FRANK J. OTERI the nurturing river
14 sonnets of james r. murphy for wide-ranged male voice and piano
Transformal Music (ASCAP)
Frank J. Oteri the nurturing river (1981-82) for wide-range male voice and piano 14 sonnets by james r. murphy Published by Transformal Music (ASCAP) www.fjoteri.com
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About THE NURTURING RIVER
Though now decades old, The Nurturing River, a song-cycle based on 14 sonnets by James R. Murphy for high male voice and piano composed between 1981 and 1982, contains the seeds of much of the music I have created since then. The Nurturing River was the first of 8 song-cycles to date which takes the work of a single poet and transforms it into music structured to mirror the meanings of the poems and cadenced to match the rhythmic inflections of the spoken English of the texts. It is the only one of the works in which I worked closely with the poet, who was originally a teacher of mine and who has served as a mentor to me throughout my life. The “nurturing” of this process of collaboration gave me the confidence to subsequently embark on “indirect collaboration” with poets from other places and times ranging from Richard Brautigan and Kenneth Patchen, to e.e. cummings, William Butler Yeats, and Margaret Atwood. The Nurturing River is the work that led me away from atonal serialism and into a new type of modular tonality informed by minimalism, which is based on short cellular motives that modulate freely and chromatically, regardless of the rules of traditional functional tonality, but in which there are distinct pitch hierarchies at all times. Basically, the vocal melodies for the 14 songs of The Nurturing River are all variations of the same basic motive, each of whose accompaniment is constructed from a single interval which changes for each song originally expanding to larger intervals and then contracting back to smaller ones. (E.g. the harmonies of the first song are all derived from the interval of a second [both major and minor]; the second song uses only major thirds; the eighth song uses thirteenths; the final song uses only minor thirds; etc.) For contrast, these intervals are treated in a variety of ways: vertically as chords, horizontally as countermelodies, as tremolos, etc. Each song ends with a hint of the interval contained in the following song with the last song ending with hints of the very beginning, making a full circle. This structure seemed an appropriate musical device to convey the structural manipulations of Murphy's 14 sonnets, each of which is a Petrarchan sonnet divided into two quartets and two terzets, and each of which has the identical acrostic “To Maxine Deseta” with the “x” of Maxine represented by the word “cross.” Though this may all appear to be highly formal both verbally and musically, the poems often break the traditional iambic pentameter of classical sonnets in favor of modern American prosody. The rhythmic irregularities of the poems are reflected in metrical devices in the music which contains a great deal of indeterminate rhythms so that ideally no two performances would ever be identical. Frank J. Oteri (June 2001)
1 the nurturing river runs in sweetness of water's downward plunge, in a soughing midnight wind of lulling call, in the lap around the shallows behind around the bend. crossing when it's flooding tears apart the soul, inundating thrust in swirling thorough hold. needing when it's trickling satisfies the mind, erasing disappointment in its filling find. don't jump in the water pulling close apart, ease into the current flowing past the sight seeking like as like in steadiness of will. end the searching movement in constancy of thrill tossing precious fluid sparkling in the night, arching in the aching spending of the heart.
2 the soothing slip to sleep in nestling arms our expected end to reach for all new days. motion stills so the mind can skip away and the ways we are meander dreaming's storms. crisscrossing fears protect our inner screens. inwardly moving, cutting shadows show needs to be explored in learning how to know each edge as vanished sight of soundless scene. doubts are projected onto a bursting shell, events unroll in waves of sense's seas salvaged by their buoyance of crazed unreal. expansive holding unravels knotted hell, thoughts of love evolve in changing keys as doors unlock in showing how i feel.
3 towns grate around my bed their civil noise, offer vibrant stench in some peddler's fall, mask a lover's thought in concrete of city hall, ask a calm acceptance in a doorman's poise. crossing below my seeing is fitful stopping flow, in inundating web of forces known, next my very window this all is show, endless other windows searching for a key. driving manic action, dust and roar and doom, endless other windows light with humming tune seeking for the motion a sailor walks alone. endless are the changes the waves a deck will see, timeless in their balance of rhythmic changing moon, and endless folding difference cordoned off as rooms.
4 twice again the sun returns as fresh orange wall beyond a slivery window's pain. masks the crude brick in a pulsing fire of flesh-a dancing ephemera of dawn refrain. crossing in mind to room's controlling depth, i note the somber pause in slow cloud's dance; note again how briefly fullness of feeling health entrances gaze on a sudden moment's chance. down on the street below this quickened breath erratic sounds remind of bitter scene, shadows of the gritty gutter growing pale. erratic thoughts all, grey images of death tearing through this brutal clarity i've seen alone above in soft ease of inward well.
5 the echoes of their voices are low heard, our dead return to the mind's inner sight, march in solemn tribute one more time around the kitchen table after coffee. crossing on my plate's parading ground in rough remembered line of lost years' flight, new patterns form in beat to now's salute entrancing me with tiny trampling feet. desire for all beguiles this unique strangeness, extracts in show the then of this pen's strength, sends searching sounds to test this moment's fate. each of us is heard a thousand moments, the thens of each our own repeating song attaching bone to feeling rush of home.
6 time again the clouds have burst, loosing fresh occasion; the rumbling gift splattered harsh morning with its slate grey thoughts, lives this night as misty lights---probing halos of blind sight. crossing wipers show my way toward home, inward doubts fade beside these hissing wheels, nodding love holds to arm; the thrusting storm enmeshes swirling fears in moment's chills. deep shivers wrack my balanced act, my care exhausts my seeming calm, the tears now come. senses reel as spray against the shell i guide. everything is touched within cocoon i bear, the outward shield so artfully spun is numb; as long as massive flood conceals, i cry.
7 the pools lie stagnant in my mind, each one only collecting water to evaporate, motion is denied except as disappearance, actionless thoughts fester without mention. crossing from puddle to puddle, i grate inside, and lurk as lurching hulk, clearance needed for my bulk; i, bumbling for a pattern end in hip deep murky depths with no lantern. dragging for bodies pulls up bilious moss, every sweetness of liquid roils in this mess, surety of growth stops in this feeling. each connection for flowing damns in its choice, the vital sharing of knowing is lost in my chest, all cedar smells are trapped, foiled in their sealing.
8 the harbor is a hung silence of grey, only water calms to this balanced field; my directive purpose stalls, soul weightless as the summer settles in, sun concealed. crossing sight's expanse, now fresh wholeness comes, in its sliding sense of time's demise. now again limits are just beyond limb's reach, each separate thinking stretching canvassed end. drowning in color i'm lost in my mind, eating by seeing, i touch all of this time, seeking by telling, i make feel as i say; earning in closely packed sense of each line this morning--though its message is only a day, an ordered sense of nothing, an otherness of rhyme.
9 the oysters are too small and cling to rocks. our fetch is hard, and yet i labor on; my fulfilling is to earn this food so free and so to share with those who live around. crossing through my mind's background--no clocks, indicating waves, concentrate of rippling on; now i need no more and end this playing sea, eking out my catch to hear a total sound. design insures survival as my ketch blows east toward home, the tidal estuary seething, moving cauldron strewn with dead homes; east toward sunrise, with water north and south, and tidal rhythm pulling, pushing---working at my back, my fronts: i'm lost with the bay.
10 this day's mildness belies it’s november, our fevered storing haste is wrenched awry. morning slows til a summer's basking calm asks mindless leisured joy in nature's eye. crossing fingers entwine our wishing's lives, inward doubts sluff in outward blissful clime, nearness presses all to the nearness smoothing palm, evening lengthens into warm seeing time. dropped from the shoulders our habits are open, each liquid moment flesh of soothing ties stitched in quiet knowing to remember, each solid thought of closeness packed to cart away tight to winter's quarters, when all will happen again, and once again, in shared retelling sighs.
11 tidings come in unexpected waves of fear, overfill narrow depths of emotional fjords, mark a surge of living flood in line of tears; attack, and crest in rumbles of creaking boards. crossings all ended in cul-de-sacs, angling intersections become pointed break, moving needed feelings come full, forcing, mangling, every future echoes in this damping proving. details of message are lines of gritty facts etched by water's passing; in ebbing's flow scarred, fixed as final resting for this time. each subtracting oneness is seen as regressive tax, the sin of knowing succeeds as a falling foe, and shows now in dis-ease, this telling rhyme.
12 the sun i see corrupts my sight: i'm blind. only color of the mind builds up whole form. my fantasies are all i have: i bind all inside, and hold to self with secret arms. crossing this threshold faults the visional field, inflying vortices pinpoint their shifting souls-nothing is cozy and feathered: nothing is real, eager nothing is attention to a particular role. doubts disappear in remembered ease of ends, edges blur til haloed stage comes all, silence draws its curtain to yield an inner sight. each other steadfastness can only pretend to become freeness centered, certain to fall, accepting the vanishing me of my fright.
13 the window is closed so wavy glass becomes one link to all that's left so far behind. my mind constructs a wind to blow about, around apartment's sense of space in blind crossing to inner self, a protective shield in place, dropped before the eyes can see-needles of thought rebounding on the walls, etched as shown framework; end in furnishing me. despite green leaves, despite limb's dance enmeshed in true earth's change, the sense of real sits in this chair and orders all to be enmeshed in time, cocooned in place, my sight turned back to see the gathered host of all i've been-all astounds afresh with its patient waiting.
