Sheng MADAME MAO ACT II

Bright Sheng

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

Act II

From the G. Schirmer Rental Library

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

Scene 1

259

Confrontation - The war of politics and love

Picc.

 q = 63  

Fl. 1

Ob. 1,2

Eb Cl.

Cl. 1

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Perc. 1

Jiang II













 









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







 



















 







 







 



 







 







 



   

    

 

 

 

 

ff grandioso e pesante

  





  

   

 

 

 

  

Va.







 







 

  



a2

 

 

 

ff grandioso e pesante

   

     

 

 

     

 

     

 

     



             

 

 

 

   

  

a2



ff grandioso e pesante

 a2

 

 



ff grandioso e pesante

 

 

 

    

 

  



     

   ff grandioso e pesante       



   







 







 









 







 



  







 







 



  







 







 



  







 







 



 



















 







 







 





  









 







 



 







 







 



 



















 



















  

   

 

   

 

[Ensemble: The war of politics and love.]

  unis., pizz.      ff  unis., pizz.        ff     

Vc.

Cb.





q = 63

Vn. II

    



Zhizhen

Vn. I

  

 

Jiang I

Mao





Perc. 3

Hp





Perc. 2

Perc. 4





 

Tbn. 1,2

Timp.





   

Tpt. 3

B. Tbn./ Tba.





ff grandioso e pesante a2

Tpt. 1,2



 

  a2   

Hn. 2,4

Act II



 

 

 

    

 



unis., pizz.

    

    

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ff unis., pizz.

ff



      

           

unis., pizz.

 

ff

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

  

   

    

  

   

      

 

 

     



     



 

      

                

 

  

    



 









260

Madame Mao - Act II

 

















Fl. 1



















Ob. 1,2



















Eb Cl.



















Cl. 1







 







 









 







 



8

Picc.

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



 (a2)     

     



   

 

(a2)

    

Hn. 2,4

  

(a2)

Tpt. 1,2

  

Tpt. 3

Tbn. 1,2



B. Tbn./ Tba.

 



  

  





  (a2)

 (a2)



    

 



   





  

          



   





  







   



     









  

   

  





   

    

 



  





 





    

 

       



 

  

    

     



    

           

    







 

     



   







 



































Perc. 2



















Perc. 3



















Perc. 4







 







 









 







 





















 

















Jiang I



















Zhizhen







 







 









 







 





  

   

   

   

Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II

Mao

Vn. I



 

  

   

   

       

Vn. II



 



Vc.

 





   

Cb.

 







Va.



 

 

              

   

 



      





  

         

        

 

 

  





    

                

     

     

     



 



    

           





  







  

Madame Mao - Act II

 

Picc.

 



Fl. 1



 ff

 

Cl. 1

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3

















(a2)





 

Tpt. 3





B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1





§   

 

 

b  

 

 

 

b  

  

b 

(ff) §

 

b 

  

b  

b 

 

   

 

 

 

b 

 

  

b 

(ff) §

a2

      

(ff) §

 

  

 

 

 

(ff) §

 

b

§

§

b

  §

  



b

b

§

§

§

§

§

§

§

b

§

  §

b

b

b

b

§

b

§

§

§

§

   

§

b

b

§

b

b

§

§



 



 





  

(a2)



 







 



 





 







 





   



   

 

 

 

§

 

lunga (5")



 

 









           





 

molto



 

molto



 

molto







 





(ff)







 





(ff)







  





(ff) fltg.

  



 

  



    

  



   

 

fltg.

 

fltg.

 

fltg.

 

(ff)

 

fltg.

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

(ff)

molto

molto

molto

molto

molto













 

















 









Perc. 3











Large Tambourine (mounted, S. D. sticks)







Snare Drum







 

ppp

  

 

ppp

 

  

 























 

















 

 















 

Jiang I

















 

Zhizhen

















 

















 

Mao

Vn. I

Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.



      

 

        

      

 

   



       

      



 



  







   

   

 

                       

 



 



(ff)

 





  

(ff)

 

  



  



(ff)



  

(ff)



     (ff)

fff    

    fff

fff





  

molto



Jiang II

 







 

molto



Hp

 

 



Perc. 4



molto



Perc. 2

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

(ff) fltg.

