Blessed Be the Lord. Canticle of Zechariah Assembly, Soloist, Two-Part Choir, Keyboard, Guitar, Percussion and Violin

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1 Based on Luke 1:68 79 Percussion Cymals Canticle of Zechariah Assemly, Soloist, Two-Part Choir, Keyoard, Guitar, Percussion and Violin INTRO (q = ca. 72) 4 Finger Cymals.. Djeme or Dumek > > > > > > > > > > > > «j C C B B Gm. Gm.. Andrew Everson 2 simile. Cym. æ Text 1970, 1997, 1998, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD). All rights reserved. sed with permission. Music 2004, Andrew Everson. Pulished y OCP, 556 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR All rights reserved. 556 NE Hassalo Portland OR 9721 OCP ocp.org

2 2 % REFRAIN: 1st time: Soloist, All repeat; thereafter: All. % V % V Soprano/Alto Tenor Bless - ed e the.. j for he has Lord,. C the God J B of Is - Gm.. vis - it - ed and rought re - C B ra - el, demp - tion to his. Gm. J Edition 2007-Z Printed in SA

3 1 Cym. æ 2-4 to Verses V V 1 1 Final Final Final rit. rit. rit... to Verses to Verses Fine Fine Fine

4 4 VERSE 1: Mezzo-soprano 1. He has raised up a horn for our sal - # va - tion with - in the 1. house of Da - vid, 1. his ho - ly # A7( 9) # B B. as he prom - ised. J J proph - ets from of F+ B # G o 7 F+ A7/E # through the mouth of Gm7.. old. A Cym. æ A7 # J

5 5 VERSE 2: Mezzo-soprano 2. Mind - ful of the cov - e - nant 2. grant - ing res - cue from 2. in # ho - li - ness and A7( 9) # B B he swore to our. our foes, so., J righ - teous - ness all our F+ B # J fa - ther # # A - ra - ham, and G o 7 F+ A7/E we may wor - ship him Gm7.. days. A Cym. æ A7 # J

6 6 VERSE : Mezzo-soprano. You, child, will e called his proph - et, pre - # par - ing the way e -. B fore the Lord, giv -. through for - give - ness B # A7( 9) #. ing knowl - edge. of F+ B # their J J G o 7 F+ A7/E # of sal - va - tion Gm7.. sins. A Cym. J al fine æ # al fine A7 al fine

7 Composer Notes The keyoardist should play sparsely leaving space for vocal and violin improvisation yet provide a firm foundation. The choir should sing very smoothly using open vowel sounds. I recommend that the soloists use as haunting and eautiful tone as possile, adhering loosely to the page for a more natural and less mechanical sound. In as far as the violin/fiddle part is concerned, while the classically written page will always fall short of expressing true fiddle styles, this part should work for those who tread in either world. For those with experience improvising, y all means, treat this as a template eing careful not to compete with the vocals while staying true to a Klezmer/Romany sound. If this part is too challenging, choose one verse and one refrain and use them over and over. The asic /4 time rhythm notated for the Djeme/Dumek part should e well estalished efore adding a little flavor. If possile, tune the low mid-drum sound to a D note. 7 Andrew Everson

8 8 Based on Luke 1:68 79 Canticle of Zechariah (Guitar/Vocal) Andrew Everson INTRO (q = ca. 72) 4 4 (Percussion) C B Gm % REFRAIN: 1st time: Soloist, All repeat; thereafter: All C Bless - ed e the ra - el, Gm demp - tion to his Final. 1 C B Gm B Lord, the God for he has Ó Ó Gm of Is - C B vis - it - ed and rought re Text 1970, 1997, 1998, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD). All rights reserved. sed with permission. Music 2004, Andrew Everson. Pulished y OCP, 556 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR All rights reserved. rit. to Verses Fine

9 9 VERSE 1: Mezzo-soprano 1. He has B raised up a horn 1. house of Da - vid, 1. B A7( 9) # his ho - ly VERSE 2: Mezzo-soprano 2. Mind-ful for our sal - as he prom - ised F+ B proph - ets from of B of the cov - e - nant 2. grant - ing res - cue from 2. B A7( 9) # in ho - li - ness and VERSE : Mezzo-soprano. You,. B child, will e called B fore the Lord, giv - A7( 9) #. through for - give - ness he swore to our our foes, so F+ B righ - teous - ness all our his proph - et, pre - ing knowl - edge F+ B of their Go 7 F + A7/E # va - tion with - in the Gm7 through the mouth of A old. A7 Go 7 F + A7/E fa - ther Gm7 # A - ra - ham, and we may wor - ship him A days. A7 Go 7 F + A7/E # par - ing the way e - Gm7 of sal - va - tion A sins. A7 al fine

10 10 VIOLIN/FIDDLE Canticle of Zechariah Andrew Everson INTRO Smooth, haunting with Klezmer-Romany feel (q = ca. 72) 2 4 REFRAIN j ƒ.. # VERSE 1 # 1 1 REFRAIN. N.... N.... # 1 1 REFRAIN Music 2004, Andrew Everson. Pulished y OCP, 556 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR All rights reserved.

11 11 VERSE 2 4 n # REFRAIN REFRAIN. 2. VERSE. #.. # rit

12 12 Assemly Edition BLESSED BE THE LORD (Canticle of Zechariah) 4 Refrain Bless - ed ra - el, e the Lord, for he has demp - tion to his 1. He has raised up a horn for our salvation within the house of David, as he promised through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old. 2. Mindful of the covenant he swore to our father Araham, and granting rescue from our foes, the God Andrew Everson of Is - vis - it - ed and rought re - ( ) so we may worship him in holiness and righteousness all our days.. You, child, will e called his prophet, preparing the way efore the Lord, giving knowledge of salvation through forgiveness of their sins. Text: Based on Luke 1:68 79, 1970, 1997, 1998, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD). All rights reserved. sed with permission. Music 2004, Andrew Everson. Pulished y OCP, 556 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR All rights reserved. For reprint permissions, please visit OneLicense.net or contact us at