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Only Air for high voice and orchestra

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Dennis Tobenski IV


Only Air (2011 – 2013)

Text by Kathryn Levy

Dennis Tobenski

in memory of the LGBT teenagers who have taken their own lives because of anti-gay bullying

Copyright © 2013.


Program Note Justin Aaberg, 15 Justin Aaberg had just finished his freshman year at Anoka High School when he hanged himself on July 9, 2010. He was one of seven teenagers who took their own lives that year at that high school alone, at least two more of which were also gay. He was also a cellist and composer. Seth Walsh, 13 Seth Walsh was a gentle child who once apologized to a bed of flowers for having picked one. He preferred to relocate bugs instead of killing them. And despite his mannerisms and style of dress, he struggled with his sexuality, even though his mother and grandparents tried their best to make him more at ease with himself. After one of countless times of being harassed by his fellow students, he came home from school, told his mother Wendy that he was going to play with their dogs in the back yard, and hanged himself from a tree. He lingered for 10 days in a coma before passing on Sept. 27, 2010 in Tehachapi, CA. Asher Brown, 13 Asher Brown was an eighth grader at Hamilton Middle School outside Houston, TX when he shot himself with his stepfather's pistol on Sept. 23, 2010. He had been bullied at school - called names and physically assaulted. The day before he killed himself, he had been pushed down a flight of stairs; before he could get up on the landing below, another classmate kicked him and his books down the rest of the stairs. Despite his parents' claims that they had asked the school to intervene, the administration denies ever having received any complaints. Zach Harrington, 19 On Sept. 28, 2010, Zach Harrington attended a public hearing in his hometown of Norman, OK. The hearing was on a proposal to declare October as LGBT History Month in the town. Although the proposal passed, many community members at the hearing were vocally and vitrolically against it, and Zach's family blames some of the blatant hatred shown toward the LGBT community at this hearing for Zach's suicide one week later, as well as his treatment while he had been in school there. Zach was also a cellist. Tyler Clementi, 18 Tyler Clementi's suicide was the most prominent of the LGBT teen deaths during the rash of suicides in 2010. Tyler had been a freshman at Rutgers University, played violin with the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra, and had been concertmaster of the Bergen Youth Orchestra. After his roommate secretly broadcast live video of Tyler with another man, Tyler jumped from the George Washington Bridge on Sept. 22, 2010. I didn't know any of these boys. Their stories came to me through the news and through LGBT blogs. Our connection is entirely through shared experience - it wasn't that long ago that I was bullied for being gay, even though I wasn't out yet (and honestly wasn't even fully aware of my sexuality). Their stories could easily have been my own but for some....strange luck? unknown strength? sheer perversity? Suicide certainly crossed my mind more than once, but never seemed the answer - it conceded defeat. So to see these boys so beaten down by their peers and by society at large that they couldn't continue to live broke my heart. I remember coming home during October 2010 and reading of yet another child who had killed himself, and shaking as I sat at my desk. Out of desolation. Out of rage. My response was to create something in the face of so much death. After Dan Savage and his husband created the It Gets Better Project, and there was such a huge outpouring of support through videos on the site created by individuals, corporations, universities, and professional sports teams, I realized that one area - filled with LGBT members and LGBT supporters - was almost completely unrepresented on the site and in public shows of support: the classical music community. As of April 2013, not one professional orchestra has made a significant gesture in support of LGBT youth. So I'm incredibly thankful to Dr. Block and the ISU Orchestra for commissioning this work. I view Only Air as the orchestral equivalent of an It Gets Better video. It certainly has for me. Only Air is in one movement: a single-text art song punctuated by five orchestral interludes, each dedicated to one of each of the boys listed above. Each interlude also makes use of a solo instrument, or highlights a particular family of instruments (solo trumpet, percussion and harp, solo clarinet, solo cello and percussion with harp, and solo violin). While the interludes are loose musical meditations on each of the boys in turn, Seth Walsh's has an added element to it: because of his reverence for nature, I've given different sections specific extramusical meaning - the strings and brass represent the earth, the woodwinds represent the sky, and the harp and percussion are life on the planet. The text I chose for the piece is Kathryn Levy's "Only Air" from her book Losing the Moon. I met Kathryn while we were in residence together at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in Amherst, VA in 2009. "Only Air" has three distinct "voices" in the text: it opens with a young man who will commit suicide, then shifts to a person close to the young man who both explains the circumstances of his suicide and begs him not to do it, and interwoven throughout is a sort of Greek Chorus that comments on the story and asks questions.


