Sheng MADAME MAO ACT I

Bright Sheng

MADAME MAO opera in two acts Libretto by Colin Graham Full Score

Act I

From the G. Schirmer Rental Library

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

Bright Sheng

MADAME MAO opera in two acts Libretto by Colin Graham Full Score Contents: Act I Prelude............................................................................................1 Scene 1............................................................................................2 Scene 2 - The Trial.......................................................................30 Scene 3..........................................................................................54 Scene 4..........................................................................................66 Scene 5..........................................................................................71 Scene 6 - The Dance of Life.........................................................85 Scene 7 - Disillusion and New Hope..........................................125 Scene 8 - Heaven’s Gate - A Chinese Opera Scene..................162 Scene 9 - Meeting With Mao.....................................................212

Act II Scene 1 - Confrontation - The War of Politics and Love........259 Scene 2 - The Dance of Life (2)................................................306 Scene 3 - Revenge......................................................................351 Scene 4 - Dissolution.................................................................433 Scene 5 - Trial (2).....................................................................486 Commissioned by Santa Fe Opera

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

Instrumentation 2 Flutes (2nd doubling Piccolo) 2 Oboes (2rd doubling English Horn) 2 Clarinets in B= (2nd doubling E= Clarinet and Bass Clarinet) 2 Bassoons (2rd doubling Contrabassoon) 4 Horns in F 3 Trumpets (1 and 2 in C, 3 in B=) 2 Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Percussion (4 players) Harp Strings

Cast Jiang Ching I (Madame Mao).................................................................................Dramatic Mezzo-soprano Jiang Ching II (also Liu Jinding and Madame Mao in her 20s)...............................................High Soprano Zhizen, Mao's previous wife (also Yang Paifeng and The Actress).........................................Mezzo-soprano Mao Zedong........................................................................................................................................Baritone The Actor (also Gao Jun Bao) ......................................................................................................High tenor The Accusers (also other roles, including the Victims, Another Man, and members of the politburo)..................................2 Soprano, 2 Tenor, 2 Baritone, 2 Bass 8 Dancers...............................................................................................Non-singing roles (4 men, 4 women)

PROGRAM NOTE The story of Madame Mao (Jiang Ching) has all the intensity of a dramatic thriller but, in spite of its authentic history, it also has the more usual operatic dimensions of love, lust, repression and characters that are extreme in their emotions and actions.

The story depends on two elements: repression and revenge–one breeds the other. It tells how Jiang Ching changes from a naive young actress (who truly loved and idolized Mao and his communist ideals) to an evil, driven and vengeful murderer. As her hopes die one after the other, each indignity she suffers from Mao and the Party serves to fan the revenge she extorts when, finally, her unrequited love becomes ill-willed, political retaliation against them all.

It was a challenge to present convincingly the various events in (Madame Mao’s) life over the space of forty years as the story moves fluidly from one event to another, despite leaps in real time–a complicated story in a short theater piece. The story line therefore must be simple and clear as well as understandable and emotionally engaging for the audience, whether or not they are familiar with recent Chinese history.

It is dramatically satisfying to divide the role into two singers– as the young, idealistic Jiang II (high soprano) interacts throughout the opera with her older, sinister and more cynical self, Jiang I (dramatic mezzo). This also assists in the fluidity of the passage of time. In a way, Madame Mao is also a feminist who fights single-handedly in the midst of a powerful and male-dominated society. And it is ironic that, although Jiang struggles all her life to avoid the same fate as ZhiZhen, (Mao’s first wife, who goes mad and is put away by Mao in the middle of Act II), Jiang becomes virtually insane by the time she is to exact her revenge.

––Bright Sheng

NOTE: In Act I the time goes backwards from the Death of Madame Mao towards her first meeting with Mao, via her trial, her time as a young actress and her existence as a chattel of men. In Act II the time goes forward from her first encounter with Mao to her death, via her sexual ascendancy over Mao, her revenge against her enemies in the Cultural Revolution, the death of Mao and her unsuccessful attempt to succeed him, and the fiasco of her trial.

Madame Mao

Colin Graham Prelude Flute 1 Flute 2/ Piccolo

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Corrected 05/05/03

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The Actor (Helmer, Gao)

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Bright Sheng

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                                           

con sord., sul tasto                                              

ppp con sord., sul tasto

         ppp  g con sord., pizz. l.    pp

                                                                        Copyright © 2003 by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) New York, NY International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Warning: Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited by Federal law and subject to criminal prosecution.

