Poem: Clive Wilmer Music: Christopher Page. The Sidney Carol: a Monody

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1 Poem: Clive Wilmer Music: Christopher Page The Sidney Carol: a Monody

2 Solo Tenor Soprano h = 6 solo tenor The Sidney Carol For Eric Whitacre: Michaelmas 010 Œ Œ J 1. Each year it comes round a-gain: The ach-ing chill, The ash - en Alto Tenor Bass Œ J The ach-ing chill, The ash - en 6 sky, Œ j The freez -ing of our arm good Œ Œ j sky, The sun-set leed-ing through the fen, The freez -ing of our arm good

3 11, ill, The sense that things must die., ill, The sense that things must die. Œ j Each year it comes a -round a- gain. 16 ẇ oo oo mf oo ẇ oo

4 4 4 Œ mysteriously... Œ As ev' -ry year, the shep-herds squat On lea-ching grass A- J p p 9 Œ Œ round the fold, Not as-king if their life is hat as al - ays al-ays p Not oo oo oo Œ ask-ing if their life is hat Was

5 4, J meant to come to pass Or hy good things gro cold. 5 n J al cold cold Œ - ays meant to come to pass cold As ev' -ry year the 9 Œ J Œ Sure as the stars at eve -ning rise, There Œ J Œ shep-herds squat. Sure as the stars at eve -ning rise, There

6 6 4 are three kings, Who year y year, Come see - king hat ill make them ise: The J Œ J Œ Œ j Come see - king hat ill make them ise: The J Œ J Œ are three kings, Who year y year, Come seek - ing hat ill make them ise: The Œ J Œ Come see - king hat ill make them ise: The 47 ne life the in -ter rings n ne life the in -ter rings And hich ill no ap - pear ne life the in -ter rings And hich ill no ap - pear ne life the in -ter rings And hich ill no ap - pear n Œ Œ Œ Œ Sure

7 51 n as the stars as eve -ning rise. In this leak orld hat hope of joy In this leak 7 In this leak 56 Œ J taking over... A slight girl and her Th'or -deal of irth Has flecked ith lood peace on orld peace on earth, peace on Œ orld peace on earth peace on A

8 8 61 J ti - ny oy, They hear the song of peace on earth And earth A - earth, A slight girl and her ti - ny oy A Œ J earth They hear the song of peace 65 Œ trust in hu - man good: Œ In this leak orld a hope of joy. Œ Œ In this leak orld a hope of joy. Œ Œ In this leak orld a hope of joy. Œ Œ on earth... In this leak orld a hope of joy.

9 70 9 Not peace Not peace Not Œ The year runs on and there is change, Not Œ The year runs on and there is change, Not Œ # The year runs on and there is change, Not 75 Œ Œ peace ut ar Not peace ut ar The Œ j peace ut ar And yet the poer of life is strange The J Œ j peace ut ar my path is lost, And yet the poer of life is strange The J n n peace ut ar my path is lost, And yet the poer of

10 10 79 j Œ in in in - ter child comes as e-fore The in - ter child comes as e -fore j Œ - ter child comes as e-fore The in - ter child comes as e -fore n j J - ter child comes as e-fore The in - ter child comes as e -fore time is strange The The J j in ter child in - ter child comes comes as as Œ j e fore j J e -fore 8 as e - fore Œ mysterious and distant Like sno drops as e - fore ẇ p as e - fore e - fore oo as e - fore as e - fore as e - ẇ e fore - fore

11 87 4 in the frost. 4 Ú 11 4 solo tenor Œ 4 n Like sno drops in the frost 4 Œ n The year runs on and there is change. 91 Œ Once more, a choir of an - gels sings, As moon-light glos With Once more a choir of Once more, a choir of an - gels J Once more, a choir of an - gels an - gels Once more, a choir of an - gels

12 1 96 Œ in the ice. The shep-herds join them, and the kings. Let an gels sings A ẇ sings oo A sings oo A an - gels sings oo A ẇ 101 U Œ Œ us, too, join them, hile it U U n n U ẇ U n

13 108 Œ snos, p p 1 lingering, and as if from a distance... Once more a choir of an-gels sings. pp ne - orn Christ ne solo ass pp To Œ greet the ne - orn Christ. To Œ 114 Œ pp To greet the ne -orn Christ. [ne] The ẇ orn Christ greet the ne orn Christ. the ne

14 14 11 ne orn Christ the ne - - ne - orn Christ ne - - ẇ Œ ne orn Christ ne - - Once orn ne more a choir of an - gels sings. orn orn n orn Christ Christ Christ orn Christ.

SAMPLE. Christ Is Born to Us This Day. j œ. œ œ œ. J œ œ. œ œ N & # œ œ # & # # œ œ # œ œ œ. # n n. REFRAIN With joyful, refreshing conviction

SAMPLE. Christ Is Born to Us This Day. j œ. œ œ œ. J œ œ. œ œ N & # œ œ # & # # œ œ # œ œ œ. # n n. REFRAIN With joyful, refreshing conviction 2 Christ Is Born to Us This Day Delores Dufner, OSB Christine Manderfeld, OSB Soprano I Soprano II Alto I Alto II & & REFRAIN With oyful, refreshing conviction & & F N Christ is N F orn to us this day!