Instrumentation Piccolo 2 Flutes 3 Oboes 3 Clarinets in B-flat 3 Bassoons 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in C 3 Trombones Tuba Timpani 3 Percussions 1. Glockenspiel II. Chimes (shared), Marimba III. Chimes (shared), Vibraphone Harp Solo Soprano Solo Violin Strings

Duration: 18 minutes First performance: 25 April 2013 Michelle Vought, soprano Illinois State University Symphony Orchestra Glenn Block, conductor

ONLY AIR (2011-2013) Text by Kathryn Levy Take oh take those arms away that hurt me in the dark

and the ones who were loved almost to the end cherish that watch cherish the hour he climbed the stairs

when they aren’t there the eyes that don’t watch as I cross the street caress a leaf

–did he climb? looked down at the crowds –did he bother to look? thought to himself –was there any time to think? Now I will be only air

–it is dead already take the voice away that refuses to mutter I love when you bend to capture those leaves that can’t be caught

which is too easy no one can be only air no one can stop that figure falling much too fast–please take away your body

I almost felt you shudder this morning as I dreamed of death –diving from a roof silently the watch cracked the time is forever 3 p.m.

I can’t catch

From LOSING THE MOON by Kathryn Levy Copyright © 2006 by Kathryn Levy. Poem used by kind permission of the author.


Score in C in memory of the gay teenagers who have taken their own lives because of anti-gay bullying

Only Air for voice and orchestra q = 50

  

Piccolo

    

  

p

  

Oboe 1.2.3

p

1.

Flute 1.2

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p

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p

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Clarinet in Bb 1.2.3

Bassoon 1.2.3

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  1.

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mf

Horn in F 1–4

(2011-2013)

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mp

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        1.

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mp

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Trumpet in Bb 1.2.3

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Trombone 1.2.3

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Tuba

Timpani

Chimes

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Marimba

Harp

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p

Violin II

         

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q = 50

Violin I

Soprano

Violin Solo

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Vibraphone   

Piano

p



  

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             

Viola

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Violoncello

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Double Bass

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2

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div. arco

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ppp

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Take

  

oh

 

take those arms

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a - way

that

hurt

3

me

in the

dark

 

 

when they aren't

 



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 

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   

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mf

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mf

n

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mf

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8

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f

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1

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p

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p

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p

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p

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10

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Fl.

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

1.        

Ob.

q = 66

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





  









 









 





 

 









 









   









Chim.  

 









Glock.   









 









 











   









  

















3       











 

 

 

 

 

Cl.

Bsn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

Vib.   

 

Hp.

 

 S.  

 

     3

p





fp bisbigl.

  

 





solo

  f

  

  

     

p

3

   –it is dead

al - rea - dy

2 Interlude 1: Justin Aaberg

  Vln. I  

 

 

 

 

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

22

     23

q = 66











 

 

 

 

 



p



p

 

 

p



p

p

24

25

 26



mf

p

 



mf

p

mf

p

 

mf

 27

 

mf

 p

p

28

29


11

Picc.

 



 









 









 

         

 

      

       

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

1.      mf



   



  



1.

p

2. p

Hn.

Tpt.

  

 

3

                  

  



p









 





Chim. 





Glock.  

 

Vib.  

S. 

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

Hp.



mf





 

 



f

  Vln. I 



  

   

 

 



 



f

   





Vla.

  

 







Vc.

Db.

  

  30









 

  

  





 

 

 





 

 

 









p

p



 31







mf 32

pizz.







 

pizz.

 



 

pizz.

33

34







pizz.

arco

  



  



p

 

p

p

mf





mf

 

p

mf



mf

Vln. II

  



p



 

  

  

arco

p













p

 35

 36



pizz.

  p 37

38


12

3

   Picc.   p

 

Fl.

 

Ob.

  

Cl.

   





1.

p

 

  

Bsn.

q = 52

     

 

   

    







































1.

 

 

1.

 

 

2.

mf

2. mf

 

 

 

 

mf

Hn.

 

   

Tpt.

Timp.

















mf

 









 









   





















     

Tbn.

Tba.

 

Chim.  

    

Glock.   

     

p

 









 









Vib.   









 









 









 S.  





Mar.

Hp.



mf

 

mf

            Take

3

    Vln. I      

Vln. II

 

Vla.

Vc.

Db.





arco

p

 

 

 39





way

that

 

re - fus - es

  

to mut - ter

f

     I























unis.



unis.

n

     



a -

  

3

  3

love

   3

when you

q = 52

div.

      div.

the voice



3

n

40

41

42



mf



mf

mf



arco



arco

mf

mf 43

44

bend


13

Picc.

 

Fl.





