Don Henry A Chamber Opera in One Act for mezzo-soprano, tenor, pre-recorded soprano and pre-recorded male narrator, Pierrot ensemble, and rock trio
Frank Nawrot 2019 Instrumentation: 1 Tenor 1 Mezzo-soprano 1 Flute 1 Clarinet in B-flat 1 Violin 1 Cello 1 Piano 1 Electric guitar 1 Electric bass 1 Drum set Fixed media (1 pre-recorded soprano, 1 pre-recorded male narrator) duration: c. 60 minutes
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1. Oh, Kansas!
Transposed Score
Text by Frank Nawrot
Fixed Media [Duke Prospero sits across from Megan O’Reilly. He reads from a document.] DUKE: Don Henry, when he came to the University of Kansas, was a religious boy with a normal outlook. Evidence by reputable citizens of Dodge City proved to the Committee’s satisfaction that he had no communistic tendencies; he was a Boy Scout, interested in patriotic and religious activities. On Stage [on-stage soprano has back turned to audience while Don Sings]
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1. Oh, Kansas!
Flute
Clarinet in B
Violin
Cello
con moto, with energy
Piano
B. Guitar
Drum Set
clean
E. Guitar
con moto, with energy
Don
© Copyright 2019 by Frank C.S. Nawrot
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1. Oh, Kansas!
7 Fl.
B Cl.
7
7
Vln.
Vc.
Don
7
Pno.
7 E.Gtr.
Bass
D. S.
7
4
1. Oh, Kansas!
13 Fl.
B Cl.
13 Vln.
Vc.
13
Pno.
E.Gtr.
Bass
D. S.
13
5
13
13 Don
1. Oh, Kansas!
19 Fl.
B Cl.
19
Vln.
Vc.
E.Gtr.
Bass
19
19 D. S.
19
Pno.
19 Don
6
1. Oh, Kansas!
25 Fl.
B Cl.
25 Vln.
Vc.
Bass
D. S.
25
27
Oh,
25 E.Gtr.
25
Pno.
25 Don
27
mo - ther
Not
e - ven am I
7
1. Oh, Kansas!
31 Fl.
B Cl.
31
Vln.
Vc.
31 Don
gone
Pno.
yet I long
to be safe
at
home.
31
31 E.Gtr.
Bass
31
D. S.
8
1. Oh, Kansas!
Fl.
B Cl.
37
37 Vln.
Vc.
Don
37
Fa - ther
37
man - y
37 E.Gtr.
Bass
Pno.
37 D. S.
we,
9
we
have
seen,
hard - ships
1. Oh, Kansas!
43 Fl.
B Cl.
Vc.
43 Don
43
Pno.
Bass
D. S.
cresc.
rain that nev - er ends,
43
43 E.Gtr.
43 Vln.
sun that al - ways
10
beams.
1. Oh, Kansas!
48 Fl.
B Cl.
48 Vln.
Vc.
Don
Pno.
Bass
48
50
48
48 D. S.
48 E.Gtr.
50
11
1. Oh, Kansas!
54 Fl.
B Cl.
54
Vln.
Vc.
Don
Bass
D. S.
54
12
54 E.Gtr.
54
Pno.
54
1. Oh, Kansas!
60 Fl.
B Cl.
60
Vln.
Vc.
60
E.Gtr.
Bass
60 D. S.
60
Pno.
60
Don
13
1. Oh, Kansas!
Fl.
B Cl.
Vln.
Vc.
Don
66
66
66
Pno.
66
Not
e - ven am
66 E.Gtr.
Bass
66 D. S.
I
gone,
yet I
long
14
for this
1. Oh, Kansas!
70 Fl.
B Cl.
Vln.
Vc.
70
soil
70
Pno.
70 Don
and this
and
this
loam.
E.Gtr.
Bass
70
70 D. S.
Not
soil
15
1. Oh, Kansas!
73 Fl.
B Cl.