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 

          ff

 ord.           ord.       ff

      ff

ord.

ff

      

ord.

ff

 ff ord.             f         f

 

f

  

ff

 









 

f

 

lunga

   

  ff          

ff lunga





ff

   

lunga





     

    



 

  

lunga

fff  lunga fltg.                 fff  lunga fltg.                

ff



 

 

fff

a2

        f      f  



fff lunga

lunga  fltg.                 

ff

                 

      



       lunga fltg.               





 



ff

Low Brake Drum (carpenter's hammer)

D§

 

 







ff



     

Eb Clarinet



    





Hp





Oboe





(L. T. Blk.)

Perc. 2





Piccolo



 lunga       fff ff           lunga       fff ff          lunga        ff fff         lunga         ff fff        lunga             ff fff           lunga       

  7

Madame Mao - Act I

x = q = 144 

   

 

  

 

 









    

[Jiang I, the older Madame Mao appears from the darkness. Her hair is still black and she wears her chose fashion of shirtwaist and "New Look" skirt. She peers up at the body through her thick spectacles, then fixes the audience with the same piercing look.]





















 



 

 



   

















 

 

 

 

Picc.

    15       fff    

Madame Mao - Act I

     fff          fff        

Fl. 1

Ob. 1

Eb Cl.

Cl. 1

Cbn. Bn. 2

Hn. 1,3

Hn. 2,4

Tpt. 1,2

Tpt. 3



Timp.

Jiang I

Vn. I

            

   











 

 











(a2)        fltg.     fff (a2)  fltg.         fff  fltg.              fff   fltg.        

 



 

    

(a2)

mf (a2)

 



mf

 



 



    

  





 

   







(L. Brake Drum)

 



ff Peking Opera Gong (11-12")

 f

 



 

   

f

f

     

(L. B. D. )







     

  

 



     

  

                               

       



     

   

     





         

      



  

  



    

    

       

     

    

    





  

  



  



  







  











  











  











 











 











 











 













    







  

      mf       

 









mf

 

  

 

Vc.

 



           

mf



  



Va.





       

 





 

                  

fff  mf fltg.                                                                                        O. Cym.)   (P.       

                 

  

      



 fltg.             

Vn. II

Cb.

             

 



Perc. 3

Jiang II





 



Perc. 2

Hp

                 



 



(Ratchet)

Perc. 4

   



 



l.v. sempre

Perc. 1



f



 

f

fff

B. Tbn./ Tba.



 

 

fff

Tbn. 1,2



   



fff

Bn. 1

     f

           

           



f

fff         fff         

Ob. 2

3



  

  

Madame Mao - Act I

4

Picc.

20        



Fl. 1



Ob. 1

       

     

Ob. 2

               





 









 









 









 







 









 







 



 











 





         



 







 

        



 







 

                 



 





         



 





      pp





 



                  ff



 





    



 





 

molto

     

       



 



 

molto

        

molto

 

        fff

fff        

fff

        fff

       

molto

 









Bn. 1





 

Cbn. Bn. 2







Eb Cl.

Cl. 1

Hn. 1,3



 (a2)       

Tpt. 1,2

   

Tbn. 1,2

Perc. 1

molto

(a2)

     

Tpt. 3

Timp.

      

           molto                   

Hn. 2,4

B. Tbn./ Tba.

            



     

molto

 molto  

    

molto molto

    



(P. O. Cym.)

       

molto

   





Perc. 3

 

     (L. B. D.)

(L. Brake Drum)

Jiang II

Jiang I

Vn. I



Va.

Vc.



   

ff

ff

        ff

ff

          ff



 

  

  



ff

ff



 

 

 







1.

     pp 

f





 



 



 



 









 





f





 















 















 











 



ff

 



Yes!





 







 









 





 



senza sord., unis. (free bowing)

 

  ff

senza sord., arco (free bowing)

  ff



ff



(senza sord.), pizz.



ff



senza sord., unis., pizz.

ff

 





I

(senza sord.), pizz.







   

     pp



         

ff

 

Xylophone



a2

 

 



 

ff

     pp a2





 

 

to Clarinet in Bb

 



Vn. II

Cb.

  

 

fff

Bongos

ff









(P. O. Gong)

Hp





Perc. 2

Perc. 4

 

       

fff





  

 

 

 

 

 am

 

  

  



she!

 



















   





 



   







fff

fff



Madame Mao - Act I

5

 







Fl. 1







Ob. 1,2





Cl. 1,2





26

Picc.



