a Carol for Mixed Choir (SATB) Phillip A. Cooke

THERE IS NO ROSE a Carol for Mixed Choir (SATB) Phillip A. Cooke

THERE IS NO ROSE a Carol for Mixed Choir (SATB) (2013) PERFORMANCE NOTES Chorus II is to be sung by a small semi-chorus, or a solo quartet, possibly off-stage The final repetitions of Alleluia (bb. 56-57) may be repeated a number of times as the Chorus II fades or moves away from the performing space For Alexander, born 28 September 2013 There is no rose was written for Con Anima, and first performed by them conducted by Roger Williams at St Mary s Chapel, Blairs, Aberdeen on 14 December 2013. Duration: Cover photograph: For more information: 4 minutes The Story of Love (www.rayznews.com) www.phillipcooke.com TEXT There is no rose of such [a] virtue As is the rose that bare Jesu. Alleluia. For in this rose contained was Heaven and earth in little space. Res miranda. By that rose we may well see There be one God in Persons three. Pares forma. The angels sungen the shepherds to: Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gaudeamus. leave we all this worldly mirth, And follow we this joyful birth. Transeamus. Anonymous, 14th Century Phillip A. Cooke (2013)

PROGRAMME NOTE There is no rose is a setting of the much loved medieval poem as set by composers such as Britten, Joubert and Richard Rodney Bennett. My setting follows a different Britten piece as a model, his early masterpiece Hymn to the Virgin here, like there, an off-stage semi-chorus intones the Latin phrases in a much more austere fashion to the material in the main choir. The two choirs never perform together and it is the austere material that ends the work, fading into the distance. PAC

for Alexander, born 28 September 2013 THERE IS NO ROSE ANON, MEDIEVAL PHILLIP A. COOKE (2013) a Carol for Mixed Choir (SATB) Adagio; semplice ( = c.56) Soprano Alto espress, dolce CHORUS I Tenor Bass Soprano Alto There is no rose of such a espress, dolce vir - tue As is the rose that CHORUS II* Tenor Bass * Chorus II to be sung by either a small semi-chorus, or a solo quartet (possibly off-stage). pochiss. rit. poco meno mosso 7 bare Je - su. For I Al - le - lu - ia, Al - le - lu - ia. Al - le - lu ia, Phillip A. Cooke 2013 (www.phillipcooke.com) - Al - le - lu - ia,

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25 a tempo marc. pochiss. rit. sub. 3 There be one God marc. in Per - sons three, one God sub. in Per - sons I 29 three. poco meno mosso Par - es for - ma, par Par - es for ma, - es for - ma - par - es for - ma The 33 piu animato ( = c.66) poco rit. an - gels sun - gen the shep - herds to, the an - gels sun - gen the shep - herds to: I

4 Soprano I Maestoso (a tempo) ( = c.66) 37 appass. Glo Soprano II - ri a, appass. Alto appass. Glo - in ex - cel - sis - De - Glo - ri a, - ri - a, in ex - cel - sis - De - - Glo - ri a, in ex - cel - sis - De - Tenor appass. Glo - ri - a, in ex - cel - sis - De - Bass appass. in ex - cel sis - - De - I rit. 41 meno mosso espress espress espress espress Gau - de - a - mus, Gau Gau - de - a - mus - de - a - mus, Gau - de - a - mus espress

45 Primo tempo ( = c.56) 5 leave we all this world - ly mirth and fol - low we this I pochiss. rit. poco meno mosso 50 joy - - ful birth. I Tran-se - a - mus, tran-se - a - mus, tran-se - a - mus, Tran-se - a - mus, tran-se - a - mus, tran se - - a - I 55 tran -se - a - mus, mus, * Repeat these two bars if necessary as chorus II fades, or moves away from the performing space. tran * rit. al fine. -se - a mus, tran -se - a - mus, tran -se - a - mus. - tran -se - a mus, - tran -se a - - mus. Old Aberdeen Oct 2013