73 Vln.
Vc.
long
to
73 E.Gtr.
Bass
be
home.
73 D. S.
yet I
gone,
73
I
e - ven am
Pno.
73 Don
16
1. Oh, Kansas!
77 Fl.
B Cl.
77 Vln.
Vc.
77
Pno.
77 E.Gtr.
Bass
77 D. S.
79
77 Don
79
17
1. Oh, Kansas!
82 Fl.
B Cl.
Vln.
Vc.
Don
Bass
82
82
D. S.
82 E.Gtr.
82
Pno.
82
18
88 Fl.
B Cl.
88 Vln.
Vc.
88
Pno.
88
Don
1. Oh, Kansas!
88 E.Gtr.
Bass
88 D. S.
19
1. Oh, Kansas!
Fl.
B Cl.
93
93 Vln.
Vc.
Don
93
93
Pno.
pedal ad lib
93 E.Gtr.
Bass
93 D. S.
distortion
20
100 Fl.
B Cl.
Vc.
Bass
101
Oh,
Kan - sas!
My
3
heart
will not breathe deep
in
100
D. S.
100 E.Gtr.
100
Pno.
100 Don
100
Vln.
1. Oh, Kansas!
101
21
1. Oh, Kansas!
104 Fl.
106
B Cl.
104 Vln.
Vc.
104 Don
3
Lon - don or
Pno.
E.Gtr.
Bass
D. S.
3
(Fr. pronunciation "par-ee")
Par
-
106
is.
Oh,
Kan
-
sas!
104
104
104
22
1. Oh, Kansas!
108 Fl.
B Cl.
108 Vln.
Vc.
108 Don
If
Pno.
E.Gtr.
Bass
can - not die
for
you
than I
should not
re
-
3
turn
to you.
Oh,
108
108
108 D. S.
I
3
23
1. Oh, Kansas!
112 Fl.
113
B Cl.
112 Vln.
Vc.
112 Don
Kan
112
Pno.
E.Gtr.
Bass
D. S.
-
sas!
3 3
113
3
3
112
112
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3
3
clean
1. Oh, Kansas!
116 Fl.
B Cl.
Vc.
116
Pno.
3
116 Don
117
116 Vln.
Bass
117
3
3
are
the ones
25
3
3
ne - ver leave,
ne - ver fun.
We who work
116 D. S.
3
116 E.Gtr.
3
121 Fl.
B Cl.
121 Vln.
Vc.
121 Don
121
Pno.
E.Gtr.
Bass
121 D. S.
3
3
Do not
3
3
3
I'm
a scout
Mo - ther
dear,
3
fear,
121
1. Oh, Kansas!
26
3
turn
a - round
3
3
1. Oh, Kansas!
126 Fl.
B Cl.
3 3
3 3
126 Vln.
Vc.
126
Don
E.Gtr.
Bass
126
126 D. S.
who work
are
the ones
27
pizz.
3
3
128
3
We
126
Pno.
128
130 Fl.
B Cl.
130 Vln.
Vc.
130
Don
130
Pno.
E.Gtr.
Bass
D. S.
1. Oh, Kansas!
3
ne - ver leave,
130
3
ne - ver fun.
130
Do not
fear,
3
I'm
a
scout
3
3
Mo - ther
dear,
28
1. Oh, Kansas!
135 Fl.
B Cl.
Vc.
135 E.Gtr.
Bass
3
Do
not
cry
3
135 D. S.
135
Pno.
135
Don
135 Vln.
it's
a trip
29
I
won't die
3
You'll get
by
1. Oh, Kansas!
140 Fl.
B Cl.
140 Vln.
Vc.
Don
Bass
D. S.
140
Not
3
3
a
boy,
140
I'm a
140 E.Gtr.
140
Pno.
man!
3
3
I will
prove
30
can!
that I
1. Oh, Kansas!
145 Fl.
B Cl.
145 Vln.
3
Vc.
145
Don
146 3
Bass
145
D. S.
that I
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
can!
