The Promise of Three Moments (with ensemble) (2017)

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ThePromiseofThreeMoments for SATBChorus Piano,Horn,Bass&Percussion MusicbyRobertS.Cohen LyricsbyRonaldW.Cadmus LeapfrogProductions 303UpperMountain Ave. UpperMontclair,NJ07043 Ph:(973)783-9192 bob@robertscohen.com www.robertscohen.com ForJeffSmithandthePhiladelphiaBoysChoir&Chorale ©2017

ThePromiseofThree Moments

Thefutureissonear Aseachapproachingsecond Brings“tomorrow”into"now" Thenstepsintothe“past.” Moments,eachthatbirthadream,come true,remembered: Eternity, imagination,thechroniclesoftime.

Allliveandmove inthoughtswebreathe,inhalinginnovationsin thewhispersofaninstant.

Time speakstousinsilentthoughts stirsthe mindtogazeatstars andblaze atrail uponthe constellations.

Injustthree moments weseekthe dawnthatbreaks withnewdiscoveries thatleadsustoconceive whatlife canbe.

Withinourmind, oursoul, ourheart, isbursting thebrilliantlight sowemightsee whatyetcan be.

Lightlivesandmoves inthoughtswebreathe,inhalinginnovationsin thewhispersofaninstant.

Time speakstousinsilentthoughts stirsthe mindtogazeatstars andblaze atrail uponthe constellations. Injustthree moments

Freshdreamsandpassions, surprisingmyst’ries like wingsunfoldinginachrysalis Thingsunimagined revealtheirsecrets andvowtheirsweetbetrothalwithakiss. Learnfromthe lessons ofthepast tomaketheworldabetterplace. Thenshapeyourvisions toinspire allthehumanrace.

andlive, andlive, andlive,

Thepromiseofthree moments: Eternity, imagination,thechroniclesoftime!

InstrumentList

Piano

HorninF

DoubleBass

Chimes

MarkTree

Triangle

SuspendedCrashCymbal

SmallSuspendedCymbal

ThePromise ofThreeMoments

                                       Soprano Alto Tenor Bass HorninF Percussion TubularBells DoubleBass Piano           MarkTree Adagio           simile                                                     
                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 5                                                                                                                          2 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 9                                                     Thefutureissonear                        11 11          aseachapproachingsecond                       3 ThePromiseofThreeMoments

ThePromiseofThreeMoments

                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 13         brings“tomorrow”into"now"then                             stepsintothe“past.”                              Moments,eachthatbirthadream,         Moments,eachthatbirthadream,     Moments,come     Moments,come                         -4
                            S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 16        cometrue,rememberedE         cometrue,rememberedE  true,    true,E                                   ternity,the      ternity,the      imagination,         ternity,imagination,                                   chroniclesoftime;all        chroniclesoftime;all         chroniclesoftime,oftime;all      chroniclesoftime;                                         Susp.crash (soft mallet)  5 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
          S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno.       liveinthoughtsin         andmovewebreathe,in       liveinthoughtsin       liveinthoughtsin                                   66 66           3 3 3 3              19 19            halinginnovations         halinginnovations       halinginnovations       halinginnovations                                 66 6 6            3 3 3 3            -6 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 21        inthewhispersofan      inthewhispers       inthewhispers        inthewhispers,whispers                                 6 66 6            3 3 3 3               instant.Time         thewhispersofaninstant.     ofaninstant     ofaninstant                                   6666            3 3 3 3             7 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                                                           S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno.        speakstousinsilentthoughts,         speakstousinsilentthoughts;        speaksinsilentthoughts;      speaksinsilentthoughts;                                66 6 6             3 3 3 3            23 23            stirsthemindtogazeatstarsandblazea           stirsthemindtogazeatstarsandblazea           stirsthemindtogazeatstarsandblazea           stirsthemindtogazeatstarsandblazea                                             66666                3 3 3 3 3            Susp.crash -8
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ThePromise
                                       S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 25        trail,togazeat         trailtogazeat      andblazeatrail      andblazeatrail,                                   6666             3 3 3 3             3    Tri.            starsandblazea         starsandblazea      togazeatstars      togazeatstars                                   6666             3 3 3 3             3 9 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                                                           S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 27                trail,togazeat         trailtogazeat      andblazeatrail,      andblazeatrail,                                   6666             3 3 3 3             3 Div.                    starsandblazeatrailuponthe           starsandblazeatrailuponthe            atstarsandblazeatrailuponthe            atstarsandblazeatrailuponthe                                               66666               3 3 3 3 3               3 -10 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                                                           S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 29           constel         constellations.      constellations,      constellations,                                  6666           3 3 3 3           dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco  dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco Unis.       constellations.         constellations.       constellations,                                   6666           3 3 3 3       rit. poco a poco --11 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                                                                                        S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 31      Injustthree      constellations.       constellations,       constellations..                                       66         3 3       rit. rit.   rit.       moments!            32 32  Tri. ATempo ATempo12 ThePromiseofThreeMoments