 

  

        

 

  

        

        

 

               

     

  

       

        





 



Ob.



1.2.

f

1.2.

f

p

Bsn.

 

 

  

 

Cl.

  Hn.

 

 

  

 



mf

         p

1.2.

p

f

1.2.

  

 

p

mf

  

mf

 

mf

p

 

p

 



















p

f

p

























 









Chim. 









Glock.  































































Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

 

mp

 



 Vib.   

mp

Hp.

S. 

3

  

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

      to

Vln. I

cap - ture

those

3



leaves









Tpt.

f

  



p

 

3

 

which can't be





  

caught



p





























50

51

 45

46

47

48

49

 p

p

 p


14

4

Interlude 2: Seth Walsh

 

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

 

 

Chim. 

Glock.  

Picc.

Bsn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

       3

mf

  

3

     

 



 



mf

Vib.  

Hp.

 6

3

            p

 

 

  

 

  

  

mf

    

        3

3





     

mf

S. 

4

Vln. I

  

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

Interlude 2: Seth Walsh

















  











53









52



  54

 55



















56

57

   

3


15

Picc.

 

Fl.



mf

 

    

 

1.

   

 

 

mf

2.

1.

 

mp

mp

 

Bsn.

Cl.

  mp

mf

Ob.

  

 

2. mf

 

mp

 

1.

2. mp

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

1.2.

3.

Timp.

 

Chim. 

Glock.  

Mar.

3

Vib.  

Hp.

     

  

3

  



  

   

 

    





   

       

3

   

   

  



3

    

 

   

S. 

 Vln. I  





 



 





 

Db.

 

 58

 

3

bisbigl.

Vc.

3



Vla.

3

Vln. II

      

 

59























 61

mf





 

mf

62



mp







 

mp

mf



mp

mf







60



gli ss.

Tba.

 mp





mf

 mp

63

64

65


16

Picc.

 



  



 

 

Fl.

1.2.

Ob.

 

1.2 

     

3.

Cl.



 



 



 

 

  



  

 





 

3.

Bsn.

 



   

 

p

Hn.

 







 

  









 



 



 



p

   

Tpt.

  

p

  

Tbn.



 



 













p

Tba.

 p

  

 



Chim. 

Glock.  

Timp.

Mar.

 6

      

S. 

  



 

  

 

 

 

 

  

f

  

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

                                                                                            

Vln. II

 

Vla.

   

Vc.

Db.

 

f

Vln. I

 f

Hp.

3       



 f

Vib.  

                                                                                         

 

 

























66

67

68



  69


17

Picc.

 

Fl.

Cl.

Timp.

 

   

 

 

 



Hp.

 

 

 

 



 

 

 







 









  

 

  





 











 











   

3





 

Vib.  

1.

      3





 

 

Glock.  



2.3.

Chim. 

Mar.



   

 

Hn.

Tba.



 

Tbn.

 

 

Tpt.

Bsn.



Ob.

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

  3

3

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

    

  

 

 

 

 

bisbigl.

 

   



S. 

Vln. I

 

  



      

   

 





         

Vln. II

Vla.

 

Vc.

















Db.

 

70

71

72

73


18

  

 

Fl.

 

 



  



Ob.

 

  

 





Cl.

 

1.   

 

  

 









 

 





Picc.

2.3

Bsn.

 

   

mf

Hn.



 

mf

Tpt.

Tbn.

  



  



  



 



mf

mf

Tba.

Timp.





  

Chim. 

Glock.  

Mar.

 

 3

 

 

 

  

 

mf

  

Vib.  

  

 

Hp.





 

 

 

 

3



3

 



 

 

S. 

  



 

 

 



mf

                                

Vln. II

 

3

Vln. I



mf

                                                                

Vla.

mf

Vc.

Db.

















74

mf

mf

75


19

Picc.

   

Fl.





  p

   

 

 

 

   

 

   

 



 

p



 



  

Ob.

  



 

1.

2.3. p

  

Cl.

   



 



  



 



  



 

  



 



  

Chim. 

Glock.  



 







 

 

 

 

 

 

f

  

Vib.  

Hp.

2.3. p



Tbn.

Mar.



 

Tpt.

Timp.

1.

  

Hn.

Tba.



  

Bsn.





 

l.v.

f

 

  

 

 

 

l.v.

 

 

f

 

l.v.

f

S. 

78

79

 Vln. I 

                                                               

  

Vln. II

 

 

 

                                                             

Vla.

Vc.

 







 







Db.

76

77


20

5

Picc.

  

  



  

1.

Fl.

1.



 

  2.

Bsn.





pp





  

1.

Cl.