 

molto



 

molto

 





  







(ff)





(a2)

Tbn. 1,2

ff



(a2)

Tpt. 1,2

 

b

ff

(a2)   

Hn. 2,4

 



§

Eb Cl.

 

ff grandioso e pesante





Ob. 1,2

 

ff grandioso e pesante b §



261

 



 §

14

b

b

 

lunga (5")

          









 





 







 

 





 





fff

fff

 

262

Madame Mao - Act II

e = q = 126

Picc.

22     fff 

  

Fl. 1

fff

    fff    

Ob. 1,2

Eb Cl.

fff

  

Cl. 1

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3

Hn. 2,4

Tpt. 1,2

Tpt. 3

Tbn. 1,2



 

fff

    fff     fff     fff     fff            fff

Timp.

Perc. 1













 













 













 



to Clarinet in Bb











 





 

















fff

B. Tbn./ Tba.

 

 





 







 













 













 













 





 

 





 





(wood mallets)   solo       

   

fff

  

Jiang I

Zhizhen

Mao



2 Acc. Bar.

2 Acc. B





 



   





 



































 



 







 



 

















 











 



 







 











fff

  

ff



  

[The Committee confronts Mao. Both Jiangs listen with growing resentment.]

      

 

f      

      f

It is



                              

frog arco,         fff div., arco, frog              

fff

           



  



   

   

 

     

 

  

  



How can you

   



It is



out

of the ques - tion!



 

a - ban - don



   

your



of the ques - tion!

It is

out

  

of the ques - tion!

How can you

a - ban - don

your

out

of the ques - tion!

It is

out

of the ques - tion!

How can you

a - ban - don

your

   f     f     

 

out

  

     It is

   

of the ques - tion!

f

arco, frog             

   

out

It is

   

fff

Cb.

  

   

 

  

fff arco, frog

Vc.









arco, frog

Va.

  

  



fff

Vn. II







e = q = 126

Vn. I

ff

   



Committee

2 Acc. T

   gliss.





Perc. 3

Jiang II

Bs. Tbn.

gliss.



(S. D.)

Hp

    ff  



 

(L. Tamb.)

Perc. 2

Perc. 4

2.

f

 

  

 







  



   













  



  













 



   





 

 

     

               

       























   

 

 

 

   

263

Madame Mao - Act II

  26

Picc.

Fl. 1

Ob. 1,2

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1,2











































ff



 

ff

1.

ff



ff



  



   



      

  

      

  

  

ff

 





 



 

         



  

                   

 

 















Hn. 2,4











 



 

Tpt. 1,2

















Tpt. 3











 



 

Hn. 1,3

 

   (Bs. Tbn.)       (2.)

Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

 









       

     

  



  



                     

 

  

























 



 

Perc. 2

















Perc. 3

















Perc. 4











 



 





























 













 



 

Jiang I

















Zhizhen

































Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II





Mao



  wife,

2 Acc. T



2 Acc. Bar.



wife,

2 Acc. B

Vn. I



  wife,

                 

Vn. II

Va.

Vc.



Cb.





 



 



 

your com - rade in

 

your com - rade in

 



 

your com - rade in



  

arms

to an



  

(f)



arms

to an

arms

         (f)           (f)

   

act - ress,



to an

     



               



act - ress,

  





act - ress,

  





           (frog)   

  



ff

 



 

It is

ff

 

 



 



ff



 

It is









the gut - ter?







  

        ff          ff         ff unis. (frog)    



f    

the gut - ter?

  



f

   



the gut - ter?



a crea - ture from

      

     



a crea - ture from

(f)





a crea - ture from

     

 (f)

          (f)





(f)

     

ff

 



 

                  



  



 

      f    f     f        f            f

    

264

Madame Mao - Act II

  









 









 









 









 









  









 









 









 









 









 









   









31

Picc.

Fl. 1

Ob. 1,2

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Hn. 2,4

Tpt. 1,2

Tpt. 3

Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1



  Slapstick    

Perc. 2

Hp

Jiang II



 



  











 









  









 









 









 











    out    

   



  



      

It is out

                    



  



   



  

  



It is



of the ques - tion!

