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Brian Mark “First They Came…” for Vocal Quartet+String Trio

Text by Martin Niemöller

June, 2018

“First they Came…” First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me

-Text, Martin Niemöller

“First They Came…”

“First They Came…”, for vocal quartet (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone) and string trio, was written for the 2018 Oregon Bach Festival. I had chosen this iconic poem due to my reaction of the current political state in this country. In 2017 I was living in England at the time, and I was horrified to learn about the Executive Order 13769, titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States”, often referred to as the “Muslim ban” or the “travel ban,” signed by President Donald Trump on 27 January, 2017. Although this law was revised to a “watered down, politically correct version” from its predecessor, the symbolism in this poem between Nazi Germany and Trump’s America is quite alarming and “speculatively” prophetic. Clearly the ugly insidious mask of fasicm is subtly creeping up into America’s homeland: anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia, sexism, and of course, the hatred towards those of the Islamic faith is on the rise, and in some instances, an acceptable form of scapegoat behavior in the United States. When completing this work, by sheer “coincidence” I happen to stumble upon “The Handmaid’s Tale” TV series on Hulu, which is currently based on Margaret Attwood’s 1985 dystopian model. The main protagonist and narrator, Offred the Handmaid, makes the following observation when reflecting of her “old life” as “June” before the great fall of America’s society to the “Republic of Gilead,” which caught my eye upon creating this piece based on Niemöller’s text: “Now I’m awake to the world. I was asleep before. That’s how we let it happen. When they slaughtered Congress, we didn’t wake up. When they blamed terrorists and suspended the constitution, we didn’t wake up then, either. Nothing changes instantaneously. In a gradually heating bathtub, you’d be boiled to death before you knew it.” Offred’s repeated theme of “not waking up” is strikingly similar to Niemöller’s repeated stance on “not speaking out”, and the gradual “heating bathtub” could also resemble the slow purging of the collective groups from his poem. Although Attwood’s vision of a totalitarian theonomic military dictatorship is not so quite far off from the Trump presidency, there are symptoms in our current political climate that are parallel to the Republic of Gilead. It is my hope that my musical approach to Niemöller written in 2018 is a cautionary tale, rather than being a prologue for what could transpire if we are not careful. Moreover, I will close this commentary of my musical rendition to Martin Niemoller’s “First they Came…” by stating a very special historical quote as a dire warning: “'Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.' (George Santayana) -Brian Mark

written for the Oregon Bach Festival

"First They Came..." Dedicated to Dr. Yetta Howard

Martin Niemöller

Brian Mark

Forceful! (q = 120-130)

Ï U > 3 & 4 œ œ œJ ‰ Œ

Soprano

First they came!

First they

Tenor

Ï ? 43 # œ œ œj ‰ UŒ > First they came!

Baritone

J Ï ≥ j U B 43 # œœ œœ œœ ‰ Œ Ï

Viola

≥ ? 43 # œ œ œj ‰ UŒ Ï

Violoncello

∑

Vla.

Vc.

& &

came!

b˙

∑

came! (they came)

∑

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j #œ œ œ ‰ > First they came!

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4 4

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came!

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(on second beat)

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came!

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* normal bowing, repeat as two quarter notes in tempo

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First they

*(on third beat)

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they

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came! (they came)

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First they

Vln.

First

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Violin

came!

Ï j U 3 V 4 #œ œ œ ‰ Œ > First they came!

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First they came!

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Alto

U >œ œ œ J ‰ Œ

(on third beat)

(on fourth beat)

"First They Came..." œ œ œ J &

Then they

f bœ œ œ J ‰ Ó

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came!

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f bœ œ œ ‰ Ó J

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(on second beat)

b ˙ b˙

came!

b˙. æ ƒ

b œ Iœ œ æ

(on fourth beat)

(on third beat)

* "Scream" up on "came" to highest pitch possible ** Gliss up to highest note possible

Slightly Relaxed (q = 100)

& Œ œœ œœœ f

& Ó

Vla.

Vc.

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came!

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slow gliss

∑ ∑

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(on second beat)

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came!

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q = 150-160

(on second beat)

(on third beat)

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(on first beat)

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q = 150-160

con Sord

œ œ œ œ π #œ œ #œ œ π # œ œ con Sord

* Repeat "I Did not Speak out" on notated pitches, legato, as a quintuplet rhythm (in tempo) before gradually ending on niente

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"First They Came..."

