Sankaram | A Stalk of Wheat

A Stalk of Wheat

for bass clarinet, piano, electric guitar, soprano, violin, and cello

Kamala Sankaram

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A Stalk of Wheat

for bass clarinet, piano, electric guitar, soprano, violin, and cello

I. Darkness ...................................................................2

II. Men in the Off Hours ............................................15

III. White Pigeons/Black Crows ...............................30

IV. A Stalk of Wheat ..................................................47

Kamala Sankaram

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Commissioned in 2009 by Beth Morrison Projects, Opera on Tap, and VisionIntoArt for the 21c Liederabend

Instrumentation

Bass Clarinet

Piano

Electric Guitar

Soprano

Violin

Cello

Duration: 15'

First printing, March 2024

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Published by Just a Theory Press | www.justatheorypress.com

Raag Shuddha Sarang

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Cello

Sankaram

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. cresc. poco a poco

Breathe in Breathe in

from night in to - a no - ther - night. They take... They take... They take this... This pet ri - fied - bod

These coll ap - sing - legs. Is this me? This is not me. Is this me? This is p mp p mp

not me. Is this me?

This is not me. Is this me?

This is not me.

Add a hint of distortion

This is not This is not

men in the off hours: they are the judge

and the law, po sse - sors - and we the po ssessed. -

men in the off hours, teach us that we are in vi - si - ble, -

teach us to walk with our heads held down, nev er - to ques tion - and ne ver - to speak. The cos mos - of wo men - is

si lence. -

men in the off hours have made me their curr en - cy

and re tri - bu - tion. - men in the off hours have

made me their curr en - -cy and re tri - bu - tion. - The

cos mos - of wo men - is si lence. - The cos mos - of wo men - is si lence. - The cos mos - of wo men - is

White Pigeons/Black Crows

Raag Bhairavi

your words are like white pi geons - but when he speaks they are black crows.

dust of peop le's - words. White pi geons - or black crows. Truth fades a way - in the dust of peop le's - words.

cresc. poco a poco

White pi geons - or black crows.

My words will be owls. My words will be

cresc. poco a poco

A stalk of wheat

cresc.

cresc.

cresc. poco a poco

tramp led - by the rain can rot where it lies, or rise...

poco a poco cresc. poco a poco

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