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Sleep My ChildWhitacreTRANSCRIPT
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from PARADISE LOST: SHADOWS AND WINGS
DAVID NOROA &ERIC WHITACRE
2009 Shadow Water Music; for North America
Molto legato e poco rubato q = c. 68
SLEEP, MY CHILD
ERIC WHITACRE
Commissioned by Chanticleer
SOLOSOPRANO I
SOLOSOPRANO II
SOPRANO
ALTO
TENOR
BASS
Piano (forrehearsal only)
GEEEEE 0 0 0
GEEEEE 0 0 0
GEEEEE* close fluidly to n or m
When
p
(n*) you dream, (m)
GEEEEEmp
When you dream of par a- dise- and the par a- dise- it
3 3
GiEEEEE
When
p
(n) you dream, (m)
GiEEEEE
When
p
(n) you dream, (m)
EEEEEWhen
p
(n) you dream, (m)
GEEEEE3 3
EEEEE _ _ _ _^ ^^__^
*_ _ _ _ ^ ^^__^*
4 5 5 B B BB 4 5 55 5 B5 5M
? 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 5 5? 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 B B B 5 5 5 5 B
5 5 BM B B 5 5 BM
'5 5 BM BB BB '5 5 BM
? 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 5 5? 4
= 5M 5 5
5 5 5 5B
?BBBBBB 5 5 5 5
B
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4
S.
A.
T.
B.
GEEEEEdream, O
mp
your heart
mf
is fullof wings,
3
GEEEEEbrings, re mem- ber:- O
mp
your heart is full
mf
of wings,
GiEEEEE
dream,
mp
O youre full
mf
of
GiEEEEE
dream,
mp
O youre full
mf
of
EEEEEdream, O
mp
youre full
mf
of
GEEEEE 3
EEEEE
BB BB ? B 5 5 5M 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
B 5 5 5 54 =
5 5 5 5 5 55 5 5 55 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 5 5 5
5 BM = 5 5 5 5 5M BM 5 5 BM 5
5 BM = 5 5 5 B BM 5 5 BM 5
55 BMBM '5 5 BM BBMM 55 BBMM 55
BB BB
5 5 5 5?
4B 55 5 55M
5 5 5 5 5 55 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
4BBBMMM
'= 5 5 5 5 5M BBBBMMM
M 555 5 BBBBMMM
M 5555
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S.
A.
T.
B.
GEEEEEre
p
mem- ber,- re
mp
mem- ber,- re
mf
mem- ber,-
GEEEEEre
p
mem- ber,- re
mp
mem- ber,- re
mf
mem- ber,-
GiEEEEE
wi
fp
ngs,- wi
fp
ngs,- wi
fp
ngs,-
GiEEEEE
wi
fp
ngs,- wi
fp
ngs,- wi
fp
ngs,-
EEEEEwi
fp
ngs,- wi
fp
ngs,- wi
fp
ngs,-
EEEEEwi
fp
ngs,- wi
fp
ngs,- wi
fp
ngs,-
GEEEEE
EEEEE _ _^ __ _^ _^ ___^ _^ _^ ___^_
5 = 5 5 5 5=5 5 5 5
= 5 5 5
5 = 5 5 5 5=5 5 5 5
= 5 5 5 5
5 5 5M BM 5 5 5M BM 5 5 5M BM
'5 5MM BM '5 5MM BM '5 5MM BM
5 5 5M BM 5 5 5M BM 5 5 5M BM
'5 5MM BM '5 5MM BM '5 5MM BM
5 = 5 5 5 5=55 5 5 = 5
5 55 5 5
5 5 5M BBBMMM 55 55 55MM BBBBBMMMMM 555555MM BBBBBBMMMMMM
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11rit. Slower
S.
A.
T.
B.
GEEEEEre mem- ber- to lis
p
ten- for the lark,
GEEEEEre mem- ber- to lis
p
ten- for the lark, and
p
GiEEEEE
wi
fp
ngs,- re
mf
mem- ber- to lis
p
ten- for the lark,
GiEEEEE
wi
fp
ngs,- re
mf
mem- ber- to lis
p
ten- for the lark,
EEEEEwi
fp
ngs,- re
mf
mem- ber- to lis
p
ten- for the lark,
EEEEEwings,
fp
re
mf
mem- ber- to lis
p
ten- for the lark.
GEEEEE
EEEEE_ __^^
5 = 5 5 5 B 5 5 55 55 55 55 555 4 ?
5 5 5 5M 5 5 B 5 5 5 5 555
4 5 5
5 55M B = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 4 ?
BM5 5MM B = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 ?5
5 5MM 5 5 = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 4 ?
B 5 = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 ?
55 5= 5
55 5M 5 B5 5 5B 555 555 555 555 55555
5 45 5
55 55 55MM 55555 55555 =55= 555
= 55 55 5 55 55 555 555 555 555555
4 ?
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2
Tempo II q. = 5215
S.
A.
T.
B.
19
S.
A.
T.
B.
G 0sleep,
p
sleep.
2
Gsleep, sleep, sleep, sleep.
2
Gi
sleep,
p
sleep, sleep, sleep,
!
sleep,
p
sleep, sleep, sleep,
G 22
GYoull
mp
a wak- en- to mor- row- and spread your wings,
GYoull
mp
a wak- en- to mor- row- and spread your wings,
Gi
sleep,
mp
sleep,
sleep,
mp
sleep,
G !
