When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars Transposing Score

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by Lisa Neher poetry by Philip Metres

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When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said

for Saxophone Orchestra and Voice (Mezzo-Soprano or other) 8 minutes 2018 D.C. al Platypus Publishing Company

Instrumentation: Voice (Mezzo-Soprano or any other singer comfortable in this range), Range: C4-F5 2 Soprano Saxophones 4 Alto Saxophones 2 Tenor Saxophones 2 Baritone Saxophones 1 Bass Saxophone

Program Note:

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Does anything last of ourselves beyond our rather short lifetimes? What connects us to the world and the cosmos around us?

Are loved ones that have died still with us? When I first read Philip Metres’s poem When my daughter asked why there are stars, I said, it was as if he had looked into my heart and given voice to questions, longings, and fears that have been swirling inside me for many months. The poem expresses awe at the vastness of our universe, yearning to understand our place within it, loneliness of losing ones we love, and the hope of a moment of conviction. Metres uses line breaks and spaces to distribute words and phrases out across the page with gaps around them, like stars shining in the night sky. This translates musically into wide spaced chords and pointillistic attacks in the saxophones, while the singer’s phrases float, vulnerable, searching. Later, texture and momentum build, expressing optimism and possibility. At the climax of the piece, a soaring soprano saxophone solo bursts forth, representing an almost divine moment of connection. If there is a meaning to our lives, if something of ourselves can continue on after we are gone, I think it might be in the way Metres describes: in the light of a distant star reaching us ten thousand years after it has been extinguished, in a turn of phrase passed on from a loved one that becomes so fused with our own way of thinking that we can no longer tell where it ends and we begin.

About the Composer:

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This piece was commissioned by the Resonance Saxophone Orchestra for performance at the 41st U.S. Navy International Saxophone Symposium and was premiered on January 12, 2019. It is dedicated to my Grandma Pat Harvey: stargazer, mystic, seeker of truth, fountain of love, who was so excited about the piece from its first whisperings all the way to the double bar line. For the last year, every visit has included the question, “Now what about those saxophones?” Well, here they are. I love you.

Portland, Oregon composer and mezzo-soprano Lisa Neher (b. 1985) writes theatrical, story-driven music for instruments and voices. Trained as a stage actress, her compositions are shaped by her keen sense of dramatic timing and feature aching, lyrical phrases, energetic rhythmic motives, and intense harmonies. Lisa’s particular passion for text and poetry has led to works such as her chamber opera White Horizon, about a nineteenth-century Arctic expedition gone wrong. She often draws inspiration for her instrumental works from the natural world, expressing the joyous bubbling of streams, the delicacy of sprouting plants, and the eerie mystery of deep ocean life with evocative timbres and vivid motives.

Lisa’s commissions include works for Durward Ensemble, the Glass City Singers, Coe College Symphony Orchestra, Kirkwood Community College Chamber Singers, pianist Michael Kirkendoll, and flutist Rose Bishop. Her marimba duo Thaw was premiered by Mayumi Hama and Chris Froh at the Sacramento State Festival of New American Music. She is a fellow of the Cortona Sessions for New Music and the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music.

Lisa is in high demand as a performer of contemporary and standard repertoire and is the creator of the One Voice Project, a one-woman performance combining contemporary poetry and new musical works for unaccompanied voice chosen through a call for scores initiative. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Voice Performance & Pedagogy from the University of Iowa, a Masters of Music in Composition from the University of Kansas, and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Music and Theatre from Lewis & Clark College. She served on faculty at Grinnell College, Coe College, and Kirkwood Community College, teaching applied voice, vocal seminar, and applied composition.

Lisa spends her free time training for and competing in triathlons, watching science fiction movies, and baking delicious treats involving copious amounts of chocolate. For more information, visit her website, www.lisanehermusic.com.

When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Commissioned by the Resonance Saxophone Orchestra for performance at the 41st U.S. Navy International Saxophone Symposium. Dedicated with love to my Grandma Pat Harvey.

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Copyright © 2018 by Lisa Neher (ASCAP), All Rights Reserved. Poetry Copyright 2018 by Philip Metres, All Rights Reserved. D.C. al Platypus Publishing Company. Composer and Poet must be informed of all performances at lisanehermusic@gmail.com and pmetres@jcu.edu. Thank you!

