In Memoriam
A Three-Movement Song Cycle on 21st-Century American Tragedy
Commissioned by Jonathan Bau2sta and Nova Vocal Ensemble
Refrain I. The Fallen II. The CiFes III. Pulse Final Refrain
Music by Amy Gordon Text by Sharon Goldstein Instrumenta9on: SATB Choir, Tenor Drum, & Soprano and Baritone Soloists Dura9on: Approx. 13 minutes
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In Memoriam is a three-movement song cycle, commissioned by Jonathan BauFsta and Nova Vocal Ensemble, for SATB choir and featured soprano and baritone soloists. The song cycle, which sets the text wriWen by Sharon Goldstein, is a commentary on 21st-century American Tragedy, focusing especially on the tragedies that occurred in 2016. The cycle begins and ends with the forward-looking refrain: "An ounce of pain must leaven a pound of love". This refrain brings a sense of hope that love will always overcome hate and pain, and that communiFes will overwhelmingly choose love in reacFon to acts of hate and violence. The first movement, The Fallen, is dedicated to the African-American vicFms of law-enforcementinvolved shooFngs and the Black Lives MaWer movement. It begins with a patrioFc fanfare celebraFng the 4th of July and freedom. The movement then takes a somber turn on the 5th of July, when Alton Sterling was killed. The choir and featured soloists engage in a call and response discussing the vicFms who died at the hands of law enforcement. The choir repeats the line "Do not forget them" as the soloists conFnue to grapple with these tragic deaths. The movement concludes with the soloists and choir begging the listener to not forget these names on the 4th of July. The second movement, The Ci9es, is dedicated to the vicFms of the police officer shooFngs in Dallas, Texas (July, 2016). The movement begins with dissonant chord clusters and the whispering of tragedy-stricken countries and ciFes. As the text turns to memorializing these vicFms, the harmonies become more sonorous and rich. The movement ends with the choir imitaFng muted strings as a featured soprano soloist laments how "nature cries out in pain" when these vicFms' lives are tragically ended too early. The third movement, Pulse, is dedicated to the vicFms of the Pulse nightclub shooFng in Orlando, Florida (June, 2016). A drum beats a steady pulse while the choir members start building the anthemic line "They will not destroy us" word by word. The middle secFon is a more hymn-like passage secng the line "Our pain will bring forth love", with harmonies recalling the first movement. The movement ends with the opening anthemic statement built word by word and a final striking of the drum. Overall this song cycle is an aWempt to memorialize all vicFms of violence while trying to find purpose and hope in the face of overwhelming pain and loss. About the composer: AMY GORDON is a composer, arranger, songwriter, and vocalist based in Los Angeles, CA. She is an acFve choral composer, including being the composer-in-residence for Nova Vocal Ensemble. She has also scored numerous films and webcasts. She has a BA in ComposiFon from Loyola Marymount University and an MM in ComposiFon from California State University, Long Beach. About the poet: SHARON GOLDSTEIN has wriWen commissions for Nova Vocal Ensemble, Jonathan BauFsta, Music Director, as the co-author of the libreWo for A Fantasy Concert, which premiered in June 2016. She is the sole author of the text for the secFon of the concert called “Dragon BaWle.” She has wriWen the text “In Memoriam” with Nova composer-in-residence Amy Gordon; “In Memoriam” commemorates vicFms of gun violence and terrorism. She has also wriWen the text for “She Speaks,” with Ms. Gordon and Alice Dryden; “She Speaks” was inspired by the #MeToo movement. Her workshop, “So You Can Write, But Can You Read?” has been featured by Sisters in Crime’s California Crimewriters Conference. Sharon is a classically-trained singer who has sung with the Gregg Smith Singers and Vox Femina of Los Angeles. She presently sings with Nova Vocal Ensemble, Canterbury Choir at All Saints Church (Pasadena), and is a staff subsFtute at First CongregaFonal Church and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA and ASCAP. Sharon is a Jeopardy! Champion and can put anything in the form of a quesFon.
