O'Regan THE EYES OF THE STARS

Tarik O’Regan

THE EYES OF THE STARS (2009) SSATB chorus (or five soloists) and ensemble

Full score

NOVELLO

The Eyes of the Stars First performed on 5th June at St Matthew’s Church, Pacific Pallisades, California, USA by the St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra conducted by Thomas Neenan.

Duration 11’

Instrumentation SSATB chorus (or five soloists) clarinet in Bb trumpet in Bb violin viola violoncello percussion vibraphone suspended cymbal triangle marimba bass drum tam-tam

Text Rise up, rise up, And, as the trumpet blowing Chases the dreams of men, As the dawn glowing The stars that left unlit The land and water, Rise up and scatter The dew that covers The print of last night's lovers Scatter it, scatter it!

While you are listening To the clear horn, Forget, men, everything On this earth newborn, Except that it is lovelier Than any mysteries.

Open your eyes to the air That has washed the eyes of the stars Through all the dewy night: Up with the light, To the old wars; Arise, arise!

Edward Thomas (1878-1917) Novello & Company Limited part of The Music Sales Group 14-15 Berners Street, London Exclusive Distributors: Music Sales Limited Newmarket Road, Bury St. Edmund, Suffolk IP33 3YB Order Number. NOV958705 www.chesternovello.com

Commissioned by Patricia Oppenheim for the St Matthew’s Music Guild

THE EYES OF THE STARS TARIK O’REGAN (b. 1978)

EDWARD THOMAS (1878-1917)

Soprano I

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Senza misura Very slow

Steady q = 58

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© 2009 Novello & Company Limited

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C    S. II   53

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3

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wa

3

  

      3

p

-

mp

  

  

  

  

  

  

ter,

Rise up,

mp

ter,

  



   mp

      3

      



 3

 

up

mp

 

up

and

 

 

  



and



rise



    

3

3

  

mp

3



rise

Rise up,

 



     3

 mp

   3

10

 T.      74

3

scat -

    B. 

3

scat -

 Perc.    

Cl.

  

mf

     ter

the dew,

     ter



 

Vla.









 

that

co - vers

     3

 

mf



 



The dew

3

that

   



  



co - vers



 



 

      







3

mf

  



The dew



scat - ter

  



 

3

the dew,

mf

3

scat - ter

mf

   

    Vln. 



 

 mf







11

 S. I  

      f

76

 

T.

B.





Perc.

night’s

of last

night’s

3      

f

 3

  

The

print

   

 

3

print

 

night’s



lov -





of last





lov -

ers;





lov -

ers;

night’s





lov -

  Vln.    

      

 

f



   



 

 



   



f





 

  

 

f

   molto

  

molto 3





 



 

 





3

 

   

mf







triangle beater



 

ers;

TRIANGLE



 

ers;

3

       





ers;

3

of last

f



 Cl.  

Vc.

of last f

3

Vla.

lov -

3

The



night’s

     

 

A.



3

of last f

 

S. II



     

pp

 

pp



 

p

    

  

p

 

 

 

12

 S. II  79







E 



Tempo 2° q = 116 p



While





A.











B.

Cl.

Vln.



 

T.







  

pp



 

Scat - ter

       

 

  

it,

scat -ter





it!



you



are



you





are







While

you











 



















 p







p

 



p





are



pp

Vc.







p

While

  

Vla.





you

p

While









 

are



pp



pp

13

  S. II      85

lis - ten - ing

 

A.

   

lis - ten -ing

      

T.

lis - ten - ing

 B.     

lis - ten -ing

Cl.

Tpt.

Vla.

Vc.

  



to the

to the

clear

   to the

clear

   to the







  





clear

   



 

  

  

clear





horn,









horn,



horn,



horn,







con sord.

 

  

while you







are





 











pp



  



  



lis - ten - ing

p

 

are

p

 

while you



  

are

while you



lis - ten - ing

p

while you







are

 p

lis - ten - ing

lis - ten - ing















  













pp







p















14

  S. I    

S. II



A.

 



  

 

to

B.



Tpt.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.



to

rise









horn.





horn.





horn.



      

  







mp

 

For





























get,

-



get,

-



get,

mp



For



-

mp

For





mp

For





up,







-



get,

   MARIMBA

mp







 



 

















p







p





horn.

the clear

   

 

up,

the clear

 

  Perc.   Cl.

Rise

the clear

      



the clear

to

T.





to

 



p

93









p









mp



p

  



15

  S. II    99









men,

A.

T.

B.

Perc.

Cl.