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Sop. 1

              mf



            mf

  



  





            mf



            mf

 



 



 

 



 



  

 



 



  

   

      

8



mf

mf

      

mf

cracks

9

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    

29

Voice



rit.



 

cracks





 

 







 

 

 

Alto 1

                   

Solo

mf

p

              

Alto 3

Alto 4

            

        

           

        

           

Tenor 1



Bari. 1







Solo

p

p

p

p

 p





 





Bari. 2



                 





Tenor 2



al

Alto 2



Sc or e

Sop. 2

Bass



 

31

Pe ru s

Sop. 1

mp

A Tempo poco accel.

B q = 60  

30

 



p

p

poco rit.

 



                   poco rit.

poco accel.

 

mp

6

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    



6



 



 

mp

 

      

mf



mp

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 32

poco accel.

33 q = 69-72 Buoyant

poco rit.



 

 

 





 



Alto 1



 

Alto 2

           

Sop. 1

Sop. 2

poco rit.

Tenor 1

Tenor 2

Bari. 1



 



 

Bass

mp



  mp





mp

  p

 

      p



 

mf

 



 



 

mf`

       6

mp



     

 6

  

       6

mf



 mp

mf



mp



mp

  p



mf

  mp

6

   

mp

    

 

mf



 

p

Bari. 2

6

mf

 



mp

al

Alto 4

6

Pe ru s

Alto 3

6

 



poco accel.

mp





Sc or e

Voice

10



         

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 34

     flick - ers

Sop. 2

Alto 1

Alto 2

Alto 3

Alto 4



   



  





mp

mf

mp

 



 



 



Bari. 1

       p

Bari. 2

    mp

     mp

Bass





mp

mf







mf



    



6







   

    mp

mf

    

mf

mf

6

mp

  mp

mf

6

     

mp



mf

mp

mf

      

mp







mp

6

6

 



          

 

mf

mp

mp

Tenor 2

     



mf

6

Tenor 1

 

Pe ru s

Sop. 1

35

al

Voice

mf expectant

Sc or e

11

    mf

   mf









mf

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score

    flick - ers

mp

Sop. 2

Alto 1

Alto 2

Alto 3

Alto 4

Bari. 1

Bari. 2

Bass

flick - ers



  



 mp





mp

           

  

  



  



   

f

 f

mf

 

       



mf

       

mf

6

 

6

          



  

mf

mp



mp



6



       

mp

f

mf

6

6

     



  





  



mp





flick - ers







  



mp

Tenor 2

flick - ers



6

Tenor 1

  

al

Sop. 1

     

 

Pe ru s

Voice

37

Sc or e

36

12

 

mf

 

f





f

      

6

f







13

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score

Voice

  

  

38

   

39

   

 

ah

Sop. 1

    



Alto 2





  





  

 



 







mp

Alto 3

mf



 

 6

Tenor 1

         mp

Tenor 2

Bari. 1

Pe ru s

Alto 4

mf

al

mp

   

6

  

mp



6

     

mf

     mf



mp

Bari. 2

Bass



mf

 





   mp





mp

6





mf

mf

f

6

 mf

f

 mf

Sc or e

Alto 1

     

  







flick - ers

mf

Sop. 2



f

     

 



 

 



 

       

  

mf

6

           mp

6

      mp

   mp

   mp

   mp

f

 



 



 

mf



f

f

f

     

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score

Voice

     flick - ers

Sop. 1

       mf

  

 

of

fu

a



 



Alto 1

 



  



  



-

Tenor 2





6



6

    

6





  





   





mp

Bass

mp

-

ter

 



Solo

   

6

     f

  f



 

f





f

f

6

  





     

mp

Bari. 2

-







          

mp Bari. 1

3

f



  

shat

   



al

 

mp





Pe ru s

Tenor 1

f

f

mp

Alto 4





mp

Alto 3

ture

 

41



Sop. 2

Alto 2



3

Sc or e

40

14

 f

      6





NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score

C Hopeful  

42

Sop. 1

Sop. 2

Alto 1

Alto 2



    

flick - ers of a











p

Tenor 1













mp

Tenor 2





Bari. 2





  

mf

f

         mf

 

f

       



f

mp



               

