Musgrave THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN

THEA MUSGRAVE

THE STORY OF HARRIET TUBMAN A narrated Music Drama based on the Opera "Harriet the Woman Called Moses." LIBRETTO by THEA MUSGRAVE Reduced orchestration by Julian Grant CAST Harriet ................................................................. Soprano Josiah, her fiancĂŠ.................................................. Baritone Rit, her mother ........................................ Mezzo-soprano Ben, her father ............................................................ Bass Benjie, a young man ...............................................Tenor Mr Garrett, a Quaker ......................................... Baritone Master/Abolitionist ................................................. Actor Preston, Master's son, / Sergeant ............................ Actor Overseer/Jailer ........................................................ Actor Cato, a teenager ......................................... (5-line)Actor

SUPERS Suellen, Preston's wife Two young children CHORUS of slaves ............................... S.S.A.A.T.T.B.B

ORCHESTRA 8 instrumentalists Flute: clarinet: horn: piano, doubling synthesizer: percussion (1 player): violin: viola: cello

In the production the CHORUS should be both observer and participant. At times they comment on the action and at others they join in. The Narration must be incorporated into the dramatic flow and the lines shared between cast and chorus as appropriate.

Duration: one-act c. 1½ hrs.

The Story of Harriet Tubman A narrated music-drama based on the opera “Harriet the woman called Moses” Thea Musgrave Reduced orchestration by Julian Grant h = c.60

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roah...

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There was once a time when that song was forbidden... for of course, any reference to Moses leading his people out of bondage, to the promised land, meant something very specific for slaves escaping on the Underground railroad.

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Benjie

Harriet Tubman was, as I’m sure you all know, one of the most famous conductors on that railroad. After her escape to freedom, she returned South many times and helped over three hundred of her people to escape... without a single casualty. *) pp

   Chor.

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Benjie

Her courage was legendary, no wonder she soon became known as the Moses of her people. was a rare being. Somebody who gave total commitment to the task at hand.

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This is her story. The story how of she escaped and how she became Moses. Harriet Tubman

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  And that task seemed utterly impossible to most people... but not to Harriet! Harriet, with her profound faith and trust in God, just knew that she would succeed because her cause was just...

Benjie

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[Benjie and/or others] So... let us now begin our story. Harriet has escaped North. She has found Shelter in the house of Mr. Garrett a Quaker: but she is continually haunted by the thought of her people still in bondage.

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

 

mf

            

     f  mf   

    





f

cresc.

        Vc.  



  

       

mf

   



mf

              

sfzp

   

   

sfp

cresc.



              









 

 

mf

mf

f

   

cresc.

 



f



      





 

   

sfp

cresc.





mf







mf

     f



  



f

mf

Hn.(F)







    



f



 



   



   

   

   



f

cresc.

       

mf

f

cresc.

mf



f

       

   

   



 Fl. 

  

  









p

Cl.(Bb)

Hn.(F)









  

 

mf

      p



    

     



    

 



 





f



Pno.

Perc.





 





 

p

   



  

p

Vla.

     



     Vc.  

 



  



  



S.D.





     (f)



   

   

     

   

    

cresc.

cresc.









       





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

        

 

   



     



  





f

f





      







  

   

 

pp

cresc.

p

p

    f   

cresc.

  

 Vln. 

 

  

f





 



f

p



       

    





                3             

  [stop trill]  

7  Fl. 



  

7

f



Cl.(Bb)

ff

Hn.(F)

 

Pno.





  

f

           f ff          

 



 

   



ff

 

            

  



Vla.

   



ff pizz.

f arco

Vc.





Fl.

arco



    ff

  

 





     

   

f

ff pizz.

7



ff

Hn.(F)

 

Pno.



   ff

 ff

   T.D.     

Perc.



Mr. G.

                      5





 

Vla.

Vc.





 

 

dom,



  





  



pizz.

   











-

 







dom,

                    pp cresc.

 

 

pp

cresc.

 

mf

    

 

pp

mf

cresc.

      cresc.



   







          



p





 

p

 



  









 



S.D.







    

 

      



mf

ff

[Chorus move aside to reveal Harriet asleep in the room of a Quaker house]



  

arco

 

f



ff pizz.

f arco

ff



 

mf

    

       

      





S.D.



Free

            p

loco

         





   

  







ff pizz.





















 

 

pp cresc.

Chor.

Vln.