 









 









 





  





pp

 

 

 





 

 

 





 





 





 





 





 





 





ff

ff

 (a2)             

                

                      

                 f

f

(a2)

Hn. 2,4

               (1.)

Tpt. 1,2

ff

ff

                    f

ff



                                      

Tpt. 3

Tbn. 1,2

pp

B. Tbn./ Tba.





Contrabassoon

Hn. 1,3





pp

Cbn. Bn. 2

 

 

Bn. 1

K G.P. e = q = 48



 

 

   pp

  

   

  

 

al sord.

ff

    



ff

     

 

    



 

 

ff







 





 







 









     

 





Perc. 3









 





Perc. 4









 













 













 





 







 





Timp.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Hp

Jiang II

Jiang I

Vn. I

Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.



 

(Bongos)



            

f

ff

fff





 

 

 



















    

 

 



K G.P. e = q = 48

       

f



   

Hang - ing,

swing - ing there in my cell, the

 







 







 







 

 



 

 

 

















pizz.







 





pizz.

pp

 



pp

Madame Mao - Act I

6

 













Fl. 1













Ob. 1,2





 





 

Cl. 1





 





 









32

Picc.



Cl. 2



Bn. 1







 

K q = q = 72



























 





 

 









Clarinet in Bb ppp



 

ppp



   



ff

   





pp





pp

   











   



 





 

ff

ppp

 



ff



 





 

 



 





 





 





 

Hn. 2,4

























Tpt. 1,2

























Tpt. 3





 





 





 





 





 





 





 





 

























 























 





 





 

Cbn. Bn. 2

Hn. 1,3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1



 (Xyl.)  



 

   

f



ppp

    



to Bassoon



ff

Low Temple Block (chime beater)















Perc. 3

























Perc. 4





























 





 





 





 

























 























Perc. 2

Hp

Jiang II

Jiang I



   

wife

Vn. I

Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

           



      

ff

 

of Mao



Ze -

  

 ff

(pizz.)

 ff

(pizz.)

ff

 



 





 

       







   





















dong, ru

(pizz.)

 



-

ler

of

Chi

-

-

  

    





ppp

fff

  

   

na!



 











K q = q = 72





 



 









pp dolce



Mar

-

  







 



 





 

























  



  



al sord.

con sord., arco



pp



1 solo, (pizz.)



 







   

p

 

 



 



 

Madame Mao - Act I

  









 



 









 



 









 



39

Picc.

Fl. 1

Ob. 1,2

Cl. 1

Cl. 2

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



 



 



Vn. I

Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.













  





     



           

p



p





 



 









 



 









 



 









 



 









 



 









 



   









 











 





  

 



  



 









 



  









 



 









 



 









 



  









 





      



 

- tyr

to my





  own





  









cause,



p

   







yes,



molto

   I

  

am

ff

 

she.







p sub., sad





A - bused,

be - trayed by









 



 









 



 









 



      



  



   



    









 

   





pp

   

 

       



Perc. 3

Jiang I





Perc. 2

Jiang II



 



  

(L. T. Blk.)

Hp





Tbn. 1,2

Perc. 4





 



Tpt. 3

Perc. 1





Tpt. 1,2

Timp.

   



Hn. 2,4

B. Tbn./ Tba.

7



 

Madame Mao - Act I

8

 











Fl. 1













Ob. 1,2













Cl. 1

      

Cl. 2

 

45

Picc.

 

  



 

     

            

      

     



     





      

                 









 











Hn. 2,4













Tpt. 1,2













Tpt. 3





































 











Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1





 

(Xyl.)





 



f



















 





























 











 

Perc. 3



Perc. 4

Jiang I



Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

 



    

you men

 

who taught

















  

me

how to hate.

ff





How

     

 

   

 

ea - sy it was

(pizz.)





  



(1 solo, pizz.)

Cb.





all

Vn. I





Perc. 2

Jiang II





(L. T. Blk.)

Hp

  

   



p







ff



(pizz.)



ff













 

 

 





 









to



 learn



to



pp sub.

hate!

I







 





p



 



 







 

 

Madame Mao - Act I

 





Fl. 1







Ob. 1,2







Cl. 1

 

         



49

Picc.

 

Cl. 2

9



 

              p

 

         





mf

      

   









 



 

           mf







p

  mf



  











 

 











Hn. 2,4









 



Tpt. 1,2









 



Tpt. 3





































 









 

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1



 

(Xyl.)





