JULIAN PHILIPS
Sorowfull Songes for SATB a cappella
ALLE RECHTE VORBEHALTEN
· ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
EDITION PETERS L E I P Z I G · L O N D O N · NEW YORK
Text by Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542)
Scoring SATB choir a capella
Duration: 10 minutes approx.
Commissioned by BBC Radio 3; first performance given on 23 July 2012 at Cadogan Hall as part of the BBC Proms 2012, by Tenebrae conducted by Nigel Short.
This score reflects the state of editorial work and correction as at May 2013
Text by Thomas Wyatt
77. The lover hopeth of better chance. He is not dead, that somtime had a fall. The Sun returnes, that hid was under clowd. And when Fortune hath spit out all her gall, I trust, good luck to me shall be alowd. For, I have seen a ship in haven fall, After that storme hath broke both maste, & shroud, The willow eke, that stoupeth with the winde, Doth rise againe, and greater wood doth binde.
59. To his love whom he had kissed against her will. Alas, Madame, for stealing of a kisse, Have I so much your minde therein offended? Or have I done so grievously amisse: That by no meanes it may not be amended? Revenge you then, the rediest way is this: Another kisse my life it shal have ended. For, to my mouth the first hart did suck: The next shal clene out of my brest it pluck.
132. Of sodaine trusting. Driven by desire I did this dede To danger my self without cause why: To trust thuntrue not like to spede, To speake and promise faithfully: But now the proofe doth verifie, That who so trusteth ere he know, Doth hurt himself and please his foe.
120. A riddle of a gift geven by a Ladie. A Lady gave me a gift she had not, And I received her gift which I toke not, She gave it me willingly, and yet she would not, And I received it, albeit, I could not, If she give it me, I force not, And if she take it againe she cares not. Conster what this is and tel not, For I am fast sworne I may not.
70. The lovers sorowfull state maketh him write sorowfull songes, but (Souche) his love may change the same. Marvell no more although The songes, I sing do mone: For other life then wo, I never proved none. And in my hart also, Is graven with letters depe A thousand sighes and mo: A flood of tears to wepe. How may a man in smart Finde matter to rejoice? How may a moorning hart Set foorth a pleasant voice. Play who so can, that part: Nedes must in me appere: How fortune overthwart Doth cause my moorning chere. Perdy these is no man, If he saw never sight: That perfitly tell can The nature of the light. Alas, how should I than, That never taste but sowre: But do, as I began, Continually to lowre. But yet perchance some chance May chance to change my tune: And when (Souch) chance doth chance: Then shall I thank fortune. And if I have (Souch) chance: Perchance ere it be long: For (Souch) a pleasant chance. To sing some pleasant song.
I. The lover hopeth of better chance He is not dead, that somtime had a fall. The Sun returnes, that hid was under clowd. And when Fortune hath spit out all her gall, I trust, good luck to me shall be alowd. For, I have seen a ship in haven fall, After that storme hath broke both maste, & shroud, The willow eke, that stoupeth with the winde, Doth rise againe, and greater wood doth binde.
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Julian Philips
Contemplative q = c.50
4 4
Solo Tenor
Stood forward from the ensemble
mp
He
Chorus: humming with slighly open mouth. Plain, instrumental sound. pp lontano
4 4
Soprano
(sim.)
mm
mm
mm
mm
pp lontano
4 4
Alto
mm
mm
Tenor
4 4
Bass
4 4
5
dolce e espressivo
T. Solo is
not
dead,
that
some
time
had
a
fall.
S. mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
(sim.) A. mm
mm
mm
mm
pp lontano T. mm
B.
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2
1
9
3
T. Solo The
Sun
re
turnes,
that
hid
was
un
der
S. mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
A. mm
mm
mm
T. mm
mm
mm
pp lontano B. mm
mm
mf
13
più marcato
3
T. Solo clowd.
And
when
For
tune
hath spit out
poco cresc. S. mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
poco cresc. A. mm
mm
mm
mm
(sim.) poco cresc. T. mm
mm
poco cresc. B. mm
3 17
3
3
3
T. Solo all
her
gall,
I
trust,
good
luck
to
me
S. mm
mm
mm
A. mm
mm
mm
T. mm
mm
B. mm
poco rit.
21
Più animato
2 q = c.75
mp
mp poco più parlando 3
T. Solo shall
be
a
lowd.
