Wallen – Another America: Earth

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Wallen Another America: Earth Opera Libretto by Errollyn Wallen Full Score

EP 7717

ERROLLYN WALLEN

Another America: Earth Opera in one Act

Full Score

EIGENTUM DES VERLEGERS

路

ALLE RECHTE VORBEHALTEN

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

EDITION PETERS LONDON

路 FRANKFURT/M. 路 LEIPZIG 路 NEW YORK

To the memory of Martin Luther King and with grateful thanks to Peter Edlund

Commissioned by the Royal Opera House and NITRO, 2003

First performance at Nitro at the Opera, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, 9 November 2003

This score is a facsimile of the composer’s manuscript, reflecting the state of editorial work and correction as October 2003

ERROLLYN WALLEN

Another America: Earth Opera in One Act Libretto by Errollyn Wallen

Dramatis personae in order of appearance Priest Marcus Yellow Ruth Yellow (Marcus' wife) Star Woman Gelma (neighbour and girlfriend of Marcus and Ruth's son) United States Government Official Congregation

Tenor Baritone Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Soprano Tenor SATB Chorus

Instrumentation Flute Bassoon Horn Trumpet Trombone Percussion (2 players) Violin 3 Celli 6 String Electric Bass Guitar

Time and Place The year 1930, Mississippi Delta Duration c.20 minutes

Percussion Marimba Vibraphone 32 inch Bass drum 4 Tom-toms Triangle Tam-Tam Snare Drum African gourd Rattle Shakers Chains Suspended Cymbal Pair of Crash Cymbals Crotales Whip Large Plank of suspended wood (to be struck with metal mallet)

Another America: Earth

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F

   

To the memory of Martin Luther King and with grateful thanks to Peter Edlund

q = c. 76



      

    

Trombone

Percussion I

Percussion II



Ruth

   





Chorus Tenor

Violoncello I



  

BASS DRUM



  

Bass Guitar





    











 



 



f



  





 

















 







 







  

"In





the

sweat









of

thy

face

shalt



thou



eat





bread,

 till





thou

re - turn







un - to

 the



















 







  



















 

 

      



ffp

 





 





 





 







ff







 ground;





f

  

 

 

 

   



 

 

ffp

ffp

Violoncello III





ffp

Violoncello II







  

Chorus Alto

Violin

f

   

US Government official

   



  

Preacher

Chorus Bass



 

Star Woman

Chorus soprano (Gelma)





   

Gelma

Marcus





    

 

Harp



 

Trumpet in B flat



ff

f

ERROLLYN WALLEN

   

f



f

ffp

ffp



Edition Peters No. 7717 © 2003 by Hinrichsen Edition, Peters Edition Ltd, London







2

      4

Bassoon

Horn in F

Trombone

Percussion II

Ruth

   

 

Violin



 



 





 





 





 

 

  











                 for out of it







  

  



     



 



       

    





  



  



  

       

 



















   



 Marcus rests his hoe in the field



 

and un - to dust shalt thou









    







  

 







for dust thou art







re - turn



f

   





I hear the

  

Violoncello II



      

wast thou ta - ken;



 

Violoncello I

Violoncello III

 

 

Preacher

Marcus

   

                        









 



  

  

 

 

   

     



 



 



 

 



  



 train

     

 

mp,lyrical and expressive







f



 









 









f

















 



 











 



 

 





     

f



 10

Horn in F

Trumpet in B flat

Ruth

Marcus

Violin



  





stopped



  

mp



with harmon mute







 



com - ing



  



I

hear

 the



 

mp



 mp







Why,

 

 

sky

sing - ing

why



  

Violoncello II

















f

you



                                

Violoncello I

Violoncello III



want to leave

    



 

 















mf











mf











mf

 this

       14

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



   

 

  

    



     















   

     

f

f











con sord.

                           

p



 

Trumpet in B flat



  



sfp

Percussion I

Ruth









                               

 

con sord.

sfp f senza sord.

 



   

land,

Violin

            

Violoncello I

Violoncello II



Violoncello III





Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F

Marcus,





   19

   

in yourhands

   

    

    



  

   

Trombone





 

 

 

f





f

Ruth

Violin



fp

f





 



 

 

      

This

is

our





home

now.

   



   Not

 

 theirs,

 



 

fp



f

 



not

theirs.



 





Here,







 

ff

This isourdirt







 







 rall.

  

f



f

 





 



 





 





 





 





 





 





  



fff



   Let our

    3            





 







  





now.Not theirs.

 

f



    

f  





 

    

 

 





     

 





here



 

fp

Trumpet in B flat

   



ture?

 



fu -





 









   

 







 

there is a new







p



    

when



SUSPENDED CYMBAL

picks up a handful of earth

   

 

  



f

sfp

f



  



con sord.

p

f

senza sord.

f

Trombone

  

f

                                p



senza sord.

