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Although the Wind / Dalton / SSAA choir, a cappella

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Although the Wind Text: Izumi Shikibu translated by Jane Hirshfield

for SSAA choir, a cappella

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Although the wind blows terribly here, the moonlight also leaks between the roof planks of this ruined house.

Izumi Shikibu translated by Jane Hirshfield From Women In Praise of the Sacred Edited by Jane Hirshfield © 1994 HarperCollinsPublishers used with permission

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PROGRAM NOTES

Jane Hirshfield, in Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry, tells us that in Japanese poetry the "experience of a poem is put forward, not the experiencer, and the poems do not coerce feeling, only invite it...”

And so it is that "Although the Wind" invites us to feel the weight of the world, the wholeness of our bodies and our relationships, our "ruined houses." The poem invites us to notice that "Although the wind blows terribly here," the moonlight is also present, leaking "between the roof planks." It is as if the moonlight (love, spririt), that which is so needed, is also somehow not wanted, not allowed in.

In the process of setting this poem by Izumi Shikibu, I spent time sitting with it, reading it, speaking it, walking with it, and reciting it to others. I let it enter my body and wash over me many, many times. The setting that revealed itself reflects this process, giving the listener time to breath and reflect, not to coerce feeling, but to invite it.

Izumi Shikibu is considered the greatest woman poet of Japanese literature and was part of the only Golden Age of world literature that was created by women writers.

ABOUT THE COMPOSER

Catherine Dalton specializes in vocal compositions that are inspired by classical, jazz, folk, world music and chant. Her music has been performed by such groups as Vox Femina Los Angeles, One Voice Mixed Chorus, Camerata Nova, and the internationally known new music ensemble Zeitgeist, in addition to singers Carrie Henneman-Shaw, Jeffrey Hess and Nicole Warner and numerous choirs across the United States and abroad.

Hickory Street Publishing · catherine@catherinedalton.net · www.CatherineDalton.net

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Comissioned by the College of Musical Arts for the Bowling Green State University Women's Chorus, Sandra Frey Stegman, conductor

Although the Wind SSAA choir, a cappella Izumi Shikibu Trans. by Jane Hirshfield†

Catherine Dalton

8 -10 seconds

Wind

Soprano

2/3 of the singers make a wind sound by blowing, sometimes with a slight whistle or a "sh" sound.

At the same time rub palms together and then fingers against thumbs as you blow softer.

p

f

p

÷

p

F

The wind should "blow" two times from left ro right across the stage in a wave-like motion.

Continue until your sung part begins after A.

bp b & w bb p & w

Oo

Alto

Oo

p bb j & œ

œ

b &b ‰

Œ

A

S1

q = 92 With Movement mysterious

Al - though

S2

A1

A2

b &b ‰

‰

b &b ‰

Œ

b j & b œ

œ

? b ‰ b

‰

2

œ

the

p j œ

Al

(Piano for rehearsal only)

œ

œ J

44 w

wind,

44 Ó

-

44 œ

œ

p j œ

Al

˙.

44 ‰

44 w Ó œ 44 ‰

œ

œ

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though

j j œ œ œ.

the

wind,

w

˙

Al - though the wind,

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-

œ. w

though the wind,

†From "Women in Praise of the Sacred" Used with Permission

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p œ

w

œ

Œ

˙

œ

wœ .

ww

œ J

œ J

œ.

© 2016 Catherine Dalton, ASCAP All Rights Reserved

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2

Although the Wind - Dalton

b &b ˙

P ‰ Jœ

b &b ˙

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bb

Œ

5

&

b &b 5

&

bb

? b b

8

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˙˙

p

as before

bp b & w

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œ

w

Al - though the

wind

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Ó

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œ

P j œ

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˙

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˙

j œ œ.

n˙.

‰

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˙

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n ˙œ .

œ J

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˙œ

˙˙

œ

œ

U

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J U œœ œœ ..

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4-5 seconds

f

p

F

Oo

A

wind

U

8

S

U

œ œ.

J

Al - though the wind

Ó

U

œ œ.

J

˙

bb p & w

Oo

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p

Although the Wind - Dalton

p bb j & œ œ

B Tempo primo

S1

44 w

œ

Al - though the

S2

A1

A2

b &b ‰ b &b ‰ b &b ‰

p ‰ j 44 œ œ Œ

b j & b œ

œ

? b ‰ b

‰

9

44 Ó

Œ

Al

œ

œ J

p Œ œ

wind,

-

w

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Œ

œ

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˙

œ

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œ œ œ J

œœ

n ˙œ .

œ

Œ. ˙

œ J

˙œ.

˙˙ ..

j œ

wind blows

œ nœ

blows

˙.

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ww

blows

˙. œ ˙

wœ .

œ œ

Al - though the

though the wind

b & b wÓ œ ? bb ‰

Œ

œ ˙

Al - though the wind,

13

Ó

j œ œ

˙.

bb ‰ P j & œ œ

wind,

˙ ˙

13

b &b œ

j j œ œ œ.

w

wind,

œ œ

blows

œ

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Ó

˙˙

n.b.

