Leavitt - Missa Festiva PDF
Leavitt - Missa Festiva PDF
John Leavitt
Revised Edition
Kyrie 4
Gloria 10
Credo 21
Sanctus 25
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The outer movements, Kyrie and Agnus Dei, are set in a lyric, neo-romantic style
that features modal inflection. The inner movements, Gloria and Sanctus, are set
in a rhythmic, ebullient style, featuring mixed meters and syncopation. The middle
movement, Credo, uses ancient chants to distinguish the three persons of the Trinity.
While this work does not purport to be a liturgical Mass, it uses texts from the
Ordinary, both altered and unaltered, to conscribe to musical considerations. These
Latin texts, time honored through many centuries, are embraced for their richness and
provide a vehicle for excellent choral singing.
In March of 2003, Dr. Leavitt received the Kansas Artist Fellowship Award from the
Kansas Arts Commission for his contributions to music composition. In 2010, he
was the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts’ American
Masterpieces, which partnered with the Kansas Arts Commission and the Kansas Music
Educators Association to commission a new choral work by Dr. Leavitt in celebration
of the 150th anniversary of the State of Kansas. He was honored with the MNU
Presidential Award, Faculty Member of the Year for 2011, an award voted upon by
his peers. Dr. Leavitt was also honored with the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Conservatory of Music Alumni of the Year Award for 2012.
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Translation
Kyrie
Kyrie eleison, Lord have mercy,
Christe eleison (Alleluia), Christ have mercy (Alleluia),
Kyrie eleison (Alleluia). Lord have mercy (Alleluia).
Gloria
Gloria in excelsis Deo. Glory to God in the highest.
Et in terra pax And on earth peace
hominibus bonae voluntatis. to all those of good will.
Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. We praise you. We bless you.
Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. We worship you. We glorify you.
Gratias agimus tibi We give thanks to you
propter magnam gloriam tuam. because of your great glory.
Credo
Credo in unum Deum, I believe in one God,
Patrem omnipotentem, the Father Almighty,
factorem coeli et terrae. maker of heaven and earth.
Et in unum Dominum Jesum Christum, And I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
Filium Dei unigenitum. the only begotten Son of God.
Et in Spiritum Sanctum, And I believe in the Holy Spirit,
Dominum et vivificantem. the Lord and Giver of life.
Sanctus
Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Holy, Holy, Holy,
Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts.
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
(Hosanna Deo), Hosanna in excelsis. (Hosanna to God), Hosanna in the highest.
Benedictus qui venit Blessed is He who comes
in nomine Domini (Dei). in the name of the Lord (God).
Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei, Lamb of God,
qui tollis peccata mundi: who takes away the sins of the world:
miserere nobis (Amen). have mercy upon us (Amen).
Agnus Dei, Lamb of God,
qui tollis peccata mundi: who takes away the sins of the world:
miserere nobis (Amen). have mercy upon us (Amen).
Agnus Dei, Lamb of God,
qui tollis peccata mundi: who takes away the sins of the world:
dona nobis pacem (Amen). grant us peace (Amen).
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KYRIE
By JOHN LEAVITT
TENOR
BASS
Cantabile (q = ca. 80)
mp
PIANO
with pedal
5
mp
Ky - ri - e e - lei - son e - le - i - son
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9
Ky - ri - e e - lei - son e - le - i - son
13
cresc.
Ky - ri - e e - lei - son e - le - i - son
mp
cresc.
Ky - ri - e lei - son e - le - i - son
cresc.
Chris - te Chris - te e - le - i - son
mf
Chris - te Chris - te e - le - i - son
mf
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6
21
p
Oo
Chris - te e - le - i - son e - le - i - son
mp
Chris - te e - le - i - son
mp
Chris - te e - le - i - son!
f
25
mp cresc.
Chris - te le - i - son!
Chris - te le - i - son!
cresc. f
Chris - te le - i - son!
f
cresc.
31
29
mf
Oo
TENOR only mf
Oo
mf
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7
35
33
richly
Al - le - lu
richly
+ BASS mf
Al - le - lu - ia
richly
37
Al - le - lu Al - le - lu!
Al - le - lu!
41mp
mp
mf (solo)
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8
cresc. dim.
45
cresc. dim.
cresc.
dim.
(end solo)
49
mp
Ky - ri - e e - lei - son e - le - i - son
mp
53
Ky - ri - e e - lei - son e - le - i - son
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9
mf
57
Ky - ri - e e - lei - son e - le - i - son
mf
Ky - ri - e lei - son e - le - i - son
mf
61 richly
Al - le - lu Al - le - lu Al - le -
richly
Al - le - lu - ia Al - le -
richly
rit.
65
lu!
rit. e dim.
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GLORIA
By JOHN LEAVITT
With joy! (q = ca. 63) 3
SOPRANO
ALTO
SOLO (or unison tenors)
f
TENOR
BASS
f
with pedal
5
f
Glo - ri - a in ex - cel -
tutti
f
Glo - ri - a in ex - cel - sis
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11
Energetic! (q. = ca. 63)
9
sis!