   



3

 

  

sweat,



    

let our sweat run in - to it

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

fff

   

 

   

   

 

 



 



Violoncello I

Violoncello II

Violoncello III

 

    









  

ffp

ffp

ffp

 3                  fff

3                 

fff



  

fff

3

  

   

  



Slower q = c.69

4

  24

Percussion II

Ruth

 

  

AFRICAN GOURD RATTLE

mf

   

  

Our free

Marcus

 mp, weary





 



 

   

In

p

Violoncello III

 

  



Violoncello II













sweat

con sordino

Violoncello I



p

con sordino



p

the

South

con sordino (harmon)

 p

 the

 3   3    



dirt will al - ways be - long to them.

 



     

The North

calls

me,



   

ba - by.

In

the North





we

can









 



   

 



 

 



 

 

 





 





 



 be



  







27

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



  

 



 

p

Marcus

Violin



 

p





 



 



 



 

Violoncello III









 

p

ffp

ffp



mf

 mf

mf



f

         sub. p

     

 



  

ffp

    

ffp

  

 pp

 

mf

pp

 mf pp

mf



pp

ffp

 

ffp

mf pp

stopped   



 



ffp



  





mf

 ffp

ffp

ffp

mf

 ffp

mf





ffp

          We can for - get that wewere tied

in

  

ffp

   

ffp

 mf

 mf

mf

   

ffp

 ffp

pp

pp

 

 



 

 

 mf

 

pp

mf

 

mf

 mf

chains. We can for - get that our

    



   

mfpp

            

mp

ffp

 



stopped

ffp



ff

 

ffp



p

mf

We can for - get that wewere tied

p

Violoncello II

ffp

 

p

  

 

 

free

         

Violoncello I



ffp





 

stopped

p

Trombone



pp

  

Trumpet in B flat



ffp

ffp

blood

 mf



 

mf pp

 mf pp



mf pp

   

5

  

poco rit.

31

Flute

Horn in F

Percussion II

Marcus



 



 





   3

in - to this

      

Bass Guitar





Bassoon

Horn in F



Percussion I

Marcus





   





pp





        

mp

too hard

      pp

  

to make a

  



     



p

 

 













     

    

   

    

pp



   

    

     



    

     



   



p

pp

pp

  

p



pp

pp



                

                

p poco a poco cresc.

p









 







                

   







     

  

can't make it breathe

    

Violoncello II



no

  

   

 



    





   

  

      

     

        p

mp



 



 

      



 









               

 

p

mp



more

     

p



 

    

 

    

 



p poco a poco cresc.

TOM-TOMS

    

  



p







   







p



p

    

p poco a poco cresc.

    





p poco a poco cresc.

  

land.

        



p



pp

p





from this







mf

pp



pp





  

li - ving





mf

mf

p



 

senza sord.



p

 



senza sord.



    

 

sord. senza        

with some distortion



p

mf



 



  

Violoncello I

Bass Guitar















 

mp

p

Violoncello III

 

pp

senza sord.

pp





I

Violin

p

It's

pp



 

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

   

f







36

Flute



earth



  

  

   

p

mp Violoncello III





mp

Violoncello II



pp

   

AFRICAN GOURD RATTLE

  





        

Violoncello I





ran

Violin

a Tempo



p

 

mf



mf

p

mf

p

mf

mf

p

  I

 hear



 

mf

a

train

 

com - ing



























p poco a poco cresc.

p poco a poco cresc.

p poco a poco cresc.

 

p poco a poco cresc.

 

 

 

3

gliss.



6

   40

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



Percussion I

Percussion II

Ruth

Marcus

Violin

Violoncello I

Violoncello II

Violoncello III



Bass Guitar

Flute

Bassoon

Percussion I

Percussion II

Harp



                

 



Violin



    



Violoncello II

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar





 

 

 

p

 

 

I

hear



  





  

the

sky

sing - ing









  

  



    



  

 

  

  

mp

 







my

son





   run









  

  

  

      



   

f













Where I can't

hear

the



fp

        

  

  

    

 

 

   

 



home



 





    p















 

harmonics



 

 

                



p p, gently

 

    

sul pont, flautando

 sul pont,

fp flautando

sul pont, 



to see the stars be - fore I sleep

 



     

 

   

   



  

    

 

 

flautando

fp

 

   

    

fp







cri - ckets, Where I can'twalk in-to the field

     

    



f

mp

 





 f    





         

  





  

 

 



f



   





   f    



 



ning

  





This is my



   



   



hear the cock crow,



mf f, molto espress.



don't



 



    

   

 



BASS DRUM



               I'm notgo -ingwhere I

  

SUSPENDED CYMBAL f WITH BRUSHES

p



hear







   

 

 I



  

f







p





44

f





  

f



           



      

           

   

  

  

           

 





      

mf





           



mp



f

Violoncello I

      

p

 



f

                 







3

Ruth

      

p

 







                  

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone







sul pont, flautando

fp



   



48

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F

  



  



 

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

Percussion I



 

    

 

    

   

SUSPENDED CYMBALS WITH STICKS



   















fp

 

 f

 f



fp

  





   f



    



 



f

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar

   

 













 



f

  



fp



 



mf

f

mf

f



   

 

 



 

 



 f

 

 



   





f





norm.



