B E T I N I S. Commissioned for The Rose Ensemble Jordan Sramek, artistic director

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1 Aililiú, ó Íosa: Gaudeant caeli / Abbie etinis duet or chorus, vielle (or viola), bodhrán $2.25 / A la braitne ghonaga duitch ish mise omas O'Crohann... A I E E I N I S AILILIÚ, Ó ÍOSA I. AN CAOINEADH (A KEEN) For soprano solo, SSA trio, chorus, Gaelic harp, and vielle (or viola) II. QUIS ES DEUS (WHERE IS GOD?) For alto or countertenor soloist, SA chorus, and vielle (or viola) III. GAUDEAN CAELI (REJOICE HEAVENS) For duet or chorus, vielle (or viola), and bodhrán Commissioned for he Rose Ensemble Jordan Sramek, artistic director PERFORMANCE SRICLY PROHIIED. Please support the composer's art & livelihood by purchasing performance-ready scores at hank you. Abbie etinis Music Co. web: phone: abbie@abbiebetinis.com

2 Program Note: Aililiú, ó Íosa (Alleluia, O Jesu) was commissioned for the Rose Ensemble by Andrew Martin, in honor of the birthday of Minnesota Public Radio personality (and devotee of all things Irish) om Crann. It was premiered by he Rose Ensemble as part of the program Visitatio Sepulchri: he Dublin Mystery Play on April 8, 2005 at the Southern heater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with collaborators Ann Heymann (Gaelic harp), Ginna Watson (vielle), Matt Jenson (choreography), New and Slightly Used Dance, and Jeff artlett (lighting design). he three pieces of Aililiú, ó Íosa were created to complement the medieval mystery play in which the three Marys discover Christ s empty tomb and are told by the Angel that He has risen. he first piece, An Caoineadh (Gaelic for the keen and pronounced ahn QWEEN-eh ) is sung by the weeping Virgin Mary who has not yet heard that her son has been resurrected. Keening, a specific type of wailing done over the body of the dead, was traditionally performed by women while rocking back and forth calling the name of the dead relative or friend. hough the custom dates back to pre-christian funeral rituals, there are now many documented keens specifically for the Virgin Mary to sing for her son. he text for An Caoineadh is one of these traditional Irish keening songs, passed down orally for generations, and eventually written down by Irish singer and scholar Nóirín Ní Riain. he introduction to the piece uses the Alleluia portion of another of these keens, Seacht ndólás na Maighdine Muire (he Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary). he second piece Quis est Deus (Who is God?) is sung by the Angel who, after telling the Marys the news of the resurrection, begins to wonder himself exactly where Christ has gone and how to find him. he vielle reassures the Angel of Christ s return by recalling the traditional Irish tune, Jimmy, mo Mhile Stor, a passionate song of faith in love in which a young lady awaits her beloved and has every confidence in his homecoming. hough the text for Quis est Deus was found among the notes of seventh century ishop irechan of Ireland, it is thought to have originated from an earlier, unknown author (because, unfortunately, irechan was not exactly known for his fluency in Latin). Once everyone has heard the good news of Christ s resurrection, they are very joyful indeed, and the men sing Gaudeant caeli (Rejoice Heavens!), a short song of celebration with a traditional Irish frame drum called the bodhrán. he opening nonsense syllables are inspired by the Irish tradition of lilting, a way for vocalists to take part in instrumental, non-texted music by singing gibberish syllables. he rest of the piece uses excerpts from a longer poem, De Strage Normannorum, dating from the ninth century by Irish religious leader Sedulius Scottus. - Abbie etinis, March 2005 III. Gaudeant caeli Gaudeant caeli, mare, cuncta terra, Gaudeat Christi populusque vernans; Facta miretur domini tonantis Fortia patris. Laudibus dignus, bonitatis auctor, Magnus in magnis opifex beatus Gloria nostra. Gloriae plausus, modulans osanna, Personet patrem genitumque Christum, Spiritum sanctum: polus unda tellus, Glorificate. - Sedulius Scottus, (excerpted from De Strage Normannorum, c.850.) III. Rejoice Heavens Rejoice heavens, sea, and all the land, You people too who flower in Christ, See the great deeds of the Lord, the Father, hundering Godhead. Most worthy of praises, sole author of good, Great in great deeds, blessed creator, Our glory. Now cry you glory and cry Hosanna, Now sing of the Father, Christ begotten, And Holy Spirit; sky, earth, and water, Praise Him you all. - trans. James Carney (adapted A..)