      

               



mp

         

mp

f

f

mp

Bass

f

        mp

Bari. 1

ter

 





mf

-

mf







    

    



mp

mf

 

f

f



Pe ru s

Alto 4

mp



shat









p

Alto 3

fu - ture

 





44

Sc or e

Voice

43

mf

al

15







 



 mf





mp

mf

mf

 mp

 mf

mp

mf

 mp

mf

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score f

 





        Solo dolce

Sop. 1





Alto 1





Alto 2

 

Alto 4



mp



mp

p

mf

f

        mf

f

       

     

        

          



       



p

Bass



  



p

Bari. 2

p





mp

mp

mp

mp

p

p

p

p

 p

p

f

mf

f

        f

mf



mf

 mp

mf

mf

 f



thou - sand

 



 



 



 



 



 





          

p

Bari. 1



     

p

Tenor 2

mp

mp

f

p

ten

mp





  

     

still ar - riv - ing

f

p

         p



snow

47

mf



     

p

Tenor 1

bright

Pe ru s

Alto 3

is a



  

mp

Sop. 2





al

Voice

46

3

Sc or e

45

16

 f



mp

mp



        mp

mf

        mp

mf

       mp

   mp

   mp

mf

mf

mf

17

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 48

Voice







f

years from

Sop. 1

 

49

mp

  



now



al - read

  -

y



 

dead

but

50



 

send

 -



 



 





 



 



Alto 1





 



 







 





 





Tenor 1

Tenor 2

Bari. 2

Bass

 





p

     p

      p

             

            

     

  

             

     

      



            

     

      

 

 mp

mp

Bari. 1

al

Alto 4



Pe ru s

Alto 3

Sc or e





 

ing

Sop. 2

Alto 2

3

 

mp

p

mf



mp

mf

 



mp

p

mf





p

mf

mf

 



 





p

p

      

 



  



mp



mp

us

 mp

 mp

 mp

 mp



mp

 mp

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 51

  

light

Sop. 2



  



Alto 1

 

Alto 2

  

Alto 4

p



p

mp

         p

mp



mp

  p

  

 

  

  



mp

 

  

 

  

              

 

  

  

  

mp

mp

   



 mp

p

 mp

 mf

             

p

Bass



             



of



    

              

   

 

 

  



sig - nals

mp

p

Bari. 2

nal



p

Bari. 1

-



p

Tenor 2

fi

 

mp

p

p

Tenor 1



their

al

Alto 3

 





Pe ru s

Sop. 1

   

52

Sc or e

Voice

mf

18

p

p





p

 p



 mf



19

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score

  

Sop. 2

Alto 1

light

 



 



mp

mp

mf

Alto 4





            mf

Bari. 1

Bari. 2

Bass

Pe ru s





   

  mf

  mf

   mf

6

   



 



 

p

 

mp

p

 

mp

 

p

     



6

            mf

 

mp

mf

Alto 3

Tenor 2

 





Tenor 1

 





Alto 2

54

Sc or e

Sop. 1

 

mp

al

53

Voice

rit.

        mp

6

         6



 



 



 

6

mp

mp

 mp

 

p

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score

D q = 60 Vulnerable mp      

55

Sop. 2

  

Alto 2

 

I

 

hope



  

the way

 I

 



hope



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

  



vulnerable Alto 1

way

58

with growing warmth

p

pp

vulnerable   

 pp

p



  

p



  

Alto 3





 

Alto 4





 

Tenor 1





Tenor 2



Bari. 1

p



with growing warmth         

     



   

warmth with growing     

   



   

 



 



 

mp

Sc or e

Sop. 1

the

     

57

mp

al

Voice

56

20

p

p

 



 



 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 





 



 



 



 

Bari. 2





 



 



 



 

Bass





 



 



 



 

Pe ru s



21

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score

E

mf

59

Voice

     

  

  

some - thing

Sop. 1

Sop. 2

I

 

say

 



will come back

q = 63 61

   

p

60



 



 

some

poco piú mosso

 

    

mp unsettled

night

62



  

when



 

you

 



 