 

norm.

         

  

    



land,



     

   

 

 

 











 



   

  

norm.

   f

  







norm.

f

  

  

 



 



with distortion and slight tremolo

f



            

                    



         





a

farm,



    









have



 

      



We



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









 





     



    



 





        

      





We have a pur - pose







   

    



f

   



 





mf



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



f

Violoncello II



 

f

3

   







And feel the sun, and feel the sun on my face be - fore I wake.

Violoncello I

 



l.v.







mf

f

BASS DRUM: HARD STICKS       

                     

 

 

 

 

     

mp

Violin

   





mf

mf

Ruth



 

 

  

 f

mf



Harp

 

   



f





   

   



mf



   



mf

p

Percussion II









 

7

Più mosso q = c.76







   



























8

   53

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F









   

  







 



  





 





ff



 

ff

     



    

    



    

     



    

p





 





    







     

     

     

     

     

     

mf

f

f

f

 

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

Percussion II



  



    

B.D.         

Ruth

Violin

Violoncello I

Violoncello II

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar







  Harp



fp







 

  







   



   



  

 



     





 







p

 



 p

           

  





 

some - thing

  



   

 

  

 

  We

 



ff

are

 

no

   



f

mf

f

 



 



   

  

   

   

  

 long

  er,

 are

 



no

 

  

 











  

 



 

   

 

   

  

 

  

 

 



 



ff

ff

   we

ff

 

  

p

  

ff



f

  

ff

 

 

mf

f

p

 



f

ff

We own



  

    

  



                    



f

 59   

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F

  



 





 





     

sempre f



Trumpet in B flat

Percussion I

Percussion II





     



      







 

 

fp

 





stopped







    

   p



  

 



   





   





   









fp

fp



    



 fp

     







       

sempre f







     



sempre f

Trombone

9

 

sfp





 sfp

  sfp

TAM - TAM





l.v. mf



























f

     

  



  

 

 



Harp

Ruth



are

Marcus

Violin



 

Violoncello II

Bass Guitar



no

 long



 -

  

slaves

er





mf





I'm

 

Violoncello I

Violoncello III







 

 

 









  

 

  

 

 



      go - ing to

find my son,

  



bring him back









    

  



 

 





   







    

  



 

 





   

 





    

  



 

 





    







    

  



 

 





   

  



 

 





   





gradually release effects







p

p

p

p

norm.

    

p







10

  64

Horn in F

      sfp

Trombone

Percussion I







 



 

mf

     

  

sfp

 

 

Trumpet in B flat



































p

 

   



sfp



TRIANGLE

























pp

Percussion II

















 





 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

      

mf

  

 

 





 

 

   

 

 



 

      

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

Violin



f







   

 

 



 

   

 

 

 

 

 



pp







as

coal,

dense



p,full of wonder



       

  sfp

 

 























 as



Find the wordstobring him back

  

Violoncello I

Violoncello II

 

 

 

Everything black. We see the constellations

Black

Marcus

 



Let him go. Let him go. He'll come back.Staywith me.Work with me





 





p   





Star Woman



pp

Harp

Ruth

VIBRAPHONE

   











 



 





sul pont, flautando

  



 

sul pont, flautando pp

pp

     

sul pont, flautando









pp





 







 











 







 







11

   71

Percussion II



Star Woman

Violin

 

 



   ir

-

 



 



Harp



  

 

 

 

 



 

 

  

 

 





















on.

Black

   



coal,









l.v.

 

dense





pp



as

 



 



 





 

 

 









  



as

ir



  

on

 

 





 



  



Black



as

sul pont, flautando



 



pp Violoncello I

   







  







 









Violoncello II

   







  







 









Violoncello III















sul pont, flautando

 





pp

    77

Flute

Percussion I

Percussion II

  

Star Woman

pp CROTALES (sounds 2 octaves higher)

 













 

  

   

   

   

   



   



dense

  

   







coal,

Violin





















 

sempre pp

 

 

 





as



ir

   

-

  

 



   

  

 



 

 

 

 











on.

Where

are









  

 

norm.



  

 

you



   

 -



 new













  







  



Violoncello II

  







 







 





 

norm.

