Muhly DARK SISTERS (chamber version) Act 2

Nico Muhly

DARK SISTERS Chamber Version

Full Score Act 2

St Rose Music Publishing Co. / Chester Music Ltd.

Originally commissioned by Gotham Chamber Opera, Music-Theatre Group, and Opera Company of Philadelphia. The chamber version was commissioned by Texas Christian University and first performed on 8 April 2016 at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth TX, U.S.A. Arrangement by Nate Thatcher.

CHARACTERS ELIZA (30s) ............................................................................ Lyric Soprano ZINA (First Wife, 40s) .......................................................... Lyric Soprano RUTH (Second Wife, 40s) ................................................. Mezzo-Soprano PRESENDIA (Third Wife, 30s) ..................................................... Soprano ALMERA (Fourth Wife, 30s) ......................................................... Soprano LUCINDA (Eliza’s Daughter, 20s) ................................................ Soprano PROPHET/KING (40s-50s) .................................................................. Bass

SYNOPSIS DARK SISTERS follows one woman’s dangerous attempt to escape her life as a member of the FLDS Church (Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints), a sect that split from mainstream Mormonism in the early 20th Century largely because of the LDS Church’s renunciation of polygamy. The male founders of the Mormon faith (Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, chief among them) loom large in American history; Dark Sisters puts the women front and center.

The narrative draws inspiration from the flurry of media attention surrounding the two most infamous raids on FLDS compounds (the 1953 raid at Short Creek, AZ and the 2008 raid at the YFZ Ranch in Eldorado, TX) as well as the stories of the over 80 wives of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Set against a red-earthed landscape filled with revelations, dark prophets and white temples stretching towards heaven, Dark Sisters charts one woman’s quest for self-discovery in a world where personal identity is forbidden.

Duration: c. 90 minutes

PERFORMANCE NOTE When a ‘z’ appears on a stem in the vocal parts each singer should repeat the text freely on the given pitches, in any tempo, being careful not to co-ordinate precisely with other singers. One’s individual rate of text chanting can and should change throughout these sections. The text repeats until a new text is given.

INSTRUMENTATION Percussion: Geophone Bass Drum Tam-tam Shaker Ratchet Wood Block Glockenspiel Tuned Gongs (B2–F3) Vibraphone (with bow) Marimba 2 Pianos

CONTENTS Act 1 Chapter 1 ....................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 ....................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 3 ..................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 4 ..................................................................................................... 36 Chapter 5 ..................................................................................................... 39 Chapter 6 ..................................................................................................... 74 Chapter 7 ..................................................................................................... 87 Chapter 8 ..................................................................................................... 90 Chapter 9 ................................................................................................... 118 Chapter 10 ................................................................................................. 122 Chapter 11 ................................................................................................. 126 Chapter 12 ................................................................................................. 131

Act 2 Chapter 1 ................................................................................................... 159 Chapter 2 ................................................................................................... 165 Chapter 3 ................................................................................................... 194 Chapter 4 ................................................................................................... 201 Chapter 5 ................................................................................................... 211 Chapter 6 ................................................................................................... 215 Chapter 7 ................................................................................................... 224

ACT II Chapter 1

Vibraphone

2 4

159

q = 112 mf

2 4 Piano 1

mf

f

mfz

f

f

mfz

2 4

2 4 Piano 2

2 4

6

Vib.

mf

Pno. 1

f

11

Vib. f

Pno. 1

mf

mf

160

Dark Sisters—Act II 15

Vib.

Pno. 1

19

Vib.

Pno. 1

23

Vib.

Pno. 1

27

Vib.

Pno. 1

31

Vib.

Pno. 1

Dark Sisters—Act II

161

35

Vib. f

Pno. 1

A 39

He speaks to the camera. We're the lens. sempre mf, excited

3

3

King To night! Moth ers fight ing for their chil dren

share a mes sage with the world

Their

side of the po lyg a my sto ry.

7

sub. mp

Pno. 2

41

B 3

King Al

Vib.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

7

so!

An

ex

clu

sive look

in

to the raid ed

home of

an

an guished mo ther.

162

Dark Sisters—Act II

42

King Her daugh ter’s

bed room:

Emp

ty!

f

Pno. 1

43

King And then, you’ve seen them:

the scared,

an guished

wo

men with

the

big

hair,

the

continue pattern until cued at 45 to stop, not coordinated with other parts

Pno. 1

45

C

3

King mon o chrome dress es,

mf

Pno. 1

47

the con form ing soft spo ken

u ni form ly meek

di a lects…

repeat pattern until cued to change

D 3

King You’ve heard the ru mors!

Lost boys,

cast out

as teens; Un der age mar ria ges,

p - secco

Pno. 2

fade out

Hid

repeat pattern until cued to change

den beds

in

Dark Sisters—Act II

49

3

q = 104

f

3 4

3

King tow er ing tem ples;

Get

Read y!

B. D.

3 4

Pno. 1

3 4

163

To night,

we’ll take

pp cresc. poco a poco

mp cresc. poco a poco

3 4 Pno. 2

3 4 mp cresc. poco a poco

53

5

3

King where few

out

si ders have been:

The re

B. D.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

sempre f

sim.

56 3

King mote

ci ty

where the proph et’s

B. D.

Pno. 1 f

Pno. 2

mf

fol lo wers live

you

164

Dark Sisters—Act II

E 60

f

King all

right

now!

B. D.

Pno. 1 (cresc.)

Pno. 2

63

King don’t go

a way!

We are

live,

to

night!

B. D.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

66

B. D. f

2 4 2 4

Pno. 1 ff

2 4 Pno. 2

ff

2 4 f

G.P.

Dark Sisters—Act II

165

Chapter 2 Lights up on the women.

70

Freely q = 104

His pronunciation is corrected via his earpiece.

p, meekly

Zina four.

four.

3

3

King So, Zee na...Zi na, we’ll start with you.

mfz

mfz

Pno. 1

How ma ny chil dren do you have?

p

F

74

and how old are they?

pp

mp molto espress.

Pres.

I have nine that they have ta ken,

a ges five

to se ven teen.

