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for narrator, SATB soloists, and SATB choir unaccompanied, with optional bones
In this compelling work for narrator, soloists, and choir, Sheehan presents an engaging musical dramatization of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Dickens's text has been artfully abridged by Matthew Guard to facilitate concert performance, and the narration is seamlessly woven into Sheehan's richly diverse score. Suited to performance in a variety of settings, this work sees imaginative arrangements of traditional carols and vibrant and accessible original music combine to bring a familiar festive tale to life.
16 # & # # “Come,
16 # & # # “Come, then, what right have you to be dismal? You’re rich enough.” “What else can I be, when I live in such a world of fools? Every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.” “Don’t be angry, uncle. Come! Dine with us tomorrow.” B ∑ ∑ Ó Œ π œ œ ˙ œ œ a˙ ˙ ˙ Œ œ 7 # & # # ∑ ∑ Ó Œ Ni π œ feg - ir cen - fig - ˙. nœ n˙ en n˙ w Na # V # # œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙. oo œ nw w ˙ Œ œ - do - lig fel hyn - ny gadd hwn. oo Na ? # # # œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ n˙ œ w n˙ n˙ w - do - lig fel hyn - ny gadd hwn. oo # & # # ? # # # œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ∑ œœ ˙ œ Ó ˙. œ n˙ Œ œ œ œ œ ˙ nœœ œ n w w nb˙˙ w n ˙ nn ˙ n˙ ˙ Œ œ ˙ w Œ œ # # & # 22 “Good afternoon,” said Scrooge. “I am sorry, with all my heart, to find you so resolute. A Merry Christmas, uncle! And A Happy New Year!” “Good afternoon!” said Scrooge. œ ˙ œ nœ ˙ œ nœ ˙ nœ nœ # # & # chyn - nwrf na w chyn - nen, Dan œ n˙ n œ Dan for online perusal only œ n˙ # œ U w gor - on bydd # œ n ˙ œ di - ben ein œœ ˙ œœ Duw. U œ ˙. # # V # # œ ˙ œ nœ ˙ œ gor - on bydd œ n˙ nœ œ di - ben ein bœ ˙ œ Duw. U w ? # # # chyn - nwrf na w chyn - nen, Dan ˙. œ gor - on bydd œ ˙ œ nœ di - ben ein nœ n˙ œ Duw. U w Dan gor - on bydd di - ben ein Duw. # & # # ? # # # œ ˙ œ nw # œ ˙ œ w n œ n˙˙ n œ œ nœ ˙. ˙ œ œ n # œ n ˙ n œ œ n ˙ n œ œ œ b œ n œ n # œ ˙ œœ n˙ œ U w œ ˙. u w u Translation: Comes the King of creation to deal with our weakness, Removing our suffering and burdens; With no place to reside, no dwelling, no bedroom, A Christmas like that he was given. So don’t stir up envy, turmoil, or strife; Our God plans to wear a crown.
8 3. Surplus Population STAVE 1, Scene 2 English traditional adap. and arr. BENEDICT SHEEHAN His nephew left the room without an angry word. He stopped at the outer door to bestow the greetings of the season on the clerk, who, in letting Scrooge’s nephew out, let two other gentlemen in. “At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,” said one of the pleasant gentlemen, “it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor, who suffer greatly. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries, sir.” SOPRANO ALTO TENOR & b b b b & b b b b V b b b b [CHOIR BEGINS] “Are there no prisons?” asked Scrooge. “Plenty of prisons,” said the gentleman. “And the Union workhouses? Steadily h = 70 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ π 3 ˙ ˙ ˙ Are there no π 3 ˙ ˙ n˙ Are there no ∑ 3 ˙ ˙ Ó pri ˙ pri - - sons? 3 ˙ sons? ∑ Ó p w ∑ ∑ w ∑ ∑ BASS ? b b b b p w w w w mm w w mm & b b b b ? b b b b 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Steadily h = 70 p w ∑ w ∑ for online perusal only ˙ ˙ n ˙˙ π w 3 ˙ w 3 ˙ Ó p w ∑ w ∑ 7 & b b b b & b b b b V b b b b ? b b b b & b b b b ? b b b b Are they still in operation?” “They are. Still, I wish I could say they were not.” “I’m very glad to hear it.” π 3 ˙ ˙ ˙ Are there no π 3 ˙ ˙ n˙ Are there no ˙ œ œ w 3 ˙ ˙ n ˙˙ π ˙w œ œ 3 ˙ ˙ ˙ work - hous - es? 3 ˙ ˙ ˙ work - hous - es? . ˙ ˙. 3 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ . Œ Œ Œ ˙ ˙ ˙. mm w mm ˙ ˙. w Ó Ó Ó œ œ ˙. w ˙w . ∑ ∑ ∑ œ œ ˙. ∑ ∑ œ ˙ œ œ ∑ ˙. œ œœ ∑ ∑ œ œ œ œ w ∑ œ˙ . œ œ œ
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