 





 

 









pla - net



sul pont, flautando



 

 

   

 





Violoncello I

Violoncello III



p

 

Harp



 

 3  





 

12

   82

Flute

Percussion I

Percussion II

  



Star Woman





  





  

  





   

 

 

the

      

 

        



in

     



    

 

  



 



  mp

  

heav ens?

Nep

 

sempre pp

MARIMBA





Harp

   



  

 





   

 

 

 

 

 

  





tune

re

-





    

   







     

 

 

 

 

   

   



   

veal

Nep

 

 

  

  



 

 

 

tune

 

re

-



 





  



  

 

  



l.v.

 

 

 

veal.

  

 

 

 

-



 

 

 

 

 



Throw back your

 

 









 









 







 









Violoncello II

 











 







 









Violoncello III

  

 

Violin

Violoncello I



   



sul pont, flautando harmonic

   

 



 

harmonic







     6

 

   

harmonic norm.













Flute

Percussion II

 

Harp

Star Woman

   







  

 



 

  

 

 

  



 

 

 

 



  re

 

 

-







    





cloak and

Violin

 

 

 

 

      



       

 

   

 

   

 

 



veal

   

  

Nep







   





  



   

 

 

tune

re

 

-

 

 

    







     



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

  

         

veal

Nep

tune





   

Violoncello II

  







      

 

 

sul pont, flautando

  





sul pont, flautando







  

 

re

CROTALES

     



  

 

 

 

 

 

  



  

p

 

 

  

 



 

  mf

 

-







veal.



Re veal.

harmonic            

 

 

p



Re

7

  

Violoncello III

 

  

9

      

Violoncello I

 

   





Percussion I

89   

 













norm.

    





pp

            















 

 

     

  

 

        

13

 



 



97

Flute

Horn in F







 pp





    





7





   







ppp

Trombone

Percussion I

Percussion II

Harp

Star Woman









  



 





    

  

 

      

  

   

  

Violoncello II



  mf



    



 

  





CROTALE





 











       

3

3

  gliss. 

loco

 





       





 

 

gliss.

 

  gliss. 











     p



  



       









 

 

 

 





gliss.

 





 



     5





















 







pp

ppp, flautando

gliss.



                  

re - veal.

ppp, flautando

   

      







p

mp

Throwbackyourcloak3andre -veal,



 

l.v.

  

sul pont



p

       



Reveal.

  



Violoncello I



p

  

harmonic

Violoncello III

    

(MARIMBA)

    



 







ppp

veal.

Violin







ppp, sempre flautando



gliss.





ppp, flautando



gliss.



14

     

              

flz.

103

Flute







ff

Bassoon

Horn in F



     









ff

  

 

 











fp

fp

       





 





    











fp



fp









   









 



f









fp

Trumpet in B flat

      

f





ff

Trombone

Percussion I



      ff

   

     

 

running in

ff, agitato

Gelma

 



       3   

Violin

  

Oh, Mar - cus!

3

    





ff



Did - n't youall hear?





     



mf

 

 

5      



     Fire! fire!

     

    

Violoncello III

   







         





 





 



slap pizz.



  

slap pizz.

   



    



slap

Bass Guitar

ff

slap pizz.

       ff

l.v.

f









 

 





     



      

Did - n't you hear? Ruth



sfp

 

arco       

 

arco      

 

sfp





ff

  





sfp

sfp

 

        



f

     

ff

Violoncello II



fp



fire!

arco

Violoncello I

 



fp

Ruth! Ruth!

Star Woman

    

SNARE DRUM (SNARES ON)



CYMBAL SLIDE

 



ff

    

   





BASS DRUM

Percussion II

  



ff

ff

ff

Oh, Mar





































               

     107

Flute

Horn in F

Trombone

Percussion I

Percussion II

Gelma

  

fp

fp

mf

      

MARIMBA



  

3

ff



 

BASS DRUM



 







5         



5             

 

flz.

f

p

 





3

  

  

 

  



  



 





There's

 

   

 

ff

 

  3



   5



fire star - ted by,

   





 

 



fire

 

 



15













































 





3       

    

   

 

3

   



 

  



 



    

      

 3  3                Se - ven hou - ses



CYMBAL SLIDE

mf

3       

by Sol - o - mon's Creek.

norm.

are still bur - ning



are still bur - ning









         

     











           ffp

 3     











 3     





















ffp

ff

Violoncello II





   a

norm.

fp

ff





flz.



3

norm.

fp

f

p



norm.

ffp



      

  

    

Violoncello I

3

f

f

cus!

Violin

3

  

   



3

                

ff

Harp

 

  



flz.