 

 



 



 

      

 



 



 

  

      

 



 



 

  

      

 



 



 

 

 



 



 



 

unsettled     

  

 



 

    



  

 

 



 

    



  

 

Bari. 2

 



 

 

Bass

  



 

  

  





mf

Alto 2



mf

Alto 3

with growing warmth     mf

 

Tenor 1

 

Tenor 2

Bari. 1

 



Pe ru s

Alto 4



pp

pp

pp

al

Alto 1



Sc or e

  

  

mp

unsettled

mp

unsettled

mp

 unsettled p





 



 

  



 

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 63

64

       

Sop. 2

Alto 1

  

- ing in sheets

   







 

 



Alto 4

unsettled      

       p

Bari. 1

      p

Bari. 2

Bass

     



  



mf

3



 





 



 







 



   





 

  



   



 



















 

  

 

mf



mf

mf



  



   



   

mf



mf



mf



  



 

 



unsettled



 



   



 

 

Solo

  

 

Pe ru s

Alto 3

p

dream

 



     

in - to







p

out





 

Tenor 2

break





Alto 2

Tenor 1

can't

mp

Sc or e

Sop. 1

twist

       



al

Voice

65

3

mf

3

22







     

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 66

Voice

Sop. 1

Sop. 2

Alto 1

67

 

 

aching



  

     



 



 



 

3



3

 



   mp

and though

 



 



Alto 4

   

Bari. 1

Bari. 2

Bass

 

 

mp

 

  

 

    

p



 

 

p

p

 

p

  

        

  

gentle

Pe ru s

     

 

p



pp

   

ted

  



  



  



  



to

p

pp

   

   

 

gentle

gentle

al

Alto 3

Tenor 2

p



 

have been trans - la -

gentle

p



   

I'll

   



 

Tenor 1

   

69







mp





 

Alto 2

68

Sc or e

23

pp

pp

p

pp

p

pp

p

pp

       





 





 



gentle pp



pp

p

 







 







 







 





 

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 70

Sop. 2

Alto 1

Alto 2

  

 

ash

 

mf



 













    



Tenor 2

 

aching

  

   mf

  

mp aching

Bass

      mp

      

mf

    

  

gentle

Bari. 2

  

mf

gentle     

mf

 

mf







mf

mp

Bari. 1

p

Pe ru s

mp



mf

gentle

   

  

 

   

gentle

Tenor 1

ted





mp

have been trans - la -



mp

Alto 4

I'll



gentle

Alto 3

        

 

3

 

and though



73



Solo   aching    

  

  

72

Sc or e

Sop. 1

  

mf

p



al

Voice

71

24

p

p

p

p

p

gentle

  

p

 

   



  











mp

p

mp



   









p

gentle

mp

p

p

mp



   

  to



mp

    mp

p

p

      mp

p



p

mp



25

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score

F q = 69 Buoyant 74

Alto 1

Alto 2

Alto 3

Alto 4

ash

Tenor 2

Bari. 1

Bari. 2







 







 





 

    

 

 mp

    mp

 

mf

mf

mf

mp

mf

  mp

  

Solo

    mp

 

 

p

 

     

        mf

Solo

mf

  

mf

 



phrase

 

mp

Bass

some





mp

Tenor 1

  

76

mp

mp

 

p

6



ef -

   

mf



    





counter melody

mp

3

will

 

mf



 



 

Sc or e

Sop. 2

 



ardent

al

Sop. 1



 

Pe ru s

Voice

75

   

   

   

   

     

 

mp

6

6

 



 

 



 

p

p

 



p

mp

 



p

 

p

   

mp



 

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 77

Voice

Sop. 1

  

  

mf port.

