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C. H. H. Parry
Blest Pair of Sirens
(At a Solemn Musick)
Ode by John Milton
Set originally for double choir SSAATTBB and orchestra
Vocal Score
Arranged for SSATBB by David Cameron
The divided bass is optional; basses may sing only Bass 1
Vocal Score
By omitting this cover sheet this score may be printed on
seven sheets of 11 X 17 in paper, folded booklet style.
Organ
dim.
6
poco cres.
11
sempre cres.
16
cres.
cres.
Blest Pair of SirensC. Hubert Parryarr David Cameron
Copyright © 2016 by CPDL
John Milton (At a Solemn Musick)
Parry originally set Milton's Ode in eight parts, for double choir SSAATTBB, and orchestra. This six-part arrangement is intended for an SSATBB choir, but the divided bass part is optional, andit could be performed with all basses singing Bass I. This arrangement has been performed withthe accompaniment for Organ and Piano duet, which is also posted on IMSLP.
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dim.
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sostenuto
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Blest pair of
Blest pair of
Blest pair of
Blest pair of
a tempo
a tempo
si rens,
si rens,
si rens,
si rens,
pled ges of hea ven's
pled ges of hea ven's
pled ges of hea ven's
pled ges of hea ven's
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
joy,
joy,
joy,
joy,
Sphere born, har
Sphere born, har
Sphere born, har
Sphere born, har
Sphere born, har
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
mo nious sis ters,
mo nioussis ters,
mo nious sis ters,
mo nious sis ters,
monious sis ters,
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37 Voice and
Voice and
Voice and
Voice and
Voice and
Verse,
Verse,
Verse,
Verse,
Verse,
Wed your di
Wed your di
Wed your di
Wed your di
Wed your di
vine sounds and
vine sounds and
vine Wed your di
vine sounds, di
vine sounds
mixt pow'r em
mixt pow'r em
vine sounds
vine sounds,
cres.
and mixt
ploy,
ploy, mixt
and pow'r em
and mixt
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pow'r em ploy,
Dead things
pow'r em ploy,
ploy, Dead things with
pow'r em ploy,
Dead things with
with in breathed
Dead things with
in breathed sense, with
Dead things with
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
in breathed sense
sense
in breathed sense
in breathed sense
in breathed, in breathed
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a ble to
a ble to
a ble to
a ble to
sense a ble to
pierce.
pierce.
pierce.
pierce.
pierce.
dim.
And to our
Animando
Animando
Animando
Animando
Animando
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high raised phan ta sy pre
And to our
sent that un dis
high raised phan ta sy pre
tur bed
And to our
sent that un dis
song
poco cres.
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high raised phan ta sy pre
tur bed
And to our
And to our
sent that un dis
song
high raised
cres.
high raised phan ta sy pre
And to our
tur bed
pre
phan ta sy
sent that
high raised phan ta sy pre
song, and to our
sent, And to our
pre sent that
Bass 2
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un dis tur bed
sent that song
high raised, high raised
high raised phan ta sy pre
un dis tur bed
poco cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres. Bass 1
song of
that un dis
phan ta sy pre sent that
sent
that song of
song
pure con
tur bed
un dis tur bed
that un dis
pure
of pure con
cent, Aye
songof pure con cent, Aye
song, Aye sung be
tur bed song Aye
con cent, Aye
cent, Aye
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sung be fore the
sung be fore the
fore the sap
sung be fore the
sung be fore the
sung be fore the
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
sap phire co loured
sap phire co loured
phire co loured
sap phireco loured
sap phire co loured
sapphire co loured
Allargando
Allargando
throne to
throne to
throne to
throne to
throne
throne to
Him that
Him that
Him that
Him that
Him that
sits
sits
there
there
on
on
sits there on
sits there on
sits there on
(unis.)