3 25

∑

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they

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not

p j œ ‰ Ó

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speak

they

out

came

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‰

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they

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not

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speak

out

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they

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came

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they

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they

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bœ

nœ nœ

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came

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they

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they

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came

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did

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speak

out

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"First They Came..." 35

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not

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speak

out

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they

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came

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they came

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came

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Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

& &

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nœ

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they

came

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‰

p ≈ œœ œ œ œœœ

I did not speak out I did

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# œo

b œo

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j‰ œ & œo b œo œ p

b œo

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pizz.

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they

came

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j œœ ‰ p pizz.

˙˙

they came

p ≈œœ œ œ œœœ

I did not speak out I did

F œ#œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ

Be - cause

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‰

j œ

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First

∑

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not a

j‰ œ #œ

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p ≈bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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First

they

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j‰ œ œ came

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they

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came

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they

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b œo

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* "I did not speak out" is to be spoken repeatedly as fast as possible to a 'niente' whisper. At the start of this texture, include the "And" before the phrase only once.

came

First they

came

Spoken: I did not speak out

not speak out I did not speak out

œo œo

& # # œO

œ-

P œ #œ œ œ œ œ J‰

œo

came

p j œ ‰Ó

∑

ȯ œo

First

they

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j‰ œ œ #œ

out

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ȯ œo

not speak out I did not speak out

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P ‰œ œ œ œ œ

p j œ ‰Œ

œ œ œ

speak

(at pitch)

œo

p F & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œj‰ F & #œ

not

∑

(Harmonics at pitch)

&œ

bœ

I did not speak out

(Harmonics at pitch)

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‰

j œ

œ œ

œo b O œ œo

P bœ œ

‰

I did

First

∑

Vln.

j‰ œ #œ

p j œ ‰Ó

First

p j œ ‰Œ

œ œ œ ˙

π œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J‰ J‰

Com - mun - ists

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F œo

Com - mun - ists

b œO # # ¥̇ œo

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"First They Came..."

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∑

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∑

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‰

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j & ‰ # # œO Ȯ π œo ȯ J & ‰ π œo & ‰ J π

∑

cause

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be - cause

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be - cause

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‰

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cause

be - cause

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cause

be - cause

∑

was

not

Vln.

Vla.

B ˙ P

œ ‰ J π

Vc.

& ˙ P

œ ‰ J π

#œ

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œ œ

#œ

œ œ

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#œ

œ #œ

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‰

normale

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j # # œœ

œ #œ

‰

sul tasto

œ J π

‰

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P ≈ # œ œ œr ≈ ‰ Œ . â

∑

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Vln.

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be - cause

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"First They Came..." 3 &4

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out

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∑

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speak

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out

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sul Ponticello

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not

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speak out

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"First They Came..."

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& 44 Œ

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∑

bœ bœ bœ P

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* "I did not speak out" is to be spoken repeatedly as fast as possible to a 'niente' whisper. At the start of this texture, include the "And" before the phrase only once. ** Play figures in box repeatedly, legato, in varying order, triplet rhythm. Do not align with other instrumentalist. Gradually transition to sixteenth note rhythms until bar 72.

F b & œ

Then

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came

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U - nion - ists

b œ-

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they

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came

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P bœ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ

U - nion - ists

j j œ ‰ ‰ bœ

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Vc.

bœ

did

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P œ œ

bœ bœ bœ

bœ bœ

U - nion - ists

And

bœ I

did

speak

out

not

3 4 ˙.

43 œ b œ b œ

3 bœ 4 bœ bœ

5 4

speak

U - nion - ists

out

U - nion

3 4 ˙.

5 4

3 4 b˙.

<---------------------------------------------------gradually to sul Ponticello before going back to normale-------------------------------------------------------------------->

bw P

5 4

U - nion - ists

B ?

U - nion - ists

poco accel.

Vln.

And

poco accel.

b˙.

5 4

"First They Came..." ƒ ‰ œJ œJ ‰ Œ

& 45 œJ ‰ Œ

The trade!