Tpt.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

 

eve









   



 



   



 



-

ry

-

-

 

-

 eve

men,

men,





eve



men,

eve

-

-

ry



ry



ry

-

-

                                                       

 



       

 









                                     mp

  





  





    mp

16

  S. I   102

S. II



  

A.

T.

 



   

 B.    Perc.

Cl.

Tpt.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Vla.

Vc.







thing





thing





thing





On

this

mf



thing





On

this

mf





On

mf





this





On

this

mf





On



this

                                  





   

 



mp

Vln.



 -

mf

    







  



                                                                                                                

  



mp







17

  S. I    105





earth

S. II

  

new





earth

A.

T.

B.

Perc.

Cl.

Tpt.

 









  

   

 





   

 

earth

earth

new

new



earth

-

 new



new



 -

born,



 -

-

-

born,



-

born,

 -

-

born,

 -



-

born,

                             

      

      

   

     

mf

  

mf

     

    Vln.                                                                        Vla.

Vc.

                                               

  





mf

18

  S. I   



f

108

Ex

S. II

  

-

f



Ex

A.

  

-



   

Cl.

Tpt.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.



cept

that

it

is







 

-

cept

that

-



-



Ex

-

-

 

it

is

cept



that

 it

 

is



cept



that

 it

 

is







 

f

f

 B.    Perc.



f

Ex

T.

-





Ex

-

-

cept

that





it

is

                                            

  







    

 



 

                                                                                

   



19

  S. I  



110

love

S. II

  

love

A.

 



love

T.

   

love

B.

   

love

-

-

-

-

li

 li

 li

 li

-

-

-

-

 -

li

-







er

Than



a - ny





er

Than





Than



Than





er

Than

 

mys

-

-



 

mys

-

-

 

a - ny



er



a - ny



er

 

mys

-

-

 







a - ny

mys







a - ny

 

-

-

 

mys

-

-

               Perc.         f

mf

Cl.

   

        

 Tpt.     



     





  

f

   



f

                       Vln.                     f mf                                  Vla. f

mf

  Vc.   

  



 





 

 



 





  

              

 

         

f

20



112     S. I  

-



-

- ter

-

   

S. II

-

    

A.

    

T.

    

ter

-

ter

-

-

-

ter

 



    



ies.

ies.

ies.

  

 -





 -

B.

-

F  





-

- ter

-



ies.



  



ies.

                    Perc.         Cl.   

Tpt.



    



 

      

              

                  Vln.   

Vla.

Vc.

  

         

 

      

 

mf dry, breathe ad lib.

 

                                                 

mf subito

                     



mf dry, breathe ad lib.

mf subito

 

 



21

 Perc.



  



   

BASS DRUM

114



  





pedal or hard beater





MARIMBA





f

f

 sim.                sim.                     Cl.   

         Tpt.         



sim.

 





      



                                                Vln.    

Vla.

 

 Vc.   

                                                     









    f

pizz. l.v.

22



117









  







  

Perc.

     

      Cl.    

   

 sim.       Tpt.    

 

              





     



  



  



  

   



 

 



                                              Vln.   

Vla.

                                                                                    

 Vc.   









 

l.v.



l.v.

 



    sim.

23



120





 

   





    

 

   

Perc.

     

Cl.

Tpt.



        

    

       

     

 





 

    







  

 

      

     

                                              Vln.    

Vla.

 

Vc.

     

                                                           









  







24



123

Perc.

Cl.

Tpt.



 

       





 

       



     



 

 

 



 



 





 















 

mf

   mf





 





 



 



 



                                      Vln.      

Vla.

                                  

    Vc.     









 



 





   mf

25

G   S. I      125

S. II

A.

T.

B.

Cl.

                  

Vla.









Rise

up,

rise

up.









Rise

up,

rise

up.







f

f



Rise

up,

rise

up.

 f







Rise

up,

rise

f







Rise

up,

rise

up.

       







     



   



 

up.

      

      Tpt.   

Vln.

f





 

 



 











                                 

                                                                   

26

  S. I      127

S. II

A.

T.

B.

                     









And,

as

the

trum









And,

as

the

trum







Cl.

as

the

trum









And,

as

the

trum







And,

as

the

Vla.

 

 Vc.   

-

 trum



      

     

-

-

 



pet

blow





pet

blow





pet

blow





pet

blow





pet

blow

-



 

MARIMBA

    Tpt.      Vln.

-



And,

  Perc.   

-



 

   

 

 



  

 



 -

 -

ing

 -

ing

 -

ing

 ing

 

   

ing



        

                                  

                                   



   

pizz.