œ œ œ œ œ œ 3

ter - ri - bly,

‰ œJ

œ

Œ

‰

˙

œ œ œ œ œ œ

w

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w

ter - ri - bly,

œ

œ J

œ œ œ 3

the wind blows ter - ri - bly

n.b.

3

P ‰ j œ

Al -

˙˙

œ œ œ.

J J

the wind blows

3

ter - ri - bly 3

œ

Al - though the

˙

p

44 w Ó œ 44 ‰

b &b Ó

œ.

P ‰ œJ œ

˙

œ

œ

44 ‰

wind

w

Al - though the

though the

b &b w

3

n.b.

3

bœ œ œ œ œ œ w ter - ri - bly, ter - ri - bly

œœœ A œœ œ œ œ 3

b œ œ A œœ ˙œ 3

œ

œ

œ

3

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w ww

œ œ œ 3

4

Although the Wind - Dalton

&

bb

&

bb

&

bb

17

b &b b & b 17

œ œ w

˙.

here,

the

˙.

Œ

-

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‰ œ ˙.

J Œ.

Œ

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˙

moon

here,

the moon

here,

n˙.

-

Ó w œ ‰ J

œ œ

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Œ

&

b & b ˙.

22

b & b ˙.

P bb j & œ œ.

al - so,

P œ

Œ

œ

j œ ˙ Œ

œ

˙

the

moon

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˙

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moon

˙

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al - so,

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˙˙

˙˙

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œ

œ

˙

light,

the

moon

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œ

the

˙

moon

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˙

moon

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œ

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˙

moon

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light,

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light,

∑

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moon

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the

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∑

˙

light,

Ó

œ ˙.

F ˙

light

p œ œ

al - so,

œ ˙.

F ˙

œ

moon

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light

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the

b & b ˙˙ ..

al - so,

œ

œ

22

b & b œj œ . œ Œ

Œ. Ó

F ˙

light

-

p œ ˙.

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al - so,

moon - light

˙.

œ

al - so,

˙

-

the

˙˙ ..

˙

-

j œ ˙

here,

b &b Œ

-

the moon

Œ

F ˙

al - so,

F œ ˙˙ -

-

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œ Ó

œœ

light

F ˙

F ˙

F ˙

œ

∑

U

˙

al - so

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light

light

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˙. œ

œ

U

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al - so

œ œ

œ

˙

al - so

œ

-

light

œ

˙˙˙

œœœ

œœ

˙˙

œœ

œœ

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U

U

˙

al - so

U

˙˙

U

˙˙

?

Although the Wind - Dalton

4-5 seconds

26 as before

W

÷

5

p

f

bb p & w

p

F

p

26

S

bb p & w

Oo

A

Oo

p bb j & œ œ C

S1

Tempo primo

44 w

œ

Al - though the

S2

A1

A2

b &b ‰

Œ

b &b ‰

‰

b &b ‰

Œ

b j & b œ

œ

? bb ‰

‰

27

44 Ó

p j 44 œ œ

Al

œ

œ J

p Œ œ

wind,

-

44 w Ó œ 44 ‰

˙ j j œ œ œ.

Ó

w

˙

Œ

œ

˙.

p

j œ œ

œ ˙

w

˙

Al - though the wind,

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œ

Œ

˙

œ

wœ .

ww

wind,

œ œ œ.

J J

œ

Al - though the

˙

œ.

Al - though the

though the wind,

4 ‰ 4

w

P ‰ œJ œ

˙˙

˙˙

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‰

P j œ

Al -

Ó ‰ œJ

œ

Œ

‰

œ

œ J

6

Although the Wind - Dalton

b &b w 31

˙.

P Œ . œj œ

wind

b &b Ó b &b

œ

œ n˙.

P j œ œ

œ ˙

31

œ ? bb ‰

&

bb

&

bb

&

bb

35

b &b b & b 35

b & b

˙.

œœ J

n ˙œ .

˙.

Œ

here,

n˙.

œ ˙

œ œ w

the

˙.

Œ.

blows

œ J

blows

˙˙ ..

n ˙˙ ..

œ œ œœ J œ J

ter - ri - bly,

w

the wind

blows

œ Aœ œ ˙

w

ter - ri - bly

3

bœ œ œ œ œ œ w ter - ri - bly, ter - ri - bly

œœœ A œœ œ œ œ 3

œœ n œœ

b œ œ A œœ ˙œ 3

moon

-

-

‰ œ ˙.

J

the moon

Œ

Œ.

Œ

Ó

-

-

j œ ˙

the moon

Œ

Œ

w œ ‰ J Œ. Ó

-

œ

˙. j œ ˙ Œ

˙

-

the

œ œ Œ

F ˙

˙

here,

˙ ..

blows ter - ri - bly

œ œ œ œ œ œ

3

œ œ œ

the wind

3

œ nœ

˙œ.

˙

3

wind blows

˙.

ter - ri - bly,

œ œ œ 3

œ

œ

œ œ œ 3

w

ww

œ

&

3

here,

here,

j œ

œ œ J

œ œ œ œ œ œ 3

blows

˙.