 

 

pp

  

Ob.



 































pp

 



  



   pp

 

pp

 



















  















Hn.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

  

Glock.  

mf











    f

 

 

  





 

p





p

f

















   

6



 

  



with fingernails



al -

most

felt

f

you

3

  

shud - der





    



80

81



mp

       -

-

ing



as

I



dreamed



3

    of







   



di - ving

 

  

sfp

3

  



from a roof





sfp

sfp





sfp



 

sfp



















f

f

82

3

  

death

f





sfp



 



f

mp

morn

3



this

 

mf

p sub.

mp

   

mp

mp



f

  

  

5



 

3

I

mf

mp matter of fact

 Vln. I 

p

S. 

Db.



Vc.

Vla.





Vln. II

f

mf

 

 

f

Vib.  

Hp.

mp

mp

Chim. 

Mar.

  



Tpt.

f 83

84

85


21

  



Fl.

 



Ob.

 

Picc.

1.

  



     

   

mf

     

  

 



 



  

  



 



Tpt.

 



Tbn.

 



 



   



Cl.

Bsn.

1.

 

mf



Hn.

Tba.

Timp.

 

Chim.   



 

 

 

  

Glock.    

Mar.

    



 

     





 





 



 

 



 



f

  

 

si

  Vln. I  

-

lent

 sfp



-

p

       

ly

the watch

 

   

sfp

sfp

ppp



 

sfp

sfp

ppp

   sfp

  

3

S.  

Vln. II

 

 

Vib.   

Hp.

sfp

   sfp

     sfp

     sfp

sfp

cracked

sfp

 

  

mf



the

time

       is

for - e - ver





ppp

 ppp

Vla.

 



Vc.

 



 



86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

Db.


22

Picc.

 











  

 









p 1.



Fl.

p 1.

Ob.

2. p

1.

Cl.

p



 











 



Chim. 

  

 



  

 



  



  

Glock.  

  

 

 

   

  

 



    



    





  

 







Bsn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

ff

ff

let ring

Vib.  

ff

 

Hp.



 

ord.

mf

S. 

mp

 

three

 Vln. I  

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

 p.



   

  

 



    



    

m.

 

 







 94

 

95

 

 

  

sfp

sfp



 

sfp

sfp



sfp

sfp

sfp

sfp

 sfp





 



sfp

sfp

sfp

n





 



sfp

sfp

sfp

n





sfp



sfp



sfp

 sfp

96

97

98


6

 Picc. 

23

Interlude 3: Asher Brown q = 112









Fl.









Ob.









Cl.

   

solo

n

f

   

  



mp

     

             

mf

 

       

p

    

mf









 









































 



















Bsn.

  

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Chim. 

   

Glock.  

    

Mar.

mf

































    

Vib.  

 

mf

















S. 













Hp.

Interlude 3: Asher Brown

6

q = 112

Vln. I

 

  

Vln. II

   

  

sfp

sfp

Db.

  

   

  

   

   





n

   

Vc.

   

p

n

Vla.

 

p

n

  







n

99

100

101

102

103

104



 

pizz.

 

  

  



     

  



     





pizz.

 

     

pizz.

p

     

pizz.

 

    

p

pizz.

p 105

106



107


24

  



Fl.

 



Ob.

 



Cl.

    

Picc.



  

 

      

 

 

f

 



  



 



Tpt.

 



Tbn.

 



 



   



Chim.  

 



Glock.   



 



 





Bsn.

Hn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

Vib.   

 

Hp.



                                 

 





mp



mf

    

   

 

   

   

    

   

   

mp

 

mp

 Db.   

 

mp 108

 

 



 

mf

   

    mp

Vc.

mf



  Vln. I  

Vla.

                               

S.  

Vln. II



 

  109

  

  

 

 

   

 

   

  

  110

  

  

   

mf

 

 

  

   

 

  

   

 

  

   

112

113

114

111

 


25

 

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Picc.

    

      

 

mp

 

f





p

 

  

mf

 

             

     

 

   

Bsn.

  



Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

1.

2.3 ff sub.

ff sub.

   

ff sub.

  

mf

ff

 

ff sub.

mp

ff

Chim. 

Glock.  

Mar.

                     p

Vib.  

Hp.

                     p

S. 

Vln. I

 

arco

 arco

 

Vla.





mf

                                         

p sub.

arco

pizz.

    





mf





 



mf



ff sub.

p

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

    

ff sub. 115

116









p sub. 117

118









119

120

 

 

 

 

 



                                 pizz.

p sub.

p sub.



p

arco

ff sub.

ff sub.

p sub.

pizz.

ff sub.



