A Cappella Songbook

VOCES8 A CAPPELLA SONGBOOK

“The slickest of the lot... two parts King’s “Die Könner des Genres... zwei Teile King’s Singers, Singers, three parts Swingle Singers, a dash drei Teile Swingle Singers, dazu ein Schuss Bobby of Bobby McFerrin and California sunshine”. McFerrin und kalifornischer Sonnenschein.” A CAPPELLA SONGBOOK Andrew McGregor CD Review, BBC Radio 3 CD-Besprechung von Andrew McGregor, BBC Radio 3

VOCES8, the award-winning octet founded Das preisgekrönte Oktett VOCES8 – im Jahr in 2003 by ex-choristers of Westminster 2003 von ehemaligen Mitgliedern des Chores Abbey, has established itself at the von Westminster Abbey gegründet – zählt forefront of British a cappella. It has built mittlerweile zur ersten Garde des britischen up an enviable reputation not only for A-cappella-Gesangs. Nicht nur aufgrund seiner its stunning performances of imaginative großartigen Interpretationen von einfallsreichen arrangements, but also for its innovative Arrangements, sondern auch durch seine education work. bahnbrechenden Aktivitäten im Bildungsbereich hat es sich einen erstklassigen Ruf erarbeitet. The VOCES8 A Cappella Songbook includes Das VOCES8 A Cappella Songbook enthält einige many of the group’s favourite songs – der beliebtesten Songs des Ensembles, von ranging from folk and classical through to Volksliedern und klassischen Bearbeitungen über spiritual and pop. The collection features Spirituals bis hin zur Popmusik. Maßgeblichen the work of VOCES8’s resident arranger, Anteil an der Sammlung hatte Jim Clements, Jim Clements – himself a singer – whose der ‘Hausarrangeur’ von VOCES8 und selbst arrangements have been performed Sänger; zu den Interpreten seiner Arrangements by artists as diverse as Tom Jones, The zählen so unterschiedliche Künstler wie Tom King’s Singers and the Royal Liverpool Jones, die King’s Singers und das Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Philharmonic Orchestra.

Feeling Good Bricusse & Newley Nobody Does It Better Hamlisch & Bayer-Sager Folksong Medley Traditional Eight songs for Acht Songs für Erlkönig Schubert Shenandoah Traditional eight-part achtstimmiges Opera Medley Bizet/Mozart/Delibes/Verdi vocal groups Vokalensemble Wade in the Water Traditional The Luckiest Ben Folds EP72443

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Feeling Good

Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley arranged for VOCES8 by Jim Clements Wistful (q. = c.64) Sop. 1 solo, ad lib. E Soprano 1. 1 4: 5 5: = 4: 5: = 5 5 5 5 5: G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -2 Birds fly- ing high, you know how I feel. Sun in the sky, you know how I feel.

E 4: 5 5: = 4: 5: = 5 5 5 5 5: G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Piano

E 0000 -

5 a tempo giusto E S 1. 1 4 5 5 5 = 5 = 5 5 5 5 5: 5 5 G : 5 55 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 : 5 5 5 - Reeds drift- ing on by, : you know how I feel. It’s5 5 a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for

p E A 1. 00 G ': B: EB Ooh :

p A 2. E G 005 Ooh: 5: B: ':

p T 1. E G 00?: 4: 5: ': i Ooh p B 1. E 5 B 00?: 4: : : B: 2 Ooh du

E 5 5 5 5 G 4: 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': B: EB: 5 Pno. 5 : 5: EB: 5: ': E 00 5: B : - 4: B:

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9 p E S 1. 1 B = 5 4: 0 ?: 4: -G : 5 5 5 5 B: 5: 5: me, and I’m feeling good. Du p E S 2. ? G 0 : B B: B 5 5: 5: 5: Ooh: du: du: du du du A 1. E G 5: B: ': du': du': du5: du du A 2. E G EB B 5 5: !B !5: 5: B: duB: duB: du: du: du: du du: du du E T 1. 5 5: G B: B: B: B: B: : 5: 5: 5: 5: i mp du du du du du du du du du E T 2. 4: B: 5 4 5: = 5 5 5 5 5: G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 i Fish in the sea, you know how I feel. Ri- ver run- ning free, you know how I feel. B 1. 2. E ?: B5 EB: B: B: B: 5: 5: B: 5: : 5 2 4: 5 B: B: B: : 5: 5: 5: : du: du du du du du du du du E = 5 : G B : 5 5 5 5 5 ': B: 5B: 5 5 : 5: 55: E5: Pno. ': ': : : : 55: 5: 5 : : B EB: B 55 5 5 5 E B: B: B: B: BB: 5: : 5: 5: 5: 5: 4: EB: B: B: B: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: B: 5:

-13 cresc. S 1. 1 E B: B: 5 G 5: 5: 5: 4: B: B: 5: 5: 5: : - du du du du du du du du du cresc. S 2. E 5: G B: 5: 5: 5: 5: 4: B: B: 5: 5: B: du du du du du du du du du du cresc. E A 1. 4: 4: G B: B: 5: 5: 5: B: duB: du du 5ooh: B: du cresc. A 2. E G 4: 5 5: 5 B B: 5: B B: 5 5: : du du: : du du du: du du5: du: du du cresc. E T 1. 5 4 5 G : 5: B: 5: 5: 5: : ': B: 5: : i du du du du du du du du poco a poco cresc. E T 2. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 = 5 5 5 5: 5: 5 5 G 5 5 5: 5 5 5 5 5 5: 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 i Blos- som in the tree, you know how I feel. It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for du cresc. B 1.2. E B B: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 4: ': B: 5: 5: 2 : B: B: : : du du du du du du du du

E B B 5 5 G 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 4: B: B: 5: 5: B5: 5: 5: 5: B: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: 5: B: : Pno. 5: B: 4: B 5 5: E B: 5: 5 55: 'B : : 5B: 5: 5: 5: B: 5: 5: 5: 5 : 5 : 4: ': B: 5: 5: - : B: B: : :

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M. Hamlisch & C. Bayer-Sager With constant energy ( = 64) q M. Hamlisch arr.& C. Jim Bayer-Sager Clements With constant energy ( p q = 64) arr. Jim Clements Alto 2. 4 p Alto 2. 4 4Ooh du du du du du Ooh du du dup du du p Tenor 1. 4 Tenor 1. 4 Dow dig- ga dowdowdowdowdow 4 p Dow dig- ga dowdowdowdowdow Tenor 2. 4 p Tenor 2. 4 4 Ooh pOoh p Bass 1. 4 Bass 1. 4 4 Ooh pOoh Bass 2. 4 p Bass 2. 4 4Dow dig- ga dowdowdowdowdow dig- ga dowdowdowdowdow (etc.) Dow dig- ga dowdowdowdowdow dig- ga dowdowdowdowdow (etc.) 4 4 Piano 4 Piano 4 4 4 4

4 pp 4 pp S 1. S 1. du du du du du du du du du du pp pp A 1. A 1. du du du du du du A 2. A 2. du du (etc.) du du (etc.) T 1. T 1. (etc.) (etc.) T 2. T 2.

B 1. B 1.

B 2. B 2.

Pno. Pno.

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S 1.

du du dudu du du du ah

pp S 2.

dudu du du du du du

mp 3 A 1.

du du du du du du du No -bo- dy

A 2.

T 1.

mp T 2.

cresc.

B 1.

B 2.

Pno.

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Folksong Medley ‘My Lagan Love’ and ‘She Moved Through the Fair’

Trad. arr. Emily Dickens Freely, ad lib. 3 Tenor 1. Solo

When La- gan stream sings lul- la by there blows a li- ly fair. The

10 3 T 1. Solo

3 twi- light gleam is in her eyes, and love is on herhair. . And like a love- sick

20 3 T 1. Solo

3 le- nan - she she has my heart in- thrall. Nor life I owe or li- ber - ty and

T 1. Solo 3 love is Lord of all. Lul- la - by

3 S 1.2.

When La- gan streams sing lul- la - by

3 A 1.2.

Lul - la- by

Like a drone - never breaking for breath T 2.

Oor

Like a drone - never breaking for breath

B 1.2.

Oor

3 3 Pno.

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39 Optional Tutti E E T 1. Solo 1 E B: 00 5 00 0 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B B: i blows a li- ly fair. 3 E S 1.2. EE 5 5 55 55 G 5 5 5 555 5 5 B B 0 00 0 : 5 B there blows a li- ly fair.: Twi - light

3 E E A 1.2. E 0 5 0 ? 5 5 5 55555 B 5 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B B: : B: blows a li- ly fair. The twi - gleam is E T 2. EE G B: B: B: B: B: B: B: B: B: i

B 1.2. E EE B: B: B: B: B: B B B B 2 : : : : : B: B: B: B:

E 0 3 EE 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 555 5 5 B5 5 5 5 5 5 5 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 B55 5 5 5B 5 B B ? : : B : : 3 Pno. : EE B: 5 5 5 5 5 5 E B: B: B: B: 5B: 5 B B: B: B: B: - : : : : : B: B: B: B:

48 3 3 T 1. Solo 1 E E B G E 5 5: 55555 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 00 5 B: B: i Twi - gleam is in eye.