5

f

   

Trumpet in B flat

  

flz.

ffp

3



ff

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar



 

   

 



ffp

               mf

f

ff

3



  

   



16



     111

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



mf

  

fff

                

Slower q = c. 60

 











         



fff



   



     fff  

fff



f, pesante

   



    

Trumpet in B flat

  





ff

                            



f, pesante











 





mf

Trombone

Percussion I

Percussion II

Harp

Gelma

   



     





Violin

 



fff

   

  





 

it all

3

   





   







        

  

  





f, pesante

 



            





























  

  



ff

                    "Be fruit - ful and



    



  



  

mul - ti - ply and re - plen - ish the earth

Be fruit - ful and

















































   















fff

sfp

sfp







  



3  



      

 



Violoncello II

fff



thewaydown to Red Walk

   

Violoncello I

    f

sfp       

     

  

sfp

Violoncello III



   

You can smell

Preacher

WHIP

     fff

  fff

 

fff

fff

Bass Guitar

     



            ff, pesante  fff

       

                          sfz 

17

  116

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



    

 

 

Trumpet in B flat

 



          



s. glis



 

   



   

  

mf



 

 

 



          sfz







 



 



  



 































       

        























 



mf

f

Trombone

Percussion II

Preacher

Violin



 

 

 

      



      mul - ti-ply

  and re

 







Violoncello I

          



       

-

plenish the earth,

 

 



       andsub - due it;

 

and have dom - in - ion

        



 



f







 





             ov

er



the fish



of the

sea



  

and



ov



                                   

f ,legato

Violoncello II

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar











      



 



 

          

            f











pizz.               f











pizz.

                                               sfz

legato

18

                121

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



Percussion II

Harp

Preacher

Violin



 Bassoon









   

 



 



    



mf





           

   

    



 

Violin

Violoncello I

   



3

  



 

 

f



   

air,

andov - er







ery

     

 

Gone up North.

 

   



      

 

Look - ing for



      



      

 

  



   

 

  



 

 



-

  

the earth"



  

      

a new life.



 arco    

    

 

   

mf

      

       



    



Left



         

 

home.

 

Left



    

  

   



   

  

f



 

 

 

 

 

 







  







  

   







 

sub. p

 

  

 

 

 

  



  



  

Lord.



  

 





 



  



sub. p



  





 f





When?

   

   









  

  



f

     mf    





 





f

 

mf







   











 

 







ff

  





mf, affretandoo

 

 

                  

our land.



   

ff

  



on

ff





 

f



                  

 

 



up



arco

 

ff

 

eth







  

f

Violoncello III

  





mov

mf

      ff     







f

 



    

li - ving thing that

arco

126

 

ev

  





  

 

f





                          



    







                   



has left.

   



 

  

 

mf

  





                                

  f 

  





the fowl of the

   

f

Violoncello II





          

   

  





f

When?

Preacher

    

                                              

    





mp





Buck

Gelma



 

f

Ruth



p

      er



 

mf



Violoncello II

Bass Guitar



 

Violoncello I

Violoncello III





ff



 





A tempo

             



 

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone



poco allargando



f



 f

    131

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



 

  fp

f

  



  

Trumpet in B flat

 

 

  

 

fp

   



fp

  

Percussion I

Percussion II

Ruth



    





Violin



  

Violoncello II



  



 

 

f



 





 

  





  









f

    

f

     





  





 





     





 





f

ff

  



 



 



ff

 





 



 

 



 



 



f

ff

ff

    ff

f

f



(SNARE DRUM)



 

mf

f



3

   

fp

 

f

f

  f

 fp



myman. What did 5youdo this time?

mp mf           



          Whatdidyoudo tohimthis



 





Sayshe'snev -er com -ing back

  fp

ff

My Buck,myman,



3

 

          

              



fp

Violoncello III

 

  

Yes - ter - day

  

Violoncello I

 

19

yes- ter - day

  

   





Yes - ter -day ?

Marcus



       

 3   

  

Gelma

 

 

f

TOM-TOMS



Yes - terday,

 

f

 

 

fp

  



f

   

3      



 



fp

Trombone

 



   

f



 



 





 







 



 





 







 



 





 







 



 





 





20

Faster q = c.69

  



 



136

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



  



 



 



Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

Percussion I

Percussion II

Harp

Ruth



   



  



 





 



 



 



 



 



   

     



















 



 









 



  

 

     

 

  

 



 

  

 

  

 

 

 

    

 



f

ff       





took him,

 

he

beat









    









and flung him in asalt



bath

Chorus Alto

Chorus Tenor

Chorus Bass

Violin



    



  





  



 



 



 





  



 



 



 







  



  



  



  





WHIP

mp,beseechingg

           f         







 



 





 









                       He took him, he beat him, hewhippedhim andflung him in a    f              f

He

He

   

 

 

   

 







    

 

   

 

 

    

 









  

 

   

 

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

  

 

   

ff









ff

 











 

       

    

 

    

 

    









  



  



  



  





  



 



 



 





  



 



 



 





ff





took him, he beat him, hewhippedhim andflung him in a

 





took him, he beat him, hewhippedhim andflung him in a

            

f

   







  ff    



        

bath





 

took him, he beat him, hewhippedhim andflung him in a







 





Like he al -waysdid





  



 

   







ff

Bass Guitar

  









  

 

 

  





 





  



ff

Violoncello III









 

  



 

 









 

  

 



Violoncello II

and flung him in a salt





f



  

Violoncello I

beat him





  

I

 







took him,







                                I

 

  

 

He f







 



 

  





ff

him

  

 

ff

time?

