the nurturing river

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 . œœ.

œœ >. >œ. œ

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.

˙

œ

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

-

œ

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

& ˙

{

&

j b œ ? bœ. œ . œJ > & œ

> œ

œ “” œj œ. œ. œ. œ œJ

9

{

, œ œ œ œ œ

(NOTE: The first two beats of each measure are fixed, but the remainder is indeterminate.) fff 2 +?

4

œ

œ

crude

brick

“” œœœj ##œœœ <n>œœœ œ œ & œJ j ? bœœœœ œœœ œ. b œJ b œJ * ° masks

the

sun re-turns as

“” # œj # œ. #œ. œ. œ œJ œj œ. œ. œJ

œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ

“” # œœj## œœœ #œœ #œœ œ # œœ J j <n>œœœ <n> œ <n><n>œœœœ J ° œ

the

,

œ

o - range

œ

wall be - yond a

*

œ œ œ œ

“” œj # œ. <n>œ. œ. œ œJ j œ bœ. in

“”. j #œ #œ #œ. œ. œ œJ œj œ. œ. œJ

sli - ve - ry win - dow's

a puls - ing

œ

fire

œ

of

˙

˙

a

fresh

“” <n><n>œœœj<n><n> œœœ œ œ <n><n>œœœœ J bœœj b œœ b œ œ b œœ J * °

˙

œ ˙

bbbœœœœ J °

œ

“” “” <n> œœj<n><n> œœœ œj œ. <n>œœ <n>œœ œ œ. œ. œ <n> œœ œJ J j j b œ b œ œ b œœ . œ b œ b œ . œ b œœ œ J J ° * pain.

œ

œ

“” bbœœœj <n> œœœ œ œ bbœœœœ j J b œ bbœœœ

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 .

{

œ -

{

? 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

-

˙

œ

6 w™ 4 note

b˙ ™

depth,

5 ˙™ 4

sud - den

5 4 ™ b˙

b˙ ™

5 4

b˙ ™

*

˙™

w™ w™

4 4 4 4

Œ

˙

˙

mo- ment's chance,

˙™

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

˙

˙

œ 43 b˙ ™ ˙™ * ° j œ œ

dawn

to room's con - troll - ing

˙™

pp

bœ

in mind

˙™

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

“” ##œœœj ##œœœ œ œ & ##œœœœ J j ?<n>œ <n><n>œœœœ <n> œœœ J ° ra

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

“”œ “”œ. j j # œœ œ bœ <n>œœœ œœ #œœ bœ. œ. œ œJ œJ œœœj bœj . œ bœ bœ bœ b œœœJ b œJ . * *°

42 ?

œ

œ

œ

soft ease

œ bbœœœ œ bb œœœ

œ

i've

,>

˙

œ œ

seen

“œ” j bbœœœ œœ œ œ b œ œ b œœ J j b œ œ bœ bbœœ bb œœœ J °

U #œ

a -

*

(hold until no longer comfortable to do so)

œ

in - ward

well.

œœ bœœ œ b œœœ

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

œ

for all

be - guiles

œ this

œ

>œ

œ

œ

u - nique

œ

strange - ness,

œ

bœ œ bœ

>œ

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bœ

bœ œ™

œ

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-œ

sa-

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 ˙

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

*

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

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.

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,

# œ. œ.

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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

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.

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

Transformal Music (ASCAP, work ID = 882581558). All rights reserved. Please notify ASCAP if performing this material.

*

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.

*

-

?

*

39

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.

43

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