Text OPENING REFRAIN An ounce of pain must leaven a pound of love. I. THE FALLEN On the Fourth of July we sang freedom with fireworks, parades, and apple pie On the Fioh of July Alton Sterling was killed He was the 135th On the Sixth of July Philando CasFle was killed He was the 136th A regiment of African-American men killed in 2016. But who didn’t we sing about? Who died in darkness? Sandra Bland—we sang her song, in vain. Eric Garner—who else couldn’t breathe because there were no cameras? Trayvon, Tamir—The children suffer for the sins of society We must not forget them We do not dare forget them From behind the black velvet curtains of my eyelids Rainbow tears stain my face. Sing unto the Lord a new song A song of despair and tears. II. THE CITIES So many countries: France, Germany, Spain, Syria, The United States, So many ciFes: Dallas, New York, Nice, Munich, Aleppo, Paris, Madrid. But in each city a Tree of Life grows. The branches canopy the world with love And scaWer their leaves across the land, trailing peace. On each leaf is inscribed a memorial of the fallen. When a son weeps for his father It should be at the graveside of an elder With wisdom etched into his face. When a father weeps for his son Nature cries out in pain. III. PULSE They can’t destroy us all. Our pain will bring forth love, even for those who take us While our arms reach for angels. They can’t destroy us all. They can’t. FINAL REFRAIN An ounce of pain must leaven a pound of love.
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Music by Amy Gordon Text by Sharon Goldstein
From In Memoriam (a Song Cycle on 21st-Century American Tragedy) Commissioned by Jonathan Bau2sta and Nova Vocal Ensemble
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straight-tone chant
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sub
3
died
∑
f œ
in
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dark - ness?
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vain.
Who
bw p bw
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3
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∑
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straight-tone chant
a - bout?
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sing
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who
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3
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sing
3
who
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tutti P 4 œ V 4 œ Œ Œ #œ nœ
44
Sop.
who
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teen.
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3 Œ b œ- œ- œ-
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& 44 Ó
teen.
B
I. The Fallen (from In Memoriam)
Who
F nœ œ œ œ
2 4 Œ œ P Œ 2 œ 4 œ Œ
else could - n't breathe? 3 4 > > > 4 œ b œœ œœ
4 >œ œ>œ œ>œ 4 3
˙ >œ n œ . œ ˙˙ ƒ ˙˙
I. The Fallen (from In Memoriam)
∑
50
Sop.
Bari.
&
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3 ‰ n œj œ œ œ œ
p ww & w
be - cause there were no
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sub
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p & b n ww p V bw sub
T
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sub p ? w
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for the
suf - fer
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‰
3 œœ œœ 4
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2 Basses
P Œ #œ nœ œ Ó
44 Ó
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4 Ó 4
∑
P Œ #œ nœ œ Ó
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2 Tenors
2 4
Ó
∑
43
4 Ó 4
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must not,
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3
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I. The Fallen (from In Memoriam) E
&
68
Sop.
Bari.
S
?
∑
∑
∑
∑
F Œ & œ- œ- œF Œ & œ- œ- œ-
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A
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T
B
Pno.
& Œ
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get
˙
sub
b œ-
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them.
˙
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p
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them.
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p
(mm)
˙
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(mm)
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Sing
œ- œ- œ-
un - to the
j #œ P œ J
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Lord
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Œ
∑
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∑
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and
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∑
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of
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(mm) sub
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p
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p
them. (mm)
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p
p
them. (mm)
song
sub
p
them. (mm)
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get
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˙
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sub
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˙
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sub
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them. (mm)
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∑ œ
w
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w
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p
them. (mm) sub
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p
them. (mm)
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sub
˙
them. (mm)
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sub
˙
p
them. (mm)
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& œ œœ -
˙
p
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˙˙ ˙ ˙˙
(mm)
w
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them.
(mm)
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w
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them.
˙
(mm)
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w
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˙
w
w
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b œœ
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w
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˙
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Ó
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the fourth of
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p œ-
Ó
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p
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the fourth of
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˙
w
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ww
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w
ww
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˙
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f
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w
(mm)
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∑
get
T
p
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get
A
I. The Fallen (from In Memoriam)
œ-
for - get
œ- b œœœ-
not
-̇
them.
-̇
-̇
for - get
œ-
˙ -̇
for - get
œ b œœ - - œ œ
them.
-̇
for - get
œ-
-̇
w ˙ -̇ ˙˙ ˙w
-̇
them.
˙ -̇ them. ˙˙ -˙˙ ˙
w
(mm) niente
w
(mm)
w
niente
(mm)
w w
(mm)
ww ww w
niente
II. The Ci)es
Music by Amy Gordon Text by Sharon Goldstein
From In Memoriam (a Song Cycle on 21st-Century American Tragedy) Dedicated to the vic,ms of the shoo,ngs of police officers in Dallas, Texas (July, 2016) Commissioned by Jonathan Bau,sta and Nova Vocal Ensemble
p
Darkly q = 60
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
bb4 &bb 4 Œ
So
ma
bb4 &bb 4 Œ
œ
œ
So
ma
bb4 Vbb 4 Π? bb4 Πbb 4
œ
p
p œ
So
p œ
So
Darkly q = 60
bb 4 & bb 4 ΠPiano
(for rehearsal only)
? b b b 44 Πb
œ
p œ œ
œ
œ
ma
œ
ma
-
œ
ny
œ -
-
-
Í œ b œœ . . > coun - tries Í
˙˙ . . -
-
œ
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œ
Í >œ n œ .
