I Hear the Prophet Callin’Words and Music by

Pepper Choplin

Usage: Advent/Christmas

Scripture references:: Isaiah 35:1-2, 4-6, 40:1-11, 62:1-12; Mark 1:1-8

Also available: SATB (10/3751L) Perf/Acc CD (99/2357L)

10/4681LSAB and Solo with opt. Percussion

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“A voice crying in the wilderness” has no inhibitions. It is strong and unbridled.

This piece is intended to exhibit that same earthy freedom. It should be sung heartily, from deep within the soul of the believer. The ringing open fifths throughout the piece evoke the feel of Southern Harmony hymns, which are meant to be sung with a powerful open tone.

At the beginning, the choir should respond to the soloist as if they are singing across a chasm, throwing the tone forward. To enhance this effect, the soloist and choir can be placed across from one another. In the vocals, the large sixteenth-note leaps will inevitably be sung as a slide from one note to the next. This is intentional. Let the music build gradually until it bursts into a boisterous celebration at m. 46.

The keyboard accompaniment is written to suggest a hammered dulcimer, which may be added if available. In performance, I have found it very effective to have just a few choir members begin to stomp in m. 20, strongly on beats 1 and more softly on beats 2, continuing until m. 68. (Walking sticks may be substituted for stomping.) This percussive effect, combined with the tambourine and triangle parts in the back of this score, serve to propel the motion forward and enhance the primitive quality of the piece.

A Note from the Composer

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Words and Music byPepper Choplin

© 2008 and this edition published in 2015 Lorenz Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Reproduction of this publication without permission of the publisher is a criminal offense subject to prosecution.THE CCLI LICENSE DOES NOT GRANT PERMISSION TO PHOTOCOPY THIS MUSIC.

www.lorenz.com

I Hear the Prophet Callin’SAB and Solo with opt. Percussion*

indicates CD track number.*Percussion part is on page 12.

LT

Based onIsaiah 35:1-2, 4-6, and 40:3

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“A voice crying in the wilderness” has no inhibitions. It is strong and unbridled.

This piece is intended to exhibit that same earthy freedom. It should be sung heartily, from deep within the soul of the believer. The ringing open fifths throughout the piece evoke the feel of Southern Harmony hymns, which are meant to be sung with a powerful open tone.

At the beginning, the choir should respond to the soloist as if they are singing across a chasm, throwing the tone forward. To enhance this effect, the soloist and choir can be placed across from one another. In the vocals, the large sixteenth-note leaps will inevitably be sung as a slide from one note to the next. This is intentional. Let the music build gradually until it bursts into a boisterous celebration at m. 46.

The keyboard accompaniment is written to suggest a hammered dulcimer, which may be added if available. In performance, I have found it very effective to have just a few choir members begin to stomp in m. 20, strongly on beats 1 and more softly on beats 2, continuing until m. 68. (Walking sticks may be substituted for stomping.) This percussive effect, combined with the tambourine and triangle parts in the back of this score, serve to propel the motion forward and enhance the primitive quality of the piece.

A Note from the Composer

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œ œ œ Œ œ œcall in’, “Pre

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œ> œ œ ‰ œ œLord.” I

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Words and Music byPepper Choplin

© 2008 and this edition published in 2015 Lorenz Publishing Company, a division of The Lorenz Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Reproduction of this publication without permission of the publisher is a criminal offense subject to prosecution.THE CCLI LICENSE DOES NOT GRANT PERMISSION TO PHOTOCOPY THIS MUSIC.

www.lorenz.com

I Hear the Prophet Callin’SAB and Solo with opt. Percussion*

indicates CD track number.*Percussion part is on page 12.

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Based onIsaiah 35:1-2, 4-6, and 40:3

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Choir responds:FSA

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pare the way of the

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..œœ ‰ œ œLord.” I

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pare the way of the

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Lord.” Come and make

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œœ jœœ œ œ œ œhigh way for our

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*See Notes from the Composer.

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Lord.” Come and make

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25 œ œ œœ Œ jœœdes ert. PreJœœ œ œ Œ Jœ

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pare the way of the

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œœ œœ œœ Œ œœ œœcall in’, “Fear

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not, your God will

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jœœhear I sa iah

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not, your God will

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œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œears of the deaf will

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œœœ Jœ...œœœ

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œœ œ œ œ

hear. And then the

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œœœ jœ œœ œœœ œœœœœ Jœ

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