearts to Heaven (1872)
DOMINE JESU
Mezzo-soprano
Treble solo
Children's Chorus
SATB Choir
Horn in F
Chimes Organ
Pedals
Harp
Violini I
Violini II
Viole
Violoncello solo
Violoncelli Contrabasso
Christopher Wordsworth (Extracts fromHearts to Heaven, 1872)
Nestor Taylor (© 2024)
Vln. I solo
Vln. I
Vln. II solo
Vln. II
dolce e teneramente senza accel.
Vla.
poco movendoappena stentanto
Hearts
toheav'n andvoices-raise: Sign to Goda
toheav'n andvoices-raise: Alle-lu-ia,-
hymn ofglad ness,-sign
toGodahymnofpraise. He,whoonthecrossavictim-
ofpraise.
fortheword'ssalva-tion-bled, Je m
sus-Christ, theKing ofglory,- now cresc. molto isri-senfrom the dead.
fortheword'ssalva-tion-bled, Je mf sus-Christ,theKingofglory,-now cresc. molto isri-senfrom the dead. f mp Je Jesussus-Christ theKing
Vln. I
Vln. II
Ky f assai, ma sempre cantabile
ri-e-le-i-son,-Christe-ele-i-son,- Do
mi-ne-Jesu-Christe,-etpleni-suntcoeli-
le i-son,-Kyri-e,-Christe-ele-i-son,- Do cresc.
lei-son.-
f, colla voce mf, poco a poco dim.
Vc. solo
Vc.
Cb.
ff, espr. colla voce
f, colla voce brisé
quasi f, sempre colla voce
quasi f, sempre colla voce
quasi f, sempre colla voce ff, espr. colla voce
f, sempre colla voce
f, sempre colla voce
Vla.
Children's Chorus
Glo mp, piacevolle
ry-betoGodonhigh!Al-lelu-ia!-Glory-totheSaviour-
Glory-betoGod! Alle-lu-ia!-Glory-totheSaviour-
mf, dim. ste.pp, sotto voce
Chri
sotto voce
Alle-lu-ia!-
Hp.
mp, sempre distinto
mf, teneramente
p, sub. smorzando
p, sub. smorzando
p, sub. smorzando
mf al
appena animando
whohasgainedthevicto-ry!-
whohasgainedthevicto-ry!-
whohasgainedthevicto-ry!-
appena animando
Vln. I
Vln.
TotheTriune-Ma je-sty,-fount
TotheTriune-Maje-sty,- fountofloveandsancti-ty!-
Domi-ne-Jesu,- Christe-elei-son.-Pie-Jesu-
Treble solo
Children's Chorus
p, teneramente cresc. e poco incalzandorit.
a tempoallargando
Vln.
Vln.
(pausa lungha)
(lungha)
ppp, half closed
ppp, half closed
pp, perdendosi (pausa lungha) (pausa lungha)
p, sensibile
p, leggiero, l.v.per--den--do--si
pp, perdendosi (pausa lungha)
(lungha) Lento q = 52molto rall.