Sankaram | Virtually Dead

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Virtually Dead

for voices and track

Music by Kamala Sankaram

Libretto by Jerre Dye 2022

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Virtually Dead for voices and track

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Music Kamala Sankaram

Libretto by Jerre Dye 2022

Performance Notes

Vocal fry – technique for adding noise to the vocal production through loose glottal closure

Diamond notehead – unvoiced consonant

X notehead – closer to sprechstimme– contour is more important than exact pitch

Goat trill (trillo) – baroque ornament that requires rapid repetition of a single pitch

– Wide, slow vibrato

Instrumentation

PJ ............................................................................................................................................................................Soprano

Campbell ...............................................................................................................................................................Soprano

Zelda ......................................................................................................................................................................Soprano

Demon 1 ................................................................................................................................................................Soprano

Demon 2 ................................................................................................................................................................Soprano

Electronic Track

Duration: 10'

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First printing, March 2024

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

Adigitalroom.Halloween,2020.Minutesbeforemidnight. Threestudentswhoﬁrstmetduringagroupprojectonwitchcraandtheoccultduring theFallsemesteratBaldwinWallacehavedecidedtohostavirtualséance.

WINDOWONE:

ZELDAisinherdormroom.Shehasmulple windowsopenonmulplecomputers.Sheis interfacingwithseveralpeoplewhoarepilingupin theséanceZoomroomawaingthestrokeof midnight.Shecheckstheme.

WheredidCampbell - scorethisshit? Thismusic - low

Thiswillsoundlikeanold-timeyserviceofsomekindtapehissandmuﬄedvoices Thetapehisswillhavethepulse

Zelda Track keyfreaksmeout. Wherethehell is every - -one? I did

WINDOW TWO:

PJ’s screen comes up. PJ is in her dorm room. We only see the back of her head.

notsignup forthis. Final - -ly. You'relate,asshole. - We

Malevoicechantingbegins

needtostartin six, P J. WhereisCampbell? -

Pre-recorded,mixedintobackingtrack

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Pre-recorded,mixedintobackingtrack

Nathrak - Sayoath Nathrak - Sayoath Nathrak - Sayoath

Kuul TrohMayak - Nathrak - Sayoath KuulTroh Mayak -

PJ quickly turns toward camera, revealing a terrifying mask.

PJ takes oﬀ the mask. She’s delighted.

Psych!Igotyou!

Je-susChrist! Screwyou,P.

Nathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMayak! -

PJ begins speaking to her followers via a second device– giving us maximum “inﬂuencer” energy

Pre-recorded,mixedintobackingtrack

Do weknowwhereCampbell - is?

Do weknow where

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Do weknow where

- SayoathKuulTrohMay-ak

Camp bell is? Finally. -

WINDOWTHREE: CAMPBELLsuddenlyconnectsviavideo. Perhapsherconnectionisshaky.Sheisinsidea campingtent.

Canyouhearme? LookwhereI

Camp bell is? Finally. -

Pre-recorded,mixedintobackingtrack

Nathrak - Sayoath KuulTrohMayak - Nathrak - Sayoath

Pre-recorded,mixedintobackingtrack

Nathrak - Sayoath KuulTrohMayak - Nathrak - Sayoath

Pre-recorded,mixedintobackingtrack

Nathrak - Sayoath KuulTrohMayak - Nathrak - Sayoath

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Stroke of midnight. - Stroke of GEN IUS! -

Stroke of midnight. -

Stroke of midnight. - Wait.

KuulTroh May-ak Nathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMayak -

toleadour séance - fromthisplace,butIwasthinking, - "whatthehell,

Boostthesignal, - boostthesignal -

let'sboostthesig-nal." thesignal, - boostthesignal - AllHallows' - Eve.

Souls are rest less. - Wewelcome - homethe dead togeth - -er.

can-dle.

Holdourséance - virtual - -ly. Lightyour candle. - Chantwith Lightyour can-dle.

Chantwith us.

Campbell

us.

Zelda

Track

Campbell

Zelda

Track

Chantwith us.

To-gether - wewillcallthedead.. allthosetrappedin-

Lightyour can dle.

sidethisplace,thelostandthewander - -ingunmoored, this nightwillbindus

Lightyour can dle.

Chantwith

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soultoyou Nathrak - Sayoath KuulTrohMayak - Ah NahNay Ool

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unvoicedconsonant

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vocalfry¯¯¯ unvoicedconsonant unvoicedconsonant [œ] vocalfry

Nathrak - SayoathKuul Troh Mayak -

Moh ThreekKahl Nathrak - Sayoath Kuul Troh Mayak -

Nathrak - SayoathKuul Troh Mayak -

Ah Na Nay Ool Moh Threek Kahl Nathrak - Sayoath

Ah Nah Nay Ool Moh ThreekKahl Nathrak - Sayoath

Ah Na Nay Ool Moh Threek Kahl Nathrak - Sayoath

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Kuul Troh Mayak - Ah Nah Nay

Kuul Troh Mayak - Ah Nah Nay Ool

Kuul Troh Mayak - Ah Na Nay Ool

Sssss

Ool Moh ThreekKahl Nath-rak Sayoath

Moh Threek Kahl Let the doors of Moh Threek Kahl Nath-rak Sayoath

Kuul Troh Mayak - Nath rak - Sayoath

death swing wide. Seize their bodies! -

Kuul Troh Mayak - Nath rak - Sayoath

Kuul Troh Mayak -

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Kuul Troh Mayak -

Someone - else is in myroom.

Nath-rak Sayoath KuulTrohMayak - Nathrak - Sayoath

What'sgoing - on?

Who's thatsinging? -

Nath-rak Sayoath KuulTrohMayak - Nathrak - Sayoath

Kuul TrohMayak - Nathrak - Sayoath Kuul Troh May-ak

Nath rak -

Sayoath Kuul Troh Mayak

ZELDA’sneckissnapped.ZELDAfallsoutofframe.PJ’swindowreturns.Her feetdangleinframe.Astreamofblood.

Nathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMayak - Nathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMayakCampbell?Nathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMayak - Nathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMayak -

Nathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMayak - Nathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMayakNathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMayak - Nathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMayak -

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Nathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMay-ak

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Nathrak - SayoathKuulTrohMay-ak

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