for soprano, baritone, and piano
Music by Kamala Sankaram
Text by Mark Campbell 2018
Eight Phases of LunaPERUSALSCORE
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Eight Phases of Luna
for soprano, baritone, and piano
Music by Kamala Sankaram
Text by Mark Campbell 2018
PERUSALSCORE
Commissioned by Sparks & Wiry Cries for Martha Guth, Soprano, Jesse Blumberg, Baritone and Erika Switzer, Pianist, and premiered at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, NYC, on January 18th, 2019.
Instrumentation
Duration: 8'
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First printing, March 2024
Copyright ©2018 Kamala Sankaram. All Rights Reserved. Published by Just a Theory Press | www.justatheorypress.com
Soprano Baritone Piano
MARK CAMPBELL
Pounces,-bounces.- Nipsit.Flipsitinto-theair.
Baritone
Baritone
adrunk,anoth-er-needy-child, (Wow, subito that p wasbitter.)ter.)Ohwait...wait...he
adrunk,anoth-er-needy-child, (Wow, subito that p wasbitter.)ter.)Ohwait...wait...she
Soprano
Baritone
Baritone Piano
dogsit-ting-formysister.-
Sister,- notgirlfriend.
Soprano
CAMPBELL
Scowled. Onceeven-growled. Iwasthebedrob-ber,-The
treatsteal-er.-Theaffec-tion-poacher.- Nomatter-whatI
Buttonight- Sudden-ly,-Without-
Ifoundatortured-tennis-ballDroppedatmyfeet,Withanex
Baritone Piano
Andthat'sall ittook. To
Baritone Piano
para-phrase:-Dogsworkinmyster-i-ous-ways.
SANKARAM
Soprano
Therent. Hebarks. Myweight.
Baritone
Myjob. Hebarks. Myhair.
Piano
Soprano
Henaps.Howcouldhesaythat? Heplays.
Baritone
Henaps. Whatdidshemean? Heplays.
Piano
Soprano
Soprano
Baritone Piano
Soprano
Baritone Piano
Calm Agitated
Hesleeps.Thefuture.-
Calm Agitated
Hesleeps. Why?
Why? Hegets. He & bb
Hegets. He
Soprano
Baritone
Piano gives. Helives.
gives. Helives.
MARK CAMPBELL KAMALA SANKARAM
Soprano
Piano Loon
y-tunes.-Istenyearsoldtoday.- Ten
Soprano
Piano years. Heliesinhischair,Blithely-una-ware.- Tohim,each
needto,Letothers-leadwhenyoudon't.Andtrust.
We'rewatching-Ani-mal-Planet-onTV.Ithinkhethinksit'sacomedy.-
youbounded-aroundmaking-yourevening-rounds.
Baritone
Baritone
small. Andclosing-in, yourjointsstiffen,-yourbreathing-isthin.
Baritone
Piano theslice. Andthedogrun, the
Baritone
Piano dog run. rall. 290 ? bb & bb
& bb ? bb ? bb
& bb
& bb
? bb
MARK CAMPBELL
They
KAMALA SANKARAM
asknothing-ofdeath.
They pp asknothing-ofdeath.
Whenit'stimetheyknow.And askforasimple-letting-go.
Whenit'stimetheyknow.And askforasimple-letting-go. Soprano
Baritone
Soprano
Baritone Piano sorrow.- Nogrief. Iplayed. I
Iwashere. Ibarked.
Soprano
Baritone Piano chasedthemostmira-cu-lous-thing,Aleaf. asimple-letting-
asimple-letting-
go.
asimple-letting-go.
go. asimple-letting-go.
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Baritone
Piano
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Sankaram: Eight Phases about Luna JAT-138-020-VS