                                                         

Vc.

Db.

pizz.

    

p

              

Vln. II

 

ff sub.

p

arco

pizz.

  

ff sub.

p











121

122

123


26

 Picc.  

   









       









       











  



pp

 

Fl.

q = 96

pp 1.

 

Ob.

Cl.

2.3



1.2.3

solo

 

    









mp

1.2.3



pp



 

    

     

      pp

  

Bsn.

pp

f

 

























       









   









     











Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

ff sub.

Tba.

Timp.

ff sub.

 

Glock.  

ff

Chim. 

Mar.











 

p

 p

    



  

p

 



  

   



  

  







Vib.  





 

Hp.

   

pp

 

 

    

 

p



 

 



  

                    

 

pp





 

   

 

   

              









S. 









q = 96

    Vln. I 

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

   

 

arco

ppp

  

 

     

 

arco

ppp

  

 

 

  

  

  

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

 

 

 



    

arco    

 

 

 



   

  

 

 

 



    

n

mf



  

mf

125

126

127

128

mp

n

arco

mf

124

  

arco

n

129

n

n

n

mp

130

  

n

mp

n

131

132


27

7

Picc.

 

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

q = 52

   

















 

  

  

    

   

  



mf

mf

mf

mf

Bsn.

 







mf

  

 



  





 





  





 



mp

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

  

 









mp

1.2.

3.

mp

mp

mp

 

mf

  mf

  mf

  

mf

mf







Chim. 







Glock.  



















 

 

   

  

       

Timp.

Mar.









p



S. 



mp

   

q = 52

ones

   



f

        

    

loved







mp

3

who were

 



and the

7



 Vln. I 

al

-



most to

  

 

mf

  

Vla.

Vc.

Db.





 

mp

3

   che - rish that

  

 

 

133

134







 

 







f





  



  

    

136

   

mf

che rish





sfp

sfp

sfp



sfp

 

3

the hour





    

he climed the stairs







    

sfp

sfp

sfp

n





    

sfp

sfp

n





    

sfp

sfp

n





sfp

sfp

 

 

 

138

139

140

141

142

mp

mp

     

watch

 

sfp

mp

135

 



 

mp

f

the end



mp

Vln. II

f

Vib.  

Hp.

f

137


28

8

Picc.

 

Interlude 4: Zack Harrington











Fl.











Ob.











Cl.





















 



















































 











Chim. 











Glock.  

       

   

                  

























Vib.  

     

      

     

                



    

          

         

                        







Bsn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

Vla.

3





  

 





 



   

  

 



 

 



















 



























  

  

solo

      

143

144

145



 146



   

  

147

148

   

   

149





 

pp



 

   

 

pp

pp

 

  tutti





      

Interlude 4: Zack Harrington



p



p

Db.

 

Vc.

3

pp

S. 

Vln. II

        

 

8

3

 



pp

 Vln. I 

  

pp

Hp.

          

solo

  

  pp



  

3

 

 

pp 150

  

151

152


29

 















Fl.















Ob.















Cl.





























 







































































 































            

          

 

Picc.

Bsn.

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Chim. 

Glock.  

Mar.



 mf

p

 

   

         



 



  ff

f

mp

  



































       

       

Vib.   

       

        

 

       

           

Hp.



  

ff

  

   



ff

f

mp

            



    

f

mf

 

  

  



      







mp









S. 















 















Vln. II















Vla.















Vln. I

 

Vc.

    

 

   

Db.

 153



 154



               

      3

mf

155

156

157

3

f sub.



 158

  



 

 

      

 



mp



159

160



 161



 162




30

  









Fl.

 









Ob.

 









Cl.

 









 









    









   

















Picc.

Bsn.

pp

Hn.

pp

Tpt.

 

Tbn.

   









 

















Chim.  

 









Glock.   

 

 

pp

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

pp

   

 Vib.   

 

Hp.



 

 

 



  

  

  

  

  

     

     







 

 

 

              

 



















      

  

  

 

  

pp

         





     

           



ff

 

    

 

     







          

     

  

    ff



p



ff

pp



pp

Vln. II

  

pp

 

 

S.  

Vln. I

p

 







p









































pp

  

Vla.

pp

 mf     

Vc.





   

pp

Db.

 

  

 

  

 



164

165

166

167

  

 

    



   3

pp 163

168

169

170


31

9

  







Fl.

 







Ob.

 







Cl.

 







 







  



Picc.

Bsn.

Hn.

 

 

 

 

   

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

 

Chim.  

Glock.   

Mar.





  

mf





















pp

1.2.