King And how ma ny do you have, Pre sen dia?

pp

p

Pno. 1

77

f

p

Alm. I have five

mp

3

King And Al me ra,

that they have ta ken,

a ges

six

4 4

to thir teen

4 4

how ma ny do you have?

4 4 Pno. 1

4 4

166

Dark Sisters—Act II

80

Zina

G 4 4

q = 104

f

Presendia nudges Zina, who is frozen.

Yes!

Alm.

f

4 4

I was sur prised!

Pres.

p lontano

4 4

mm

Ruth

3

4 4 Yes!

King

4 4

mp

Zi

Vib.

na,

4 4 sempre p

4 4 Pno. 1

sempre p

4 4

4 4 Pno. 2

sempre p

4 4

Were you sur prised a bout the raid?

Yes?

Dark Sisters—Act II

167

H 83

leading the other women

Zina is nervous, and Presendia answers for her.

Zina me too,

We just

care a bout the chil dren!

We just

care a bout the chil dren!

3

Alm. The chil

dren!

f

mf

Pres.

We just

care a bout the chil dren!

They just came in

f Ruth Yes!

Yes?

We just

care a bout the chil dren!

mf King Did they just...

Vib.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

come burst ing

in?

168

Dark Sisters—Act II

86

Zina “Moth er,”

don’t let them take

me!”

mf Alm. “Moth er,”

f

3

don’t let them

mp

3

Pres. and my girl, she came

to me

and says,

“They’re go ing to take me!”

“Moth er,”

mf

3

Ruth The

King

Vib.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

chil

dren

Dark Sisters—Act II

89

mf

169

3 4

3

Zina “They’re go ing to take me!”

“Moth er,”

don’t let them take me!”

f

3 4

Alm. take

me!”

“Moth er,”

don’t let them take

me!”

mf

3 4

Pres. don’t

me

let them take

don’t let them

3

mp espress.

chil dren

The chil

Ruth The

Don’t let them take me!

f

me

take

3 4 dren!

King

3 4

Vib.

3 4 pp

3 4 Pno. 1

pp

3 4

3 4 Pno. 2

pp

3 4

170

Dark Sisters—Act II

93

I Freely mp

3

Wow.

And

3 4

King

94

Eliza

you

nev

3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4

I don’t be lieve so.

do

ing

was

wrong?

K

No, sir,

I don’t be lieve so.

mp

sir.

mp

No,

sir.

mp

sir.

mp

No,

King

you were

Wrong?

mp

No,

Ruth

thing

mf

No,

Pres.

ny

p

No, sir,

Alm.

a

J Slightly slower q = 96

Wrong?

Zina

er thought

No,

sir.

mp

sir.

No,

sir.

3 4

3

3

What a bout life on the com pound?

3 4 Pno. 1

Pno. 2

3 4 3 4 p

Dark Sisters—Act II

171

99

2 4

Zina Com pound?

mp

Com pound?

Com

pound?

It’snot a compound!

2 4

Alm. mf

Com pound?

mp

Com pound?

Com pound?

Com pound?

2 4

Pres.

Com pound? mp

Com pound?

Com pound?

Com pound?

Com

pound?

2 4

Ruth Com

pound?

Com

pound?

Com pound?

Com pound?

2 4

W.B. p

2 4 mp

Pno. 2

2 4

103

Eliza

L 2 4

p

It’s

Zina

2 4

It’s

Alm.

Pres.

Ruth

mf

mp

2 4 2 4 2 4

our mp

ranch

and

it’s

our

It’s

our mp

ranch

and

it’s

our

It’s mp

our

ranch

and

it’s

It’s

W.B.

ranch

It’s

home

our

home

and

it’s

our

2 4 2 4

Pno. 1

our

home

our

2 4

pp

mp

2 4 Pno. 2

2 4

mp

mf

our mf

ranch

and

It’s

our mf

ranch

It’s

our

172

Dark Sisters—Act II

111

mp

Eliza home.

f Zina it’s

our

home

It’s

our

ranch

and

it’s

our

home

mp

f

Alm. and

it’s

our

home

It’s

our

ranch

and

p

it’s

our

home

mf

Pres. ranch

and

it’s

our

home

It’s

our

ranch

and

it’s

our

home

Ruth home

it’s

mf

mp

our

ranch

and

it’s

our

W.B.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

mf

f

mp

f

Dark Sisters—Act II

120

173

p

Eliza our

home.

mp

f

mf

home

It’s our ranch

p

Zina It’s

our

ranch

and

it’s

mf

our

f

mp

home

our

and

it’s our

home.

p

Alm. It’s our ranch

and

it’s

our

mp

home

our

mf

p

home

our

home

Pres.

It’s

our

ranch

and

it’s our

home

Ruth home

it’s

a

ranch

and

it’s

our

home

W.B.

Pno. 1

mp

Pno. 2

mp

mf mp

f

mp

mf

pp

174

Dark Sisters—Act II

M Freely 131

N uneven note values, do not coordinate with other singers mp

fade

Zina Why,

I

feel like the most free wom an in the wholeworld! uneven note values, do not coordinate with other singers mp

fade Alm.

Why,

I

feel like the most

fade Pres.

3

King And you feel free there,

at the...

ranch?

Vib. p

p

Pno. 1

uneven, delicate tremolo, insect-like pp

Pno. 2

134

4 4

Alm. free wom

an

in

the whole

Why,

feel

like

the most

world!

4 4

Pres.

I

free wom

p

an

in

the whole

world!

3

mf

3

Ruth I...?

I...?

I, too,

4 4

feel like a wom an in the

4 4

Vib. pp

4 4 Pno. 1

pp

4 4 4 4

Pno. 2

4 4

Dark Sisters—Act II

137

O 4 4

Eliza

q = 102

175

P 2 4

G.P.

4 4

p

mm

Zina

4 4

2 4

4 4

Ruth

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

pp

mm

world!

4 4

Pno. 1

p

fp

Pno. 2

4 4

2 4

4 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

142

Eliza mf Zina We mf

can leave

an

y time

we want to

We mf

can leave

an

y time

we want to

We

can leave

an

y time

we want to

Alm.