-
ny
ny
ny
œ
œ
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coun - tries
-
˙˙ . . -
-
-
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-
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-
˙. -
˙.
-
>œ b œœ . . œ œœ . . Í >œ œ . œ nœ.
-
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-
-
-
-
-
˙˙ . . ˙˙ . .
ƒ ä 2 œœ 4 J
‰
Œ
2 4
‰
Œ
‰
Œ
ƒ 2 j 4 œ â
‰
Œ
2 4
‰
Œ
‰
Œ
ƒ j œœ â (s) ƒ ä œ J (s)
2 4
(s)
(s)
œœ œœ J ƒ œ 24 œ J
˙. ˙.
P f bb b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & b
4 4
bb &bb
4 4
A 3"
B 3"
C
3"
D
3"
4
S
Whisper continuously (each at one's own pace): France, Germany, Spain, Syria, The United States
A
T
B
Pno.
V
P f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whisper continuously (each at one's own pace): Germany, Syria, Spain, France, The United States
P f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
bbbb
Whisper continuously (each at one's own pace): The United States, Germany, Syria, Spain, France
P f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
? bb bb
4 4 4 4
Whisper continuously (each at one's own pace): Spain, France, The United States, Syria, Germany
bb & b b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4 4
? bb b b
44
Choir whispering
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A
T
B
So
bb4 &bb 4 Œ
p
ma
œ
So
p
œ
ma
œ
So
œ
ma
So
œ
ma
bœ
œ
œ
œ œ
œ œ
bb4 Vbb 4 Œ ? b b b 44 Œ b b & b b b 44 Œ
Pno.
? bb 4 Πbb 4
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œ
p bœ p bœ bœ
-
œ
ny
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˙˙ . . ˙. -
-
-
œ
œ œœ . . > ci - ties Í >œ œ .
ny
ci - ties
-
œ
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Í
ny
ny
ci - ties
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˙˙ . .
-
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-
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˙.
-
>œ b œœœ .. . œ œœ . .
-
-
˙.
˙˙˙ .. . ˙˙ . .
-
-
-
-
-
˙. ˙.
ƒ äœ 2 œœ 4 J
‰
Œ
2 4
‰
Œ
‰
Œ
‰
Œ
‰
Œ
‰
Œ
(s)
2 4
ƒ j œœ â (s) ƒ ä œ J (s)
ƒ 24 j œ â (s)
œ 24 œœœœ J ƒ œ 2 4 œ J
P f 8 bb b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ & b A
S
p
bb4 &bb 4 Œ
5
S
II. The CiEes (from In Memoriam)
3"
B
3"
C
3"
D
3"
Whisper continuously (each at one's own pace): Dallas, New York, Nice, Munich, Aleppo, Paris, Madrid
A
T
B
bb &bb
P f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Whisper continuously (each at one's own pace): Aleppo, Madrid, Nice, New York, Dallas, Munich, Paris
b V b bb
P f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
? bb bb
P f ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
b b b b b 44 4 bbbbb 4
Whisper continuously (each at one's own pace): Paris, New York, Madrid, Munich, Dallas, Aleppo, Nice
Choir whispering
? bb b b
b b b b b 44
Whisper continuously (each at one's own pace): Nice, Munich, Aleppo, New York, Dallas, Madrid, Paris
bb & b b ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pno.
b b b b b 44
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
b b b b b 44 b b b b b 44
II. The CiEes (from In Memoriam)
P Í >œ œ ˙ . bb 4 Œ b œ œ œ J œ œœ˙ & bb4
A
2 4
9
S
But in each
A
T
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B
bb 4 & b b b 4 Œ bœ œ P ? b b 4 Œ bœ œ bbb 4 bœ œ
œ œ œ
œœœœ ˙˙˙ ... œ œ œ ˙ ‰
bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ &bbb ‰ J
14
S
The bran - ches ca - no - py
A
the
bb j &bbb ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ The bran - ches ca - no - py
T
the
bb V b b b ‰ œJ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ The bran - ches ca - no - py
B
the
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bb & bbb ‰ Pno.
? bb ‰ bbb
œ œ J œ œ J
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ
œ.
world
œ.
world
œ.
world
œ.
a Tree of
Life
grows.
P 4 ‰ j 4 œ œ œ œ.
∑
a Tree of Life
U
j œ œ.
with love,
U
j œ œ.