 

f

  

-

ff

f



f

  







ff

f

    

-

               7



    



       

ff



p

  

ff

    

  [stop trill]  

  

   Free     mf   

        

           

f

Cl.(Bb)

 



ff

f





 





   



  



 



arco 



p



pizz.

      

mf



 Vln. 







[Chorus dimly visible]

7

p

loco



Chor.





   

    

f

 



ff

  









ff

f

   T.D.     

Perc.

           

5

ff

 



5

           

arco



f

         7

               



 

 

free

-

 

     

dom,

  

    

free



 -

-

  





dom,

               pp



mf

     

 

 

pp

    

ff





 

ff

ff



pp

         



mf

 

 

      3       

mf



6



8

Fl.

 



        

     



5

f





Cl.(Bb)

sfz

 

       





  

    









f

  brassy Hn.(F)           f (f)    5

Pno.

  

T.D.

















 

cresc.





  



  

   



 

 



    





 



                     f     

 

     



 

 

 





f

   free   



Chor.









-



dom





Vla.

Vc.





 





us

       free    

to

   

                    



f

lead

            

f

 



       



 f  

8

 Vln. 



    

        



rit.





Hn.(F)

     

   

 



 

   

     

 

 

         

p

 

 

p







    



    





 







 



  

         

 

    

  









 

 

       

-



  

     

 

 

 

 

 



 

   dom   

[awakes]



 

 

 

 



    sf

rit.













  mf

    

mf

 

 mf

9



    



  



    dim.



 

dim.



mf

  

Poco meno; calmo (h = 72)



   





mp



  

[In sudden fright she jumps up then sees she is in a Quaker house... She has reached safety.]



         

 



                     

mf

 Vln. 





p

dim.

 mf

Vc.

  

f espress.

mp

pp



    





Poco meno; calmo (h = 72)

mp



free

  





mp

   

Vla.

  

9

mf

mf



Solo 

mf

   

Pno.

Chor.



  

sf



H.

    





Cl.(Bb)

 



 

dom,

  

  

Ay!

  -



f

 Fl. 



 





f



 

[Harriet cries out in her sleep]

  

 

dim.

f

H.

    



sfzf

loco



Perc.





f

   

    

    

   

   





7

  Fl.  Cl.(Bb)



   







pp

Hn.(F)



 















 



 

mp

 





 



pp

 















H.





  

 

    

    

p



      









    

  



       



p





 

    

 

 

 

 

pp

Vc.



 

 









I am free!

  Vln.  

pp

 

p

I am safe

Vla.

 p

 

S.Cym. (soft)

Perc.



p

                         





pp



Pno.



pp

mp



   



  



mp

       

 

 p





 





                        





 



    





 Pno.

Perc.

H.





   

  

 





 

    



















   

KBD. - HARP

   





Vla.

 







    

p

  Vc. 

       







        pp

     













 



[She sinks down and sleeps again]







tempo (q = 144) 10 L’istesso pizz.                

  

pp

 





 

   





 









pp



  

 Triangle

rit.

  Vln. 

 

mf

    

  



                     pp     



 











Hn.(F)

















Cl.(Bb)





 

L’istesso tempo (q = 144)



Fl.

10    



rit.







       

      

p





   p

    

pizz.

   









 



    arco

 

pizz.          

arco



mp

pizz.



mp



   

     

8

 Fl. 



























 



         

 



 



-

  



    

ses



 

    



 

  

arco





    



 





 

     

 

lead us out

of



pp

       

-

 

 

  



p

    

Mo



 

pp

p



 

        



 



arco    



  







pp







   

 





  





   Vln.        

Vc.

   





    

Chor.

Vla.









  



    

           pp

p



Perc.







.Kbd. (Harp)

   

cresc.



    

   

    

   





p

pp

Hn.(F)



              

 

Cl.(Bb)





 

   

 

 



bon - dage

 pizz.



 

        





 

      



 









pizz.











p



11

 Fl.     





        

   Hn.(F)    

 





  























  



p



    

Chor.





lead



 

 

pp

us

to

free

 



p



Vla.





arco p

Vc.







 



p

 cresc.

 cresc.



  -

   

 

 

  



  

p













 





















dom

















 f











   f

 

cresc.

 

Ah!

 arco

 





   

11

 Vln. 

 

 S.D.

[As Harriet hears the voices in her dream, she stirs]

H.

      f

S.Cym.

Perc.