Pres. mp

3

King Man y don’t feel you have the free dom

to make your own choic es...

Vib.

Pno. 1 mf

Pno. 2

p

176

Dark Sisters—Act II

145 3

Zina leave!

I am the most free

wom an

in the world!

3

Alm. leave!

I

feel like the most free wom an

in

the world!

3

Pres. leave!

I

feel like the most

mf

Pno. 1

free

wom an

in the world

p

Pno. 2

149

5

3

Alm. The com pound! Where the chil dren are!

5

Pres. mf

The

3

Ruth My free dom

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

mf

left

me

p

when

I

en

tered!

com pound!

Dark Sisters—Act II

177

153

mf

Zina That’s where our choic es end ed 5

We

just care a bout the

That’s where our choic es end ed mf

We

just care a bout the

That’s where our choic es end ed

We

just care a bout the

mf

3

Alm. The

com

pound!

Where the chil dren are!

3

Pres.

Where the chil dren are!

mp

f

Ruth Where they took our

chil

ppp

mf

Pno. 1

dren...

Pno. 2

157

Zina chil

dren!

chil

dren!

chil

dren!

Alm.

Pres. to Almera

King Al me

ra,

do not synchronize with pianos Vib. mp sempreP do not synchronize with other parts

Pno. 1

pp

p

5

sempreP do not synchronize with other parts

Pno. 2

mp

5

senza P

how old

were you when you were mar ried?

178

Dark Sisters—Act II

159

mf

3

3

Pres.

Sir,

may I just say,

Al me

ra

has

a hand i capped

Vib.

5

5

Pno. 1

5

5

Pno. 2

161

Pres. child,

and he needs spe cial care...

King O

Vib. mp

Pno. 1

mp

Pno. 2

mp

kay,

but I’m ask

ing: how old

were

you when you were mar

ried?

Dark Sisters—Act II

162

f, hysterical

179

3

Zina Her child was ripped from her hands, e ven though he has spe cial needs.

3

3

King O kay,

but,

can you ans wer my ques tion?

Vib. mf

Pno. 1

mf

5

Pno. 2

f

5

164

mp molto espress.

3

Alm. What’s im por

tant, Sir,

is that

I

have

a

son

who needs

Vib. 5

5

Pno. 1

5

5

Pno. 2

5

5

spe

cial

care

180

Dark Sisters—Act II

166

Q

p

3

Alm. hour

ly...

and

e ven though I plead ed with them:

“let

me

take

my

son,”

Vib.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

169

mf

3

Alm. they took him an y way.

can they care for him bet ter than me?

3

3

King And where is your hus band? Can you not say? Is this be cause

Pno. 2

172 3

3

King if you are all

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

più f

mar

ried

to the same man?

un der U. S.

law,

that’s

il

le

gal,

is that right?

Dark Sisters—Act II

181

174 3

Pres.

We

are

here

to

fo cus on the safe

re turn of our chil dren.

p Ruth He is on a busi ness trip.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

176

4 4

Pres.

Sir,

mp

3

King

he

is

a

God

ly

man

who does n’t want to

4 4

Where does he work?

4 4 Pno. 1

4 4 4 4

Pno. 2

sfp

4 4

182

Dark Sisters—Act II 178

Pres.

R 4 4

3 4

3

be

in

the spot light.

4 4

Ruth

Zina closes her eyes, calming herself. None of the women acknowledge that Ruth has spoken.

Colla voce

f

3 4

Las

4 4

Ve

gas.

3

3 4 pp

Pno. 1

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4 pp

Pno. 2

p

p

4 4

3 4

181

4 4 mp

Pno. 1

4 4 3

f

Pno. 2

mp

p

4 4 mp

p

p

4 4

185

Freely

mp

espress.

3

King So,

o kay,

mov ing on,

S 4 4

I think your an guish is

gen

4 4 Pno. 1

4 4

mp

4 4 Pno. 2

4 4

mp

u ine.

Dark Sisters—Act II

183

189 3

3

King but your life

style

4 4

is some thing hard for peo ple to un der stand

4 4 p

Pno. 1

4 4 4 4

Pno. 2

4 4

191

King

T 4 4

3 4 do you un der stand that?

4 4 Pno. 1

4 4

mf

4 4 Pno. 2

4 4

mp

why peo

ple

4 4

think that?

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

184

Dark Sisters—Act II

194

Zina

U 4 4

3

That’s be cause it’s not their

life style.

You don’t un der stand my think ing,

I don’t un der stand yours

4 4 sempre mp

Pno. 1

4 4 mp

mf

mp

mp

mf

mp

4 4 Pno. 2

4 4

199 3

3

3

3

Zina And yet,

Pno. 1

this is A mer i

ca.

And it’s

all

choice

A

mf

p

Pno. 2

our

p

p

mer

i

ca

2 4

is the

3

4 4

land of the

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

mp

mp

Dark Sisters—Act II

185

204

4 4

Zina

free

p almost whispered

4 4

Pres.

Why, some states al low men to mar ry

oth er men!

And yet

4 4

Vib.

p

4 4 Pno. 1

4 4 p

mf

4 4 Pno. 2

4 4

207

mf

p

f

mp

Ruth is overwhelmed and starts to cry.

3 4

3

Pres. man y ob ject to our way of life?

I don’t un der stand it.

3 4

3

King Do you sup port gay mar riage, then?

Are you o kay?

3 4

Vib. f

3 4 Pno. 1

3 4 f

186

Dark Sisters—Act II

V 210

3 4

Zina

q = 104

p 3

She’s dis traught, sir,

3 4

King

is

p

Should one

of you...

3 4

Gongs

p dolciss.

3 4 Pno. 1

3 4

p

mp

3 4 Pno. 2

3 4

ppp

216

mf agitated

4 4

Zina all

She's dis

p

4 4

Alm. Yes,

p

King

all

are

4 4

Pres.

We all

we

are

4 4

mp

Is she o kay, then?

4 4 Pno. 1

4 4 4 4

Pno. 2

4 4

Should one of you...

Dark Sisters—Act II

221

187

Freely

mf

Zina traught, sir,

is

all.

