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A Hymn to the Virgin

ANON Music by
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
circa 1800)
Andante lento( 89-7R)
Key A mi. (Doh is C)

sOPRA No
ALTO

CHORUS I one that is 80 fajr and bright

TENOR
BASS

f E
l , .r d
9 molto legato 8empre
SoPRANO
ALTO

*CHORUSII Ve ut ma-r i s stel la

TENOR
BASS

t, 11,

d .m
S :m

Brigh - ter than the day is light,

Ir . :d

Im :m
.m :r lde :de

Pa - rens et pu la:

:a .ta,

*Chorus II to be sung either by a semi-chorus, or a solo quartet.

From the "Oxford Book of English Verse" Clarendon Press.
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WINTHR0P ROGERS EDITION

Copyright 1935 by Boosey & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved
Sole Seung Agents: BOOSEY & HAWKES MUSIC PUBLISHERS Ltd.,
Tonsattning förbjudes
205 Regent Street, London. W. 1 Printed in England
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CTy to thee, thou 6ee to me, La- -dy, pray thy Son for me,
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That I may come to thee.

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Sse .M
s f s Im
(m d m
rd

Tum P, Ma
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All this world was for-lôrn Till our Lord H48_y-TOID

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E- va peC- iu T i -ce,
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With.. a ve i t went away Dark-est night, and comes the day

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Vir
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i.t: d' it.1m., lr'.d' n ., :

rgrare.

sOPRANO

Ladyflowrof evrything, ThoubareJesufeavenisKing,

m If :s : t idr
Pnis dr f 1s piufe cresc.

ALTO
Hea-ven's King,
flow Thou bare Je -

su,
La y
CHORUS I m r Is' 3
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fe creSC.
cresc.

TENOR
Thou bare Je. -

su,
Hea-ven's King,
La - dy flow r ** ******

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Piuje cresc.
P SOStenuto cresc.

BASS
Thou bare Je- -

Su, Hea-ven's King,

La- dy, flowr,
d'.r:t.d'is :s,}
s.1:f.s lm m,
SOPRANO Grati-a di-vi- na:
Rosa si-ne spi-na,

d'r't.d'ls s ,
s.1:f.s Im m,
ALTO Gra-tia di-vi-na:
Rora siine spi-na,

CHORUS I| s.f.s Im m, la'.r't.d'ls s ,

TENOR
Rosa si-se sDi-na,

Is.IfsIm m, ld'.rtd'ts s

BASS

Più animato 60-5)

PIANO f ' e erew

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A Nyma to the Virgta
 Molto rall. -
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dim,

all thoubearst the prize, La dy,queen of pa-ra-dise Maid..

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0f all thou bearkt the prize, La- dy,queen

d' d' .d' if' .f'm d ld'

Of all thou bearst the prize, La- dy,gueen

d f . l Ir.d' t 1 S 1f

Of all thoubearstthe prize, La - dy, queen

E -
lec ta:.....

E - lec ta:.......

lec

Molto rall.

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 Tempo Imo più tranquillo Molto più lento
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legato PP

**** mild,mo-ther es Bf - fec W.*********

Im .r dd f s :ld'll r :m
Pleguto -PP

Maid mild, mo-ther es Bf- fec ****

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PP

Maid mild, mo-ther es Ef - fec

m ,Ir f :d .d frd lr.f :m

P legato -P

Maid mild, mo-ther es Ef - fec ta.. **

sfsn

*******

E -Jfec ta.

.m r lde :de l

E E
Bf- fec ta.

dt s

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Bf. - feo ta.

:.m d r ta,11, :l,

-Or

Ef -fec - ta.

Tempo Im9 più tranquillo

Molto più lento

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