Timothy C. Takach. Il-presepju tal-milied. for SATB div. a cappella choir

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1 Ilreseu talmilied (he Christmas Cradle) imothy C. akach d download $1.60 div. a caella rinted $.00 imothy C. akach Ilreseu talmilied or div. a caella choir Commissioned y he Rose Ensemle, in triute to the lie s work o Monsignor Dun Gwann zzoardi.

2 I ranscrition amin taxxama, uq żewġ tiniet: [ˈɐmˈɪn tɐˈʃːɐmɐ ʊʔ zɛwd ʒ tɪˈniɛt] Madwaru siekta, era nagħġiet. [ˈmɐdwarʊ ˈsiɛktɐ ˈɛrɐ naːˈd ʒiɛt] L hawn għarrkoteha, Ommu Maria [ˈlɐwn ɐːrːkɔːˈtɛ.ɐ ˈɔmːʊ mɐˈri.ɐ] ħares titgħaxxaq, dik itaria. [ˈtħarɛs tɪˈtaːʃːɐʔ ˈdɪk ɪtːɐrˈi.ɐ] Ġużei ħiemed, kollu ħosien, [d ʒʊˈzɛːi ˈħiɛmɛd ˈkɔlːʊ ħɔzˈiɛn] Millelt imkeċċi, x aktarx għaien. [mɪlːˈɛlt ɪmˈkɛtːɪ ˈʃɐk.tɐrʒ aːːˈiɛn] nġlu taxxama, idu lkelmiet: [ˈɐnd ʒlʊ tɐˈʃːɐmɐ ˈidʊ lkɛlˈmiɛt] a lil lla l ogħla smewwiet! [ˈglɔra lɪl ˈɐlːɐ ˈlɔːla smɛwːˈiɛt] tit l hemm ilaqra, għaneha kar [ˈtit lɛmː ɪlˈɐʔrɐ ˈaːnɛ.ɐː ˈkar] Donnha niisha, se ssaħħan lgħar. [ˈdɔnːaː nɪˈɪsaː ˈsɛ sːɐħːɐn ˈlaːr] Lil hinn ilħmara, tħares dagħien. [ˈlɪl ɪnː ɪlˈħmarɐ ˈtħarɛz daːˈiɛn] Ma tistax tihem, x misteru kien: [ˈmɐ tɪstɐʃ ˈtɪɛm ˈʃmɪstɛrʊ ˈkiɛn] Ki l Ien t lla, kir u setgħan [ˈki liɛn ˈtɐlːɐ ˈkir ʊ sɛtːˈaːn] wieled għar qaar mhux der sultan! [ˈtwiɛlɛd ɐr ˈʔɐːɐr ˈmʊːʒ dɛr sʊlˈtan] Lgħar nosu mdawwal, minnar għaien [ˈlaːr nɔsʊ ˈmdɐwːɐl ˈmɪnːar aːːˈiɛn Issa itqawwa, issa iċkien. [ˈɪsːɐ ɪtˈʔɐwːɐ ˈɪsːɐ ɪt ʃ ˈkiɛn] lisond talqasam, xi ragħa ilogħ d [ˈlɪsɔnt tɐlˈʔɐsam ʃɪ ˈraːɐ ɪlˈɔːət] idher iqarre, donnu irtogħ d! [ˈɪ.dɛːr ɪʔˈɐrːɛ ˈdɔnːʊ ɪrˈtɔːət] Meta Diċemru, erġa ilqri, [ˈmɛtɐ dɪˈt ʃ ɛmrʊ ˈɛrd ʒɐ ɪlˈʔri] Dan ilreseu, imkienu si. [ˈdɐn ɪlrɛˈsɛʊ ɪmˈkiɛnʊ ˈsi] U xħin iddalma, terġa ilgħaxia [ʊ ˈʃħin ɪdˈdɐlmɐ ˈtɛrd ʒɐ ɪlaːˈʃi.ɐ] Dwaru ninġaru, lkoll għalenia. [ˈdwarʊ nɪnˈd ʒɐrʊ ˈlkɔl aːlɛˈni.ɐ] Mgħaxxqin inħarsu, len ilamin, [mɐʃːˈʔin ɪnˈħarsʊ ˈlɛn ɪlɐmˈin] Xi tala ingedwdu, ta tal ċkeknin. [ʃɪ ˈtɐlɐ ɪnˈgɛdwdʊ ˈtɐtɐl t ʃkɛkˈnin] wax d esus lies on some straw: urrounded y our quiet lams. Neary kneels Mary, his mother Gazing at the Child with ride. oseh stands silent, dee in thought, hrown out o the city, roaly tired. wax d angel holds the words: y to God in the highest! Close y, the cow, with its large eyes tands warming the cave with its reath. Close y, the donkey, staring and mute Doesn t understand the mystery: How God s own son, mighty and strong Is orn in a oor cave and not in a king s alace! he cave is dark, lit y a ire irst growing strong, then weakening. heherds draw near, come rom aar haking in awe and wonder! Each year as Decemer aroaches, his cri will ind its roer lace. nd at dark, when night alls again We will gather around him oyully. nd oyously looking at ay esus, Murmur simle children s rayers. lred Cachia ung in Maltese

