Issuu

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Notes for performance “Stomp on the Fire” was conceptualized as an entirely human work, using only the sounds of the voice and the percussive sounds of the body to create an expression of our collective human journey. The form of the work is encapsulated in three distinct sections. The opening has a mournful quality-- an empassioned wail or cry for humanity. The second section begins a weary struggle against human injustice. This portion grows and layers, becoming quite frenetic and peaking at pages 12-13. After a percussive transition, the third section appears. In major, this section is meant to represent the beautiful diversity of humanity and the strength present when that diversity comes together in unity. The rhythmic figures of the angry climactic chords from pages 12-13 are mirrored in the third section, but in major, and with a sense of strength and cooperation rather than angst. The metaphorical fire is extinguished by the whole of the choir, together, in the final bars of the work.

Body Percussion symbols used

= Stomp

= clap

= Brush pat out (both hands)

= Brush pat in (both hands)

6 ¿

= Thigh pat (both hands – pat not brush)

= Shoulder pat

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Commissioned by the San Jose State University Choraliers and Diablo Valley Chamber Singers, Dr. Jeffrey Benson and Bret Peppo, conductors For Kevin Redrico

Stomp on the Fire SATB Chorus, divisi, with Body Percussion Viscerally ( q»76 )

Body Percussion S

Soprano

4 ã 4

∑

stomp

4 &4

∑

ANDREA RAMSEY

clap

œ- œ ˙

Hmm

Body Percussion A

Alto

ã 44

∑

& 44

∑

clap

brush pat out

brush pat in

Hmm

Body Percussion T

Tenor

ã 44

∑

V 44

∑

brush pat out

brush pat in

Hmm

Body Percussion B Bass

ã 44

∏ ?4 w 4

∑

œ 3

œ œ œ- œ œ

clap

X 3

œ œ œ- œ œ

X 3

œ œ œ- œ œ

stomp

Hmm

F Œ œ œ œ œ œ 3

œ- œ ˙

brush pat out

œ- œ ˙

Hmm

stomp

Hmm

clap

Hmm

P Œ œ- œ ˙

Nn/Oo*

stomp

Hmm

œ- œ ˙

stomp

Hmm

œ- œ ˙

clap

Hmm

*half the basses sing “oo”, half the basses hum on “nn”

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œ- œ ˙

Hmm

brush pat out

molto rit. 6

clap

&Œ

stomp & clap

X œ

œ œ œ œœ 3

& Œ œ œ œ- œ œ

Xœ

VŒ

Xœ

œ œ œ œ- œ 3

oh, oh

brush pat in

œ œ œ œ œ 3

brush pat out

brush pat in

Woh

# ww

> b ˙w >

Œ Œ Ó

∑

> w

U ∑

stomp & clap

Xœ

∑

U >

U ∑

wey*

> œ œ œ œ œ # n w˙ 3 > oh, oh

wey*

UÓ

Œ Œ Ó

stomp & clap

Xœ

Œ Œ Ó

UÓ

wey*

brush pat brush pat out in

U >

X œ

Woh

Xœ

> ˙

U ∑

stomp & clap

œ œ ˙

stomp & clap

∑

wey*

oh, oh

?Œ œ œœ œ œ Œ œ œ ˙ â 3 Hmm

brush pat out

ä Œ œ œ ˙

Hmm

stomp

> œ œ œ œ # ˙w b œ >

Woh

stomp & clap

ä Œ œ œ ˙

Hmm

brush pat in

Woh

stomp & clap

ä Œ œ œ ˙

Hmm

brush pat in

brush pat brush pat out in

∑

˙ >

U >

U ∑

* rhymes with “hey”

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stomp & clap

Xœ

Œ Œ Ó

A bit faster, but measured ( q»ca.92 ) 12

∑

P œ.

ey*

∑

j œ ˙

œ.

j œ œ

∑

P ?œ œ œ œ œ

stomp

œ œ œ œ œ

guttural, frustrated

Hm mah

ey*

clap

Hm mah

ey,

Hm mah

* rhymes with “hey”

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ey,

∑

P œ.

j œ ˙

V œ œ œ œ œ > Hm mah

P ? œ œ œ œ œ

j œ œ

brush pat out

Hm mah

œ.

brush pat in

j œ ˙

œ.

mah

∑

œ œ œ œ œ

mah

œ.

j œ œ

brush pat out

yah,

brush pat in

f > >œ œ œ œ œ Hm mah

j ¿ ‰ fl

yah!*

œ œ œ œ œ

Hm mah

ey,

Hm mah

*yah- breathy half-shout, unpitched

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ey,

clap

& Œ

F œ œ œ

Hm mah ey

œ.