 





 















  

f



Perc. 2

 

Perc. 3













Perc. 4









 























 



 











(L. T. Blk.)

Hp

Jiang II









molto

Jiang I

 



seized

Vn. I

 

Vn. II

Va.





you

by

the

f

throat

   



and forced you









to

your

knees.



ff



(pizz.)





 











 











 

(1 solo, pizz.)

mf





molto

  

    p sub.

And

how

you hat

 -



 













 











  













ff

mp

Cb.













(pizz.)



 

Vc.





arco

p

mp







  f

ed me!

Madame Mao - Act I

10

  53

Picc.

       

          

Fl. 1

f

f

 

Cl. 2

f

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3





 

  

ff

  







 









  

ff

   





 

 

 



 





 









 



a2



 











a2

 

Tpt. 1,2





 

 







 





 

 



 









 











 

 



 







Timp.



 

  

(Xyl.)

Perc. 1

    

     (f)

ff fltg.

  ff



 

 





 











 

 













 

 









 





 











       

Va.



Vc.







    How



(pizz.)

    (ff)













f





 

 

you



    

(ff)

(pizz.)

f





2 Rutes

    



 hat -

 

  via sord.

   

ff

  









 

  



  

f 



   

ff High Brake Drum (carpenter's hammer)



  





f





e = q = 144

                            fff ff

arco, frog.

 



frog.

    ff

tutti, arco, frog.



  

fff

           ff senza sord., frog.        



  

     me! ed  

Low Tamtam (metal stick, scraping)



f

   

 





   

(wood mallets)

f

 

Vn. II

Cb.

fltg.



(f)

Vn. I

   





Perc. 3

Jiang I



ff





(ppp)

Jiang II







 

Perc. 2

Hp

     

    ff  fltg.      fltg.

 

(L. T. Blk.)

Perc. 4



    

fltg.

ff











B. Tbn./ Tba.



ff

Hn. 2,4

Tbn. 1,2

 

 

Tpt. 3



ff

  

 p

    

   



 



  

p

ff

   

e = q = 144



 

                 

          

Cl. 1

 

 







Ob. 1,2

  



ff

 



              



   

  

   

fff

   

 

    

fff

   

fff

Madame Mao - Act I

11

 

















Fl. 1



















Ob. 1,2



















Cl. 1,2





 





 

























58

Picc.

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



 ord. (a2)          

molto  ord. (a2)        mf ppp molto  ord.          mf

Hn. 2,4

Tpt. 1,2

ppp

mf



Tpt. 3

  

Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1



    









































   mf

mf

  

  













  





 









 







ppp

molto

ord.    

    mf



 ord.

    



ppp

molto





ppp

molto

   p





 





 



















    







Perc. 2







Perc. 3





        

  

(2 Rutes)

  

ff

Perc. 4

Hp

Jiang II

Jiang I

Vn. I





 





 











 





 

























 



























 

 







           fff











    



Vn. II

Va.

Vc.





ff



All

         fff



fff

my





life

I

 played

   a part

                 pp







                     pp









molto



  



  a-

molto

arco, frog.

fff

Cb.

pp



   



  



   

                                     p

   

                                                  

   

    

div.

p

p







Madame Mao - Act I

12

Picc.

64   

 



p



Fl. 1

1.

 

Ob. 1,2

 







   















 



 



 



 



   















f



 



 

p

  

   



f

















































 



 



 



 



 



 



Hn. 2,4

























Tpt. 1,2





 



 



 



 



 



Tpt. 3





















































 



 



 



 



 



 























 



 



 



 



 



 



Perc. 2





 

      mf















Perc. 3





 

 



 



 



 



Perc. 4





 

    































































 























Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II

Jiang I

Vn. I



 

(L. Tam.)

 Guíro

mf

   

  lone,

a

  -

 



lone

up

-

on

 



the hope



    of

life:



 

The

on

-



 

ly

place,

the

 



 



 



 



 



     





 



 



 



 



 

Vn. II

mp





mp

                      

                

             

                  





div.

Va.

Vc.

Cb.











(p)

(p)















             



             

     

div.

unis.









unis.



mp









unis.

mp











  







70

Picc.

Fl. 1



Madame Mao - Act I

        

    



p

13

   f



























pp

 pp

        

   

  

 



























 













Hn. 2,4















Tpt. 1,2















Tpt. 3











































 













 





























Ob. 1,2

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1



Perc. 2

(1.)



p



f

(L. Tam.)