Al - though the wind

b & b wÓ

œ

Al - though the

though the wind

b &b ‰

œ œ

œ

F ˙

light

œ ˙.

p œ ˙.

œ ˙.

Ó

al - so,

al - so,

p œ œ

light

al - so,

light

œ ˙.

al - so,

∑ ∑

moon - light

œ ˙.

˙

-

F ˙

˙

F ˙

˙˙

˙˙

œœ

˙˙ ..

˙˙

˙˙

œœ

˙˙ ..

al - so,

al - so,

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œ Ó

˙. œ ∑

œ

Although the Wind - Dalton 40

&

bb

˙.

b & b ˙.

œ

al - so,

P œ

œ

al - so,

b & b ˙˙ ..

40

b j & b œ œ. œ Œ

œœ

b & b 45 Œ Œ

P œ ˙

44

P bb 5 Œ Œ œ ˙ & 4 bb 5 P & 4 œ.

al - so

al - so

b 5P b & 4 œ.

moon

œ

˙

b & b 45 Œ Œ

moon

˙

œ

the

moon

-

œ

œ

light,

the

moon

-

light

œ

œ

˙

light,

œ

moon

˙

œ

light,

the

moon

-

-

f ˙

˙

45

œ

˙

5 4

œ

˙

œ

al - so,

œ

f ˙

œ

œ

al - so,

˙

light

al - so,

f ˙

light

light,

the

moon

-

light

˙˙

œœ

œœ

˙œ

œ

˙˙˙

œœœ

œœ

˙˙

œœ

œœ

˙˙

˙˙

œœ

˙˙

œœ

˙˙

moon

œœ œœ

-

44

∑

44

∑

leaks

leaks

44 œ .

P œ.

œ œ J

œ

œ œ J

œ

P œ.

be- tween the

leaks

be- tween the

leaks

j œ œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

j œ œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

be - tween the, leaks be - tween the

be - tween the, leaks be - tween the

œ ..

∑

j œ œ J

œ

œ

œ

j œ œœ J œ

œ œœ

F œ 46 F 64 œ

˙

roof planks

F 64 œ

,

al - so,

˙

the

44

the

œœ

œ

j œ ˙.

j œ ˙.

J

-

œ

f˙ ˙

œ

˙

œ

44 œ .

œ ˙

-

œ

œ

44 œ .

al - so

b & b 45 œ .

the

j œ ˙.

al - so

44

˙

the

bb Pj & œ œ. b &b Œ

œ

7

˙

roof planks

˙

roof planks

,

5 4

œ

of

this

œ

˙

of

œ

this

44

˙

of

œ

this

44 44

œ 46 œ

˙˙

˙˙

œœ

˙˙

˙˙

œœ

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44

this

˙

46 œœ

44

of

F 64 œ

roof planks

45 45

˙ ˙

45

44

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b & b 44 ˙

with care

48

ru

b & b 44 ˙

ru

b & b 44 ˙

ru

b & b 44 ˙

ru

b & b 44 ˙˙ 48

b & b 44 ˙˙

51 as before

W

÷

p

˙ -

Œ

ined,

Œ

˙

-

ined

-

˙

ined

-

˙

p w

P œ P œ

this

this

œ

œ ru

œ

ru

-

ined

œ -

ined

ined

˙˙

Œ

˙˙

ww

pU w

house.

house.

U

w

p

w

pU w

house.

U

w

house.

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œœ

œœ

U w

w

U

ww

4-5 seconds

f

p

F

bb p & w 51

S

A

b &b

?

Oo

p w

Oo

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p

Although the Wind - Dalton

P bb j & œ œ D

S1

slower (q=88)

44 w

œ

Al - though the

S2

A1

A2

b &b ‰ b &b ‰ b &b ‰

4 Ó 4

Œ

P ‰ j 44 œ œ Al

-

œ

? b ‰ b

‰

44 w Ó œ 44 ‰

œ

œ J

œ

˙.

P j œ œ

œ ˙

Al - though the wind,

œœ

˙œ .

œ

Œ

b &b w

wind

b &b Ó

Œ œ

though the

b &b ‰

b & b w Ó œ ? b ‰ b 56

p

j œ

˙

w

˙

Œ

w

˙

ww

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p œ

Al

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43 œ

4 U w

though the

wind

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43 ˙ .

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n ˙œ .

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wind

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œ

43 ˙œ.

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4

wind

4 U 4 w

4 U 4 w ˙

44 44

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p j œ

Ó

˙˙

4 ˙

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Al -

˙˙

œ œ œ.

J J

43 ˙ .

n˙.

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wind,

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Al - though the

j j œ œ œ.

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wœ .

œ

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˙

œ.

slower still

56

b &b œ

œ

p ‰ Jœ

˙

w

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though the wind,

44 ‰

Œ

b j & b œ 52

P Œ œ

wind,

9

‰ œJ

œ

Œ

‰

π π π π

ww

ww

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