King David's Songbook (EXCERPT)

35

III. Liebeslied: The end of knowledge (Text from Psalm 139) Slow and reflective

215

Solo Soprano

S

A

T

B

( q = ca. 70 - 76 )

 













  













 













  













  





















Slow and reflective

( q = ca. 70 - 76 )

  Mar.



Soft/Med-Soft Mallets

pp

       

  Hp.





5







mp espressivo

3 3                  

Piccolo 4'

Org.







  

3      

 



3

        





  











  

 

   

 



        3      









ppp barely audible

Flutes 8'

pp

Ped.



         

D C# B E F G A#

 

  5 3                        6

          

mp

 

3

  





 



 

 



36

A accelerando..................

221







 









 





 

























 





















 













   



Solo Soprano

S

A

T

B

( q = ca. 92 )



A accelerando..................



 Mar.

 





  

  



 



mf



3                          





3

7

 3

    





3 3                 

solo

sub mp

   

  

    







 









 



3

 Flutes 8', 2'



f brilliant

3 3                   



3

3

3





3

    







p

      







   





3





poco 3

   3             3 3 3

  



f

espressivo

 

mp

Org.

Ped.



pp

       Hp.

( q = ca. 92 )

Sw. 8', 16'

p

37

B 227





 



Solo Soprano

S

ritardando.............. ( q = ca. 72 - 76 )





 





   



p

  Such



A





p

  



B



 















Mar.





 

                  3



is

too strange,

    

know

-

p

  



Know

-

p

  



Know

-



-

ledge

-

 



is

   ledge

senza cresc.           is

-

ledge



too strange,

          



is



5





3







            

                 



                 

                 3





 

 

3

Sw., Flutes 8'



   





3

     



   

    

p

Org.

Ped.

ledge



mp simple and flowing

     

sub p



-

senza cresc.

3

pp

    3                 



-



      

     

know

 

                                   

3

Hp.





ritardando.............. ( q = ca. 72 - 76 )

Medium Mallets





 



B













Such

T

 











 





 



 











 





 



 



38

234





Solo Soprano





 





         mp

 

for

S

 









p  hushed             Such know - ledge is too





A







B



 

















3

f

Mar.





Hp.





5

6

 



        

       3 

mf

mp



  

 



 



espressivo



     

 

3

high,

for







   p

colla voce

      



 





 

   









 



     

3























   

          

 

6

  

3

            

Flutes 8', 2'



mee



8' only if possible

Org.

Ped.

  

3      





high,

              mf

         

mp



graceful







 

high,

mf espressivo             



5





p hushed

Such know - ledge is too

             

 

            

Such know - ledge is too



3

to un - der stand

high,

Such know - ledge is too

T

3

mee





 

 



 





39

241



Solo Soprano

S

 

T

B



poco accelerando . . . . . . . . . .

 







A

C

poco

 

 









    



Where shall

I

 

p

( q = ca. 84 )







f

      

from thy pres - ence

f

 

Where shall

I

from thy pres - ence

go?

f

3



 

  



  f



C

Mar.



f

5         

   

 

Or







      





 Org.

  



 



 



3

3

      3



  













 











    

 







 

    

  







16'

 

pp

     



 p

       





where

       



3

   

6

mp

Strings 8'





p

f

 



where

p    

go?

3

Hp.

Ped.

Or

( q = ca. 84 )



         



p

go?



where

   

    

3

poco accelerando . . . . . . . . . .



     Or



where

p

       



from thy pres -ence

  

Or

3       



from thy pres - ence



    

go?



p



p

3

     





3







  



 

 

     



     

40

247





   

       

Solo Soprano

S

where

 

A



from thy



where

B



 

from thy



where from thy face,



thy

poco

face

 

where

  

  



  



mf              div.

   

  

thy

face



   

thy

face



fly ?

mf

   



fly ?

D







solo



3

mf

Mar.

  





          



  Hp.

            



 

          



 

     







 

 

3

 

       3 3

     

    





    

    



    

 

  

  

mp

Org.

  

8', 2'

3

playful



p

mp

3         

3

5

Ped.



fly ?

poco



D

fly ?

 



 

  



face

mf

  

from



mf

       

thy

where

face,

   

   



poco

       

   

poco

from

where from thy face,

T

 

face,

      











 8', 16'

  mp

    

 



3

41

252







 



 



 





 



 











 













 

       

3          

Solo Soprano

S

A

T

B



  Mar.



3

  3



3



3





 





 





















 





 

  

   



 

  

3

3

 

 

 

  



  





3     



mp

  

5

 3  3        

3             

8' only

E ( a little slower )

  

 

f



Again, more reflective





3





poco ritenuto

f

      

Hp.