For,
pp S. mm
p A. mm
mm
pp T. mm
pp B. mm
I have
4 mf
25
3
3
T. Solo seen
a
ship
in
ha
ven
fall,
pp
Af ter
that
storme
hath
(slightly more open sound) p
p
mm
mm
S. mm
mm
pp
(slightly more open sound) p
p
mm
mm
A. mm
mm
pp
(slightly more open sound) p
p
mm
mm
T. mm
mm
pp
(slightly more open sound) p
p
mm
mm
B. mm
mm
29
3
3
3
T. Solo broke
both
maste,
&
shroud,
p
The
wil low
eke,
mp
mp
ah
ah
that
S. mm
mm
p
mp
mp
ah,
ah,
mp
mp
ah,
ah,
A. mm
mm
p T. mm
mm
p
mp
mp
ah
ah
B. mm
mm
5 f
33
T. Solo stoup
eth
with
the
mp
mp
ah
ah
winde,
Doth
mp
mf
3
S. ah,
mp
mp
ah,
mp
ah,
5
ah mf
5
3
A. ah,
ah,
ah,
mp
mp
mp
ah,
ah,
ah,
ah,
ah,
ah
3
mf
5
T.
mp
mp
mp
ah
ah
ah,
ah,
ah,
ah
mf
3
B. ah,
ah,
5
ah
Poco a poco rit 37
3
f
T. Solo rise
doth
rise
mp
mf ma poco a poco dim. S. fall,
fall,
fall,
fall,
mf ma poco a poco dim.
fall,
mp
A. fall,
fall,
fall,
mf ma poco a poco dim. T. rise,
rise,
rise,
mf ma poco a poco dim. B. rise,
rise,
rise,
6 41
mf
T. Solo a
gaine,
doth
rise
a
p
sempre dim. S. fall,
fall,
fall,
mm
mm
p
sempre dim. A. fall,
mm
mp sempre dim T. mm
mm
mm
mp B. rise,
primo 4 A(q tempo = c.50)
poco rit.
mp
45
p
T. Solo gaine,
and
great
er
wood
doth
pp S. mm
mm
pp A. mm
p T. mm
B.
mm
pp
mm
binde.
7
II. To his love whom he had kissed against her will. Alas, Madame, for stealing of a kisse, Have I so much your minde therein offended? Or have I done so grievously amisse: That by no meanes it may not be amended? Revenge you then, the rediest way is this: Another kisse my life it shal have ended. For, to my mouth the first hart did suck: The next shal clene out of my brest it pluck.
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Soulful (q = c.84)
A
Tenor
pp
las,
p
4 4
A
4 4
poco rit.
p
4 4
las,
4 4
3 4
a pp
las,
a
las,
3 4
p
A
Bass
Julian Philips
pp
3 4
pp
3 4
las,
p
A
las,
Now faster
1 (q = c.112) 4
3 4
mf
a
T.
3 4 3 4
p leggiero
5 8
las,
for
mf
ing
of
a
p leggiero
5 8
mf
a
steal
las,
for steal p leggiero
ing
of
a
mp leggiero
Ma
for
ing
of
a
ing
of
a
dame,
5 8
steal
B.
3 4
mf
a
las,
mp leggiero
p leggiero
Ma
for
dame,
5 8
steal
8
8
mp piu legato e dolce
2 4
mf
9 8
kisse,
Have
I
so
much
your
minde there in
of
fen
3 4 ded?
T. mp piu legato e dolce
2 4
mf
9 8
kisse,
Have
I
so
much,
minde there in
of
mp piu legato e dolce
2 4
Have
I
so
ded?
mf
9 8
kisse,
fen
3 4
much,
minde
of
fen
3 4 ded?
B. mp piu legato e dolce
2 4 kisse,
12
2 3 4
so
p leggiero
Or
T.
3 4
3 4
I
done
I
have
done
have
done
fen
ded?
vous
ly
a
misse:
5 8
2 4 grie
vous
ly
a
misse:
5 8 so
2 4 I
of
2 4 grie
so
done
p leggiero
Or
so
2 4 I
minde
3 4
5 8
2 4
p leggiero
Or
B.
have
much,
2 4
p leggiero
Or
3 4
have
mf
9 8
2 4 grie
vous
ly
a
misse:
5 8 so
2 4 grie
vous
ly
a
misse:
9
16
2 4
T.
2 4 2 4 B.
mp
piu legato e dolce
That
by
mp
piu legato e dolce
That
by
mp
piu legato e dolce
That
by
9 8
no
5 8
meanes
it
may
not
be
a
9 8
no
may,
not
be
a
mf
4 4
men
ded?
5 8 meanes,
may,
a
mp piu legato e dolce
2 4
ded?
mf
9 8
no
4 4
men
5 8 meanes,
mf
9 8
no
meanes,
Re
venge
men
5 8 may,
a
4 4 ded?
mf
4 4
men
ded?
3 19
4 4
T.