We all

are,

we all

are.

are,

we all

are.

mf Alm. We all

mf

f

5

Pres. p

We all

are,

we all

5

are.

None of us are o

5

Ruth Char ley...

Saul...

Char ley...

Saul...

King She's o

kay, then?

225

Pres. kay.

Our chil

dren

(225)

were ta ken from us.

Do you

know

what that

feels

mp, but passionate

Pres. like?

Can you i ma gine?

A

ny

moth er

with

half

a

heart

knows how

we

Freely

226 mf

Pres. feel.

mp

King I

see that,

and

yet,

Peo

Gongs pp Vib.

Pno. 1

pp

Pno. 2

p

f

p

ple

be lieve

you have been coached,

your words

cho sen

188

Dark Sisters—Act II

230

4 4

King care

ful

ly,

is

there an

y thing else you

wish

to

say

speak

now

from your

4 4

Vib.

232

The women are back on message.

4 4

Zina

4 4

Alm.

W Suddenly q = 144, one beat per bar

Pres.

4 4

King

4 4

Presendia is in her own head.

f

3 4

We f

just

We f

just

We

just

care

a

bout

the

3 4 care

a

bout

the

3 4 care...

mf

“Just

stay

sea

ted,”

Zi

na

said.

3 4

heart...

4 4

Gongs

3 4 mp

4 4 Pno. 1

4 4

Pno. 2

3 4 p

5

5

5

5

3 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

3 4

238

mp

mp

mp dolciss.

f

Pres.

“You

can't heal

her,” Fath er

said.

But

she’s

my

sis

colla voce Mar. mp

Pno. 2

f

ter

Dark Sisters—Act II 249

189 mf

sub. p

Pres.

My

blood

sis

ter.

Mar. sub. p

mf

pp

Pno. 2

254

Pres.

But,

“stay

on

mes sage,”

Fath er said.

f

Pno. 2

261

“God

will

heal

Ruth.”

p

p

Freely q = 92

X 4 4

Pres.

She

was

so

arco

heal

thy

when

we

were

young,

4 4

Vib. p

4 4 mp

mf

Pno. 2

4 4 264

Pres. we

have

bo dies that break,

heal,

When we were

girls,

she looked af

ter

me.

Pno. 2

267

Pres. she was so

Pno. 2

mf

health y

When we were chil dren.

I

just care

a

bout the

190

Dark Sisters—Act II

Y 270

q = 120

pp poss.

Zina What pp poss.

am

I?

Alm. Chil pp poss.

dren

Chil

dren

Chil

dren

Chil

dren

Pres. chil

dren.

B. D. sempre p

pp poss.

Pno. 1

tons of pedal low cluster; heartbeats

pp poss.

Pno. 2

cluster, approx. written range

sempre mf

275

Zina What

am

I?

Alm. Chil

dren

Chil

dren

Chil

Chil

dren

Chil

dren

Chil

Pres.

B. D.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

Dark Sisters—Act II

191

280

3 4

Zina What

am

I?

3 4

Alm. dren

Chil

dren

Chil

dren

3 4

Pres. dren

Chil

dren

Chil

dren

B. D. mf

3 4 3 4

ff

Pno. 1

3 4 3 4

Pno. 2

3 4

285

Z

Zina

3 4

Alm.

3 4

q = 92

p

mf

What

am

I

that

God

has

been

so

good

to

me?

brought me

to

3 4 Pno. 2

pp

3 4

p

292

this

Pno. 2

3

4 4

Alm. fa

mp

vored land

where I am joined

to

p

mp

3

a

proph et

sim.

3 4 of God?

4 4 So

I say, “What

am

4 4

3 4

4 4

4 4

3 4

4 4

192

Dark Sisters—Act II

298

Alm.

I?�

and yet

4 4

this world

has no

joy

6

ppp 6

6

6

6

6

6

2 4 p

mp

p

mp

sim.

4 4

2 4

A1 2 4

3 4 my

Gongs

2 4

pp

moth

3 4 3 4

pp but accented

Pno. 1

2 4

3 4 sostenuto senza P

2 4 Pno. 2

3 4 pp

2 4

er

and

very slow, uneven roll

pp

2 4

6

2 4

302

Alm.

for me left.

2 4

4 4 Pno. 2

2 4

sim.

4 4 Pno. 1

3

3

4 4

3 4 p

p

grand

Dark Sisters—Act II

309

mp

193

3

Alm. moth er

are

com ing ev ery night for me

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

315

mf 3

Alm. I

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

am wait ing

to

join

them

in

Heav

en.

194

Dark Sisters—Act II

Chapter 3 accel.

321

Mar. mfz

mf

Pno. 1

p

Pno. 2

q = 120

324

7 4

Mar.

7 4 Pno. 1

7 4 7 4

Pno. 2

7 4

B1 327

Eliza

7 4

Suddenly q = 86, flexible mp cresc.

You

Vib.

5

al ways meant for me to save my self.

7 4 pp

cresc. poco a poco

7 4 Pno. 1

pp cresc. poco a poco

7 4

5

You al ways meant for me to save my self.

Dark Sisters—Act II 329

195 (mf)

5

5

Eliza You

al ways meant for me

to save my self.

You al ways meant for me to save my self.

Vib. (cresc.)

(cresc.)

Pno. 1

(cresc.)

331

5

f

5

Eliza You

al ways meant for me to save my self.

You

al ways meant for me to save my self.

Vib. (cresc.)

Pno. 1

(cresc.)

5

5

mp

Pno. 2

333

3

3

3

Eliza You

al

ways

meant

for

me

to save my

self

4 4

and my

Lu

4 4

Vib. ff

sub. p

4 4 ff

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

f

3

sub. p

4 4 4 4

ff

4 4

cin

da.

196

Dark Sisters—Act II

335

An awkward pause.

King, back on message.

5

King Well,

that's

all

the

time

we

have

to

night.

I

want

to

ff

337

Eliza No!

I was mar

ried when I was six teen.

And my daugh ter,

whom they have

King thank

you...

non-l.v.

n

Pno. 1

ff

338

3 4

Eliza tak

339

Eliza

Zina

Alm.