3



               3 

 mp

 





        

     

    

 





 

 





 

   



 

mp

Org.

Ped.

Again, more reflective

E ( a little slower )

poco ritenuto







    







 



42

257

Solo Soprano

S

 



  











p

    If heav'n

A

T

B

 



  



  











p

   

  I



p

 

 

p

 



 

 

loe

thou,

 

climbe,

If heav'n









thou there,

Mar.



p

 









 







     (mf)

Hp.

          









   

  



  

3

 

  

  3







          





Piccolo 4'



   



5





 

     







3

  

mf





 



    



3

    



p

Org.

Ped.

         

5





always a murmur

       

   

thou there,



        



thou there,

thou there,

 

   

loe thou,

  I



 

climbe,

If heav'n

   



 











 











43

F with a little extra rubato 262







 





Solo Soprano

S









p

  

If I





A







B



  

mf

 

mf

     

 if







down in hell I lye,

           

 if







down in hell I lye,

mf

p

  

  

 

3

take

morn-ings wings;



  

  

take

morn-ings wings;

and dwell



  

  

If I

take

morn-ings wings;

and dwell

p



  

   

p

  If I

T



p

 

 

If I

and dwell

3

where

  where



3



3

take

morn-ings wings;

and dwell

F with a little extra rubato







 

     

Mar.

3



   

   



  

 

Hp.



      



    

        



   









      

 







       

5

 



 

5

















        





























 



Org.

Ped.

    



44

G

267

S





Solo Soprano

     ut - most

   

A







B



   



sea - coasts

bee.







ut - most sea - coasts

T

unhurried, but moving forward a little...

 







   



  







 

  Org.

Ped.

   



-

en

3

 3

     3

3

mp

3       

      







   

   

  

thy hand

shall mee

  

   

thy hand

shall mee

mp



mp







  





    

3

3

8' + 2' or 4', ad lib.

   









3



 

   

 







8' only







       3





 







 



3

3  3 

  

                 

p

 



there

3

3       

     









f

3

8' only

pp



                              3 3 3 3 3

Hp.

 

   





mp

  



there

  



pp

 

unhurried, but moving forward a little...

          Mar.

en

 





-

mp

Ev



 

  

 







mp

bee.

G



 

Ev

6

5





  

   

 



    

   

  



 

45

272

Solo Soprano

 

 



 





H

 





mp

   3

hand

      mf

S

p

     

     



Ev - en there

A

  

con -

mp

p

    





 



 



duct:









p



there

T

B

   



   



hand

   

    

hand

shall mee

con -



   

hand

shall mee

con - duct:



 

     thy

     thy

 





p



 



duct:

   

     

p

3

 



Hp.

  

          



 



3

3

   3

   3

3

3

H

 



  

3

3

3

    

mp



3

 





 

      

       



         



 

 



 



 



 



           

Org.

Ped.

3

        

                         



3

f

          

3

        

solo                  

mf

     



p colla voce





         

    

p      and thy right

 



     and thy right hand

Mar.

 

p

8' only

5

  



46

With Determination

277



Solo Soprano

 



hold

S

 

 



 





 



 



 



mee.

 

A

3



I ( q = ca. 76 )





 





 



 



 



   











































 





 



 



 



 

      

hold

    

T

B











    5

            3



3

p

mf

    



Mar.











         





   

 

Org.

Ped.

solo

3

mf

Hp.

Determination I With ( q = ca. 76 )

Med./Medium-Hard Mallets

   









     

           



 







f

3

3

f

p

  

3

                

  



    

     

   p

  

       

    

 



 





 



   

       

mf

f



     









 



      



       









 





 



 





 

47



 

 

 

284

Solo Soprano

S

J



               

 





f   





the dark- ness shall mee

 

T

B

 



the dark- ness shall mee



 

  



mp

   then





mp

    then

f         







co - ver,

co - ver,





co - ver,

          

That . . .

 



f



ver- y - ly

A

 



 





 



 

if I say :

     f

if I say :

Sizzle Cymbal

   



J

f

Mar.

   

 

  Org.

Ped.







 









      



           







ff

             



3



 

5

 

   

             

      



5

Hp.

     

   

      

       

 

 

Medium Tpt. 8'

  





 

 

 Strings/Flutes 8'



 





  



 





 







mp

      

48



 

 

f  div.          

           

 

 

the night a- bout mee

like to the light - some day.

288

Solo Soprano

S

 

     shall

A

    shall

T

B

 





bee,

       

        

the night a- bout mee

like to the light - some day.

f

  



  



bee,

 

  

f



    Yea

          

  

  f



like to the light - some day.

