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The dream of Gerontius
SATB double chorus+semi-chorus+soloists
Music: EDWARD ELGAR
Words: CARDINAL NEWMAN
Novello, 1900
NOTE 1: Chorus parts only
NOTE 2: When the Semi-Chorus has no separate line, I have given them the Chorus 1 part
PART I
28 – 33: Kyrie eleison
3 before 35 – 40: Be merciful, be gracious, spare him, Lord
| VOICE |
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| CHORUS I |
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| Soprano 1 |
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| Alto 1 |
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| Tenor 1 |
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| Bass 1 |
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| CHORUS II |
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| Soprano 2 |
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| Alto 2 |
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| Tenor 2 |
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| Bass 2 |
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| Full Voices |
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| Accompaniment |
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1 bar after 62 – 66: Rescue him, O Lord, in this his evil hour
| VOICE |
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| SEMI-CHORUS |
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| Soprano |
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| Alto |
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| Tenor |
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| Bass |
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| CHORUS I |
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| Soprano 1 |
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| Alto 1 |
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| Tenor 1 |
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| Bass 1 |
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| CHORUS II |
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| Soprano 2 |
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| Alto 2 |
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| Tenor 2 |
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| Bass 2 |
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| Full Voices |
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| Accompaniment |
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5 bars before 72 – 78: Go, in the name of angels and archangels
| VOICE |
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| SEMI-CHORUS |
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| Soprano |
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| Alto |
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| Tenor |
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| Bass |
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| CHORUS I |
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| Soprano 1 |
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| Alto 1 |
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| Tenor 1 |
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| Bass 1 |
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| CHORUS II |
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| Soprano 2 |
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| Alto 2 |
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| Tenor 2 |
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| Bass 2 |
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| Full Voices |
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| Accompaniment |
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PART II
31 – 41: Lowborn clods of brute earth
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| CHORUS I |
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| Soprano 1 |
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| Alto 1 |
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| Tenor 1 |
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| Bass 1 |
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| CHORUS II |
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| Soprano 2 |
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| Alto 2 |
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| Tenor 2 |
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| Bass 2 |
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| Full Voices |
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| Accompaniment |
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43 – 54: The mind bold and independent
| VOICE |
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| CHORUS I |
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| Soprano 1 |
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| Alto 1 |
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| Tenor 1 |
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| Bass 1 |
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| CHORUS II |
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| Soprano 2 |
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| Alto 2 |
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| Tenor 2 |
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| Bass 2 |
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| Full Voices |
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| Accompaniment |
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59 – 67: Praise to the holiest in the height
| VOICE |
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| SEMI-CHORUS |
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| Soprano 1 |
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| Soprano 2 |
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| Alto 1 |
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| Alto 2 |
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| CHORUS I |
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| Soprano 1 |
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| Alto 1 |
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| CHORUS II |
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| Soprano 2 |
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| Alto 2 |
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| Full Voices |
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| Accompaniment |
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67 – 71: The sound is like the rushing of the wind
73 – 100: Praise to the holiest in the height
| VOICE |
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| CHORUS I |
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| Soprano 1 |
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| Alto 1 |
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| Tenor 1 |
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| Bass 1 |
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| CHORUS II |
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| Soprano 2 |
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| Alto 2 |
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| Tenor 2 |
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| Bass 2 |
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| Full Voices |
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| Accompaniment |
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114 – 116: Be merciful, be gracious, spare him, Lord
124-137: Lord, thou hast been our refuge
| VOICE |
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| SEMI-CHORUS |
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| Soprano 1 |
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| Soprano 2 |
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| Alto 1 |
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| Alto 2 |
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| CHORUS I |
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| Soprano 1 |
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| Alto 1 |
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| Tenor 1 |
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| Bass 1 |
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| CHORUS II |
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| Soprano 2 |
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| Alto 2 |
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| Tenor 2 |
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| Bass 2 |
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| Full Voices |
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| Accompaniment |
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