Paul Mealor
IN FLANDERS FIELDS for SATB chorus, trumpet in Bb, percussion, piano and strings (2014)
Full Score
NOVELLO
Commissioned by the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance 2014.
First performed at the Festival of Remembrance 2014 at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 8th November, by The Choir of Royal Holloway, conducted by Rupert Gough, with musicians from the Massed Bands of the Guards Division, The Countess of Wessex’s String Orchestra, and Orchestral Musicians from the Royal Marines Band Service & Royal Air Force Music Services, conducted by Lieutenant Colonel R W Hopla (Senior Director of Music, CAMUS). Duration: c. 2 ½ minutes
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. [Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.] If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. John McCrae
A vocal score is available on sale: NOV165132 Parts are available on hire from the publisher.
Dedicated to Tim Marshall
In Flanders Fields JOHN MCCRAE
PAUL MEALOR
Molto espressivo q = c. 60
SOPRANO
1 EE G
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0
0
0
ALTO
E G E
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TENOR
BASS
pp
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4
5 5 I5 5 : B
= 5 5 5 B In Flan - ders fields
E 2 E
?
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4
E G E
off-stage
N
Ride Cymbal
0
0
soft sticks
blow
5 5 I5 5: B
5 B = 5 5 pp
In Flan - ders fields
Trumpet in Bb
the pop - pies
5 5
the pop - pies
5 5
blow
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0
0
8))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) '^
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pppp
Be-
Be-
Molto espressivo q = c. 60
E G E
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pp
Piano
Violin I
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Double Bass
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5
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Tpt.
Cym.
row on
row,
mf
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55 :
and in the
sky
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mf
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2
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felt dawn, saw
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B
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5
5 5
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glow,
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0
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felt dawn, saw
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f
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B
5 B
0
0
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Short days a - go
0
N
Cym.
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f
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17
ff
1 EE 5 S. G
poco rit.
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5
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loved,
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ff
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55
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ff
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A.
a tempo
55 In
55 5 5B 55 5 5B
55
and now we lie
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5
55 5 5B and now we lie
5 In
I 5 5
B
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BB
Flan - ders fields,
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B
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in
Flan
55
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in
Flan
55
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in
Flan
55
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in
Flan
B -
ders
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ders
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ders
B B -
ders
Tpt.
E G E
0
0
0
0
0
Cym.
N
0
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0
0
5 E 5 G E
5 5
a tempo
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 55 5 5 55 55 55 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
ff
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5 5
I5 5
poco rit.
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fields.
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fields.
pp
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T.
4
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Tpt.
Cym.
4
E GE
0
N
0
5 5 I5 5 B
= 5 5 5 B If
ye break faith
pp
5 5 B
If
ye break faith
= 5
4
with us who die
5 5 5 5 5
with us who die
= 55B
4
pp
though pop - pies
5 5
We shall not sleep,
= 555
5
4
5 5
5 5
though pop - pies
= 55B
0
0
0
0
0
0
pp
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EE
1 EE G
Vln. II
5 *
Vla.
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pp
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5 5
We shall not sleep,
5 5 I5 5 B
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Vln. I
5 5 5 5 5
2
EE ' pp
'
'
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5 5
7 rall. pp
26
= 5 5 5 5
1 EE ? S. G
5
555 5
B
B
We shall not sleep
pp
= 5 5 5 55
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A.
In
5
4
5 5 55 55 =
B
= 5 5 5 5
EE = 5 5 B. 2
5 55 = 5 5
T.
E GE4
Tpt.
N
Cym.
Pno.
EE
5 = 555 5 5 4
ppp
rall.
B
0
5 5
In
5 4
5 5 55 55
B
5 5
=
In
= 555
5
4
5
5
5
4
= 55B
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0
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Vln. II
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in
0
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K 5
B
0
'
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5 in
0
1 EE G '
Vc.
K
B
0
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 * *
5 in
Flan - ders fields,
Vln. I
Vla.
K
B
Flan - ders fields,
B
5 in
Flan - ders fields,
B
We shall not sleep
8^)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) '
E GE
555 5
We shall not sleep
grow,
5 5
In
5
K
B
Flan - ders fields,
B
We shall not sleep
E GE= 5 5 i grow,
5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5
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30
1 EE 5 5 S. G
D
B
0
4
4
Flan - ders fields,
A.
E GE5 5
D
B
E GE5 5 i
B
EE 5 5 B. 2
B
0
4
4
D
D
Flan - ders fields,
Tpt.
Cym.
I5
Flan
5
B
in
Flan
4
?
-
' sleep.
'
fields.
'
'
ders
4
I5
not
'
ders
B -
I5
shall
sleep.
fields.
= 5 I5: 5I = I5: 5I = 5M 5M p
= 5: 5 B I 5 I M
0
0
0
0
E GE
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
EE 5 5 *
Vln. II
D
in
B
I5
not
'
N
Pno.
Vln. I
= 5 5 5
5
B
I5
shall
pp
we
Flan - ders fields,
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I5
we
Flan - ders fields,
T.
pp
5 5
5 D
4
*
1 EE G B:
D
E GE
D
4
0
0
'
ppp
B:
4
0
0
'
ppp
Vla.
Vc.
EE B:
D
EE B :
D
4
0
0
'
ppp
4
0
0
' ppp
Db.
E 2 E B:
D
4
0
0
' ppp