  



 

 





pp

(mf)

































 











Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Jiang II

Jiang I

Vn. I





 

Va.



Vc.

Cb.









  



(Guíro)



 on

-





ly

time



 I

   

  

  











 

  

  

  

  

  





  

would

tru - ly

be

  



my -

self

has

al

-



 

   

  

  

  







mf







mf





mf





  

  

   

 

 

 

 



ppp



  



   

ways been

in

my







  

          ff

ma

 -

gin -



 



         



                        



                        



  

 



   

 

        

 

 



 

i -





p

 p sub., tenuto     



                                 mf 



Glockenspiel

(mf)

                

Vn. II





Hp





 

ff

ff

div.

ff



mf

ff

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





76

Picc.



Fl. 1







 





Hn. 2,4





Tpt. 1,2



Tpt. 3

Hn. 1,3

Timp.

Perc. 1



    p

1.



f

    p

     



f

 





















 



 











































 



 





 















 







 



 



     

 

  













2 Rutes



ff

 

  a

 -

-

pp

(L. Tam.) (scraping)

    mf

 



 







 





































 

 

ff









(frog.)



















 

  



 





part,

 

reep - ing your

  ap - plause,

                     

 





                         fff pp

 





fff

pp



    

unis., (frog.)

fff

(frog.)    

fff

    

 

  

 

   





play - ing

         



     

     

(frog.)





mf

Play - ing my





(Guíro)

tion. (frog.)



 







 

 



Vc.

  

 -

 





Va.

  



 

Vn. II

Cb.





(Glock.)

Vn. I

ppp

(1.)

 





 

 

Jiang I

  



 



f



Perc. 3

Jiang II

 







Hp



p

  



Perc. 2

Perc. 4

  

   







Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

 

ppp

 

 



Bn. 1,2







  

Cl. 1,2

  

ppp

  





Ob. 1,2

 

p

 

 

          



     

   

 

 

         



     

   

p

p

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81

Picc.

p

   

(1.)

 

Ob. 1,2

p

   

(1.)

 

Cl. 1,2



f







Fl. 1

   

p

    

 

p

f



  



p



   





   





f

f

    

 

p

f

   

 

p

f













  f

 

 



  

  



p

  p





   

 

p

f

   

 

 





      







f

f

   

 

p

f

    p

15



  p

 

 



f

  p

  p

    f

 

    f

    f

















 







 





 

Hn. 2,4

















Tpt. 1,2









 





 

Tpt. 3









































 





 

 























 





 









 









Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1





   

(L. Tam.)

Perc. 2

 

Perc. 3





Hp

Jiang II

Jiang I



 





Vc.

 





    





























 















   



  

part,

 

and reep - ing your









ap - plause,

I





















rose

from

ob

 



mf











 -

scu

-

      





 



-

ri - ty

to

 fame,

         



 





    



  



 





 

f

 

f

       

     

 

                

   

  

  



f



       

  

 



            

        

  

  

f



 



        

  

  







mf

mf

Cb.

 



mf

Va.

   



mp

Vn. II



  





my

Vn. I





   

 

(Guíro)

Perc. 4

  



    

 



 















mf









    

f

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

 





86

Picc.

Fl. 1

Jiang I



(1.)

 











  











 











 











 











 











 











   











   











 





  





  





 











 











  

















     I

Vn. I

Vn. II

Va.

rose

from

     







ob

-

scu

-

  mp





 







Cb.

p

  f



  





p

    p

f

    f

   

to fame,





and

in













mf





  mf







 

              

  

           



  

                   



                    



  

  

mp

  

mp

 

mf

mf

mf





 









I

 







   

death

 

 











(Guiro)

ri - ty



   





 







 



(L. Tam.)

 



mp

Vc.

f

   



Perc. 3

Jiang II

p

   





Perc. 2

Hp

 



 

Tbn. 1,2

Perc. 4

   

f





Tpt. 3

Perc. 1



p





Tpt. 1,2

Timp.

f

   



Hn. 2,4

B. Tbn./ Tba.

p



   

 

Cl. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



 

(1.)

Ob. 1,2

Bn. 1,2



   



shall



still

  

             



              

    

  

 





 

f

div.

f

           f

div.                   

f



               f

Madame Mao - Act I

 

 

91

Picc.

