for Noëlle Schepens and the Flemish Radio Choir, 2015

A New Year carol Benjamin Britten

arr. Kurt Bikkembergs

    

Solo

E = 66

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



    

Alto

 

Du (*) du pp



       Du (*)

Bass

   

pp

 

Du (*)

   

8

clear, toe, chin,

     

du

 

Du (*) du pp

Tenor

 

du

du

 

du



1. Here we bring new 2. Sing reign of 3. Sing reign of

* or another syllable

   pp Soprano     

p solo/soli/alcuni

         

du

du

 

du

  

 



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



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





 





   

 

 

du

du

 



du

du

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



 

 

 

du

simile

simile

simile

simile

(v. 3

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 



 

 

 

 

    









     

)

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Copyright © kurt bikkembergs

  

3rd verse to

 mf       

For to wor - ship God with, this hap - py New Year. Sing O - pen you the West Door, and turn the Old Year go. O - pen you the East Door, and let the New Year in.

 

  

so wa - ter from the well Fair Maid, with gold u - pon her Fair Maid, with gold u - pon her

le- vy dew, sing

p





Sing

le p





Sing

le p

 p

  

le - vy dew, the

  -

-

vy

dew,

 

vy

dew,

   

 the



the

2

       

15

     

cresc.

      





 

wa - ter and the wine; The se - ven bright gold wires and the bu - gles that do shine. pp cresc.

        

wa

      

wa



 

ter and cresc.

the wine;

ter and cresc.

the wine;

-

-



le - vy ppp

    





dew,

sing

le ppp

ppp      ppp        le

   

-

-

-

 

the



bu - gles



le - vy





dew,

the



ter

and





the dim.

and

the



ter

and

  

bu







the

bu



-



wa - ter

  

the

-



The dim.



-

gles



-

-

gles



gles







bu - gles that





that

do





that



 

 

gles

that

do

du

wine;



wa



du





-

du

dim.

  

   

-







bu

 



    

    

 



the

-

 



and

     bu





wires

wine;





gold

wine;







se - ven bright



pp

 





wa





du

du

the





du

 

dew,



rall. molto

du

 

 

vy

the

 

do shine. Du pp





dew,



du



that



vy

do shine. Du pp

 

pp

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that

  

 





  

 

 pp     

bu - gles



cresc.

23

the

 

 



 

   

 

 



 

D.S.

 do

 



 

the dim.

dim.

 

shine.

 

shine.

 

 

shine.

   





that

do

shine.



 

(do)





shine.