3. pp

 



pp



pp

    

 



  

 

     

mf

  

mf

  

mf

 

mf

   

 







 







  

Vib.   

    

Hp.







  

pp

 



 

 

     

     



        

        

S.  



–did

    he



climb?

3

        looked down

       





     









  



p 3

  

at the crowds

–did he



3

   

bo-ther to

look?

mp

     

thought to him- self

         3

–was there a - ny

time

to think?

9

  







Vln. II

 







Vla.

 







Vc.

 







 







171

172

173

174

175

176

177

Vln. I

Db.

178


32

Picc.

   

 

   

  

   

  

mf

Fl.

mf

Ob.

f

f

  

Bsn.









 











 



 1.2.

 

mf

 

f

mf

Cl.



   

mf

  

    

   

mf

  

 

f

f



1.2.



mf









  







  







  







   







 







f

Hn.

 



 



 



 



   











Chim.  

 











Glock.   











 











 











Vib.   











 











 













 

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

Hp.

S.  

3



Now

I

 

f

f

f

f



be

will

3



 on

-

ly



 



air

  











Vln. II

 











Vla.

 











Vc.

 











 











Vln. I

Db.

179

180

181

182

183


33 rit.

10 Interlude 5: Tyler Clementi

Picc.

  

Bsn.













  

  











      

  

      

  

  











          

  

    

 

  











     

  

      

 

  











mf

Cl.



      

1.2.

Ob.

  

     

Fl.



1.2.

mf

p

p

p

p

  

















 

















Tpt.

 

















Tbn.

 

















 

















   

















Chim.  

 

















Glock.   

















 

















 

















Vib.   

















 









   



 

 









   



   















Hn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

Hp.

S.  

mf warm

10 Interlude 5: Tyler Clementi

Solo Vln.

  





 



mf

   

  





 



 

 

 

 

 rit.





 



 

mf

p



Vln. I

 

















Vln. II

 

















Vla.

 

















Vc.

 

















 

















Db.

184

185

186

187

188

189

190

191


34 q = 82

Picc.

         

q = 70

 

q = 52

    

pp

rit.

 

mp

           

Fl.

q = 70

 

 

  

  

   

 



 

  

1.

 



   





 

Tpt.

 

Tbn.



   

  

   

  

     

 

   



     

p

   

 

p

     

p

pp

1.

2.3.

p

p

1.

 





 

 





 

 





 

 

 





 

 

 





 

 

   





 

 





 

 



 

Bsn.

 



p

 

   

pp

Cl.



p



 

p

pp

Ob.

q. = 52

2.3. p

 

Hn.

Tba.

Timp.

 

Chim.  

Glock.   

Mar.

  

 

 

 





 

 





 

 

         pp

 





 

 

 





 

 





 

 

q = 70

   

 

 

 

  

p





q = 52

     







 







q = 70





  

p

mf

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 192



 193



 195

 



   



  

   



  

    

     

p

    



 

   



  





   

    



197

198

 

    

   

 

p

196

 

 

 

 

p

 

p

p

p 194

      mf

p

q. = 52

rit.

 

p

Db.



p

Vc.

    

Vla.

mp

 





q = 82

Vln. II

Vln. I

    

pp

S.  

Solo Vln.

mp

 

Vib.   

Hp.

  

  

 

199


35

Picc.

rit.

         



         



Fl.

 

 

A tempo (q. = 52)





 

  pp

   



 



 



 



 



 

pp

 

Ob.

 



    

pp

  

Cl.

 



     

pp

  

 



  

 



 



 

  

 



 



 

Tpt.

 

 



 



 

Tbn.

  

 



 



 

  

 



 



 

   

 



 



 

  

 



 



 

    



 



 

Bsn.

     1.

2.3. pp

Hn.

Tba.

Timp.

Chim. 

 Glock.    

Mar.

 





 



 

  

 



 



 

 



 



 

 



    



 



 



 

       

 

 

mf

 





   

 



 

     



         



       

   



Db.



         Solo Vln.    

Vc.

S. 

Vla.

 

Vln. II

 

 

Vln. I



 

            Vib.           

Hp.

    

       



    

 



200

                      



 

  





           



   

 

    

  

   

 201



 





  

  

  

   



  

202

       

 





  

 



 





 

 



 

 

     

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

     

A tempo (q. = 52)

rit.



    

p

 

   203

 



   

  204

205

206


36 q. = 66

q. = 104

  Picc.  

     

Fl.

 

pp 1.

2.



pp

  

Cl.



       



 

 







 



 

 



   



 



   



 

p

     

Ob.

    



pp



 

  pp

p



 

 







 

1.              

