Benedict Sheehan A Christmas Carol

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18 & b b “Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands, “Mankind was my business. [WITH SOPRANO] The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. Why did I walk through crowds of fellow-beings with my eyes turned down? I am here tonight to warn you, that you have yet a chance and hope of escaping my fate. Ó . π Œ Œ œ SOPRANO SOLO Peace ˙ œ œ on nœ # œ earth, good ˙ œ ˙. will to men, w. . ˙ S. œ Œ A. ∏ TUTTI œ The ˙ œ œ œ œ 23 world in so - lemn ? b b w. ∑ w. ∑ w. Ó . Œ Œ œ From BASS SOLO π w. œ œ œ œ œ œ heav’n’s all - gra - cious ˙. T. # ˙. œ Œ œ king; B. ∏ TUTTI ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ 24 & b b You will be haunted by Three Spirits.” [IN b. 24 REST] “I—I think I’d rather not,” said Scrooge. “Without their visits,” said the Ghost, “you cannot hope to shun the path I tread. For your own sake, remember what has passed between us!” The apparition walked backward, and floated through an open window out upon the bleak, dark night. U # ˙ œœ œ Œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ still - ness lay to hear the an - gels p U ˙ . ˙ œ sing, SOPRANO SOLO to ˙ œ œ . j œ œ hear the an - gels ∏ w. sing. for online perusal only S. A. T. ? b b 29 & b b & b b V b b œ ˙ œ œ Œ œ u ∑ ∑ Ó . Œ Œ π œ ah ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙. p ˙ ˙ u Œ ∑ Ó . Œ Œ œ ah π ∑ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ Scrooge followed to the window, desperate in his curiosity. The air was filled with phantoms, wandering hither and thither in restless haste, and moaning as they went. Every one of them wore chains like Marley’s Ghost. They faded into the mist together; and the night became as it had been when he walked home. Ó . Œ Œ Œ Œ œ ah π œ ˙ œ œ ah ah ˙ œ œ ˙ œ ah TUTTI π ah ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ah ah ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ . ah J œ œ # œ ˙. ah ah ˙ œ œ ˙. ah ˙ . #˙. w. ah U ˙. Ó . U ˙. Ó . U ˙. Ó . ah U B. ? b b ˙ œ œ ˙. w. w. w. U ∑ ah & b b ? b b ˙ œ œ ˙ œ ∑ Œ Œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ w. ˙ œ œ ˙˙ œ œ œ . w. j œ œ # œ ˙. œ œ ˙ ˙ . #˙. w. w. U ˙. ˙. Ó . ˙. u Ó . U Scrooge closed the window. He tried to say “Humbug!” but stopped at the first syllable. Much in need of repose, he went straight to bed and fell asleep upon the instant.
24 7. Remember Thomas Ravenscroft (c.1588–1635) BENEDICT SHEEHAN SOPRANO ALTO & b b & b b Eerie and ominous q = 72 P œ p œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Re - mem - ber, O thou ˙ man, œ œ œ œ œ œ O thou ˙ man, œ œ œ œ œ œ O thou ˙ man, ˙ œ Re œ œ œ œ œ - mem - ber, O thou œ œ œ œ TENOR V b b Re p œ - mem - œ ber, ˙ œ O thou man, œ œ œ œ O thou man, œ œ œ ˙ Re - mem - ber, O thou œ œ œ œ œ œ BASS ? b b Re P œ - mem - œ ber, œ œ # œ œ O thou man, œ œ nœ O thou man, # ˙ œ œ œ œ Re œ - mem - ber, O thou œ œ œ # œ Re - mem - ber, O thou man, O thou man, O thou man, Re - mem - ber, O thou & b b ? b b 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 Eerie and ominous q = 72 œ P œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ # ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # 6 for online perusal only & b b ˙ œ 4 2 œ œ œ Nœ 4 3 man, Thy time is & b b œ n˙ 4 2 œ œ 4 3 man, Thy time is V b b œ œ œ 4 2 œ œ 4 3 man, Thy time is ? b b ˙ œ 4 2 œ # œ 4 3 man, Thy time is & b b ˙ œ œ n˙ 4 2 œ œ Nœ œ œ 4 3 ? b b Œ ˙ œ œ 4 2 œ œ #œ 4 3 ˙ spent. œ Re P # ˙ œ spent. ˙ spent. ˙ spent. Re œ Re p œ Re # ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ - mem - ber, O thou œ œ œ œ - mem - ber, O thou œ ˙ - mem - ber, œ ˙ - mem - ber, œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ ˙ man, ˙ man, œ How œ How œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ O thou man, œ œ œ O thou man, œ œ œ œ