14 the boat it is which moves the car we ride, our common chariot easing from its berth: motion is seeing and felt in cold wind's search, as sparkling reminder laps at railing's side. crossing to the island, leaving man behind, inching toward being, quiet, protected, free; needing only self and finding it to be endlessly enfolding depth in my love's mind. deep beneath this water pulses other thought, ebbing when it reasons, flooding when it feels, senses loosened like these glittering waves i see--etching in this day and its free wandering; caught, tied in memory of black and white, sealed as totally moving love, as you, as me.
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From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
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From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
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From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
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From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
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From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
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œœ >. >œ. œ
œœ . œœ.
œœ . œœ.
œœ . œœ.
œ
œ
œœ œœ. œœ >œœ. œœ . . . >. . .œœ œœ œœ. œœ œœ.
> œ
bœ
thoughts
of
bœ
œœ œ œœ œ . œ. >. œ. œœ. œ. >œœ. œ. œ œ œ
ex - pan - sive
œ œ œœ œœ. œœ b>œ. bœœ. bœ. bœœ. . . >œ. . œ. .œœ œœ œœ. b œ bœœ. b œ bœœ.
œœ >. >œ. œ > ˙
38
& <n>œœ. <n> œœ > . >. ? <n>œœ <n>œœ.
˙
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un - lock
bœœ. > >. b œœ
œ
in
bœœ. bœœ bœœ. bœœ bœœ. bœœ bœœ. bœœ . > . . > . >. >. . . b œœ bœœ. b œœ bœœ. b œœ bœœ. b œœ bœœ.
œœ . œœ. œ
œ
love
œ
sal - vaged
œœ œ œœ œ . œ. >. œ. œœ. œ. >œœ. œ. œ œ
> Œ <n>œ
> œ
Œ
of sen - se's seas
31
& œ bœ bœ bœ œ œ œ
˙™
e
œœ >. >. .œœ œœ
-
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j œ˙
un - ra
œœ œœ. œœ >œœ. œœ . . . >. . .œœ œœ œœ. œœ œœ. œ
bœ
volve
in
œ œ œ bœœ. bœ. bœœ. b>œ. bœœ. bœ. bœœ. > . b œœ. œ. b œœ. œ. b œœ. œ. œ bœ bœ bœ bœ œ
bœ
show - ing
œ
by
their
œœ œ bœœ. bœœ bœœ. bœœ bœœ. bœœ bœœ. bœœ . œ. > . . > . . >. . >. . œœ. œ. b œœ bœœ. b œœ bœœ. b œœ bœœ. b œœ bœœ. œ
hold - ing
œœ .
œ
œ
how
œ i
bœœ. bœœ bœœ. bœœ bœœ. bœœ bœœ. bœœ . > . . > . >. >. . . b œœ bœœ. b œœ bœœ. b œœ bœœ. b œœ bœœ.
j œ œ œ
vels knot - ted
-
œœ . œœ.
œœ >. >. .œœ œœ œœ .
œœ œœ. œœ . . . œœ. œœ œœ.
œ
œ
bœœ. > >. b œœ
œ bœœ. bœ. bœœ. . b œœ. œ. œ bœ bœ
chang - ing
œ
feel.
œœ œ œœ œ °
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8
3. towns grate around my bed Majestically
> 2 œ œ œ œg œg œg g œg g 3g g 3 g 3 g &2 œ œg ˙ ™ ff (gradual sprechstimme)
{
towns grate a - round my
2 &2
Majestically ^
^ ˙ ? 22 ˙^ ˙˙ ˙˙ ° 7 > & œ œœ œ
{
ff
bed their ci - vil noise,
˙˙ ˙ ^ ˙˙ ˙ g œg œg œg g œg œ3g g œg3 g
mask a lo - ver's thought in con - crete ci - ty
˙˙^ b b˙ ^ ˙ b˙ b˙
&
^ ˙ ^ ˙˙˙˙ ˙ °
Œ ^ ˙˙ ˙ ^ ˙˙ ˙
3 ˙™g
hall,
˙˙^ b b˙ ^ ^ b ˙^ ˙˙ b ˙˙ bb˙˙ b˙ b˙ °
^ ˙ ? bb ˙^ ˙˙ bb˙˙ ° 13 mf (spoken) > / œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ ˙
{
˙˙^ ˙ ^ ˙˙ ˙
cross - ing be - low my see - ing is fit - ful stop - ping flow,
&
> œ œ œg œg œg g œg g œ2 œ3g g œg3 g ˙3 g ™
(simile)
of - fer vi - brant stench in some pedd - lar's fall,
^ ˙˙ ˙ ^ ˙˙ ˙
^ ˙ ^ ˙˙˙˙ ˙ ° > Œ œ œ œ œ œg œg œg g œg g œ3g g
{
^ ˙˙ ˙ ^ ˙˙ ˙ Œ
* /
ask a calm ac - cep - tance with a door -man's poise,
^ ˙˙ ˙^ ˙ b b ˙˙ ° > Œ œ ^ ˙ bb˙˙ ^ ˙ bb˙˙
in
^ bb˙˙˙ ^ ˙ b˙ b˙
^ bb˙˙˙ ^ ^ ˙ b ˙^ ˙ b˙˙ bb˙˙ b ˙ b˙ °
j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™ œ ˙™
* Œ&
^ ˙˙^ ˙ ˙ bb˙˙ ^ ^ ^ ^ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙˙ b ˙ b ^ ˙˙^ ˙ ˙ ˙ bb˙˙ b˙ ˙ b˙ * ° ° (spoken) > 3 23 2œ3 bœ3 2 bœbœ3 2 bœ3 2 œ3 23 œ3 2 œ23 / œ œ œ œ & in - un - da - ting web of for - ces known,
^ ^ ˙˙ ˙ ? ˙˙^ ˙ bbb˙˙^ ˙˙ ˙ b˙ ° ° 19 (sprechstimme) (spoken) (sprechstimme) > j 32 Œ & œ23 ™ bœ3 2 bœ3 bœ3 2 bœ3 2 œ3 23 œ3 2 œ™23 / œ œ œ & ˙™3 g next my ve - ry win - dow this all is show, end - less o - ther ^ ^˙ ^ ˙ ˙ & ˙˙ bb˙˙ bb˙˙ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ b ˙ b ^ ˙˙ ˙˙ ^ ? bbb˙˙^ ˙˙ bb˙˙ ˙ bb˙˙ b˙ ˙˙˙ ˙ b˙ b˙ ˙ *° ° ° mp
^ ˙ ^ ˙˙˙˙ ˙ ° 3g œg3 g ˙™
Œ
win- dows search - ing for a
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9
> > g 3g g g g g g g g g 3 œ Œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œg œg œg g œg œ3g gj œ™g3 g & ˙™ œ œg3 g ˙ ™ key ^ driv -ing ma -nic act^ - ion, dust and roar and doom, ^ end -less o-ther win ^ -dows light with hum -ming ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ & ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ff ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ^˙ ^˙ ˙ ^˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ ? ˙^ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ ° ° ° 30 ° 3 > 3 > j g g g g 3 g g g g g 3 Œ ® œ œ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œg œ œg g3 g g3 Œ œ œ œ œ œ œg œg œg g œg g œ3g g g3 g & ˙™ œ œ ˙™ tune seek - ing for the mo -tion a sai - lor walks a - lone. ^ ^ end -less are the chan ^ -ges thewaves a deck will ^˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ b˙˙ & b ˙ ˙ ˙ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ b b ^˙ ˙ ^˙ ˙˙ ? ˙^ ˙˙ ˙˙ bb˙˙^ ˙ b˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙˙ ˙˙ ˙ b˙ ˙ ˙ * ° ° ° 36 ° (full voice) 3 > > g g 3 g g g g g g 3 Œ Œ g 3 œ g g & ˙™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œg3 g ˙ œ see, time - less in their ba - lance of rhyth - mic chang - ing moon, an ^ ^ ^ ˙˙ b˙˙ b˙˙ & b˙ b˙ ˙ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ bb˙˙ bb˙˙ ˙˙ ? ˙^ ˙˙ bbb˙˙^ ˙˙ bbb˙˙^ ˙˙ ˙˙ b˙ b˙ * * ° ° ° 40 3 j j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ™ œ œ™ œ w œ w end - less fold - ing dif - fe - rence cor - doned off as rooms. j #“>˙” (R.H.) # œ (L.H.) (R.) > œ œœ ˙˙˙ <n> ˙˙˙ # œ j œ -̇ b˙& #œœ œœJ > b˙ (L.) (L.) (R.) (R.H.) (L.) b ˙˙ ? ˙˙ #œœœj œœ ˙˙ >œ > ° * *° 24
{
(full voice)
Œ
ff
(gradual sprechstimme as before)
{ { {
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4. twice again the sun returns
10
Brisk and Jubilantly
&
{
> œ
œ
twice
a
∑
œ
-
œ
gain
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4
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j b œ ? bœ. œ . œJ > & œ
> œ
œ “” œj œ. œ. œ. œ œJ
9
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, œ œ œ œ œ
(NOTE: The first two beats of each measure are fixed, but the remainder is indeterminate.) fff 2 +? 4
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crude
brick
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the
sun re-turns as
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,
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wall be - yond a
*
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“”. j #œ #œ #œ. œ. œ œJ œj œ. œ. œJ
sli - ve - ry win - dow's
a puls - ing
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fire
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of
˙
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fresh
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˙
œ ˙
bbbœœœœ J °
œ
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œ
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flesh:
œ
*
Œ
> œ
“” b œj œ. bœ. œ. œ œJ j bœ . bœ bœ. b œJ
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a
,
11
13
& œ
œ œ œ
“” œœœj ##œœœ <n>œœ œ œ & œœ J j œœœ ? œœœ bœ b œJ °
{
danc
ing
-
œ
e - phe - me
16
& ˙
œ
“” . j bœ œ . bœ œ. œ & œJ j ? . bbœœ bœ b œJ .
