Bob Chilcott I Share Creation

Contents 1. When the sun

Contents 1. When the sun rises 5 2. The Earth 10 3. The Innermost House 11 4. Come to the great world 16 for online perusal only Composer’s note In looking for texts that take a positive view and show respect for the environment, I was lucky to come across these short and strong poems. They all express to me a perspective that links man and nature in a way that shows humility, strength, and interdependence relative to our time. The piece was commissioned jointly by The Reading Phoenix Choir and the National Environmental Research Council, and was first performed by the Reading Phoenix Choir at the Gala Concert of the Association of British Choral Directors in Guildford Cathedral, in August 2005. Duration: c.8 minutes

Anon. Chinese (2500 BC) Commissioned by Norman Morris and the Reading Phoenix Choir, with support from the National Environmental Research Council, and dedicated to Norman with affection. I Share Creation 1. When the sun rises BOB CHILCOTT SOPRANO Gutsy with a steady beat q = c.80 ° & # 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ ALTO & # 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ TENOR & ‹ # 4 ∑ mf Ó Œ œ > œ œ œ > œ > œ œ œ œ œ > œ When the sun ri - ses, I go to BASS for online perusal only ?# ¢ 4 ∑ ∑ the mf the sun, sun, the Œ ‰ j > œ œ J > j œ J the Percussion 1. Tom-tom or S. & A. clap mf / 4 mf Œ œ > Œ œ œ Œ œ > 2. Bass drum or T. & B. stamp Œ œ Œ œ > Œ œ œ Œ œ > Œ œ Œ œ > Œ œ Œ œ > Œ œ T. 4 ° # & ‹ ˙ > work, œ j ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > > > ˙ > ‰ œ j When the sun goes down, I take my rest, I B. ?# ¢ sun > œ ˙ > sun ri - > œ ses, ri the - ses, the sun, œ œ > J œ œj ‰ Œ ‰ j > œ œ J > j œ J sun, the the sun goes down, > œ œ > œ ˙ œ œ œJ > sun, sun goes down, œ j ‰ J / Œ œ > Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ œ Œ > > Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ œ Œ > > Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ > © Oxford University Press 2006 Printed in Great Britain OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX2 6DP Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.