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Love (&) Doubt

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Love (&) Doubt My heart never knew such a sweet song making angels appear with such honey lacquer harmony as seeps out of the sunset’s splendor their brilliant music How could I know the heart leaps for beauty and happiness when they are already here

in its cloistered cage it would be playing the kind of song that sends the brass bending twisting in their golden beds from the heads of rotten fruits I saw them rising bright enough to blind. the fear of this music— a note beyond grasping and in function and form changing a bound helix wilting already slipping away.

— Kevin Devaney

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for The San Diego Pro Arte Voices written in response to the gun violence epidemic in the U.S. as part of Disarm Hate, 2017

Love (&) Doubt Kevin Devaney

Gregory W. Brown (*1974)

Melancholy; q ≈ 52 – 60

# # # # 4 j w(sempre f ed espressivo) œ Ó Œ œ w 4 œœ w & œ œ w nev - er knew f My heart #### 4 j Ó Œ #œ œ w 4 œ w V

Sop I & II

Tenor

Ó Œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ œ œ œ such a sweet song,

Ó Œ œ #œ œ #œ ˙

nev - er knew

My heart

such a sweet song,

* — choirs should be separated by at least 10'

(sempre p e sotto voce) #### 4 Ó ˙ 4 ‰ Œœ ˙ ˙ Ó & p My heart, my ? # # # # 44 ‰ Œ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ Ó Ó ˙˙

Alto

Bass I & II

My

8

#### œ a œ ˙ œ œ ˙ & #### œ V &

####

˙˙

a sweet

œ œ œ a

w

song

˙

heart,

Œ Œ

sweet song

knew,

più mosso [q ≈ 64 – 72]

3 œ #˙ 4 œœ œ œ œ

Ó

ww

Ó

Œ

heart,

Ó

such

Œ

œ

such

œ ˙ œ

my

œ

heart

nev - er

my haeart

nev - er

Œ œœ n ˙˙ œœ œ n œœ œ

heart,

as j ‰ j n œ œ œ œ œœ œœ # œœ œœ . œ œœ œ œ œ œ #œ

mak - ing

an - gels ap - pear

with such hon - ey lac - quer

har - mo - ny

mak - ing

an - gels ap - pear

with such hon - ey lac - quer

har - mo - ny

3 œ #˙ 4 œ œ œœ œ

œ œ

Œ

œ œ œ œ #œ œ

43

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

43

∑

∑

∑

∑

text & music © 2017 Kevin Devaney & Gregory W. Brown

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as

‰ œj # œ œ œ

∑

knew,

? # # # # œw œ œ ˙

my

w

Ó

as

Love (&) Doubt

2

# # # # œ ‰ œj # œ & #œ œ œ œ seeps,

as

seeps

14

V

####

#### &

seeps, as

seeps

œ ‰ œJ # œ

seeps,

? ####

as

∑

seeps

œ œ œ œ n œœ œ œ œ ‰ œj ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ #œ œ #œ œ œ out

œ

of sun - set’s splen - dor

j ˙ œ œ ‰ # œ # œ œ œ œ

out

of sun - set’s splen - dor

out of sun - set’s

∑

∑

slen - dor

∑

∑ p

#### 4 & 4 n ww

p

#### 4 w V 4

know

f j Ó ‰ œ œ œœ ˙˙ .

J

My heart,

? # # # # 4 Œ œœ ˙˙ 4

the heart that

for

leaps

Ó

Œ

My heart,

my

#### Œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ beau

-

ty and hap

-

&

####

beau

w

? # # # # ww

heart,

-

ty and hap

Ó

pi

-

˙

my

-

How could I

∑ ∑

∑ œ œ

œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ Œ #œ

œ #œ œ œ Œ

-

ty

beau

-

ty

˙

˙

my

Œ

œœ œœ

beau

Œ œ

heart,

heart,

my

and

hap - pi - ness,

and

œ

Œ

Ó

œ

ness

˙

heart,

P œœœœ œœŒ ˙ [m]