3 Guide to Maltese ronunciation in this oem n audio recording o a native Maltese seaker reading the oem is availale and rovides an essential element in rearing the language o this iece. Maltese is a Central emitic language soken y eole on the Mediterranean islands o Malta, Gozo (Għawdex) and Comino (Kemmuna). he Maltese language develoed rom icilian raic, a orm o raic that develoed in icily and Malta etween the 9th and 12th centuries. Maltese vocaulary is a mix o icilian and Italian (50%) and English (620%). owels: a [ɐ] short version alls etween nut and net, or long [a] as in ather e [ɛ] as in et i [ɪ] short as in kit, or long [i] as in meet [] as in yard o [ɔ] as in got u [ʊ] as in ut għ is silent ut unctions to elongate the vowel when it occurs eore or ater a [aː], e [ɛː] or o [ɔː]* *note two occurrences o a slight schwa in the elongated o [ɔː] in ilogħ d [ɪlˈɔːət] and irtogħ d [ɪrˈtɔːət] In some contexts, the elongation does not take lace, or examle għar qaar [ɐr ˈʔɐːɐr] where għar leads into the stronger irst syllale o qaar... Dihthongs: ie [iɛ] as in yet a [ɐ] as in ite aw [ɐw] as in house e [ɛ] as in weight ew [ɛw] no English equivalent or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. Consonants: ċ [t ʃ] as in child ġ [d ʒ] as in udge ħ [ħ] as in hot h is silent q [ʔ] is a glottal losive sound, roduced y closing and then suddenly searating the vocal cords r [r] trilled or rolled ż [z] as in zehyr tt [tː], xx [ʃː], etc. doule consonants, reresented with a colon should e lengthened, examle nn [nː] as in unnatural or Donnha [ˈdɔnːaː]. Note that aostrohes and hyhens are written ut not heard as auses in soken or sung language. Only għ and q will occasionally sto the sound. or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. ostrohes in the I rackets recede the stressed syllale in a word, or examle siekta [ˈsiɛktɐ], indicating the stress is on the irst syllale.