Ob. 1,2

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3





 



 

 



 

Tbn. 1,2



    

p

        p

f

ff

         f

ff

f

ff

        f ff  a2        

2.: Bassoon



 



 

  



Perc. 4



 





(2 Rutes)

 













 



 





















ff

molto  ord.             fltg.

molto  ord.                  

ff

ff

molto

  



 



   

ff fltg.

ff





 

ff



 

 

 





(L. Tam.)

  

  

  

   

      f

  mf



 



High Brake Drum





ord.   

 

 molto

ord.



   

molto

  



p









 



 















 



 











fff







f

 











 



 

 









 



 

 

 















  





 



 

                   ff fff











                 fff





 



 

  











  





 



 

  











   

     

 

(ff)

sur

-





(frog.)

        



unis., (frog.)

ff

         

ff





(frog.)



unis., (frog.)

ff

         



ff

ff

             

fff

vive!

          ff

Cb.



f



Vc.







Va.



2. to Eb Clarinet





 

Vn. II







Vn. I



 ord.            

fltg.

Perc. 3

Jiang I



a2



 

Jiang II



a2





 





fltg.



Hp







Perc. 2



fltg.

 

Perc. 1



ff

 



17

      

f



Tpt. 3

Timp.

 

 

Tpt. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.



 

Hn. 2,4

p

 



Fl. 1

            



     ff

   

ff

   

(frog.)

ff

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

    

fff

fff

fff

Madame Mao - Act I

18

  















 















 















 















 















 



































97

Picc.

Fl. 1

Ob. 1,2

Eb Cl.

Cl. 1

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Subito q = 66

 (a2)    1. take brass mute       2. take brass mute (a2)        ppp

Hn. 2,4

  al sord.     













 

























 B. Tbn. al sord.       











   

ppp

Tpt. 1,2

ppp

Tpt. 3

Tbn. 1,2



 al sord.      ppp

B. Tbn./ Tba.

ppp











   

















 















 















  



 



































Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Perc. 4



  

Hp

Jiang II

  

   f warmly   



MMLOLMML

       



Perc. 1





Timp.

 in the memories of her other self, circling ever closer.]    

[Faintly, Jiang II appears like a vision. She seems to dance







p dolce

I

Jiang I

  





Subito q = 66

Vn. I

Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

         

f espr.

gliss.

   



    

     

  

 

f espr.



div., ord.

f espr.

 

f

f

espr.

  

 

in - no - cent



  gliss. 

  

flo

pp

 

p

 



wer

 

 

un - til







 



   

pp

you

 

tore

 



mf

 

 leaves.



p dolce



 

I

was an

 gliss.  

mf



my











 



  

mf

mp

    

  

mf



 f



   



pp



-

   

pp



ord.

   

an

 

 



   

f espr.

pizz.

   



     

   

was







ord.

div. arco, ord.

Cb.

 



ord.



   



 

  





  

(p)

Madame Mao - Act I

19

 













Fl. 1





 









Ob. 1,2





 









Eb Cl.





 









Cl. 1





























 













Hn. 2,4















Tpt. 1,2















Tpt. 3





 



























 









 



























Perc. 2





 









Perc. 3















Perc. 4





 































Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II

Jiang I

Vn. I







   

     

p



    

I

was an in - no cent

   

-

 

 

  pp

Va.

 

   p

Vc.

Cb.

     





   flo -

 



 









       wer

 





mp



mp

 

un - til

you

  



   



  

 

 

  

f

  

       



 

 

 

un - til you tore

  





   

   



p

my

    



        



   

p

  



leaves.



 

p



mp



 Star

ff

  



struck,

I

 

dolce



was

    

Star - struck,

  

 

 

I was

  



       

  















 

  

p

pp

      



leaves.

tore my leaves,

 



mp

mp

p



  

 

un - til you tore my

  







p

 

mp

wer

pp

Vn. II



  

    in - no - cent flo

  



Picc.



103

p p

unis.

pp



unis., arco



pp

 

Madame Mao - Act I

20

 





















 

Ob. 1,2















Eb Cl.















Cl. 1





























 













Hn. 2,4















Tpt. 1,2















Tpt. 3











































 



























Perc. 2















Perc. 3















Perc. 4





 





 

































 

108

Picc.

Fl. 1

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II







       jea - lous

Jiang I

of the

      jea - lous

Vn. I

Vn. II

 

of the

 

f

wo - men

 

on the

on the





  mf

Cb.

    mf

 



 pp

Vc.

 

stage,

who held you





pp

Va.

    

   

 

stage.

