And yet not weep (Carlotta Ferrari)

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• (Posted 2024-11-12)  CPDL #82733:     

Editor: Carlotta Ferrari (submitted 2024-11-12).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 414 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: And Yet Not Weep
Composer: Carlotta Ferrari
Lyricist: Christina Rossetti
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicings: SSAA or SATB
Genre: Unknown, Unknown

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 2023
Description: "And Yet Not Weep" (available in both SSAA and SATB settings) has a madrigal-like layout and character, with a strict adherence between words and music. It is divided into three sections: an Andante dolente with an expressive character, a Poco muovendo where the word “drop” features a musical imitation of Christ’s blood loss, and a final Estatico where lavish harmonies help contemplate Christ on the cross and all the weeping around, leading to a mildly dissonant ending.

Original text and translations

English text

Am I a stone, and not a sheep,
That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy cross,
To number drop by drop Thy blood's slow loss,
And yet not weep?