Christmas upper voices selection

CHRISTMAS SSAA

CHRISTMAS SSAA unaccompanied, with optional handbells 80 2 for online perusal only This endris night Sarah Quartel A

81 Commissioned by Women of Note (Patricia Rabson, Artistic Director) in celebration of the choir’s 25th anniversary season This endris night 15th cent., adap. SARAH QUARTEL ‹ & HANDBELLS * (optional ) Luminous q. = 52 ‹ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ## 6 ˙˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ & 8 mf unis. mp ° SOPRANO 1 6 SOPRANO 2 & # # 8 ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ Œ œ j œ œ j œ œ j ä oo unis. mp ALTO 1 6 ALTO 2 ¢ & # # 8 ∑ ∑ ∑ Œ Œ â œ j œ œ j œ œ j oo ‹ ## & 6 ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ S./A. ° ¢ & # # nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ nœ œ œ œ j œ œ j œ œ j nœ œ œ œ oo œ œ â ä ‹ ˙ ## ˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ & ∑ ∑ 11 S. 1/S. 2 ° & # # for online perusal only div. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j ‰ ‰ ˙ ˙ p ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ oo A. 1/A. 2 ¢ & # # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j ‰ œ j œ œ j œ œ j nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j This en - dris 1 night I saw a sight, a star as bright as 1 endris = other * If handbells are not available, this part may be played on any percussion instrument of similar timbre, such as a glockenspiel, or on the organ using an appropriate stop. Note that since handbells are written an octave lower than sounding pitch, this part should be played an octave higher if played on a non-transposing instrument. If omitting the instrumental part, begin the piece at bar 4. Duration: 3 mins © Oxford University Press 2019 Printed in Great Britain OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MUSIC DEPARTMENT, GREAT CLARENDON STREET, OXFORD OX2 6DP The Moral Rights of the Composer have been asserted. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.