Pres.

en

has been prom ised to

a

man she hard ly

knows

He

is

fif

ty

six.

C1 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4

She

is

fif

2 4

teen! mf

f

mf

she’s lying mf

f

mf

she’s lying mf

f

mf

2 4 2 4 2 4

she does not speak for us

3 4 Pno. 2

3 4

2 4 ppp

2 4

Dark Sisters—Act II

343

D1 2 4

Eliza

q = 96

3

3

My

beau

ti

197

ful

girl,

if

you’re

watch

ing,

please

2 4 mp

Pno. 1

14

14

14

2 4

sim.

346

3

3 4

Eliza

2 4

know

when

was your

5

3 4 Pno. 1

I

I

2 4 sf

14

age,

pp

3 4

14

2 4

349

3 4

Eliza did

n’t

know

what

mar

riage

meant.

3 4 14

Pno. 1

14

14

3 4

352

Eliza

E1 3 4

2 4 I

did n’t

know that

I

might

ne ver

see

the

3 4

2 4 14

Pno. 1

3 4

world,

5

14

5

2 4

14

198

Dark Sisters—Act II

355

3

3

Eliza that

these

fields

and

14

Pno. 1

359

back

roads

14

would

14

be

14

F1

Eliza all

I’d

know

14

Pno. 1

14

14

362

3

3

Eliza I

thought

Pno. 1

if

I

left

14

town

it

14

would bring

dis

14

365

2 4

Eliza grace

to

my

fam

ily,

to

my

self

I

Dark Sisters—Act II

199

366

2 4

Eliza

still

2 4

Zina

won

der

and

yet...

mp - f

she’s lying

2 4

Alm.

she doesn’t speak for us

mp - f

she’s lying

she doesn’t speak for us

2 4

Pres.

mp - f

she doesn’t speak for us 5

2 4 Pno. 1

14

2 4

5

p

14

2 4 Pno. 2

2 4

370

p

mf

p

mf

G1

Eliza and

6

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

last

p

night

I

6

6

mf

had

p

a

re

6

6

mf

ve

6

p

mf

200

Dark Sisters—Act II

373

3 8

Eliza la

tion!

Pno. 1

a

6

Pno. 2

p

2 4 mes sage from

6

mf

God,

3 8

2 4

3 8

2 4

3 8

2 4

3 8

2 4

en

trus

6

6

p

ted

to

6

6

mf

p

mf

377

Eliza me

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

p

by

6

the

An

7

gel

Mo

6

p

ro

6

mf

ni.

6

p

6

mf

Dark Sisters—Act II

201

Chapter 4 380

q = 104, very intense mf

3

Eliza The an gel’s

mes sage

was

clear:

Gen

f

Zina f

[How dare you!?]

Alm. [Eliza!] f

Pres.

[Put it on a shelf] arco

Vib. sf 5

3

mf

Pno. 1

6

6

f

p

jagged, irregular tremolo

p

Pno. 2

f

p

386 3

Eliza moth ers,

the

Lord has

giv

en

us

life

right

now.

5

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

pp

f

p

5

f

tle

202

Dark Sisters—Act II

H1

I1

391 f 3

3

Eliza This

life

is

your

chance

to

shine like

a

jew

el!

Throw

3

5

sf

Pno. 1

f

Pno. 2

398

p

p

3

3

Eliza down

days

full

of

lone

li

ness

and

i

so

la

tion!

5

p

Pno. 1

f

Pno. 2

p

f

404

p

mp

Eliza say

good

bye

to

men

who

5

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

f

f, marcato 6

f

6

6

p

6

en

Dark Sisters—Act II

203

409 3

Eliza cou

Pno. 1

rage

si

lent

suf

fering

6

on ly

6

a

false

proph

6

6

J1

414

would

6

f

Pno. 2

et

p

mf

Eliza ask

such things

of

you.

don’t

5

Pno. 1

6

be

a

fraid

of

6

ff

f

419

lies

5

be yond the

5

f

Pno. 2

what

p

K1

3

f

Eliza sharp

cliffs

the

red

earth:

blaze

a

5

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

f

6

5

f

p

f

trail

be yond the

204

Dark Sisters—Act II 425

Eliza can

yons,

past

the

for

ests

and

gorg

es...

Pno. 1

p

Pno. 2

f

p

431 3

3 4

3

Eliza This

is

my

hope

for

you,

sis

ters

of

Zi

on!

3 4 pp

Pno. 1

f

pp

3 4 3 4

f

Pno. 2

3 4

436

Eliza

L1 3 4

3

Hope

and pray,

I

pro

mise you,

kind hearts

beat

for all

of us in the

3 4 Pno. 1

3 4

mf

3 4 Pno. 2

3 4

sf sempre l.v.

sf

sf

sf

sf

sf

Dark Sisters—Act II

205

441

Eliza out side world!

You can not stop

my

mp - f Zina she is doing the devil’s work

she is lying

mp - f Alm. she is lying

she is doing the devil’s work

she sees no angel!

mp - f Pres. she is lying

she is doing the devil’s work

f

3

King This is a maz ing

Mar.

Pno. 1

sf

Pno. 2

te le vis ion!

206

Dark Sisters—Act II

f

446

2 4

Eliza re

ve

la

tion!

Hope

Zina

2 4

Alm.

2 4

Pres.

2 4

King

2 4 Don't

3

3

go to a com mer

and

cial!

On ly in A

2 4

Mar.

mer

pray

i ca!

uneven, anxious tremolo

ff

2 4 Pno. 1

Pno. 2

uneven, anxious tremolo

ff

2 4

f

sf

5

5

2 4 sf

f

5

2 4 5

5

Dark Sisters—Act II

207

M1 452

mp, privately

3

Eliza Have

faith

in

me,

ff

Lu

cin

da

Zina her daughter is as faithful & righteous as us

Alm.

Pres.

Mar.

Pno. 1

ff

Pno. 2

N1 456

mf

Eliza cour mp

age,

cour age

cour

age,

cour

age

Zina she won’t be fooled by this cheap performance

Alm. she won’t be fooled by this cheap performance

Pres.

