Corigliano POEM IN OCTOBER

John Corigliano

POEM IN OCTOBER Poem by Dylan Thomas Chamber Version (1999)

From the G. Schirmer Rental Library Date of Printing_______

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

John Corigliano

POEM IN OCTOBER Poem by Dylan Thomas Chamber Version (1999)

POEM IN OCTOBER Š 1946 by New Directions

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

Instrumentation Flute Oboe Clarinet in B = Horn in F Harpsichord Tenor Strings

Duration: ca. 17 minutes

Poem in October It was my thirtieth year to heaven Woke to my hearing from harbour and neighbor wood And the mussel pooled and the heron priested shore the morning beckon With water praying and call of seagull and rook And the knock of sailing boats on the net webbed wall Myself to set foot that second In the still sleeping town and set forth.

My birthday began with the water birds And the birds of the winged trees fly– my name Above the farms and the white horses and I rose in rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days.

High tide and the heron dived when I took the road Over the border and the gates Of the town closed as the town awoke.

A springful of larks in a rolling Cloud and the roadside bushes brimming with whistling blackbirds And the sun of October summery on the hill’s shoulder, Here were fond climates and sweet singers suddenly Come in the morning where I wandered and listened To the rain wringing wind blow cold In the wood far away under me.

Pale rain over the dwindling harbour And over the sea wet church the size of a snail With its horns through mist and the castle

Brown as owls but all the gardens Of spring and summer were blooming in the tall tales Beyond the border and under the lark full cloud.

There I could marvel my birthday Away but the weather turned around.

It turned away from the blithe country And down the other air and the blue altered sky Streamed again a wonder of summer With apples, pears and red currants And I saw in the turning so clearly a child’s Forgotten mornings when he walked with his mother Through the parables of sun light And the legend of the green chapels And the twice told fields of infancy That his tears burned my cheeks and his heart moved in mine.

These were the woods the river and the sea where a boy in the listening Summertime of the dead whispered the truth of his joy To the trees and the stones and the fish in the tide.

And the mystery sang alive Still in the water and singingbrids.

And there could I marvel my birthday Away but the weather turned around. And the true Joy of the long dead child sang burning In the sun. It was my thirtieth Year to heaven stood there then in the summer noon Though the town below lay leaved with October blood.

O may my heart’s truth still be sung On this high hill in a year’s turning.

Score in C

POEM IN OCTOBER Dylan Thomas

John Corigliano

= 144 Flute marc.

Oboe marc.

Clarinet in B marc.

Horn in F

Harpsichord

Tenor

= 144 I Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

Contrabass

5 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

.

Hn. in F

gliss

Hpsd.

Tenor

I Vn. II

pizz.

Va.

pizz.

Vc.

Cb. * Rehearsal letters in the published vocal score of Poem in October have been added to this full score. Measure numbers are not in the vocal score.

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arco

5

2

A 10

Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor 0 0 0

div.

I

Vn.

0 0 0

roughly

non div. div.

0

II (marc.) roughly

arco

0 0

0

Va. (marc.)

Vc.

pizz.

Cb.

Moderato

Quasi recit.

= 96 ( = 48) B

17 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

5

5

5

5

5

5

(legato) Hpsd.

5

5

5

5

5

5

3

Tenor

It

was

my

Quasi recit.

thir tiethyear

to

hea

ven

woke

Moderato

I Vn. II

unis.

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

to myhear ing

= 96 ( = 48)

from har bour and

3 rall.

24

C (slower)

3

Fl. 3 5

(legato) Ob. (white tone) Cl. in B 3

(legato)

3

Hn. in F 3

Hpsd.

3

Tenor

neigh bor wood

unis.

And the

5

Mus

sel pooled and the

he ron Priest ed shore,

the

morn

rall.

5

ing

(slower)

I (legato)

Vn.

unis.

5

5

5

5

div.

5 5

II

(legato) Va.