78





 



 



 



 



 

Alto 1

 



    

Alto 2

 



Alto 3

     

Tenor 2

  

6



6



 

6

     mf

          



 



 



mf

6



  

 



 



  

mf

mf



mf



6

 

f

mf`

 

        

  f

  



al

6



  f

Sc or e



Pe ru s

  

Bass

  

 

 

        

           

Tenor 1

Bari. 2

Solo ardent

mf

f

Bari. 1



some

Sop. 2

Alto 4

  

 



fuse

f

26

6

6



  



   

 





  

mf

  

f

mf



  

f

mf



  

f

mf

27

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 79

Voice

   

phrase

will ef

   



  



mp

mf

mp

mf

Alto 1

 



Alto 2

 



Alto 3

 



Alto 4

 

Pe ru s

Tenor 2

           

Bari. 1

      mp

Bari. 2

fuse



 



 

 

  

       

      

  



6

f

mf

   

6

       6

mf

6

           f



6

 

   f

  

     

   

mp

 be -

 

     mp

Bass

6

mp



  



mp



 

6

Tenor 1

-

port.

Sc or e

Sop. 2

mf

al

Sop. 1

80

      3

f

f



 

mf





NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 81

Voice

Sop. 1



 



hind

82









al - most

with

 

your eyes

  

mf

       



f

6

mf





-

out







Alto 1







Alto 2

 



 



mp

mp

Tenor 1

f

  

       6

Tenor 2

    

mf

6

  

6

   

  



mp







   mp



mf

Bari. 1

 





mp

Bari. 2





  





mp

Bass

mf













    

6

 

    

   



6

  mp

6

6























 mp

f

 

 



f

mf

   

3

your know - ing



al

Alto 4







 

mp

f

Pe ru s

Alto 3

Sc or e





f



Sop. 2



28

 f

mp

mp



NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score





 

when

Sop. 1

Sop. 2

Alto 1

Alto 2

Alto 3

Alto 4



 

Bari. 2

Bass

 



 



 



mf



 

f

mp





 

f



 

mf



 

 





f

 f

  f

your





   

  mf

 

mp

mf

 

               

 

               

 







     

     









mp

              6

 

 

       

f

Bari. 1







down







ing

 

mp

6

-



 



-

 

f

f

Tenor 2

slid









Solo

Tenor 1

 

it be - gan

 





Pe ru s

Voice

85 G Rapturous port. mf     

84

al

83

Sc or e

29

mp

mf

mp

mf

mp

        



 



mp



 mf

mp

 

mf

mf



NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score mf

86

Voice

87

    

88

 



rhapsodic



spine

Alto 2

Alto 3

Alto 4

Tenor 1







 



 





 



 





 





           





mp

 

mp

Bass

mp



mp

mp



mf



mf

         mp

mf



       mp

mf

   mf

f

         f

mf

mp

mf

mp

                                     mp

Bari. 2

mf

                    mp

Bari. 1



 



your

                               mp

Tenor 2

       



ming

Sc or e

Alto 1

  

al

Sop. 2

-

Pe ru s

Sop. 1

3

        3

swim

Solo dolce

30

 

mp

mf

mf

mf

mp

      



  





mp

mp

 



31

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 89

Alto 1

Alto 2

Alto 3

Alto 4

Tenor 1

rest

-

less limbs--





 rhapsodic





 



Solo

3







        







   















mp

mp



       

mf

















mp

                           

mp

                        

mp

                



f



mp



f

Bass



mp



f

Bari. 2

         mp

f

Bari. 1

 

mp

f

Tenor 2

    

Sc or e

Sop. 2

 



91

al

Sop. 1



90

Pe ru s

Voice

f





 mf





mp



 



NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 92

Voice

Sop. 1

93

  



Alto 4



        

        





      

      

 

Bari. 1



Bari. 2

Bass

p





f

rhapsodic 6

     

        

f

 

Tenor 2

p



Solo

Tenor 1

p

Sc or e

Alto 3





f

6

 



6

 

f







   

mp

f

f























p





















mp



f

        

p

al

Alto 2

    

mf

3

mp

Pe ru s

Alto 1

  

    



f

Sop. 2

94





32

p

p

p

33

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 95

Sop. 1

Sop. 2

Alto 1

Alto 2

 



   



mp

 

 Solo

 

  



   mp

Alto 3

f

  

mp

Solo

Tenor 1

Tenor 2

Bari. 1

          mp

Bass





p

f

rhapsodic 6



6





6



f

p





      mp



 



 

 



6

 mf



6

mf



f

f

f

mf



p

p

p



 



 



 



 



 

mf

p







 

p

p



 

mp

mf

 



mp

Bari. 2

f

      mf

p

Pe ru s

    