Energetic! (q. = ca. 63)
12 13
*Glo - ri - a in ex - cel - sis De - o
15
Glo - ri - a in ex - cel - sis Glo - ri - a in ex -
Glo - ri - a in ex - cel - sis
* to be sung: glo - (o) - ri - a
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12
18
cel - sis De - o in ex - cel - sis De - o.
21
mp
Et in ter - ra pax ho - mi - ni - bus
mp
24 25
mp
Et in ter - ra pax ho -
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13
27
ho - mi - ni - bus
mi - ni - bus
30
cresc.
bo - nae vo - lun -
cresc.
cresc.
35
33 mf
f
ta - tis. Lau - da - mus te Be - ne -
f
2
2 2 2
f
2
2 2 mf
2
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36
di - ci - mus te Lau - da - mus te A - do -
mf
Lau - da - mus te Be - ne - di - ci - mus te
38 2
ra - mus te Lau - da - mus Glo - ri - fi - ca - mus
Lau - da - mus te A - do - ra - mus te Glo - ri - fi - ca - mus
41 rit.
te.
te.
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rit. e dim.
15
44 45 Cantabile (q. = ca. 48)
SOLO BARITONE (or unison men)
mp
Gra - ti - as a - gi - mus ti - bi
Cantabile (q. = ca. 48)
mp
49 SOLO MEZZO
47 (or unison women)
mf
Gra - ti - as a - gi - mus
mf
*prop - ter mag - nam glo - ri - am tu - am Gra - ti -
mf
50
ti - bi *prop - ter mag - nam tu - am
as Gra - ti - as
* to be sung: pro - (o) - (o) - pter
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53 Energetic! (q. = ca. 63) Glo - ri - a Glo - ri - a
tutti mp
mp
Glo - ri - a Glo-ri - a
tutti p
p 2
glo - ri - am glo - ri - am. Glo - ri - a De - o
p mp
57 Glo - ri - a Glo - ri - a
56 mf
2 cresc.
mf
Glo -ri - a Glo - ri - a
Glo - ri - a De - o
Glo - ri - a Glo - ri - a
Glo - ri - a Glo - ri - a
mf cresc.
mf
Glo -ri - a Glo - ri - a
2
2
2
2
mf 2 cresc.
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17
60
59
f brightly
De - o. Glo - ri - a in ex - cel - sis De - o
f brightly
f brightly
62
2
Glo - ri - a De - o
Glo - ri - a in ex - cel - sis
2
Glo - ri - a De - o
64
Glo - ri - a in ex - cel - sis De - o
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18
68
66
Glo - ri - a Glo - ri - a De - o.
mp
Et in ter - ra
mp
69
(ALTO)
mp
Et in ter - ra
pax ho - mi - ni - bus
72
pax in
Et in ter - ra pax ho - mi - ni - bus
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19
mp
75
ter - ra pax ho - mi - ni - bus
77 78 cresc.
bo - nae vo - lun -
cresc.
cresc.
Maestoso (q = ca. 63)
80 82
ta - tis.
SOLO (or unison tenors)
f
Glo - ri - a in ex -
Maestoso (q = ca. 63)
f
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20
83
tutti
f
cel - sis Glo - ri - a in ex - cel - sis
Energetic! (q. = ca. 63)
fp cresc.
f
86
Glo - ri - a De - o Glo - ri - a!
fp cresc.
Energetic! (q. = ca. 63)
ff
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CREDO
By JOHN LEAVITT
p
TENOR
BASS
Cre - do in u - num De - um
Chant-like (q = ca. 54)
PIANO mf
(let ring until completely decayed)
Pa -
mp
5 mf
mp
Cre - do in u - num De - um Cre - do in u - num De - um
mf
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22
trem om - ni - po - ten - tem fac - to - rem coe - li et ter -
9
mp
(Oo)
mp
rae
12
SOPRANO only
mp
et in Do - mi- num Je - sum Chris - tum
16 ALTO only
mp
Et in Spi - ri - tum Sanc -
Fi - li - um De - i un - i - gen - i - tum
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23
19
tum Do - mi - num et vi - vi - fi - can - tem.
mf
(let ring until completely decayed)
tutti
22
mf
Cre - do in u - num De - um Cre - do in u - num
mf
25 f
De - um Cre - do in u - num De - um
f
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24
Pa - trem om - ni - po - ten - tem.
28 SOLO I (Soprano)
mp
SOLO II (Alto) mp
Et in Je - sum Chris -
SOLO III (Tenor)
mp sotto voce
A - men. (close to n)
mp sotto voce
mp
poco rit.
31
tum. (close to m)
mp
Et in Spi - ri - tum Sanc - tum. (close to m)
poco rit.
p
poco rit.
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SANCTUS
By JOHN LEAVITT
p
TENOR
BASS p 3
Sanc - tus
Bell-like (q = ca. 120)
mf
p
PIANO
De - us Do - mi- nus De - us Sa - ba - oth!