 



 



  

    It is

of the ques - tion! f





of the ques - tion!

out

Cb.

  





2 Acc. Bar.

Vc.





ff





2 Acc. T

Va.









Mao

Vn. II





Zhizhen

Vn. I



 

  

  

Jiang I

2 Acc. B

f



(S. D.)

Perc. 4





  

Perc. 3







 













out

of the ques - tion!

out

  



It is out



  









 

 





  

   



 



  

 

a - ban - don



How can you

 





your wife,

 

 

 



  



  





your wife,



a - ban - don

      

                  



 

a - ban - don

      

of the ques - tion! How can you

 

  

      How can you

of the ques - tion!

  





 

  

 



 



your com

-





rade

in

your wife,

 

your wife,

 

your



 

your com - rade in





   

   







    

  







   

     



265

Madame Mao - Act II

  35

Picc.

Ob. 1,2

Cl. 1,2











Fl. 1

Bn. 1,2



ff





















ff  (1.)

ff



ff



  





 





  

             

  











    

    







                p

                p                      

ff

 











Hn. 2,4













Tpt. 1,2













Tpt. 3





































 



























Hn. 1,3

Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1





 

(Slapstick)

 

Perc. 2



Perc. 3

 

(S. D.)

















(f)



  



  



(ff)

       solo

































 











Jiang I













Zhizhen

























Perc. 4

Hp

Jiang II



Mao

 

2 Acc. T



2 Acc. Bar.





arms



Vn. I





 

for an act - ress,

  

com - rade in

2 Acc. B

  

arms



for an act - ress,

           



  

          



(f)

            

Va.



Vc.

Cb.





(f)

 



 

 



a







   



 

   (frog)    





 

ff

 







the gut - ter!?

 

ff



 







the gut - ter!?



  



   



          

f



the gut - ter!?



crea - ture from



ff



crea - ture from

(f)

Vn. II



for an act - ress, a crea - ture from

    

 

a

   

arms



     



 



   ff     ff   







ff

ff

 

 



 



  



                    

        

              (frog)           ff

   

    pizz.       f pizz.       f    



p



An

am

 p



An

am

p





An

am

  









-

-

-

266

Madame Mao - Act II

 















            

               

              



        

        







 











Hn. 2,4













Tpt. 1,2













Tpt. 3





































 











































































 











Jiang I













Zhizhen























40

Picc.

Fl. 1

 

Ob. 1,2

 

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1







Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Hp

Jiang II

      



Mao





       

     bi - tious wo

2 Acc. T

 

2 Acc. Bar.



Vn. I





man

 -

man



bi - tious wo

 -

man

 







Vn. II

 

Va.

 

Vc.

Cb.

 

-



bi - tious wo 2 Acc. B









 

is

a

 curse

on the Par

  

  

is

on the Par

a

curse

  

  

is

on the Par

a

curse

 -

ty

 -

and

 





 

 

curse



and

a

ty

and

a

 

molto

curse

  





curse









 











(f)



(f)



 

 f

 

   



(S. D.)

ff





ff    

   



   f

She

 



na - tion! ff

on our



 



na - tion! ff



 



na - tion!





 









  

(Slapstick)

on our

 



ff

on our molto



 

a



                      ff  2.: Clarinet in Bb p  1.          



  

ty

 -



ff ff

p

  







 

ff

           

molto

  

 

p















ff

ff



   

 

pizz.

ff

   

div., pizz.

  p

 p

 p

267

Madame Mao - Act II

 











Fl. 1













Ob. 1,2













Cl. 1,2



















45

Picc.

Bn. 1,2





1.



   



 p







 











Hn. 2,4













Tpt. 1,2













Tpt. 3





































 























Perc. 2













Perc. 3













Perc. 4









































Hn. 1,3

Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II







  



f dolce

 

brings

  

 me

a

   



life;

Jiang I













Zhizhen













Mao

      

life;

  



brings

Vn. I

Vn. II

Vc.