 



dim.

f



      



 

         

  















 

cresc.





mp

 



.Kbd. (Harp)

       

mf



f

 



p

      

     









Cl.(Bb)





   

        



   

        



       



        f



mf

 

p



mf

mf





 p 

p

   

        

9

12

 



pp

 

Cl.(Bb)

 

 

   

pp





pp

Hn.(F)

 

 



p









 

 

     

 

 

pp







 





p





    



p









 



    





p

    



  



p

p

      





       







     Fl. 

mf

.Kbd. (Harp)

Perc.









 

 













S.D.

 

   



H.





p





pp





Far

pp

 

   



Mo

Chor.







  -

ses



-

 



 

bon

-



    





a - way,

   



dage,

Mo









pp

            

lead us out of



  

p

pp



     





  -



ses

       lead us



to

     

 

free

-



dom



12 Vln.

  

 pp

Vla.

    pp

      Vc.  mf







      



p

 

pp



  





 

 



 

p

 p



 

pizz.

 



sul C s. glis













   

 



p

sul D



mf

 

  

p

harmonics





ss. gli

sul C arco 



p

mf



pizz.  

 





10

 Fl. 



Cl.(Bb)







 



p



      

         

      

        

      

       

p





 



p



   



p





sfp

3                                   3

3



p

     Hn.(F) 



pp







p

        



  

presto



      

   



pp

mf

.Kbd. (Harp)

13

     





  

    



S.Cym.



Perc.

  



   

pp

 

H.

far

-



Benjie

Ben

 









a - way



o

  To





[Benjie]



  To







pp









Rit





  To

  free

 -

 -

-

-

-

-





ver

the



-

    



woods

and



   







   







   





dom

  free

-



dom

  free

   

 -

dom

13  Vln. 

 

pp



Vla.





 



p

ss. gli

pp

Vc.









p

arco



pp



ss. gli

  p





 



cresc.







cresc.





  

mf

p

 

 

mf

cresc.



 

pizz.

 mf

   



       





  

   

pp

 pp

    

    



  





11

   Fl. 

    

 

p



Cl.(Bb)

mf

   



.Kbd. (Harp)

 

 



Cym.



 

S.D.





H.

p

     





Perc.

         

     



 arco    





   

Vc.





mf

 

 

p

 

mf

   









   

p



pp

 

  

   



   



 



















         

Like

p

Vla.

3   3                               

pp

farms

 Vln. 



3

pp



mf





   

   

   







p

mf

Hn.(F)



p

   









a pizz.

 



soar - ing

    

 pp





I

        



bird

    fly

  



   



   

  





    

p

mf



     Fl.       Cl.(Bb) 



 





        



p

      

   

mf







pp











pp

    

 .Kbd. (Harp)

  

Perc.

H.

 









   

 Vln.   



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

     



  

  



 

mp

          f

         





  

pp





p

       

    



 

     

     



    p

mf

mf

    mf

 

     

 

      







        

p

Vc.

 

 arco     p

Vla.









Hn.(F)



mf

mf





























p



 p







pp

p

mf







 pp





      

     



14

   Fl. 

    

 

 

p

Cl.(Bb)

















sf







 







S.D.











 









   Mo

 ses

lead us out of

bon

 

       

 

   



 

  

 



  







   

-

     

  





 -



   

far







pp

-



 

    

p



Vla.

 

   

p

  Vc.   p







 

pp

 -

 

s. glis







ss. gli





ses

 



 

  

  









far

 

harmonics

 

       





    

   Mo

p

 

mf

a - way,



 



        







dage!

   



    



   lead us

to

      free

  -







  

   

 





  

  



 





 

 -

a -

dom

   







     

14 Vln.

 

mf



       







mf

p

pp







p

        





mf

mf



 



p

mf

  

Chor.

 

     

 

      



.Kbd. (Harp)

H.

 

mf

 



     

Perc.



mf

sf

Hn.(F)





12

 



 



s. glis





s. glis

13

15

                 

 

Cl.(Bb)





                

                             3

3



pp

              

3







p







presto



  



      

   

  



    

 





  





pp

.Kbd. (Harp)



 

sfp

p

Hn.(F)  

 



 



p

   



 Fl.  



S.Cym.

   

Perc.



H.









 







o

  to

Benjie

Ben



pp

way

Rit





  

 

 

 

to

to

  free

 -

 -

-

-

-

-

-





ver

the



-

    





fields

and

swamp



   









   











   







-

dom

15   Vln.  



Vla.

Vc.





  













  

dom

  free

-



dom

  free

   







 

pizz.

 

mf

p

 

 

mf

pp





mf

pp



   

       

       

 arco     p







   





  p

    

    

    p

14

 Fl. 

     mf

Cl.(Bb)



     

 p

H.