Animandosi (c. 120 - )
Animandosi (c. 120 - )
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With
With
saint
saint
ly
ly
With saint ly
With saint ly
With saint ly
shout
shout
shout
shout
shout
and
and
so
so
lemn
lemn
and so lemn
and so lemn
and so lemn
ju
ju
ju
ju
ju
bi
bi
lee;
lee;
bi lee;
bi lee;
bi lee;
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Where the bright
Where the bright
Where the bright
Where the bright
Più mosso
Se ra phim
Se ra phim
Se ra phim
Se ra phim
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in burn ing
in burn ing
in burn ing
in burn ing
row, their
row, their
row,
row,
loud up
loud up
their loud
their loud
lift ed
lift ed
up lift ed
up lift ed
an gel trum pets
an gel trum pets
an gel trum pets
an gel trum pets
poco rit.
poco rit.
blow.
blow.
blow.
blow.
a tempo
a tempo- - - - -
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And the Che
And the Che
And the Che
Bass 2
ru
And the Che
ru bic, the Che
And the Che
ru bic, the Che
bic host, in
ru bic host, in
ru bic
ru bic host, in
ru bic host, in
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thou sand
thou sand
host, in thou
thou
Che ru bic
thou
Bass 1
Bass 2
quires
quires
sand quires
sand quires
host,
sand quires
cres.
Touch their im
Touch their im
Touch their im
Touch their im
in thou sand
Touch their im
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
mor tal harps of
mor tal harps of
mor tal harps
mor tal harps of
quires Touch their im
mor tal harps of
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92 gol den
gol den
of gol den
gol den
mor tal harps
gol den
wires, with
wires,
wires, with
wires,
of gol den
wires, with
those just
with those just
those just
with those just
wires,
those just
spi rits that
spi rits
spi rits that
spi rits that
with
spi rits that
wear vic tor ious
that wear vic
wear vic
wear, wear vic
those just spi
wear vic tor ious
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palms,
tor ious
tor ious
tor ious palms,
rits that wear
palms,
Hymns de
palms, Hymns de
palms, Hymns de
Hymns de
Hymns
vout and
vout and
vout and
vout
de
ho ly
ho
ho
and ho ly
vout and ho ly
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psalms
ly psalms
ly psalms
psalms
Hymns de
psalms
cres.
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
vout
Sing
ing ev er
ing
ing ev er
and ho ly
last
ing ev er
psalms, Sing
last
psalms
ing ev er
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last ing ly,
ing ev er
ing ly, sing
Sing
last
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
sing
last ing ly,
ing, sing
ing ev er
ing ev er
ing ev er
ing
ing ly,
last ing ly.
last ing ly.
last ing ly,
ly, sing
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sing
sing
sing
Sing
sing
ing,
ing ev er
ing sing
ing
ing,
ing, sing
sing
rit.
last
ing ev er
ev er
sing
ing ev er
ing
rit.
rit.
rit.
rit.
rit.
last
last
ing ev er
last
ev er
ing
ing
ing
last ing
ing
last ing
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ly.
ly.
ly.
ly.
ly.
ly.
Tempo primo
Tempo primo
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dim.
(Bass 1 & 2 unis.)
(Soprano 1 & 2 unis.)
That we on
That we on
That we on
That we on
earth with
earth with
earth with
earth with
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un dis cord ing
un dis cord ing
un dis cord ing
un dis cord ing
voice
voice
voice
voice
may right ly
may right ly
may right ly
may right ly
an swer that me
an swer that me
an swer that me
an swer that me
lo dious
lo dious
lo dious
lo dious
dim.
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noise; As
noise; As
noise;
noise; As
Meno mosso, ma non troppo lento
Meno mosso, ma non troppo lento
once we
once we
As
once
did, till
did, till
once we did, till
did, till
dis pro por tioned
dis pro por tioned
dis pro por tioned
dis pro por tioned
rit.
rit.
sin
sin
sin
sin
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Jarr'd a gainst
Jarr'd a gainst
Jarr'd a gainst
Jarr'd a gainst
na ture's chime, and with
na ture's chime, and with
na ture's chime, and with
na ture's chime, and with
harsh din
harsh din
harsh din
harsh din
Broke
the fair
Broke the fair
Broke the fair
Broke the fair
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mu sic that
mu sic that
mu sic that
mu sic that
all crea tures
all crea tures
all crea tures
all crea tures
made To their great
made To their great
made To their great
made To their great
Lord,
Lord,
Lord,
Lord,
whose
whose
whose
whose
dolce
dolce
dolce
dolce
love their mo tion
love their mo tion
love
love their mo tion
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swayed in
swayed in
their mo tion
swayed in
poco cres.
poco cres.
poco cres.
poco cres.
poco cres.
per fect di a
per fect di a
swayed
per fect di a
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pa son, whilst they
pa son, whilst they
in per fect di a
pa son, whilst they
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
stood in first o
stood in first o
pa son, whilst they
stood in first o
cres.
