John Sanders. Requiem. for unaccompanied mixed voices

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1 John Sandrs Rm or unaccomanid mixd voics

2 2 Rm by John Sandrs 1. Introit (Rm atrnam) 2. Kyri lison 3. Pi Jsu 4. Ortory (Giv st, O Christ) 5. Sanctus 6. nus Di and Lux atrna 7. Communion (Bring us, O Lord God) 8. In aradisum ag INTRODUCTION Th sds o this work w sown in a mott, Rm atrnam, which I wrot or a Thanksgiving Srvic or th li o Eric Evans, ormrly Archdacon o Chltnham and latr Dan o St Paul s, hld in his Cathdral in Stmbr Svral ol at th tim ncouragd m to go on and writ a comlt Rm. Th inal stimulation to accomlish this cam in 1997 whn Inns Williams commissiond m to writ a work in thanksgiving or th li and work o hr husband, Knnth Williams, Prist, and all ormr mmbrs o th Choral Foundation o Gloucstr Cathdral. Th music was inally comltd in 1998 and civd its irst liturgical rormanc by th Choir o Gloucstr Cathdral at All Souls tid. Th txt was arrangd by Canon Nil Havisids, Pcntor o Gloucstr, and includs th customary Latin words rom th Missa ro dunctis or Introit, Kyri lison, Pi Jsu, Sanctus, nus D Lux atrna and In aradisum, but omits othr sctions such as th Dis ira and Lacrymosa. H also dcidd to ursu a somwhat unorthox cours in choosing words rom th Ortory which a in English translation o th Russian Contakion o th Dartd, and or th Communion a assag takn rom th writings o John Donn. Much o th music or th Introit is basd on th mott mntiond abov, Rm atrnam. Th chord squncs usd in this tnd to cur throughout th work, articularly in Lux atrna and in th inal bars o In aradisum. Ovrall I hav trid to cat an atmosh o light and ac. Th only ck movmnt is th Sanctus which is insid by th ringing o blls. Th Pi Jsu is ssntially in th styl o a Brcus and is ddicatd to th mmory o my irst granddaughtr, Clia, who was born svly disabld in January 1998 and who did agd only 6 months in th ollowing August. In th Ortory, basically a unral march, I hav tris to catu som o th mystry and intnsity so tyical o Russian Orthox music. Atr th con brio ling o th Sanctus, th atmosh o calm and coort is stod in th nus Di and In aradisum. John Sandrs Duration about 25 minuts ISMN Enco Publications Juglans Hous, Bnchly Road, Matild, Knt TN12 7DT, UK

3 Commissiond in thanksgiving or th li and work o Knnth Williams, Prist, and all mmbrs o th Choral Foundation o Gloucstr Cathdral 3 Rm Words: rom th Missa ro dunctis, th Russian Contakion o th Dartd, and th writings o John Donn Music: JOHN SANDERS ( ) 1. Introit (Rm atrnam) SOPRANO ALTO TENOR BASS Largo h = c.60 molto lgato sss. R R m, molto lgato sss. m, R m, m, m, 7 R m, m a tr nam, m, m, m Coyright 1998 John Sandrs; transrd to Enco Publications. All rights srvd. Printd in th UK.

4 4 15 m a tr nam, m a m a tr tr nam, nam, a tr 21 nam, m m a tr nam, 28 m a m a tr nam, tr nam, m a m a tr nam, tr nam, a a tr nam tr nam m na

5 34 m is, na is Do mi n, na Do mi n: is Do Do mi n: mi n: m na m na 5 40 t is Do mi n, mi is Do n, Do Do mi n: mi n: lux t t lux lux r r 47 tu a, r tu a lu c at, lu tu a, r tu a lu c at, lu t t lux lux r r tu a lu tu a lu c at, lu c at, lu

6 9 2. Kyri lison Lnto q = c.60 T. B. m m Ky ri, Ky ri, Ky Ky ri, Ky ri, Ky ri, ri, 3 m Ky ri li son, m m Ky Ky ri li son, li son. ri li son. Ky ri li son, li son.

7 10 6 Chri st li son, Chri st li son, Christ li son, Chri Chri st li son, st, Chri st li son, Christ li son, Christ li son, li son, Christ li son, Christ, Christ li son, li son, li son, 10 Chri st li son, li Chri st son. Ky Chri st li son, li Chri st son. Ky li son, li Chri st son. Ky li son, Chri m st li son, Ky ri, Ky ri,

8 12 Ddicatd to th mmory o my granddaughtr Clia 3. Pi Jsu Andant h. = c.46 lc lgato Pi lc lgato J su Do Pi mi n, Pi J J su Do su Do mi n, mi n, 9 Pi J su Do mi n, Pi J su T. Pi J lc lgato su Do mi n, Pi J su Pi J su Do mi n, Pi J su B. lc lgato Pi J su 15 Do Do Do Do m mi n, m mi n, m mi, mi n, m na is na na, na m, is, is

9 21 mno mosso na na is is na m m sm i tr nam, m sm i tr nam, is sm i tr nam, m sm i m sm i m m sm i m 13 sm i 27 a tmo rimo tr tr nam, sm i tr nam. nam, sm i tr nam. tr nam, sm i tr nam. tr nam, sm i tr nam. Pi J su 35 Do Pi mi n, Pi J J su Do su Do mi n, mi n,

10 Words: rom th Russian Contakion o th Dartd 4. Ortory (Giv st, O Christ) 15 Andant srioso q = c.70 vants, Giv st, O Christ, to your sr to your sr vants T. I T. II Giv Giv st, st, O O Christ, to your sr vants, Christ, to your sr vants, to your sr vants to your sr vants B. Giv st, Giv O st, O Christ, Christ, giv giv st, O 5 with your saints, with your saints, with your saints, with your saints, m lamntoso wh sorrow and ain a no mo, m wh sor row and with your saints, with your saints, st, Christ, O giv Christ. st, O Christ.