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{
? 45
22
˙ °
4 & 4 Ϫ
{
4 w &4 ? 44
feel
bw
U ‰ Œ ‰ œ
-
j bœ œ™
ing health
w w
b˙™
in slow cloud's dance;
U ‰ Œ ‰
˙
3 œ 4 ˙
>j œ
Ϫ w
en - tran
bw
œ 43
b˙
-
ces gaze
w w
re
-
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œ
6 w™ 4 note
b˙ ™
depth,
5 ˙™ 4
sud - den
5 4 ™ b˙
b˙ ™
5 4
b˙ ™
*
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w™ w™
4 4 4 4
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mo- ment's chance,
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5 4
4 œ œ 4
a - gain how brief - ly full - ness of
6 4
a
™
j œ œ œ œ œ œ
bw™ * ° 5 œ œ 4 œ bœ œ bœ
on
i
3 4 ˙™ ° *
˙
6 > 4 Ϫ
Œ
frain.
3 b˙ 4
˙
˙
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dawn
to room's con - troll - ing
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pp
bœ
in mind
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5 4 ˙™ °
note the som - bre pause
˙
œ œ œ™
b˙™
j 5 œ œ œ œ œj U Œ b œ œ &4
5 &4
*
œ
“” bbœœœj <n> œœœ bœ œ œ b œœœ j J b œ œ bbœœ b œ œ bb œœ J * ° > 3 5 b œ ‰ œ œ œ œ 4 œ™ 4 œ of
cross - ing
19
b˙
“” œj # œ. <n>œ. œ. œ œJ j .œ bœœ b œJ .
ra
, p> 5 4 œ
5 4
j œ œ
Ϫ
b˙
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˙ ˙
*
12
25
(quasi indeterminate meter as before) fff
& 42 + ?
{
> œ
œ œ œ
down
on the
street
# œœj #“#”œœœ #œœ #œœ œ & 42 + ? # œœ J ff j ? 2 + ? œ œœœœ 4 œœ œJ * °
29
&œ
{
œ
œ
-
tic
thoughts
œ
œ œ œ
-
low this quick - ened
{
œ œ
“” œj # œ. . & <n>œœ œ. œ J j ? . bœœ œ b œJ .
gro - wing
˙
“” # œj # œ. #œ. œ. œ œJ
re - mind of bit - ter
œj œ. œ. œJ
˙
˙
œ
œ œ
er -
, > œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ
“” <n><n>œœœj <n><n> œœœ œ œ <n><n>œœœœ J j bœ b œœœ
> œ
“” œj œ. œ. œ. œ œJ
” <n> œœj <n>“<n> œœœ œ <n>œœ <n>œœ <n> œœ J j bœœ bœj bœœ b œœ bœ. œ. b œœ œJ J * °
scene,
Œ
˙
breath
bœ b œœœ J °
33
& ˙
œ
“” # œj # œ. #œ. œ. œ œJ j œ .œ œ . œJ be
œœ œ œ œ œ
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œ
,> œ
œ
œ
“#”œ j œœ #œœ <n>œœœ œœ œ œJ
sha - dows ofthe grit-ty
œœœ b œJ *°
œœœj bœ
œ œ œ
*
œ œ œ œ
“” “” “” “” ##œœœj## œœœ # œj # œ. bbœœœj <n> œœœ b œj œ. œ œ #œœœ œ œ #œ. œ. œ bœ. œ. œ # bbœœœœ œJ œJ œJ J j j j j <n> œ œ b œ b œ œ œ <n> œœ . bœ .œ bbœœ <n> œ œ b œ b œ . œ œ . <n> œœ bb œœ œ b œ J J J J * ° ° pale.
er
- ra
-
tic
sounds all, grey
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gut - ter
i - ma - ges of
13
38
& ˙
{
death
“” <n> œœj<n><n> œœœ <n>œœ œ <n> œ œ <n> œœ J j bbœœœœ
& ?
œ
bbœœœœ J °
> œ
œ
tear - ing
&
{
œ
lone
&? bbœœœœ œ ? ? bbœœœ
œ
œ
a - bove
œ
in
œœœ œ œœœ œ
°
œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ
through this
bru - tal cla - ri - ty
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42 ?
œ
œ
œ
soft ease
œ bbœœœ œ bb œœœ
œ
i've
,>
˙
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seen
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U #œ
a -
*
(hold until no longer comfortable to do so)
œ
in - ward
well.
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3 4
3 4
*
# œœj œ j #œœœ œ #œœœ j œJ #œœ #œœ œJ œœ #œœœ œœ œJ
ì 42 + ? ì ì ì 42 + ? œ œœœ J
“” ##œœœj ## œœœ œ œ ##œœœœ J j œœœ œ
ì ì ì ì
48
&
{
” <n><n>œœœj<n><n>“œœœ œ œ <n> œ œ & <n> œœ J j ? bœ bbœœœœ b œœœ J
” “” œœœj#“#œœœ bbœœœj<n> œœœ <n>œœœ œ œ ì bœœœ œ œ ì b œJ œJ ì ì ì œj ì bœj œ ì bœ bbœœœ ì œ bœœ bb œœœ b œœœJ J
œ #œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ ìì ìì ìì ìì#œœœ œœ °
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14
5. echoes > œ
4 & 4 Ó™
Tenderly
{
the
˙™
œ
œ
œ
ech - oes
of
their
œ
voi
-
-
œ
œ
ces
are
˙
œ
low
heard,
Tenderly
4 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 œ œ œ &4 œ œ œ œ p #˙ œ#˙ œ#˙ œ#˙ ? 44 œ #œ œ # œ # œ # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ° 5 > ˙™ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙™ & ˙
{
our
dead
Œ
> ˙™
re
-
turn
to the mind's
in - ner sight,
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 œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ #˙ #˙ #˙ #˙ œ œ œ œ ? œ #œ #œ #œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
9
& ˙™
{
bœ
œ b˙ ™
œ
so - lemn
tri - bute
œ
œ
œ
œ #œ œ #œ œ bœ<n>œ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ œ b œ b œ b œ b œ bœ bœ bœ & œ bœ bœ march
#˙ œ ? œ #œ œ
13
& Ϫ
{
time
>j œ ™ bœ a - round
in
<n> ˙ ˙ b œ b œ <n>œ œ b œ b œ bœ bœ *° j bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ the
kit - chen
ta - ble af - ter
cof - fee.
mf
> Ϫ
cross
more
˙ b œ œ
b œ bœ Œ
one
jœ bœ bœ -
ing on
my
œ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ œ bœ b œ b œ b œ b œ b œ b œ b œ b œ b œ bœ œ œ & bœ bœ bœ >œ mf ˙ ˙ ˙ > œ ™ ? bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ b œ b œ ™ bœ bœ bœ >œ *° From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
15
17
{
& œ
plate's
& œ bœ ?
œ
œ
pa - ra - ding
œ
{
>œ
>œ ™
21
line
œ
bœ œ bœ
™ >œ
& œ
œ
œ
of
œ
lost years'
œ
œ
& œb œ b œ œb œ b œ >œ ™ >œ ? ™ >œ *
25
{
w
œ
Œ
& ˙
lute
ground
bœ œ bœ
? œ
28
{
& Ϫ sire
b-œ
>œ ™
w
œ >œ
bœ œ bœ
œ
flight
3
-
tran - cing me
œ
Œ
bœ œ bœ >œ ™
> ˙
bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ
bœœ
j œ œ
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for all
be - guiles
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œ
>œ
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u - nique
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strange - ness,
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bœ œ bœ
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bœ
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bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ œ œ bœ bœ œ bœ bœ-
mp
Œ
˙
œ
feet.