3 odhran SEDULIUS SCOUS (ca. 850) Happily, = ca. 88 (player please improvise) AILILIÚ, Ó ÍOSA III. Gaudeant caeli for duet or chorus, vielle (or viola), bodhrán repeat as necessary AIE EINIS (2005) 4 A p, as if to yourself, playfully Did-dle dee dye* dat - n day - n do do - dle Did-dle dee dum dum Did-dle dee dum dum ba-did-dle 12 Did - dle dye dum, Did-dle dee dye, ba-did-dle did-dle dum. cae - li! 16 - n do do-dle ma - re! cunc - ta ter - ra, Gau n do do- dle Did-dle dee dye dat-n day Did-dle dee dum dum Did-dle de - at Christ - i! Fac - ta mi - re - tur * use grace note to pronounce dipthong, "da-ee." All grace notes should be on the beat. PERFORMANCE SRICLY PROHIIED. Please support the composer's art & livelihood by purchasing performance-ready scores at hank you.

4 2 Aililiú, ó Íosa -- III. Gaudeant Caeli / Abbie etinis 24 deedum dum ba-did-dle do - mi - ni to - Did-dle dee dye, ba-did-dle nan - tis Did-dle dye dum, Did-dle dee dye, ba-did-dle 28 did - dle dum. 3 For-ti-a C pa - tris! - n do do-dle Glo - ri - a nos - tra! 32 Lau-di-bus Did - dle dee dye dat-n day dig - nus bo - - ni - - n do do - dle ta - tis au - ctor. Did-dle dee dye dat-n day 36 Mag-nus in Did-dle dee dum dum Did-dle mag - nis dee dum dum ba-did - dle o - pi - fex be - decresc. Did-dle dee dye, ba - did-dle decresc. a - tus, PERFORMANCE SRICLY PROHIIED. Please support the composer's art & livelihood by purchasing performance-ready scores at hank you.

5 Aililiú, ó Íosa -- III. Gaudeant Caeli / Abbie etinis 3 40 Did - dle dye dum, did - dle dum. 43 D 2nd time only a... 2nd time only a Glo - ri Glo - ri 2. Glo - ri - a 51 E plaus - us! Glo - ri - a plaus - us! Plaus - us Ho - san - na, Glo - ri - a plaus - us! Per-so-net PERFORMANCE SRICLY PROHIIED. Please support the composer's art & livelihood by purchasing performance-ready scores at hank you.

6 4 Aililiú, ó Íosa -- III. Gaudeant Caeli / Abbie etinis 55 pa - trem ge - ni - pa - trem ge - ni - tum - que Christ - um, tum - que Christ - um, Spi - ri-tum 59 Spi - ri - tum sanc - sanc - tum: tum: pol - us un - da pol - us un - da tel - lus, tel - lus, Gau - de-ant, 63 Gau-de-ant, gau - de, gau - de, gau - de... glo - ri - fi - ca - te, gau-de! glo - ri - fi - ca - te, gau - de - F sub ant! - n do do-dle [bodhran out] 67 Did-dledee dye dat - n day cresc. cresc. - n do do - dle cae - li! [bodhran in] PERFORMANCE SRICLY PROHIIED. Please support the composer's art & livelihood by purchasing performance-ready scores at hank you.

