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At the Manger

Alex Beetschen



2

O shut your bright eyes that mine must endanger

With their watchfulness: protected by its shadeEscape from my care: what can you discover

From my tender look but how to be afraid?

Love can but confirm the more it would deny.

Close your bright eye.

Sleep. What have you learned from the womb that bore you

But an anxiety your Father cannot feel?

Sleep. What will the flesh that I gave do for you,

Or my mother love, but tempt you from His will?

Why was I chosen to teach His son to weep?

Little one, sleep.

Dream. In human dreams earth ascends to HeavenWhere no one need pray nor ever feel alone.

In your first hours of life here, O have you

Chosen already what death must be your own?

How soon will you start on the Sorrowful Way?

Dream while you may.

W. H. Auden, “At the Manger”

Mary



SOPRANO

Lul

dolce sotto voce

ly,- lul la,- lul ly,- lul lay,- Lul ly,- lul la,- lul - ly, lul lay.-

Slowly, distantly (q=c.95)

T. Solo

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Mysterioso Tempo Primo, IncessantlyA B9

Mysterioso Tempo Primo, IncessantlyA B

Pno.

19

V.S.

Pno.

27

At the Manger

Alex Beetschen

Text by W.H Audenfrom 'For The Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio'

For Matthew Beetschen and the Rosenethe Singers

Cues

3



S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

O

shut your bright eyes that

Slowly, delicately (q=70)C34

O


O


O


Slowly, delicately (q=70)C

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

mine must en dan- ger- with their watch ful- ness;- Pro tec- ted- by its shade

40

mine must en dan- ger- with their watch ful- ness;- Pro tec- ted- by its shade

mine must en dan- ger- with their watch ful- ness;- by its shade E

m

scape- from my

mine en dan- ger- with their watch ful- ness;- E

m

scape- from my

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4



S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

what

cresc. poco a poco

can you dis co- ver,- what can you dis -

Gaining momentum, più mosso (h=50)D45

what

cresc. poco a poco

can you dis co- ver,- what can you dis co- ver,- what

care: what

cresc. poco a poco

canyou dis co- ver,- what can you dis co- -

care: what

cresc. poco a poco

can you dis co- ver,-

Gaining momentum, più mosso (h=50)D

V.S.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

co ver,- what can you dis co- ver,- dis co- ver- from my

50

can you dis co- ver,- can you dis co- ver,- dis co- ver- from my

ver, what can you dis co- ver,- dis co- ver- from my

what can you dis co- ver,- what can you dis co- ver- from my

5



S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

look

ten

fder- look

but

but

how

how

to

to

be

be

a

af

fraid?

raid?

-

-

Love

mf

can but con firm- the

Meno mossorit.

53

look

f

but how to be a fraid?- Love

mf


ten

look f

der- look but

but

how

how

to

to

be

be

a

af

fraid?

raid?

-

-

Love

mf


ten

f

der- look but how to be a fraid?- Love

mf


Meno mossorit.

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

more it would de ny.- Close

m dolce

your bright eye.

Very freely57


m dolce

your bright eye.


m dolce

your bright eye.


m dolce

your bright eye.

Very freely

6



S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Lul

dolce sotto voce

ly,- lul la,- lul ly,- lul lay,- Lul ly,- lul la,- lul - ly, lul-

Tempo primo (q=c.95)

E61

Lul

dolce sotto voce


Lul

dolce sotto voce

ly,- lul la,- lul ly,- lul lay,- lul - ly, lul-

Lul

dolce sotto voce

ly,- lul la,- lul ly,- lul lay,- Lul ly,- lul la,- lul - ly, lul-Tempo primo (q=c.95)

E

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

lay. Lul

m cresc.


70

lay. Lul

m cresc.


lay. Lul

m cresc.

ly,- lul la,- lul ly,- lul lay,- lul - ly, lul lay.-

lay. Lul

m cresc.


V.S.

Pno.

79

7



Pno.

87

T. Solo

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

What

m

have youlearned from thewomb that bore you But an an xie- ty- your

F94

Sleep.

sfz

Sleep...

Sleep...

Sleep.

sfz

Sleep...

Sleep...

Sleep.

sfz

Sleep...

Sleep...

Sleep.

sfz

Sleep...

Sleep...

F

Each individual singer should oscillate between each note at their own speed,

singing the word 'sleep' each time they change note.

The rhythms should never be regular and all the singers needn't begin together

8



T. Solo

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Fa ther- can not- feel? What

m

will the flesh that I gave do for you,

102

Sleep.

sfz

Sleep...

Sleep...

Sleep.

sfz

Sleep...

Sleep...

Sleep.

sfz

Sleep...

Sleep...

Sleep.

sfz

Sleep...

Sleep...

V.S.

T. Solo

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Or my mo ther- love, but tempt you from His will?

accel.108

accel.

9



V.S.

T. Solo

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Very Broadly rit.122

Why

ff

was I cho sen- to teach his son to weep?

sf

Why

ff

was I cho sen- to weep?

sf

Why

ff

was I cho sen- to weep?

sf

Why

ff

was I cho sen- to teach

teach him

his

to

son to weep?

weep?sf

Very Broadly rit.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

11



T. Solo

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Very freelyH125

Lit

m dolce

tle- One, sleep.

Lit

m dolce

tle- One, sleep.

Lit

m dolce

tle- One, sleep.

Lit

m dolce

tle- One, sleep.

Very freelyH

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Lul

dolce sotto voce


Tempo Primo (q=c.95)

I132

Lul

dolce sotto voce


Lul

dolce sotto voce

ly,- lul la,- lul ly,- lul lay,- lul - ly, lul-

Lul

dolce sotto voce

ly,- lul la,- lul ly,- lul lay,- Lul ly,- lul la,- lul - ly, lul-Tempo Primo (q=c.95)

I

12



S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

lay. Lul

m cresc.


141

lay. Lul

m cresc.


lay. Lul

m cresc.

ly,- lul la,- lul ly,- lul lay,- lul - ly, lul lay.-

lay. Lul

m cresc.


Pno.

J150

V.S.

Pno.

158

13



T. Solo

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Dream.

sfzK

165

In

hu man- dreams earth as cends- to

In


In


In


sfzK

T. Solo

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

169

Hea ven- Where

m

no one- need pray or e ver- feel al one.- In

your

Hea ven- Where

m


your

Hea ven- Where

m


your

Hea ven- Where

m

no one- need pray In

your

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

14



V.S.

T. Solo

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

173

first few hours of life here,

O

O

have

have

you

you

cho

cho

sen- al rea

sen-

- dy- what

what

first few hours of life here, O have you cho sen- what

first few hours of life here, You've cho sen- what

first few hours of life here, O have you cho sen- al rea- dy- what

3

33

3

3 3 3

3 3 3

3 3 3

15



S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

death

death

must

must

be

be

your

your

own?

own? How

sub.

soon will you start on the Sor row- ful-

Meno mosso176

death must be your own? How

sub.

soon will you start on the Sor row- ful-

death you own? Start on the sor row- ful-

death you own? Start on the sor row- ful-

Meno mosso

16



T. Solo

S.

A.

T.

B.

Pno.

Very freely180

way? Dream

m dolce

while you may.

way? Dream

m dolce

while you may.

way. Dream

m dolce

while you may.

way. Dream

m dolce

while you may.

Very freely

T. Solo

Pno.

Lul

dolce sotto voce


Tempo Primo (q=c.95)L

188

Tempo Primo (q=c.95)L

Pno.

M196

17



Pno.

N211

18

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