3 E E S 1.2. E B 5 0 5 0 G 5 5 5 5 B B 5 5 5 5 5 B B gleam is in herB eye.: : : night is on her5 hair.:

3 E E A 1.2. E 40 44 5 00 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 5 B: in eye.B: B And night is on her hair.

E E T 2. G E B: B: B: B: B: B: B: B: B: B: i

B 1.2. E E E B B B B: B: B: B: B: B: B: 2 B: B: B: B: B:

3 E E B 0 G E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 B: 5 BB: 4 B: B: 5 B 5 BB: 5 B: 3 ? Pno. 3 5 5: 5 5 5 5 5 B 5 EE B B 5B 5 5 5 B B B B B E B: B: B: B: B: B: B: B: B: B: B: 3 B: B: : : : : : : :

VOCES8 Songbook inside pages US EDITION.indd 26 2/28/2013 1:37:49 PM 31 Erlkönig Soprano 1 = ‘The Narrator’ Alto 1 = ‘The Boy’ Tenor 1 = ‘The Alder/Elf King’ Bass 1 = ‘The Father’

J.W. von Gœthe Franz Schubert arranged for VOCES8 Fast (q = 152) by Jim Clements mf sim. 3333 Soprano 2. 1 G 5 55 5 55 5 5 5 5 55 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M Ba dl a ba dl a ba dl a ba dl a (etc.) mf sim. 3333 Tenor 2. G 5 55 5 55 5 5 5 5 55 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M i Ba dl a ba dl a ba dl a ba dl a (etc.) mf 3 3 3 M M 3 M M Bass 2. 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4? 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4? 2 Ba5 va da da va da dm dm dm5 ba5 va da da va da dm dm dm5 3333 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M Piano 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 3 3 3 3 0 5 5 5 4? 5 5 5 4? 5 5 5 5 M 5M 5 5 5 5 5 M 5M 5

6 mf mf 3 S 1. 1 G 5 5 5 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M ba dl a (etc.) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

S 2. G 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M !5M 5M 000 0 mp mp A 1. G ' B B '' '' ah mm mp A 2. 000 0 G ' B !B ah mf 3 T 1. M M G 5 5 5 5M 5M 5M 5 5 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M ba dl a (etc.) i mf T 2. G 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 000 0 i mp mp B !5 ' B 1. : '' '' ba ba ba mm 3 3 3 M M 3 M M B 2. B: !5 ' 4? 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4? 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 ba ba ba bm5 ba5 va da da va da dm dm dm5 ba5 va da da va da dam dam

M M M M M M M M G 55 55 55 55 5 5 !5 5 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M Pno. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 B: !5 ' ' 5 4? 5 5 5 4? 5 5 5 - B: !5 5 5 5 5 5 M 5M 5 5 5 5 5 M 5M

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12 sub. p mp S 1. 1 G 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M M ?45 B 5 5 B: 5 B B sub. p !5 Wer rei- tet so spät durch Nacht und 3 S 2. M M M M M M M M M M M G 0 5 55 5M 5M 5M 5 5 5 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5 5 5 5 5M 5M 5M 5M 5 5 5 5 ba dl a (etc.) sub. p A 1.2. B 0 000 G ' '' B: !5 !5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 !5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 3 M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M ah ba dl a (etc.) sub. p T 1. M M M M M M M M 5M 5M 5M 5M 0000 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 i sub. p 3 T 2. G 0 ''! 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M i ah ba dl a (etc.) mp mp sim. sub. p (B 1.) 3 3 3 !5!5 B ' 3 !5!5 B ' B 1.2. ' 005!5 5 5 5!5 5 5 2 5 4? ''! dm ah ba va da da va da da ba va da da va da da G M M M M M5 M5 M5 M5 5M 5M 5M M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 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 Pno. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 ' !' 3 !5 !5 B ' 3 !5 !5 B ' 4? 5 !5 5 5 5 !5 5 5 5 ' !'

