EDITION WILHELM HANSEN WH33717
Phillip FaberIF THEN THE LIGHT (SATTB) (2022)
Score
Phillip Faber IF THEN THE LIGHT
for mixed choir (SATTB) or 5 voices
(2022)
Lyrics by Helene Johanne Christensen
Duration: c. 5 min
Score
Copyright © 2023 Edition Wilhelm Hansen A/S, Copenhagen
Music engraving in Sibelius
Publisher´s editor Katrine Gregersen Dal
Edition Wilhelm Hansen, A/S Bornholmsgade 1A 1266 København K Denmark
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Theworkmustbesungwithenduranceandpersistence, focusingonthehorizontallineinthecantusfirmusinthe sopranoandsecondtenorandgreatsimultaneityinthe harmoniclayer
ThetextistakenfromHeleneJohanneChristensen'spoetry collectionSAMMENFALDfrom2021
ItreflectsapassageoftheGospelofMatthewchapter6, verse23:
'Ifthenthelightwithinyouisdarkness, howgreatisthatdarkness!' Matthew6:23
HeleneJohanneChristensenchallengesthispassagebybringing itintoherownlanguageandconfrontingthedarknessdirectly.She writesthesefourlines,whichformthebasisofthework:
Ifthenthelightwithinme isdarkness
Iwilllearntolovethatdarkness asifitwerelight
HeleneJohanneChristensen
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Soprano Alto
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the lightwith in- is dark ness- dark ness-
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S A T B if then the light if the lightwithin - me is 23 dark ness- ifthen within - thelightis lightwithin -me dark ness- ifthen within - thelightis lightwithin -me if then the light if the lightwithin - me is dark ness- ifthen within - thelightis lightwithin -me 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C &bbb &bbb ∑ & ‹ bbb ∑ & ‹ bbb ?bbb ∑ &bbb &bbb & ‹ bbb & ‹ bbb ?bbb ˙ Ó Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ w Ó ˙ ˙™ œ ˙ Ó ˙™ œ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ Œ ˙ œ œœ Ó Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ Œ˙ œ œœÓ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó ˙ Ó Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ w Ó ˙ ˙ œ ˙ Ó ˙ œ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ Œ˙ œ œœÓ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó ˙™ Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙™ Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ œ œ ŒŒ œ œ Œ Œ˙ œ Ó Œœ ˙ ˙ Ó Œ ˙ œœœ ˙ œ œ ŒŒ œ œŒ Œ˙ œ Ó Œœ ˙ ˙ Ó Œ˙ œœœ ˙ Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙™ œ œ ŒŒ œ œŒ Œ˙ œ Ó Œœ ˙ ˙ Ó Œ˙ œœœ 3
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S A T B me is dark ness - I will learnto I will 37 isdarkness - within - isdarkness - I willlearnto learntolove isdarkness - within - isdarkness - I willlearnto learntolove me is dark ness - I will learnto I will isdarkness - within - isdarkness - I willlearnto learntolove C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C 3 2 C &bbb &bbb & ‹ bbb & ‹ bbb ?bbb &bbb &bbb 3 & ‹ bbb 3 & ‹ bbb ?bbb 3 ˙™ œ ˙™ Œ ˙™ œ ˙™ Œ w ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó ˙ w Ó œ œ ˙ ˙ Œ˙ œ œœÓ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó ˙ w Ó œ œ ˙ ˙ Œ˙ œ œœ Ó ˙ œ ˙ Œ ˙ œ ˙ Œ w ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó ˙ w Ó œ œ ˙ ˙ Œ˙ œ œœ Ó w ˙ w ˙ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó w ˙ Œœ˙ ˙ Ó œ œ Ó œ ˙ œÓ Œ˙ œ˙ ˙ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ Œœ˙ ˙ Ó œ œ Ó œ ˙ œ Ó Œ˙ œ˙ ˙ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ w ˙ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó w ˙ Œœ˙ ˙ Ó œ œ Ó œ ˙ œ Ó Œ˙ œ˙ ˙ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ 4
° ¢ ° ¢ S A T B light light if 127 light light if light light if light light if light light if S A T B then if then the light 134 ifthen ifthen the ifthe light within - me ifthen ifthen the ifthe light within - me then if then the light ifthen ifthen the ifthe light within - me &bbb &bbb & ‹ bbb & ‹ bbb ?bbb &bbb &bbb & ‹ bbb & ‹ bbb ?bbb ˙ Ó w ˙ Ó Œ ˙™ w œŒ Ó w w Ó ˙ w Ó ˙ w œŒ Ó Ó œŒ w Ó ˙ w Ó ˙ w œŒ Ó Ó œŒ ˙ Ó w ˙ Ó Œ ˙™ w œŒ Ó w w Ó ˙ w Ó ˙ w œŒ Ó Ó œŒ w ˙ Ó w ˙™ œ w ˙ Ó Ó œ œ Ó œ œ œœÓ Ó œ œ Œ ˙ œ œœ Ó Ó œ œ Ó œ œ œœ Ó Ó œ œ Œ ˙ œ œœ Ó w ˙ Ó w ˙™ œ w ˙ Ó Ó œ œ Ó œ œ œœ Ó Ó œ œ Œ ˙ œ œœ Ó 11
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WH33717
ISBN 9788759831915
ISMN 9790661401490
9 788759 831915