44 äœ . Un

5 &4 ˙

p ‰ b œj œ œ œ œ 44 b œ

V 45 ˙

p ‰ b œJ œ œ œ œ 44 b œ

? 45 j ‰ Œ œ

ƒ ‰ œJ œJ ‰ Œ

Theycametheycamethey

The trade!

came

44 äœ . Un

q = 132

f b œ-

œ œ. ‰ Ó J

ion - ist!

Then

f œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ J

they came they came they came

œ œ. ‰ Ó J

ion - ist!

Vln.

& 45 b œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 44 b œ b œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ

Vla.

4 B 45 œ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 œ b œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ ? 5 bw 4

they

œœ œœ œœ œœ 4 b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 4

˙ œ

the

œ-

they

& bœ œ œ œ œ I

did

not

P & bœ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ un - ion - ists

trade

P n V œ bœ bœ œ nœ bœ œ œ un - ion - ists

Vc.

did

not

j œ ‰

b˙.

gliss h gliss

h gliss

F j ‰ b œ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ trade

œ-

came

trade

bœ bœ

the

trade

the

n œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ F

trade

œ ‰ J

j œ ‰

‰ b œj And

œœ œœœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœœœ

bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ F

˙.

out

œ ‰ J

P p f ‰ b œj œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œj ‰ they came they came they came they

speak

œ nœ bœ

œ nœ

un - ion - ist

b b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ b b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ F

p ‰ n œJ œ œ œ œ œ œ

trade

j œ ‰

un - ion - ist

F n œ b œ b œ œ n œ b œ œJ ‰ un - ion - ists

q = 132

speak

un - ion - ists

And

theycame they came they came they

out

came they came they came they came

f P œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ J

came they came they came they came

˙.

j œ ‰

f œ œ ˙. Speak out!

P ‰ b œj œ œ œ œ œ œ

they came they came they came they

P ‰ b œJ œ œ œ œ œ œ

they came they came they came they

f œ œ ˙.

Speak out!

poco a poco accel.

œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ & b b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ b b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ f

Vla.

trade

bœ œ œ œ œ I

Vln.

œ ‰ J

‰ bœ J

bœ bœ bœ

poco a poco accel. 76

œ ‰ J

un - ion - ist

F ‰ n œj b œ b œ

Then

came

un - ion - ist

b œ-

Vc.

œ-

f F subito j œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ bœ bœ bœ

they came they came they came

œ-

B œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ?

bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ f

"First They Came..."

9 81

˙.

œ ‰ J

F & bœ œ œ œ œ

came they came they came

F V bœ œ œ œ œ

came they came they came

they

Vla.

Vc.

came

f œ œ nœJ ‰ J ( )

they came

& b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ R

ƒ f œ œ œ œ œ œ 5 bœ œ œ œ œ 8

ƒ f 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ 5 bœ œ œ œ œ 4 8

*—

r B œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

gliss

R ≈‰ Œ

R ≈‰ Œ ƒ *— ƒ

* Ï 7 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 3 U∑ &8 4

Vc.

They came

Ï * ?7 3 U 8 bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 ∑

4 4

They came They came for the Jews!

Vla.

? 7 ≥œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 8 bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ * Slight pause

They came for the Jews!

Then they came Then they came

They came for the Jews!

∑

ƒ 58 b œ œ œ œ œ

≥œ œ œ œ œ 85 b œ œ œ œ œ ƒ

∑

4 4

∑

≥œ œ œ œ œ 85 b œ œ œ œ œ

∑

C Holding Back (q = 126) 4 ∑ 4

p 44 Œ œ œ

They came They came for the Jews!

Vln.

Then they came Then they came

* Ï b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 3 U∑ 7 V8 4

≥œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & 78 b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ï ≥œ œ œ œ œ œ œ B 78 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ï

ƒ 58 b œ œ œ œ œ

≥ 5 œ œ œ œ œ 8 œ œ œ œ œ ƒ

p Ï 3 U* 7 3 4 & 8 bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 ∑ 4 Œ œ œ

They came for the Jews!

R ≈‰ Œ ƒ *—

They came They came for the Jews!

They came for the Jews!

Then they came Then they came

They came They came for the Jews!

They came for the Jews!