‰ j 4 w œ œ œ ˙ 4 w
4 w 4 ‰ œ œ œ œ. J
and scat - ter
j œ œœ .. œ ‰
‰
U
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F j œ w
grows.
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their
and
scat - ter
and
scat - ter
j œ œ œœ .. J
their
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‰
∑
U
j œ
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j œœ œœ .. U U̇ œœ ˙ J
&
œ œœ .. ‰
j œ J
œ˙ .
and
˙œ œ œ œ ∑
with love,
œ J
leaves
‰
with love,
wœ œ œ œ ˙ wJ F w w
œ˙ . œ œ œ .
and scat - ter
with love,
world
œœ ..
F w
grows.
the
œ œ
F w
Life
2 œ 4 ‰ œJ œ P œ œ œ 2 4 ‰ J
œ ˙. œ ˙.
grows.
a Tree of
2 4
ci - ty
F wœ œ œ œ ˙ J-
a Tree of Life
P 2 4 4 ‰ œJ œ œ 4 w
ci - ty
>œ œ Í >œ œ
∑
P 2 ‰ œ œ œ 4 w 4 J 4 w
P Í ? bb 4 Œ b b b 4 bœ œ œ œ œ ˙. > But in each
Pno.
ci - ty
P 4 ‰ œ œ œ ˙ 4 J
13
leaves
œ œ œ.
œ œœ ..
˙œ
œ J œ œ œ
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25
S
f U, j bb b ‰ b œ œ & b œ. œ œ ˙ a
A
a
B
Pno.
T
mem-o - ri-al
bb œ & bbb ‰ œ
œœ œ . œ œ J œ. œ œ
? bb bbb
f œ ‰ œ
U
bb & b b b œ ˙. bb &bbb
U
œ ˙.
fall - en.
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2 4 2 4
U
∑
U
∑
for
43 Π.
˙
3 4 œ -
the
the
the
˙˙
˙˙
˙œ
4 4 w
Ooh
π 4 j j 4 œ œ œ ˙
for
˙-̇
for the
the
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for
the
œ- -̇ .
44 w j œ œ œ
len,
œ- -̇ .
w
for
the
j œœ œœ .. œ œ . - -̇
4 wœ> œ . œ œ œ ˙ 4 w
œœ-
4 ww 4
j œ œ
w
j œ ˙
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j j œ œ œ ˙
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w
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U
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42
U
∑
-̇
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-
44 w
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‰
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j j œ >œ œ ˙
Imitating muted strings (à la Adagio for Strings), Stagger breathing
2 4
U
3 œ 4 œ
j j œ >œ œ ˙
Imitating muted strings (à la Adagio for Strings), Stagger breathing
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˙.
Ooh
∑
-̇
-
œ- œ-
Imitating muted strings (à la Adagio for Strings), Stagger breathing
bb & b b b œœ ˙˙ ..
U
œ
3 4 Œ œ -
fall
4 4
fall - en,
π
U
∑
the
œœ œœ .. J
C With Weight q = 66
2 4
? b b œ U̇. bbb
U
for
fall - en,
p 34 œ-
˙
˙˙
p 34 œ -
f 4 wœ œ . œ œ œ ˙ j œ œ œ 4 >
fall - en,
œ œ
π 4 4 w
2 4
p
the
∑
bb V b b b œ ˙.
fall - en.
Pno.
for
˙
π 4 4 w
U
fall - en.
B
for
mem-o - ri-al
a
fall - en.
A
mem-o - ri-al
f U, ? b b b ‰ œ œJ œ . œ œ ˙ bb
30
S
for
f bb b ‰ œ œ œ . œ Uœ , ˙ V bb J a
T
mem-o - ri-al
15
II. The CiEes (from In Memoriam)
With Weight q = 66
4 4 wœ œ J π 44 ww
œ ˙ J
wœ œ J w˙ .
œ >œ w
œœ w > j j œœ œ œ ˙ œ ˙.
œ ˙ J œ œ >
˙. w
w
> œ œ
j j œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ > ww
œ
16
F bb b b Œ œ3 œ œ . & b
36
Sop. Solo
S
bb p b & bb w
When a
son
II. The CiEes (from In Memoriam)
œ œ3 œ œJ œ .
œ J
weeps
bb p b & b b œj œ
j œ ˙
p bb b V bb w
Ooh
T
B
Pno.
S
Ooh
Ooh
˙.
œ œ w >
p ? bb b w bb
F
bb Œ & bbb w œ œ œ J p ? bb w bbb w
3
œ œ. œ ˙ J
b b b Œ œ3 œ b & b bb P b & bb w
with
œ- .