œ
œ œ bœ bœ œ bœ
Ϫ
re - mem - bered
in beat to now's
œ
œ-
-œ
bœ
>œ ™
™ >œ *°
pat - terns form
œ
-œ
bœ-
œ-
œ
bœ œ bœ
œ œ œ bœ
new
œ
rough
œ
with ti - ny tramp - ling
œ
3
œ-
>œ ™
œ
j œ bœ
Ϫ
in
œ œ œ œ œbœ bœ œbœ bœ œbœ bœ œbœ bœ >œ >œ >œ ™ >œ ™ >œ ™ >œ ™ * ° > œ™ bœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ en
3
bœ œ bœ
>œ ™ *°
œ œ œ œ & bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ 3
œ œ
> ˙
Œ
b-œ > ‰ œ
> œ
de
-
œ œ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ 3
3
3
œœ
ex - tracts
bœ-
3
ff
œ-
œ
œ
œ
in
show
the
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 œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ ?
p
œ °
œ#˙ # œ œ
œ
œ#˙ # œ œ
œ
œ#˙ # œ œ
œ
œ#˙ # œ œ
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16
32
&
{
œ
œ
œ
of
this
œ
> œ
Œ
˙™
œ bœ ™ J
œ œ œ bœ
œ
œ
œ #œ œ #œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ bœ<n>œ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ œ œ œ b œ b œ bœ bœ bœ & œ œ bœ #˙ #˙ <n> ˙ ˙ œ œ b œ b œ ? #œ #œ <n>œ œ œ œ b œ b œ œ œ bœ bœ *° 36 >j > œ j Œ œ œœœ œœ œ œ ˙ Œ œ ˙™ & w
{
then
pen's strength,
search - ing sounds
sends
fate.
to
each of us is heard a thou - sand œj
# œœ j œ œ #œ # œ œ œœ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œj #œ œ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ œ & ˙ ˙ b œ b œ ? bœ œ œ #>œ ™ b œ <n> œ bœ bœ <n>>œ ™ > * ° 40 œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ ˙ &
{
œj
thens
of
42
&
{
each
b œj
<n>œ & bb œœ ?
bœj
bb<n> œœœ
Slower
œ
œ
tach - ing bone
Slower
& <n>#œœœ ? <n><n>œœœ-
our b œj
bb<n> œœœ
own
re - peat - ing
œj
(No pedal)
œœœ #œœœ -
œ
to
œ
œ
œ
feel - ing rush
nœœœ œœœ -
bb œœœ
bœj
-œ œœ #œœœ
b>œ ™
w
œ
of
œ bbœœ
œj
b œj
mo - ment's
mo - ments,
œj
#œœ œ
œj
# œœ œ
>œ ™
œj
bb œœœ
b œj
bb œœœ
the
# œœ j œ œ #œ œœ
#>œ
>œ ™
> œ
Œ
song
<n>>œ
bœ ™ >
b >œ ™ °
œ
test this
at
œj
* -
bb œœœ
>œ
b>œ ™
*
w
home.
œ
œ °
œ œ
˙™
˙
w ˙
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Ó
*
17
6. time again the clouds have burst > 3 œ œ œ œ œ &4
Slowly, but deliberately
{
œj
4
œ °
& œ
œ
œj
œ °
b œj
œ bœ ™
b œ bœ ° 10 4 >œ œ &4
{
cross - ing
b œj
˙ œ
œ
show
œœœ & bbbœœœ
bœ
&b b œ œ
its
bœ
˙ œ bœ
œ bœ
pro - bing
ha - loes
bœ
œ
my
œœœ
of
œ
blind
œœœ
4
?3
4 # œœ œ
<n> bbœœœ
>œ as
˙ Œ
* 4 4
œ
?4
sight.
<n>œ
œ
œ °
&
<n># œœœ & <n>
*
bœ
œ
home,
?3
œ bœ
lives this night
bœ
<n> œj
*
3 4 b˙
bœ
˙
˙ œ
˙
œ
b œ bœ * °
bœ
way toward
bbbœœœ
thoughts,
b œj
œ
œ
bœ
œ
œ the
œ
œ * °
slate grey
œ
b œ bœ * ° œ œ œ
vi - pers
œœœ bbb œœœ
bœ
bœ
œ
?
? 44
‰
bœ
b œ bœ * °
lights:
& bœ
? 44
b œj
œj
˙
‰
sion;
-
œ
œ
mor - ning with
œ
˙
mis - ty
œ
Ϫ
œ
oc - ca
œ * ° > bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ
œ œ œ
œ œ
fresh
œ
rum - bling gift splat - tered harsh
& bœ
{
˙
œ
& œ
7
œ
œ
œ
œj
>œ
œ
œ
loo - sing
Slowly, but deliberately
? 43
{
œ
time a - gain the clouds have burst,
3 &4 œ
?
œ
œ
œ
<n>bbœœœ
4
˙ j bœ ™ <n># œœœ <n>
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*
“” <n>bb œœœ
4 4
≈ 44 ?4
4
?4
4
18
4 >œ &4
12
{
œ
œœœ
œœœ bbb œœœ
> 2 bœ &4
nod
-
bœ
ding
love
? 42 #œœœ
be - side
bœ
bœ
holds
to
<n>bb œœœ
{
#œœœ
<n><n># œœœ
4 4 # œœ œ
‰
&
bœ bœ
bœ bœ
fears
mo - ment's
&<n> <n> # œœœ
in
<n>bbœœœ
“<n>” b œœ bœ
<n> œœœ #<n>
<n># œœœ <n>
“” <n>bb œœœ
bœ
the
thrus
<n># œœœ <n>
4
?2
4
4 4
- ting ” bœ “<n> b œœ
?4
4
<n># œœœ <n>
?4
4
Œ
chills.
bœ 4 <n> b œœ & ^ v ?3 4 # œœ & œ
?2
bœ
3 4 b˙
?3
≈ 42
<n># œœœ <n>
j bœ bœ b<n> œœ
<n> bbœœœ &
3 4 # œœ œ
<n>bbœœœ
& &
arm;
4
<n>bbœœœ &
<n> bbœœœ
?3
3 4 bœ
?
storm en - me - shes swir - ling
wheels,
?3
?3
<n><n>#œœœ
> 4 bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ &4
? 44
his - sing
bbbœœœ
&
<n> bb œœœ
œœœ
j bœ ™
3 4 b˙
œ
œœœ
&
16
? 44
œ
these
& bb œ œ
bœ &<n> bbœ œœ
? 42
œ
bœ
bbbœœœ
14
{
œ œ œ
in - ward doubts fade
? 44 ? 44
œ
^ œœœ
##œœœ
^
v <n><n>b œœœ
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# œœœ v ?
19
> & <n>œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Ϫ
‰ œ
act,
my
18
{
deep shi -vers wrack my ba - lanced
œj
& œ
œ
?
˙
22
{
œ œ °
& ˙
œj
œ
& œ
> bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ b œj
œ
œ
˙
sen - ses reel as spray a
bœ
˙ ˙ œ œ b œ bœ * ° ° 26 > & <n>œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
{
& œ ?
œ
œ
˙
œ
œ °
{
b œj
œ
?
˙
b œ bœ °
bœ ™
œ bœ
gainst b œj
œ œ œ
co - coon œj
i
œ
‰
bear,
the shell
œ
i
<n> œj
˙ *
>j œ
œ
long as
as
bœ
*
5 4 w w w5 ##w w w 4 w
‰ œJ œ œ
the tears now
œ
œ ˙
* Œ
˙
œ
œ bœ
the
œ
œ œ * ° guide.
<n>œ
œ
œ ˙
œ œ °
*
bœ bœ bœ œ bœ œ œ b œj
out - ward shield so
art - ful - ly
bœ
bœ
œ
˙
b œ bœ * ° >j œ 45 œ œ œ œ <n>œ œ œ ‰ œj
spun is numb;
& bœ
˙
œ œ *° -
œj
œ
œ
b œ bœ * °
œ œ * °
j b œ b œ Œ œ &
29
œ
bœ
?
eve - ry - thing is touched wi - thin j œ
œj
bœ
œ
œ
care ex - hausts my see - ming calm,
œ
œ
œ œ * °
Œ
come. œj
œ
> œ œ œ œ œ œ
mas - sive flood con - ceals,
i
œœœ œœœ œ
˙ * w
œ
cry.
w <n>w wwbb ww w
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œœœ
œœœœ
20
7. the pools lie stagnant in my mind Slowly and mysteriously
> & œ C
U œ œ œC œC œ C C C
ppp (whisper pitches into piano)
{ L
L
œ C
the
&
pools
œ C
lie
on - ly col - lec - ting wa - ter to
e - va - po - rate,
(pluck strings inside piano)
#œ.
pp
?
œ.
° (pedal remains depressed throughout)
> & 44 œC œC œC œC œC ™
{
each one
Slowly and mysteriously
1
L
stag -nant in my mind,
(whispering, as before) , , pp(full voice) > # œ C C C C œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ C œ œC œC œ C C C C C
mo - tion is de - nied
,> Cœj ì œ œ œC œC œC œC œC ì œ œ œ C C p
, œ œ œ œ œ œ
(full voice)
ex - cept as dis - ap - pear - ance,
œ
ac - tion - less thoughts fes - ter with - out men - tion
L
& ?
b œ.
(whispered sprechstimme: half spoken, half sung on the indicated pitches) pp
>œ & #Cz
4
{ L
L
œ.
cross
& ?
-
#œ #z œ #z œ Cz C C ing
from
pud
#œ #œ #œ z C Cz z C
-
dle
to
pud
-
#z œ #z œ # œz C C C dle
i
grate
> œz C
in
-
# œz C
side,
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,
/
21
(whisper)
5
{ L
/
C _
and
·
lurk as
lurching
hulk,
> bœ bœ bœz bœz bz œ z z (sprechstimme, still full voice)
(full voice)
clearance
need - ed
for
my
ff
/
bulk;
ì @
(spoken gutterally)
i,
&
L
?
œ.
b œ.
, , mp > / & 44 œ œ œ œ œ ì œ œ œ œ œ ì œ / z L bumbling for a pattern end in hip deep murky depths with no lantern. drag-ging for bo-dies pulls up bi -li -ous moss, C
7
{ L
& ?
œ.
, > U œ œ œ œ œ
11
{ L
L
/
#œ.
every sweetness of liquid roils in this mess,
su - re - ty
œ
of growth stops
œ œ œ
, mf> œ œ œ
in this feel - ing.