   

wo - men





f



pp

  

   



 



   



   

 















bet - ween their

    

 



   



     

f



f    

They let you

men



   







 writhe



  pale

hands.

 



 

in ff















 



 



 

pp

pp

 



  

div.







Madame Mao - Act I

  112

Picc.



            

Fl. 1

21





 







 

 



 

 

 



 

 





p



 

Ob. 1,2

                      

1.

p Eb Cl.









Cl. 1







   







 

 







Hn. 2,4







Tpt. 1,2





Tpt. 3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

pp

 

 



             

 

 







 







 

 



 







 













 











 

 



 

 







 













 





Perc. 2









 





Perc. 3









 





Perc. 4









 













 











 

 







 

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3

Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II









   ec

Jiang I

Vn. I



  

-



sta - cy.

    





   



Va.





Cb.





in

 

 



 



 

 

div., pizz.       

f

Vc.

(ff)

Then let you fall



Vn. II



(ff)

    f

div., pizz.



 

 

  

 

  

   

-





to



    

molto

-

ff

     p

But

  

pp sub.

des





when I







be - came





a



 

pair!



 

 



 





 









 

 



 





 

 



 



  

unis.

pp





Madame Mao - Act I

22

   116

Picc.

  

Fl. 1

Ob. 1,2

Eb Cl.

Hn. 1,3



 



    

Vn. I









p



 

p







 







 





 







 







 







   







   







 







 







  







 







 









   

    

   

(div., pizz.)

 

  

    (f)

  

       

all









 

   

    

con sord.



 









   

used





you threw me down,

used



 



    









 



p







 

      







unis., (pizz.)

 p 



 

         

 

a-

   



p unis., (pizz.)



     





pizz.





You threw me down,

 p



 

you picked me up,

pizz.



 

   



you picked me up,

re - sent - ed me!









ff



(f)

(div., pizz.)



  You

  

Vc.

f

  

ff



(p)

  

Va.

  



p



Vn. II

Cb.

     

              

star

Jiang I





Perc. 3

Jiang II





Perc. 2

Hp

f







Tbn. 1,2

Perc. 4



(1.)

f

  





p

  



Tpt. 3

Perc. 1

f



Tpt. 1,2

Timp.



 

Hn. 2,4

B. Tbn./ Tba.

              

  

 

Cl. 1

Bn. 1,2



a-

Madame Mao - Act I

 















119

Picc.

Fl. 1







        ff           









      





   





 





  





 



















 

















   





  

   

(con sord.)





p





con sord.





con sord.





B. Tbn con sord.



 

f



mp







  

f

  f

                       mp            

mp

 

ff

ff

ff

(stopped)











f

Low Tamtam (metal stick, scraping)





f

Bongos (S. D. butts)

      



































Perc. 3



        



 

Va.



Vc.



   



     



 mf







mf







 



 mf



 

   

pizz.

mf

 

you picked me up,



       

    



           

 

  

            





     



 





      



 



      

 

ff

            



a - gain, a - gain.

 

used

f

f

          used



div.





you threw me down, div.

 mf

 



Guíro

       



gain, a - gain. You threw me down,



 

You picked me up,

       

   

Vn. II



p

gain, a - gain.

Cb.





Perc. 2

Vn. I





mp

Jiang I





Tbn. 1,2

Jiang II



Eb Clarinet

Tpt. 3

Hp



f

   f      

     



f

Perc. 4



 



Tpt. 1,2

Perc. 1



  



Hn. 2,4

Timp.





Cl. 1

B. Tbn./ Tba.



f



Eb Cl.

Hn. 1,3

 



Ob. 1,2

Bn. 1,2

 

23

But you could ne - ver

kill the



a - gain, a - gain.

   





unis. (pizz.)





unis. (pizz.)

f

    f    f

  

div. (pizz.)

f

p

 p



(pizz.)





unis. (pizz.)







f

 



 p

 p

   

Madame Mao - Act I

24

 







Fl. 1









Ob. 1,2









Eb Cl.









Cl. 1

















122

Picc.

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



 1. brass mute   

 

ff

p

  ff

2. brass mute

 

Hn. 2,4



 

   ff



 



p



 

ff

 

 

ff

p

 





p



 

ff

p

 

 

ff

p

 



p







Tpt. 3

























 















Perc. 2









Perc. 3









Perc. 4

























Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II







  

      

fire Jiang I

  

with - in my soul.

          

But you could ne - ver kill the fire

Vn. I

  

Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.





