Niels Rosing-Schow THE CALLS for 16 solo voices

EDITION WILHELM HANSEN WH33817

Niels Rosing-Schow

THE CALLS for 16 Solo Voices (2022)

Score

The Calls

1

2

Soprano 3

4

1

2

Alto 3

4

1

2

Tenor 3

4

1

& & & & & & & & V V V

∏

30 ''

w

mm

∏ w

mm

π

whispering: Can you hear me

∏

U (one breath)

w

mm

, U (one breath) w

∏

, U (one breath) w

U (one breath)

w

mm

π

whispering: Can you hear me

∏

U (one breath)

w

mm

∏

, U (one breath) w

π

whispering: Can you hear me

U (one breath)

w

mm

, U (one breath) w π

whispering: Can you hear me

∏ ? U w (one breath) ?

3

?

4

(one breath)

,U (one breath) w

U (one breath)

mm

Bass

,U w

U (one breath)

V

2

Music: Niels Rosing-Schow Text: Brendan Fernandes

∏

U (one breath)

w

mm

, U (one breath) w

, U (one breath) w

?

Copyright © 2022 Edition Wilhelm Hansen, Copenhagen

3

The Calls

30 ''

1

&

2

π & whispering: Can you hear me

3

&

4

&

1

&

2

&

3

&

4

&

1

V

2

V

3

V

4

V

S

A

T

1

?

2

?

3

?

4

?

B

π

whispering: Can you hear me

π

whispering: Can you hear me

π

whispering: Can you hear me

π

whispering: Can you hear me

4

The Calls

A

1

2

S 3

4

1

2

A 3

4

& & & & & & &

∏

30 ''

, U w

U

w

mm

∏

,

U

w

2

V

3

V

T

4

1

V

w

∏

,

U

w

U

3

?

B

4

?

poco a poco

gradually change 'mm' to 'aa'

crescendo

w

mm

poco a poco

gradually change 'mm' to 'aa'

Can you hear me

∏

,

U

w

U

w

mm

crescendo

poco a poco

gradually change 'mm' to 'aa'

Can you hear me

U

w

mm

∏

,

U

crescendo

w

poco a poco

gradually change 'mm' to 'aa'

Can you hear me

,

U

w

mm

U

crescendo

U

crescendo

w

poco a poco

gradually change 'mm' to 'aa'

Can you hear me

,

mm

?

crescendo

Can you hear me

∏ ? U w

2

gradually change 'mm' to 'aa'

U

mm

& V

poco a poco

Can you hear me

A ∏

1

crescendo

∏ U

w

mm

w

poco a poco

gradually change 'mm' to 'aa'

Can you hear me

, U w

crescendo

poco a poco

gradually change 'mm' to 'aa'

Can you hear me

The Calls

157

1

2

S 3

4

1

2

A 3

4

1

2

T 3

4

1

2

B 3

4

&˙

Œ

&˙

Œ

&˙

Œ

&˙

Œ

&˙

Œ

&˙

Œ

&

Œ

&

˙ ˙

Œ

V ˙

Œ

V ˙

Œ

V ˙

Œ

V ˙

Œ

?˙

Œ

?˙

Œ

?

˙

Œ

˙

Œ

?

p dolce , œ w Our call p dolce , œ

w

p dolce

,

Our

call

Our

œ

call

w

p dolce

,

Our

call

œ

w

p dolce

,

Our

call

œ

w

p dolce

,

Our

call

œ

w

p dolce

,

Our

call

œ

w

p dolce

,

Our

call

œ

p dolce œ p dolce œ

Our

Our

,

w

w

w w

,

p dolce

call

,

Our

call

Our

œ

call

w w

œ

‰

W

cal-ling F nœ œ.

42

F 24 œ œ .

5 8

œ

5 8

œ

85

œ

85

Time

cal-ling

Time

cal-ling

F 24 # œ œ .

F 42 œ œ .

cal-ling

P

Cal-ling,

œ œ ˙

Cal-ling,

Œ

F œ œ.

Cal-ling,

Ó

Œ

Ó

Œ

Ó

Œ

F 2 4 œ œ.

cal-ling

F œ œ.

Time

F

F 24 # œ œ .

œ œ ˙

Time

Time

42 œ œ .

Cal-ling,

Time

F

œ œ ˙

P

85

œ

cal-ling

Cal-ling,

œ

85

2 4 œ œ.

Cal-ling,

Time

85

œ

œ œ ˙

P

œ

F 24 b œ œ .

cal-ling

cal-ling

Cal-ling,

Time

5 8

œ

F 2 bœ œ.

4

P

œ

F 24 œ œ .

cal-ling

cal-ling

Cal-ling,

Œ

Ó

œ

Cal-ling,

‰

F 2 nœ œ.

4

cal-ling

P ‰ #œ œ ˙

call

p dolce œ

Œ

œ

P ‰ #œ œ ˙

‰

call

Our

Œ

Cal - ling,

Œ

Our

œ

Ó

‰

,

,

P bœ œ.

Cal - ling,

Œ

w

p dolce

p dolce

Ó

Œ

œ

Cal - ling,

Œ

call

Our

P bœ œ.

w

call

,

Ó

P ‰ œ œ ˙

Our

p dolce œ

Cal - ling, P bœ œ.

Œ

,

œ

Ó

w

p dolce œ

P bœ œ.

W

P ‰ œ œ ˙

call

,

51

cal-ling

2 4 bœ œ.

cal-ling

Time

œ Time

85

85

œ

85

œ

5 8

œ

5 8

Time

Time

Time

42 b œ œ .

œ

85

bœ œ.

Cal-ling,

42 œ œ .

œ

Time

85

bœ œ.