Cb.



a





     

 



  





    





 

Va.

me







ord.

 p







a

kind

of

      



  

  love

unis. (pizz.)







  







  





   

that will

   

   



 

       

bind

us

   



  

 

   

to - ge

-

ther in

a

    way

that will

   

         

  al

 -

ways en -

   

  

  



   f

  



f



   f





268

Madame Mao - Act II

 





























 



 













 

    













 

   



 











 



 

Hn. 2,4



















Tpt. 1,2



















Tpt. 3













 



 





































 











 



 













 



 

Perc. 2













 



 

Perc. 3



















Perc. 4













 



 









































50

Picc.

Fl. 1

Ob. 1,2

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II







(1.)





    f



al

-

 



 (p)







pp





 f



ways en - dure.



my

f

   1.

f









life.

Jiang I



















Zhizhen













 



 

Mao

Vn. I



 



dure.



f

   

Va.

 

Vc.





  





p sub.



p sub.



   

  

 



and a - maz

 -



 

 

 

 



    

       

ing,

   a

    

wo - man



pp non div. (pizz.)

p sub.

Cb.

   She is strong

     

Vn. II



















 

of

     

po - wer,

my

   



  

   

God - dess,

my



f

 



  







  





















    

 

f



f









  





 











f





life.

   

 





269

Madame Mao - Act II

  









 









56

Picc.

Fl. 1

                   

Ob. 1,2

p

                     (1.)

Cl. 1,2

p

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3













 









 







 





 



   

    

 







 



 



    f 



     





 



 



























   



























 



 

 

















 

















  

















 

















 

































   

p

    













 



















  



  

2 Acc. Bar.

  



     

Va.

  

Vc.



 

    p

p





An

am

p





An

am

p

   

Vn. II





   

2 Acc. T

f a2

 

 

Mao

Cb.

ff





   

Zhizhen

Vn. I

ff

mp

 



           ff





a2   

Jiang I

2 Acc. B





Perc. 3

Jiang II

 

Perc. 2

Hp

 

Tbn. 1,2

Perc. 4

(p)



  

       ff mp  (1.)        



Tpt. 3

Perc. 1

p

                                         (p)                              



Tpt. 1,2

Timp.





        

  

Hn. 2,4

B. Tbn./ Tba.

      (1.)











An

am

p

    -



bi - tious wo - man

   -



bi - tious wo - man

   -





bi - tious wo - man

   

  is

a

 curse

  

 

on the Par - ty,

  

  

is

on the Par - ty,

a

curse



  

  

is

on the Par - ty,

a

curse







   and a



   and a

curse,

  



and a

        



curse



pp





 







pp



f





pp





f



 

 

 

I in - sist!

ff



   a curse



  

curse,

a curse



       

 



 

        



 

on our

na - tion!

ff

on our

na - tion!

ff

on our

na - tion!



















 



 

pp



f       











 



 





(f)





(f)



 







 

 

          







 

ff



ff





270

Madame Mao - Act II

  















 















 















 















 



 









 

 (a2) 

 

 





a2



a2

62

Picc.

Fl. 1

Ob. 1,2

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



q = 132

   (a2)

Hn. 2,4









 









 







 



 

   solo       

Tbn. 1,2

Perc. 1



   

Jiang II







 









 

  







 



 

 



  

f



Cb.



















f





   

  





 











 

 









 















 















 















 



                







  



(S. D.)





  

Vc.











Va.

ff



 

Vn. II





 

ff

       f



How can you

        How can you





f arco

         f

      





 





your wife,

 



f

   



 



your wife,

 



arco

 



  

a - ban - don

         



 

a - ban - don

f



 

a - ban - don

        f



      

 





  





f

q = 132

Vn. I





(Slapstick)

How can you

2 Acc. B







2 Acc. Bar.

  



 

2 Acc. T

 





Mao







Zhizhen

f



ff

   

 





 

Jiang I

f

 



 

Perc. 3

Hp

fff



  







Perc. 2

Perc. 4



ff

Tpt. 3

Timp.