4 lred Cachia orano lto enor Commissioned y he Rose Ensemle, in triute to the lie's work o Monsignor Dun Gwann zzoardi. With wonder q = 70 Ilreseu talmilied (he Christmas Cradle) am. a caella or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. in tax xa ma, uq żewġ ti niet: Mad wa ru siek ta, imothy C. akach (2015). # # ass 5 2. N er a nagħ ġiet L hawn għarrkote ha, Om mu Ma ri a. L hawn għarrkote ha, Om mu Ma ri a Oh... or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. n 2015 ll Rights Reserved. ext and translation used with ermission. or more inormation and to order scores lease visit imothycakach.com

5 ħar es ti tgħax xaq, dik it ar i a. # # ħar es ti tgħax xaq, dik it ar i a. # # Oh Ġu Mill elt im keċ ċi, x ak tarx għa ien. la! # # Mill elt im keċ ċi, x ak tarx għa ien.. a! la!. a!. a! N a!. Ilreseu talmilied / imothy C. akach Ġu.. że i ħiemed, kol lu ħosien,.. or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. że i ħiemed, kol lu ħosien, w. a!.. a lil l la! a lil l. a lil l la! a lil l a lil l la! a! n ġlu tax xa ma, h! or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. h!.. n ġlu tax xa ma,. a! 2 n ġlu tax xa ma,

6 22 25 h! h!. i du l kel miet: a lil l la l ogħ la smew wiet! h!. i du l kel miet: a lil l la l ogħ la smew wiet!. #. a lil l la l ogħ la smew wiet! # # #.. i du l kel miet: a lil l la l ogħ la smew wiet! π Ilreseu talmilied / imothy C. akach N N. or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. w. n... π 29 tit l hemm il aq ra, għa ne ha kar Don nha ni is ha, se ssaħ ħan lgħar.... n tit l hemm il aq ra, għa ne ha kar h! se ssaħ ħan lgħar. π il ħma ra, tħar es dagħ ien. Ma ti hem, Lil hinn il ħma ra, Lil hinn il ħma ra, tħar es dagħ ien. Ma tis tax ti hem, π tħar es dagħ ien. Ma tis tax ti hem,. Lil hinn il ħma ra, tħar es dagħ ien. Ma tis tax ti hem, accel. or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute.

7 2 6 9 x mis te ru n x mis te ru x mis te ru x mis te ru ious q = 76. kien:. kien:. kien:.. kien: h! h! h! n. h!. h! Ki l I en t l la, kir u setgħ an wie led għar qa ar Ki l I en t l la, kir u setgħ an wie led għar qa ar Ki l I en t l la, kir u setgħ an wie led għar qa ar n Ki l I en t l la, kir u setgħ an. n n mhux der sul tan! a lil l la!. mhux der sul tan! # n. mhux der sul tan!. Ilreseu talmilied / imothy C. akach or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute.. a lil l. h! # # h! wie led għar qa ar ale a lil l la! a lil l la!. a! la! ritard or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. mhux der sul tan! a lil l la!

8 Ilreseu talmilied / imothy C. akach 6 50 non dim. U a! non dim. a! non dim. U a! non dim. U a! # U. q = 6. Lgħar no su mdaw wal, min nar għa ien.. Mm... Mm... w Oo... Is sa it qaw wa, is sa iċ kien.. or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute.. Is sa it qaw wa, Oo... l is ond tal Mm.... Oo... Oo... U U U U. Oo... with ruato solo. qa sam, xi ragħ a il ogħ d id her i qar re, don nu ir togħ d!.. n w or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. Mm... U. n. 5

9 5 57 rayer q = 60 solo. Me ta Di ċem ru, er ġa il qri, Dan il re se u, im. solo Me ta Di ċem ru, er ġa il qri, Dan il re se u, im solo Me ta Di ċem ru, er ġa il qri, Dan il re se u, im solo Me ta Di ċem ru, er ġa il qri, Dan il re se u, im.. kien u si. U xħin id dal ma, ter ġa ilgħ a xi a kien u si. U xħin id dal ma, ter ġa ilgħ a xi a kien u si. xħin id dal ma, ter ġa ilgħ a xi a kien u si. 60 solo (1 only) tutti tutti tutti tutti xħin id dal ma, Dwa ru nin ġa ru, lkoll għa le ni a Dwa ru nin ġa ru, lkoll għa le ni a Dwa ru nin ġa ru, lkoll għa le ni a Ilreseu talmilied / imothy C. akach or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. Dwa ru nin ġa ru, lkoll għa le ni a ter n ġa ilgħ a xi a. n..... h!. or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. 6 Mgħax xqin in ħar su,. Mgħax xqin in ħar su, tutti Mgħax xqin in ħar su,