 

   

   

 













  





 

 

     



mf

Vc.

pizz.



mf



can

  p



mf

 a

       











pp



see

   



 



I

Vla.

   

S.Cym.(soft)



   Vln.     



pp

  



      







      

      



pp

mf







         

Perc.





                   

3

pp

p

mf

.Kbd. (Harp)

   



f



mf

Hn.(F)



p

   









 ri

-

-





 



-

-





-

-

  





      

 3

   

 



  

pp







         3

           

         3

mf

     mf

      

p

   

      





 





 









mf



 

      



    





 







 

  



         

 

  

  



p

   



        p







Perc.

    

  





p

.Kbd. (Harp)

  

p

p

Hn.(F)  

16     



 



Cl.(Bb)

    





  

  Fl. 





 



pp

H.





 -



ver!

  Vln.    



 arco

 

 



  



mf

Vla.



16    



    

   There





3

mf



on the oth - er

    pp



                                                     mf

3

                  Vc.          p

    





pp





   p







    



  



   





  

 

    

 



mf

     















  

 

 

S.D.

  



p

  

  

H.





 



side

there’s

  





la - dies





   



dressed in

white





 



 

    -

Mo









           3 3 3

    



                           

   

  

          Vln.   3 3

3

(pp)

Vla.

3

3

3

3

3

3

     

(pp)

     Vc.  









  

-



to

help

me



 

 

 

 

lead

us

out

of



 

    



 



   

 



17

       



        pp

p



ses

   



3





they’s rea - ching

Chor.

  

  

  





    

     









    

  



 









17

   





   



   



   

  

Perc.

  

              pp       

 







.Kbd. (Harp)





    

    



 Cl.(Bb)          Hn.(F)     

  



     Fl.   



15

       



 



 

 

       

 accel.

flutt.

 

 

   



 

  

sf

sf

sf

sf

sf









p

                      







Perc.



 

   

 

f



   

 

   3



  Vln.    

Vc.

         







3

f

         

3







   

Lead

us

to

free



   3

 

   

  





       



 



-

dom

  

 

 

   

us

to

free

-

-

dom

   

  

  

to Piano

rit.

mf

                                    cresc. mf mf                                     cresc. f mf



     

cresc.



  

 

               

f

       

    

-

Lead

    



     cresc.



f

 



        



accel.

Vla.

cresc.



bon - dage.

Chor.



.Kbd. (Harp)





Hn.(F)

 

          

             



       

      

cresc.

flutt.

  

 

 

 

 

 













Cl.(Bb)

rit.



      Fl. 

   

16

a tempo agitato (h = 84) 3                       Fl.   

Hn.(F)

   

3                  

Cl.(Bb)

  





  



f

Pno.

  



PIANO

  





   T.D.

 



Perc.

 

   





    

 

 





        



 



 

Free

-

-

 







18

  



f

cresc.

   

 

 

 













B.D.

     

dom







f

    

 

               7

   



ff

f arco

   



  



   









cresc.













Pno.

  

 

      







  

    



 

    



 











pizz.





ff

 



 

pizz.



 



ff

                      3               mf

cresc.

                          



pp

ff

     

mf

cresc.



mf





    

loco



 

pp

               



pizz.

ff

f



  

ff



ff

sffz

  

arco

   

  

 

f

pizz.

3             Vc.       

   Fl. 

arco 

pizz.

ff pizz.

  

cresc.

Perc.

 

ff

   Vln.    

Hn.(F)

  

 

a tempo agitato (h = 84)

Cl.(Bb)

 

 

mf

Chor.

Vla.

     ff

   



ff



f

loco



   





  f 

ff

f

 





  

ff

 

f

 

flutt.

    

 

f

ff

  



     

 



             f ff      





 5

     

       7

f

   

3



  [non trill]  

18

     

     

  

   

     



f





  



3

    















mp







f





H.

arco   Vln.    f arco

  

Vla.

f arco

Vc.



   f

           

 

   

 

  ff

     



my

 





 

legs

are

numb



ff

 



My arms reach out

ff

  





 

 



and I’m

   fall - ing

    





  

  



f





                  mf



   







3

    

 Fl. 



 



Perc.



    

 

 

 



 

   



   

 

     ff









  



f

    ff

 

 

      

  

   













 Vln. 

    

  





   









ff

f

pizz.

   

arco



ff

f

              7

 

f

arco



 



 

 



  

   

 

 



  

 

 

 

 



    



 

    



 







































pizz.