Ó

my my

˙ ˙

Ó

my

al

∑

al

-

-

-

˙œ œ œœ œœ read - y

read

-

y

œ œ œ œ

read

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˙

heart,

[m]

Œ

hap - pi - ness,

heart,

heart,

my

4 4 4 4

∑

P al j œœ œœ œœ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ˙ œ

pi - ness when they are

#### Œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ V

heart,

Œ ‰ œj œ œ 44

œ Œ œœ œ˙ . œ œ œ # œœ œœ œœ Œ my

Ó

26

Ó

œ ˙

my

ww

beau - ty,

How could I

œ ˙

∑

f j Ó ‰œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

#### 4 Œ & 4 œ ˙ w p My heart, know

mus - ic

∑

Œ ‰ œj # œœ œ 44 nœ

œœ # ˙˙

their bril - liant

œ

How could I

rit.

mus - ic

œ œ œ Œ œ œ Œ Ó œ

the heart that leaps

mus - ic

their bril - liant

∑

Tempo primo [q ≈ 52 – 60]

20

their bril - liant

-

∑ ∑

y

Love (&) Doubt

&

####

V

####

&

####

31

˙ ˙

here

˙

here

p j A (sempre p e sotto voce) Œ ‰ œ ww Ó œ

˙˙

Ó

Ó

Œ œ œ

˙˙

Ó

œ nœ ˙

Ó

Ó

Œ œ #˙

Ó

˙˙

My doubt,

my

p j (sempre p e sotto voce) Œ ‰œ w Ó My doubt,

doubt,

my

doubt,

f (sempre f ed espressivo) Œ œœ œ œ w

∑

f œ œ(sempre f ed espressivo) œ Œ œ œ œ œœ ww

∑

#### Ó & V

####

&

####

Ó

˙˙

my

doubt,

my

doubt,

˙˙

n˙

˙

j œ œ œ. œ œ. song

˙ ? #### n˙

song

that sets

Ó

∑

Ó

∑

j œ œ the

brass

œ

it would be

play

it would be

play - ing

œ œ ˙

bend

-

ing

œ . œj œ . œj n œ œœ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. J that

sets

the

my

doubt,

doubt,

-

ing

Œ ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ Œ J

in its clois - tered cage

37

my

Œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ œ Œ

in its clois - tered cage

? ####

3

brass bend - ing, bend - ing

43 43

F Œ ‰ j œ #œ œ œ Fœ # œ œ Œ ‰œ œ œ J

the kind of

the kind of

∑

∑

∑

∑

più mosso [q ≈ 64 – 72]

f 43 Œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ ˙ twist - ing in their

gol - den beds

twist - ing in their

gol - den beds

f 34 Œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ ˙

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Love (&) Doubt

4

42

& V

####

∑

####

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

#### Œ œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ& -

œ œ #œ

œ # œ œ œ œ œœœœ œ œ œ # œJ œ ‰ # œJ ‰

œœ œ # œ œ œ

from the heads of

œ œœ # œœ œœ

? #### Œ

from the heads of

I

rot - ten fruits

I

saw

saw

Tempo primo [q ≈ 52 – 60]

&

####

V

####

&

#### p

48

rot - ten fruits

p Œ ˙

44 w

Ó

p Œ ˙

44 w

P Œ ‰œ ˙ J

˙.

f 44 Œ ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

My

My

blind.

p ? # # # # n ˙˙ ..

blind.

doubt,

doubt,

them

ris

-

them ris

∑ rit.