-j œ œ œ œ œ. wœ œ ˙ œ J J
j œ
3
w ˙.
œJ
wis - dom
bb P b & bb j œ œ
B
P bb b V bb w Ooh
w
Ooh
˙.
P ? bb b w bb
bb Œ & b b b wœ œ J œ P ? b b b ww bb
3
Pno.
œ œ >
˙. w
3 œ >œ >œ >œ J
etched in - to
j œ œ
œœ˙
œ. œ œ œ ˙
-j œ
his
œ. wœ œ J w˙ .
œœ˙
of an
˙
œ >œ
> œ
3
> œ
œ œ >
el - der
j j œ >œ œ ˙
w w
œ œ œ œj œ ˙ œ ˙ J
> œ œ
wœ œ ˙
œ >œ
˙w.
Ó
j œ >œ
j œ ˙
j œ >œ
j œ ˙
w w
w wœœ œœ J
w w
˙
face.
j œ œ
-j œ œœ . Ó œœ œ œœ ˙˙ J > J
œ œ
œ
œ œ ˙.
œ œ >
Ó
j j œ >œ œ ˙
˙.
j > œ œ œ œ ˙
- œ œ œJ œ .
œ
˙.
‰ œ œ œœ œ œ J
w
Ooh
T
œ.
j œ
œ œ ˙.
Ooh
A
j œ œ
j œ ˙
j œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ J
it should be at the grave - side
w
40
Sop. Solo
fa - ther,
w
Ooh
A
for his
‰
œœ œœ ˙˙
> œ œ
˙ œ œœ œ J > ww
œœ ˙˙Ó J
f bb b Œ œ3 œ & bb
44
Sop. Solo
S
bbb F b & b ˙
When a
T
B
Pno.
b b b Fj b & b œ œ Ooh F bb b b V b w
S
A
T
B
Pno.
son,
Ooh
bb &bbb bb &bbb
-j œ œ. œ œ œ ˙
œœ˙
> > œ œ wœ œ J 3
F > >3 œ œ œ > w na - ture cries out, F > >3 œ œ œ ∑ > ˙
Na - ture cries out,
∑
-̇
œ œ ˙ œ œ >
∑
Ó
P
Ó
œ
œœ˙
˙.
œ
Na - ture
cries
œ
out,
œ
w
˙.
Na - ture
œ P Œ œœ œ
cries
3 P >œ > > œ œ ˙. œ
Ó
˙˙ . .
œœ
œœ œœ ˙˙ œ
˙.
out
> 3 > œ œ œ w ˙ w œ w
˙
fU œ >œ w ah fU w
w
œ
U
ah
˙w.
out,
f
ah
w œœ œœ J
cries
ah
j œ >œ .
w
Na - ture
P Œ œ
> >3 > œ œ œ w ˙ Ó.
U f j œ. ˙ œ >
na - ture cries out
P Œ œ œ ˙.
? bb bbb
j œ œ
P > >3 œ œ œ Ó > w na - ture cries out P > >3 œ œ œ Ó ˙ > ˙
Œ
Ó
>œ >œ3 œ > F ∑
> œ
Ó
∑
U w
œ œ ˙.
œ œ >
17
w
˙.
w ˙.
b V b bbb
b Ó
œ œ œ œ
˙
˙.
bb &bbb Ó
? bb b bb
weeps for his
j œ œ
œœ˙
f3 bb Œ & bbb w œ œ œ J P ? bb w bbb w
&
-̇
Ooh
F ? bb bbb w
bbbb
3 >œ >œ >œ
w
48
Sop. Solo
fa - ther
œ œ œ œ
Ooh
A
œ- œ- . J
II. The CiEes (from In Memoriam)
˙.
> œ
˙ ˙
U
w w
rit.
˙. ˙
U
w œœ œœ .. J >
œ
in
˙
in
U
w
pain.
U
w
pain.
U
œ œ n˙
cries out in
pain.
œ œ ˙
pain.
cries out in
n˙
in
˙
rit.
˙˙ . œ œ œ n ˙˙
œ œ ˙˙ n˙
nw
U
w
U
w
pain.
U
w n ww
U
ww
III. Pulse
Music by Amy Gordon Text by Sharon Goldstein
From In Memoriam (a Song Cycle on 21st-Century American Tragedy) Dedicated to the vic,ms of the Pulse Nightclub Shoo,ng in Orlando, Florida (June, 2016) Commissioned by Jonathan Bau,sta and Nova Vocal Ensemble
4 &b 4
Steadily q = 92
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
4 &b 4 4 Vb 4 ? 4 b4
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
Steadily q = 92
Piano
(for rehearsal only)
4 & b 4 ?