  

ff

 









cresc.

    

dom



arco

ff pizz.

Vla.

-

ff

pizz.



B.D.

 

-

 



19

Vc.



Free

Chor.

  



mf

 

 

 

loco





ff



  f 

ff

f

  

T.D.

 

f

ff

Pno.

 

 



5               f ff      



flutt.

7

f

   



Cl.(Bb)

Hn.(F)

   

17

            

  [non trill]  

19







 



ff

 



 







  

arco  

 



 



 

f arco

 

pizz.



 

f

pizz.

 

arco   





ff

 

f



Fl.

 

 







20                       3                  pp

   



    



Cl.(Bb)

Hn.(F)





Perc.

 

H.

 

 Vln. 

 







ff

     

3

    



f







f









   

    

I can’t

and

walk

I



   

can’ get

 

       ff



a - cross,



 





they’ll catch

             p

     





  

               









me!

20 

ff



   







        



mf

ff

Vla.

mf

          

          B.D.

Vc.

                         

f loco

Pno.

mf

pp





   

 

 





 

f









               mf



  

 

         





 pizz.



 f







3

 

 

 



                   p cresc. f

18 Fl.

   







f



Cl.(Bb)











  





     cresc.

Pno.

     



 



H.

Vln.











 





 

 











Vc.





 











    





  

 





   



 



  



 

    



            

 





      









       









p

     

      



 



 f

 

 







  





I

can



 

see





be - hind



wild



fz

mf

         

    f

mf

              

   

      



 



mf

arco







 

  

f loco







p

  



   

f



f





mf



  

Vla.



       



f

Woodblock

Perc.

       

mf

   



mf

   

f

Hn.(F)



       

   

mf

pizz.

  



 

f

mf

   

    













               p cresc.



f

f



  Fl.  













f



Cl.(Bb)





   



   





21



   







       











f

Hn.(F)

   



    

Pno.























 

 

 

 

    







H.











horse

-

 



  









Perc.







men



and their



 



   

 



 



        

 

 







mf







sfp

     

cresc.



   

p

mf





p

         

 



dogs





    







  

They’re

tear - ing

the wo - men from their

21  Vln.   







f





 

 

mf

arco



Vla.

Vc.





 















           mf

                    mf

    

 

 



                  

   

   

pizz.





  



mf

f

   

pizz.

   



   



mf

f

f

  



19

 Fl.  



Cl.(Bb)

Hn.(F)



 

     p



f









Pno.

Perc.







 







     



p











l’ll

 Vln. 





Vla.





  

child - ren,

    



    

they’re beat - ing



  

   



   

   











 

     

p

gliss.

   



 

sf

   Fl. 



 



cresc.

 

















         

 



 

 

   

gliss.

Pno.

    



        

Perc.



H.



 

 







 







 

 

   

p

cresc.

   

     





 





 





ah

no!

















 

   

p

    

    Vc. 



    

 

 









 







They’re tak - ing them







 





 

 

       

  











 









 a

-



way







                            f                   f          f



non cresc.



 

   

f

 Free -

  Vln.  Vla.

 

    

Chor.



  



mf

ff







  

cresc.







  

mf



 

cresc.

    

                           



f







sf

f

Hn.(F)

pp

No

p arco



 



f



f

Cl.(Bb)

   

arco

     

p



  

         

p

Vc.





 

        



   

     

 





  





     

and chain - ing them to - ghe - ther

   







      

p

mf

S.D.





 

the men

   





  

   

  

              sfz



    

   

      

pp

H.

    

f

sfp

            

         



mf

   

     p

   







 







f

      

 







     3              

  f







dom,



 free



 -

dom



 

 



 

 







 









  

20

22  Fl. 







ff



 

Cl.(Bb)

   

     



   





 

    

 

    

ff

Hn.(F)

 

    







ff

   Pno.

     

    



     

    





  







Perc.

S.D. rim shot

    





Chor.



Vc.

 

to

free



 



 

  

-

-



 



     

 



   

 

ff

sffz

Pno.



S.D. rim shot



Perc.





 

 







  

               Vln.  ff

  

Vla.

  





ff

Vc.





  ff

 











   

sffz

























    



  



f





 

 

 

f

  





  

                 



  

    



 

    

    

 

 



 

  



ff

                   



ff

   sffz

S.D. rim shot





f



            



 

  

   

 

  

  



                

   

       T.D.

          

ff

 

 





f

 



f

                   

               



               

    

f



 

f

ff

sfz

    



ff

   

  

f

loco

 



f

                       



sffz



           f

    

sffz

   

T.D.