42 œ œ .

œ

85

F

Cal-ling,

F

Cal-ling,

cal-ling

cal-ling

cal-ling

Time

Time

U

The Calls

1

2

S 3

164 W

&

free permutation of the vowels 'a' - 'i' - 'u'

&Ó

Ó

œ #œ œ #œ Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

#œ #œ œ œ Ó

Ó

#œ œ #œ œ Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

œ œ #œ #œ Ó

Ó

Can you hear us

&# W

53

Ó

Can you hear me

Ó

Ó

free permutation of the vowels 'a' - 'i' - 'u'

4

#œ #œ Ó &œ œ

Ó

Ó

&# œ # œ Ó

Ó

Ó

#œ #œ #œ #œ Ó

&Ó

Ó

#œ #œ #œ #œ Ó

Ó

&Ó

nœ nœ #œ #œ Ó

Ó

Ó

&Ó

Ó

Can you hear me

1

hear us

2

A 3

4

1

U Ó Ó

Ó

Ó

#œ #œ #œ #œ Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

#œ #œ #œ #œ

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

#œ nœ #œ nœ Ó

Ó

#œ nœ #œ nœ Ó

Ó

nœ nœ #œ #œ Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

œ œ œ #œ Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Can you hear us

Can you hear us

Can you hear me

Ó

Ó

Can you hear us

Can you hear us

#W V

free permutation of the vowels 'a' - 'i' - 'u'

2

T 3

4

1

2

B 3

V

free permutation of the vowels 'a' - 'i' - 'u'

Ó

Ó

#œ œ #œ œ Ó

VÓ

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

œ œ #œ #œ Ó

Ó

œ œ #œ œ Ó

Can you hear us

Can you hear me

U Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

#œ nœ #œ nœ Ó

?Ó

#œ nœ #œ nœ Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

Can you hear us

W

?

W

free permutation of the vowels 'a' - 'i' - 'u'

Ó

Ó

Can you hear us

Can you hear us

Can you hear us

nœ nœ #œ #œ Ó Can you hear me

Can you hear me

Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

nœ nœ #œ #œ Ó

Ó

Ó

Ó

#œ nœ #œ nœ Ó

Ó

Can you hear us

?Ó

free permutation of the vowels 'a' - 'i' - 'u'

4

U

Can you hear me

Ó

W

VÓ

?

Can you hear me

Can you hear me

Can you hear me

Ó

Ó

Can you hear us

The Calls

54

On the fermata, the conductor steps down and takes a place among the singers

In tempo

X & 44 ‰ .

165

S 1, 2

3, 4

1, 2

A 3, 4

4 & 4 ‰. & 44 ‰ .

f

r œ œ

A call

f

œ.

r œ œ

œ.

r œ œ

œ.

f

A call

A call

œ J

As

œ J

˙.

As

one,

œ J

˙.

As

w

w

one

one,

œ

ƒ œ

w œ œ one voice œ

one

œ

voice

ƒ œ

w

œ

U

,

lunga

U

,

U

,

lunga

U œ

,

, U œ

,

lunga

,

œ

Voi - ces

œ

voi - ces

ƒ bœ

œ

lunga

œ

voi - ces

˙

œ

˙

œ

In tempo

X 1, 2

T 3, 4

B 1, 2 3, 4,

V 44 ‰ .

V 44 ‰ .

? 4 ‰.

4

f

r œ œ

f

A call

r œ œ

A call

f œ œ R

A call

œ. œ.

œ.

œ J

As

˙.

one,

œ

one

œ

œ J

˙.

œ

œ

As

œ J As

one,

one

voice

voice

˙.

œ

œ

one,

one

voice

w

œ

w

˙

œ

ƒ b œœ œœ ..

J

Voi - ces

˙˙ ..

ƒ œ

œ

œ

Voi - ces

ƒ bœ

œ

Voi - ces

œ

U œ

œ

The Calls

55

Freely (unconducted) 169

S 1, 2 3, 4

1, 2

A 3, 4

&

Ï w

œ

We

œ

f, œ

w

be - come one

We

f, œ

We

we

Ï & bw We

bœ

œ

w

We

bœ

œ

w

be - come one

f, nœ

bœ

œ

w

f, bœ

œ

œ

Ï & w

be - come one

bw

call

œ

œ

p

w

,

to - ge - ther,

p

,

bw

call

to - ge - ther,

call

w

to - ge - ther,

w

p w

,

p w

,

œ

œ

œ

œ

w

p

w

,

Freely (unconducted)

1, 2

T 3, 4

V

Ï w

Ï V w We

We

B 1, 2 3, 4

Ï ? bw We

be - come one

w

f , œ

we

be - come one

we

w

f, bœ

œ

œ

be - come one

we

call

w

call

w

call

bœ

œ

bœ

œ

œ

œ

to - ge - ther,

to - ge - ther,

p w

to - ge - ther,

,

The Calls

56

All singers:

S

1 170 piu p 2

3 4

& œ œ W

Little by little leave the C, and find a pleasant and beautiful note in a medium, a high or low register, sing the words WE CALL in your own rhythm and repeat them calmly in a varied rhythmical pattern.

to - ge - ther

While singing, listen to the voices close to yourself. Listen to the other voices.

Listen to the total of the sound.

1 2

A3 4

&

piu

p

œ œ W

to - ge - ther

Repeat your chosen note or change your note to create together a chord of many colors, expressing peace, harmony, and justice.

1 2

T3 4

piu

p

V œ œ W

to - ge - ther

Take your time to find it. Then send your calls from there and open your arms as if to embrace the audience.

After a peacefull moment lower your arms and let the sound fade away.

1 2

B 3 4

p œ œ W ? piu

to - ge - ther

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