   

  

arco

27

  S. II      129



mp

Cha

A.

     

mp



Cha

T.

      

 B.    

-

-

mp



Cha





ses

the

dreams







ses

the

dreams

 -



ses



mp

Cha



-

ses



 



of

men,

   of

  

the

dreams

of





  

dreams



men,



the



of

men,



men,

                                      Perc.    mp                                      Vln.      mp

Vla.

 

                                    mp

                                   Vc.     mp

28

  S. II      131







rise

A.

     







rise

T.

      

 B.    







rise

 rise





  

  

   

  

up,

up,

rise

up,

  

  

  

  

up,

up,

rise

up,

  

  

  



up,

up,

rise

up,

  

   

  

up,

rise

up,

   up,

                                       Perc.                                          Vln.     

Vla.

                                   

                                     Vc.   

29

H   S. I      133

S. II

A.

T.

                  

 B.    



f







The

stars

that

left

 f







The

stars

that

left

un - lit









  

The

stars

that

left

un - lit

 f



The

stars

that

left

un - lit

 f







  

The

stars

that

left

un - lit

f



  



un - lit

  

  















The

land

and







The

land

and







The

land

and







The

land

and







The

land

and

                          Perc.     mf

                                           Vln.     mf

Vla.

 

                                                                                mf

                                                                                         Vc.     mf

30

     



136

S. I

wa

S. II

       wa

 B.    

wa



ter,

 -

-

      wa

T.

-

      wa

A.

-

I



ter,

 -

-



ter,

 -

-



ter,

 -

-



ter,

                     Perc.         Cl.      Tpt.    

 

   

 



p

 

                     Vln.   

Vla.

 

                 

      Vc.                   

                

p

                   p

(con sord.)

  

31

  S. I    





    





    





T.

    





B.

     





138

S. II

A.

      Perc.    Cl.

Tpt.

  

    

 

     

 

   



                                                                                         





Vla.

 





Vc.

     





Vln.

 

32

  S. II    

J

140

A.



    



 

mf





Rise

up

and

 

mf

  

Rise

T.

     



 B.          Perc.     

   

 

mf

 



up

and





Rise

up

and

mf

 





Rise

up

and

                                 mf

                     Cl.    



              Tpt.                 



  Vln.    

Vla.

Vc.

         



                 mf

                               mf arco

                                     mf arco

33

   S. II       











ter

the

Dew

that

co

ter



the



Dew



that

co











ter

the

Dew

that

co









ter

the

Dew

that

142

scat

A.

        

scat

T.

         scat

    B.    

scat

-

 -

-

-



 co

 -

 -

 -

 -

 vers

 vers

 vers

 vers

                             Perc.                                              Vln.                    

Vla.

 

                                       

                                   Vc.                                    

              

34

     S. II     145

The

A.

    

 



print

of

last

       The

  B.    

The

night’s

print

of

last

  





  

print

 

of

last



 



print

of



  

  



The

T.



lo

-



night’s

-

 -



night’s

vers;



lo

  

vers;



lo

night’s

last



vers;



lo

-

vers;

                                  Perc.          



  Tpt.    



Cl.

senza sord.

   







  











 







                       Vln.                     

Vla.

 

                                  

                           Vc.                                     

35

     S. II     147

scat

A.

     

scat

T.

      

scat

  B.    

scat

-

-

-

-





ter

it!





ter

it!





ter

it!





ter

it!





While



 While





While



 While

                                  Perc.   

Cl.

Tpt.

        



   



   







  





  

 



  

                         Vln.                 Vla.

                                   

                   Vc.                                     

36

     S. II    





you

are

lis

     





149

A.

you

T.





-

ten - ing

to

the



-

  

ten - ing

to

the

  





ten - ing

to

the







ten - ing

to

the

are

lis







are

lis





you

are

lis

-





       you

 B.   

  

-

 



                                  Perc.   

Cl.

Tpt.

        



     



   



  





 

 









                         Vln.                      Vla.

                                   

                                   Vc.                                    

37

     S. II    



151



clear

A.

horn,

     



horn,



      



horn,

   B.   



clear



horn,

-

 For



-

 For



clear

 For





clear

T.



-

 For

-





get,

men,





get,

men,





get,

men,





get,

men,

                                  Perc.   

Cl.

Tpt.

        



   



   







  





  

 



  

                                   Vln.          

Vla.

                                             

                   Vc.                                      

38

K

     S. II     153

mp

Eve

 -

-

      

mp

A.

Eve

       

-

-

Eve

       

-

 -

-

-

mp

B.

Eve

Perc.