ƒ 3 3 44 n œ œ œ œ œ œ 85 b œ œ œ œ œ

ƒ 5 œ œ œ œ œ 8

∑

œ œ œ œ œ They came for the Jews!

bœ œ œ œ œ They came for the Jews!

7 8 78 7 8

bœ œ œ œ œ

They came for the Jews!

≥œ œ œ œ œ 85 b œ œ œ œ œ ƒ

≥ b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

≥œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

7 8

≥œ œ œ œ œ 85 b œ œ œ œ œ

≥œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ

They came for the Jews!

Anxious (q = 152-160)

* Gliss up to highest note possible

4 4

ƒ n œ œ œ œ œ œ 85 b œ œ œ œ œ 3

∑

gliss

r œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

They came for the Jews!

Then they came Then they came

j ‰ œ

˙.

ƒ 5 œ œ œ œ œ 8

∑

f j œ œ ‰

Vln.

Anxious (q = 152-160)

* 3 U∑

4 43

∑

They came

œœ œ œ ˙

And

œ œ œ œ œ œ 3

they

came

Then they came Then they came

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Then

they

came

Then they came Then they came

∑

sul tasto Galloping like a horse - -- - - - - - - --- - --44 œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ 3 3 3 p 3

∑

bœ Œ Œ p 3

œ œ

œ œ œ

œ œ

œ Œ Œ 3

Then they came Then they

came

P œ œ œ œ

I did not speak

œœ- œœ- œœ- œœ- œœ- œœ- œœ- œœpizz.

œ œ œ

∑

6 4

I did not speak out

Then

C Holding Back (q = 126) 44 ∑

* 3 U 4 4 ∑ 4

P ‰ œJ ˙ .

∑ 3

≥ 5 œ œ œ œ œ 8 œ œ œ œ œ ƒ

œœ- œœ- œœ- œœ3

bœ Œ Œ 3

œo œo ‰ J p

œœ- œœ- œœ- œœ3

6 4 46 46

j 6 œ@~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 Oscillating Gliss

"First They Came..." 6 ˙ &4

& 46 Œ

Then

6 V4 Œ

F # w œ œ œ œ œ œ . 4 ‰ 4

Be - cause

œ œ œ

came

Then

they

came Then they

œ œ œ

they

came

Then

they

came Then they

? 46 b w

ȯ

& 46

Vla.

Vc.

œB 46 œ

œ- œ- œœ œ œ 3

& Ó

And

they

V Œ œ

they

œ bœ œ

came Then they came

did

came

bœ œ

F j‰ 4 œ 4 nœ œ œ œ ˙ 44

œo œo

o 4 œ 4 P

came Then they

came

œ œ

œ bœ œ

Then they

came Then they

came

bœ œ œ œ I

did

not speak

Galloping like a horse

œ œ œ bœ œ œ

œo

46 b œ œ

3 46 œ œ

Then they

œ nœ œ

was

œ bœ œ

not

nœ

accel.

˙.

œ ‰ œ œ œ œ 4 4 J

Jew

I was not a

œ œ œ bœ œ nœ bœ

nœ

came

Then they came Then they came

œ nœ œ

œ bœ œ

came Then they

bœ

nœ œ œ bœ œ bœ œ

out

came

œ œ

not

‰ b œj ˙ . w

6 j 4 ‰ bœ ˙ ˙.

œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ

came Then they

j œ ‰ œ

œo J‰

came Then they

46 b ˙ .

ȯ .

Gliss œo ~~~~~~~~~~~~Oscillating ~~~~~~~~?~~~~~~~~ J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Be - cause

Then they

ȯ .

œ ‰ œ œ. œ œ œ œ J 3

∑

n œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ

ȯ .

j œ ‰

n œo

# œ- œ- œ- œ- # œ- œ- œ- œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ 3

˙.

? ‰ j bœ ˙. w p

œ œ œ bœ œ œ

came they came Then they came Then they came Then they came

3 6 4 b œ-œ œ-œ œ-œ œ-œ b œ- œ- œ- œ-

œ œ œ œ œ œ

Then they came Then they came

b œ-œ œ-œ œ-œ œ-œ b œ-œ œ-œ œ-œ œ-œ

nœ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

B b œœ œ-œ œ-œ œ-œ œ- œ- œ- œp

œœ œœ œœ œœ - --3

œ ‰ Œ J

Then they came Then they came Then they came Then they came

6 4 b œ- œ- œ- œ- b n œœ œœ œœ œœ b œ- œ- œ- n œœ - -- -

& œ œ- œ- œp 3

˙ 3

Then they came Then they came

ȯ .

