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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.
26 B & b [CHOIR BEGINS]
26 B & b [CHOIR BEGINS] It was with a strange, inexplicable dread, that he saw this bell begin to swing. It swung softly in the outset; but soon it rang out loudly, and so did every bell in the house. Faster q = 140 p U > ˙. p U > ˙. p > ˙. p > ˙. P > ˙. P > ˙. P > ˙. P > ˙. 19 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 & b V b *ding U ∑ U ∑ ding U ∑ U ∑ ding Œ p ˙ > dong p > Œ Œ œ ding Œ ˙ p ˙ > dong p > œ ding Œ ˙ P ˙ > dong P > œ ding Œ ˙ P ˙ > dong P > œ ding Œ ˙ P ˙ > dong P > œ ding Œ ˙ P ˙ > dong P > œ ? b U ∑ U ∑ ∑ *ding ∑ ding ∑ ding ∑ ding F #˙. ding F #˙. ding *ding dong & b ? b U > ˙. p ∑ u U > ˙. ∑ u Faster q = 140 > ˙. Œ p Œ ˙ > Œ > œ > ˙. Œ ˙ ˙ > > œ > ˙. Œ P ˙ ˙ > > œ > ˙. Œ ˙ ˙ > > œ > ˙. Œ F ˙ #˙. ˙ > > œ > ˙. Œ ˙ #˙. ˙ > > œ 34 & b P > ˙. P > ˙. F > ˙. F > ˙. accel. F > ˙. F > ˙. f > œ Œ Œ b b & b V b ding Œ ˙ P ˙ > dong P > œ ding Œ ˙ for online perusal only P ˙ > dong F > œ ding Œ ˙ F ˙ > dong F > œ ding Œ ˙ F ˙ > dong F > œ ding Œ ˙ F ˙ > dong F > œ ding Œ ˙ F ˙ > dong F > œ ding f œ Œ Œ f œ Œ Œ b b b b ? b & b ? b F #˙. ding > ˙. Œ ˙ #˙. ˙ > ding > œ F #˙. dong > ˙. Œ ˙ #˙. ˙ > ding > œ ding Í Í # > ˙ # œ > ding > ˙. ˙ Œ > > œ # ˙ # œ > > dong œ > ˙. Œ ˙ œ Í # > ˙ ding ˙ > # ˙ > ding > œ ding Í Í Í # œ # > œ œ > > dong ding dong accel. > ˙. ˙ Œ > > ˙ œ # œ # œ œ > > > ding Í Í Í # > œ > # œ œ > ding dong ding > ˙. ˙ Œ > > ˙ # œ # œ œ > > > f # œ > Œ Œ dong > œœ f Œ Œ œ #œ Œ Œ > b b b b b b * Keep the vowel very short, and sustain ‘-ng’ throughout.
20 41 C & b b The bells ceased together, and they were succeeded by a clanking noise, deep down below; as if some person were dragging a heavy chain. The cellar door flew open with a booming sound, Slow and ominous q = 60 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ & b b ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ V b b ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ? b b Œ lips barely open Œ p œ oh ˙ j ‰ œ > ˙ oh j ‰ œ > ˙ oh j ‰ œ > ˙ oh j ‰ œ > & b b Slow and ominous q = 60 ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ ? ? b b Œ Œ p œ ˙ j ‰ œ > ˙ j ‰ œ > ˙ j ‰ œ > ˙ j ‰ œ > 46 & b b and then he heard the noise coming up the stairs straight towards his door. “I won’t believe it,” said Scrooge. ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ & b b V b b ? b b j # œ ˙ oh j œ ˙ oh Í Í ∑ lips barely open P j œ oh P j œ oh ‰ ‰ for online perusal only ∑ ∑ # ˙ j ‰ œ > oh N˙ oh j ‰ œ > lips barely open P Œ Œ j ‰ œ ˙ oh ˙ oh oh j ‰ œ > j ‰ œ > ˙ oh j œ > ‰ # ˙ j ‰ œ > oh ˙ oh j ‰ œ > ˙ oh ˙ oh ˙ oh j ‰ œ > j ‰ œ > j ‰ œ > ? b b ? b b j # œ ˙ j œ S ˙ œ ‰ J P j œ ‰ #˙ N˙ > œ ‰ J j ‰ œ > ˙ ˙ > œ ‰ J j ‰ œ > ˙ #˙ ˙ > œ ‰ J j ‰ œ > ˙ ˙ > œ ‰ J & j ‰ œ >
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