4 4
f
venge
4 4
you
then,
f
Re
B.
then,
f
Re
4 4
you
venge
you
then,
f
Re
venge
you
10
22
p leggiero
2 4
5 8
the
T.
red
2 4 i
est
way
is
this:
p leggiero
2 4
5 8
the
red
2 4 i
est
way
is
this:
p leggiero
2 4
5 8
the
red
2 4 i
est
way
is
this:
B. p leggiero
2 4
5 8
then,
26
4 2 4
the
mp
coaxing
A
no
mp
coaxing
A
no
red
2 4 i
est
way
is
mf intense
5 8
ther
this:
kisse,
a
no
ther
kisse
a
no
9 8 ther
T.
2 4
2 4
ther
kisse,
2 4
a
no
ther
kisse
a
mp coaxing
no
ther kisse,
a
no
ther,
mp coaxing
no
ther
a
no
9 8 ther
mf intense
5 8
A
no
9 8
mf intense
5 8
A
B.
mf intense
5 8
ther kisse,
a
no
ther,
a
no
9 8 ther
11
30
9 8 kisse
T.
my
life
it
shall
have
end
my
life
it
shall
have
end
my
life
it
shall
have
5 8
4 4
5 8
4 4
5 8
4 4
ed.
9 8 kisse
4 4
ed.
9 8 kisse
5 8
end
ed.
B.
9 8 kisse
33
my
life
it
shall
have
end
poco rit.
5 Soulful
(q = c.84) f
4 4
A
T.
A
4 4
4 4
las,
a
las,
a
5 8
las,
mp
5 8
las,
mp
5 8
mp
5 8
las,
f
A
mp
mf
f
A
B.
mf
f
4 4
ed.
las,
12
faster 6 Now (q = c.112) 36
5 8
rit.
p leggiero
4 4
For,
to
my
mouth
3 4 the
first
dolce
4 4
hart
T.
5 8
p leggiero
4 4
For,
5 8
to
5 8
mouth
p leggiero
the
first
to
my
mouth
p leggiero
3 4 the
first
to
my
mouth
3 4 the
4 4
dolce
4 4
hart
4 4
For,
dolce
hart
4 4
For,
B.
my
3 4
first
dolce
4 4
hart
A tempo
40
mp
pp
4 4
7 (q = c.112)
p leggiero
3 4 did
T.
suck:
mp
4 4 did
The
pp
3 4
suck:
mp
p leggiero
The
pp
4 4
p leggiero
3 4 did
B.
suck:
mp
4 4 did
suck:
The
pp
3 4
p leggiero
The
13
43
2 4 next
T.
shal
3 4 clene
out
of
my
2 4 next
shal
next
clene
shal
out
of
my
46
4 4
shal
clene
4 4
clene
pp
pp
pluck.
4 4
pp
pluck.
B.
4 4
it
out
of
my
brest
4 4 it
3 4
pluck.
T.
brest
4 4
3 4
2 4 next
it
3 4
2 4 B.
brest
4 4
pp
pluck.
out
of
my
brest
4 4 it
14
III. Of sodaine trusting Driven by desire I did this dede To danger my self without cause why: To trust thuntrue not like to spede, To speake and promise faithfully: But now the proofe doth verifie, That who so trusteth ere he know, Doth hurt himself and please his foe.
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Julian Philips
Secretive chorale (q = c.60)
5 4
Soprano
pp hushed
Dri
5 4
Alto
Tenor
Bass
de
ven
ven
ven
I
did
this
by
de
sire
de
I
did
this
To
4 4 sire
de
5 4 dede
I
did
this
5 4 dede
6 4 by
To
4 4
6 4 by
5 4 dede
6 4
pp hushed
Dri
4 4 sire
pp hushed
Dri
5 4
by
pp hushed
Dri
5 4
ven
6 4
To
4 4 sire
I
did
this
5 4 dede
To
1 4
S.
5 4
3
dan ger my self
A.
5 4
T.
5 4
B.
with
with
cause
why:
out
cause
why:
with
cause
why:
with
out
cause
why:
To
thun
true
not
6 4
3 8 trust
thun
true
not
6 4
To
pp
7 4
3 8 trust
To
pp
out
6 4
To
pp
7 4
3
dan ger my self
out
7 4
3
dan ger my self
5 4
7 4
3
dan ger my self
pp
3 8 trust
thun
true
not
6 4
3 8 trust
thun
true
not
15 7
S.
3 8
4 4 like
to
3 8
A.
to
3 8
To
7 4
spede,
to
To
3 8
7 4
spede,
To
4 4 like
to
7 4
spede,
4 4
speake
4 4 like
B.
spede,
4 4 like
T.
7 4
p
and
pro
mise
p
4 4
speake p
and
speake p
and
speake
and
To
pro
mise
4 4 pro
mise
4 4 pro
mise
2 Poco più animato
10
S.
3
4 4 faith
ful
faith
ful
4 4
T.
ful
faith
S.
