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PERUSALSCORE

White Hurricane, 1913

for SATB chorus

Music by Kristin Kuster

Poetry by Megan Levad 2013

PERUSALSCORE

White Hurricane, 1913

for SATB chorus

PERUSALSCORE

Music by Kristin Kuster

Poetry by Megan Levad

To Jerry Blackstone & the University of Michigan Chamber Choir

Instrumentation

SATB chorus

Hand percussion: Finger cymbals, large triangle, 2 shakers, tambourine, hand drum

PERUSALSCORE

WHITE HURRICANE, 1913

PERUSALSCORE

poetry by Megan Levad

I. Red sky at morning, sailor take warning. Red sky at night, sailors’ delight.

Great lakes hold our blue summers in their deeps, they store the sunlight in their many waters.

The lakes store sunlight in their many waters and, autumn come, return it to the welkin.

Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Such magic, these sentimental evenings.

Come autumn, we return it to the welkin. Send up our prayers like letters rolled in bottles.

There is such magic in these sentimental evenings, the dead beside us in old-fashioned clothes.

Send prayers for them, like letters rolled in bottles. In turn, they warn us of fall winds from north or west.

The dead are with us in their finest clothes, each man telling his story.

WHITE HURRICANE, 1913 :

Red ff sky, atmorning,Red ff sky, atmorning,Red ff sky, atmorning,Red ff sky, atmorning,Red ff sky, atmorning,Red ff sky, atmorning,-

sail (ff)

or-takewarning.- Redsky atnight, sail ors' -de light. -

sail (ff)

or-takewarning.- Redsky atnight, sail ors' -de light. -

or-takewarning.- Redsky atnight, sailors', Red p skyatmorning,-sail-

or-takewarning.- Redsky atnight, sail ors' -de light. -

or-takewarning.-Redskyatnightsailors'-delight.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redsky

ors' (p) -delight.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailor's-delight.-

au (f) tumn-come,return-itto thewel kin.

sailors'-delight.-

Such f magic,-magic,-suchmagic,-magic,-thesesenti-men-tal-eve nings. -Come

Such f magic,-magic,-suchmagic,-magic,-thesesenti-men-tal-eve nings. - Come

Such f magic,-magic,-suchmagic,-magic,-thesesenti-men-tal-eve nings. -Come

Come mf autumn- wereturn,- comeautumn- wereturn,-

autumn,-comeautumn,-comeautumn-wereturn-itto thewelkin.- Sendupourprayers

comeautumn- wereturn,- comeautumn- wereturn,-comeau-

(f)

likeletters-rolledinbottles,-likeletters-rolled inbottles.- Red

likeletters-rolledinbottles,-likeletters-rolled inbottles.- Red f (f)

likeletters-rolledinbottles,-likeletters-rolled inbottles.- Red

(f)

likeletters-rolledinbottles,-likeletters-rolled inbottles.- Red

tumn (mf) -wereturn,- comeautumn- wereturn,- return.- Red

Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-Redskyatmorn-

ing,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-

ing,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'ing,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-

de (mp)

light.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-

de (mp)

light.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-

de (mp)

let (f)

light.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-Redskyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-

ters-rolledinbot tles.-

let (f) ters-rolledinbot tles.-

Inturn, theywarnus,theywarnus,warn

Inturn, theywarn us,theywarnus,warn

Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-Redsky,redsky,red.

The f deadarewithusintheirfinest-clothes,the

Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-Redsky,redsky,red. The f deadarewithusintheirfinest-clothes,the

Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-Redsky,redsky,red. The f deadarewithusintheirfinest-clothes,the usoffallwindsfromnorthorwest. The f deadarewithusintheirfinest-clothes,the usoffallwindsfromnorthorwest. The f deadarewithusintheirfinest-clothes,the usoffall windsfromnorthorwest. The f deadarewithusintheirfinest-clothes,the

deadarewithusintheirfinest-clothes,thedeadarewithusintheirfinest-clothes.