& ?
b œ.
œ.
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each con -
22
13
& 44 œ
{ L
œ
œ
nec - tion
for
œ
ì
œ
flow - ing
˙
œ
damns
in
œ
ì˙
its
choice,
, ‰
>j œ œ
œ
the
vi - tal
, Œ
> œ
ì
&
L
?
#œ.
œ.
16
& œ
{ L
L
shar
-
œ
œ
ing
of
œ
œ
ì˙
know - ing
is
lost
œ
œ in
(sing away from piano)
ì˙
œ my
chest,
all
& ?
b œ.
19
œ
&
{
œ.
ce
(remove hands from inside piano)
œ -
dar
œ
smells
are
(arhythmic tremolos on piano keys)
& #˙˙˙ mf ? 4 ˙˙˙˙ 4 7 4 4
7 ˙˙˙ ˙ b˙˙˙
œ
˙ trapped
#˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ ˙ 7
œ
foiled
7 ˙˙˙ ˙ <n>˙˙˙
3
œ
in
œ
their
œ seal
˙™ -
ing.
7 #w w w w w w w 7
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ì
23
8. the harbor is a hung silence of grey 4 &4 Ó
{
Œ
ff
> œ the
4 7 & 4 #w w w
œ œ œ œ ˙ har - bor
p
{
& œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
calms
to
this
7 & #w w w p
{
&
{
panse,
w & w w 7 p w w ? w w 7
-
œ
˙
lanced
field;
œ
Ϫ
of
grey,
Œ
set - tles in,
˙
Œ
> œ œ
now fresh whole - ness comes,
7 w w w
bbw w w w 7 * ° p
in its
‰
7 w w w
bbw w w w 7 * ° p
œ œ
p
>œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ™
my di - rec - tive pur - pose stalls
7 #w w w
Œ
on - ly
p
Œ
˙
sun con - cealed.
7 w w w
œ
w w w w 7
p
œ bœ ˙
> ‰ œ
7 w #w w
w w w w 7
p
‰ œ œ œ
lence
7 #w w w
bbw w w w 7
p
&
ba
soul weight - less as the sum - mer
Ϫ
˙
œ >œ œ œ œ
w w ? bbw w 7
-
œ
p
p
7 w w & w
13
si
œ
w w w w 7
w w w w 7
œ
2:3
7 w #w w
7 #w w w
w ? w w w 7 œ
a hung
p
wa - ter
9
is
7 w #w w
w w w ? 44 w w w w w 7 7 (fast irregular tremolo throughout) °
5
œ
w w w w 7 *°
œ œ œ
>œ œ œ cross - ing
w w w 7 p w w w w 7 *°
œ œ œ œ
˙™
sli - ding sense sense of time's de - mise.
w w w 7 p w w w w 7 *°
7 w w w
bbw w w w 7 * ° p
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œ
œ
sight's ex -
Œ
5 4 5 4 5 4
24
5 >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ 4 ˙™ 4 &4
> Œ 45 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ 44
17
{
3
now a - gain li - mits are just be - yond limb's reach,
7 w w w
5 &4
p
w w ? 45 bbw w 7
*
4 &4 ˙
> 3 œ œœ œ œ œ
Œ
end.
drown - ing in
4 7 & 4 #w w w p
{
& Ϫ
time,
3
‰ œ œ œ >
seek - ing by
{
?
p
w w w w 7
in my mind,
7 w w w
œ
œ of
˙™
each
line
this
7 #w w w p
w w w w 7
œ œ™ J
mor - ning,
7 w w w
bbw w w w 7 * ° p
i touch all of this
p
˙
Œ
say;
ear - ning in close
7 w w w
Œ
<n>˙
> 3 œ œ œ ˙ -
ly
7 #w w w
p
œ
*
w w w w 7
bbw w w w 7 > œ
4 4
7 #w w w
p
i
Ó
eat - ing by see - ing,
w w w w 7
i make feel as
4 4
> 3 j œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ ‰ œ
7 #w w w
p
packed sense
7 & #w w w
tel - ling,
Ó
p
Œ
œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ bœ J
bbw w w w 7 * °
p
&
œ ˙
p
w ? w w w 7 œ
w w w w 7 ° œ œ
co - lor i'm lost
˙˙7™™ ˙™
˙™ 5 bb˙˙˙ ™™™ 4 7 * °
p
w w w w 7
7 & #w w w
28
5 4
7 #w w w
w ? 44 w w w 7 °
24
4 4
Œ
20
{
4 w7 4 #w w
Œ
each sep -(a) - rate think - ing stretch - ing can - vassed
p
œ3 œ though its
œ
w w w w 7 *°
œ œ œ
mess - age
7 w w w
is
œ œ
on - ly
bbw w w w 7 p
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a
25
32
& ˙
{
Œ
day,
> œ
œ
an
or - dered
7 w & w w w w ? bbw w 7 p
*
35
& w
w
w & w w 7 w w ? w w 7 °
#w w w w 7 w w <n>w w 7
{
{
39
&
rhyme.
##˙˙˙ ˙˙ 7
˙˙˙ <n> b ? <n>˙˙ 7
{
˙ ˙ & ^w bbbb w w w bw w w ? bbbbbbw w w w bbbbw w ww °
43
##œœœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ 7 œ b œœœœ Œ ™ 7J
˙˙ ˙ 7 pp ˙˙˙ ˙ 7
#œ
#œ
sense
of
#˙˙˙ 7 # ˙˙ ˙˙ 7
œ
œ
œ
no - thing, an
˙˙ ˙ 7 ˙˙˙ ˙ 7
œ
œ
o - ther - ness
#˙˙˙ 7 # ˙˙ ˙˙ 7
<n>#w w w w w 7 w b<n>w w w 7 ˙ ˙ ^w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w ww <n> °
œ œ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ
##w w w w w 7 w w b<n> w <n>w w 7 ˙ ˙
^w bbbb w w w bbw b w b w w bb bb w w w bbbw w ww * °
˙ œ <n> œ œ œ <n>œ œ œ ˙ œ
œ in
ffff
œ œ bœ œ bœ bœ œ bœ
^w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w ww <n> * °
(Play tone clusters alternately on white and black keys with forearm)
*
(Full keyboard cluster, after which--keeping pedal depressed--lift forearms and silently depress the 2 indicated piatches, then lift pedal.)
U ^ w w w w w <nb> ww œœ œœ œœ w w œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ w œœ œœ œœ w w w œœœœ œœ œœœœ œœ œœœœ œœ w ww ww w ffffff (random clusters within range) w w ww w w w w ww w w w w <nb> w w w ww ww wv u * ° From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, œ œ
œ
œ
fffff
*
œ
ppppp
#œ œ
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*
26
9. the oysters are too small >j ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Somewhat listless
4 &4 Ó
{
p
Œ
the
“” #œ œ #œ
Somewhat listless
4 &4
œ
pp
? 44
œ
œ #œ “‘ °
œ #œ
4
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
{
fetch is hard and yet
& ?
œ
i
“” #œ œ #œ
œ‘ #œ “
7
& ˙™
{
free
& ?
bœ b œ‘ œ “
la - bor
œ
“” œ bœ œ
#œ
and
“” #œ œ #œ
œ
œ‘ #œ “ ˙
Œ
on;
œ
>j ‰ œ
bœ
oy - sters are too small and cling to
“” #œ œ #œ
#œ
rocks.
œ bœ œ “‘
bœ
#œ
to earn this food so
“” œ bœ œ
bœ
#œ b œ œ “‘ *°
œ
Œ
˙™
to share with those who live a - round.
bœ
œ
œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ
bœ
“” œ bœ œ
our
“” #œ œ #œ
œ‘ #œ “
my ful - fil - ling is
œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ
so
˙™
œ
> œ œ
œ
œ‘ #œ “
>j ‰ œ
bœ
“” œ bœ œ
œ bœ œ “‘
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
bœ
œ
*
27
> & œ œ œ œ œ
10
{
cross - ing through my mind's
& ?
“œ”
œ
œ
œ
œ
back -
œ
œ
j œ œ œ œ & œ ‰ œ œ
{
“œ” œ œ
con - cen - trate of
œ
& ˙™
{
sea,
&
bœ bœ œ “‘
“œ” b œ œ
˙
Œ
in - di - ca - ting
waves,
œ
on;
“œ” œ œ
œ
œ
> œ œ now
œ
“œ” b œ œ
bœ
bœ to
bœ
œ œ
œ œ œ bœ bœ bœ œ œ “” œ bœ œ
need no more and end this play - ing
bœ
bœ
œ bœ œ “‘ * °
> œ œ œ œ œ
œ bœ œ “‘
i
œ
“œ”
œ‘ œ “
œ
œ‘ œ “
e - king out my catch
bœ
œ
œ
Œ
œ œ
w
œ‘ œ “
œ
œ‘ œ “
16
?
rip - pling
> œ œ œ œ
“œ”
no clocks,
œ
13
?
ground
œ
œ‘ œ “ °
&
œ œ œ
œ
bœ bœ œ œ ˙
hear a
“œ” b œ œ
to - tal
bœ
sound.
œ bœ œ “‘
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
bœ
œ
28
19
& ˙
{
& ?
bœ
“” œ bœ œ
b œ‘ œ “
{
bœ
?
b œ‘ œ “ ° 25 > œ & <n>œ
{
“œ” b œ œ
es - tu - a - ry see -
&
& ?