6

6

Mar.

Pno. 2

sf

6

sf

6

sf

6

sf

6

208

Dark Sisters—Act II

460

3 4

Eliza cour age,

cour age

cour age,

cour age

Zina

3 4

Alm.

3 4

Pres.

3 4 she won’t be fooled by this cheap performance 6

3 4

Mar. sf

3 4 mp

Pno. 1

5

3 4

6

Pno. 2

sf

466

B. D.

3 4

pp

cresc. poco a poco

3 4 Pno. 1

3 4 3 4

Pno. 2

3 4

mp

cresc. poco a poco

mp

cresc. poco a poco

6

sf

6

3 4

6

3 4

Dark Sisters—Act II

209

469

B. D. (cresc.)

Pno. 1

(cresc.)

Pno. 2

(cresc.)

sempre f

f

sim.

472

B. D.

Pno. 1

mf

Pno. 2

475

B. D.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

210

Dark Sisters—Act II

478

B. D. (cresc.)

Pno. 1

(cresc.)

(cresc.)

Pno. 2

481

4 4

B. D. f

4 4 ff

Pno. 1

4 4 4 4

ff

Pno. 2

484

Gongs

O1 4 4 mfz

4 4 Pno. 1

4 4

p

4 4 Pno. 2

4 4

p

l.v. sempre espress. mp

4 4

Dark Sisters—Act II

211

Chapter 5 487

Géop. pp

mp

Vib.

jagged, irregular tremolo

n

Pno. 1

mp

p

Pno. 2

mf

mfz

mp

mfz

p

mfz

493

Géop.

Vib. pp

mp

p

mp

Pno. 1

mf

mp mfz 3

p Pno. 2

p

mf

mfz

212

Dark Sisters—Act II

499

Géop. pp

Vib.

p

Pno. 1

mfz

mf

Pno. 2

p

mfz

p

504

Géop.

pp

l.v.

Vib.

p

Pno. 1

mf

pp

mfz

f Pno. 2

p mfz

f

Dark Sisters—Act II

213

509

Géop.

l.v.

Vib.

Pno. 1

mfz

Pno. 2

p

mp

pp

mf

515

Géop. n

mp

Vib.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

mfz

p

mp

214

Dark Sisters—Act II

rit. poco a poco

520

Géop.

Vib.

Pno. 1

p

mfz

p

Pno. 2

fp

mfz

mf

525

Géop. pp non cresc.

Vib.

Pno. 1

mp

sf

3

Pno. 2

sf

p

3

pp

3

Dark Sisters—Act II

215

Chapter 6 P1 533

q = 76

mp freely 3

mf

3

3

Ruth Look what I

did.

Look what I

did.

On ly lone ly me,

up on a rock.

arco Vib. sempre mp

Pno. 1

sempre P

3

mp

Pno. 2

541

mp

Q1 3

3

Ruth one

lone

ly rock

stuck in the ground

one lone

Vib.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

5

ly

ground bound to the

216

Dark Sisters—Act II

R1

548

3

3

3

Ruth earth

one lone ly earth

roped on a

path

The kids will come home,

soon on their

(arco) Vib.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

554

3

3 4

Ruth way

Back to the ranch,

but not all will stay

3 4

Vib.

3 4 Pno. 1

3 4 ppp

3 4 Pno. 2

3 4

Dark Sisters—Act II

S1 Subito q = 108

217

ord., yarn mallets

560

3 4

Vib.

ppp

3 4 Pno. 1

f

3 4

mfz

delicate, tranquil tremolo

3 4 Pno. 2

3 4

pp

563

3

King To night:

chil dren u

ni

ted with

their

par

ents!

Vib. mp

mf

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

566

3

3

3

King A bomb shell de

ci

sion!

The State Su preme Court

to day

ruled

that

all

Vib. f

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

f

mf

218

Dark Sisters—Act II 569 3

3

3

King chil

dren

re

moved from Po

lyg

a

mist homes

must be re turned to their fam

Vib.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

T1

572

3

3

King We’ll have ex

clu

sive

Vib.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

U1

575

King Don’t go

a way!

Vib. dim. poco a poco

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

foot age

of

the chil dren’s

re turn!

’lies.

Dark Sisters—Act II

219

578

4 4

Vib.

4 4 Pno. 1

fade out

4 4 4 4

Pno. 2

4 4 582

Ruth

V1 4 4

Suddenly slower q = 76

3

3

the ones

who don’t

lis

ten

soon

cast

out

to

3

roam

scared to

4 4

Géop.

Pno. 1

4 4

ppp non cresc.

gentle tremolo

4 4 p

be

pp

4 4 Pno. 2

4 4

p

6

W1

586 3

3

3

5

poco accel.

Ruth free

from

the

one

life

they’ve

known

Géop.

Gongs p l.v.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

3

3

220

Dark Sisters—Act II

X1 589

q = 86 5

3

Ruth Oh

I’m

so

far from

mute in between notes Glock. sempre p

pp

Pno. 1

ppp

calm, slow, irregular repetition of boxed notes in random order

Pno. 2

pp sempre P clear when necessary

594 3

3

Ruth home...

I’m

so far from home...

On ly lone

Glock.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

p

pp

ly me,

up on a

rock.

on a

Dark Sisters—Act II

221

Y1

601

3

Ruth rock.

one lone

ly rock

stuck in the

ground

one

lone

ly ground

arco Vib. p

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

608

Z1

3

3

Ruth bound to the earth

one

lone

ly earth

roped on

a

path

I’ll

Vib.

Pno. 1

mf

Pno. 2

pp

fly

to

222

Dark Sisters—Act II

614

5

3

5

Ruth Ko

lob

First star to the right

I’ll be home by

morn ing.

I’ll be home by

Pno. 1

p

Pno. 2

A2

620

p

3

3

3

3

Ruth morn ing.

Will you bu ry my

Géop.

suf fer ing

in a black

hole?

pp

pp

Pno. 1

mp

p

3

3

pp

Pno. 2

626

3

3

Ruth I’ll

be

your

ba

by

brand new ord.

and

whole

Vib. p l.v.