Red pp skyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight, sailors'-delight.-

Red pp skyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight, sailors'-delight.each f man, each man

Red pp skyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight, sailors'-delight.-

(f)

Red (pp)

skyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-

Red (pp)

skyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-

Red (pp)

skyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.- Red. tel (f) ling,- telling-his sto

Red (pp)

skyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.- Red.

Red (pp)

skyatmorning,-sailor-takewarning.-Redskyatnight,sailors'-delight.-

Red.

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II. Beware the bolts from north or west, in south or east the bolts be best.

Like every Great Lakes storm, this one begins in the iron-cold mouth of a November witch.

PERUSALSCORE

Warm winds from south and east are best but these winds blew in from the west

as though from the iron-cold mouth of a witch; they gyred, they roiled.

Early winds came from the west around midnight. Ports raised white pennants.

They gyred, they roiled, the wind whirled into blizzard

around midnight, and ports raised white pannants. Rainbow to windward, foul be the day.

The wind had turned to blizzard but then, a lull. Clouds parted, long ships traveled.

q = 46

WHITE HURRICANE, 1913 : II

Like p eve ry-GreatLakesstorm, Like p eve ry-GreatLakesstorm,

Like p eve ry-GreatLakesstorm,

Be p ware-theboltsfromnorthorwest,insouthoreasttheboltsbebest.Beware-

Be p ware-theboltsfromnorthorwest,insouthoreasttheboltsbebest.

Be p ware-theboltsfromnorthorwest,insouthoreasttheboltsbebest.Be-

thisonebegins-intheironcold-mouth ofaNovem- ber- witch.

Warm 10

thisonebegins-intheironcold-mouth ofaNovem- ber- witch. Warm thisonebegins-intheironcold-mouth ofaNovem- ber- witch. Warm theboltsfromnorthorwest,insouthoreasttheboltsbebest.Beware-thebolts

Beware-theboltsfromnorthorwest,insouthoreasttheboltsbebest.Bewarewaretheboltsfromnorthorwest,insouthoreasttheboltsbebest.Beware-the

windsfromsouthandeastarebestbutthesewindsblewinfromthewestasthoughfromtheironcold-mouth ofa

windsfromsouthandeastarebestbutthesewindsblewinfromthewestasthoughfromtheironcold-mouth ofa windsfromsouthandeastarebestbutthesewindsblewinfromthewestasthoughfromtheironcold-mouth ofa fromnorthorwest,insouthoreasttheboltsbebest.Beware-theboltsfromnorthor theboltsfromnorthorwest,insouthoreasttheboltsbebest.Beware-theboltsfrom boltsfromnorthorwest,insouthoreasttheboltsbebest.Beware-theboltsfromnorth

witch; theygyred,theyroiled. Early-windscamefromthewest aroundwitch; theygyred,theyroiled. Early-winds camefromthewest aroundwitch; theygyred,theyroiled. Early-winds camefromthewest aroundwest,insouthoreasttheboltsbebest.Beware-theboltsfromnorthorwest,insouth northorwest,theygyred,theyroiled. Beware- theboltsfromnorth orwest,intheygyred,theyroiled. Beware-theboltsfromnorthor

midnight.-Portsraisedwhitepennants.-

Theygyred,theyroiled, thewindwhirled into-

midnight.- Ports raisedwhitepen-nants. Theygyred,theyroiled,thewindwhirled intomidnight.- Ports raisedwhitepennants.- Theygyred,theyroiled,thewindwhirled intooreasttheboltsbebest.Beware-theboltsfromnorthorwestinsouthoreastthebolts,thewindwhirled intoorwest,insouthPortsraisedwhitepennants.-

Theygyred,theyroil,Beware-theboltsfrom west,insouthorPortsraisedwhitepennants.-

Theygyred,theyroiled,thewindwhirled into-

bliz zard-around-midnight,-andports raisedwhitepennants.- Rainbow-towindward,33

bliz zard-around-midnight,-andports raisedwhitepennants.- Rainbow-towindward,bliz zard-around-midnight,-andports raisedwhitepennants.- Rainbow-towindward,blizzard,- Beware-theboltsfromnorthorwest,insouthoreast, northorwest,roundmidnight,-andports raisedwhitepennants.-

bliz zard-around-midnight,-andports raisedwhiteBeware-theboltsfromnorthor

foulbetheday.Thewindhadturnedtoblizzard,- butthen,butthen, a foulbetheday.Thewind hadturnedtoblizzard,- butthen,butthen, a foulbetheday.Thewind hadturnedtoblizzard,- butthen,butthen, a a Beware-theboltsfromnorthorwest,insouthor,a west,insouthoreasttheboltsbebest. a

lull.

parted, long ships traveled.lull. Clouds parted, long ships traveled.lull.