145 E.Gtr.
arco
146
145
Pno.
3
31
150 Fl.
B Cl.
150
Vln.
Vc.
3
150
Don
Pno.
E.Gtr.
Bass
D. S.
dim.
32
150
150
150
1. Oh, Kansas!
154 Fl.
B Cl.
154
Vln.
Vc.
Pno.
154
154 E.Gtr.
Bass
154
D. S.
154 Don
1. Oh, Kansas!
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1. Oh, Kansas!
Fl.
B Cl.
157
Vc.
Don
Pno.
Bass
D. S.
157
157
157 E.Gtr.
157 Vln.
157 cresc.
34
1. Oh, Kansas!
161 Fl.
B Cl.
161
Vln.
Vc.
Don
Pno.
Bass
sub. sub.
161
sub.
sub. sub. cresc.
35
161
161 D. S.
161 E.Gtr.
1. Oh, Kansas!
165 Fl.
B Cl.
165 Vln.
Vc.
Pno.
Bass
sub.
sub.
sub. sub.
167
165
very expressive
Oh,
sub.
165 D. S.
165 E.Gtr.
165
Don
167
sub.
36
sub. sub.
Kan - sas!
My
1. Oh, Kansas!
170 Fl.
B Cl.
170
Vln.
Vc.
170
Don
in
Lon - don or
Par
-
is.
(Fr. pronunciation "par-ee")
170
170 E.Gtr.
Bass
170
D. S.
3 3
heart will not breathe deep
Pno.
37
173 Fl.
B Cl.
1. Oh, Kansas!
173 Vln.
Vc.
173 Don
Oh,
Pno.
Bass
Moth - er!
sul pont.
sul pont.
Fa - ther!
173
173 D. S.
173 E.Gtr.
38
Fl.
B Cl.
177
1. Oh, Kansas!
177 Vln.
Vc.
Don
177 If
Pno.
I
can - not
cry
3
for you
should not
re
-
turn
3
to you.
Oh,
177
177 E.Gtr.
Bass
177
D. S.
than I
39
183 Fl.
B Cl.
183 Vln.
Vc.
-
normal
normal
186
sas!
183 D. S.
183
Bass
183
E.Gtr.
Kan
Pno.
186
183
Don
1. Oh, Kansas!
3
3
3
3
3
3
sub.
sub.
40
1. Oh, Kansas!
Fl.
B Cl.
Vln.
Vc.
Don
Pno.
189
Bass
189
189
189
189
D. S.
189 E.Gtr.
41
1. Oh, Kansas!
196 Fl.
B Cl.
196
Vln.
Vc.
196 Don
Pno.
196
Bass
D. S.
196
200
Oh,
196 E.Gtr.
200
mo - ther
42
1. Oh, Kansas!
202 Fl.
B Cl.
202
Vln.
Vc.
202 Don
Pno.
Bass
D. S.
Not
e - ven
am
I
gone
yet
I
long
202
202 E.Gtr.
202
43
1. Oh, Kansas!
206 Fl.
B Cl.
206
Vln.
Vc.
Pno.
Bass
D. S.
to
be
safe
at
home.
206
206 E.Gtr.
206 Don
206
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1. Oh, Kansas!
210 B Cl.
vamp
[Don walks up to Ms. Henry who is oblivious to his presence—drops letter—walks away—Ms. Henry picks up letter and opens it, reads it aloud] MS. HENRY: Mother- I hope this letter has reached the folks at home for paper and postage is very scarce here in Spain. I have joined the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. At least half of my battalion are U.S. citizens. About the proposed trip to France and tour of Europe, I can only say that it was a hoax for the delicate position of comrades headed for Spain made it necessary to conceal my actual destination. For the same reason, I cannot say exactly where I am in Spain. We have been some 3 weeks now making this journey and have undergone severe hardships to join this fight against Fascism. [Ms. Henry pauses, becoming visibly angry]
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