Am an Ocean

Julie Herndon

am an ocean

for SSAA choir and soloists (SSAA)

rev. 2022

revised for the Peninsula Women’s Chorus with Anne Hege PRONUNCIATION Always transition between sounds as fluidly as possible. Syllables extracted from text: I know I am an ocean [ai] [nou] [ai] [æm] [æn] [oʃʒɛn] forward vowels: [i] ee (meet) [ɛ] eh (met) [æ] a (mat) [a] ah (watt)

back vowels: [u] oo (too) [o] o (go)

fricatives: [ʃ] unvoiced sh, palatal whistle (she) x notehead [ʒ] voiced sh (pleasure) pitch

liquid consonants [m] m (hymn) [n] n (sunny)

STAGING Soloists stand in front of their section, facing audience.

NOTES = diminuendo to nothing CONDUCTING Senza misura on p. 2, 5, and 7 are conducted using the motions below, moving as smoothly as possible. On p. 5 and 7, soloists conduct these passages facing the audience, their hand motions visible to the choir behind them. On page 5, the senza misura is conducted in a similar manner by the principal conductor (PC), facing the ensemble.

PC conducts ord. as marked. think: SWIM…………………………………. think: DIVE……………………………………

A hands apart B fingers touch C hands layered D hands tilt forward [ʃ] unvoiced voiced hold first given note hold second given note palatal whistle [ʒ] palatal whistle (no whistle) (no whistle)

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Score

am an ocean Julie Herndon

Senza misura, flowing and mysterious like a landmass appearing in the water Approx. duration

0"

5"

10"

15"

20"

25"

30"

35"

40"

45"

conducted by soprano 1 soloist facing audience, using smooth, connected gestures A B A / B alternate fluidly at your own pace

&

Soprano 1

p ¿

P

[ʃ]

[Ʒ]

sim.

w

conducted by soprano 2 soloist facing audience, using smooth, connected gestures A A / B alternate fluidly at your own pace B

p & ¿

Soprano 2

P w

[ʃ]

[Ʒ] conducted by alto 1 soloist facing audience, using smooth, connected gestures A A / B alternate fluidly at your own pace B sim.

p ¿

&

Alto 1

sim.

P w

[ʃ]

[Ʒ] conducted by alto 2 soloist facing audience, using smooth, connected gestures A B A / B alternate fluidly at your own pace sim.

&

Alto 2

45"

50"

p ¿

P

[ʃ]

[Ʒ]

w

55"

1:00"

1:05"

1:10"

P w C

S1

&

[m]

P w

S2

& P D

C

A1

&

w

[m]

gliss.

C

&

gliss.

w

[m]

D

gliss.

w

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F 4 œ œœ œ 4 C

w

D

C

D

[m]

o

w

P

4 4

#w

A / B / C / D ad lib.

C

A2

gliss.

[m]

p

D

D

C

1:15"

C

A / B / C / D ad lib.

o

4 4 4 4

3 q = 60 Pristine conducted by PC ord.

F softly taking shape U U U U

4 &4 œ œ œ œ

3

S1

[m] [æ]

3

S2

C

˙

A

P a gentle splash Œ œ ˙ ˙ >

U

¿

[ʃ]

[Ʒ]

F softly taking shape U #œ œ ˙ ¿

4 UΠUΠU U

&4

[m]

Ó

[ʃ]

œ

[m]

˙

P a gentle splash

U

˙

˙

w

[i]

,

A2

10

S1

&

˙

˙

∑

P a gentle splash ,F w œ ˙. >[Ʒ]

&w

10

A1

w

P

&w

w

[n]

10

A2

&

p 2 ¿ 2

f 3 w 2

p 2 ¿ 2

f 3 w.