10 6 66 len il am in, Xi tal a in ged wdu, ta t al ċkek nin, len il am in, Xi tal a in ged wdu, ta t al ċkek nin,. len am in, Ilreseu talmilied / imothy C. akach ta t al ċkek.. Oo nin... or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute... 5 ta t al ċkek nin, ta t al ċkek nin, ċkek ta t al ċkek nin, ta t al ċkek nin, ċkek. 5. ta t al ċkek nin, ta t al ċkek nin, ċkek. nin, ċkek. nin, ċkek. ritard. nin, ċkek. nin, ċkek. w or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. nin. w nin. w nin, ċkek nin, ċkek 7 nin.

11 or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute. or erusal uroses only. Do not use, coy, or distriute.

12 elected vocal works y imothy C. akach: Mixed oices Reviewed as gorgeous (Washington ost) and stunning (Lawrence ournalworld), the music o imothy C. akach has risen ast in the concert world. lauded or his melodic lines and rich, intriguing harmonies, akach has received commissions rom the t. aul Chamer Orchestra, t. Ola and, Cantus, avia Winds, Lorelei Ensemle, ocalessence, the Deartolo erorming rts Center, he Rose Ensemle, and numerous other organizations. His comositions have een erormed on rairie Home Comanion, he oston os holiday tour, multile lltate and estival rograms and at venues such as the Lirary o Congress, Kennedy Center and Royal Oera House Muscat. He is a cocreator o the theatrical roduction o ll is Calm: the Christmas ruce o 191, y eter Rothstein. akach studied music comosition at t. Ola College, Northield, MN, and has requent national work as a comoserinresidence, resenter, clinician and lecturer. He is a ulltime comoser and lives in Minneaolis with his wie and two sons. Deth We Cannot ound, virahone, marima, large tom Worshier and a Man a caella nd I aw div. a caella s the un lower urns on Her God div, o. solo, soli, a caella he Darkling hrush (earthsongs), soli, a caella ragile, hand drum Listen to the les div. a caella Neither ngels, Nor Demons, Nor owers (Grahite ulishing) a caella Nues Orieatur: the erution o esuvius a caella One oy old Me, iano Ragnarök div. a caella u Rahva Koda (he House o Your Kindred) a caella his lien Landscae, crotales, susended cymal, ass drum his mazing Lie (), iano rele oices Men s oices nd I aw div. a caella ahihii Waaliidkay Dhaqay 2art, iano Cassioeia a caella Queen o the Range (Grahite ulishing), iano he treets o Laredo (arr. merican olk ong) (Grahite ulishing) Unison,, iano here is No Rose (Lorelei Ensemle), soli, a caella orn Ma (Grahite ulishing), iano wenty Questions 2art trele, iano ll Natures, Even Mine a caella Emty (ot. div), iano, ot. deme Goodye, hen choir, clarinet, iano I Will Howl choir, iano or cello Kin, iano Luceat Eis a caella Mad, iano Original Harmony (Colla oce) a caella Rough east, ercussion alve Regina (Grahite ulishing) semichorus, a caella hings I Didn t Know I Loved (Grahite ulishing) a caella Large Works he Longest Nights (ca. 21 ) his is How You Love (ca. 5 ) rue North (ca. 16 ) We, the Unknown (ca. 0 ) We Made a Grave or Him, nd Her moke Rose U orever (ca. 10 ) Where eauty Comes rom (ca. 16 ), iano or string quartet div. a caella, chamer orchestra, soloists, chamer orchestra a caella, 2art,, ; iano