F V œ œ œ œ œ >

F ? œ œ œ œ œ

œ #œ

mah

yah

>œ œ œ

j œ œ

œ.

brush pat out

brush pat in

Hm mah ey

mah

œ œ œ œ œ

Hm mah

ey,

stomp (L-R)

j‰ œ

brush pat out

œ œ œ œ œ

brush pat in

yah,

stomp (L-R)

¿ ‰ J

yah!*

j œ œ

Hm mah

*˘

> >œ œ œ œ œ

Hm mah

œ.

mah

œ œ œ œ œ >

j œ ˙

œ.

stomp (L-R)

Hm mah

yah

j œ ˙

Hm mah

j‰ œ

yah!

œ œ œ œ œ

j ¿ ‰ fl

Hm mah

* glissando up to half-shout at pitch marked

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ey,

stomp (L-R)

accelerando 24

& Œ

f œ œ œ

Hm mah ey

œ.

f V œ œ œ œ œ > Hm mah

yah

j œ ˙

clap

j‰ œ

f ? œ œ œ œ œ Hm mah

œ #œ

mah

yah

>œ œ œ

j œ œ

œ.

brush pat out

brush pat in

œ.

mah

œ œ œ œ œ

Hm mah

ey,

stomp (L-R)

j‰ œ

˘¿ J ‰

yah!

j œ œ

brush pat out

œ œ œ œ œ

brush pat in

> >œ œ œ œ œ

mah

Hm mah

œ.

Hm mah

œ œ œ œ œ

j œ ˙

stomp (L-R)

Hm mah ey

yah,

Hm mah

stomp (L-R)

j ¿ ‰ fl

yah!

œ œ œ œ œ

brush pat out

Hm mah

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ey,

stomp (L-R)

Faster ( q»ca.108 ) 28

P &œ œ œ œ œ > > Hm mah

P &œ œ œ œ œ > >

brush pat in

P > > V œ œ œ œ œ Hm mah

Hm mah

ey,

ƒ j ‰ ¿ fl

Huh!*

ƒ j ‰ ¿ fl

Huh!*

brush pat out

ƒ j ‰ ¿ fl

stomp (L-R)

˘ ¿ ‰ J

Huh!*

ƒ œ œ œ œ œ Hm mah

Hm mah

ƒ > >œ œ œ œ œ Hm mah

ey,

j ‰ ¿ fl

X œ

∑

X œ

6 6 J

Xœ

∑ ƒ thigh pat 6.

∑

(both hands)

hissing on an “ss” sound

∑

j ‰ ¿ fl

Huh!*

brush pat out

brush pat in

j ‰ ¿ fl

stomp & clap

Xœ

∑

Huh!*

>œ >œ œ œ œ Hm mah

Huh!*

ƒ œ > >œ œ œ œ

brush pat in

Huh!*

P ? >œ >œ œ œ œ Hm mah

stomp & clap

stomp (L-R)

˘ ¿ ‰ J

Huh!*

∑

P Ó w >

Dmm

*”huh” - loud, pitchless, low, guttural grunt

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∑

> ˙

(dmm)

X œ §§ §

clap

X X J

X X X J J

X J

§§

§§§§§§

§§§§

make crackling sound like radio static

F Ó w >

> ˙

(oh)

6 6 J

Xœ

F Ó w >

Xœ

(dmm)

> ˙

Xœ

F Ó V w >

> ˙

Xœ

(dmm)

Dmm

thigh pat (both hands)

? ww

6 6 J

Xœ

w w

clap

Xœ

f > > œœ œ œœ b œœ œœ œ

clap

stomp

nai - yah - nai - deh

w w

6 6 J

f > poco a poco cresc. > œ œœ œ œœ œœ f

Dmm

X œ

nai - yah - nai - deh

Wey

stomp & clap

poco a poco cresc.

stomp & clap

Xœ

f j ‰ ¿ fl

Huh!*

6 6 J

stomp & clap

Xœ

stomp

f ˘ ¿ ‰ J

Huh!*

*”huh” - loud, pitchless, low, guttural grunt

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stomp

clap

œœ œ œœ œœ œœ Œ œ & nai-yah-nai-deh

clap

œ œ œ & b œœ œ œœ œ œ

Xœ

V Ó

stomp

Xœ

? Ó

clap

œ œœ œ œœ œœ Œ

clap

œœ œ œœ b œœ œœ œ

stomp

nai-yah - nai - deh

thigh pat (both hands)

stomp

nai

thigh pat (both hands)