3
f
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8 3 3
p
Sanc - tus
Sanc - tus Do - mi - nus De - us Do - mi - nus
p
p 3 3
Sanc - tus
p
11
De - us Sa - ba - oth!
f
Brightly (q = ca. 138)
mf
sim.
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27
mf
16
Ho - san - na Ho - san - na De - o Ho - san - na in ex -
19
20
cel - sis! Ho - san - na Ho - san - na De - o
mf
Ho - san - na Ho - san - na
sim.
22
Ho - san - na in ex - cel - sis!
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28
24
(mf)
mp
Be - ne - dic - tus Be - ne - dic - tus qui ve - nit In
(mf)
mp
(mf) poco dim.
28 no - mi - ne Do - mi - ne
no - mi - ne Do - mi - ne De - i
cresc.
no - mi - ne Do - mi - ne
mp
sim.
cresc.
31 dim. 2nd time to Coda (p. 33)
De - i De - i.
dim.
sim. 2nd time to Coda (p. 33)
dim.
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29
34
Sanc - tus Sanc - tus Sanc - tus
p
36 37
p
Do - mi - nus De - us Sanc
-
tus
Sanc -
sim.
38 3
- tus Sanc - tus Do - mi - nus De - us
3
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30
(ALTO)
40
tutti mf
mf
tutti mf
Ple - ni sunt coe - li et ter - ra Glo - ri - a Glo - ri - a tu - a
(BASS)
mf
Ple - ni sunt coe - li et ter - ra Glo - ri - a Glo - ri - a tu - a
mf
no pedal
Glo - ri - a! Glo - ri - a!
cresc.
42
Glo - ri - a! Glo - ri - a!
cresc.
Ple - ni sunt coe - li et ter - ra Glo - ri - a Glo - ri - a tu - a!
cresc.
sim.
44
sub. p
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31
47
p
Ho - san - na Ho - san - na De - o Ho - san - na in ex -
p
no pedal
51 Ho
50 - san - na Ho - san - na
mf
Ho - san - na Ho - san - na De - o
cel - sis!
Ho - san - na Ho - san - na
mf
Ho - san - na Ho - san - na De - o
mf
53 55
f
Ho - san - na in ex - cel - sis! Ho - san - na Ho -
f
f
sim.
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32
56
san - na De - o Ho - san - na in ex - cel - sis!
Ho - san - na Ho - san - na De - o
59
Ho - san - na Ho - san - na
Ho - san - na Ho - san - na De - o
Ho - san - na Ho - san - na
sim.
61 D.S. al Coda (p. 28)
Ho - san - na in ex - cel - sis!
D.S. al Coda (p. 28)
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63 Coda
p
Sanc - tus
Sanc - tus
p
p
Sanc - tus
Coda
p
65
Sanc - tus
Sanc - tus
Sanc - tus
mf cresc.
67
Do - mi - nus De - us Do - mi - nus De - us Do - mi - nus De - us
Do - mi - nus De - us Sa - ba -
mf cresc.
mf cresc.
Do - mi - nus De - us
cresc.
mf
sim.
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34
70 71
(ALTO)
f
Sa - ba - oth!
oth! Ple - ni sunt coe - li et ter - ra
(BASS)
f
Sa - ba - oth! Ple - ni sunt coe - li et ter - ra
f
no pedal
72 f tutti Ho - san - na
cresc.
f tutti
Glo - ri - a Glo - ri - a tu - a Ho - san - na in ex - cel - sis
cresc.
sim.
Ho - san - na De - o!
74 ff
Ho - san - na in ex - cel - sis De - o!
Ho - san - na De - o!
ff
Ho - san - na in ex - cel - sis De - o!
ss.
gli
ff
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AGNUS DEI
By JOHN LEAVITT
Andante espressivo (q = ca. 72)
SOPRANO
ALTO
TENOR
BASS
Andante espressivo (q = ca. 72)
PIANO
mf
with pedal
mp
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36
7
Ag - nus De - i qui tol - lis pec - ca - ta
mp
Oo
mp
10
mun - di mi - se - re - re no - bis
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37
13
(end solo)
A - men A - men.
mi - se - re - re no - bis.
mf
17 20
mf
Ag - nus
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38
qui
21
De - i Ag - nus De - i
mf
Ag - nus De - i
tol - lis pec - ca - ta mun - di mi - se - re - re
24
Ag - nus De - i Ag - nus
Ag - nus De - i Ag - nus
27 no - bis
mp
De - i A - men
mp
De - i mi - se - re - re
mp
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39
dim.
30 32 p
A - men. Ag - nus
p
dim.
no - bis.
dim.
33 f
mf
De - i Ag - nus De - i qui
p
mf
36 tol - lis pec - ca - ta mun - di do - na no - bis
tol - lis pec - ca - ta mun - di
tol - lis pec - ca - ta mun - di do - na no - bis
f
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40
pa - cem A - men
39
mp
do - na no - bis pa - cem do - na no - bis
mp
pa - cem A - men
mp
42 A - men.
dim.
pa - cem.
dim.
A - men.
ten.
mf
45 a tempo
p
A - men.
p
p a tempo
freely
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