A Coventry Carol

    ©2004byShawnKirchnerPublishing. Licensedcopiesavailable throughwww.ShawnKirchner.com Soprano Alto TenorBassLul p molto legato lay,-Thoulittle-tiny-child,By, Moderato q =72-80 pp OoOopp Oo pp by,lully,-by,by,lullay;-Lullay,-Thoulittle4 (oo) (oo) (oo)          Verse1,opt.solo SKPublishing I II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III RobertCroo,1534 A Coventry Carol ShawnKirchner forSATBChorus,acappella                                                                                      PERUSALONLY

    tiny-child,By,by,lully,-lullay.7 (oo) p By, espressivo (oo)by,lully,-by,by,lulBy, p (oo)by,lully,-by,by,lulBy, p by,lully,-lullay.mp Osisters,-too,howmaywedo,For 11 lay.O p sotto voce lay.sisters,-too,howmaywedo, O p sotto voce Osisters,-too,howmaywedo,Fortoprep sotto voce sisters,-too,Osisters,-too,howmaywedo,        Verse2,tutti                                                                                                              2 PERUSAL ONLY

    to crescendo poco a poco preserve-upon-thisday;This mf pooryoungling-for 14 Fortopreserve-upon-thisday;This mf servepooryoungling-for upon-thisday;Thispooryoungling mf Fortopreserve-forwhom,for upon-thisday;Thispoor mf whomweyoungling-for sing,By, cresc. by,lully,-lullay. f17 whomwesing,By,by,lully,-lullay, f lul mf whomwesing,By,by,lully,-lullay, f lul mf whomwesing,By,by,lully,-lullay, f lul mf                                                                                                                                3 PERUSAL ONLY

    By,by,lully,-lullay. pp 20 ly,lullay.mp molto espressivo ly,Herod-the lullay.-Her p poco marcato ly,od-theKing,inhis lullay.-Her p poco marcato Herod-theKing,inhis p od-theKing,inhisrag22 King,inhisraging,-Charg mf raging,-Herod-theKing,inhisraging,-Charged-heraging,-Herod-theKing,inhisraging,-Chargeed-he                   (Alto,SopranoII)      (SopranoI) floating                                                                                    4 PERUSAL ONLY

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    child ff ren-youngtoslay.(..ay Broadening Menomosso,adlibitum 28 children-youngtoslay. slay. childLul ff molto marcato ren-youngtoslay.Lul f child ff molto marcato ren-youngtoslay.Lul f Lul mp ly,-lul 31 ly, diminuendo poco a poco lullay.-Lully,-lullay.Lul mp ly,-ly,-lul lullay.-Lul mf ly,-lullay.-Lul mp ly,-ly,-lul lullay.-Lul mf ly,-lullay.-Lul mp ly,-lul                   (SopImay"sneakbackin" toassistSIIonthesustainedEb)      Altos loweronvoice SopranoIIonuppervoice         SopranoIIrejoinSopranoI                                                                                      6 PERUSAL ONLY

    lay. p Thenwoeisme,poorchild,forThee,And Atempo 35 lay. p Oo pp lay. p Oo pp lay. p Oo pp ever-mournandever-say;For 39 (oo) (oo) (oo)                                                  Verse4,opt.solo                                                                              7 PERUSAL ONLY

    thyparting-norsaynorsing,By,by,lully,-lul41 (oo) (oo) (oo) lay,By,by,lully,lullay. Rit.alfine44 (oo) (oo) (oo)                                                                                          8 PERUSAL ONLY