11 16 T. B. 9 ain a no mo, a no a no mo, m wh mo a no mo sor row and ain a no mo, a no mo m nithr m nithr m nithr 12 sigh ing, ing, nithr sigh sigh ing, nithr sigh ing, ing, sigh ing, nithr sigh m ing, ing, nithr sigh but nithr sigh ing, but nithr sigh nithr sigh ing, but 16 rall. csc. molto l l csc. molto csc. molto l csc. molto l but l l l l ing, nithr sigh but v r last ing, v r last ing. v r last ing, v r last ing. but l l v r last v r last ing. ing.

12 21 5. Sanctus Sanc Con anima q. = c.80 tus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanc 5 tus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Domi nus D Domi nus D us, us, Dominus D us Dominus D us T. 9 Sa Sa ba oth, Sa ba oth, Sa ba oth, ba oth, Sa Sa Plni sunt coli t tr ba oth, ba oth, ra,

13 22 T. B. 17 tr tr 13 tr tr ra glo ra glo t Sa Sa tr Plni sunt coli t tr ra glo ra glo ri a tu ri a tu a, ri a tu ri a tu ba oth. Plni sunt coli t ba oth. Plni sunt coli t ra, ra, a, glo glo 21 san na in x cl sis, san na in x cl sis, a, a, t t ri a tr tr tu ri a tu ra, ra, Ho Ho tu a. a. tr tr a. tu a. ra, ra, Ho Ho iù ho iù san na in san na in x x cl sis. cl sis. ho

14 24 6. nus Di and Lux atrna Modrato sostnuto q = c.70 nus D nus D m T. nus D m nus D B. nus D m nus D nus D nus D 5 lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d

15 25 9 na is m. nus D na is, na is m. na is, na is m. 13 nus D nus D nus D nus D 17 i nus D nus D nus D lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d d lis cca ta mun d d lis cca ta mun lis cca ta mun

16 26 21 na is m. nus D i na is, na is m. na is, na is m. nus D D nus D nus D nus D lis cca ta mun d nus D nus D nus D nus D lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d lis cca ta mun d

17 33 na na is, is, na na na is is is m, m, m, m, m, m, smi rall. tr nam, m, m, m, m, m, smi tr nam. m, smi tr nam. m, smi tr nam. m, smi tr nam. 43 oco iù mosso q = c.72 Lux atr na Lux atr na Lux atr na lu c at lu c at is,

18 Words: atr John Donn ( ) Communion (Bring us, O Lord God) Bring Larghtto q = c.63 lgato us, O Lord God, at our last a wa kn ing T. Bring us, O Lord God, lgato at our last a wa kn ing lgato B. Bring Bring us, us, O Lord O Lord God, God, at our lgato at our last a wakn ing, last a wakn ing, a 4 csc. oco a oco wa in in to th hous csc. oco a oco to th hous, csc. oco a oco a in to th hous and gat o ha and gat o ha wa kning in to th hous and gat o ha csc. oco a oco kn ing in to th hous and gat o ha vn, vn,

19 vn, vn, to 3 ntr into that gat and dwll in 3 that hous, to ntr into that gat hous, wh th shall b no wh th shall b no 3 dark nss, dark nss, no no no no and dwll in 3 that hous, hous, ling, that darknss nor dazz but nss ling, dark nor dazz but nss ling, dark nor dazz but nss ling, dark nor dazz but 13 on on on on qual light, qual light, qual light, qual light, rit. on on on on qual light; qual light; qual light; qual light; = a tmo smlic no nois nor

20 37 8. In aradisum Solo or smichorus Largo h = c.60 In In m lgato molto sss. In ara di sum a a d du cant t an ra di sum, ra di sum, g li: in 8 tu o ad vn tu sus ci iant t marty s, csc. oco a oco t r du cant csc. oco a oco in a ra di sum d du in a ra di sum csc. oco a oco d du 15 t in cant t ci vi ta tm sanc cant t an an g l an g l an tam J ru sa lm. g li: g li:

21 38 T. 21 tnuto Cho tnuto Cho tnuto rus, cho rus an g lo rum, rus, cho rus an g lo rum, B. Cho Cho rus, cho tnuto rus, cho rus an rus an g lo rum, g lo rum, 26 cho cho cho rus an rus an g lo rum t g lo rum t sus sus ci i ci i cho rus an rus an g lo g lo rum rum 30 t at, t at, t sus sus sus ci i at, ci ci i at, i at, t cum La za ro, m t m cum t cum m t cum