f ˘ ¿ ‰ w J

Huh!*

nai

clap

œœ œ œœ œœ œœ Œ œ

clap

b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

stomp

œ œœ œ œœ œœ

stomp

clap

œœ œ œœ b œœ œœ œ

stomp

nai - yah - nai - deh

j 6 6

clap

X >

ƒ œ fl

X >

deh

nai

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œ œ œ œ >

œ fl

nai - yah

6 J

clap

nai - yah - nai - deh

deh

6 J

nai - yah-nai deh

j 6 6

j ‰ ¿ w fl

stomp

nai - yah -nai - deh

Huh!*

stomp & clap

nai-yah -nai - deh

nai-yah - nai deh

stomp & clap

stomp

nai-yah-nai - deh

6 J

stomp

œ & œ

œœ

stomp

clap

œ & b œœ œ

œœ

ƒ œ>œ œ>œ Œ

œœ

stomp

V œ

X >

b œœ

? ˙ .˙ . deh

6 J

ƒ >œ >œ œ œ Œ

œœ

X >

>œ œ nai

ƒ > > b œœ œœ Œ

œœ

>œ œ

nai - yah,

ƒ 6

œ œ yah

ƒ > œ œ >

nai

> œ Œ œ >

nai - yah,

X œ

œ>œ

stomp

stomp & clap

stomp

nai - yah,

yah,

nai

stomp

clap

nai - yah - nai - deh

clap

Nai - yah,

œœ

clap

nai - yah - nai - deh

clap

rit.

˙>˙ -

deh

stomp & clap

Xœ

X œ

˙>˙ -

Xœ

>˙ ˙

Xœ

> œœ

deh

stomp & clap

deh

yah!

Xœ >

>˙ ˙ -

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yah!

Xœ >

> b ˙˙ -

>˙ ˙

deh

stomp & clap

yah!

Xœ >

> b ˙˙

nai

yah!

clap

Ï ww

w & w

clap

Ï w V w

stomp & clap

? ww

clap

Xœ

shoulder pat *

z z >

M M >

M z >

M M >

œ >

∑

M M >

M z >

M M >

œ >

UÓ

∑

œ >

∑

shoulder pat & stomp

M z >

∑

UÓ

∑

shoulder pat & stomp

∑

clap

shoulder pat *

P M M >

∑

stomp

X œ

shoulder pat *

∑

stomp

a tempo

stomp & clap

œ >

* shoulder pat = one arm across chest with thumb at base of neck and fingers extended to shoulder, (think pledge of allegiance or salute) but palm of hand should hit area just below collarbone

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UÓ

∑

UÓ

∑

Relaxed ( q»ca.98 ) stomp

.. œ

? # # .. >œ

> > œ œ œ œ œ ma - ne - ya - ne

# & # œ. >

œ œ moh

œ >

weh

ma - ne

œ œ moh

ya - ne

œ >

weh

œ œ œ œ œ >

ya ne ya ne - ya,

weh

ma - ne

œ oh

weh

> > œ œ œ œ œ ya - ne

> œ

> > œ œ œ œ œ

ma - ne - ya - ne

œ œ œ œ œ >

œ. >

œ >

moh

stomp

> œ

> > œ œ œ œ œ

œ. >

ma - ne

ya ne ya ne - ya,

œ œ

moh

ya - ne

œ >

œ œ œ œ œ >

j X

‰

ya ne ya ne - ya,

j X

> > œ œ œ œ œ

clap

weh

> œ

‰

ma - ne

j X

clap

weh

clap

‰

stomp

œ œ œ œ œ >

j X

‰

œ œ

ya ne ya ne - ya,

∑

stomp

? # # >œ

œ oh

> > œ œ œ œ œ

# & # œ. >

ya ne ya ne - ya,

œ œ œ œ œ >

∑

stomp

? # # >œ

stomp

ya - ne

œ œ œ œ œ >

ya ne ya ne - ya,

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# & #

# & # œ. >

∑

œ œ moh

‰

weh

thigh pat (both hands)

6 J

œ >

## > V œ.

>œ œ

>œ

moh

weh,

stomp

6 J

‰

ya - ne

œ œ œ œ œ >

ya ne ya ne - ya,

‰

œ. >

weh

> > œ œ œ œ œ ma - ne

œ oh

? # # >œ

∑

œ œ

œ >

6 J

‰

moh

œ œ

>œ

moh

weh

> œ

> > œ œ œ œ œ ma - ne

j X

clap

‰

weh

> œ.

j X

clap

6 J

‰

ya - ne

œ œ œ œ œ >

ya ne ya ne - ya,

* shoulder pat = one arm across chest with thumb at base of neck and fingers extended to shoulder, (think pledge of allegiance or salute) but palm of hand should hit area just below collarbone

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# & #

∑

# & # œ. >

œ œ moh

6 J

œ >

‰

weh

# > V # œ.

>œ œ

>œ

moh

weh,

? # # >œ Hm

ya - ne

‰

>œ .