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III. Rainbow to windward, foul fall the day, rainbow to leeward, rain runs away.

A lull while long ships traveled masts thawing through the Straits of Mackinac.

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Rainbow to leeward, rain runs away: that bright Sunday rose up clear,

But all day, through Harbor Beach the murmuring gray.

That bright Sunday began spring-clear. There were more than forty ships on the water.

By night a howling gale rinsed out their coal and ore.

There were more than forty ships on the water, crews and crews of men in heavy coats, their coal and ore. Divers are still coming with fresh wreckage.

Coda

All those ships and sons under the water.

Red sky at morning, sailor take warning. Red sky at night, sailors’ delight.

q = 96

Rain p bow-towindward,-foulfalltheday,rainbow-toleeward,-rainrunsa-

foul f fall, pp foul f fall, pp foul f fall, pp f

Alull,alull, alull while way.A p lull, alull,alull, alull,alull, A p lull, alull,alull, alull,alull,

long ships trav eled,- alull,alull, alull, maststhawing-through theStraitsof alull, alull, alull, alull, alull,alull, alull,alull, alull,alull, a

alull, alull, alull, alull, alull,alull, alull,alull, alull,alull, a

(p)

Mack (f) i-nac.- Alull,alull, alull, Rainbow-toleeward,-rainruns a-

A p lull,alull, alull,alull,a

lull, (p) alull, alull, lull, alull,alull, alull,alull, alull,alull, alull,alull,a

foul f fall, pp foul f fall, pp foul f fall, pp

way:- thatbright Sunday-roseupclear,Butall day throughHarbor-Beach the lull,alull, alull, lull, alull,alull, alull,alull, alull,alull, a

lull,alull, alull, lull, alull,alull, alull,alull, alull,alull, a

(p)

fall, mur (f) mur-ing,-murmur-ing-gray, themurmur-ing,-murmur-ing,-murmur-ing-gray, the

lull, (p) alull, alull,alull, alull, lull, alull,alull, a lull, (p) alull, alull,alull, alull, lull, alull,alull, a

lull, (p) alull, alull,alull, alull, lull, alull,alull, a

That pp brightSunday-began-springclear,pp

That pp brightSunday-began-springclear,murmur-ing,-murmur-ing-gray, themur (f

mur-ing,-murmur-ing-gray, the

lull,alull, alull,alull, alull, lull, alull,That pp brightSunday-began-springclear,-

ThatbrightSunday-began- springclear.- Thereweremorethanforty-shipson

ThatbrightSunday-began- springclear.- Thereweremorethanforty-shipson murmur-ing,-murmur-ing,- murmur-ing-gray, themurmur-ing,-murmur-ing,-

ThatbrightSunday-began- springclear.-

Thereweremorethanforty-shipson

ThatbrightSunday-began- springclear.- Thereweremorethanforty-shipson

ThatbrightSunday-began- springclear.- Thereweremorethanforty-shipson 44

thewater,-thereweremorethanforty-shipsonthewater,-there f weremorethanforty-shipsonthewathewater,-thereweremorethanforty-shipsonthewater,-there f weremorethanforty-shipsonthewathewater,-thereweremorethanforty-shipsonthewater,-there f weremorethanforty-shipsonthewamurmur-ing-gray, themurmur-ing,-murmur-ing-gray, thewater,-thereweremorethanforty-shipsonthewater,-there

weremorethanforty-shipsonthewathewater,-thereweremorethanforty-shipsonthewater,-there

weremorethanforty-shipsonthewa -

mf f f (f)

ter,-thewater,-thewater,-thewater,-thewater.-By ff night ahowling-gale, by (f)

ter,-thewater,-thewater,-thewater,-thewater.-By ff night ahowling-gale, by (f) (f)

ter,-thewater,-thewater,-thewater,-thewater.-By ff nightahowling,-ahowling-gale,by (f) ter,-thewater,-thewater,-thewater,-thewater.-By ff nightahowling,-ahowling-gale,by (f)

ter,-thewater,-thewater,-thewater,-thewater.-By ff nightahowling,-ahowling-gale,by