 







 

  

  



 

 







 

  



 

 







 

Tpt.

 



 

 







 

Tbn.

  



 

 







 

  



 

 







 

   



 

 

          



 

  



 

 







 

 



 

 







 



 

 







 



 

 







 



 

 







 

Bsn.

mf

Hn.

Tba.

Timp.

Chim. 

Glock.  

   

Mar.

f

  

Vib.  

Hp.

   

       

  

    f



p

 



 

 







 

 



 

 







 

 



 

 







 

 

S. 

q. = 66

  Solo Vln.  

 

   

pizz. arco



 

 



sfz

     

     

     



    

    





q. = 104 pizz.

 

pizz.

 

Vln. I



f



 

 





f

     

Vla.

  

Vc.



f



f



 

 

 

 



 

 

  





 

pizz

    

  

 

 

sffz

    

 





 

    



   

 

 

 

 

          

 

         

212

213



208

arco





209

210

211

     

 

         

 

   

f

214

 

f

f

mf 207

ff

sffz

mf

Db.





sffz

pizz.





arco



sffz

arco

 

pizz.

Vln. II

    

 

215


37 q. = 152

  

 

Fl.

  

 

Ob.

 

 

Cl.

  

  

Picc.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

                                                     f

Bsn.

  

2.                                                                                                     1.3.

f

  

 

  

 

Tpt.

 

 

Tbn.

  

 

  

  

   

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

Vib.  

Hp.

S. 

         Solo Vln.     

   

   



     arco

 

Vln. I



 

 

f

  

Vln. II

arco

 

 

 



  

q. = 152

 





f

Chim. 

Glock.  

mp

 



 









 

 





 

 

 

    



  

     

  

 



 



  

f

Vla.

   

Vc.

      

Db.

      

      

                   216





    

     

   

217

 

   218

        

   

         

   219

                                  

   

   

    220

  

    

   

    221

   


38

 

Fl.

Ob.

Picc.

1.

Cl.

Bsn.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

                                                                                                                                                                         

1.

2.

1.

2.

                        

                                       

 

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

  

 







 









 

 



 



 



Glock.  

Vib.  

S. 

Hp.

  Solo Vln.   

 

  

 

       

   

 





        





                                           

Vln. I

Vln. II

 

 

                                                                            

Vla.

     

Vc.

Db.



Chim. 

Mar.

 

 

     222



   

   

     223

 

   

   

    224

  

   

   

    225

   

   

   

   226



  

   

   

     227

 


39

Picc.

 

 1.

Fl.

   

f

  1.

Ob.

1.

2.

           

Bsn.

2.











f

 

  1.

             

Cl.

              



f

          

1.





                                                                                                      

                

  f





      

Hn.

Tpt.

f

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

   



Chim. 

Glock.  

Vib.  

S. 

Mar.

Hp.

 Solo Vln. 

 

 

Vln. I

Vln. II

 

Vc.

  

   

 

 

    

               

Vla.

Db.

   

 

  228

  

  







  

 

 













 















  230





 

229

  







   











      

     

  

   

    231





 



         



         

                        232

   

   

   

   233

    


40 q. = 132

 Picc. 

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

   pp

 

1.

2. pp

                                                                                            

q. = 152

rit.

  

  

 

 

Chim. 

Glock.  

Vib.  

S. 

    

 

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

Hp.

 Solo Vln.  

 

   



q. = 152

q. = 132

 

 

 

pp

rit.





 

   

   

Vln. I

Vln. II



   

   

Vla.

Vc.

                                    



   

     

  

 

   

 

 

   



    



  

    

 

mf

Db.

  

 





 

 





 

 



 

 



 

 



  mf

234

235

236

237

238

239

240

241

242


41

Picc.

q = 66

 



   

Fl.



  



f

       

pp

Cl.

ff

f

1.            2.

ff

Bsn.

 

f

ff

   

 



       

pp

Ob.





f

    1.





2. f



   

q. = 52

 

 

 

         

    

 

     

    

 

  

 

    

p

   

1.2

  

mp

p

mp

p

   

   

 

   

mp

p

    

1.2.

3.

p 1.

  

mf

 



mp

          

 

      

  











 

 







 

 







 

 







 

 

 







 

 

Chim. 







 

 

Glock.  







 

 







 

 







 

 

Vib.  







 

 





   

 

 







Hn.

3

     

 

 

S. 







 

 

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Mar.

Hp.

      Solo Vln. 

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.





    p

Vc.







q = 66













 ff







f

 



   





        

 





 

 

  

 

243



 244



 245



 

div.



