The Hall (SSA) | Joseph Gregorio | MusicSpoke

Catalog no. 1202 | Gregorio | Hall, The | SSA chorus and piano

Joseph

GREGORIO

The Hall for SSA chorus and piano

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Passing from History - mysteries - wistful, We enter the hall with a tentative mien.

Laughing in whispers we, jittery, wishful, Consider this passage, a disquiet scene.

What are they thinking, those blinking companions, As we dash through the hall in our disparate castes?

Eyes that surround us confound, in this canyon Of classes, our cohort, reluctant, amassed.

Breathe.

The gavel, the judgment, the jury of peers, A mirror of faces reflecting our fears; Façades we, through sightless stares, once believed true Dissolve as the eyes of our hearts see anew.

The “we” is illusion, the “they” a deceit, The canyon traversed, and the castes obsolete.

The hall’s myst’ries manifold rack humankind, Yet calmed by compassion, our captain, we find A fresh-fired wisdom illumines our sight And unbinds affection in empathy’s light.

— Mark A. Boyle “The Hall” (2014)

Also available for SSAA and piano (Cat. no. 1217)

Duration approx. 4’

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Commissioned by e Concordia Singers of the Nittany Valley Children's Choir Lou Ann Shafer, director

*e Hall “*e Hall” Mark A. Boyle

Joseph Gregorio With unquiet energy (q. = 66)

SOPRANO I

6 8

SOPRANO II

6 8

ALTO

6 8 With unquiet energy (q. = 66)

6 8 ff

Piano

p legato

crescendo

6 8 with pedal

6

f

S. I Pass f

S. II Pass f

A. Pass

Pno.

f

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2 mf

10

S. I ing from His

to ry –

mys ter

ies –

wist ful,

We en ter the

mf S. II ing from His

to ry –

mys ter

ies –

wist ful,

We en ter the

mf A. ing from His

to ry –

mys ter

ies –

wist ful,

We en ter the

mf

Pno.

14

S. I hall

with a

ten ta tive

mien.

hall

with a

ten ta tive

mien.

hall

with a

ten ta tive

mien.

S. II

A.

(l. h.)

Pno.

(r. h.)

(r. h.)

(l. h.)

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3 18

mp

S. I Laugh ing in whis pers

we,

jit ter y,

wish ful,

Con

we,

jit ter y,

wish ful,

Con

we,

jit ter y,

wish ful,

Con

mp S. II Laugh ing in whis pers

mp A. Laugh ing in whis pers

mp

Pno.

mf

22

S. I sid

er

this

pas sage,

a

dis

qui

et

dis

qui

et

dis

qui

et

mf S. II sid

er

this

pas sage,

a

mf A. sid

er

this

pas sage,

a

Pno.

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4 26

f

S. I scene.

f S. II scene.

f A. scene.

f

Pno.

30

S. A.

mp

Pno.

p

mf

36

S. What are they think ing, mf

those

blink ing com pan ions,

A. What are they think ing,

Pno.

those

blink

ing com pan ions,

mf

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As

we

5 40

S. dash

through the

hall

in our

dis pa rate castes?

A. As

we

dash

through the hall

in our dis pa

rate

castes?

Pno.

44

mp

S. Eyes that sur round us mp

con found,

in this can yon Of class

es,

our

Eyes that sur round us

con found,

in this can yon Of class

es,

our

A.

mp

Pno.

49

p

S. co

hort, re

luc

tant,

co

hort, re

luc

tant,

a

p

A.

Pno.

a

p

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6 54

mp

S. I massed.

mp S. II massed.

mp A. massed.

Pno.

crescendo poco a poco

57

S. I

S. II

A.

Pno.

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7 ff

61

S. I Breathe,

ff S. II Breathe, ff

A. Breathe, 2

2

4

4

ff

Pno. 4

Slowing

67

4

Inwardly, but with increasing fervor (e = 104)

mp

p

breathe.

*e

gav el, the judg ment, the

mp

p

crescendo poco a poco

breathe.

*e

gav el, the judg ment, the

mp

p

crescendo poco a poco

breathe.

*e

gav el, the judg ment, the

crescendo poco a poco

S. I ju ry of peers,

A

ju ry of peers,

A

ju ry of peers,

A

S. II

A.

Slowing

Inwardly, but with increasing fervor (e = 104)

mp

Pno.

mf

p

crescendo poco a poco

pp

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8 75

mp

S. I mir ror

of

fac

es

re

flect

ing our

fears;

Fa çades we,

through sight less stares, once

mp S. II mir ror

of

fac

es

re

flect

ing our

fears;

Fa çades we,

through sight less stares, once

mp A. mir ror

of

fac

es

re

flect

ing our

fears;

Pno.

Fa çades we,

through sight less stares, once

mp

mf

78

Accelerating crescendo sempre

S. I be lieved true

Dis solve

as the eyes

of our

hearts see

a new.

*e “we”

mf

is il lu sion,

the

crescendo sempre

S. II be lieved true

Dis solve

as the eyes

of our

hearts see

a new.

*e “we”

mf

is il lu sion,

the

crescendo sempre

A. be lieved true

Dis solve

as the eyes

of our

hearts see

a new.

*e “we”

is il lu sion,

Accelerating

Pno.

mf

crescendo sempre

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the

9 82

S. I “they” a de ceit, *e

can yon trav

ersed,

and the castes

ob

“they” a de ceit, *e

can yon trav

ersed,

and the castes

ob

“they” a de ceit, *e

can yon trav

ersed,

and the castes

ob

S. II

A.

Pno.

Brightly; with excitement (q. = 66)

86

f

S. I so

lete.

f S. II so

lete.

f A. so

lete.

Brightly; with excitement (q. = 66) (r.h.)

Pno.

(l.h.) f legato

(r.h.)

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10 2

90

2

S. I *e hall’s

mys

t’ries

man

i

fold

rack

hu man

i

fold

rack

hu man

i

fold

rack

hu man

2

S. II *e hall’s

mys

t’ries

man 2

A. *e hall’s

mys

t’ries

man

Pno.

94

mf

S. I kind,

Yet

calmed

by com

pas

sion,

our

cap

tain,

calmed

by com

pas

sion,

our

cap

tain,

calmed

by com

pas

sion,

our

cap

tain,

mf S. II kind,

Yet

mf A. kind,

Pno.

Yet

mf

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11 98

2

f

2

2

2

2

S. I we

find

2

A

fresh

f

2

fired

wis

il

dom

il

dom

il

2

2

2

dom

S. II we

find

A

fresh

f

2

2

fired

wis 2

2

2

A. we

Pno.

find

A

fresh

crescendo

fired

wis

f

101

mf

S. I lu

mines

our

sight

And

mf S. II lu

mines

our

sight

And

mf A. lu

Pno.

mines

our

sight

And

mf

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12 105

poco f

S. I un

binds,

and

un

binds,

un

binds,

un

binds,

poco f S. II un

binds,

and

poco f A. un

binds,

and

cresc.

Pno.

109

cresc.

poco f

f

S. I and

un

binds

af

fec

tion

un

binds

af

fec

tion

un

binds

af

fec

tion

f S. II and

f A. and

Pno.

f

piĂš f

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13 113

più f

ff

S. I in

em pa thy’s

più f

light.

ff

S. II in

em pa thy’s

più f

light.

ff

A. in

em pa thy’s

light.

mp

Pno.

117

S. I

S. II

A.

Pno.

ff

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