œ
{
at
?
œ
bœ b œ‘ œ “
œ
thing,
mo
ving
“” #œ œ #œ
œ
“œ” b œ œ
rise, with
#œ
œ‘ #œ “
œ
œ
“” #œ œ #œ
strewn
Ϫ
“œ” #œ
œ‘ #œ “
œ
˙
œ
Æ b ˙ b ˙˙˙ ˙Æ bb ˙˙˙˙ ˙ °
#œ
œ œ œ
œ
bœ œ
“œ” b œ œ bœ
œ
*
œ- œ- œ- œ- œC œC œ. œ. “œ” b œ œ
rhy - thm pull - ing, push - ing, work- ing
œ
bœ
#œ b œ œ “‘ * ° bœ bœ œ œ lost with - in
Æ bb˙˙˙˙ ˙Æ b b ˙˙˙˙ ˙ * °
*
‰
Ϫ
œ bœ œ “‘
> œ œ œ
#œ
with dead homes;
bœ
wa - ter north and south, the ti - dal
I'm
bœ
#œ
bœ
œ œ œ œ œ™
‰
“” œ bœ œ
œ
caul - dron
œ bœ œ “‘
œ œ
œ
-
bœ
my back, my fronts:
&
“” #œ œ #œ
œ
-
œ‘ #œ “ ° 28 & œ. œ. œ. œ- œ- ™ >
œ
> œ œ œ
œ
sign in - sures sur - vi - val as my ketch blows east toward home, the ti - dal
-
œ
œ
sun
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ‘ #œ “ *° œ
bœ
toward
east
de
bœ
> & œ œ œ œ œ
22
> œ
Œ
the
bœ
œ
w bay.
Æ bw w w b#w ww w # w w w ' * °
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
*
29
10. this day's mildness Jazzy, fast, and heavily swinging
> & œ f
{
4 4
œ
this
day's
mf
? > œ
& Œ
{
œ
> œ
8
& Ó
-
ness
be
4 bbœœ 4 œœ œ í ™™ > ™™î ‘ b >œ 4 b œœœœ 4
œ
œ
˙
œ
-
lies
its
œ
œ
no
bœ
lei - sured
>œœ b b & bbœœœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ bœ ? b bœœœ
stor
œ joy
-
bbœœœœ œ í ™™ >> ™™î ‘ bb œœœœ œ
bbb>œœœœ bœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ bœ in
ing
haste
'til
œ
œ
œ
w
is wrenched aw
a
œ
œ
bœ
˙ eye.
ry.
bbœœœœ œ í ™™ >> ™™î ‘ bb œœœœ œ > œ
œ
œ
calm asks mind - less
bbb>œœœœ bœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ œ
-
œ
sum - mer bask - ing
na - ture's
bbb>œœœœ bœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ
œ
bbœœœ œœ > í ™™ > ™™î ‘ bb œœœœ œ
œ
bbœœœœ œ í ™™ >> ™™î ‘ bb œœœœ œ
œ bœ
˙ slows
œ
˙
Œ
˙
vem - ber,
-
bbœœœ œœ > í ™™ > ™™î ‘ bb œœœœ œ
˙
œ
mor - ning
& bbœœœœœ í ™™ >> ™™î ‘ bœ ? b œœœœ
{
mild
fe - vered
our
& bbœœœœœ í ™™ >> ™™î ‘ bœ ? b œœœœ
&
j <n>œ
(play jazz-like syncopations repeating notated chords, following singer)
4
12
˙
Jazzy, fast, and heavily swinging
&
{
Ϫ
(pitches are fixed but rhythms can be interpreted freely throughout to maximize swing)
bbb>œœœœ bœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ ˙
bbb>œœœœ bœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
Ó
30
15
&
{
>œ
œ
cross - ing
> bbœœœœ & œ í ™™bb >œœœ ™™î ‘ ? œœ
19
&
{
œ
œ œ
fin - gers en
{
&
clime,
Œ
palm,
{
&
Œ
>œ
dropped from
b>œœœ b b & bœœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ bœ ? b bœœœ
Œ
>œ œ
œ the
œ
œ
leng - thens
bbb>œœœ bœœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ œ
˙
shoul - ders
bbœœœœ œ í ™™ >> ™™î ‘ bb œœœœ œ
˙
œ
œ œ œ œ œ press - es
bbb>œœœœ bœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ
œ our
all
doubts
> bbœœœœ œ > ™ í ™bb œœœ ™™î ‘ œœ bœ
warm
see - ing
time.
ha - bits
bbœœœœ œ í ™™ >> ™™î ‘ bb œœœœ œ
are
in
œ
œ
bbb>œœœœ bœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ w
œ
sluff
near - ness smooth - ing
b œ bœ
˙
œ
bœ
b˙ bbb>œœœ bœœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ œ
to the
œ
˙
in ward
> bbœœœœ œ > ™ í ™bb œœœ ™™î ‘ œœ
œ bœ in - to
>œ œ
Œ
lives,
>œ œ near - ness
bb>œœœœ œ > í ™™ bb œœœ ™™î ‘ œœ
eve - ning
œ
œ
> bbœœœœ œ > ™ í ™bb œœœ ™™î ‘ œœ
out - ward bliss - ful
˙
œ
twine our wish - ing's
˙
bbb>œœœ & bœœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ bœ ? b bœœœ
27
-
œ œ œ œ
bb>œœœœ & œ í ™™bb >œœœ ™™î ‘ ? œœ
23
œ
bbb>œœœ bœœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ >j œ œ ‰ œ œ o - pen,
bbœœœœ œ í ™™ >> ™™î ‘ bb œœœœ œ
œ
each li - quid
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
31
31
{
& œ
œ
œ
mo - ment flesh
& bbœœœœœ í ™™ > ™™î ‘ b >œ ? b œœœœ
35
{
&
œ
œ
œ
of
Œ
{
& bbœœœœœ í ™™ > ™™î ‘ b >œœœ b ? œœ
42
{
&
œ
˙
hap - pen
b>œœœ b b & bœœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ bœ ? b bœœœ
> œ
> œ
œ
tight
to
> œ a
œ
-
?
gain
w
w
and once
w w
œ
stitched in
qui - et
know - ing
to
œ quar -
a
Ϫ
-
bw
gain,
bw
bbb>œœœœ bœ ™ í ™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ
œ
œ
œ
close - ness
bbœœœœ œ í ™™ > ™™î ‘ > bb œœœœ œ
bœ
œ
œ
œ
thought of
> bbbœœœœ bœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ j œ œ
œ bœ
œ
win - ter's
Ϫ
œ bœ
œ
so - lid
bbb>œœœœ bœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ
œ
bbb>œœœœ bœ ™ í ™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ
œ
each
b>œœœ b b & bœœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ bœ ? b bœœœ
way
˙
bbœœœœ œ í ™™ > ™™î ‘ bb >œœœœ œ
mem - ber,
a & ˙
> œ
soo - thing ties
˙™
39
œ
in shared re - tell - ing
bw
œ
œ
when
all
> bbbœœœœ bœ í ™™ b >œ ™™î ‘ b bbœœœœ
j œ œ bœ œ œ bw
packed to
bbœœœœ œ í ™™ > ™™î ‘ > bb œœœœ œ
œ
ters,
œ
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
œ
cart
a -
bœ will
sighs.
w
re -
œ
w w
œ
w w
11. tidings
32 f > 5œ &4
{
œ
œ
ti - dings come
? 45 w ? 45
? 46
?
œ
bw
nar - row depths
6 &4 œ
? 46
bw™ crest
bw™
œ
œ
waves
of
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
of
e - mo - tion - al
œ
fi
œ
œ bœ
œ
of
li - ving flood
in
œ line
œ
in
rum
of
-
bles
of
bw ™
-
Œ
4w 4
w
crea - king
> œ
ords,
> œ
˙
œ
b˙™
bw
6 4 Œ
bw bw
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
6 4 6 4
b˙ ™
boards.