œ- œ- œ- œœ œœœ

6 ˙ 4 3

#œ œ œ #œ œ œ

I did not speak out

œo # ˙o .

Then they

œœ œ œ ˙

I did not speak out

œ bœ œ

Then they came Then they came

not speak out

Vc.

œ œ œ

Then they came Theyn they came

&œ œ

nœ

b œ- œ- œ- œ- n œœ œœ œœ œœ - - - -

Vla.

P bœ œ œ œ ˙ I did

Vln.

œ œ

came Then they came

œ 4 œ œ œ 4

came

P ‰ œJ œ œ œ œ ˙

& Œ œ

œ œ œ

Jew

œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- œ- 4 # œ- œ- œ- œœ œ œ œ œœœ 4 œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 3 œ œ

?6 4

œœ

œ 44 # œ œ œ

out

Vln.

I was not a

they

Then

œ J

œ-œ œ-œ œ-œ œ-

‰ œj ˙ ˙.

Then they came Then they came

for

b˙

Jew

for

œ bœ œ

j œ ‰ 44

accel.

3 e + hd j ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 44 œ- œ- œ- œ- b œ ~~~~~~~~ Oscillating Gliss

3 e + hd j ~~~~~~ 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ b œ- œ- œ- œ- b œ ~~~~~~Oscillating Gliss & 4

‰ b œj ˙ ˙.

4 4

"First They Came..."

11 S.

Piu Mosso (q = 132-140)

F 4 ˙ &4

102

œ œ

not

Jew

œ J

‰

Jew

F 4 & 4 ˙.

was

F 4 V4 ˙

b˙

F ? 44 b˙

Vln.

Vla.

œœ

? 44 bœ F

pizz.

Vc.

106

& &

bœ

Vla.

Vc.

œ œ

not

speak

out

not

speak

out

did

b˙

did

œœ

r œ œ ≈‰

did

bœ speak

œ J

b˙

j œ ‰

not

œœ

note

did

r œ œ ≈‰

did

speak

œœ

speak

r œ œ ≈‰

‰

œ œ œœ œ œ 3

bœ

n˙

b˙

f f

not

bœ f

out

F 6 bœ. 8

did

œ œ bœ œ œ œ not speak out

did

not speak

accel.

78 b œ œ œ œ œ œ out

78 œ .

bœ.

nœ J

85 ˙

‰

bœ J

˙ 85

‰

nœ.

speak

out

did

F 68 œ.

bœ.

nœ.

bœ. did

out

speak

bœ.

out speak

not

œ.

out

not speak

6 8

did

F 68 bœ.

out

bœ œ 85 œ œ

‰

out

not speak out speak

j 5 bœ 8 ˙

7 bœ. 8

bœ.

did

œ.

not

speak

78 n œ .

œ.

not

speak

out

accel.

bœ bœ œ 6 bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 7 bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 5 bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 6 8 8 8 8 F

68 b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 78 b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ 85 b œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œœ œ 68 F f

gliss 3

not speak out

e=e

f 68 b œ œ œ œ œ œ

speak

bœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

e=e

I did not speak

œœ

not

did

r œ œ ≈‰

œœ

did

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ gliss & bœ œ B œ

speak

œ œ

out

bœ œ œ œ œ B œ bœ œ œ

did

speak

œ≈‰ R

106

Vln.

b˙

not

bœ œ ≈ ‰ œ œ bœ œ œ R

Jew

did

œ œ œ

œ≈‰ R

speak out

b˙

bœ œ ≈ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ R

not

was

out

œ≈‰ R

œ- œ- œ œ œ œ

speak

œ œ œ

I did not speak

not

b˙

œ œ≈‰ œ œ R

out

V b˙ ?

r œ œ ≈‰

œ œ œ œ œ J ‰

b œ-

not

r & 44 œ œ œ œ ≈ ‰ F 4 . & 4 b œR ≈ ‰ F

b˙

did

œ œ

note

Piu Mosso (q = 132-140)

102

did

œ œ œ

normale

6 8 œ bœ œ œ œ œ F

nœ œ œ bœ œ œ

bœ 7 nœ œ œ 8 œ œ œ

5 œ 8 œ

bœ

6 8

"First They Came..." q. = 132-144

ƒ * 111 bœ b œ œ 6 œ &8 ƒ bœ. 6 &8 I

did

6 &8

111

Vla.