2

p 2 ¿ 2

f 3 2 ˙ ˙.

p 2 ¿ 2

f

A

[ʃ]

10

S2

w

,

h = 44

∑

P w

[n]

,

[ʃ]

,

[ʃ]

,

[ʃ]

w

[a]

F softlyUtaking shape P a gentle splash 4 UŒ UŒ UŒ UŒ Ó Œ &4 ˙ ˙ œ w > [m] [Ʒ]

ord.

[Ɛ]

,F ˙ ˙ [a]

œ. œ 2 w J 2 2 w 2

[Ɛ]

[Ʒ]

2 œ 2 ˙ ˙ [Ɛ]

3 2 2 ˙ ˙ œ œ 2 w [Ʒ]

[n]

F ˙

w

3

P œ œœ˙

F w

#˙ >

[Ʒ]

F softly taking shape

4U U U U &4 Œ Œ Œ

3

A1

accel.

P

#œ œ ˙

˙

[n]

Ó

˙

∑ P ¿

w

[ʃ]

o

w

∑

P Œ ˙. [Ʒ]

˙ ¿

o P Œ ˙.

¿

[ʃ]

w w

[Ʒ]

o

∑

P

Œ . ˙ [Ʒ]

o

Ó

F

œ œ w

[a] [n]

[o]

&Ó

18

S 1 Solo

S1

˙

[o]

w

bw

p cresc. œ œ w [o]

o

p thin like mist ¿ &¿

P ˙

[ʃ]

∑

&

Ó

p thin like mist ¿ &¿

18

[ʃ]

p thin like mist ¿ &¿

A2

∑

[ʃ]

f w ∑

œ œ œ œ w

¿

¿

f œ œ œ Œ J œ œ -̇

∑

[o]

[a]

œ -̇ .

∑

∑

∑

, f w-

π ¿

[n]

¿ ∑

∑

[n]

[Ɛ]

o

h = 52 Full and moving

w

∑

∑

w

¿

18

o

[n]

cresc.

[Ɛ]

œ ˙.

[u]

&Ó

18

A1

˙ ¿

18

A 1 Solo

œ œ

¿

[ʃ]

S2

˙

,f ˙

p thin like mist ¿ &¿ 18

S 2 Solo

p cresc. œ œ ˙

¿ ∑

∑

S1

&

f -̇ . [o]

[u]

F & œ- ˙

P œ

26

S2

[o]

26

A1

F

& w

26

A2

P f œ Œ œ œJ œ œ œ ˙

&

F w-

[u]

[o]

∑

[u]

œ Œ

[u]

F

w

w

P w

F ˙

[o]

F

w

[o]

[æ]

f

w

[o]

P

f #˙.

[æ]

˙

œ [n]

[a]

∑

F P -̇

˙

-̇

˙

[a]

F P

[o]

w ∑

w

p -w [u]

Ó

˙ ∑

[æ]

p

w-

[u]

f

P

[æ]

[o]

w

[i]

∑

poco rit.

P œ œ œ œ wŒ œ

f

[i]

F P Œ -̇ œ

∑

P w

œ Œ

∑

[a]

26

∑

w

∑

∑

4

5

Senza misura, floating

conducted by PC C / D ad lib.

C D 0" 5" 10"

p thin, sparkling & ¿

33

S 1 Solo

[ʃ]

S1

p & ˙

[u]

˙

P 2 œ. œ ˙ 2 J

p & ˙

π 2 ˙ 2 ˙ ˙ ¿

[u]

˙

p thin, sparkling ¿ &

33

[ʃ]

33

A1

p

& ˙

[n]

˙

p thin, sparkling & ¿

33

A 2 Solo

[ʃ]

33

A2

p

& ˙

[n]

[æ]

[u]

[i]

P bw

F œ œ œ bœ w

˙

[i]

˙

[a]

P w [a]

continue at your own pace, smoothing between sounds

w

F

œ œ ˙

w

[o]

P w [u]

continue at your own pace, smoothing between sounds

w

π 2 ¿ 2 ˙ ˙ ˙ [n]

[a]

[Ʒ] [ʃ]

[i]

˙

[i]

continue at your own pace, smoothing between sounds

π 2 2 ˙ ˙ ˙ ¿ 2 2

w

[Ʒ] [ʃ]

P 2 2 œ œ œ œ

[n]

œ

P w

[Ʒ] [ʃ]

p thin, sparkling & ¿

33

A 1 Solo

w

F ˙.