- 19

S 1. 1 5 B B G B ? ?45 B: 5 5 : 5 B 4 5 Wind? Es ist der Va- ter mit sei- nem Kind; er poco mp S 2. M M M M G 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M !5M 5M 5M 5M 5 5 5 5 5M 5M 5M 5M 5 =4 ? ba mp 3 A 1. M M M M G 005 5 5 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5 5 5 5 ba dl a (etc.) poco mp 3 A 2. G M M M M M M M M ' 00 M M M !5 5 5 5 !5 5 5 5 ba ba5 dl5 5 a (etc.)5 5 5 mp = 4 ? T 1.2. 5 5 005 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M555M 5 5 5 5 G =4? 0 ? M M M M M M M M 3 3 M M M M i ba dl a (etc.) ba 3 3 sim. !5!5 B ' 0 B 1. 2. !5 5 5 ' 0 5 5 0 5 55 5 5 0 0 ' B: 4 4 5 5 5 5 2 5 3 3 M ba va da da va da da da da da dm dm ba va da da va da dm dmM M M M M M M M M M M M M M M G 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M 5M !5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5M 5M 5 5 5 5 !5 5 5 5 !5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 55 5 5 5 5 Pno. sim. 3 3 3 3 5 !5 !5 B ' M 5 !5 5 ' B 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 - ' : 5 5 5M

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Soprano 1. 2 4 4 4 Ah pp pp

Alto 1. 2 4 4 4 Ah 3

pp pp

Tenor 1. 2 4 4 4 Ah pp pp

Bass 1. 2 4 4 4 Ah O 2 4 4 4 Piano 3 2 4 4 4

In free time (slow and expressive; stagger breaths where needed) 8 pp p S 1.2. 4 4 Ah pp p A 1. 4 4 Ah pp p 3 A 2. 4 4 Ah pp p 3

T 1.2. 4 4 Ah

pp p B 1. 4 4 Ah mf mp

B 2. 4 4 Shen- an - doah, I long to see you, A - way you rol- ling ri- ver. Oh

4 4 Pno. 3 4 4

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12 pp 3 3 S 1.

pp 3 S 2.

pp 3 A 1.

pp A 2.

pp T 1. 3

pp T 2.

pp B 1.

B 2.

Shen- an- doah, I long to see you, A- way, I’mbound a - way, a- cross the

3 3

Pno. 3

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Bizet/Mozart/Delibes/Verdi Grandiose (q = c.110) arranged for VOCES8 fp f by Jim Clements M M M M M 5k M M M M M M M Soprano 1.2. 5 5 5 = 5 5k M M M 1 M E5 5 !5 5 5 5 5 5 = 5 5 5 5 5 -G 5M M M M M M E5 !5 5 5 % M M M M M M M M M Brrr... rap bap ba bap ba_rap bap bap bap ba bap ba_rap bap bap bap ba bap bap bapM fp f M M M M M M M M M Alto 1.2. G 5M = 5 5 5 5 5 =4 =5 5 5 5 5 =4 =5 5 5 5 5 =4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 E5 5 5 5 5 Brrr...% ba babapM bapM bapM ba babapM bapM bapM ba babapM bapM bapM fp f M M M M M 5k M M M M M M M Tenor 1.2. 5 5 5 = 5 5k M M M M E5 5 !5 5 5 5 5 5 = 5 5 5 5 5 G 5M M M M M M E5 !5 5 5 i % M M M M M M M M M Brrr... rap bap ba bap ba_rap bap bap bap ba bap ba_rap bap bap bap ba bap bap bapM fp f 5 5 5M 5M 5M 5 5 5M 5M 5M M M M 5 = =4 = =4 =5 5 5 5 5 =4 M Brrr...M ba babap bap bap ba babap bap bap ba babap bap bap Bass 1.2. fp 5 44 5 44 44 M 5 5 5 5 2 Brrr...M om bom bom bom5 bom bom M M M 5k M M k 5 E5 5 5 5 5 !5 5M 5M 5 5 5M 5 5M 5M 5 5 5 G 5 M E5M !5M 5 5 Piano M M 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 = E5 5 5 5 5 5 = 5 = = - 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 3 M M M M M M M 5 5 5 M S 1.2. 1 = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 - 5 5 6 M M M M M 3 M bapM bapM ba ba va da da va da ba va da dap ba bap ba va dap bap ba bap ba va dap M M M M M M M M M A 1. 2. = 5 G 5 5 5 5 5 =4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 M M M M M ba ba bapM bapM bapM dap ba bap ba va dap bap ba bap ba va dapM 6 3 M M M M M M M M M M 5 5 5 M M T 1.2. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 G 5 5 = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 M M M M M M M M 3 M M i bapM bapM ba ba va da ba va da ba va da dap ba bap ba va dap bam bam bap ba bap ba va dap bam bam

ba ba bap bap bap M M M M M M M M M M M M M = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 1.2. 5 =4 E5 5 5 5 E5 5 5 5 2 4 ? M M M M M M bom dap ba bap ba va dap bam M bam bapM ba bapM ba va dap bam M bam

