John Kilpatrick's Miscellaneous Music Page

Miscellaneous Music (edited by John Kilpatrick)

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This page contains editions of choral music in the public domain, and some libretti.
Items on this page may be freely downloaded, copied and performed, provided all copyright notices are preserved.
Overture users: it's best to follow words and music through the OVE scores, but best to print from the PDFs.
NOTE!!!! My Overture files will also work in the lower-cost Scorewriter - see www.geniesoft.com. Overture 4 files don't work in Overture 3.

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Miscellaneous Music (edited by John Kilpatrick)
You can scroll down or click on composer: Henry VIII Kedrov Mendelssohn Monteverdi Palestrina Pearsall Purcell Schütz Traditional

HENRY VIII	Pastime with Good Company (1)	PDF	Midi	OVE	First version: (recommended): Henry VIII's original version, set STB (or ATB). All three verses are given, with the lyrics between the staves where singers like to see them.
	Pastime with Good Company (2)	PDF	Midi	OVE	Second version: The more commonly found "straight" version, possibly favoured because there are fewer consecutive fifths (though a new one has slipped in). STB or ATB.
	Pastime with Good Company (3) (arr. John Kilpatrick)	PDF	Midi	OVE	Third version:An arrangement by John Kilpatrick. Verse 1 is as per version 1, while verses 2 and 3 are elaborations, SATB and SATBB (or SATTB), but using the original words.

NIKOLAI KEDROV Николае Кедров	Otche Nash Отче нашъ	PDF in C PDF in D	Midi	OVE	The Lord's Prayer in Church Slavonic, for SATB unaccompanied, in C major.. This edition of Отче нашъ is in an Anglicised transliteration. The Midi version is a poor guide to performance: try searching for a recording (they come and go). I can't include Cyrillic text in the music score. Click here for it.
	Our Father The Lord's Prayer	PDF in C PDF in D	Midi	OVE	Kedrov's Otche Nash set to English words (version: 1662 Book of Common Prayer). The PDF is available in C or D, the latter being useful for including the setting in sung Responses.

MENDELSSOHN	Zwei Geistliche Chöre Op.115	PDF			Two motets by Mendelssohn. TTBB. 8 pages. In Latin. English translation if both on back page of Periti.
	No. 1 Beati mortui No. 2 Periti fulgem		Midi Midi	OVE OVE	Beati: 3 pages (1-3) Periti: 5 pages (4-8)

MONTEVERDI	Sfogava con le Stelle	PDF	Midi	OVE	Madrigal by Monteverdi. SSATB. With translation by Robin Saunders. Parlante sections realised for performance. March 2008 - "inferno" corrected to "infermo"
	Si ch'io vorrei morire	PDF in D PDF in C	Midi		Madrigal by Monteverdi. SSATB. Available in D or C. Go for D (C is rather low).
	Ave Maris Stella (a cappella edition)	PDF	Midi	OVE	From the Vespers of 1610 (Vesperae beata Mariae Virginis) SATB-SATB. This version is for performance by unaccompanied choir. The instrumental ritornelli are omitted, and the accompaniment to the solo verses is provided by singers. Words and translation are in the PDF, and also here.
NEW.....	VESPERS of 1610 & Missa In illo tempore	For complete editions of the Mass & Vespers of 1610, please see this page

PALESTRINA

Stabat Mater Dolorosa

1. PDF

2. PDF

Midi

OVE

Unaccompanied motet, SATB-SATB.
The two versions are, identical except for the barring. Both barring approaches can be found in other editions, and the bar numbers match those of such editions. Neither version has time or expression markings.
1. A mixture of 2/2 and 3/2 time gives a good representation of the musical flow.
2. A consistent 2/2 may be found easier to use, though it's not as good, in my opinion.
The midi versions sound identical but would import with the selected barring.

PEARSALL

Lay a Garland

PDF

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Beautiful Victorian Madrigal, SSAATTBB.
Perfectly readable in 4 pages.