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                                       S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 33                                                   simile                                   three                                 pizz.    13

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                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 37        Weseekthedawnthatbreaks,        Weseekthedawnthatbreaks,       momentsthree                                    Sm.susp.cym. (scrape with stick)            thatbreakswithnewdiscoveries          thatbreaks,withnewdiscoveries       momentsthree                                         andleadsustoconceive         andleadsustoconceive       momentsthree                                 14
                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 40     whatlifecanbe.      whatlifecanbe.         momentsthreemoments                                      arco  Susp.crash         Inourmind,oursoul,ourheart,        Inourmind,oursoul,ourheart,        Inourmind,oursoul,ourheart,        Inourmind,oursoul,ourheart,                                               pizz.              alightisbursting,        alightisbursting,       alightisbursting,       alightisbursting,                                                  arco pizz.  -    15 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                                                                    S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 43         abrilliantlight,sowemight         abrilliantlight,sowemight         abrilliantlight,sowemight         abrilliantlight,sowemight                                                   arco          seewhatyetcanbe.might        seewhatyetcanbe;might        seewhatyetcanbe;might        seewhatyetcanbe.might                                                            seewhatyetcanbe;Light         seewhatyetcanbe;Light       seewhatyetcanbe;              seewhatyetcanbe;                                                      Div.-   16 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                                       S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno.       livesinthoughtsin         andmoveswebreathe,in       livesinthoughtsin       livesinthoughtsin                                  66 66             3 3 3 3            46 46     Unis.        halinginnovations         halinginnovations       halinginnvations       halinginovations                                  66 6 6            3 3 3 3             simile-17
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                            S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 48        inthewhispersofan     inthewhispers      inthewhispers      inthewhispers                                 6 66 6             3 3 3 3                instant.Time         thewhispersofaninstant.    instant.     ofaninstant.                                   6666             3 3 3 3             18 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                                                           S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno.        speakstousinsilentthoughts,         speakstousinsilentthoughts.        speaksinsilentthoughts.    speakstous.                                66 6 6             3 3 3 3            50 50           stirsthemindtogazeatstarsandblazea           stirsthemindtogazeatstarsandblazea           stirsthemindtogazeatstarsandblazea           stirsthemindtogazeatstarsandblazea                                             66666                3 3 3 3 3            Susp.crash-19 The
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                                                           S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 52        trailtogazeat         trailtogazeat      andblazeatrail      andblazeatrail                                   6666             3 3 3 3             3    Tri.            starsandblazea         starsandblazea      togazeatstars      togazeatstars                                  6666             3 3 3 3             3 20 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                                                           S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 54         trailandblazeatrail,uponthe                     trailandblazeatrailuponthe           atrailandblazeatrailuponthe            atrailandblazeatrailuponthe                                               66666                3 3 3 3 3               3  Div.-21
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                                                           S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 55    constel                  constellations.      constellations.      constellations.                                 6666             3 3 3 3           dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco  dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco dim. poco a poco Unis.       constellations.         constellations.       constellations.                                  6666             3 3 3 3       rit. poco a poco-22
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                                                                             S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno.  57          constellations.          constellations,constel      constel                                                    66           3 3         poco rit.    poco rit.      lations.   lations..                         58 58   Moltomenomosso Moltomenomosso                                23
                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno.        eternity!                             Cantabile pizz.    Cantabile (spoken)  (spoken) 60 60        imagination!            thechronicalsoftime!                          (spoken)          Freshdreamsandpassions,                           espress.24 ThePromiseofThreeMoments