-

ry

thing

ry

thing

 



ry

thing

  

 -



  



mp

T.

-

 

-

ry

thing







On

 





On





On







On

                                       mp

Cl.

       







      







p

Tpt.

p

                       Vln.                      mp

Vla.

Vc.

 

                                 

mp

                                              mp

39

  S. I     155

S. II

A.

T.



      this

new

      



this

new

       this

B.



       this

 -



-

new



-

new

-

  

  

   

  

Rise

up,

rise

up,



born,









born,

born,





born,

                                   Perc.       Cl.      Tpt.    



   

mf



  

senza sord.

  

  

  

  

  

  

mf

                                    Vln.   

Vla.

Vc.

                                                                            

40

L   S. I      157

A

S. II

A.

     

-

f



While

you

    

f

       While f

  B.     f

While



rise,

 

are

  

 lis

  





While

T.



 f

you

are

lis



 



you

are

lis



 



you

are

lis

-

-

ten

   ten

-

-

   -

ten

-

   -

ten

-





ing

To





ing

To





ing

To





ing

To

                                  Perc.    f

  Cl.     



 Tpt.     







 

f





f

                  Vln.                          f Vla.

                                    f

Vc.

                                                                      f

41

  S. I      159

a

S. II

A.

     

B.

-



the

clear

    



the

T.

 



 



horn,



clear



horn,



the



horn,



       



rise,

clear

       the





clear



horn,

                                  Perc.      Cl.       Tpt.     









 

  

                                       Vln.      

Vla.

Vc.

                                                                                                

42

  S. I     

a

      ff

S. II

For

      For

       For

-

-

        For

men, eve



  

men, eve

 



 



men, eve

 -



get,

get,

ff

B.

 

 -





rise

up,

  





ry - thing,

rise

up,

  





ry - thing,

rise

up,

  





ry - thing,

rise

up,

  





ry - thing,

rise

up,



rise,

get,

ff

T.

-



ff

A.





ff

161

get,

men, eve

-

-

-

-

                                  Perc.    ff

  Cl.       Tpt.     

 









 







 





ff  





ff

                         Vln.                      ff

Vla.

                                    ff

Vc.

                                                                      ff

43

  S. I     

a

S. II

      a

A.

      a

T.

       a

  B.     a

 



163

-

rise!

 -

rise,

 -

rise,

 -

rise,

 -



  



a -

rise!

  



a -

rise!

 





a -

rise!

 

rise,



a -





rise!

                                    Perc.       Cl.

     

 Tpt.     

















                      Vln.           

Vla.

Vc.

 

                                   

                                               











               

    

    

44

M 165   Perc.     Vln.

Vla.









MARIMBA

pp

                                                               pp subito                                    pp subito

Vc.



     

                                

pp subito

167                                   Perc.   

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.



                                                                                               

   

                               

                              Perc.    Vln.

Vla.

169

                                                           

   

            Vc.                     

     

 

172

Vln.

 

Vla.

 





 S. I   180

S. II

Vla.

Vc.











 













  









O 

 

 

p

 



187

  











p

 

  











 

 

o -

pen

 o

  -

pen

 

your eyes





your eyes









 

  





  







to the

air

That has

 

   

to the

air

 

That has



  

washed the eyes of





the

  



washed the eyes of

the













  Vc.  











Vla.

  

O - pen your eyes,

   

 

 



pp



  

 









  S. I  

S. II



O - pen your eyes,

 



N 

 

 

 Vc.    

45

Slower q = 96

46

 S. I    193



stars

  







  Vc.  



S. II

Vla.



 



stars







 

light,

    

  p





 



200





    

 

Through all the dew - y

light, To the

S. II

p

Through all the dew - y night,

        S. I    

P

  



old



 

wars;

      To the old

 



A -

 

wars;



A -

a

a







pp

 -

 pp

 -



rise!







  Vc.  











Vc.



     

 Vla.   Vc.







      p



Q

207

   

with the

rise!



Vla.

Up







with the

   



night,



Vla.

Up



 

rise,

  



 

rise,



 



pp



 

 

 









   













  

 



  

215









       



  



 



  

 

 

47

 S. I   223

S. II

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.





























229

a -

 Perc.  



















ppp

   





 



ppp

 



a - rise,





rise,

a

-

rise!

a

-

rise!



rise,



   



















 

very soft beater

ppp

 

ppp

















 









A pp



TAM-TAM

 Cl.  







ppp

 S. II  

Vc.





  S. I  

Vla.



pp

A - rise,

      

 Vln.  





   

Tempo 1° q = 58

R

 

 

 