(f) (f)

night (ff)

ahowling-gale, bynight ahowling- gale, by

night (ff) ahowling-gale, bynight a howl ing-gale, by

night (ff) ahowling-gale, bynight ahowl ing --gale,by

night (ff)

ahowl ing,- ahowling-gale,bynightahowl ing,- ahowling-gale,bynightahowl ing,- a

night ahowling-gale, bynight, bynight, fff

night ahowling-gale, bynight, bynight, ff

howling-gale,bynightahowling,-ahowling-gale,bynightahowl ing,-ahowling-gale,by night fff

ahowl ing, -a

howling-gale,bynightahowling,-ahowling-gale,bynightahowl ing,-ahowling-gale,by night fff ahowl ing, -a

There f weremorethanforty-shipson

howling-gale, a f howling-galerinsedouttheircoal andore.Thereweremorethan

mf the (f) water,-thereweremorethanforty-shipsonthewater,-thereweremorethanforty-shipsonthewa ter,-thewater,-the the (f) water,-thereweremorethanforty-shipsonthewater,-thereweremorethanforty-shipsonthewa ter,-thewater,-the the (f) water,-thereweremorethanforty-shipsonthewater,-thereweremorethanforty-shipsonthewa ter,-thewater,-the for (f) ty-shipsonthewater,-crewsandcrewsofmeninheavy-coats, for (f) ty-shipsonthewater,-crewsandcrewsofmeninheavy-coats, for (f) ty-shipsonthewater,-crewsandcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,

water,-thewater,-thewater.-

crews

andcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crewsandcrews water,-thewater,-thewater.-

crews

andcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crewsandcrews water,-thewater,-thewater.- crews

andcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crewsandcrews crewsandcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crews

crewsandcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crews

andcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crewsandcrews

80 (f) (f) of (f) meninheav y-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheavof (f) meninheav y-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheavof (f) meninheav y-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheavof (f) meninheav y-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheavof (f) meninheav y-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheavof (f)

meninheav y-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheavy-coats,crewsandcrewsofmeninheav

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y-coats,by ff night ahowling-gale, bynight ahowling-gale, by

y-coats,by ff night ahowling-gale, bynight ahowling-gale, by y-coats,by ff night ahowling-gale, bynight ahowling-gale, by

y-coats,by ff

nightahowl ing,- ahowling-gale,bynightahowl ing,- ahowling-gale,by

89 (f)

(f)

night, (ff)

night (ff)

ahowl ing,- ahowling-

crewsandcrewsofmeninheav y-coats,

crewsandcrewsofmeninheav y-coats,theircoal andore,their

Di mp vers- arestillcomming- upwithfresh, fresh

coal p andore,coal andore,theircoalandore,coal andore.coal andore,theircoalandore,

coal p andore,coal andore,theircoalandore,coal andore,coal andore,theircoalandore,

Allthoseshipsandsons under- thewater.-

Red p sky atmorning,-

Red p sky atmorning,Red p sky atmorning,murmur-ing,-murmur-ing-gray, themurmur-ing,-murmur-ing-gray, themurmur-ing-gray, Red p sky atmorning,Red p sky atmorning,Red p sky atmorning,-

sailor- take warning.- Red

murmur-ing,-murmur-ing,-murmur-ing-gray, themurmur-ing,-murmur-ing,-

sailor- take warning.- Red sky

(p)

118 (p)

(p)

atnight, fp fff

mur (f) mur-ing-gray, themurmur-ing,-murmur-ing-gray, (p)

atnight, fp fff

sailors'-de light. rit.

sailors'-de light.

(p)

atnight, fp fff

sailors'-de light.