Vc. arco Cb.

Tempo I (Allegro

= 144)

poco pi첫 mosso

30 Fl.

Ob. stacc.

Cl. in B stacc.

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

beck

on

Tempo I (Allegro

with

= 144)

I unis.

Vn. II

non div.

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

wa

ter

pray

poco pi첫 mosso

ing

and

4 D

36 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

call

of

pizz.

sea

gull

and

rook

And the

knock

of

unis., pizz.

div., arco

arco

I div., arco unis., pizz.

Vn.

pizz.

legato

arco

II

Va. legato

pizz.

Vc.

pizz.

Cb.

E rall.

43 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

sail

ing

boats

on the

rall.

I Vn. II

Va.

arco Vc.

arco Cb.

net

webbed

wall

My

5 Molto meno mosso ( = 80)

Tempo I (Allegro

= 144)

50 Fl. (serenely) Ob. (white sound) Cl. in B

Hn. in F 3:5

3:5

3:5

3:5

Hpsd.

Tenor

self

to set forth,that

se

cond

in

the

still

sleep

ing

town

Molto meno mosso ( = 80)

and

set

forth

Tempo I (Allegro

= 144)

solo I Vn.

(serenely) II

Va.

Vc. pizz.

Cb.

F 56 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

arco gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

tutti, pizz.

0 0 0

I

arco Vn.

marc. pizz. gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

gliss.

0 0 0

II

marc.

Va. gliss.

Vc.

(pizz.)

Cb.

6

G 63

(

= )

(

= )

Fl. secco

Ob. secco

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

1

Hpsd.

Tenor

I

Vn.

II

Va.

pizz.

pizz.

arco

arco

Vc.

pizz.

arco Cb.

H Moderato (

= 96

= )

71 Fl. 3

3

legato

5

legato Ob. 3 3

3

Cl. in B 3 3

legato Hn. in F

3 5

5

5

5

legato

Hpsd.

5

5 3

3

5 3

5 3

3

3

Tenor

My birth day

Moderato (

= )

be

gan

with the wa ter birds

and the birds of the winged trees

fly ing my

name

A

= 96 5

5

I legato

Vn.

5

II legato Va.

pizz.

Vc.

Cb.

5

5

5

7 I

76

rall.

Fl.

Ob. 3

3

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

bove

the farms and the

white

hor

ses

and

I

Rose

in rain

div.

rall.

y

al sord.

I Vn.

5

3

5

II

Va.

arco Vc. arco Cb.

Adagio

= 69

81 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

solo (rubato)

sim.

Hpsd.

Tenor

Au

tumn

Adagio

andwalked a

broad

in

a

sho

wer of

All

my

days

= 69

I Vn.

al sord.

II con sord.

al sord.

Va. al sord.

Vc. al sord.

Cb.

con sord.

8 J 87

poco pi첫 mosso

Fl.

Ob. solo Cl. in B

sub. open Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

high

tide

and the her on dived

when

I

took

the

road

o

ver the

bor

der,

poco pi첫 mosso unis., con sord.

IV sul tasto

con sord.

Vn.

pizz.

II

pizz.

Va.

Vc. con sord.

Cb.

93

K Moderato

rall.

= 84

Fl. with simplicity (solo) Ob. with simplicity Cl. in B

with simplicity

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

and the gates

of the town

closed

As the town

A

woke

ord. (con sord.)

rall.

Moderato

= 84

I Vn.

arco II

arco Va.

pizz.

Vc.

pizz.

Cb.

ss.

gli

. iss

. iss

gli

gl

gl

ss.

I

9 100

rall.

solo

Fl. sub. (solo) Ob. sub.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

rall.

I Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

L 107

a tempo

(non rit.)

Fl.

(solo) Ob. (solo) Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

a tempo

(non rit.)

(con sord.)

I dolce (con sord.)

Vn.

espr.