[æ]

[u]

[ʃ]

S2

P 2 w 2

15"

π 2 ˙ ˙ ˙ ¿ 2

33

S 2 Solo

a tempo (h = 52)

[Ʒ] [ʃ]

F

˙.

œ bw

[o]

P w

[u]

continue at your own pace, smoothing between sounds

& w

40

S 1 Solo

S1

P œ œ

&

[a] [i]

40

S 2 Solo

& w

S2

&

œ œ

[a] [i]

P

40

A1

&

P w

w

Ó

[a]

know

P

40

w

I

∑

∑

know

˙

know

b˙ ∑

&

S 1 Solo

∑

S1

& Œ œ œ œ œœœ œ ˙.

S2

&

47

A1

&

47

A2

&

w

o - cean [n]

∑

& w 47

∑

p ∑

F œ ˙. >

∑

∑

F

Ó

œ œ w >[Ʒ] ∑

Œ

∑

I

w

∑

w

w

I

know

w

w

know

œ b˙.

w I

j œ

∑

w

w

o - [Ʒ] [n]

o

w

I

∑

œ œ œ œœœ am an

know

∑

3

I

˙

w

f

∑

F

w

I

,

b˙

∑

f

∑

know

∑

f

∑

˙

[Ʒ]

∑

∑

know

w

3

am an

∑

w

F

h = 48 A little slower

I

And

F

I

F

∑

know

40

47

Ó

w

6

f œ œ

w

know

œ œ

w

F

∑

w

[a] [i]

A2

F œ œ

rit.

∑

o

∑ ∑ P Ó œœœœ

∑

o

o

Ó

Ó

P

j œ

˙

[Ʒ] [n]

∑

∑

w

P j œ

w

[Ʒ][n]

o o

∑ ∑

-

7

∑

54

S 1 Solo

S1

&

∑

& w

[n]

∑

54

S 2 Solo

&

∑

S2

& w

w

cean[n]

54

A 1 Solo

&

54

A1

&

P

∑

w

54

A 2 Solo

&

54

A2

&

P

∑ ˙

w

[n]

π

˙

[n]

w

w

w

F w

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

[n]

˙

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

˙.

w

w

w

˙

P ˙ ˙

∑

∑

∑

w

∑

w

w

π

w

[n]

w

w

w

∑

w

[n]

π

54

˙

˙

π

w

w

F ˙ #œ œ

P w

w ∑

∑

˙

˙

w

P

Ó

Œ

P œ

[n]

w

w

w

,

[n]

˙

w

[n]

F

F w

o

˙

o

w

Ó

o

o Œ

Œ

P œ-

[n]

Senza misura, fading into the mist

conducted by soloists 0" 5"

63

S1

& w

63

S2

& w

63

A1

&

w

o o o

Ó Ó Ó

&

w

[Ʒ]

P ˙ [Ʒ]

P U Ó œœ w [Ʒ]

pP #˙ n˙

[Ʒ]

P

Ó

˙

[Ʒ]

63

A2

P œ œ

˙.

P ˙

[Ʒ]

P œ

[Ʒ]

w

U

w

U

w

U

w

p ¿

A

[ʃ]

p ¿

B

w B

[ʃ]

w

[ʃ]

p ¿

A B alt.

[Ʒ]

A

pA ¿

10"

20"

25"

o

A B alt.

o

A B alt.

o

A B alt.

o

[Ʒ] B

15"

w

[Ʒ]

A

B

[ʃ]

[Ʒ]

w