    

S.Cym. (S.D. stick)

T.D.

S.D.





 

     



 

 



ff

     



    



  



   

     

 

sffz

ff



 



            



   

 

       

f



ff

 Hn.(F)   



dom

              





ff

         

   

[Mr. Garrett enters in response to Harriet’s scream]

 

    





   



f

sfz



22





  

f

ff

 

Cl.(Bb)

us



 



Fl.

lead



 





   

 

  Vln.  Vla.



         

         







 

T.D.



  



ff

ah

Mr. G.

 



















 

ff

H.



 

f

    

 







                                    ff                            ff



23

Fl.

  

                                   

                     

Cl.(Bb)

Hn.(F)

                                            

         

      

 

 

T.D.

    

Perc.



Mr. G.



 





   



   

 

     





   

   

 

 

    

  

[Mr. Garrett shakes Harriet to wake her]



           

    



   

 

  



        

     

Pno.

 



S.D.

   

 









21  





                        

 ff



   



   



B.D.







f cresc.





23

Vln.

  

Vla.

 

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



Vc.

 

                  





 

          

                             

 

 

                    

 

          

  

          

                                     

    

 



           Fl. 

        

  

    





    



p

Cl.(Bb)

            

        

   

p

   Hn.(F)   

Pno.

Perc.

          

   





     











sffz

   

 

 





                 





mf

                  mf       

   











  S.D.

  



pp

cresc.

Mr. G.

Vln.



[The horror of the nightmare subsides]





          

  

   

  Harr

 

 

  -

-

-





iet

                             

          Vc.  





  

thee

is

safe!

 

p





mf

 



      

sfzmf

Vla.





  







             p



pizz.

    f

   





    

   mf



22 Rit. poco a poco

 Cl.(Bb) 

   







                 



pp

Hn.(F)







p





 



 

p

     

Pno.











  B.D.

 





  

Mr. G.





 



This is

now

thy







 



MR. GARRETT





pp

pp

H.

    



p

   

Perc.

   







pp

    





   



   



My



   





   



Tam - Tam





   



home





home

Rit. poco a poco

Vln.

      

 

p



Vla.

  Vc.  



pizz.

   



 arco

                p



 arco







p

                     





p



pp

pizz.

   

 

mp



Animato (h = 88) ben ritmico

24  Fl. 

3

3

3

3

          



pp

                        

presto repeat

           

Cl.(Bb)

   

pp

Hn.(F)





















p

 

     

Pno.







 



 





 













 

 

 



p

 











S.Cym.(soft)



Mr. G.

 

 



Perc.

[Mr. Garrett stays a moment watching Harriet with concern. Meantime the scene transforms to the slave quarters on the farm where she used to live]



 

 





    









Animato (h = 88) ben ritmico

24

 Vln. 

3



Vla.

3



   3                                                



                   

 

pp

Vc.





 

3

 

3

3

3

pp

 

                          

arco



p

3















pizz.











23

 Fl. 

 

Cl.(Bb)

Hn.(F)



    

   

sfp

sfp

    

Pno.

 

   sfp









  





 

 p 



























   





Chor.



[Sounds of laughter and clapping]



































    





    sfp







 



 



clap. (ad lib.)







      





sfp



sfp

 













pp

 



25

   

sfp

S.D.

Perc.

 



 





 

   



 













     

*) unis.



Ju - ber lef’ an’ Ju - ber right,

 Vln.  

Vla.



   



   

25 

 pizz.











    

 p

















sf

Vc.



 















p

































Fl.

 





 



 





Hn.(F)



 

 

  







  

     

   

  



  

Vla.

  

 







 











 

    





 

 

   

  

mf



Ju - ber here an’ Ju - ber dere











  



mf cresc.

             

     









             p

 





sfp





Vln.



 



Ju - ber dance wid all yo’ might

Vc.







 

Chor.



sfp



Perc.









Pno.





  

  

mf

sfp

Cl.(Bb)

  



Ju - ber, Ju - ber ebe - ry where, jump



      

arco

           

*) Traditional melody “ The Juber dance” words and description by James Hungerford (1859). S.A. join if necessary for balance

f









  



Ju - ber!

             









 





       

 

 

 

   



   



[The dancers make exaggerated imitations of the various people described]



  



  

Ju - ber dis

an’

Ju - ber dat,



mf



   

      p

p





 



24

 Fl.  

        











Cl.(Bb)

        





       



 



 









           



mf



 



p

Hn.(F)

     

Pno.