4M 4M 5M BM 5 5 5M5M 5M5M 5 MBM 55MM
BM 5M BM 5 5 BM 5M5M ''MM
5! M B M 5! M B M 5! M B M 5M5M 5M5M B MBM
55MM BBMM 55MM BBMM 55MM BBMM 55MM 55MM BBMM
BM5M B M 5M BM5M B M 55 55 BBMM5M B M 5
5 55
555! MMM 555 MMM 5MBBB MMM 55MM
55MMBBMM 55MM
BBMM 55MMBBMM 55MM
55MMBBBMMM
= 5! 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5! 5 BM
= 5! 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5! 5 5 BM
4M 4M 5M BM 5 M
55MM BBMM 55MM BBMM
=5! 55 55 55 55 5M5
5 55 5 BM55 55 55 BBMM 5 M
55MMBBMM 55MM
BBMM
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S.
A.
T.
B.
23rit.
S.
A.
T.
B.
GAnd youll grow, come to know, all the shad ows- and joy that it brings.
GAnd youll grow, come to know, all the shad ows- and joy that it brings.
Gi
sleep, sleep,
sleep, sleep,
G
GWhen your heart aches, my heart aches, and this is the song it sings:
K
GWhen your heart aches, my heart aches, and this is the song it sings:
K
Gi
K
sleep, sleep,
K
G
= 5! 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5! 5 5 5 5M
= 5! 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5! 5 5 5 5 5M
BM 5M BM 5M
55MM BBMM 55MM BBMM
BM=
5! 55 55 55 55 55 55
55 55 55! 55 55 55 55 55MM
55MM55MM 555MMM 55MM
555MMM 55MM
= 5 5! 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5! 5! 5 5 5 BM
= 5 5 5 5 5 5 5! 5 5 5 5! 5 5 5 BM
5! M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5 M 5M
55MM BBMM 5M5M 5MBM BM 5M
5! M= 55 55! 5M5
5 55 55 5555 55 55 55! 5! 55 55 55 BBMM
55MM55MM
555MMM 555MM
M 555MMM 555
MMM 55MM
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Molto teneramente q = c. 5825
SoloS. I
SoloS.II
S.
A.
T.
B.
Gah
mp
ah
Gah
mp
ah
Gah
pp
ah
Gah
pp
ah
Gi
ah
pp
ah
ah
pp
ah
G
B 5 5 ' B 5 5 '
B B ' B 55 5 '
BB B5 5 '5 BM B 5 5 '
' BM 5 5 5 B 5 5 '
B B 5 = 5 5 5 55 B B '
'B B '' 'B B ''
BB' 55 555 '5BM BM 5
BB5 5 B
55 55
''''5
555
'BBBB
5'' = 5 5 5 5 5 'BB
BB
'''
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Tempo II q = 5229
S.
A.
T.
B.
GIn
p
your dreams youre not a lone,- moth ers- child has
GIn
p
your dreams youre not a lone,- though moth ers- child has
GIn
p
your dreams youre not a lone,- though moth ers- child has
Gi 0
though
p
moth ers- child has
0 0moth
p
ers- child has
G
0
4 5 5 5 5 5 5 B B 4 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5M 5 B = 5 5 5 B 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55M B 5 5 5 5= 5 5 5 B 5 55
? 4 5 5 5 5 5
4 5 5 5 5 5 5
55 55 5 55 55 55 55 55 B55M 5 5 4B = 5 5 55 5 55 55 5 555 5
4B
=55 55 5 5
45 5 55 5 55 5 5 5
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A littleslower
S.
A.
T.
B.
Gflown. And if the night
mf
that fol lows- should be dark, just
p
Gflown. And if the night
mf
that fol lows- should be dark, just
p
Gflown. And if the night
mf
that fol lows- should be dark, just
p
Gi
flown. If the night
mf
that fol lows- should be dark,3 3 3
3
flown. If the night
mf
that fol lows- should be dark,
G3
3
3 3
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 5 5 5 5 5 = 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 = 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 = 5
5 5 55 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 45 5
55 55 55 5 5 55 5 5 55 5 5 55 55 55 55 45 55 5
555
5555 5 5 5 555
5 5 55555
5555 55 5 5 5 5 55555
55 55 55 55
5555 55 5 5 5 5 = 55
55 555 5 5 5 555 555
555 555 5 5 55
5 5 555 5
55 5
5 55 5 555 55 55
5 5 5555 4
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35Tempo II q. = 52
S.
A.
T.
B.
Glis ten- for the lark, and
K
sleep
mp
my child, sleep, sleep,
Glis ten- for the lark, and
K
sleep
mp
my child, sleep, sleep,
Glis ten- for the lark, and
K
sleep
mp
my child, sleep, sleep,
2
Gi 0
sleep
mp
my child, sleep,
0
sleep
mp
my child, sleep,
G !
0
2
5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5! M 5M 5M BM 5M
5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5M 5M 5M BM 5M
5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5M 5M BM 5 5
5M 5! M B M 5! M B M
55MM 55MM BBMM 55MM BBMM
55 555 555 555 555 5
55 5 55 55MM5 555MMM
5M5 5 5 BM5M5 5
555MMM 555
!MMM BBB
MMM 555
!MMM BBBMMM
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