Vc.

not

did

œ.

bœ.

did

not

bœ.

speak

œ œ

œ œ bœ œ œ

did not

did

œ œ

nœ

did not

not

did not

œ œ œ œ œ did not

did not

œ.

bœ.

did

not

bœ œ œ nœ I

did

not

nœ œ œ bœ I

did

not

bœ.

speak

œ œ

œ œ bœ œ œ

did not

did

œ œ

nœ

did not

not

did not

œ œ œ œ œ did not

did not

q. = 132-144

œ bœ œ bœ bœ

B 68

***

bœ œ bœ

bœ

D Spacious but not Dragging (q = 120) ∑ ∑ ∑ & 44

117

F* œ œ

F* 4 œ V4 Œ œ

Vla.

Vc.

œ œ

speak

Soc - ia - lists

#œ œ *

œ.

out

q + h.

F œ œ ˙. Then

they

œ >

U̇.

4 4

** —

J ‰ ‰ Œ ‰ Œ U‰ 44

out

98 b œ œ œ . speak

œ.

*˙ .

Ï —

J ‰ ‰ Œ ‰ Œ U‰ 44

Ï—

J ‰ ‰ Œ ‰ Œ U‰ 44

****—

J ‰ ‰ Œ ‰ Œ U‰ 4 4 Ï — **** J ‰ ‰ Œ ‰ Œ U‰ 44 Ï **** — J ‰ ‰ Œ ‰ Œ U‰ 44 Ï

came

œ‰ Œ J

Jew

œ œ œ > 3

They came

œœ >

> 3 œ œ #œ

Jew

U - nion - ists

> œ #œ Jew

D Spacious but not Dragging (q = 120) 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ &4

∑

B 44

∑

?4 4

∑

Œ œ F

117

Vln.

∑

Com - mun - ists

They came

? 44 Ó

98 œ b œ œ .

n œ œ œ œ œ œ 98 b œJ œ œ œ œ œ

∑ œ >

They came

˙.

œ 98 J

? 68 œ œ œ b œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœœœ œ œ ƒ * Gliss to a D (octave higher) if the desired E is not attainable.

& 44

98 b ˙ .

œ 9 J 8

** "Scream" up on "out" to highest pitch possible *** Play figures in box repeatedly, legato, in varying order, as fast as possible **** Gliss up to highest note possible

˙.

out

***

9 ˙. 8

out

ƒ ? 68 n œ œ œ b œ I

Vln.

Repeat "I did not speak out" on selected pitches, variably, as past as possible, with a tone of panick, shaking, and hysteria, gradually bring in the Bb on bar 112,, and try to end the phrase "I did not speak" until you arrive at "out" on bar 115.

ƒ V 68 b œ œ œ n œ I

* Repeat "They Came" in a eighth note rhythm, occassionally bring in triplet figure (Communists, Socialists, and Unionists, respectively), and also the eighth note figure "Jews" with a slight more accent/volume. Do not slow down rhythm when conductor brings down tempo; fade out to niente by the end of bar 132. Do not align with other performers.

# wæ # w F

œo ‰ J F

"First They Came..."

13 & œ

124

Then

Vla.

Vc.

& B

Vla.

Vc.

œ ˙.

Then

they

œ ‰ Œ J

came

Then

they

œ ‰ J

came

ȯ .

œo J ‰

œ iœ ˙

œ J ‰

œ œ

& œ

æ ww œ ˙ they

came

œ ‰ J

œ Then

œ ˙ they

came

œ ‰ J

P œ œ

Then

came

they

? wo

ȯ .

œ iœ ˙

? æ w w

æ w w

ȯ .

œ iœ

wwæ

æ ww

q = 100

œ U‰ œ J

nœ

œo ‰ J

æw #w

poco a poco rit.

Then

œ ˙

they

œ ‰ J

came

? æ ww

130

Vln.

came

Then

œ ‰ Œ J

130

they

? 124

Vln.