 



 



  



 





  



 



 



  







with - in my soul.

 



But you could ne - ver kill the fire

       

ff





 



 

 

 



 



 

 



 



 

 



 



 



 





 







 



 



(pizz.)

mp

with - in my soul. But you could ne - ver kill the fire.

 



 

div.

But you could ne - ver kill the fire.

                    

But you could ne - ver kill the fire div.

 

          

with - in my soul.

         



    

           

ffp

ffp



B. Tbn./ Tba.



4. (wothout mute)



Tpt. 1,2

Tbn. 1,2



3. (without mute)

unis.













f unis.

 f

 f

    div.











  











 











 











 

f

f

div.

Madame Mao - Act I

  



 



125

Picc.

Fl. 1

Ob. 1,2

Eb Cl.

Cl. 1

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



 



 



 























 



 

 f

f

    

   f         

   ff



      ff



  

   

 

     









 













 



     

       











 a2

 

p

 

 



1. remove mute











 



2. remove mute











ff

(4.)

 

  

f

f

 

Hn. 2,4



  

 (3.)   

25

     

ff

Tpt. 1,2









 



 

Tpt. 3























 



 















    











 















 



 











    





Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1



  



 





f

(L. Tam.)

f





Perc. 2

(Guíro)

 

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Hp

Jiang II



 



f



Vn. I

 





































  

Va.

   











 

(ff)

  







 

  







     







    

 

 

 

div.

 

div.

 









mar - tyr



  

(ff)



A mar - tyr







to

my





to

my

  own

  own

 







cause.







   

   

cause.

 



   

A mar - tyr





to my own

A mar - tyr

to my own





  

  



































 



 











ff

 

div.

Vc.



ff

  

Vn. II

Cb.

solo



A Jiang I

Low Bass Drum (muffle with one hand)

ff

ff

 

ff

 

ff

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26

  





 





129

Picc.

Fl. 1

Ob. 1,2

Cl. 1

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



 





 





 





(con sord.)               

f

  

    f (con sord.)        (con sord.)

Tpt. 3

Tbn. 1,2

f

  

Timp.

Perc. 1

   f

   

  

Jiang II

mf

 

  (a2)



 

     

 















 

  

      



ff











                

     

    

   



via sord.







  



via sord.







  



vis sord.





 



via sord.

fff

 

  



 

 

   

 

fff

         

   

 

 



 



fff

fff (stopped)

     f

   

senza sord. fltg.



ff

   



 

  















  









ff





 





ff









  









 







 

 











 



  

 

    



fff



fff

   







     (fff)





 



   

Va.

Vc.



That's why I'm swing

  

Vn. II

 -

   



 





ing there,

molto rit.



 





 













unis., arco, trem.



unis., arco, trem.

   fff

Cb.

 

ord.

 

(with two mallets)



cause.

Vn. I

ff





cause.

Jiang I





 

Perc. 3

Hp

 

ff

 (Bongos)

Perc. 4

 





  

Perc. 2







     

   



molto rit.



B. Tbn. (con sord.)

B. Tbn./ Tba.



  

                                  





a2     

ff

 

Tpt. 1,2

 

ff

ff

(a2)

 

ff

     

  

Hn. 2,4

  

  

ffp

Eb Cl.

  



   fff

   

  molto

molto



Madame Mao - Act I

  















 







































132

Picc.

Fl. 1

q = 48

(a2)      

Ob. 1,2



pp

 

Eb Cl.



  

Cl. 1





 

solo

pp

       (a2)

Bn. 1,2

27

   5                       5



2. to Contrabassoon









pp

Hn. 1,3











 















 















 















 





































   



















 















 















  







 





 

 















 















  















Tbn. 1,2



      

   

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Hp

Jiang II



    

    

  



slow -

q = 48

Vn. I

 

Vn. II

 

Va.

 

Vc.

Cb.



ppp

p legato

Jiang I





Tpt. 3

Perc. 1





Tpt. 1,2

Timp.

pppp





  

Hn. 2,4

B. Tbn./ Tba.

               5



 

ly,

swing -





ff non trem



ppp non trem.



ppp

 ing,

pp

 

  

swing

-

 unis., arco

 unis., (pizz.)

  

  

pp

arco



pp

free bowing



free bowing





 

   



ing.







  



   







A mar - tyr

to



pp

my

   

     

   



   

    

   





 







 







pp

 

28

  





 





 



 



 



 

 



 

137

Picc.

Fl. 1