PURCELL	Thou Knowest, Lord	PDF	Midi	OVE	Motet, SATB. Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts. Set in 3 pages (in rather large print, intended for reduction e.g. A4 to A5).
	I Was Glad	PDF	Midi	OVE	Motet, SSATB. I was glad when they said unto me. A beautiful anthem. Set in 7 pages of A4.
	The Mavis	PDF	Midi	OVE	Partsong, SATB. When as the mavis sweetly sings..... A mavis is a song-thrush. Set in 2 pages of A4.
	If Music be the Food of Love	PDF	Midi	OVE	Partsong, SATB. This is not Shakespeare's sonnet of the name - even if inspired by it. Set in 2 pages of A4.
	Fairest Isle	PDF	Midi	OVE	Song from King Arthur, arranged for SATB unaccompanied. Verse 1 Solo with ATB backing; verse 2 Full SATB. Set in 4 pages of A4
	Dido's Lament & Chorus Vocal Score Full score Part set	PDF PDF PDF	Midi (Lament) Midi (Chorus)		From Dido and Aeneas Arranged for Wind Quartet, Soprano Solo and SATB, comprising: - Thy hand, Belinda (Dido's recit.) - When I am laid in earth (Dido's lament) - With drooping wings (Chorus) The part set includes in one PDF the parts for flute or oboe, clarinet, french horn & bassoon. The whole can be sung a cappella, by humming or aah-ing the wind parts in the solos sections.

SCHÜTZ

Jauchzet dem Herren

PDF

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Psalm 100. Unaccompanied 8-part Motet SATB-SATB.
For "Grosser Chor" and "Kleiner Chor"
8 staves, 12 pages. The barring is the same as in various other editions.
For words & translation see below.

TRADITIONAL

Auld Lang Syne
( collected by Burns)

PDF (all verses)
PDF (vv 1,5)

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The traditional Scottish air, as recorded by Robert Burns in 1793, harmonised for SATB.
Two PDFs available: one with all 5 verses, the other with only verses 1 & 5. Same music and same Midi (1 verse).
Click here for Burns's own comments on the words and melody.
"Auld Lang Syne" means "Old Long Since" - remember to pronounce the 'S' accordingly!

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Libretti - Words and Translations

DOCs are in Word 1997 or 2003 and should be readable in Word or Open Office

MONTEVERDI	Vespers of 1610 Marien-Vesper Vesperae beata Mariae Virginis Vespro della beata vergine	PDF	DOC	The Latin words are on the left, and the English translation on the right. The translation is based on the King James bible, but modified to represent the meaning of the Latin. The text is rather closely packed, to fit onto 4 pages. The Word version is in table form, and can therefore be re-paged by the user. (for Ave Maris Stella only, see here)
MONTEVERDI	New translation for 2010	PDF	DOC	A new version with more modern words - translation by Sara Aguilar & John Kilpatrick. The words and translation may be freely used. If used unaltered (except layout) please include the authorship heading. You may use the Word version for layout purposes and make changes to the translation, but if you do this then please remove the authorship heading or modify it accordingly.

J S BACH

Johannes-Passion
St John Passion

standard:

1725:

PDF

DOC

Two of Bach's versions versions are available: the one normally performed and found in most editions, and the 1725 version (for which the differences are included in the Bärenreiter edition).
German words on the left, English on the right. The translation of the biblical texts is based on that by T A Lacey (1853-1931), with some differences where the aim is to represent the German rather than fit the music. The translations of the non-scriptural choruses and arias are by Barbara Kilpatrick. In each version the text takes 12 pages. The Word documents are in table form, so can be re-paged by the user.

MENDELSSOHN

Sechs Sprüche
sechs spruche

PDF

DOC

German words on the left, English translation on the right.
Weinachten - Am Neujahrstage - Am Himmelfahrtstage -
In der Passionszeit - Im Advent - Am Charfreitage
Translation by Barbara Kilpatrick

The musical score can be found on the Choral Domain Public Library http://www.cpdl.org

SCHÜTZ

Psalm 100
Jauchzet dem Herren

PDF

DOC

German words on the left, English translation on the right.
Translation by Barbara Kilpatrick, with the German text translated literally but into plausible English idiom.

For the musical score see above .