Shawn Kirchner Behold New Joy

for SATB and organ, brass and organ, or orchestra This colourful Christmas work brings together several carols from the 1582 Piae Cantiones collection in a modern and refreshing through-composed medley. Using largely familiar tunes, this is a very singable concert suite, with interest provided through use of texture, and festive flourishes in the accompaniment. Texts are in English, Latin, and German, with English singing translations throughout.

18 199 TUTTI VOICES

18 199 TUTTI VOICES unis. Ei O, - a, wär’n that we wir were da! there! Ch. Ch. p SOPRANOS & ALTOS unis. p Ei O, - a, that mp S./A. 206 wär’n wir da! we were there! + Zimbelstern Sw. p for online perusal only B. ECCE NOVUM GAUDIUM* Tempo vivo h = 110 212 - Zimbelstern 220 Ped. 8' (4') only distinct BASSES mp marcato Ec - ce no - vum gau - di - um, ec - ce no - vum mi Now be - hold new joy, O Earth, now be - hold glad tid - - rum. ings! dim. Vir - go pa - rit fi For the maid hath giv pp - - li - en um birth, Ch. Fl. 8', 4', 2’ mp *The author of this text is unknown. For many years, the only English singing translation was J. M. Neale’s ‘Here is Joy for Every Age’ (1853). Because Neale’s translation preserved only the rhyme scheme and sacrificed the bulk of the Latin meaning, a new translation has been prepared by the composer.

226 A. B. quae non no - vit vir hon - our yet a - bid - - um. ing. ALTOS mp marcato Quae Hon - Quae Hon - non our non our no yet no yet - vit vir a - bid - vit vir a - bid - um, sed ut - ing, spring, in - um, sed ut - ing, spring, in py win py win - - - - rus ter rus ter py hid py hid - - - - rum, ing, rum, ing, 19 J 232 SOPRANOS & ALTOS unis. gle - ba fert fruit, the earth gle - ba fert fruit, the earth pa pro pa pro - - - - py vid py vid - - - - rum ing, rum ing, flo - rens Al - le - flo - rens Al - le - li lu li lu - li - um. Ec- ce quod na - tu - ra, - ia! Now be - hold the to - ken: TENORS & BASSES unis. - li - um. Ec- ce quod - ia! Now be - hold J na the - tu - ra, to - ken: for online perusal only S./A. T./B. 238 mu - tat su Na-ture’s law - a iu is bro - - ra: ken. Vir -go pa For the maid - - rit en pu mild - ra De hath borne - i fi the Ho - - li ly - um. Child.