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be dience, and their
be dience, and their
stood in their
be dience, and their
3
poco rit.
poco rit.
state of
state of
state of
state of
good.
good.
good.
good.
a tempo
a tempo
cres.
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dim.
158
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dim.
Soprano
rit.
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O may we
Soprano
Tenor
(Bass 1 & 2 unis.)
Alto
soon a gain re
dolceAllegro
new that
song, and
keep in tune with
Heav'n, and
poco cres.
poco cres.
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keep in tune with
Tenor
Heav'n, till
(Bass 1 & 2 unis.)
God ere
O may we
long To His ce
soon a gain re
O
les tial
new that
may we
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con cert us u
song, and
soon re
Soprano
Tenor
Alto
nite,
keep in tune with
new that
and keep in
Heav'n, and
song, and
tune with Heav'n,
keep in tune with
keep in
till God
Heav'n, till
tune with
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ere
O may we
God ere
Heav'n, till
Alto
long To
soon a gain re
long To
God ere
His ce
new that
His ce
long till
les tial
song, till
les tial con cert
God ere
con cert us u
God ere
us u
long To
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nite, till God
long To
nite, till
His ce
To His ce
His ce
God To His ce
les tial
les tial
les tial con
les tial
con cert
con cert us u
cert us u
con cert us u
us u
nite,
nite,
nite,
nite, To live with
Più mosso
Più mosso
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To live with
Him, and
Him, and
sing in end
sing in end
To live with
less
To live with
less
Him, and
morn of
Him, and
morn of
sing in end
light,
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sing in end
light,
LH
Basses divide
less
To
less morn of
To
morn of
live with
light,
live with
light, To
To live with
Him, and
To live with
Him, and
live and
Him, and
sing in
(Soprano 2)
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Him, and
sing
sing in end
sing
end
sing in end
in
and sing in
end less
less morn
end less
less
To live with
less morn of
morn of
of
of
morn of
Him, and
light, and
light,
light, and
light, To live with
light, To live with
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sing in end
sing in
in
sing
Him, and
Him, and
less
end less
end
in
sing in end
sing in end
morn of
morn of
less
end less
less morn of
less morn of
light, sing
light,
morn
morn, and sing in
light,
light, and
cres.
RH
in end less
in end less
of
end
sing in
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morn of
sing,
light, and
less
To live with
end less
light,
and
sing in end
morn of
Him, and
morn of
and
sing
less morn of
light, in end
sing and
light, and
sing
in end less
light, in
less
sing in
sing in
in end less
morn
end less
morn, in end
end less
end less
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morn of
of
morn of
less morn of
morn of
morn of
light, and
light,
light,
light, To live with
light,
light,
sing in
To live with
Him, and
end less
To live with
Him, and
sing
To
To
morn of
Him, and
sing in end
live with
live with
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222 light,
sing in end
Him,
Him, and
in
less,
and sing
To live with
sing
end less
less
end
To live with
Him, and
in
morn of
morn of
less morn, and
Him, and
sing
end less
light,
light,
sing
sing
morn
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To
To
To
To
To
live with
live with
live
live with Him,
Him, To
To
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
Him, and
Him, and
with Him,
and sing
Him, and
live with
sing in
sing in
and sing
in end
sing
Him,
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
cres.
end
end
in end
and
and
less morn
sing in
sing in
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less
of
less
end less
end less
morn
morn
light,
morn
morn
morn
and
and
and
and
sing
and
and
sing
sing
sing
sing
sing in
in
in
in
in
end
in
end
(Bass 1 & 2 unis.)
end
end less
less
end less
less
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morn
morn,
morn
morn
morn of
and
of
of
light, in
and
sing in
light, and
light, and
end
sing in
end less,
sing in
sing in
less
end
end
end
end less,
morn,
less
less
less
end less
morn
morn
morn
morn
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of
of
of
of
of
light,
light,
light,
light.
light.
and
and
and
and
and
sing in
sing in
sing in
sing in
sing in
252 end
end
end less,
end
end
less
less
end less
less
less
morn
morn
morn
morn
morn
rit.
rit.
rit.
rit.
rit.
of
of
of
of
of
light.
light.
light.
light.
light.
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Arrangement written Salt Lake City UT, Washington DC,and Kingston ON, August 2008