6 4
ri
ly:
ly:
fie,
fie,
6 4
7 4 ve
ri
fie,
But now pp ma cresc.
the
But now pp ma cresc.
the
But
the
proofe
doth
6 4 proofe
doth
6 4 proofe
doth
6 4
now
mp
That who
7 4 ri
the
7 4
fie,
6 4
But now pp ma cresc.
7 4
7 4
ve
B.
ri
6 4 ve
T.
ly:
7 4 ve
A.
ful
6 4
7 4
3
4 4
13
ly:
3
faith
B.
7 4
3
4 4
A.
pp ma cresc.
doth
6 4 so
trust
eth
mp
4 4 ere
he
know
6 4
That who mp
so
That who
so
trust
eth
4 4 ere
he
know
6 4 trust
eth
mp
That who
proofe
4 4 ere
he
know
6 4 so
trust
eth
4 4 ere
he
know
16
16
S.
3 4 4
solo p
Doth
3
hurt
him
Doth
3
hurt
Doth
2 2 self 3
hurt
Doth
2 2
3
him
solo p
4 4
B.
him
solo p
4 4
T.
self
solo p
4 4
A.
2 2
self 3
hurt
him
(A tempo) 19
S.
2 2 2 2
A.
T.
B.
tutti
Ossia:
pp
4 2
and
please
pp
4 2
and
2 2 2 2 2 2
tutti
tutti
tutti
please
pp
4 2
and
please
pp
4 2
and
please
pp
4 2
and
please
his
foe.
his
foe.
his
foe.
his
foe.
his
foe.
2 2 self
17
IV. A riddle of a gift geven by a Ladie. A Lady gave me a gift she had not, And I received her gift which I toke not, She gave it me willingly, and yet she would not, And I received it, albeit, I could not, If she give it me, I force not, And if she take it againe she cares not. Conster what this is and tel not, For I am fast sworne I may not.
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Playful (q = c.120)
Soprano
4 4
Alto
4 4
Julian Philips
Solo
p
had
4 4
Tenor
p leggiero
A
La
dy
gave me
a
gift
she
had
dy
gave me
a
gift
she
had
p leggiero
4 4
Bass
A
5
La
sfz
2 soli p
not,
toke
A.
p T. And
I
re
ceived her gift
which
I
toke
p B. And
I
re
ceived her gift
which
I
toke
18
9
1
sfz
Tutti:
A. not,
mp
ten.
She mp
gave
She
gave
molto legato
T. it
me
wil ling ly, molto legato
it
me
wil ling ly,
re ceived
it,
ten.
and yet,
she
B.
13
p
sfz
would
not,
p
sfz
would
not,
and yet,
she
S.
A. mp
T. would
And I
mp
al
be
it,
I
B. would
17
And
2
p
I
re ceived
it,
al be
mf
it,
I
p
sfz
force p
not, sfz
force
not,
S. could p
not,
could
not,
mf
A.
marcato
mf
T.
B.
could
If mf
she
give
it
me,
I marcato
force
could
If mf
she
give
it
me,
I marcato
force
could
If
she
give
it
me,
I
force
mf
could
If
marcato
she
give
it
me,
I
force
19 21
p
sfz
cares
not.
p
sfz
cares
not.
S.
A.
mp
And if
T.
she take
it,
a
gaine,
she
cares
And if mp
she take
it,
a
gaine,
she
cares
And if
she take
it,
a
gaine,
she
cares
she take
it,
a
gaine,
she
cares
mp
B.
mp
And if
3
25
S. Solo p
sfz
tel
not,
A. p molto leggiero T. Con
ster
what
this
is
and
tel
this
is
and
tel
this
is
and
tel
p molto leggiero
B.
Con
ster
what
p molto leggiero
Con
ster
what
22
V. The lovers sorowfull state maketh him write sorowfull songes, but (Souche) his love may change the same. Marvell no more altho The songes, I sing do mone: For other life then wo, I never proved none. And in my hart also, Is graven with letters depe A thousand sighes and mo: A flood of teares to wepe. How may a man in smart Finde matter to rejoyce? How may a moorning hart Set foorth a pleasant voyce. Play who so can, that part: Nedes must in me appere: How fortune overthwart Doth cause my moorning chere. Perdy these is no man, If he saw never sight: That perfitly tell can The nature of the light. Alas: how should I than, That never taste but sowre: But do, as I began, Continually to lowre. But yet perchance some chance May chance to change my tune: And when (Souch) chance doth chance: Then shall I thank fortune. And if I have (Souch) chance: Perchance ere it be long: For (Souch) a pleasant chance. To sing some pleasant song.
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Julian Philips
Flowing q = c.112 Soprano
3 4
p
Mar
3 4 3 4
vell
no
more
al
tho
The
songes,
I sing
do
p
Mar
Alto
4 4 4 4 vell
no
more
al
tho
The
songes,
I
sing
do
p
do
4 4