II dolce (con sord.)

Va. dolce arco (con sord.)

Vc. dolce arco (con sord.)

Cb. dolce

espr.

10 M

114

(

=

)

(

=

)

Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

solo Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

A

spring

ful

of

larks

in

a roll

ing cloud

and the road

side

bush es brim ming

I legatissimo

Vn. II

legatissimo

Va.

pizz.

0 0

arco

Vc.

pizz.

arco

Cb.

rall. poco a poco N

121 (

=

)

Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

with whist ling black

(

=

birds

And the

sun

of

Oc

to

ber

sum me ry

rall. poco a poco

)

I Vn. II

Va. 0

div.

Vc.

Cb.

on the hill’s shoul der

11 Adagio

= 69

O

127 Fl. solo Ob. solo Cl. in B as from a distance

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor 3

here were fond cli mates

Adagio

and sweet

sing ers

sud den ly

come

in the morn

ing where I

wan dered and

lis

tened to the

= 69 via sord.

I

Vn.

via sord.

II

via sord.

Va.

via sord.

Vc.

Cb.

Lento

134 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

rain wring ing

wind blow cold

in the wood far a way

Lento

un der me *solo, senza sord.

I legatissimo *solo, senza sord.

Vn. II

legatissimo Va.

Vc.

Cb. *Optional solo through measure 146.

12 139 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

I Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

P 145 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

pale al sord.

I Vn. al sord.

II *solo, senza sord.

Va. legatissimo *solo, senza sord.

Vc. legatissimo Cb. *Optional solo through measure 151.

rain

o ver the

dwin dling har bour

And

o

ver

the

13 Q

150 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

sea wet church the

size

of

a

snail

with its horns through mist

And the cas tle (tutti) con sord.

I (tutti) con sord.

Vn. II

con sord.

al sord.

Va.

al sord.

Vc.

Cb.

R accel.

( = 54)

157 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

without dragging Tenor

brown as

owls

but

( = 54) I Vn. II

(tutti) Va. (tutti) con sord.

Vc. (con sord.)

Cb.

All

the gar

dens

of spring and

sum

mer

accel.

14 Adagio

= 69

165 Fl. 3

cresc.

solo Ob.

cresc.

Cl. in B

cresc.

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

3

Tenor

were bloom

Adagio

ing

in the tall

tales

be yond the bor

der

and

un der the

3

cresc.

3

cresc.

Lark full

cloud

there could

I mar vel

= 69 senza sord.

I Vn.

senza sord.

II senza sord. via sord.

Va. 3

cresc.

senza sord. via sord.

Vc.

cresc. senza sord.

via sord.

Cb.

S

172

poco pi첫 mosso

Fl. sub.

Ob. sub.

Cl. in B sub.

Hn. in F sub. non arp.

Hpsd.

3

Tenor

My birth day

a

way

but the wea ther turned a

round.

poco pi첫 mosso I sub.

Vn. II sub.

Va. sub.

Vc. sub.

Cb. sub.

15 T

181

(

=

)

rall.

a tempo (misterioso)

Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

(

=

)

rall.

a tempo (misterioso)

I Vn. II

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

pizz.

arco

sole

Va. legato 0 0

non div.

Vc.

Cb.

188

U accel.

Fl.

cresc.

legato Ob.

legato, cresc.

Cl. in B

cresc. gl .

legato

Hn. in F legato, cresc.

Hpsd.

Tenor non div.

accel.

0 0

I

non div.

Vn.

0 0

II non div.

0 0

Va.

cresc.

Vc.

cresc.

Cb.

cresc.

cresc.

cresc.

16 V

Tempo I (Allegro

198

= 144)

ord.

fltg.

fltg.

Fl. marc.

Ob.

Cl. in B marc.

Hn. in F dim. poco a poco solo

poco marc.

