Harbison I REMEMBER LONG AGO (from THE GREAT GATSBY)

John Harbison

THE GREAT GATSBY “I remember long ago” (Baritone)

full score

From the G. Schirmer Rental Library Date of Printing_________________

Associated Music Publishers, Inc. New York, NY

John Harbison

THE GREAT GATSBY “I remember long ago” (Baritone)

full score

Duration ca. 4'

Associated Music Publishers, Inc. New York, NY

Instrumentation 2 Flutes Piccolo 2 Oboes English Horn 2 Clarinets in B= Bass Clarinet Soprano Saxophone 2 Bassoons Contrabassoon 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets in C 3 Trombones Tuba Timpani Percussion (3 players) Marimba, Glockenspiel, and Tamtam Vibraphone and Suspended Cymbal Triangle, Tubular Bells and Crotale

Piano Harp Strings

SYNOPSIS The Great Gatsby is based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel of the same name, which was published in 1925 and remains one of the milestones of American literature. It tells the story of the rise and fall of self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan, who is married to the rich, brutish Tom. Gatsby’s neighbor on Long Island is Nick Carraway, an impecunious stockbroker. Gatsby and Nick are linked at first only by proximity and background—two veterans of the Great War arrived from the Midwest to seek their fortunes. The story unfolds through the playing-out of several relationships, including the casual connection between Nick and a professional golfer, Jordan Baker; the achingly romantic love between Gatsby and Daisy (a doomed attempt to repeat the past); and the violently sexual affair of Tom Buchanan and his mistress, Myrtle Wilson. The lavish scenes of Gatsby’s parties contrast with the intimate, intricate web of the relationships of the main characters, whose reckless actions turn an American dream into something more akin to Greek tragedy.

Seeking relief from the tension and the heat of the Long Island summer, the Buchanans and their friends take a drive into the city. At the Plaza Hotel, Daisy is forced to choose between Gatsby (by now her lover) and her husband Tom. On the return trip, there is a terrible accident: Myrtle Wilson, rushing out from her husband’s garage, is hit by a car and killed. Although Daisy was driving, Gatsby takes responsibility for the accident.

Gatsby, delusionally believing Daisy will rejoin him, nostalgically recalls their distant past. Myrtle’s husband, mad with grief, kills Gatsby and then shoots himself. At Gatsby’s funeral, Gatsby’s father and Nick Carraway are the only guests.

The funeral over, Nick is left alone to reflect on what has happened. At the close, only Daisy’s green light remains—Fitzgerald’s famous symbol for his characters’ hopes and dreams.

I REMEMBER LONG AGO

In the opera’s final scene, Nick stands in the rain and reflects on Gatsby’s short life and tragic death. He remembers images from the Midwest of his youth: cold, snowy winters and the thrill of returning home on a train. As the opera ends, he muses on Gatsby’s failed attempt to repeat the past, and he sings the famous last lines from Fitzgerald’s novel.

THE GREAT GATSBY music and libretto by John Harbison after the novel THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald Copyright © 1925 Charles Scribner’s Sons Renewed 1953 by Frances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan

“I remember long ago” from The Great Gatsby Pulsando

John Harbison

(Act II, Scene 6)

= 88

Piccolo

Flute

1 2

Oboe

1 2

English Horn

1 Clarinet in B 2

Soprano Saxophone

Bass Clarinet

Bassoon

1 2

Contrabassoon gl.

gl.

gl.

gl.

gl.

gl.

1 2 Horn in F

3.

3 4

1 2 Trumpet in C 3

1 2 Trombone 3

Tuba

Timpani Marimba 1

Percussion

2

3

Piano

staccato

Harp

Nick

Pulsando

= 88

I Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Contrabass

Copyright © 1999 by Associated Music Publishers, Inc. (BMI) and G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) This arrangement copyright © 2000 by Associated Music Publishers, Inc. (BMI) THE GREAT GATSBY © 1925 by Charles Scribner’s Sons, renewed 1953 by Frances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan.

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