4 b 4
∑
∑
∑
∑
44 throughout ˙ ˙ Tenor Drum ã (or a low to medium pitched P Tom) P 7 rhythmic j S & b Œ . œ œ- œ steady and even
de - stroy us
A
T
&b
P V b Œ -̇
∑
Œ
can't
B
P ? ‰ œ- . b
they
& b Œ. Pno.
T.Dr.
P-̇
Œ ? b ‰ œ. -
ã
˙
Ó
˙
Œ
˙
de - stroy us
Œ -̇
Œ
can't
Œ. Œ ‰ œ. -
˙
-̇
j œ œÓ
˙
œŒ
Ó
Ó
˙
˙
˙
Œ -̇
Œ
can't
Œ. Œ ‰ œ. -
˙
-̇
j œ œ- # œ Ó
˙
Œ
∑
∑
∑ Œ
4 ‰ œ- . 4
-̇
44 ˙
∑ Ó
can't
they
Œ. Œ ‰ œ. -
˙
-̇
Ó j œ œÓ
they
œŒ
˙
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Œ.
-̇ F -̇ Œ ‰ œ. -
Œ
Œ ‰ œ. -
˙
˙
j - œ œ nœ œ œ œ Ó
˙
-̇
˙
Ó
Ó
Ó
they
can't
F ‰ œ- .
Œ
-̇
can't
‰ œ- .
Ó
they
4 Œ œ. 4 ‰ -
Œ
j j œ . . Œ œ œ Œ œ œœ n œ - œ- œde - stroy us de - stroy us rigidly P ∑ Ó -̇ all F Œ -̇ Œ Œ -̇ Œ ‰ œ- .
Ó
∑
can't
4 4
‰ œ- .
∑
they
4 Π4
p -̇
rhythmic
∑
de - stroy us
‰ œ- .
Ó
they
j Œ . œ œ- # œ -
∑
they
œ-
p ‰ œ- .
4 4
Ó
∑
rhythmic
Œ . œj œ œ - -
‰ œ- .
Ó
They
˙
‰ œ- .
Ó j œ œ-
˙
p rhythmic ‰ œ- .
4 4
Œ
∑ Ó
Œ
˙
Fj Œ . œœ œœ n œœ -
P
de - stroy us
Ó
-̇
all
Œ -̇
Œ
can't
‰ œ- .
they
Œ.
-̇ -̇ Œ ‰ œ. -
˙
Ó
j - œ œ œ œ œ nœ Ó Ó
˙
Œ
œ œ- œ- . œj œ # œ . & b Œ œ œ # œ Œ œ œ- œ J -
13
S
A
&b
de -stroy us
P
Ó
-̇
all
T
V b Œ -̇
B
? ‰ œ- . b
they
Pno.
T.Dr.
Œ. & b -̇ -̇ Œ ? b ‰ œ. -
ã
all
Œ -̇ ‰ œ- .
j - œ œ œ œ œ #œ Ó
˙
Œ
can't
Ó
Ó
Ó
-̇
Œ
can't
de - stroy us
Í
they
Œ.
-̇ -̇ Œ ‰ œ. -
Œ
˙
Ó
j - œ œ #œ œ œ œ Ó
˙
˙
A
A
T
B
Pno.
T.Dr.
P
∑
Ó
Œ
&b
∑
Ó
Œ
Vb
∑
Ó
P Œ œ
?
b
∑
Ó
P Œ œ
& b
∑
Ó
Œ
?
∑
Ó
Œ
˙
˙
ã
b
˙
f
˙
fj Œ . œœ œœ n œ - œ-
œ
Our
P œ
j œ . Œ œ œœ n œœ -
de - stroy us
F -̇ .
f Œ -̇
all
Œ
can't
f ‰ œ.
they
Œ. . -̇ f -̇ Œ ‰ œ. -
F -̇˙ ..
Œ
j - œ œ nœ œ œ œ Œ Œ
Ó
˙
Œ -̇
pain
will
can't
‰ œ- .
they
Œ. ˙˙ .. -̇ Œ ‰ œ. -
˙
Our
˙
P
˙
Í ‰ œ- .
Ó
j - œ œ œ œ œ #œ Œ Ó
˙
j Œ. œ ww œ Í -̇ Œ . ‰ œ. -
- œ #œ œ œ
œœ œœ
they
Œ
˙
˙
˙
Œ
w
˙
Œ
w
˙
Œ
œ
˙.
forth
can't
w
love,
œ
˙-̇ ..
˙
œ
-̇ .
œ
Œ. ˙ .. -̇ -̇ Œ ‰ œ. -
œ
bring
œ P œ œ
˙
they
˙
will
˙˙ .