Hpsd.

dim. poco a poco

Tenor

Tempo I (Allegro

= 144)

8va

8va

8va

I Vn. sul pont. . iss

.

gl

. iss

iss

gl

gl

II

gli

ss.

8va

sul pont.

ord.

s.

glis

glis

Va.

s.

pizz. arco Vc.

pizz. pizz. ord.

Cb.

Moderato

rall.

201

= 96

Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F (dim.)

5

5

Hpsd.

5

(dim.)

5 3

3

Tenor

It

turned

a

from the blithe coun

Moderato

rall.

loco

way

1 solo

= 96 3

3

try

3

3

3 3

3

3

3

3

3

I Vn.

1 solo

ord.

8va

unis.

Va.

ss.

gli

glis

s.

pizz.

Vc.

Cb.

3

3 3

II

3

3 3

3

17 W

ord.

204

rall.

3

3

3

3

Fl.

5

Ob. 3

3 3

3 3 3

3

5

3

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Hpsd.

5

5 3

5

Tenor 3

and down

the o ther air

and the blue

al

tered

sky

rall.

3

3 3

3 3

3

3 3

tutti

3

I 3

sim. tutti, unis.

Vn. 3

3 3

II

3

3

3

3 3

5

3 3

sim.

5

5

5

Va.

arco Vc.

Cb.

207

Adagio

= 69

3

3 3

3

3

3

3

3

Fl.

Ob. 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

5 5

Hpsd.

Tenor

streamed

Adagio I Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

a

gain

= 69

a

Won

der

of

Sum

mer

3

5

18 X

Poco più mosso

accel.

210

= 80

Fl. solo Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

with ap

ples pears

and red cur

rants

And

I

saw

in the turn ing so

Poco più mosso

accel.

= 80

I Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

215 Fl. solo Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

clear

ly

A child’s for

got

ten

Morn ingsWhen he

walked

with

his mo

ther

through the pa ra bles of

solo I Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

Y Pi첫 mosso

19

= ca. 96

219 Fl. lontano

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

lontano

Hpsd.

Tenor

sun

light

and

Pi첫 mosso

the

le

gends

of

the

= ca. 96

I Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

accel. poco a poco 222 Fl. cresc. poco a poco Ob. cresc. poco a poco Cl. in B cresc. poco a poco

Hn. in F cresc. poco a poco

Hpsd.

cresc. poco a poco

Tenor

cha

pels

accel. poco a poco tutti I cresc. poco a poco Vn. II cresc. poco a poco Va. 0

cresc. poco a poco Vc. cresc. poco a poco

Cb. cresc. poco a poco

Z

green

20 225

(accel.)

Fl. (cresc.)

Ob. (cresc.)

Cl. in B (cresc.)

Hn. in F (cresc.)

(cresc.)

Hpsd.

Tenor

(accel.)

I (cresc.)

Vn. II

(cresc.)

Va. (cresc.)

Vc. (cresc.)

Cb. (cresc.)

= ca. 160

(accel.)

quasi fluttertongue

228 Fl.

3

(cresc.)

3

3

12

10

Ob. (cresc.)

Cl. in B (cresc.) open Hn. in F 3

19:16

Hpsd.

6

(cresc.)

Tenor

(accel.)

= ca. 160

I

5 5

(cresc.)

Vn. II 5

(cresc.)

5

Va. (cresc.)

3

Vc. (cresc.)

3

Cb. 5 5

AA Lento

21 = 54

230 Fl. intensely Ob. intensely Cl. in B intensely

Hn. in F intensely

Hpsd.

Tenor

Lento

= 54

full bows

non div.

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

I intensely, sost.

Vn.

full bows, non div.

0 0

II intensely, sost. full bows Va. intensely, sost. full bows Vc. intensely, sost. full bows Cb. intensely, sost.

BB 237 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

intensely Tenor

And the twice

I Vn.

non div.

