with admiration and gratitude to Hans Graf, Paula Page, Twyla Robinson, Elly Thomas and Cynthia O'Neill
ABSOLUTE OCEAN (for Mezzo Soprano, Harp and orchestra)
E. E. Cummings (1894-1962)
Augusta Read Thomas (2008)
1. the moon is hiding in her hair
Graceful, colla voce sempre
© = 54
accel.
Piccolo
& 44
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
Flute
& 44
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
Alto Flute in G
& 44
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
Oboe
& 44
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
English Horn
& 44
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
Clarinet in B b
4 &4
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
Bass Clarinet
& 44
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
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Bassoon
? 44
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
& 44
∑
∑
∑
∑
1
Ó
w -˙ π sempre echo mezzo
Ó
‰
œ. π-
w P
w
echo harp
Œ
Horn in F
2
& 44
∑
∑
∑
∑
1
4 &4
∑
∑
∑
2
4 &4
∑
∑
? 44
∑
∑
π
con sord. ‰ œj ˙ π
∑
Œ
˙.
w P
π
echo harp
∑
∑
∑
∑
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Trumpet in C
Trombone
Vibraphone motor on – slow
1
4 &4
2
4 &4
∑
∑
∑
3
4 ã 4
∑
∑
∑
∑
4
4 &4
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
4 &4
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
? 44
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
Ó
bowed
Œ œ π P
elegant Tubular Chimes
∑
Œ
Percussion
Celesta
Piano
4 &4
∑
∑
∑
∑
? 44
∑
∑
∑
∑
Ped.
‰ j Ó œ p in background Ped.
Œ
blend with strings; not in foreground
∑ P œ Œ °
Ó
‰ j Ó œ p in background ∑
Solo Mezzo Soprano
4 &4 Ó
Œ
p ‰ j œ
P
œ.
the moon
4 &4 Solo Harp Obbligato
j œ œ
π œ
œ F
? 44
∑
Ó
∑
Œ
Œ
is hid - ing
l.v. molto sempre, unless otherwise specified
Œ
˙.
graceful
p
Ó
Graceful, colla voce sempre
‰ jŒ œ P ∑
∑
Œ Œ
Ó
Ó
∑
∑
Ó
Ó
∑
π ˙
∑
∑
∑
∑
Violin 2
4 &4
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
hair.
w
w
w
∑
Contrabass
? 44
∑
∑
Œ
f bright ∑
∑
≤ ˙ π
∑
con sord.
Ó
w p
echo cello pizz.
w ˙≤
˙.
Œ π
∑
>œ
‰ jŒ œ P
∑
∑
w
echo harp; delicate resonance
? 44
∑
∑
con sord.
Violoncello
∑
w
accel.
∑
w p
œ
© = 54
4 &4
Viola
Œ
‰ jÓ œ Fo ‰ œj Ó
Violin 1
≤ B 44 w π
∑
∑
her
∑
∑
*
P ‰ ‰ bœ.
in
∑
DCBlEFGsA
œ.
œ
P j bœ œ.
∑
*
° elegant and seductive
∑
∑
∑
Solo 1°
Ó
pizz.
œ
Ó π echo harp
Œ
∑
∑
∑
∑
F resonant espr.
∑
Mezzo Soprano version 5/2011
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