œ- ˙

Œ œ œ œ œ

œ- ˙ œ ˙

œ Œ œ # œœ œœ œœ

ris - ing

ing,

ris - ing

bright e - nough to

bright e - nough to

F ‰ œœj ww

Pj Œ ‰ œ ˙. œ Œ J

Ó

Œ

Ó

œ

F jœ œ œ Ó ˙ œ. œ œ

my doubt,

my

f 44 Œ ‰ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ J œ

Œ

doubt,

#˙. Ó

the fear of this mus - ic—

the fear of this mus - ic—

ing,

-

∑

Œ

a

Ó

Œ œœ a

my doubt,

note

Œ

my doubt,

be - yond grasp - ing

œœ .. œœ œœ J

note

F ‰ œ w J

be - yond

œœ œœ Ó

grasp - ing

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and

F ˙

and

Love (&) Doubt

54

&

####

V

####

&

####

f my doubt, Œ œœ ˙˙

∑

w˙

f Œ œ ˙

my doubt,

∑ ˙

in

my

œ œ œ œ

func - tion

and

my

doubt,

w

form

chang

59

&

####

V

####

&

####

func - tion

and

form

Ó

∑

∑

P ˙

chang - ing,

chang

∑

Ó

∑

∑

∑

Ó

P ? # # # # œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œœ œ œ J [m]

al

-

My heart

a

-

read - y slipp - ing

a - way.

-

˙ œ œ Œ œ ˙ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ ˙˙ y

a bound he - lix

f j Œ ‰œ w

read - y slipp - ing

-

ing

My heart

-

read

-

P Fj œœ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

f jB Œ ‰ œœ ww

œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ˙

al

F Œ ‰ j œ œ œ œ

a bound he - lix

Œ n œœ œœ # œœ

∑

[m]

Ó

ing

∑

al

wilt - ing

∑

-

chang - ing,

P œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ

wilt - ing

∑

n œœ- n œœ œœ œœ- œ œ nœ œ

? # # # # # œ˙ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ n ww in

˙

doubt,

˙

w

5

œ

p

p

way.

a - way.

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f Œ œ œ œ

œ

f Œ œœ œœ œœ

œ œ

in its clois - tered

in its clois - tered

Love (&) Doubt

6

# # # # Ó FŒ œ œ & œ- œ ww

F Œ œ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ œ- œ

Ó

64

nev - er knew

Ó

such a sweet song,

# # # # Ó FŒ - w #œ œ V

F Œ œ #œ œ #œ

Ó

nev - er knew

Œ œœ

œœ œœ

Œ œ-

œœ

such

Ó

˙

such a sweet song,

a

such

˙˙

sweet

a

sweet

w

Œ ‰ œj œ Œ œ œ œ œ

? # # # # ww

Œ ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ Œ J

Fœ # œ œ Œ ‰œ œ œ J

&

70

&

cage

####

it would be

Œ

˙˙

(unis.)

song

Œ

song

&

####

it would be

play

it would be

play - ing

più mosso [q ≈ 64 – 72]

f

bend

-

ing

bend

-

ing

? # # # # ˙œ œ

ing

#˙

3 œ 4 œœœ œ œ

#˙

f

˙

˙ œ œ

bend - ing, bend - ing

the kind of

the kind of

Œ

Œ

song

˙ n˙ song

Œ

an - gels ap - pear

mak - ing

œ œ

-

3 œ 4 œ œ œœœ

mak - ing

#### ˙ V

play - ing

Œ

Œ

an - gels ap - pear

43 43

∑

Œ Œ

the brass

that

sets

œ

the

brass

j œ # œœ œœ # œœ œœ . œ œ œ œ

hon - ey lac - quer

œ œ #œ œ

hon - ey lac - quer

f œ œ #œ œ œ œ ˙

∑

gol - den beds

f œ œ #œ œ œ œ ˙ twist - ing in their

accel.