    

 

Tpt. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

ff







 





I

 



arms

  

your com





rade

in

your wife,

  

your wife,



-



  

 

your



in - sist!



com - rade in

  

ff

arms

for an act - ress,

   

  









  

  







  

  



       









a



(f)

(f)

 

   

crea - ture from the

  



 

 



a





 

 







 









   

arco

   

crea - ture from the



(f)

      





for an act - ress,

      

 

for an act - ress, a crea - ture from the

    

your com - rade in arms













f



  

  



  

 

  

 

  

 

271

Madame Mao - Act II

  













 



 





 



67

Picc.

Fl. 1

  

Ob. 1,2

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1,2





 



 



   

Hn. 1,3

  

Perc. 1

Jiang II

 

 

 

   

 



    

   

 



   

 

 

   

 

  











   







 







 



f

ff



   

 

ff

    

 

 

   

  

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 





 



 





 



 



 





 



       

























 













  



 





 



  



 





 



 













 



 





 



  



 





 



 













 

























Mao

  





I

2 Acc. Bar.

 

  



in - sist!

     

     gut - ter?     

2 Acc. T

  

ff

It is



out

     

gut - ter?

ff

It is

      



      







    f

 

  

Vn. II

ff

  

Va.

  





      ff

Vc.



 

ff



 

 



  

  

   

It is

of the ques - tion!



out



of the ques - tion

  

    out

  



It is out



   

pizz.

 

f

 





  

It is



It is

out

 



 



 

 

of the





  

  

   

 







 

  

It is

   It is



out



  



of the ques - tion!

  

ques - tion!

 





of the ques - tion!

It is



 

out

   

   

of the ques - tion!

   

of the ques - tion

 pizz.





ff

It is

ff



of the ques - tion!

out

gut - ter?

Cb.



 



Zhizhen

Vn. I



 



Jiang I

2 Acc. B



 



Perc. 3

Hp

 



Perc. 2

Perc. 4

 



Tbn. 1,2

Timp.

 

 

Tpt. 3

B. Tbn./ Tba.

  f

 

Tpt. 1,2

f

f

(a2)

Hn. 2,4

   

      

 



(a2)

   

out

  



















 

272

Madame Mao - Act II

 











Fl. 1











Ob. 1,2

     

 



    

 

71

Picc.



Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

(f)

 

 

 

   



 

  

   



(f)

 

 

    

  

    

   

 

    

 

    



    









 

Hn. 2,4













Tpt. 1,2











 

Tpt. 3



































 

 























Perc. 2











 

Perc. 3













Perc. 4











 

























 











Jiang I













Zhizhen























 

Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II







Mao



  out

2 Acc. T

   

It

2 Acc. B

Vn. I



is

out

  

  

Vc.





  It



is

out



      

of the ques - tion!

It





 out

  

 



 





of the ques - tion!

is

out

 

of the ques - tion!



 



It





 



 

out



      

  

  



It

of the

is

out

 

 





is

out



   

f





 pizz.   (f)

It







  It

is



of the ques - tion,

pizz.

 



 

ques - tion!







of the ques - tion!

It

 

is



of the ques - tion!





 

Va.

  

of the ques - tion,

 

Vn. II

Cb.

 



of the ques - tion!

    

2 Acc. Bar.





(f)



is

out

out



(f)

out

  

ques - tion!

  

 





of the ques - tion,

of the





of the ques - tion,







   

 

(f)









(f)

 





out

of the

out

of the

    

     



It is out



of the

 



 





  

 











(f)



    



273

Madame Mao - Act II

  







 

 







 



 



 



 

75

Picc.

Fl. 1

   

Ob. 1,2

 

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1,2

Hn. 1,3



  



 

   

 



2. to Contrabassoon





ff

 



              

 





 

 





 





 

 





 







 

 







 

 







 

       









 



(Slapstick)







 

  





 

 





 

  







 

 







 

 







 

  







 

 







 

 







 



 



    

 - tion,

 

ques - tion,

   

    

Vc.



 



 out

 out

 out



  

Va.



(S. D.)



