Suzi Digby and The Golden Bridge, September 2017
A Sign Opposed
The prophecy of Simeon
KirchnerLuke 2:34-35, adapted
Con moto ( q = 76 )
SOPRANO
This
p child shallbe...
ALTO ALTO TENOR BASS
Lo!
p this child
mp shallbe...
9 des
This
This
mp childshall
p child shallbe... Lo!
mp sign asign, this
p this child
mf childshall
mp shall a
mp tined-ishe, thischild, thischild shall be...destined-ishe, a
mf sign, thischildshall a
mp sign asign,thischild shallbe,thischildshall be,Lo! thischild shall be
mf thischild shall
Noble, unhurried ( q = c.68)
be
f asign, a
mf sign.
mf tined-ishe for the
Des
f Destined-ishe,des
be...
mf tined-ishe, des
mp tined-ishedestined-is be
f asign, a
mf sign. Des
mp tined-ishe,destined-is be
f asign, a
mf sign. Des
mp tined-ishe,destined-is be
f asign Des
mp tined-ishe, destined-ishe, fall andfortherise,
cresc. andfortherise,andforthe ris
f
he...des
p tined-ishefortherise,
cresc. andfortherise, for
f the he, des
p tined-isheforthefall
cresc. andtherise, for
f the he... Des
f destined-ishe, destined-forthefall
mf tined-ishe forthefall and
poco a poco cresc. fortherise,the
poco a poco cresc. andtherise,thefallandthe
ing of many.-
relax tempo slightly A tempoB
mf tined-ishe, destined-is
Des
mp Destined-is rise,fortherising-ofmany.-
rise, therising- ofman y.
mp tined-ishe, destined-is, rise therising-ofmany.-
rise,theris
f ing- of many.-Des
Des
mp tined-is,des
Des
f tined-ishe
mp -tinedishe, destined-is
he forthefall,forthefallandfortherise,andforthe
f ris ing of
heforthefall, des
espressivo tined-forthefallandforthe ris
f ing,-therising,- the
f tined-ishe forthefall andfor therising-of
des
f fortherising- of he, destined-ishefortherise,the ris
des
mp tined-ishe, and
f ing,-therising,-the
mf
a
mp sign asign, this
mp signopposed. thischild, this childshallbe asignopposed. a
a
mf sign, this a
mp shallbe,Lo! thischild shall be
mf this
mp sign asign,asignopposed,-this child
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childshall be
f asign, a
ff sign.opposed,- asignopposed,-
child shall be
f asignopposed,-a
ff signopposed,- asignopposed,-
PERUSAL
childshallbe
f asign,asignop
ff feroce posed-opposed- opposed-opchildshall be
f asign, asignop
f asignasignop
ff feroce posed-opposed- opposed-op-
ff feroce posed-opposed- opposed-opchild shallbe
asignop posed,
f -asign
mf posed.-
Tempo secondo ( q = c.68 )F
asignop posed,
f asignop
mf posed.-
posedop
f posed- asignop
mf posed.-
sempre pp thatthesecret-thoughts
So
posedop
f posed- asignop
f posed- asignop
mf posed.-
mf posed.-
So
sempre pp thatthesecretposed op
So
sempre pp thatthesecret-thoughts
So
sempre pp thatthesecret-thoughts, sothatthesecret-thoughts
So
sempre pp thatthesecret-thoughts sothatthethoughts,thesecret-thoughts, sothatthese-cretthoughts, sothatthesecret-thoughts, thoughts, sothatthesecret-thoughtsofmany-maybelaidbare. sothatthesecret-thoughts, sothatthesecret,-sothatthe
ofmany,-thethoughtsofmany,-thethoughtsof
sothatthesecret-thoughts of many,thethoughtsofmanysothatthesecret- thoughtsmaybelaid secret-thoughts ofmany-maybelaidbare,maybelaid
Sothatthesecret-thoughts
sothatthesecret-thoughts,
Sothatthesecret-thoughts,
sothatthesecret-thoughts, sothatthesecret-
secret-thoughts, sothatthesecret- thoughts, sothatthesecret- thoughts... ofmany-maybe, sothatthe thoughts,thesecret- thoughts, sothatthese cret,- sothatthesecret-thoughtsofmany-may belaid
thoughts, of many,-thethoughtsof many,-the
120 so, sothatthesecret- thoughtsofmany-maybelaidbare, the sothatthesecret-thoughtsofmany-may be... sothatthe sothatthesecrets-ofmany-may bare. Sothatthesecret- thoughts,these cret- thoughts
thoughtsof many-may be
ppp laid bare.
thoughtsof many-may be
ppp laid bare. secret-thoughtsofmany-may be
ppp laid bare be laidbare,may be
ppp laid bare. maybe, may be
ppp laid bare.