6 J

œ œ

moh

œ >

6 J

‰

ya ne ya ne - ya,

moh

weh

> œ

> > œ œ œ œ œ ma - ne

‰

weh

‰

œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ >

j X

‰

œ >

œ. >

weh

> > œ œ œ œ œ ma - ne

œ oh

ya - ne

œ œ œ œ œ >

ya ne ya ne - ya,

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.. Ó

‰ ## . Ó œ œ œ ˙ œ . . & > > > Hm moh weh, f 2nd, 3rd & 4th time ã

f 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th time ## . & . œ. œ œ œ > >

moh

.. Œ

6 J

.. œ

f > ? # # .. œ Hm

‰

- ya - ne

œ. >

6 J

‰

> > œ œ œ œ œ

œ. œ. >

weh

weh,

1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th time

weh

ma - ne

‰

œ œ moh

∑

j œœ ˙œ > oh

œ œ œ œ œ >

ya ne ya ne - ya,

weh

moh

fj œ

Weh,

j X

clap

∑

f 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th time >œ >œ œ # > V # .. œ . Hm

clap

Descant: 3rd & 4th time

j X

‰

j X

‰

œ œ

moh

6 J

œ >

‰

œ œ

>œ

moh

weh

> œ

> > œ œ œ œ œ

ma - ne - ya - ne

‰

weh

> œ.

j X

6 J

‰

œ œ œ œ œ >

ya ne ya ne - ya,

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# œ & # œ. > Hm

moh

‰ œ ˙ >

# & # œ. >

j œ œ œ

Weh

œ œ moh

6 J

œ œ >

weh

‰

>œ œ

moh

weh,

1, 2, 3

weh

œœ . œ œœ œ >

moh

1, 2, 3

>œ œ

j X ‰

∑

# > V # œ.

j X

weh,

Œ œ œ

‰

œ oh

œ œ

weh oh

6 J

‰

? # # >œ œ >œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ œ > ¿

œ. >

‰

œ œ

j X

j X ‰ ..

weh

œ œ >œ œ

weh,

>œ .

6 ‰ .. J

œ œ

moh

œ œ >

weh

∑

moh

∑

moh

weh

∑

> > > œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .. œ . œ œ œ œ > ¿ > >

Hm ma-ne - ya-ne - ya ne ya ne - ya, Hmma-ne - ya-ne - ya ne ya ne - ya,

weh,

.. >œ . œ œ œ œ > Hm

œœ

weh

œ . œ œ >œ œ >

‰ Œ

1, 2, 3

.. œœ . œ œ œœ œ œ > >

6 J

1, 2, 3

∑

weh

Hm moh

∑

moh

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weh

a tempo 62

clap

# # >œœ œœ Œ Œ >œœ & nai-yah

clap

# # >œ œ Œ Œ >œ V

- yah!

˙˙ >

clap

? # # >œ >œ Œ Œ >œ

∑

>˙

˙˙ ..

∑

>˙

nai - deh

>˙ yah!

œ œ œ œ œ œ P> > > Hm ma-ne - ya ne

∑

x x x x x>

˙.

j ¿ ‰ Ó fl

yah!

∑

∑ j‰ ¿ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ fl P > > > Huh!* Hm ma-ne - ya - ne

thigh pats, both hands, both thighs simultaneously

>˙

∑

Huh!*

x x x x x>

˙˙

j‰ Ó ¿ fl

thigh pats, both hands, both thighs simultaneously

∑

nai - deh

clap

nai - yah

˙˙ ..

nai - deh - yah!

nai-yah

˙>˙

œ œ Œ Œ œœ > >

x x x x x>

∑

˙>˙

nai - deh

nai -yah

thigh pats, both hands, both thighs simultaneously

∑

Huh!*

thigh pats, both hands, both thighs simultaneously

x x x x x>

˙.

˘¿ ‰ œ J P>

Huh!*

∑

œ P>

œ œ œ œ œ > >

Hm ma-ne - ya - ne

∑

œ œ œ œ œ > >

∑

Hm ma-ne - ya - ne

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rit.

## Ó & w

∑

F> œ

> > œ œ œ œ œ

∑

Hm ma-ne - ya - ne

∑

˙w

∑

F > > ## > & œw œ œ œ œ œ

Hm ma-ne - ya - ne

∑

˙w

## Ó V w

∑

F> œ

> > œ œ œ œ œ

∑

Hm ma ne - ya ne

¿w

stomp & clap

Xœ

sh u

∑

stomp & clap

Xœ

∑

hissing on an “sh” sound

ss u

X œ

hissing on an “ss” sound

stomp & clap

uss

hissing on an “ss” sound

> > F> ? # # œw œ œ œ œ œ

Hm ma-ne - ya - ne

∑

¿w

∑

u hissing on an “sh” sound

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stomp & clap

Xœ

∑

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