Pno. 1 pp

Pno. 2

mp

mp

5

Dark Sisters—Act II

223

B2 p dolciss.

630

f

5

3

mf

6

Ruth Take me home

take me

to

my

ba

bies

I’m read

Vib.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

635

poco rit.

p

5

Ruth home

I’m

read y

to come

home

Vib.

Pno. 1

pp

Pno. 2

C2 640

q = 100

Ruth home

home

Pno. 1 n dolce

Pno. 2

pp

mf

y

to come

224

Dark Sisters—Act II

Chapter 7 648

mf

Luc. A

bide with

me!

fast

falls the

e

ven

tide

The dark ness

deep

ens,

Lord

bide with

me!

fast

falls the

e

ven

tide

The dark ness

deep

ens,

Lord

bide with

me!

fast

falls the

e

ven

tide;

The

dark ness

deep

ens.

bide with

me!

fast

falls the

e

ven

tide;

The

dark ness

deep

ens.

bide with

me!

fast

falls the

e

ven

tide;

The

dark ness

deep

ens.

mf Zina A

mf Alm. A

mf Pres.

A

mf Prph.

A

3

p

Pno. 1

“Abide With Me”

Pno. 2

mf

3

3

Dark Sisters—Act II

225

D2

654

Luc. with

me

a

bide!

I

need

thy

pres

ence

ev

’ry

with

me

a

bide!

I

need

thy

pres

ence

ev

’ry

I

need

thy

pres

ence

ev

’ry

Zina

Alm. Lord, with

me

a

bide!

Lord, with

me

a

bide!

When

oth

er

help

ers

fail and com forts

flee,

Lord, with

me

a

bide!

When

oth

er

help

ers

fail and com forts

flee,

Pres.

Prph.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

3

3

3

3

226

Dark Sisters—Act II

660

Luc. pass

ing

hour

pass

ing

hour

pass

ing

hour

Zina

Alm.

Pres.

Help

of

the

help less, oh,

a

bide

with

me!

fade Prph.

Help

of

the

help less, oh,

3

Pno. 1

a

bide

with

3

3

3

mp

p

3

Pno. 2

E2 665

3

mf

Prph.

Dear ly

and be

lov

ed

Pno. 1

3

wives

do not des pair.

Do not des

pair.

Dark Sisters—Act II

227

671 3

Prph.

We are the most

fa vored peo ple

that ev er

have been

from the foun da

tion

of the world.

mp

Pno. 1

p

Pno. 2

5

mp 5

675 3

Prph.

And

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

Ruth

was

one

of us.

And like

all

of

us,

228

Dark Sisters—Act II

Freely

679 3

3

3

Prph. she

had earth

ly trou bles

And yet,

she al ways strove to

re main

a god

ly

wo man.

quietly sustain by restriking single notes intermittently

p

Pno. 1

mp

Pno. 2

681 3

Prph.

Her com mit ment

Pno. 1

mf

Pno. 2

f

to the co ve nant

of

plu ral mar riage

was un wa

p

p

ver ing.

She be lieved in

Dark Sisters—Act II

683

229

5

Prph. hon

es

ty,

mo

ral

i

ty,

Pu

ri

ty.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

686

Pres.

Oh, Ruth, 3

Prph.

We

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

must all

re joice then,

know ing that she will reap

e ter nal re

wards!

ppp

ppp

Oh, Ruth.

230

Dark Sisters—Act II

689

Prph.

Keep ing sweet

Pno. 1

no

mat ter what

p

pp

p

pp

is

a mat ter of life or death.

Pno. 2

692 3

3

Prph.

As we ap proach the day of the great

B. D.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

ppp

judge ments

let us

get it

and keep it.

You don’t turn it

off

Dark Sisters—Act II

231

694 3

3

4 4

3

Prph. and

on.

It must be a part of our char

ac

ter,

in stilled in our chil

dren.

4 4

slowly fade B. D.

4 4 p

mf

Pno. 1

4 4 4 4 mf

Pno. 2

p l.v.

4 4

696

mp

4 4

Luc.

She

Lost her way hik

ing,

Fath er said.

mp

4 4

Eliza

3

3

Oh

Ruth,

Oh

Ruth,

4 4

Vib.

4 4

p

pp

Pno. 1

4 4

700

3 4

3

Luc. You should n't be here,

Fath er said.

Vib. 3

f

3

3 4 3 4

Pno. 1

ppp

mf

3 4

232

F2 705

3 4

Eliza

p

Dark Sisters—Act II

q = 96

When

I

was

a

girl,

I

won dered

what

was be

3 4

Vib.

3 4 Pno. 1

p

3 4 3 4

Pno. 2

fp

3 4

3

fp

3

711

Eliza yond this

place

Your

fa

ther warned:

a

snake

might

bite

me

or

I

might

Vib. mp

mf

Pno. 2

718

Eliza pick

a

poi

son ous

flo

wer.

or

bad

men

kid

nap

me

Vib.

mf

724

3

Eliza But

I

saw

for my

self

It’s

Vib.

Pno. 1

mf

sf

a strange

world.

Dark Sisters—Act II 730

233

G2 3 4

Eliza I’m still try ing to make sense of it.

but so far, I’ve met peo ple who are far

shy er of me than I could ev er be of them.

3 4

mp

Pno. 1

731

Eliza

3 4

H2 3 4

4 4

Leave

with

me

to

day.

This

is

no

home

for

you.

3 4

Vib.

4 4 mp

3 4 Pno. 1

3 4

4 4 mp

mf forceful

736

4 4

Luc.

4 4

3

3

3

You keep say ing this

is

n’t our home.

Where

is

it

you

be long?

This

is

our

4 4 Pno. 1

4 4

741

Luc. home!

This is the home of

Géop. mfz

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

n

sf

my

grand

moth er

and her

moth er,

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

2 4

4 4

and her moth er.

2 4

p

4 4

234

Dark Sisters—Act II 746

I2 3

4 4

Luc.