œ . œj œ . œj n œ œœ œ . œJ œ œ œ œ œ

with such

twist - ing in their

∑

that sets

with such

Œ

œ

œ

F Œ ‰ œj œ # œ œ œ œ œ . œj œ . œj œ

####

accel.

gol - den beds

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∑

Love (&) Doubt

‰ œj œ # œ # œ œ

#### œ n œ œ & œ œ œ

as

75

har - mo - ny

V

####

&

####

as

seeps,

‰ œj

œ œ #œ

har - mo - ny

as

œ- œ œ œ

Œ

from the heads of

œ œœ # œœ œœ

? #### Œ

from the heads of

80

&

####

œœ # ˙˙

mus - ic

#### œ ˙ V

p p

mus - ic

#### Œ P & œ œ œ œ

bright e - nough to

? #### Œ

œ-

seeps,

as seeps ‰ j # œœ œ œ œ as

‰ œ # œJ as

œ

seeps

splen - dor

their bril

-

out

of

sun - set’s

splen - dor

their bril

-

œ œ #œ œ

out

of

sun - set’s

œ # œœ œœ‰ J

œœœ ‰ #œ J

rot - ten fruits

I

How could I

saw

saw

know

know

-

-

œ #œ

liant

œ -

liant

ris - ing

ing,

œ- ˙ œ ˙

ing,

ris - ing

F j ‰ œ œ œœ ˙˙ .

J

the heart that leaps

Ó

liant

œ- ˙

œœ œ # œ œ œ

them ris

Ó

their bril

œ œ #œ

ris

l’istesso tempo [q ≈ 64 – 72]

œ œ ‰ # œj ˙

splen - dor

œ œ œ-

œ #œ œ œ œ œ

I

F Œ ‰ œj œ œ 44 w

blind.

sun - set’s

them

How could I

blind.

of

‰ œj œ -

rot - ten fruits

œœ œœ ‰ œj ˙ œ ˙

out

#œ œ œ

C

˙.

œ # œœ œœ œœ n œœ œœ œ

seeps

F Œ ‰ œj n œœ n œœ 44 ww

P œ # œ œœ œœ n ˙ . œ œ ˙.

bright e - nough to

seeps,

7

œ œ Œ

for

F j ‰œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ the heart that

F 44 Œ ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

leaps

Ó

the fear of this mus - ic—

F 44 Œ ‰ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ œ J the fear of this mus - ic—

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Œ

œ a

Ó

Œ œœ a

Love (&) Doubt

8

#### œ œ Œ & Ó

œœ

85

beau - ty,

#### Ó V &

####

beau

Œ

-

œ

beau

-

œœ œœ Œ œ œ

œ œœ œ œ œœ œ

Œ

œ œ Œ #œ

œ #œ œ œ

Œ

ty

jœ œ œ Ó œ. œ œ

note be - yond grasp - ing

? # # # # œœ .. œœ œœ J

œœ œœ Ó

note be - yond

grasp - ing

and

ty

hap-pi-ness,

and

and

func-tion

in

in

func-tion

# # # # œ œ œj P œ œ & œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œœŒ ˙ V

####

&

####

[m]

al

P œœœ œ œœŒ ˙

beau - ty and

and

-

and

w

form

read - y

œ

Œ

œ

P ‰ j œ œ

he - lix

? #### Œ

Pj ‰ œ œœ œ

p œ œ œ œ ‰ œj œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œœ œ œ œ œ J

- ness

- ing

[m]

a bound

a bound

al

-

œ œ œ œ read

-

y

wilt - ing

al

˙

˙

p œ œ

rit.

˙˙

Œ

˙

Œ

here

My

p œ

here

-

ness when

œ

-

pi

-

-

My

chang - ing,

U

w w

heart.

U

w

heart.

π U œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ ˙

[m]

[m]

œ œ

chang - ing,

al

he - lix

pi

œœ # œœ

n œœ- n œœ œœ œœ- a œœ œ œ

p ‰ j œ œœœœŒ œ œ œ œœ œ œ al wilt - ing

œ œœ

œ

chang

form

˙œ œ œœ œœ

-

hap

œœ œœ œœ œœ n ww

# œ˙ œ

and

hap

Œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œœ

˙

90

they are

beau - ty and

hap-pi-ness,

˙ ˙

œ Œ œœ œœ œ œœ a ˙œ

-

-

read - y slipp - ing

-

read - y slipp - ing

a - way.

πU a

-

U

way.

˙ œ œ Œ ˙ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ ˙˙ read

-

y

u

a - way.

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