  

    

      

 

     

  





   

 

mp

   

    



mp

 

   

p 246

   

mp

p

   

mp

p

         

         

p

q. = 52

 

mf

p

p

Db.

  p





     



 

mp 247

248

249

  






42

Picc.

  

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.









mp

 





 

 





 

 

   

  

  

   

  

 

  



 

 





 

Fl.



 







 





 







 



 



 





 

 



Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.

Chim. 

Glock.  

Mar.







 







mp







Vib.   



  

 

 

 

 

 

 

mp



S. 

Hp.

Solo Vln.

     

Vln. I

 

Vln. II

 

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

  















 

 

 

 

 















 250



  

 



  









 

 

 





   251





 

 





 

 









 















 252

 




43

Picc.

 

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.





  

   

  

  

 

 





  

  

n

 



 



 1.

 

mf





 

2.3.

n





   

 

   

mf



pp

   

   

   

  

pp



pp

  



n

 



pp

  



pp

 







 









































 









Chim. 









Glock.  

























Vib.  













     

Hn.

Tpt.

Tbn.

Tba.

Timp.









Mar.

S. 





















Hp.

Solo Vln.

      

Vln. I











 

Vln. II

Vc.

 



 



 



   253



 



 







 

Vla.

Db.





   

 

pp

    



 







 







 













n

n

n

 

n

254

255

256


44

11 q = 50

  Picc.  

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

 

mf

  

    

 

      

2.

 

1.

    

 

    

     

pp

 

mf

pp

     

mf



pp

   

 

1.

mf



 







 







    

 







 







mp

pp

mp

    

pp

1.

2.

   

pp

 

mp

pp

  

mp

pp

 















  















 















Tpt.

 















Tbn.

 















 















   















Chim.  









 

 



Glock.   







  

 

 

  



 















 















Vib.   









 

 















 















Bsn.

Hn.

Tba.

Timp.

 

Mar.

Hp.

S.  

     

    

mf

ff

mp

ff

 



ff

mp



  

  

which

is

      

too

ea - sy

3

  

no one

  can

 

f

  

be

on

 

  

ly

air

3

-

 







11 q = 50

  Vln. I   

(div)

      

  

mf

 

Vln. II

pp

    div.

  

mf

pp



unis.

    

       

 

 

mp

     

  



pp

mp

sfp

 

unis.

sfp

pp





sfp

sfp





sfp

sfp



 

Vla.

 















Vc.

 















 















260

261

Db.

257

258

259

262

263

264


45

Picc.

  

 

 

Fl.

Ob.

Cl.

Bsn.

 

 

















 



ff

  



ff

    







ff







ff

 

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

       



Timp.





 







 







 







 





   

 

 

 

 

mf

   



mf

   

 



 





  

    

 

 



 





  

  

 

 



 







 

 



 









 





  

Chim.  

 





 











 







ff

ff

ff

ff

  

 

ppp



 

 





ff

f

  

 

1.

 



mf

Tba.



  

 

mf

Hn.

Tbn.

 

ff

  

Tpt.



 

 

Glock.   



 

 









 





 









 





Vib.   



 





 





 









 





 









 









Mar.

Hp.

no

Vln. I

  

3



one



can

stop

that

fi - gure



 

 

mf

  much

 



3



too

 

fast



 



 

 



 

 



 

f



mf 265

 

  f

266





 

ff





ff



ff

 

f

  

 

 

please



f

mf

Db.

 

f

mf





fall - ing

 

    

Vc.



mf

  

Vla.

 

 

 

Vln. II

fff

mf

 S.   

 

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Additional vocal works by Dennis Tobenski

Drinking Alone with the Moon (2003) song for soprano and vibraphone text: Li Po

And He'll Be Mine (2005) song cycle for tenor and piano texts: Robert Burns

It's all I have to bring to-day (2007) song for voice and piano text: Emily Dickinson

till night is overgone (2007) song cycle for tenor and piano texts: James Joyce

Sweet Briar Songs (2007) song set for soprano or tenor and piano texts: Patricia Valdata

Starfish at Pescadero (2007) song cycle for soprano, viola, harp, and percussion texts: Idris Anderson

echoes (2008) song cycle for high voice and piano texts: Mark Statman

at least a moment (2009) song cycle for high voice and harp (or piano) texts: Kenneth Koch

To a Western Boy (2009) song for voice and piano text: Walt Whitman

meditation (2011) song for solo voice text: Mark Statman

Without a Philosophy (2013) song for high voice, violin, and harp texts: Elizabeth Seydel Morgan

All works are available digitally at http://newmusicshelf.com/dennistobenski. For print copies, send inquiries to dennis@dennistobenski.com


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