Pietà: A Mother's Lament Bob Moore Text by: Annette A. Talbert Slowly
Voice 1
Voice 2
Piano
4 &4
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4 &4
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44 ‰ j œ œ b œ œ & œ p ? 44 ∑
œ.
& b˙.
moth
& ˙.
moth
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-
jœ œ bœ œ
˙.
44 œ œ œ œ
˙.
44 œ œ œ œ
er,
sor - row - ful
er,
sor - row - ful
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p
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Sor - row - ful
43 œ œ œ
Sor - row - ful
b˙ bœ. œ w J w
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°
6
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p 43 œ œ œ
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*
43
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43
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b˙ b˙
43 œ b œ œ 44 b ˙
w
43 œ œ b œ 44 b ˙ b œ œ
moth - er
cresc.
at the
œ bœ
foot
of the
foot
of the
cresc.
at the
&
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44
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43
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44
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?
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44
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43
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44
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Pietà: A Mother's Lament
dim.
& w
12
cross.
dim.
& #w
cross.
&
4 & 4 ˙.
hold
œ Œ
Ó
42 ∑
44 Ó
42 ∑
44 œ ˙ .
45 œ b w
44
45
∑
44
45
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44
œ œ
˙
in the
sta - ble.
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? ‰ œj œ œ # œ n œ °
17
Ó
42 ∑ ˙ œ œ # œ œ . # Jœ 2 4
∑
12
œ Œ
œ
b˙
œ œ
˙
her
son
as she
did
b˙
œ œ
˙
son
as she
did
4 & 4 œ bœ œ œ
to hold her
œ œ
Wait - ing,
Wait - ing,
w 44 w
œ œ
œ œ b œ 44
wait - ing to
wait - ing,
∑ *
˙
long a - go
œ œ
45 ˙
˙
long a - go
bœ œ in the
b˙
˙
˙
sta - ble.
4 &4
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? 44
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& w
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& w
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22
bœ œ œ ‰ j œ & œ ?
°
Ó
œ œ b˙
π œ ˙.
Gent - ly,
22
cresc.
∑
π œ bœ
∑
∑
∑
˙
‰ b œj œ
& b œ œ œ œ œ œ 42 b œ œ 44 n œ ˙ . & œ œ œ œ œ œ 42 b œ œ 44 œ b ˙ .
cresc.
gent - ly she cra - dles his
bo - dy,
bro - ken
bo - dy,
∑ ∑
cresc.
bro - ken
gent - ly,
w w
∑
27
gent - ly she cra - dles his
œ ˙.
Gent - ly,
b ˙ . œ œ bœ œ œœ J dim.
gent - ly,
cleans - ing
œ
bœ
*
œ œ œ œ
his blood - y
face,
œ œ œ œœ
cleans - ing his blood - y face,
&
∑
42
∑
44
∑
∑
?
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42
∑
44
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27
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Pietà: A Mother's Lament
œ bœ
&œ
œ
cleans - ing
bœ
F œ œ œ b˙
œ œ œ œ
his blood - y
face
œ œ œ œ œ
cleans - ing his blood - y face
F œ œ œ ˙
with her tears.
with her tears.
&
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?
∑
∑
31
& œ
œ
& œ
œ
35
œ
pierced with the
35
& ?
˙˙˙ .. . ˙˙ .. ˙.
œ
with the
44 ˙
w
˙
sword of
44 . #˙
43 Ó
f
of
#w
∑
∑
44
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Her
œ œ œ heart is pierced,
œ #œ œ nœ Her
heart is
˙˙˙ .. f >. 43 ˙ . ˙˙ .. >
pierced
˙˙˙ .. . ˙˙ .. ˙.
∑
43
∑
44
∑
43
∑
44
b œœœ œ œ # œ n œœœ # œ f dim. ˙˙ # ˙ ˙ # # ˙˙
43
grief.
44
œ
43
grief.
nœ
sword
43 Ó
f
. 34 # # œœœœ ... n ˙˙˙ .. . °
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jœ œ 4 4 œ 44
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4 &4
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4 &4
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40
45
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45
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b˙ 44 b œ œ œ . j 5 œ œ b œ & œ 4
40
? 44
∑
& œ b˙
œ 45 œ b ˙ .
45
sor - row, her
&˙
b˙
sor - row,
45
∑
43 Ó 43 Ó
F F
œ 44 œ œ œ œ b ˙ .
He
œ 3 ˙˙ .. 4 P 43 ∑
4 œ 4 œ œ œ œ
45 œ œ œ b ˙
her
her sor - row,
suf - fered for our
He
sins.
Her
˙.
œ
sins.
∑
∑
44
∑
∑
œ 44 b ˙
œ nœ
44 œ b ˙ œ
43 ˙ b œ 44 b ˙
œ œ
*
sor - row so great.
sor - row.
43 ˙
Her
an - guish our
Her
an - guish our
&
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45
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44
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43
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44
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?
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45
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44
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43
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44
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45
Her
44
œ 44 œ b œ œ œ
sor - row,
suf - fered for our
œ
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& w
45
& #w
45
50
pain.
pain.
&
45
∑
50
P
44 Ó
∑
p Œ œ ˙ An
44 Ó
∑
œ œ ? ‰ 5 j œ œ b œ . n Jœ 4 œ °
p Œ œ ˙
An
44 w b œ nœ. J
b˙
44
∑
˙
he
& #œ
did
œ #œ
die
œ
he
œ
die
˙
in
œ
in
vain?
#w
&
∑
∑
?
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55
life:
œ œ
#w
un - fin - ished
*
˙. ˙.
vain?
˙.
un - fin - ished
55
& #˙
œ œ
#œ
Did
life:
∑
∑
∑
∑
Œ
∑
Œ
∑
˙ ‰ j œ bœ ˙ nœ π ∑ °
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w w ∑
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