 





p

 









 

 

 







 

 







mp

 

 





  

 













cresc.

 

  





 

  sfz

 

 

Perc.

  Chor.



   

 

 









  

  



 

a

yal - la cat,

Ju - ber up

an’

Ju - ber down,



      





 Vln. 

Vc.

   



Ju - ber killed

Vla.

   



      



 



   





   











Ju - ber run - nin’

     



    



 

arco





  









  





all

a - roun’



       

Ju

 -

ber!

    

   

  

 





















mf

  

p



cresc.



26                         Fl. 









   

p

  

Cl.(Bb)

Hn.(F)



       

Pno.

 





p

   





p





sfz

   

  

  

p











 

  



        mf

 

   

 







  



   



   

  



   



p







Chor.



[A women enacts Uncle Will]



 once

      Vln.       

Vla.

26

 

   







      

ole Un - cle Will gwine ul -long de side de hill



   

    



   

 















     

  





      



stump his toe ug - gin’ - er weed un

         



 















  

spill

all his pum - kin seed

           



 

  

















p

Vc.



   

    

 mf





pizz.

 p

       

27

 6                 Fl.      6





mf

mf



Cl.(Bb)

       mf

Hn.(F)

6

   





  Chor.





 glis

 











  



sfz

sfz

27     











   







   [Another woman enacts Uncle Jack]







  

Dere’s

old

un - cle Jack

        



sf







p

pizz.

   



          

al punto



arco







(hahaha)

sfz



p



   

        



f

s.



oops



         

 





sf



[she slips] WOMAN: Goddam! WILL: Imperdin’ piece!

   Vln.    sfz   Vla. 









mp



oops

Vc.

           

sfp

   

sf

mf

 





      





 sfp



Pno.

6

      

25



 





 





 







 



 

 



Fl.

 



       



mf



Cl.(Bb)

 

 





sf

Hn.(F)

                     

Pno.

 









  Chor.



 Vln. 

       

    



Vla.

   

in his back,

Ebe - ry time he try ter skip,



 

  

pp



  



   



    





  

  

      





















          sf





Den հe hab to get er limp

          





WOMAN: Doggone it. JACK: De outrageous hussy.



      













28 



pp



    

 

     



 





 







sf





 





 



pp





pp

Vc.



mf



pp

 



pp



   

ha - ber pain

sf





p



   

mf







pp

     

    

sf

sf

28

  pp





arco

pp

 



   

26

 Fl. 









 







 



p



Cl.(Bb)

Hn.(F)







   







 Pno.



  

Chor.





Vc.









      







    







  









   



f



















            



[Sal rocks the “baby”....

 Vln. 















Guess I know a nice young gal,



  





Vla.

mf















  

...and drops with a thud.]





      

                

dere she is, her name is Sal,

Un she hab’ to min’ de ba - by, show us how she rock de cra - dle



























































   





   























 

 Fl. 

Hn.(F)

  



Cl.(Bb)





  

               









mf



                 



f

sfz







 

dim.













 



Perc.

Tamb. (thumb roll)









sfz

















   

 

 

 Vln. 

 s.     glis    f



Vla.

  

Vc.







 

 







 





   

  



pizz.

   



no - thing ken be said ugg - in her

   









       

dim.

  dim.

      

p

 

 f

 







dim.

  liss.   glis s.  g   f

 

 



29



 f

f



s.

  

Eve - ry ba - by know Aunt Jin - ny,

s gli

 

pp

  Chor.

 

 



  



Cym.



 



   

pp





 

 

    

f

Pno.

 

p

dim.

 sfz

  p



mf



29







  p







 

  





   Fl.    

Cl.(Bb)

   

 

 

   

     

 

 

 

 

 

   

    







 pp

27

30

     



mf

cresc.

    

 

f

Hn.(F)











3 3  3 3                                  3 3          3

 Pno.

 



Perc.





 



Tamb.





 







    



 

f



 

f

   













   

 

 

T.D.

pp

AUNT JINNY: Neber min’ you onfeeling cretur! Maybe you git it yo’se’f next time!

  Chor.





 



     



when she do the fe - ver take,

  Vln.  Vla.

Vc.

  











       

       

how dat la - dy shake

       

30

    

arco





cresc.







    

My!

      



    

gliss.

  



 



 



f



 



 





 



 



  f



  f

   

 

 Fl.  

 



ff

Hn.(F)

 

Pno.



    







   







   

   

   



p



 

p



    







Chor.



 

 

Vla.