7 71 ma - re! Aililiú, ó Íosa -- III. Gaudeant Caeli / Abbie etinis 5 Did-dle Gau-de-ant! dee dum dum Did-dle Gau-de-ant cunc - ta ter - ra, dee dum dum ba-did-dle gau - deant cunc - ta 75 Did-dle dee dye, ba - did-dle ter - ra, Gau-de - at, Did-dle dye dum, gau - de-at, gau-de-at Did-dledee dye, Christ - i! ba-did-dle did - dle dum. Gau-de-ant! 79 Did - dle dee dye, ba - did-dle Did-dle dye dum, Did-dle dee dye, ba - did-dle did- dle dum. Did - dle dee dye, ba - did-dle Did-dle dye dum, Did-dle dee dye, ba - did-dle did- dle dum. 83 Did-dle dye dum, sub sub did- dle dum. Did-dle dye dum, did- dle dum. odh. PERFORMANCE SRICLY PROHIIED. Please support the composer's art & livelihood by purchasing performance-ready scores at hank you.

8 Also by Abbie etinis... he urt Family Carols Series: (Abbie is the grand-niece of composer Alfred urt, and carries on his tradition of writing a new carol every Christmas) ehind the Clouds SA a cappella Abbie etinis Music Co. A-059-C8 Hail, Christmas Day! SA a cappella Fred ock Music F2354 Prayer for Peace SA a cappella, s./t. solos Fred ock Music F2358 Run, oboggan, Run SA div., a cappella Fred ock Music F2356 Song of the Pines SA a cappella Abbie etinis Music Co. A-041-C5 Selected Choral Works: Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, piano, snare drum Abbie etinis Music Co. ext: Vachel Lindsay A he abe of ethlehem, arr. SA div., a cappella Abbie etinis Music Co. ext and tune: William Walker in Southern Harmony A ar xizam (Upward I rise) SA div., s. a. t. b. solos, a capp. Abbie etinis Music Co. ext: Hâfez (in Persian) A Dormi, Jesu (Sleep Jesus) SA a cappella G. Schirmer ext: traditional (in Latin) Cat. No Carmina mei cordis (Songs of my heart) SA div., a cappella Abbie etinis Music Co. ext: Aeterna lux divinitas & Angele Dei (in Latin) A Cedit, Hyems (e gone, winter!) SA div. (or SSAA div.), flute G. Schirmer ext: Prudentius (in Latin) Cat. No Chant for Great Compassion SSAA div., a cappella Abbie etinis Music Co. ext: traditional Chinese A Jerusalem Luminosa SA a cappella Kjos Music ext: homas a Kempis (in Latin) Cat. No Long ime rav ling SA div., tenor solos, a capp. Santa arbara Music Pub. ext: traditional American shape-note texts SMP-702 Spell of the Elements SA double chorus, piano Abbie etinis Music Co. ext: Elizabeth Jennings A Yhinx: An Ancient Greek Love Charm a cappella, t. t. b. solos Abbie etinis Music Co. ext: heocritus & ancient Greek stone (in Greek) A Reviewed as audacious edgy and thrilling, the music of Abbie etinis is being performed increasingly in the United States and abroad. orn in 1980, Abbie has been commissioned by more than 40 music organizations including the Dale Warland Singers, Cantus, he Rose Ensemble, and he Schubert Club. A 2009 McKnight Fellow, she has also won a Jerome Commissioning Grant, the Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize, and awards from the American Composers Forum, ASCAP, Minnesota Music Educators Association and the Sorel Organization. Ms. etinis studied composition at St. Olaf College, the University of Minnesota, and the European American Musical Alliance in Paris, France, where faculty from Juilliard and the Paris Conservatory teach harmony and counterpoint in the tradition of Nadia oulanger. Abbie s music is primarily self-published (Abbie etinis Music Co) and is distributed internationally, with additional scores published by Fred ock Music, Graphite Publishing, Kjos, Santa arbara Music Publishing, and, most recently, in G. Schirmer s Dale Warland Series. Since 2005, Abbie has been Composer-in-Residence for he Schubert Club. She has also held residencies with he Singers Minnesota Choral Artists and he Rose Ensemble. A three time cancer survivor, she lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Abbie etinis Music Co. web: phone: abbie@abbiebetinis.com