6



al

mp

Alto 4



mp





Sc or e

Voice

96 rit.

mf

mf



p

p



 



   

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 97

dolce  Solo        p

Alto 1

Alto 2

Alto 3

 

 



 

 



 

 



  

pp

  

  pp

  

  pp

    

Alto 4

 

Tenor 1

 

 



pp

  

  pp

 

    mp

   pp

 

   

 

p

Sc or e

Sop. 2

6

99

        

pp

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

al

Sop. 1

 

Pe ru s

Voice

H q = 60 Still,  Reflective 

98

 

34

 

 

 

 

 

Tenor 2

 

Bari. 1

 

 

 

Bari. 2

 

 

 

Bass

  

 

  

 pp



p

pp

 

 

p



pp

 

     p

   

 

  

pp

pp

 

  

   

 

pp

 

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 100

  



lit - tle

  



Sop. 2

 



Alto 1

  

Alto 2

Alto 3

Alto 4

Tenor 1

Tenor 2

Bari. 1

 





Bass



    mp

    

 





 





 

glint

pp



 



of warmth.



pp

103

mf

3





mp







mf

 



 





    







 

pp



 

mp

 mp

 mf

mp

   

  mf

   



 

 

mf

mp



   







mp



mp



  mf



mp





   

mf

mp



pp

 



mp



mp

pp

Bari. 2

102

glim - mer.

Pe ru s

Sop. 1

 

  3

al

Voice

mp

gently, lovingly legatissimo

101

Sc or e

35

mp

 

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score

104

Voice

Sop. 1

Sop. 2

poco rit.

  

  

 

105

mp





win - ter

 

em -



106

I

A Tempo q = 60 Peaceful

 





 





 

       mf





 

 







Alto 3

 





 

Alto 4

 





 



Tenor 1

 





 



 





 



 





 

 





 

  



Tenor 2

Bari. 1

Bari. 2

Bass







     mf

 

pp

 

 

pp

      mf





 



 

mf

 mf



   



mp



 



mf

mp

mp

mf



mp



     







 



pp

Sc or e





al

Pe ru s

Alto 2

rit.

ber.

 

Alto 1

107

p

36

mf



         

37

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score

 



 

  



   



  



  



         



108

Sop. 2

Alto 1

Alto 2

 



pp

 



 

Alto 4

 



 

Tenor 2

Bari. 1

Bari. 2

Bass



mp



 



   p

pp

p



mp

mp

mp



mp

p



   

      

 

mp

      



mp

  



mp

p

  

p

mp

        

  



p

mp



mp

Pe ru s

Alto 3

Tenor 1



p

pp

   



p

       mf

111

Sc or e

Sop. 1

110

al

Voice

109

p







     

pp

     

pp mp



 

mp



pp





pp

     mp

mp

pp

     



   

mp

mp



pp

    

pp

mp

    p

NEHER & METRES When My Daughter Asked Why There Are Stars, I Said Full Transposing Score 112

Alto 1

Alto 2

Alto 3

Alto 4

      

Tenor 2

Bari. 1

Bari. 2

 

 

  pp

mp

  p



 

pp

pp

p

pp

p

pp

 

 pp

 



p

pp

 pp



p

p

pp

 



 

pp

p

  

pp

 

p

 

pp

 

pp

pp

Bass



pp

  





pp

Tenor 1



  

Sc or e

Sop. 2



al

Sop. 1



Pe ru s

Voice

113

38

 

p

 

p

pp

pp

pp

pp

Philip Metres pmetres@jcu.edu

When my daughter asked why there are stars, I said because we need to know

even the dark

hovering above us

its infinite

like our skull

seen from the inside

of onyx filled

with cracks

black like a bowl

flickers of a future

is a bright snow

ten thousand years

from now

but sending us the way I hope some night

still arriving

Sc or e

shatter

dome

their final something I say when you

signals of light

will come back

twisting in sheets

and though I’ll have some phrase

almost without sliding down

little glimmer .

your knowing

your spine

swimming

glint of warmth .

can’t break out

been translated

will effuse

Pe ru s

to ash

al

into dream

already dead

behind your eyes

when it began your restless limbs— winter ember .