œ ˙.

œo J ‰ p

œ J ‰ p

œ U̇. ‰ J π

sul tasto

they

came

o o

q = 100

œ œ œJ U‰ œ

for

Then

œ J ‰

they

came

U œ œ œJ ‰ œ

for

Then

they

came

∑

‰

j œ ˙. œ ˙. π

∑

∑ ∑

œ œ ˙

∑

j œ ˙. π

sul tasto

œo ‰ J P

æ ˙. n˙. P poco rit.

‰ œJ œ P

Œ Œ

‰

sul tasto

Then

poco a poco rit. œo J ‰ Ó Œ

poco rit.

∑ ∑ ∑

for

"First They Came..." q = 80 F b˙ U F œ œ œ œ J ‰ ‰ œJ œ œ œ œ & me

& V ? 136

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

& B

Vla.

Vc.

∑

∑ ∑

∑

? 43 ˙ & 43 ˙ ˙ p B 43 ˙ ˙ p ? 43 ˙ ˙ p

‰ œJ

And

j‰ œ

j œ ‰

j‰ œœ π U

j œœ ‰ π U

j œœ ‰ π

44 Ó 4 Ó 4 44 Ó

‰ j œœ œœ p

43 ˙ ˙ P

44 Ó

4 Ó 4

‰ j œ œ # œ- œ P

43 ˙ ˙ F

j‰ œ œ P

44 Ó

‰ # œœ- œœ J P

43 ˙˙ F

44 Ó

3 4

one left

π ‰ œj œ - -

Jews

3 U 4 ˙.

Jews

U 43 ˙ .

π ‰ j # œ- œthe

‰ j # œ- œ o ‰ # œj œ o j ‰ œ œ œ- œ o

3 U

˙. π

3 U 4 ˙. π U

43 ˙ . ˙. π

œ œ œ b˙

there

was no one left

P ‰ j œ- œ- œ-

So - cia - lists

‰ œj œ œ œ œ J p‰ œ-j œ p

4 Ó 4

œœ ‰ J P

a tempo (q = 80)

U̇.

π 3 U ‰ j 4 œ- œ˙. the Jews

the

And

Uj 3 4 ˙˙ œœ ‰ F P

œ œ œ b˙

4 Ó 4

J ‰

allargando

œ ‰ J

U œ

sul tasto

44 Ó

3 ˙ 4

j œ ‰

3 4 ˙

P ‰ œ- œ- œJ

‰ œœj œœ P

4 Ó 4

P ‰ œJ- œ- œ-

44 Ó

F- - ‰ # œJ œ œ

œ ‰ J

sul tasto

44 Ó

Com - mun - ists

œ ‰ J

43 ˙

was

44 Ó

sul tasto

there

43 ˙

j‰ œ

4 œ 4

44 Ó

F ‰ œ- œ- œJ

q = 80

j‰ œ

43 ˙

F ‰ j œ- œ- œ-

4 œ 4

Com - mun - ists

43 ˙

‰ œJ

was no one left

U P 4 œ ‰ œ

Com - mun - ists

& 43 ˙ 3 V4 ˙

there

U p

142

Vln.

3 ˙ &4

142

And

3 ˙ 4

136

∏ ∏ ∏

4 Ó 4

π Œ ‰ œJ œ

∑

4 4

∑

speak

a tempo (q = 80)

o o o

∑

4 4

∑

* Repeat ad lib until niente 4x. The Soprano will stop at end of breathe cycle.

3 4 ˙˙ P

43 ˙ P

And

j‰ œœ p U

j œœ ‰ J p

∑

p ‰ j œ- œ- œ-

U - nion - ists

p ‰ # œj œ œ - - -

U - nion - ists

p ‰ œ-j œ- œ-

U - nion - ists

43 43 3 4

‰ j œ œ # œ- œ π

‰ œj œ # œ- œ π

‰ # œj œ œ- œ π

3 4

∑

3 4

was no one left

44 Ó

∑

there

œ œ œ b˙

4 Ó 4

Uj œ ‰ p

œ œ œ œ Uœ

out for

∑

con Sord

π con Sord

˙ π-̇

con Sord

# # ˙˙π

∑

˙ -̇

# # ˙˙-

˙ -̇

∑ ∑

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