Marcus



 

ff

fp





ff



    





ff

fp



   ff

      fp

                             

He

Gelma



 

f

 



ff

21

       

     

   

  

   



 

  

  

  





  

    

  

 





  



      

     

   

  



    





   

  

 





    

  

 



 

   

   

   

     

   

142

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



  

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

Percussion I

Percussion II

Harp

Ruth

 

  

 

  

   



  

  



 



  



   f





My

Gelma

Violin

   



 

   



  









  







     











     



















     









   









    



















fff

fff





fff

   

   

   

 

son

3

3

fff

    

fff

 ff





f                        

   

Your own son

              

Now he's gone. Look - ing

for anewlife.You tried to kill your

  f                     

   

















salt

              

 

             

  

































    



  









     









     









     









     









     

salt

  salt

 



took him, he beat him,hewould- n't stop

bath. He

bath. He

  

    

   

   



    

  

 

Now he's gone. Look - ing

for anewlife.You tried to kill your

    



  



 







  

 

  

    

  

  





    

  

  



 



 



   



fff



   



   

 





 



took him, he beat him,hewould- n't stop

      

   





took him, he beat him,hewould- n't stop

              

   

  

took him, he beat him,hewould- n't stop

bath. He

        

Violoncello II

Bass Guitar













     

Violoncello I

Violoncello III

  





bath.He

Chorus Tenor

Chorus Bass

 



 

   

salt

Chorus Alto



fff

 

fff

fff

fff

22

    148

Flute

Ruth



   





son.

Gelma

son.

Marcus

Violoncello I



tried

      

You tried to kill

        

tomake him weak, makehim ti -midalltheseyears.

 

Buck sayshe'snev-er com -ing back.Nev - er com

-



f    And



  

ing home



You tried to kill

 



f                

   

     

  

f

 



your

 

  













son.

    your



mf, espress.

  

son.

    



have dom - in - ion

       

 

My son is



    

 



tomake him weak, makehim ti -midalltheseyears.

     

You

  

Preacher

tried

 



      

     

You

   





         ov

er

the



fish

of the





as goodas dead

                          



   

 

153

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



 

  

  

  



        





      



f

   







 







   



f Trombone

Ruth



 



  



 

Gelma









f

   

      

f

son.

      



f



     sea

Marcus

Violin



Violoncello II

Bass Guitar

     

 

My

son

  

Violoncello I

  

and

ov - er

  is as







3





the

  good

 

   



fowl of the

air,

 

as



 

    

     

 







 







son.

    



                                       





   









  

       

 

mf





  

li - ving thing

   

 

f





  

     that





 



my

     

li - ving, ev - ery

 



Buck

ev - ery

   

                        

dead.



  



    

andov - er

 





Youtried to kill yourown

Youtried to kill yourown

Preacher

 

 







   



                          f                       

23

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F

157   



  

Percussion II

Ruth

           





     

  



 

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

  



  

  



   

 Buck,

   man.

 

Star Woman

    mov

Preacher

Marcus

Violin

 

         







   

 



  







   

Violoncello II

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar





 

               







 







 





     







 

   



 







 

 







 

 







 

 







 

 







 

    







 

 



mf

 

    





BASS DRUM



mf

f

 

  

  

 

  



my son.

 











 mov



   







eth, mov

-

 

 

eth

up - on





the earth

 p   



      

Some - one didset that





 





                  

pp

       

   

 

                    

       

pp

 

       

   

 

        

 

 f



        

fire.

 







 

    



mf

Violoncello I

mf



 



eth,

  

        Slower q = c. 58   



  





   

     



 



 



   

Gelma







     

                                     





pp



                

pp







 

 

24

   



  



162

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F

   

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

Percussion I





  pp



  

Faster q = c.66

 

   









fff



  







   

fff



  





  



  





  

  



  



  



  



  

   

 

fff

  fff

fff

 





Percussion II

US Government official

Marcus



    



 

ff

loud knock on the door













     



     



ff

      

 

 

      

 

Violoncello I

           

     

  



  



Violoncello II

  



Violoncello III

   



Bass Guitar

    



    



       





  



  stopped    







 



up!