4 4
and
b˙ ™
4 ™ 4 ˙ bw
a
w
b˙™
4 4
œ
mark
w
bw
œ
6 4 6 4
4 4˙
bw
œ
6 4
œ
w
at - tack
bw
j bœ
> œ
o - ver
w
Œ
bw
œ™ bw ™
w
tears;
7 4
bw œ
œ
7 4 ˙ 7 4
bw
4w 4
4 4
w™
œ
Œ
4 4
œ
œ
4 4˙
fear,
w™
bw
? 46
œ
w™
7
{
œ
w™
surge
œ
w
fill
& œ
{
un - ex - pec - ted
w
5
?
in
mf
6 &4 œ
{
œ w
3
? 46
œ
œ
œ
6 4 6
&4
6 4
33
> 6 &4 œ
9
{
mp
cross
-
œ
œ
œ
ings
all
end
6 &4
pp
? 46
6 &4 œ
{
-
{
-
4 &4
œ
˙ œ
lings come full,
bœ
bœ
for
œ
-
œ
bœ
bœ
bœ
bœ
gling,
bœ
œ
bœ bœ
6 4
œ
4 4
nee - ded
bœ
4 4 bœ
eve
bœ bœ
> œ
œ
3 bœj ‰ > 4 œ
6 4 6 4
bœ
bœ
bœ 43
œ
in - ter -
mo - ving
3 4 bœ
œ
ang - ling
bœ
bœ
man -
bœ
bœ
> œ
bœ
3 4 3 4
œ
cing,
bœ bœ
break,
œ
bœ
bœ bœ
œ
œ
bœ
3 4 œj ‰
œ
œ
3 4
œ
œ
‰
œ
3 4
poin - ted
œ œ œ™
sacs,
œ
œ œ
3 4 œj ‰
œ
œ
œ
bœ bœ
cul - de -
œ
œ
œ
bœ
in
be - come
œ
œ
13
? 44
œ
tions
6 &4
fee
ed
œ
œ
œ
œ
sec
4 &4 œ
œ
œ
œ
œ
11
? 46
œ
œ
œ
-
œ
-
bœ
œ
ry
bœ
bœ
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
4 4
4 4 4 4
bœ
bœ 44
34
16
4 &4 œ
{
fu
œ
ture
-
4 &4 ? 44
{
bœ
f
de
-
œ
in
œ
tails
of
œ
the
bœ
œ
mes - sage
5 4 œ
damp
bœ
bœ
5 4
prov
bœ
bœ bœ
œ
j œ
are
lines
of
gri - tty
Ϫ
w
bœ
4 4
Œ
?4
Œ
4 4
> œ
˙™
facts
w
Œ
ing.
bœ
bœ
œ
w
bœ
-
bœ
œ
w
bœ
œ
ing
-
5 4 bœ
œ
œ
w
w
21
& œ
wa
? w
w
-
œ
œ
ter's
pass
w w
-
w
w
w
œ
˙
œ
ing;
in
eb - bing's flow
w
w
w w
œ
œ
etched by
w w
> ˙™
Œ
scarred,
w
w
4
œ
mf
? 44
?
bœ
bœ
bœ
? 44 w
{
œ
e - choes
bœ
> 4 &4 œ
18
œ
w w
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
35
24
& œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ
{
? ?
bw
fixed as
& œ
seen
? w ?
& œ
{
? ?
33
&
{
ceeds
bw
this
re - gress - ive
œ
as
fal
a
- ling
j bœ
œ
this
tell
œ œ
&
œ
> œ
˙
-
mp
and
bw
&
bw
bw œ
ing
of
œ
œ
know - ing
bw
œ
œ
bœ
shows
now
in
dis
pp
œ
œ
œ
#œ œ
-
#˙ ?
& #œ
rhyme.
œ
suc -
œ
w
?
œ
bw
bw
Œ
bw
bw
ease,
w
foe,
œ
bsin w
w
˙
œ
w
œ
the
w
bw
‰
> œ
Œ
is
w
w
tax,
w œ
w
bw
w
œ œ
each sub - trac - ting one - ness
bw
˙
œ
w
œ bœ
btime. w bw
as
œ
? bœ
bw
œ
bw
&
for
œ
w
30
rest - ing
bw
bw
27
{
fi - nal
˙™
> <n>œ œ œ œ œ
Œ
˙
œ
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
36
12. the sun i see Slowly and secretly
8 &8
{
∑
∑
∑
œ bœ œ œ w
œ
Slowly and secretly
#œ œ
8 &8 mp
? 88
œœ
œ œ & #œ °
bœ & œ œ *°
& Ó™
p
>œ
the
œ
& w
œ
?
5
{
#œ w
#˙
sun
i
œ
? 10
8 œ
œ
#˙ ™
{
œ ˙
? œ œ& #œ
#˙
#œ ?
œ
œ
˙
œ
my
blind.
œ
?
œ
*
>œ œ on - ly
#˙
8œ œ 8 & #œ
10 œ bœ 8
?
œ œ bœ œ œ
fan - ta - sies are all
œ
10 8
? 10 bœ
bœ œ œ bœ
j ‰ œ
8 8
b>œ
œ
8 8˙
pp
& #œ
&
*°
&#œ
j ‰ œ
œ œ ˙™ œ
? bœ
œ
?
of the mind builds up whole form.
œ
œ œœ œ
see cor - rupts my sight: i'm
10 8
#œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ & &
&œ
*°
8
co - lor
œ
10 #œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ 8
pp
? œ œ & #œ °
?
∑
8 * °
œ
&
˙™
i have:
œ
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
œ i
8 8 8 8 ?8
8
37
11
8 &8 œ
{
b>œ
bœ
all
in
3:4q
bind
œ
8 &8 ? 88 bœ œ > & œ
14
{
18
{
œ °
22
&
{
the
vi - sion - al
œ
œ
Œ
real,
> œ
œ °
œ
œ
œ
˙ bœ
œ
œ
œ œ œ œ œ
no - thing is co - zy and
œ bœ *°
œ
˙
œ
&
in
?
*
œ œ œ œ œ fly - ing vor - tic - es
-
˙
œ œ
œ
j œ œ™
œ <n>œ œ
fea thered:
no - thing is
œ bœ
œ œ
œ
#˙
œ
j‰ œ
˙
role.
#œ œ
>œ
doubts
˙ bœ *°
˙
œ
œ
3
˙ bœ
œ
> œ
œ
no - thing is at - ten - tion to a par - ti - cu - lar
œ œ
˙
> œ
œ
˙
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ
œ
ea - ger
œ
œ
Œ
œ
˙™
œ
#œ
œ
˙
Œ
field,
œ
souls
˙
b˙™
bœ
œ
˙™
pin - point their shift - ing
& ?
faults
œ
œ
8
œ œ œ œ
#œ
8 8
&œ
œ
œ
& ?
˙
˙™
Œ
arms.
? 8 bœ
œ
œ bœ œ œ
& œ
œ
8
cross - ing this thres - hold
œ
œ
? 10 bœ
œ œ œ œ œ
and hold to self with sec - ret
10 8
œ
&
bœ œ œ bœ œ œ 8 8 ˙™ J œ
side,
-
pp
& ?
˙
10 œ ™ 8
œ
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
#˙
*
38
#œ œ #œ œ œ œ &
26
{
œ œ
Œ
œ ˙
dis - ap - pear in re - mem - bered ease of ends,
#˙
œ
&
œ
? œ œ& #œ °
?
œ
œ
#˙
>œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ ed - ges blur 'til
?
<n>>œ œ œ œ œ bœ bœ bœ œ bœ ˙ &
30
{
&
? bœ œ œ & °
33
˙
#œ
tend
b>œ
bœ
to
be
#œ
&
˙
? œ œ& #œ °
36
accel.
& œ
{
cept
ing the va
œ
œ
œ œ
œ
nish - ing
me
accel.
& bœœœ œ œ bœ œœœ œ œ œ ? bœœœ œ œ bœ œœœ œ œ œ
œ
&
?
*
œ œ
o - ther stead - fast - ness can on - ly pre-
each
œ œ
œ * °
#˙ ?
& #œ
Œ
˙
œ œ to
fall,
#œ bœ *°
œ bœ ˙ of my
œ œ & #œ *°
?
œ
˙
?
?
˙
#œ
#œ <n>œ #œ œ œ œ œ
>œ
&œ
œ
#˙
& #œ
come free - ness cen - tered cer - tain
-
bœ * °
-
œ
#˙
œ bœ bœ œ œ bœ
?
œ œ œ
-
bœ *°
?
3:4
& œ
{
Œ
si - lence draws its cur - tain to yield in - ner sight.
œ
ha - loed stage comes all,
œ
& #œ
Œ
œ ˙™
œ
&
#˙
> œ
ac
œ
w
fright.
bœ bbœœ bœ bbœœ bœ œœ œ bbœœ b œ b œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ bb œœ b œ bb œœ bœ œœ œ bb œœ b œ b œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
(no pedal)
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
*
-
?
*
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13. the window is closed Very fast
4 &4 Ó
{
Œ
Very fast
f
> bœ
bœ
the
win
-
j bœ > bœ œ
j œ™ bœ bœ bœ
bœ bœ œ™
dow is closed
so
wa - vy glass
be - comes one
4 bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ & 4 bœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ mf
? 44 bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ (no pedal)
4
& bœ bœ œ bœ bœ bœ
{
link to
all that's left so
œ
bœ b˙
> œ
Œ
far be - hind.