II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

told

fields

of

In

fan

cy

that his

tears

burned my cheeks And his

heart

Moved in

22 CC

244 Fl.

Ob. sub.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

Mine

these were the woods 1 solo

non div.

I

sub. rich non div.

Vn.

1 solo

II sub. rich 1 sola Va. sub.

rich 1 solo Vc.

sub.

rich Cb. rich

250 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

(sempre

)

3

Tenor

the

ri

ver and sea

where a

boy

in the

tutti, sul tasto I tutti, sul tasto

Vn. II

tutte, sul tasto Va.

tutti, sul tasto Vc.

Cb.

lis tening sum mer time

of the

dead

whis

pered

DD

23

Faster

poco accel.

257 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

the

truth

of

his

Joy

to the trees

and the stones

Faster

poco accel. ord.

I ord.

Vn. II

ord.

Va. ord.

Vc.

Cb.

EE

Molto pi첫 mosso

= 184

rall.

265 Fl. marc.

Ob.

Cl. in B marc.

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

3

Tenor

and thefish in the

tide

and the

Molto pi첫 mosso

= 184

my

stery sang

a live

still

in the wa ter

and sing ing

rall.

I Vn. II

non div.

Va.

gliss.

gliss.

gl.

gl.

gliss.

Vc.

gliss.

gliss.

gl.

gl. gliss.

Cb.

gliss.

gliss.

gl.

gl. gliss.

24 FF Tempo I

= 144 (Allegro)

272 Fl. roughly Ob.

gl .

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

Birds

Tempo I

= 144 (Allegro)

I non div.

Vn. II

non div.

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

GG

278 Fl.

Ob. secco

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

0 0 0

I

Vn.

0 0 0

roughly 0

II

roughly

pizz.

arco 0

Va.

pizz.

arco 5

Vc.

Cb.

0 0

25 (

285

=

HH

)

rall.

Fl. secco

Ob. white tone Cl. in B sub. open Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

And there div.

(

=

)

could I

mar vel

my

rall.

unis.

I sub.

Vn. div.

unis.

0

II sub. (non div.)

Va. sub.

Vc. sub.

Cb. sub.

Moderato 294

3

= 96

I I rall.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Fl. legato

Ob. 3 3

Cl. in B 3

legato

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

3

3

Tenor

birth

day

Moderato

A

= 96

way

but the

wea

ther

turned

a

round

And

the

rall.

I serenely

Vn. II

serenely Va.

Vc.

Cb.

26 Lento

= 54

(non accel.)

299 Fl.

Ob. non cresc.

quasi solo Cl. in B

Hn. in F non cresc.

Hpsd.

Tenor

true

Lento

Joy,

of

the

long dead child sang burn

ing

in

= 54

the

sun

(non accel.)

I non cresc.

Vn. II

non cresc.

Va. non cresc.

Vc. non cresc.

Cb. non cresc.

JJ Lento

Quasi recit. (slowly)

304

= 54

Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

(

poss.)

with little expression

Tenor

It

was my

thir tieth

year

to

hea

ven

Quasi recit. (slowly) al sord.

Stood there then

Lento

*

1st stand, con sord.

I Vn.

div.

al sord.

1st stand, con sord.

II

div.

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

*Ossia:

= 54

unis.

27 311 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

in

the sum mer

noon

though the town be

low

lay

leaved

in

Oc

to

ber

I Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

KK

317 Fl.

semplice

Ob. semplice Cl. in B semplice

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

with simplicity Tenor

O may my

heart’s

truth

still be sung

I Vn. II 1 sola Va. semplice al sord.

Vc.

Cb.

al sord.

blood

28 LL

324 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

on

this

high

hill

in

a

year’s

turn

ing

tutti (con sord.)

I Vn.

tutti (con sord.)

II tutte, con sord.

Va.

con sord.

Vc.

Cb.

330 Fl.

Ob.

Cl. in B

Hn. in F

Hpsd.

Tenor

I Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

div.

Cb.