 

of

the

(getting angry)



of

the

  of

the



ques - tion,



 



ques - tion,





ques - tion,











 

 out

 out

 out





  



 ff



 

   ff  ff





ques - tion,

Vn. II

 f

    ques

2 Acc. Bar.



f

 

2 Acc. T

  f



Mao

Cb.

ff



a2

Zhizhen

Vn. I

 

 



Jiang I

2 Acc. B

 

 

 



Perc. 3

Jiang II

   

 

 

Perc. 2

Hp



 

a2

Tbn. 1,2

Perc. 4



 

a2

Tpt. 3

Perc. 1



 

 



Tpt. 1,2

Timp.



 



Hn. 2,4

B. Tbn./ Tba.

 

 

  

 

  of

the

  of

the

 

of

 

the



ff



ques -



ff

ques



ques

-



ff

 

ff

ff ff

ff



I

   in -

sist!

ff

 

ff

 







 







 







 

 





 

 





 





 





 



 

tion!

 -

ff

  

ff

tion!

 tion!







 

274

Madame Mao - Act II

 

Poco meno mosso q = 116











Fl. 1













Ob. 1,2













Cl. 1,2





































 











Hn. 2,4













Tpt. 1,2













Tpt. 3













Tbn. 1,2

  

79

Picc.

Bn. 1

Cbn. Bn. 2

Hn. 1,3



 

p

B. Tbn./ Tba.





 



















   

mp



 



p

 

 

 

 































































 











Jiang I













Zhizhen













Perc. 1



  

Low Tamtam

Perc. 2

mf



Perc. 3

     solo

Perc. 4

Hp

Jiang II

Mao



 

Low Bass Drum (heavy wood beater)













mp



Timp.





ff (stopped)

    

 



If you don't

  

   

Vn. I

 

Vn. II

 

Va.

 

Vc.

Cb.





(pizz.)

   f (pizz.)

    f  (pizz.)     (pizz.)

f



         

   

a - gree to Jiang Ching as my

Poco meno mosso q = 116

   f



   



 



 



 



  

   

wife

we shell re - turn





 





 







  





 





   

   to my

  

 

vil - lage to - ge - ther,

        

          



  



  





I

have

 

        

  

  no

life

  with -



  



  

     

  

   

 

      

  

275

Madame Mao - Act II

 



Fl. 1



Ob. 1,2

Cl. 1,2



 

h = 58













 

 













 















 









Bn. 1







 

 







Cbn.2 Bn.







 









 





 



 

  

84

Picc.

Hn. 1,3







Hn. 2,4





Tpt. 1,2



Tpt. 3



Tbn. 1,2

  

B. Tbn./ Tba.





 



 

   





     ff

 

 

 

 

  

 

  



       ff   

take mute

    ff    

mf

ff







 

  



mf

 1., 2. take mute

 



3.

ff



p

 p













 



 

 













1., 2. take mute







Bs. Tbn., Tba. take mute







 

























Perc. 2







 









Perc. 3







 

 















 







 







 

 







Timp.

Perc. 1

Perc. 4

Hp



solo

   

 

(L. B. D.)











 







 







f

 





Jiang I







 









Zhizhen







 

 







 



Jiang II

Mao

Vn. I







out her,

    (f)    (f)

Vn. II



Va.



(f)

 

Vc.

   







and can't com - mand

           

   

 the

           

  

 re

-









 

vo - lu - tion!

                     

(f)

Cb.

[The Committee is shocked and does not know how to respond.]



 

ff

ff

 

ff

ff

   

(in a softer voice) p legato

I'm



not



 

ask - ing

you









to

crown

her

as

 

h = 58

 







 









 









 

  



(pizz.)

 

 



(pizz.)







 



 

p

p

 



 



 

 

276

Madame Mao - Act II

 



















Fl. 1





















Ob. 1,2





















Cl. 1,2

























 









 









 









 





90

Picc.

Bn. 1

Cbn. Bn. 2

Hn. 1,3



 (3.)  

  





Hn. 2,4



Tpt. 1,2







Tpt. 3













 

 



 















     







 

 

 



 

    







































































































Perc. 3





















Perc. 4





 









 









 









  

























 





Perc. 2

Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II







 

Zhizhen

Mao

Vn. I

Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.