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                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 63          surprisingmyst’ries,                                   likewingsunfoldingina                                imagination!       eternity!      chrysalis                         25
                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 66            thechroniclesoftime!          thechronicalsoftime!                           (spoken)         Thingsunimagined                                  ord. espress.        revealtheirsecrets       Thingsrevealsecrets                              espress. ord.26 ThePromiseofThreeMoments

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                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 69         andvowtheirsweetbetrothal         andvowtheirsweetbetrothal                               withakiss.      withakiss.                           arco          Learnfromthelessonsofthe                           27
                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 72         Learnfromthelessonsofthe   past          Learnfromthelessonsofthe                            ord.   past        tomaketheworlda        tomaketheworlda  past                            ord.     betterplace.    betterplace.                        -28 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 75         Thenshapeyourvisionstoin          Thenshapeyourvisionstoin                                       spire         yourvisionstoinspire  spire         yourvisionstoinspire                                            allthehumanrace.      allthehumanrace.      allallthehuman      allallthehuman                                  29 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 78    race.    race.      race.and      race.and                                                        andlive,andlive,The         andlive,andlive,The     live,andlive,     live,andlive,                          pizz.   ATempo 79 79 ATempo        PromiseofThreeMoments:e        PromiseofThreeMoments:e       PromiseofThreeMoments!       PromiseofThreeMoments.                                           30
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                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 81       ternity,the       ternity,the         imagination,         imagination,                            chroniclesoftime;       chroniclesoftime;         chroniclesoftime;and         chroniclesoftime;and                                        andlive,andlive,The         andlive,andlive,The     live,andlive,     live,andlive,                                         31 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                                                                    S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 84          PromiseofThreeMoments,then          PromiseofThreeMoments,then       Promiseofthreemoments.       Promiseofthreemoments.                                     shapeyourvisions      shapeyourvisions     shapetoinspire     shapetoinspire                                    allthehumanrace.       allthehumanrace.       allthehumanrace.       allthehumanrace.                                            Susp.crash                                32
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                                       S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 87         andlive,andlive,The      andlive,The    live,andlive,    live,andlive,                                        arco                 PromiseofThreeMoments:e          PromiseofThreeMoments:e         PromiseofThreeMoments.        PromiseofThreeMoments.                                               ternity,the       ternity,the         imagination,         imagination                                                 33 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 90       chroniclesoftime;       chroniclesoftime;         chroniclesoftime;and        chroniclesoftime;and                                         andlive,andlive,The         andlive,andlive,The     live,andlive,     live,andlive,                                            PromiseofThreeMoments,then        PromiseofThreeMoments,then       PromiseofThreeMoments.       PromiseofThreeMoments.                                                       34 ThePromiseofThreeMoments
                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 93      shapeyourvisions      shapeyourvisions       shapetoinspire       shapetoinspire                                         shapeyourvisions      shapeyourvisions       shapetoinspire       shapetoinspire                                           shapeyourvisions      shapeyourvisions      shapetoinspireThe      shapetoinspireThe                                                                 35
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                   S A T B Hn. Perc. T.B. D.B. Pno. 96     PromiseofThree         PromiseofThree     PromiseofThree         PromiseofThree       MarkTree Div. Div. Unis.    Moments!    Moments!    Moments!    Moments!                       Susp.crash      Moments!Three     Moments!Three     Moments!Three     Moments.!Three                                       Div. Div. Div.     Moments!     Moments!   Moments!     Moments!                                                                     36 ThePromiseofThreeMoments

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