Page 1 and 2: BENEDICT SHEEHAN A Christmas Carol
Page 3 and 4: Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2
Page 5 and 6: Contents Scoring Note on Performanc
Page 7 and 8: Composer’s Introduction It has al
Page 9 and 10: 2 10 A & 4 π Ó œ œ ˙ ˙. w œ
Page 11 and 12: 4 28 C & 4 2 SOLI p N˙. . œ œ œ
Page 13 and 14: 6 5 # & # # The door of Scrooge’s
Page 15 and 16: 8 3. Surplus Population STAVE 1, Sc
Page 17 and 18: 10 27 & b b b b and I can’t affor
Page 19 and 20: 12 4. God rest you merry, gentlemen
Page 21 and 22: 14 43 & b b b b & b b b b V b b b b
Page 23 and 24: 16 65 & b b b b n˙. œ œ œ œ b
Page 25 and 26: 18 13 & b saw in the knocker—not
Page 27 and 28: 20 41 C & b b The bells ceased toge
Page 29: 22 6. Mankind was my Business Edmun
Page 33 and 34: 26 22 & b b . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Page 35 and 36: 28 44 & b b ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. morendo
Page 37 and 38: 30 13 & b b b b “Who, and what ar
Page 39 and 40: 32 9. Little Fan STAVE 2, Scene 2 S
Page 41 and 42: 34 10. Sussex Carol English traditi
Page 43 and 44: 36 18 ? ˙. œ œ œ f ˙. œ œ œ
Page 45 and 46: 38 6 & In came all the young men an
Page 47 and 48: 40 23 # & people who were not to be
Page 49 and 50: 42 39 # œ œ œ œ & œ J œ œ œ
Page 51 and 52: 44 F 55 # & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Page 53 and 54: 46 H 71 # œ œ œ œ & # & # & # V
Page 55 and 56: S. A. T. B. 48 83 # & # & # V ? #
Page 57 and 58: 50 13. The Ghost of Christmas Prese
Page 59 and 60: 52 B 25 & & V ? & ? “Come and kno
Page 61 and 62: 54 14. Not a Handsome Family STAVE
Page 63 and 64: 56 16 # & # When the dinner was all
Page 65 and 66: 58 9 # & # # & # # & # # V # ? # #
Page 67 and 68: S. A. T. 60 25 # & # # & # # V #
Page 69 and 70: 62 17. Deck the halls Welsh traditi
Page 71 and 72: 64 A 17 # & ∑ ∑ P œ œ œ œ
Page 73 and 74: 66 B 33 # & ∑ f œ . J œ œ œ 3
Page 75 and 76: 68 48 # & # & # V ? # œ œ #œ .
Page 77 and 78: 70 19. Ghost of the Future STAVE 4,
Page 79 and 80: 72 20. The Body of a Man STAVE 4, S
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74 22. Coventry Carol MEZZO SOLO #
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76 22 # & # . œ # œœ œ . œ ˙
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78 C 43 # & # π ˙ œœ # œ œ œ
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80 60 # & # œ . œœ œ ˙. child,
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82 5 # & # # # & # # # V # # The fi
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84 24. Poverty Traditional trans. K
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86 STAVE 5, Scene 1 25. Christmas D
Page 95 and 96:
88 Edmund Sears (1810-76) STAVE 5,
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90 He had never dreamed that any wa
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92 11 & and to Tiny Tim, who did no
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94 Edmund Sears (1810-76) SOPRANO A
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96 19 & œ J œ œ œ œ œ . œ j
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98 S. 38 & b b b b b œ œ J œ J
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100 56 & b b b b b œ J œ œ œ œ
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102 # & # # # 73 œ œ œ J œ œ
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