Op - en

 

 







         

       

Op - en up!

     

mf

  



 x x

rim shot

p

           

Op -en up!

  xxxx

 





   







  

Some - one didset that fire

Violin

     

  

 





ff

           

  



      

ff

  



  

 

fff

METAL MALLET ON LARGE PLANK OF SUSPENDED WOOD

   



    

Op - en up!

Is an - y-bod - y







Who is it?



   

   





       





  







    





     



    



fff

     fff









  

  

 

fff



 

 

fff



  

  





  

 

      

  

  





    168

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



Percussion I

Percussion II

US Government official

Violin

Violoncello I

Violoncello II

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar

     

   

  

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

    









 





 





 

 

 



      

    



     x x

   

      there?



  

 







 

 

x





 



     



     



 

   





  









   





 







   





  







   





 

       





            





          

 



U. S. Gov - ern - ment Coun - ty Land Of - fi - cial. Op - en up!

   

  



 

  

  













  













 







  

   

 







  



            







norm.



  

   

  





          



Yes.

 



 







     

      U.

 



 

  

BASS DRUM



         

S. Gov - ern - ment Coun - ty Land Of - fi - cial.

  

             





   







    





  



     





  



   





  



25



 

Faster q = c. 120

26

 



172

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



  

 

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

Percussion I





 





 



  





 













   







  

 

 



 

 

                       

 



pp

7

  

mf









   





 

mf

mf

ffff

 



ffff

 



ffff



Percussion II

Ruth





3  mf       

sub. p

Violin



 





 





Violoncello II

Violoncello III



SNARE

mp

  

 

 

 ffff



              





              





             



              



pp

 

 

   

     



   

 

CRASH CYMBALS

3







  





l.v.

3

ff

  

Official walks in, a brute









pp



pp

pp















          







 





3

ffff

 ffff

  ffff



  

 







  





3

3

3



3

3

3  3  3                 

3



 



ffff



               

                  



ffff

Bass Guitar



    

BASS DRUM



    

3



      







Mar - cus op - en the door.

  

Violoncello I

mf

   

3

     

Mar - cus op - en the door.



  



3

ffff





3

ff



 



pp





     

          

          

3

  





  

  

 

  



    



   

27

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



 





 

  

   

 





   

   

 



  

 

   



     

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

Percussion II



 



          

  US Government official    

Violin

 

177      



Mar - cus

     









 











 













 









 





 









 





 









mf       



 



Faster, free q = c.69

Yel - low?

 



looks first at Gelma



Mis - sus

  Yel -



      low?

I



  be





            

- lieve there's been an an - om - a - ly

 

senza vib.

mp

Violoncello I

Violoncello II

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar

     

  

 





 



    

   

 





 



 





 

      



        





 



senza vib. mp

senza vib.



mp

senza vib.



mp

 





 



 

in pro - ceed - ings for your land.





   





I





be -



 







 







 













28

   183

Flute

 





 

  

Slower q = c.60

 









p

Bassoon



 

 







  

 

  



 



 

Trumpet in B flat





 



 





 





 

  



 





 



 





 

  





 

  mp

 



p

mp

Horn in F

   



mp

Trombone

Percussion I

 



   





   

 



l.v.

mp

mp



 

 



 

 

    





 



 

 

    





 

harmonic

   

  

pp

Harp

 

US Government official

Violin



                                              3               lievethere's been a sub stan - - tial an - om - a - ly in non -pay - ment of your tax - es Now I be - lieve there's been agreat tran - gre -ssion in the set - tling ofyour Deeds.Now   





 



 



 



 



 





 



 



 























 

con vib.

p, dolce



mf

   

Violoncello II



Bass Guitar



  

   



con vib.

p, dolce











 

 











 





 

con vib.

p, dolce

con vib.

p, dolce

mf





 





 

mf

Violoncello III



 

mf

   

Violoncello I



 





p

29

 



 

 



 

rit.

188

Bassoon

Horn in F

A tempo





mp





mp

 





Trumpet in B flat









mp

Trombone

Percussion II

Harp







 



p

 

 



  







SNARE DRUM



p

   

 



 

mp

 

  

 

3                     US Government official    I be - lieve there's been a great an - o - ma - ly in the tak - ing of this land

Violin

mp

 

 

p

I be - lieve

 



    





  





Violoncello II

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar





pizz.

 

 

 



pizz.



 



pizz.



 

mp

 



lightly





















 



 



mp

      

you're in thewrong, Mis - ter Yel - low,



p

Violoncello I



p



p

pizz.



