Dedicated to the victims and their families for SATB chorus and orchestra
Kenneth Chamberlain, 68 “Officers, why do you have your guns out?”
Joel ompson (2014)Of cers,
why do you have yourguns out? Of cers…
Of cers,
why do you have yourguns out? Of cers…
Pesante ( = 58) 3 - - -- - -
S A T B 5
SevenLastWordsoftheUnarmed
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2022
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February
Of cers why do you have your guns out?
Of cers why do you have your guns out?
Of cers why do you have your guns out?
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S A T B 8 --- - - Of cers? Of cers? Of cers? Of cers, S A T B 10 2 Kenneth Chamberlain, 68
Of cers, why do you
have your gunsout? Of cers!
Of cers, why do you have
your guns out? Of cers!
Of cers why doyou have your guns
out? Of cers!
why do you have your guns out?
Of cers!
why
why do you have your guns out
why do you have your guns out?
why do you have your guns out?
why do you have your guns out?
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S A T B 12
S A T B (unis ) 14 3 Kenneth Chamberlain, 68
Why? Why? Why? Why?
S A T B 16 S A T B 19 4 Kenneth Chamberlain, 68
Trayvon Martin, 17
“What are you following me for?”
Nervous ( = 120) 4 7 10 13 5
What are you What are you
S A T B 16 -- - -fol low ing me for? fol low ing me for? What are you fol low ing me for? What S A T B 18 6 Trayvon Martin, 17
What are you fol low ing me for?
What are you fol low ing me for? What are are you fol low ing me for?
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What are you
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S A T B 20 -- - - - - - -you fol low ing me for What are What are you fol low ing fol low ing fol low ing fol low ing me for?What are you S A T B 22 7 Trayvon Martin, 17
you fol low ing me for? What are you fol low ing fol low ing me for? What are you fol low ing me for? What fol low ing me for? What are you
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S A T B 24 ---What are you fol low ing me for? What are me for? are you fol low ing me for? fol low ing me for? S A T B 26 8 Trayvon Martin, 17
you fol low ing me for?
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What are you
What are you fol low ing me for?
What are
S A T B 28 --- fol low ing me for? What are you What are you fol low ing me for? What are you fol low ing me for? What are you S A T B 30 9 Trayvon Martin, 17
fol low ing me for? What are you fol low ing me for? What are you fol low ing me for? What are you What are you fol low ing me for? What are
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S A T B 32 ---- you fol low ing me for? fol low ing me for? fol low ing me for? you fol low ing me for? S A T B 34 10 Trayvon Martin, 17
S A T B 36 yell yell yell yell S A T B 38 11 Trayvon Martin, 17
With calm ( = ca 72) Mom, I’m Solo 3 - go ing Solo 5 Mom, I’m Solo 7 * * e soloist may be drawn from any voice group; or may be a separate singer entirely. 12
Amadou Diallo, 23 “Mom, I’m going to college.”
- go ing to Solo 9 - - - - - - - - col lege. Solo 11 Mom Mom Mom Mom S A T B 13 13 Amadou Diallo, 23
-I’m go ing I’m go ing I’m go ing I’m go ing S A T B 15 Mom Mom Mom Mom S A T B 17 14 Amadou Diallo, 23
-I’m go ing I’m go ing I’m go ing I’m go ing S A T B 19 - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -to col to col to col to col S A T B 21 15 Amadou Diallo, 23
-lege. to lege. to lege. to lege to S A T B 23 - - -- - -- - - -- - - col lege to col lege col lege to col lege col lege to col lege col lege to col lege S A T B 25 16 Amadou Diallo, 23
rit. a tempo S A T B 28 - Mom, I’m go ing… Solo 31 mm mm mm mm Solo S A T B 34 17 Amadou Diallo, 23
Michael Brown, 18
“I don’t have a gun! Stop shooting!”
I don’t have a gun! STOP!
I don’t have a gun! STOP!
I don’t have a gun! STOP!
I don’t have a gun! STOP!