Vc.





  





  

 













    p

   

    



  



   sf     sf    sf



p



p















  



 



  

   

   



 















  



   

    





       

Once I seed ’em saw er lim’,

Fur to make di gar - den pa - lings,









      



   



    

 





   





    

     

 

        Un - ter make di post un rail - ings:

 







         

   

   



   

  

p



   



Un - cle Me - shach, Un - cle Jim

Vln.

  





 

 





2 Temple Blocks

Perc.





  

p

   

Cl.(Bb)

  









28

31   

  Fl.  mf

  

Cl.(Bb)

  

      



      

 

mf

Hn.(F)

    







p



     



mf

    

p

  Chor.



Vla.

Vc.



   



   



   

p



  

  

 



   

 

 

  



  





































UNCLE JIM: Neber min’ I pay yo’ yet!]



 



 



 

  









  Marse

31

Vln.

   

Cym.

B.D.





 

   



   



Perc.

  



p

    

Pno.

   



p

mf



   

    



   





            

 mf

 mf



 

mf

    



 

      

 p



p

       

wan - na hear Cla - til - dy rhyme,

             



p





      

Cla - ry ’pon er time,

   





One good turn dis - serb a - nud - der

     



                

 



 





  





   

        

Pno.

 

Perc.



 



 



  

   

  

mf

cresc.

  

mf

  

  







 







32







    

 



   



     











  





p

*) 

[Harriet appears and sings fervently]



Jump

   





  



 

 



        

mf

p

cresc.







Ju - ber

                     

 

                        

 

p



cresc.





        f

*) Traditional words and melody Chorus stop singing one by one as they hear Harriet

32



      

      

Ju - ber for - rud Ju - ber back,

Ju - ber dis way,Ju - ber dat,

   f

cresc.

p

Vc.



        

f



 Vln.       



     

 

p



Lem - me see him dance di Ju - ber

Vla.

   



p

     



   

Go

  Chor.



mp

 







f

sfz

      



p

   

f

H.



f

cresc.



   







Cl.(Bb)

Hn.(F)







 Fl. 

   

















p

    f



p

   







29

     



 



Pno.



    

 

   



 



3



    

  

   



3









3



  

   









pp

  















      p





    p





  

pp





  



 

 

p

pp

S.Cym.



Perc.



        

p





H.

dim. a niente

         f

      

 down

 



        





Go



down,

[Gradually chorus stop dancing and listen to Harriet]







[only 1 or 2 singers]

Chor.





      

  

Ju - ber in and Ju ber out,

Ju ber,Ju ber all a bout!

Ju ber!

Vla.



 



ppp

      

   Vln. 

 







 





 

Tacet Tenor

    









pp

      



Lau - dy! how it makes me laugh ter



 

 

33





mf





       







    





p

f

     

f



f





see the fel - lows all so sof’

  



mf

Vc.







Mo - ses



 





    p









    

3

    







3



Hn.(F)

3





33

    



Cl.(Bb)







 Fl. 

p

 



       

p



       



       



   



Pno.

 Perc.



      

  

 

       

ritenuto

        

 

p

 





   









f

   





      









  

   



   

f

  

 

 



 

 

 







Hn.(F)

   



Cl.(Bb)





 Fl.  

   



   





   

pp













ppp

H.







   

down,

   Vln.         Vla.          Vc. 



 



down

to

Eg

       -

ypt’s

land.

Tell



  



ole

Pha - roah

Let

ritenuto



           

  

   





      

p



 

f

    pp





 



    my

peo - ple

 

p







30

  Fl.  



Cl.(Bb)

34

   









Meno mosso (h = 63)

      

 

p dolce, liricamente









pp





              pp

      

 

H.





  





go!

 

Rit

  

Vla.

 

 When





Har

Vln.







-





     

3

Is - rael

Doan you go sin - gin’ that song



   



   

34













was

in

Eg

 



land

  

Let my

peo - ple











 

 





pp

    Fl.        

Cl.(Bb)

ypt’s

 

Meno mosso (h = 63)







it’s for - bid - den

 



-



     

pp







pp

Vc.













 



Y’all know



     





 



3

riet.

 

pp

      

     

  







  



Pno.

  











Hn.(F)

      

35

 

  



  





  











 

 



p



 (pp)

Hn.(F)

  





 Kbd. (Org.)

 



 



 

    







KBD. – Organ sound









Perc.

  

H.





 

go!

Rit









   

 

  



Har - ri - et!

 

    Stop!



Let

my

 

  



   