 

 I

queen,

   

   

am

ask





  

 





  



 





 

MMLOLMML



 

-

ing you to

  

con - si - der my





 

   









as







 

needs



a



 

 

 

 







 

 





[During the following, the Committee is seen to be reasoning with Mao.]

leave

f legato

 



 

me

with the



 

    

o - thers on the stairs?



Will you leave

me

     

with the o - thers on the



     





  

    

 



   

  

arco

f













man.

 



ff

 



 







   





    









f legato

Will you



 





 



 











Jiang I



       



arco

  

  

  

  

   arco

f



  

  

f

   



  

arco

f

 

   

   

 

 

277

Madame Mao - Act II

 













Fl. 1













Ob. 1,2









        

 























 



Hn. 2,4



Tpt. 1,2

Tpt. 3

97

Picc.

Cl. 1,2

p 1.

      p

   

 







                         













 



































 









































 

 











 















Perc. 2















Perc. 3













 

Perc. 4





















 





 

Bn. 1

Bn. Cbn.2

Hn. 1,3



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1







 

Hp

Jiang II

 

    

Jiang I

 

Mao

2 Acc. B

Vn. I







Cb.









 

strong



Am





e - nough

 I

 

 to





strong e - nough to



 



hold

you



hold

 

   

     

        



here?

        

 



  

    

  

  



 

    

  

div.

    



An

am

div.

   



An

am





An

am

p

      

 



 

p

p

pp

    pp

     pp

pp

 

   



 

f



 -

-





I'm



bi - tious wo - man











bi - tious wo - man

 -











bi - tious wo - man

 

      

div.





 not

ask

  



unis., pizz.

a curse

on out

a curse

 

 f

      

on out

 





 

f

unis., pizz.

  

is

  











 





mp

 

 (pizz.)



ing

on out

is



-

a curse

  

ppp





is

   











   





 

here?

you





div.







  



 



  









     







Vc.









   

Va.







  

Vn. II



I





2 Acc. Bar.





Am

 

2 Acc. T





stairs? Zhizhen





mp

mp

278

Madame Mao - Act II

  















 













 











 

      













 















 













 

  













 

 















 















 















 













 

 













 

       





























  













 

  













 

  















 



102

Picc.

Fl. 1

           

Ob. 1,2

(1.)

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1

Cbn. Bn. 2

Hn. 1,3



Hn. 2,4

Tpt. 1,2

Tpt. 3

Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1



Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Perc. 4

Hp

Jiang II







  



 

    Par   

2 Acc. Bar.



Par

     

Vc.





you

to

 -

-

  

shall I

a - gain

shall I



her

as



C - Cb



suf - fer



queen,

a



 

suf - fer





I







a

life

of



 

am

ask



of

ing you

the



  

des - pair,

   

-

 

des - pair,

 

life



to

con - si

the



    -







 











  



  

  

crown



  

  





 

vic - tim

 



vic - tim

  



der my

needs



 







 



   

of man, the

 



 

of man, the







 

as

a











































ty.

ty.

 -



a - gain







  



Ne - ver

  

ty.



 

Va.

Cb.

Par

  

   

Vn. II

 

(f)



    

2 Acc. T

Vn. I



 

Mao

(f)





ff

Ne - ver

 

Zhizhen

2 Acc. B

LMLOLLLL

 

Jiang I





  

   

 

unis.

f

 



  

  

    



  

  

  

unis.

  f

   arco

f

   arco

f















       



     

  



 

  

 

  

  



 



  

   

   

 

 



  div.

   

    

 

 







     

279

Madame Mao - Act II

  











 











108

Picc.

Fl. 1

  

Ob. 1,2

  

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1

Bn. 2 Cbn.

Hn. 1,3



 



p



     

















 











 











 











 











 











   





















  











 











  

































   





         

Zhizhen

 

Mao

 



  

Jiang I

 

vic - tim

mp



   of de - sire.

  

of de - sire.

2 Acc. T

2 Acc. Bar.











 



















 

 

 

She

   







brings

me

a

 

An

am

-

bi - tious wo - man

is

a

curse

on our

par

  

   

  

An

am

-

bi - tious wo - man

is

a

curse

on our

par

  

(p)





An

am

     



   



 -



div.