Œ
Ó
‰ œ- .
Í Œ -̇ .
all
Œ
can't
forth
pain
pain
j - œ œ œ œ œ nœ Œ
Œ -̇
bring
Our
Our
Ó
all
love,
bring
forth
love,
œ
˙.
œ
forth
w
love,
˙
Œ
œœ
ww
˙˙
Œ
w w
˙ ˙
Œ
˙
˙
bring
œœ
˙˙
œ œ
˙. ˙.
˙
œœ
˙
œ œ
˙
˙
˙
˙
our
œ
our
will
will
19
de - stroy us
Í ww -
Œ
œ
-̇
-̇ .
de - stroy us
œ
œ œ
pain
Œ
j œ . Œ œ œœ # œ - œ-
œ œ- œ. Œ œ œ #œ J
F Œ ˙ .. -̇
˙
œ
-̇ .
de - stroy us
all
Ó
˙
&b
19
S
Œ
Ó
III. Pulse (from In Memoriam)
œ
our
œ
our
œœ œœ œ œ
20
III. Pulse (from In Memoriam)
f ˙ .. &b ˙
œ œ
25
S
f & b ˙.
pain
A
f . ˙ Vb
pain
T
B
Pno.
T.Dr.
?
bring
forth
œ
˙
˙
œ
T
B
Pno.
T.Dr.
Œ
forth,
˙
˙
Œ
bring
forth,
pain
œ
will
˙
bring
˙
forth,
Œ
œœ œ
˙˙ ˙
˙˙ ˙
w Œ
f b ˙.
œ œ
˙
˙
& b 44 Œ V b 44 Œ ? 4 Œ b4 4 & b 4 wŒ ? b 44 Œ
4 ˙ 4
˙ ˙
˙ ˙
˙
4 &b 4 w
ã
love,
will
Œ
˙
œ
˙
bring forth
œ
˙
bring forth
œ
œœ
forth,
bring
˙
Œ
p œ
4 4
2 4 œ 2 4
œ
Œ
œ œ
˙ ˙
˙
∑
>˙ ß
forth,
2 4 Ó
˙
∑
˙
bring
˙
w Œ
www
˙
4 4
˙
˙
˙
p œ
forth,
2 4 Ó
œ p
∑
w #w
bring
˙
forth,
#w
˙˙
forth,
p œ
bring
∑
love,
œ
Œ
love,
love,
bring
2 4
˙
˙ ˙
˙ P
˙ F œ > e F œ > e F œ >
œ œ œ > >
for those
œ œ > > œ 3
ven
for those
> œ œ œ > 3
e - ven
for those
F 3 œ œ œ œ > > > e - ven
œ > F >œ œ
˙
œ >
3
>œ œ 3
œ
who
sub
œ- .
take sub
œ
who
œ- .
take sub
œ
who
œ
œ- .
take sub
n œ- .
for those
who
take
œœ œ > œ
œœ
œ. œ- . sub p œ- . nœ.
>œ œ
œ œ
˙
œ œ
˙
p
4 4
∑
œ ∑
42 ˙
˙
3
ven
forth
4 4
˙
p œ
œ œ
œ
bring
forth,
∑
w
2 4 œ
p
Œ
˙
bring
∑
ww
w
œ
˙
bring forth
œ
p
˙
w
love,
A
bring
P w
pain
30
S
˙˙
will
will
˙. & b ˙˙ .. f ˙. ? b ˙.
ã
˙˙
4 4 4 4
44 j œ- ˙
2 4
j œ- ˙
42
p
us,
p
us,
p
us,
j œ- ˙
42
j œ- ˙
2 4
us,
j œ ˙ œ- ˙
2 4
˙
2 4
œ- ˙ œ ˙ J
42
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& b œ˙
45
S
œ
reach
A
& b œ˙
œ˙
for
œ
œ˙
reach
T
Vb ˙
for
? ˙ b
˙
œ
reach
Pno.
T.Dr.
& b œœ ˙ ?
ã
œ œ
for
œ œ
˙ b ˙
∑
ƒ ƒ wœ > an ƒ w an
ƒ w
an
œœ ˙˙
œ œ
œ ˙
œ
>j wwœ œ
ww
an
for
reach
B
œ
III. Pulse (from In Memoriam)
ww wœ > ƒ w w
-
-
˙ -
-
-
-
œ œ
-
U
œ œ ˙
∑
gels,
U
∑
ww
-
gels,
-
w
U
∑
gels,
U -
-
˙
-
œ
œ
∑
w
gels,
>j ww œ ww
œ
U
œ œ ˙
∑
U w
w
∑
∑
U ∑
˙
ƒ
˙
&b Ó
49
Sop. Solo
œœb & sub
S
F > > Œ œ œ
>œ >œ >œ
While our
arms reach for
˙-̇ ..