I don’t have a gun! STOP!
Breaking news ( = 92–100) 4 7 10
S A 1 2 T B 13 18
I I I I S A T B 16 don’t have a gun! STOP! STOP! don’t have a gun! STOP! STOP! don’t have a gun! STOP! STOP! don’t have a gun! STOP! STOP! S A T B 19 19 Michael Brown, 18
STOP! I don’t have a STOP! I don’t have a STOP! don’t have a STOP! I don’t have a S A T B 22 gun! Stop gun! Stop gun! Stop gun! Stop S A T B 25 20 Michael Brown, 18
- -- -- -- - shoot ing! Stop shoot ing! Stop shoot ing! shoot ing! Stop shoot ing! Stop shoot ing! shoot ing! Stop shoot ing! Stop shoot ing! shoot ing! Stop shoot ing! Stop shoot ing! S A T B 28 AH! AH! AH! AH! S A T B 31 21 Michael Brown, 18
STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! S A T B 34 STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! S A T B 38 22 Michael Brown, 18
Oscar Grant, 22
“You shot me!”
You shot me! You shot me! You shot me!
You shot me! You shot me!
You shot me! You shot me!
You shot me! You shot me!
You shot me! You shot me!
chest slap chest slap Stunned ( = 63) You shot me! You shot me! You shot me! T B
T 1 2 B 3
T B 5 23
hum hum sempre non cresc. You shot me! You shot me! S A T B * * * * ca 40–45" 7 ( = 63) You shot me! You shot me! ( ) T B 8 24 * repeat freely and independently of one another Oscar Grant, 22
John Crawford, 22
Dolce ( = 66) Soprano Alto Tenor Bass ah ah ah ah S A T 1 2 B 4 25
“It’s not real.”
John Crawford, 22
ah It’s not It’s not S A T 1 2 B It’s not 7 It’s not real It’s not real real It’s not real real. It’s not real. real. It’s not real. It’s… S A 1 2 T 1 2 B real It’s not real. 10 26
It’s not not real It’s not not real It’s 1 2 T 1 2 B 13 It’s It’s not real It’s It’s not It’s not.. It’s real It’s S A 1 2 T 1 2 B real It’s not real It’s 16 27 John Crawford, 22
not not… not real not… real. S A T 1 2 B not… real. 19 oo oh oo oh oo oo oh oh oo oh S A T 1 2 B oo oh 22 28 John Crawford, 22
ah ah ah ah S A T 1 2 B ah 25 It’s not It’s not It’s not real. It’s not It’s not real It’s not It’s not real It’s not S A 1 2 T 1 2 B It’s not real. It’s not 28 29 John Crawford, 22
real. real real real real. real It’s attacca S A 1 2 T 1 2 B 31 Painful ( = 63) I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. breathe Tenor 1 2 Bass 30 John Crawford, 22
Garner, 43 “I can’t breathe.”
Eric
I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe.
I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe.
I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe…
S A 1 2 T 1 2 B 7 I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I
’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I
’t breathe I can’t breathe I
’t
I can’t breathe. S A 1 2 T 1 2 B 14 31 Eric Garner, 43
can
can
can
breathe.
I can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t
I can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t
I can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t
I can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t
I can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t
I can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t
I can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t
I can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t breathe, can’t
1 2 S 1 2 A 1 2 T 1 2 B 21 32 Eric Garner, 43
breathe, can’t breathe. breathe, can’t breathe breathe, can’t breathe. breathe, can’t breathe. breathe, can’t breathe. breathe, can’t breathe. breathe, can’t breathe. breathe, can’t brea(the)…
1 2 S 1 2 A 1 2 T 1 2 B 26 33 Eric Garner, 43
hum hum hum hum slowly close mouth hum S A T 1 2 B 31 Pesante ( = 54) S A T 1 2 B 37 34 Eric Garner, 43
S A T 1 2 B 41 rit. S A T 1 2 B 43 35 Eric Garner, 43