 



pp

pp

     

pp

pp

 

   

bi - tious wo - man

 

   

 





 

  

  

is

on our

a

curse



a



(p)

 

 

life



  







    

Vc.



   

div.

Va.



(p)

   

Vn. II

 



man.

Cb.

 

 

vic - tim

Vn. I





f

  

2 Acc. B

        

 f



Contrabassoon

       

        



Perc. 3

Jiang II

     

   



Perc. 2

Hp

 



           



Tbn. 1,2

Perc. 4

    

p

             



Tpt. 3

Perc. 1



        



Tpt. 1,2

Timp.

 

   

  

Hn. 2,4

B. Tbn./ Tba.

1.

        

par





kind

of



 

love







-

ty,

an

am

-

bi - tious wo - man

is

a

-

ty,

an

am

-

bi - tious wo - man

is

a









 

ty,

an

am

-







-



   

     

bi - tious wo - man

































unis., pizz.



(pizz.)

 

 











 









 

   

is

 

 

a

280

Madame Mao - Act II

 













































113

Picc.

Fl. 1

                   

Ob. 1,2

         

Cl. 1,2

Bn. 1

Bn. Cbn.2



 

f

f

 







 











       



































 



























1., 2. mute

Tpt. 1,2









mute

Tpt. 3







 

Hn. 1,3

Hn. 2,4





              

            

   ff

   

 



    ff   

 



































Perc. 2













Perc. 3













Perc. 4





































 



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II













(f)

 



Will you leave





Jiang I



  





Mao



2 Acc. T

2 Acc. Bar.

2 Acc. B

Vn. I









that

will



   



    bind

us

 

  curse  

on our

 

  

curse

on our

na - tion.

 

 

curse

on our



 







 







with the





me







unis.

f





   f

   f

f

  

 unis.

 f









 

o

 -





thers





with

the



 

 

     



on the stairs?

 o



-

thers







on

the

stairs?

  in

 

  a

way





 





 



that

    a





will

al

curse

    is







is

An am - bi - tious wo - man







na - tion.



me

An am - bi - tious wo - man













  

An am - bi - tious wo - man



 

ther

na - tion.



Vc.

-





Va.



to - ge

 

Vn. II

Cb.







(f)

Will you leave Zhizhen



a

curse















a

 

  

is



curse



 -











 

 



    

 

    



ways

en

-

on the Par - ty.



on the Par - ty.

   

 

on the Par - ty.















    





  









 

281

Madame Mao - Act II

 













Fl. 1











 



Ob. 1,2















Cl. 1,2















118

Picc.

Bn. 1

Bn. Cbn.2

Hn. 1,3



 

   













 

 

   













  

 

Hn. 2,4



Tpt. 1,2

 



Tpt. 3

 



 

























 



   

 

 



 

 

 

     

                      

          

          

          

   

 

 



















 





























Perc. 2











 



Perc. 3















Perc. 4

























 













 



Tbn. 1,2

B. Tbn./ Tba.

Timp.

Perc. 1

Hp

Jiang II







   Am

 

Jiang I

 I

 strong

 

Mao







  

2 Acc. B

Vn. I





 

 





Va.

 

Vc.



 

-

An am

-

An am



 





  

 

 





to

hold

-

 



 

bi - tious wo - man















bi - tious wo - man

 

   



   

 

 here?

 





I'm

not

 

 

you

here?

 

   

 

is



on our

curse

on our

is

bi - tious wo - man



 



  

Vn. II

Cb.

An am

 

2 Acc. Bar.



 you



 





e - nough

  



hold

 

strong

dure. 2 Acc. T

to



I





e - nough





Am Zhizhen

 

a

a

  is



a

curse

on our

curse





 







  



 





Ne - ver

a - gain

Ne - ver

shall

  

a - gain





ask

 

na - tion.

-

ing

 

suf - fer

a

  I



 

suf - fer

a







An am - bi - tious

wo - man is

  a

curse

An am - bi - tious

wo - man is

a

curse

wo - man is

a

curse

 

 

na - tion.

I

 

 

          

An am - bi - tious

 



 