3 6 5M 5 5M M M = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5M 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Pno. M M M 3 M M M M M M = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5M 5 5 5 5 5 5M 5M M 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 E5 5 5 5 5 5 E5 5 5 5 5 5 4 - 6

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du dl u du dl u cresc. f 3 7 p 3 6 3 3 mp M M M 5 S 1.2. 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 = 5 E5 5 5 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 5 =4 = 4= 4 - 5 5 5 M M M = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 dutM du dl u dutM du dl u dut du dl u dut dut dut da va da dap du vu dn dn dn du vu dn dn dn 3 p cresc. f mp A 1.2. 5 G 5 5 5 5 =E!5 E5E5 5 =4 = 4= 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dut da va da dap du vu dn dn dn du vu dn dn dn du dl u du dl u p cresc. f 3 3 6 mp 3 3 M M M 5 T 1.2. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 5 555 =4 = G 5 5 55 5 55 5 5 = E5 5 5 5 5 5 4=5 5 5 5 5 4 5 M M M i dutM du dl u dutM du dl u dut du dl u dut dut dut da va da dap du vu dn dn dn du vu dn dn dn Vo-tre toast, je peux vous le ren -dre, Se cresc. f 3 meno f p 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 E5 5 !5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 1.2. 5 5 5 5 5 = 5 5 5 = 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 2 dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dm dut da va da dap dm dm dm dm dm 3 6 3 3 M M M 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 = !5 E5 5 5 =4 = 4= 4 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 E 5 E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Pno. 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 M M M 3 M M 5 5 5 5 5 55 5 55 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 E5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 = = 5 44 5 44 3

-11 cresc. f 3 6 5 5 5 S 1. 1 = 4= = 5E5 5 5 5 5 5 4 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 - du vu dn dn dn du vu dn dn ba va da da va da ba va da dap!Spec- ta - teurs f 5 5 5 S 2. 4 5 5 5 4 G = 5 5 5 5 5 4=5 5 5 5 5 du vu dn dn dn du vu dn dn dn Les spec- ta - teurs cresc. 6 f 3 A 1. = 4= = 5E5 5 5 5 5 5 4 G 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Edu5 vu5 dn5 dn5 dn5 du vu dn dn ba5Eva5 da da va da ba va da dap!Spec- ta - teurs f A 2. = 4= 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 G 5 5 5 5 5 du5 vu5 dn5 dn5 dn5 du vu dn dn dn Les spec- ta - teurs f 5 5 T 1.2. 4= 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 G = 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 i du vu dn dn dn du vu dn dn dn Les spec- ta - teurs f 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 B 1. : E5 !5 5 5 5 5 B4 4 nor, se- nor car a- vec les sol- dats. Les spec- ta - teurs f 5 5 B 2. E5 5 5 5 5 445 5 4? 4 2 dm dm dm Les spec- ta - teurs 6 3 5 5 5 5 5 G = 4= 5 5 5 E5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 E55 55 55 55 55 5 5 5 5 5 5 E5 5 5 5 5 5 Pno. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 44 5 4? E5 5 5 5 4 - 5 5

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Trad.ȱSpiritualȱarrangedȱfor WorcesterȱCathedralȱChamberȱChoir andȱadaptedȱforȱVOCES8 Upbeat (q. = 100) byȱJimȱClements mf Soprano 1. 12 8 Wade, wade, wade, mf Alto 1. 12 8 Wade, wade, wade, mf Tenor 1. 12 8 Wade, wade, wade, mf 12 8 Wade, wade, wade, Bass mf 12 8 Ba dm dm ba dm dm ba dm dm ba dm dm

12 8 Piano 12 8

S 1.

wade, wade, wade, wade, mf S 2.

Wade inthe wa - ter, wade in the

A 1.

wade, wade, wade, wade, mf A 2.

Wade inthe wa - ter, wade in the

T 1.

wade, wade, wade, wade, mf T 2.

Wade inthe wa - ter, wade in the

B 1.

wade, wade, wade, wade,

B 2.

ba dm dm ba dm dm ba dm dm ba dm dm

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