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Choral TTBB choir, piano SKU: CF.CM9779 Composed by Jonathan Reid. Vocal Score. Duration 3 minutes, 52 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CM9779. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CM9779). ISBN 9781491164501. UPC: 680160923410. Key: E major. Text: Rudyard Kipling.This classic poem by Rudyard Kipling can, at first, sound like a series of stipulations for manhood. While it is all wonderful advice, I chose to set this text in a way that gradually transitions from "if you can" to simply, "you can!"As the choir moves into the contrapuntal section at m. 37, I imagine each section of the choir cheering the other sections on as they strive for their own personal greatness. The basses kick off the cheers of "you can" at m. 45, with the whole choir joining at m. 49, leading into the rousing final section of the result of strong personal choices: "Yours is the earth, and everything that's in it."If optional text is needed for your ensemble from m. 58 to the end, consider "You'll know the race is run" or a text of your choosing. .