You

taught me

how our an ces tors,

all brave pi o neers,

driv en from place to place

4 4 Pno. 1

4 4 4 4

Pno. 2

4 4

5

ff

750

sff

3

Luc. burned out of their homes

in

Kirt land,

In de pend ence,

Nau

voo,

they spilled

arco Vib. sf

sf

ffp

n

Pno. 1

3

5

sf

Pno. 2

ff

755

Luc. their blood

Pno. 1

for us

for

us

to

be

here,

in

this,

the

n

tremolo increases in speed with crescendo

Pno. 2

pp

3

sf

pp

ffp

pp

ffp

pp

Dark Sisters—Act II

235

760

Luc. prom

ised

land

All

for

us,

for

our sal

va

tion.

Vib. sf slow, uneven tremolo

tremolo speeds up

p

Pno. 1

pp

ff

5

pp

Pno. 2

766

p

f

5

ff

3

3

3

Luc. And you want to

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

take me a way?

To where?

Where is your place in the world?

Tell

ffp

mp

3

pp sf

me!

236

Dark Sisters—Act II

J2

772

6 4

Luc.

4 4

You don’t know.

p

6 4

Eliza I

wor ry what will

Pno. 1

775

4 4

hap pen to you

4 4

3

if you stay...

Look at Ruth!

6 4

4 4

6 4

4 4

6 4

4 4

6 4

4 4

pp

mp

I

Eliza

mf

3

mf

Pno. 2

Luc.

3

3

wor ry

3

what will hap pen to you!

3

Fa ther and

3

I pray each

4 4

3

night

for you

3

He's fill ing your

4 4 ff

Pno. 1

4 4 4 4 Pno. 2

p

4 4

3

sf

pp

3

Dark Sisters—Act II 779

237

She moves to embrace Lucinda 3

Luc. She's

my

child!

Eliza head

with lies!

3

Zina She can make her own choice,

E

li

za.

You want to tear us

a part!

arco Vib. p

f

Pno. 1

p

Pno. 2

783 3

f

3

Eliza Whosefault is that?

Whose fault is that?

Is that what you

3

Zina We've al rea dy lost

Ruth.

3

3

Alm. It was an ac ci dent!

Pres.

She was ill

Vib.

Pno. 2

and she fell.

be lieve?

238

Dark Sisters—Act II

787

The prophet approaches, about to hit her

Eliza enbraces Lucinda.

The prophet tears Lucinda away.

Luc. Stop!

Please go.

I

can't.

I don't want to.

p

ff Eliza Is that what you

be lieve?

Come with me

Vib.

pp

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

792

p

3

3

mp molto espress.

3

3

Luc. Your death

would have been bet ter

to the course you are

tak ing!

I mean eve ry 3

Eliza He's fill ing your head with lies!

Vib.

pp

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

pp

pp

n

Dark Sisters—Act II

796

239

3

3

Luc. word.

I

glad

ly

would have laid you in your grave

if

I knew what was in your heart.

l.v.

B. D. ppp Vib.

pp

Pno. 1

3

3

ffp

Pno. 2

pp

801

pp

Eliza I’ll

al ways love

you

Gongs pp

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

pp

mp

3

sff

f

p

240

Dark Sisters—Act II

Luc.

3 2

K2 4 4

Eliza

3 2

4 4

806

I’ll

Zina

al ways be

wait ing for you

3 2

4 4

There is beau ty

Alm.

3 2

4 4

Pres.

4 4

3 2

4 4

Vib.

3 2

4 4

a round

When there’s love at

home;

p

all

a round

When there’s love at

home;

p

fade in

There is beau ty

Prph.

all

fade in

There is beau ty

3 2

p

fade in

all

a round

When there’s love at

home;

ord. p

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

3 2

4 4

3 2

4 4

3 2

4 4

fast tremolo

p

3 2

4 4

mf

Dark Sisters—Act II

241

L2 812

mf

Luc. Love

at

home,

at

home,

at

home,

at

home,

at

home,

Eliza

mf Zina There

is joy

in

ev

’ry sound

When there’s love

at home.

p

Love

mf

Alm. There

is joy

in

ev

’ry sound

When there’s love

at home.

Love

mf Pres.

There

is joy

in

ev

’ry sound

When there’s love

fade in

at home.

mp

Love

mf

Prph.

When there’s love

at home.

Vib. mf - f, make random swells

“Love at Home”

Pno. 1

pp

Pno. 2

mp

Love

242

Dark Sisters—Act II

818

Luc. love

at

home,

Time doth soft

ly,

sweet ly glide

when there’s love

mp

at

home

3

Eliza Look what I

did.

On ly

Zina love

at

home,

Time doth soft

ly,

sweet ly glide

when there’s love

at

home

love

at

home,

Time doth soft

ly,

sweet ly glide

when there’s love

at

home

love

at

home,

Time doth soft

ly,

sweet ly glide

when there’s love

at

home

love

at

home,

Time doth soft

ly,

sweet ly glide

when there’s love

at

home

Alm.

Pres.

Prph.

Vib. slowly fade

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

mf

5

mf

Dark Sisters—Act II

M2

243

824

Luc. There is

beau ty

all

a

round

when there’s love

at

home

Eliza lone

ly me,

on ly lone

ly

me

on ly lone

ly

me

on ly

Zina There is

beau ty

all

a

round

when there’s love

at

home

There is

beau ty

all

a

round

when there’s love

at

home

There is

beau ty

all

a

round

when there’s love

at

home

There is

beau ty

all

a

round

when there’s love

at

home

Alm.

Pres.

Prph.

damp

damp

Gongs sempre mfz

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

7

6

5

244

Dark Sisters—Act II

829

Luc. There

f

is joy in

ev ’ry sound

when there’s love

at

home.

mp

3

Eliza lone

ly

me

Let’s see...

Let’s see...

Zina There

is joy in

ev ’ry sound

when there’s love

at

home.

There

is joy in

ev ’ry sound

when there’s love

at

home.

There

is joy in

ev ’ry sound

when there’s love

at

home.

There

is joy in

ev ’ry sound

when there’s love

at

home.

Alm.

Pres.

Prph.

damp Gongs l.v.

Pno. 1

Pno. 2

5

p

sf

mf

f

ff

ff

End of the Opera.