No. 6605|Conte|A Hope Carol|SSSA & Piano

Christina Rossetti (1830–1894)

Moderately, not too slow q. = 72

commissioned by the San Francisco Girls’ ChorusSusan McMane, conductor

© Copyright 2008 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company.A division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts.

All rights reserved. Made in U.S.A.

for SSSA Chorus and PianoDavid Conte

A Hope Carol

Sopranos(div. á 3)

Piano

Ah,

pp espress., sempre legato

Ah,

pp espress., sempre legato

Moderately, not too slow q. = 72

p espress. sempre

6

A

A

mp espress., sempre legato

Night

was near,

Listen

9

a day

was near,

Be tween

- a day

and night

I

13

heard

sweet voic

es

- call ing- clear;

mf

Call

ing- me:

call

ing-

mp

16

S

A

ah,

mp

(div. á 3)

ah,

mp

me:

p

2

19

pp

pp

I

mp

heard

a whirr

of wing

on wing,

But could

not see

the

p

#

#

#

23

oh,

p

oh,

cresc. poco a poco

oh,

oh,

p

oh,

cresc. poco a poco

oh,

sight;

(mp)

I long

cresc. poco a poco

to see

my

cresc. poco a poco

3

26

oh,

ah,

f

oh,

ah,

f

birds

that sing,

I long

to

see.

f

f

29

p

p

mf

mp

4

33

p

l.h.

r.h.

l.h.

r.h.

l.h.

r.h.

39

A

Be

mp

low

- the stars,

be yond

- the moon,

Be tween

- the night

and

2 2 2 2 2 22

45

S

A

Oh,

pp

oh,

oh,

(div. á 3)

Oh,

pp

oh,

oh,

day

I heard

a ris

ing- fall

ing- tune

Call

ing-

2 2 2 2 2

5

51

mp

oh,

p

mp

mp

oh,

p

mp

me,

mf

Call

ing- me:

2

mp

mf

56

oh,

pp

2

oh,

pp

I

mp

long

to see

the pipes

and strings

where

-

p

6

60

oh,

pp

oh,

oh,

pp

oh,

on

such min

strels- play

I

cresc. poco a poco

long

to see

each

cresc. poco a poco

64

oh,

cresc. poco a poco

ah.

oh,

cresc. poco a poco

ah.

face

that sings

I long

to see

each face

that sings,

I

7

67

mf

mf

long

to

see.

f

f

70

A

To

f

day

-

or may

be- not

to day,

-

To night

- or not

to

-

73

A

night,

All

voic

es

- that

com mand

- or

8

76

S

A

mf

Ah,

ah,

ah,

2

(div. á 3)

mf

Ah,

ah,

ah,

2

pray

call

ing- me,

call

ing- me,

2

Maestoso, just a bit slower q. = 6979

f

ah,

mf 2

f

ah,

mf

f

shall kin

dle- in

my soul

such fire

and

2 2 2 22

Maestoso, just a bit slower q. = 69

ff

f

l.h.

2

9

83

mp

ah,

ah,

2 2

mp

ah,

ah,

2

in

my eyes

such

light,

that I

shall see

that

2 2

l.h.

2

2

2

2

86

f

ah,

ah,

f

ah,

ah,

heart’s

ff de sire,

-

ff

10

January 9-16, 20064’30”

89allarg. Tempo I q. = 72

ah,

f

ah,

f

I

f

long

to

see.

ff

f

allarg.

ff

Tempo I q. = 72

2

2 2 2

93

rit. al fine

ah.

ff

ah.

ff

rit. al fine

11

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