˙˙
an - gels.
sub
A
&b œ -
p
T
V b œ-
p
sub
B
p
T.Dr.
ã
Ó
2 4 -̇
Ó
42 ˙˙
an
Ó
42 -̇
-̇ .
˙
Ó
2 4 # ˙-
˙
˙ 2 4 ˙˙˙ p 2 ˙ 4 #˙
˙ p
>3 œ
> œ
> ˙œ ˙˙˙ ˙ ˙
Ó
an
>3 œ
> œ
ƒÓ Ó
˙
4 w 4
˙
Ó
∑
4 w 4
˙
Ó
∑
˙
Ó
∑
-
44 w
-
44 w
˙
Ó
∑
-
4 w 4
˙
Ó
∑
4 ww 4 w
˙˙ ˙
Ó
∑
4 ww 4
˙ ˙
Ó
∑
Ó
˙
let fully ring
∑
-
˙
Ó Œ œ ˙ & b œœ ˙˙˙ ... . sub p ˙-̇ . ? # œœ . b
Ó
-
-̇ .
an - gels.
Pno.
-
˙
˙˙
an - gels.
? #œ b -
an
2 4
. -̇˙ .
an - gels.
sub
ƒ ˙
3
3
p
23
III. Pulse (from In Memoriam)
an
an
2 4 Ó
-
gels.
gels.
gels.
gels.
gels.
4 Ó 4
˙
ß
24
III. Pulse (from In Memoriam)
C
&b
S
A
T
B
∑
&b
∑
∑
Vb
∑
?
∑
b
& b Pno.
T.Dr.
Steadily q = 92
∑
55
A
P ‰ œ- .
P -̇ Œ ‰ œ. rhythmic
˙
˙
P
j œ œ œ œ-
& b Œ.
de-stroy
P &b ˙ -̇
œ œ-
us
Ó
B
Vb Œ
T.Dr.
? ‰ œ- . b
Œ. & b ˙ -̇ -̇ Œ ? b ‰ œ. -
ã
˙
Ó
Œ
Œ ‰ œ. -
˙
˙
Œ.
j œ œ œ œ-
de-stroy
Í
-̇ .
Œ
can't
they
Pno.
Œ.
∑
œ œÓ Ó
˙
œ œ Œ
Ó
Ó
œœ
us
can't
Œ. . -̇ -̇ Œ . ‰ œ. -
˙ j œ œ œ œ ˙
˙
œ œŒ
˙
-̇ .
they
˙
j œ œ œ œ-̇ P
#œ
‰ œ- .
Ó j œ œ
Œ
Œ
œ œ #œ
F j œ œ œ œ-
Œ.
de-stroy
P -̇
can't
‰ œ- .
all
-̇
us rigidly
-̇
they
˙
all
T
Œ
Ó
rhythmic
∑
60
S
Œ
can't
∑
œ œ-
Œ
∑
44 Π.
2 4
∑
4 4
2 4
∑
2 4
∑
2 4
∑
42
∑
42 >˙ ß
P -̇
P-̇ Œ 44 ‰ œ . -
44 ˙ P
Ó
j Œ. œ œ œ œ ˙˙ Ó -̇ Œ ‰ œ. Ó -
œ
us,
∑
œ œ Œ
˙
j œ œ
Œ.
de-stroy
P
œ
us,
Ó
-̇
all
Œ
can't
they
can't
˙
de-stroy
P 4 ‰ œ- . 4
us
Œ
-̇
they
Œ
Ó
P j œ œ
4 Œ. 4
Œ
œ œ
˙
4 Π4
œœ
Ó
‰ œ- .
j œ œ œ œ Ó
-̇ F -̇ Œ ‰ œ. -
de-stroy
P -̇˙
Ó
˙
42
us
Œ
can't
they
j œ œ œ œ-
Œ.
all
F ‰ œ- . Œ.
œ œ-
Ó
F -̇
all
rhythmic
Steadily q = 92
de - stroy
∑
They
? b
ã
P Œ -̇
Œ.
P j œ œ œ œ-
rhythmic
Ó
˙
œ Œ
Œ.
can't
they
-̇ -̇ Œ ‰ œ. -
˙
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Music by Amy Gordon Text by Sharon Goldstein
From In Memoriam (a Song Cycle on 21st-Century American Tragedy)
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Commissioned by Jonathan Bau2sta and Nova Vocal Ensemble
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Bass
(for rehearsal only)
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