  

Yea

        

 

 



 

like to the light - some day.

   













Mar.

 









 









 

 



     

Ped.

3                   10

  f metallic

Hp.

Org.



poco

f freely, but fast

     

 









12

    

 

   

 

 

 

      

      

     

       

 

 



 

 

 





 ff



 with fingernail, ad lib.

  

   

49

K Majestic 292





Solo Soprano

   f

S

  

dark



A



-



dark

 

T

B





-

-

 dark

-

  

         

hi



hi

  

  

ness

hi

-

   

   

dark- ness !

hi

K Majestic

-

-

-



deth

not

-





from thee,

   

   

deth

from thee,

not

-

deth

not

-

deth

not





from thee,

 

 

as

day

shines

     

 

  



from thee,

day

shines

        

  

as

the

 

day

shines

        

   but as



3

    

as

the

 

day



shines



f











     





   











     

     

 

     



 

mf

Org.



Ped.

     

but as

Mar.

Hp.





as

      

   







-

    

ness

f





ness

  -

 







         



                           

   



    







      



      



 

Add 2'

     



3

    

          

  





 

50

297





          

    



Solo Soprano

S

night:

night:

T

a

  

 

 

 

mp

 

night:

B



- like

      

 

A

a

a

-

-

mp



night:

 a

-

-

 

un - to thee both



  

these are ,

     



  

un - to thee both



f

    

like

un - to

both

these are,



f





    

like

un - to

both

these are,

  



 

      both

these

  

  



   these

these are,

 



both

- like









div.

 

  the





both

these

 

    

are :

both

the

    3             5



f





              













Hp.







ff







         

Ped.



are :

Mar.

Org.



are :

  



are :

 

both

div.



 







       

  

        





             

   

    







 



   

 





     

 

 

   

 

 



Add 1'





  

51

L 302



Solo Soprano

 



3      



ff

S

dark

-

 dark

-

-

ff

dark

B



-



  

T

-

ff

  dark

-

-





-

-

-

L









3



   



ff





Light

And

the

 



 

 





 





 



 

     div.



3

  

 



 



light

 



 

 

 light

light

   

ness and

light

        



light

  

 

 

light

 

ness



3

light

ness

   -

  

ness and

    

ff



A

-

 

  

  



 

      light





          

         



6

5

sempre martellato

Mar.



















 



  







 

    

  



 





 

 

 



 

   

 



 



Hp.





 

          3

 



  

8' 16'

  

f





 

 



Add medium trumpets, ad lib.

  



     

   



  



  

  

 

 



 

3



       3

f

Org.

Ped.

     



52

305

Solo Soprano

  





3





dark

S

   



  

-

-

-

 

   

dark

B



3

-

dark

T



-

-

-

 -

-

-

      dark

 

   

-

-

-

    

-

light

div.

  

   -

ness



 

-

ness

 





  





-

ness

 

3

   



3

   



light

  

     

-

-

ness



                      

 



light

5

-

-

  

-

-

-

ness

   -

-

-

-

-



 -

-

ness

  -

-

-

ness

      

  dark

3







dark

 

 3

dark



    

   

 dark

light

 



and

light

 -

 

  

and

dark

A

 

-

-

              

-

-

-

ness

            5

3

Mar.

 





   

   

  



  

   











   

 







Hp.

  

        Org.

Ped.

       

 



  









 



 







 

  

    

 

   

 



   

 

     

   



 



  



 



 

3

3

 

3

  

 

          

      

53

Allargando, ad lib.

Repeat THREE Times High C, 3rd time only

   

308

Solo Soprano

 





light

     

 dark

-

-

opt. div. (but more sopranos on top line)

S

    

3        

light

       

A

 

 







    

T

B



   



3

light

  



light



        

1x: Tacet 2x: Play Top Line 3x: Play Bottom Line



















  

 

  

  

 





  

 











 

  

 

  







Allargando, ad lib.



5

   

 



(unrolled)   

 

   

 



 Harp: Play first two times only

  



     

               

 

ff

              3

1x: Pedals Tacet 2x: As Written 3x: Add 32' ad lib. to second bar

     

 



     



  

M With restraint

 

  6         

3

Ped.

  

   

Repeat THREE Times

  

Org.

dark

ness



dark

  

Hp.

    

-

     

dark

         

Mar.

-

restraint M With ( q = ca. 70 - 76 )

    

dark



   

-

3

light

solo sub p

 

 

     

( q = ca. 70 - 76 )



 SOFT Malllets

 



 





pp

p

            5

       solo         mp

             

  



 

p semplice

 

 





 





 

to the end: D# C B E F# G# Ab

 

  







 

 







 

 







Cluster: 2nd time only





     