Bob Chilcott Weather Report

for SSAATTBB unaccompanied The weather, the most quintessentially English of topics, was the inspiration for this work. Chilcott weaves together a tapestry of well-known weather rhymes, such as 'The rain it raineth every day upon the just and the unjust fella', and 'Whether the weather', in a work that is energetic, quirky, and entertaining. His choral writing is inventive and full of character, using layered rhythms and jazzy harmonies. This will be a fun piece to perform, and perfect as a light addition to any concert programme.

13 S.1 S.2 77

13 S.1 S.2 77 Jan - u - a - ry up to May the f rain it rain - eth ev’ - ry day; A.1 f Jan - u - a - ry up to May the rain it rain - eth ev’ - ry day; A.2 to May Jan - u - a - ry up the f rain it rain - eth ev’ - ry day; p ev’ - ry day, T.1 T.2 B.1 mf up mf up mf to to May May the the f rain f rain f it it rain - eth ev’ rain - eth ev’ - ry day; - ry day; p ev’ - ry p ev’ - ry p day, day, up to May the rain it rain - eth ev’ - ry day; - ev’ ry day, for online perusal only B.2 mf the f rain it rain - eth ev’ - ry day; S. SOLO A. SOLO 81 A.2 SOPRANO SOLO ALTO SOLO T.1 T.2 B.1 p dolce thir - ty - one, ev’ - ry day, ev’ ev’ - ry day, - ry day, B.2 mp all the rest have thir - ty - one ev’ - ry day, with - out a bles - sed gleam

14 S. SOLO A. SOLO S.1 S.2 84 A.1 A.2 gleam of sun, sun, p they’d be T.1 ev’ - ry day, T.2 ev’ - ry day, B.1 ev’ - ry day, B.2 of sun; ev’ - ry day, if a - ny of them had two and thir - ty, S.1 S.2 87 twice as wet 3 and mp sost. twice as dir - ty. A.1 A.2 sun, T.1 3 T.2 sun, 3 3 and and and for online perusal only mp sost. twice mp sost. twice, mp sost. twice as as 3 twice as dir dir dir dir - - - - ty, ty, ty, ty, 3 twice as dir dir dir - - - ty. ty. ty. p Dir- ty days, B.1 sun, 3 and mp sost. twice as dir - ty, dir - ty. p Dir- ty days, B.2 3 and mp sost. twice as dir - ty, dir - ty. p - Dir ty days,