William Walton Choral Sampler

SACRED four upper voices

SACRED four upper voices unaccompanied 22 A Litany for online perusal only (Version 1) William Walton A

23 Phineas Fletcher (1582–1650) TREBLE 1 TREBLE 2 TREBLE 3 TREBLE 4 for rehearsal only Adagio pp Vbb 4 r Š f t Š Š Š bŠ Š Š r Š Š Š bŠ Š Š r 34 Drop, drop, drop, drop, drop, drop, drop, ppp Vbb 4 ‰ ‰. Š ˆ 34 Drop, drop, ppp Vbb 4 ‰ ‰. Š ˆ 34 Drop, drop, ppp Vbb 4 b‰ ‰. b ˆ 34 Drop, Adagio pp A Litany (Version 1) for online perusal only {}Š drop, WILLIAM WALTON V bb 4 r Š f t Š Š Š bŠ Š Š r Š Š Š bŠ Š Š r 34 { B bb 4 b‰ ppp ‰. bŠ ˆ 34 3 Vbb34 =( ) ‰ Š Š Š Š =Š. Še Š Š Š Š. Š drop, slow tears, slow tears, And bathe those beau - teous f Vbb34 ‰ Š b‰ Š #Š. Še Š Š =Š bŠ. =Še drop, slow tears, slow tears, And bathe those beau - teous Vbb34 ‰ Š ‰ Š Š. Še Š Š Š bŠ. Še drop, slow tears, slow tears, And bathe those beau - teous Vbb34 ‰ Š ‰ Š Š. Še Š Š Š Š. Še drop, slow tears, slow tears, And bathe those beau - teous V bb 34 =( ) ‰ Š b‰ Š Š Š #=Š. Še Š Š = Š bŠ. =Š f { B bb ‰ Š ‰ Š Š. ŠŠ Š 34 f Š ŠŠ Š Š. Š f Taken from Shorter Choral Works without Orchestra, William Walton Edition, vol 6, edited by Timothy Brown (Oxford, 1999), where full critical apparatus may be found. Also published in a version for mixed voices SATB (ISBN 978–0–19–359436–6). This edition © Oxford University Press 1999 & 2014 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.