Mis - sus Yel - low

 





















p



30

  



192 Suddenly quicker q = c.88

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F



Percussion II





Marcus

Violin

 

fp

 







con sordino

 fp





 

p

    

p

 

3

We'vepaid

           3

  



















f

 

con sordino fp

f











 









  mf



   

 

 

   

you're in thewrong,Mis - ter Yel - low,

   f   

Mis -sus Yel - low



Your land

 





pizz.

 









           

ain'treg - is - tered pro -per - ly,

















our tax - es youknowit





 

I be - lieve

 

 

 

   







f

p

  

 

con sordino

p

  





                  

 









Faster, urgent q = c.96

f

p

 





 





f

US Government official





p



Harp

poco rit.



p





A tempo q = c.60

 

mf

 

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

 

p



Violoncello I



Violoncello II

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar





 







pizz.





pizz.







p



p

pizz.



p



 p







snap pizz.

                f

    

   







snap pizz.

                f

    

   









snap pizz.

                f

    

   



















    197

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F

  



 

 

       



    

      



 

fp

  

Violoncello II



 

31







     





    



 



   



          sfp

  

 









f

                                     

Your land ain't reg -is - tered pro - per - ty.

     

    

  

     

    

  

     

    

sfp

 

I'm here



  

sfp





f

     war





   



sfp

to give you





 

  

sfp

sfp



              

  

f

 

sfp



 

 



f

 



f







                                    f sfp sfp

f

         Your land,

Violoncello I

Violoncello III





fp

Violin

f

 

       

Trumpet in B flat

US Government official

 

                    

fp

Trombone



  



   





ning



arco   

 

f

 

 

     

          

                





 

     



        

                





 

     

          

                





32

   203

Flute

Bassoon







    



  

mf



f







  

 

Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

Percussion I



  



 

fp

   



 

fp

  

  



f

fp

  

  



MARIMBA



    



    

f

Percussion II

US Government official

Violin

  



         war   

Violoncello I

fp

arco                  





  



  

mp

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar

mf

 

Violoncello II





f



arco



           mp

fp

      

                  f

f

f







     

      

    

f







mf

            

  

        

       

Un -less youpay the tax - es





     

p



 





          





SNARE

ning.







                           



  





f

fp

mf

   

   

 

           





f

fp

  f





                                        

f

Horn in F



p

Un -less youpaythe tax - es



 

   















      mf

              

due





due











                          f









                         







                         









arco





mf p

  



                                 



   









   209

Flute

Bassoon

Horn in F

Trombone

Percussion II

US Government official

Violin



   

 



 



   









     



f

              the gov - ern - ment

      ffp

       

Violoncello I





 

     

        

Bass Guitar



        ffp

       





      



 













 



sfp

sfp

  

sfp

             



 

      

   

 

 

              sfp

    



fp

     

       

ff. belligerent

 

 





    fore - close

                   sfp

sfp

                sfp

sfp

sfp

sfp

sfp

 



    



  

ffp

    



ffp

sfp

                



ffp

                  sfp



fp

                  sfp

      



sfp

sfp

sfp

              sfp

 

sfp

              sfp



33

will

     

sfp

            sfp

the gov - ern - ment



sfp

sfp

sfp

f

               

sfp

           

  

                     







          



                







              

sfp

      



f

           



sfp

ffp

Violoncello III





will

ffp

Violoncello II

 





              

  











    







ffp



34

  215

Flute





 





 

  

  

 

mf

Bassoon

Horn in F



Percussion I

Percussion II

Ruth





















Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

                



senza sord.











 







           f

          



senza sord.













       

p

        

  

 





    



 









  

 

       

  

MARIMBA



fp

fp

 



f

   





mf





senza sord.



 

f

       

 

         

mf



       

f



We've reg - is - tered pro - per - ly





Gelma









       

f



They reg - is - tered pro - per - ly

 

US Government official

Marcus

Violin









 











will fore close











f       



We've reg - is - tered pro - per - ly

 







Violoncello I





                        

             

   

  

  

  

 

sfz mf

                                                

 



sfz mf



Violoncello II



                                                

 

                                                

 

sfz mf

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar





 



sfz mf





                                  ff. belligerent

   





 

       



35

Flute

221                                                        



fff

Bassoon

Horn in F



 

  

fff

  



     

   

 

ff



Trumpet in B flat

Trombone

Percussion I





  

 

 

       



    

 

 

 

  

 



  



  



  



 

 

      

 

     

     

           

 

   

      

  

    

  

  



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





      



   

 

  



  







sffz

sffz

 

 



 

 



   

 



            

ff

sffz

        

 



 

 

sffz

 

  

 

 



  



fff



    

  

TOM TOMS

Violin

    



     

  

fff

Percussion II

  

            

ff

 





  



  



 

  



 

          

 

fff

Violoncello I

Violoncello II

Violoncello III

Bass Guitar



 



 



 

  

 



fff

 