ONE VOICE

Anthem for the World Choir Games

Words and music by
JOHN RUTTER

 
Brightly q = 112
SOPRANO
ALTO      


    
TENOR
BASS

   
Brightly q = 112
        
                  
  
Piano

mf leggiero e ritmico
reduction
   
     

 
SOPRANOS SOPRANOS


5
 
mf and ALTOS

              
  mf
  
One voice is a so - lo,
two a du - et;


    

         
                      


mp
  
       

 
 
   
9

          

mf 
Three makes a tri - o, and four a quar - tet, But when

      
         
     
mf

           
           
      
 
  
 

  
 


© Collegium Music Publications 2018

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        


13 A più legato
  
   
       

ma - ny voi - ces join to -geth - er, then you have a choir,


  

           
 
 
    
 
più legato

 
A

              

              
mf più legato

         
 
   

   
poco a poco rallentando
   
 
17 mp dim. p

     
dim.
      
     


Sing - ing with one voice, one hope, one heart’s de - sire:

               


     

dim. mp dim. p

     
poco a poco rallentando

    
   

 
solenne

         
   
mp


dim. p

           

 
    

 mp
B Moderato, tranquillo e cantabile q = 96
22
 
  
cantabile espress.
             
1. Spi - rit of har - mo - ny, in - spire us this day; Mu - sic in

               

      

mp cantabile espress.
B Moderato, tranquillo e cantabile q = 96
  
    
     
            
mp legato espress.

                  
     

 3

 


mf

mp

27

   
  
        
 


all its beau - ty points a bet - ter way: Con - cord and

             

    
        
mf mp

   
        
     
       

 
mf poco dim. mp

         
          
    

    
31 f
          
  
cresc.
  

   
    

  
peace to guide us, hope ev - er bright; Voi - ces u - nit - ed to pro -

   

              
     
cresc. f

          
  
  

        
   
    
cresc. f

           
              
  

 
C


36

         


  
- claim a world of light.
     
     
   

 
-claim a world of light.

 
     
C
  
   
         

mf

           
    
       
 4

 
41

     

 
     


     

   


            

  
p (cresc. sempre)
 
poco a poco cresc.
               
         
  
 
allargando D Largamente e trionfale q = 84

46

f
   
              
2. Let ev - ’ry heart be joy - ful, joined in one song;

             

     
f
allargando
  D Largamente e trionfale q = 84

            
           
              
 
f   
         
      
           
       
  

     

51

    
      
    


Let ev - ’ry voice be heard, tri - um - phant, true and strong.

 
            



      
strong. So

   
mf

                   

         

          
          
            
 5

  mf
  
E Più largamente
f
   
    
55
   

  
       
   
So we, through all our lives till sing - ing is done,

Hold
 
fast our
 
            
    
       
        
mf
f

we

    E 
Più largamente

      
               
       

     
mf f
           
           
     
  
  
   
  
 
ff molto allargando
  a tempo vivace q = 96

    
    
60

     
    
 
vi - sion that in

mu - sic
 we

are

one,

    
  
      
  
 
  
   
ff  
 
    
molto allargando

a tempo vivace q = 96

              
               
 

 
3

  
 
  
ff     
3

     (  )  
    
 
    
           
 
            
    
    

  
    
 
rall.


Vivace
65
   

        

  
 

we shall be one.
 

   
  
 
   
        
   rall.  

          
    
 
Vivace

      
  
           

  
     fff
      
         
   
         
       