my
bœ
bœ
mind
con - structs
j bœ
Ϫ
a
bœ bœ bœœ bœ & bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bbœœ bœ bœ œ bœ bœ bœ b œ b œœ bœ ? bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bbœœ bœ bœ œ bœ bœ
7
& bœ bœ
{
œ bœ ™ bœ
wind to blow a - bout
>j œ bœ ™
a - round
j bœ œ bœ
a - part - ment's
bœ bœ
˙™
sense of space
in
& bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ bœ bœ bœ bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ bœ bœ bœ bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ œ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ ? bbœœ bœ bœ œœ bœ bœ bbœœ bœ bœ œœ bœ bœ bbœœ bœ bœ œœ bœ bœ bœœœ œ >œ &
11
{
œ bœ œ bœ
cross - ing to
in - ner
w self,
œ ‰ œ bœ œ J
˙
˙
œ
a pro - tec - tive
blind
œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ
> œ bœ
shield
in
Ϫ
‰
place,
bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ & b œœ œ bœ b œœ œ bœ b œœ œ bœ b œœ œ bœ b œœ œ bœ b œœ œ bœ bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ ? b œœ œ bœ b œœ œ bœ b œœ œ bœ b œœ œ bœ b œœ œ bœ b œœ œ bœ bbœœ bœ bœ œœ bœ bœ From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
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15
& œ
bœ
bœ & b œœ
œ
{
œ
dropped be - fore
bœ ? b œœ > & œ
bœ
œ
the
eyes
{
& bbbœœœ bœ ? bbœœ
> & œ
œ
œ
dles
-
of
bœ
bœ
bœ
œ
j œ
re
bœ b œ
bœ
19
{
etched
œ
as
˙
œ
shown
bœ
bœ
bœ
bœ b œ b œœœ
bœ
bbbœœœ
thought
bœœ œ
bbbœœœ
bœ b œ
Ϫ
Œ
see
bœ
bœ
œ
bœ b œ bb œœœ
œ
17
nee
can
bœ bbœœ œ
bœ
˙™
œ
-
bœ
bœ
bœ
bœœ œ
bœ
bœ b œ b œœœ
œ
bœ
œ
bœ
bbbœœœ
bœ
bœ
bœ
boun - ding
bbbœœœ
b˙ ™
bœ
on
the
frame - work:
end
bœ
bœ
bœ b œ
bœ
Ϫ
‰
walls,
bœœ œ
bœ b œ b œœœ œ
bœ
œ
in
bœ
bœ
bœ
bœ b œ
bœ œ
fur
-
bœ œ
nish - ing
& bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ bœ bœ bœ bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ bœ bœ bœ bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœ b œ b œœ b œ bb œœ b œ b œœ b œ bb œœ b œ b œœ bœ ? bbœœ bœ bœ œ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ œ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ œ bœ bœ
22
{
& ˙
me.
Œ
> bœ de
-
bœ
bœ
spite
green
Ϫ
leaves,
j bœ bœ bœ
œ > bœ bœ
de - spite limb's dance en - meshed
& bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ ? bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ
œ
in
œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
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25
{
& bœ
true
bœ earth's
> œ
j ˙ ‰ bœ bœ bœ
˙
change,
the sense of real
sits
œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ
in this chair and or - ders
& bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœ b œ b œœ bœ ? bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bbœœ bœ bœ œ bœ bœ œ
28
{
&
all
œ
to
œ
be
> bœ en
-
bœ
bœ
meshed
in
Ϫ
& bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bœ b œ b œœ b œ bœ ? bbœœ bœ bœ œœ œ œ bœ œ bœ bœ
31
& Œ
{
bœ
bœ
my
sight
> œ
turned
bœ
bœ
back
to
time,
j bœ bœ co - cooned
in
{
& w
been
> œ
all
œ
œ
bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™
see
a - stounds
œ a
-
& bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ > > bœ bœ bœ bœ ? bbœœ bœ bœ œœ bœ bœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ
place,
bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
j bœ
œ™ b œ bœ
the
ga - thered host
& bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœœœ bœ bœ bœ bbbœœœ bœ bœ bœ bœ b œ b œœ b œ bb œœ bœ ? bœœœ œ œ bœ bœœœ œ œ bœ bbœœ bœ bœ œ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ
34
˙
bœ
œ
fresh
œ bœ œ
œ
with its pa - tient
j bœ bœ œ of
all i've
bœœ bœ œ bœ bœ
b œœ bœ œ bœ bœ
œ œ ˙™
wait-ing.
b>œœ bœ bœœ bœ b>œœ bœ bœœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ >œ bœœ œ bœœ >œ bœœ œ bœœ b>œœ b œœ bœœ b œœ b>œœ b œœ bœœ b œœ b>œ bœœ bœ bœœ b>œ bœœ bœ bœœ œ œ œ œ
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
14. the boat
42
> & bœ f
{
the
{
bœ
œ
˙
boat
it
˙
œ
is
bœ
œ
œ
which
moves
the
car
we
ride,
4 bœ bœ bœ bœ 4 œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ bœ œ > œ œ > œ œ > œ œ > œ œ > œ œ > œ mf
4 b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ 4
? &
4 bœ 4
Fast and steady
&
4
œ
Fast and steady
(No pedal)
œ
Œ
> b˙
bœ
our
com
bœ - mon
œ œ œ
cha - ri - ot
bœ
˙
eas
-
œ
ing
& bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ > > > > > > ? b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ
7
{
&
œ
œ
˙
from
its
berth:
˙™
Œ
> bœ
mo
-
bœ bœ œ tion is
see
-
œ
ing
& bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ > > > > > > bœ bœ bœ bœ ? b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ
10
{
& œ
œ
and
bœ
felt
bœ in
œ
bœ
cold
wind's
˙
˙
Œ
search,
> bœ as
& bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ > > > > > > bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ ? bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
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13
{
& bœ
bœ bœ œ
spark - ling re - mind
-
œ
er
œ
bœ
bœ
laps
at
rail
-
bœ
˙™
ing's
side.
Œ
& bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ > > > > > > bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ ? bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ
16
{
&
>œ œ œ bœ œ cross - ing to
the
is
-
œ
bœ
land,
lea
œ
œ
ing,
qui
œ
bœ
ving
-
man
b˙ ™
œ be
-
Œ
hind,
b>œœ bœ bœœ bœ b>œœ bœ bœœ bœ b>œœ bœ bœœ bœ b>œœ bœ bœœ bœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > bbœœ bbœœ > bbœœ bbœœ b œœ bœ b œœ b>œ b œœ bœ b œœ b>œ b œœ bœ b œœ b>œ b œœ bœ b œœ > bb œœ bb œœ > bb œœ bb œœ > b œ ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ
19
{
&
>œ inch
œ bœ œ - ing toward be
-
bœ ™
-
et,
œ bœ J œ
b˙ ™
pro - tec - ted
free;
Œ
b>œœ bœ bœœ bœ b>œœ bœ bœœ bœ b>œœ bœ bœœ bœ b>œœ bœ bœœ bœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > bbœœ bbœœ > bbœœ bbœœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ ? b>œœ œ bœœ œ b>œœ œ bœœ œ b>œœ œ bœœ œ b>œœ œ bœœ œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ >œ œ œ œ œ &
22
{
need - ing on - ly self
œ and
œ bœ œ œ b˙
find - ing
it
to
be
>œ œ œ œ œ end - less - ly
en - fold
œ -
ing
& bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ > > > > > > bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ ? bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
44
25
& œ
{
depths
bœ
œ
in
my
œ
love's
Œ
˙ mind.
& bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ > > > bœ bœ bœ bœ ? bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ b>œœ bœœ bœœ œ
28
{
& ˙
œ
pul
-
bœ
ses
-
bœ
deep be - neath
this
j œ œ™
wa - ter
bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œ bœœ bœ bœœ b>œ bœœ bœ bœœ b>œ bœœ bœ bœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ
o
> bœ bœ bœ
ther
˙
œ
Œ
thought,
> bœ ebb
bœ -
ing
& bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ > > > > > > ? b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ
31
j œ œ™
& bœ bœ
{
when
it
œ
rea - sons,
Œ
œ
bœ
flood - ing
œ
œ
˙
˙™
when
it
feels,
Œ
& bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ > > > > > > > > ? b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ > & bœ
35
{
sen
bœ -
ses
œ
œ
loo - sened
œ
like
œ
these
bœ bœ bœ
glit - ter - ing
œ
bœ
˙
waves
i
see
& bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ > > > > > > bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ ? bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
45
38
&
{
> bœ
w
et
-
bœ
bœ
bœ
ching
in
this
& bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ > > > bœ bœ bœ bœ ? bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ b>œœ bœœ bœœ
41
&
{
œ wan
& bœœ > ? b>œœ
-
der
& bœ
black
bœœ > > bœœ
Ϫ
bœ and
œ
>bœ
Œ
ing;
-
bœœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœ bœœ œ
44
{
˙
œ
bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ b>œ bœœ œ
œ
day
> bœ
Œ
caught,
bœœ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ bœ > bœ bœœ œ bœœ œ bœœ ‰
white,
bœœ bœœ
bœœ > > bœœ
˙
> b˙
sealed
as
and
bœœ bœ bœœ bœ bœœ œ > œ bœœ bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ
bœ
œ
œ
its
free
bœœ b>œœ bœœ bœœ b>œ bœœ œ
bœ
bœœ bœ œ bœœ bœœ
œ œ œ œ
tied
in
me - mo - ry
bœ
bœ bœ œj bœ ™
of
bœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ b œ b œ bœœ bœœ > bbœœ bbœœ > bbœœ bbœœ bœœ bœ > bb œœ bb œœ > bb œœ bb œœ bœœ œ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ
to
-
tal - ly mo - ving
& bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ bbœœ > > > > > > bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ ? bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ bb>œœ b œ bbœœ b œ
47
{
molto rit.
& ˙™
bœ
love,
& b œœ
as
œ bœœ b œ
molto rit.
bœœ
? b œœ b œœ b œœ b œœ mp
˙
you,
b œœ
˙
2 4 ˙
œ bœœ b œ
2 4 œœ
(Fade out when out of breath)
as
˙
me.
bœœ
b œœ b œœ b œœ b œœ
2 œœ 4 p
˙ (Mute piano strings inside)
œœ œœ
œœ
œœ œœ
From the nurturing river: text © 1981 by James R. Murphy; music © 1981-82 by Frank J. Oteri, Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.
œœ