O'Regan THE WOVEN CHILD

Tarik O’Regan THE WOVEN CHILD (2008)

for soprano chorus, violas and cellos

Full score

NOVELLO

THE WOVEN CHILD Duration c. 8 Instrumentation Soprano chorus 4 violas 3 cellos Text From The Wanton Sublime

by Anna Rabinowitz

THE SKY ARRIVES *** And what if a soul Fall into a body…

And if it gaze into pure light…

And if something grow into life…

As the spider spins its web she spins him of herself, AND LEAVES A MEMORY life-bestower, nurturer, agent of futurity oh, woven child you must not unravel she webs and warps with finest, strongest yarn

Tarik O’Regan Cambridge, December 2008

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008

THE WOVEN CHILD Commissioned by American Opera Projects ANNA RABINOWITZ (from: The Wanton Sublime)

TARIK O’REGAN (b. 1978)

Senza misura Slow ppp

Soprano SOLO

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THE SKY AR - RIVES

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© Copyright 2008 Novello & Company Limited

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DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 5 pp   

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  

mf

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













  









   











 











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 

if

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

  



some -



  

thing,

some







 -

 

thing

    



grow in - to

   



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

Vla. III

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

                      Vla. IV                  mf

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

  



 

 



 







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

                                         



 

  





       







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S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

  

 





life,

  

grow

in

-

-

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

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

-

 

 

 -

  

 

to life...

         

        

 

 

                                 f

                              Vla. IV    f

Vc. I

Vc. II

     



  



 f

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

                                                     f

Vc. III

Vc. IV

         



 





  



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

f

                             f

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      

72

S. SOLO





                                             Vla. II      mf subito

                                             

Vla. III

mf subito

Vla. IV

Vc. I







pizz.

  



        









  

mf

pizz.



mf

                               74           Vla. II    

Vla. III

 

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

      Vla. IV     Vc. I

     

 

   

 



  

 

  

 



     

l.v.

    

 



pizz.





l.v.

Vc. III

    





pizz.





l.v.

Vc. IV

     

Vc. II





pizz.



f

  f    f 

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S. SOLO









f

  As

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

         

 Vla. IV    

Vc. I



Vc. II

Vc. III

  

Vc. IV

     





 

f

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

        







 

 













 

















 













  



l.v.



l.v.



l.v.

   

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S. SOLO

 





the

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

          

 Vla. IV    

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

 

   



spi-der







  

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

 

      



 

   

l.v.

     

l.v.

      

l.v.



 

 

 

















 

  

sim.



sim.



sim.

    





 



 









 



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80

S. SOLO

  spins

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

          

 Vla. IV    

Vc. I

 

 







its







web

   



 



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

 

      

Vc. II

   

Vc. III

     

Vc. IV

      



 



 







 







 





  





  





  





 









 















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82

S. SOLO









she

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

         

 Vla. IV    

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

  

 



spins









  

   him



  

  



of



  

   her - self,





    

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

 



                   







        







 

 





















 

 





  

 



 



 



 







 

arco

mf

 



 



 



 





  

arco

mf

   

   



  

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84

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

      

 

Vc. II

f





 

AND

LEAVES

A

ME





  -



MO - RY,



f

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

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

 Vla. IV    

Vc. I



  

     





 

 







 











 









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

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

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S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

          

 Vla. IV    

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV





 



AND

LEAVES

A

ME

 



  -



MO - RY



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

 

      





 

 







 







 



 

  



   

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





   



   

  

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S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III



          

Vc. II







 





mp

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

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

 Vla. IV     

Vc. I





      

arco



















mp



arco

mp

 



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

Vc. III

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

Vc. IV

      

arco



mp











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90

S. SOLO





life

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

        



      



Vc. III

Vc. IV

  

bes

  

-

tow - er,

  

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

Vc. II



  

-

  

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

 Vla. IV     

Vc. I



  

 





   

  

  

  



  

  

  



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





   

pizz.

mp

  

   



  

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92

S. SOLO

 f

nur

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

          



 -



  -

 

tu - rer,



f

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

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

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

Vc. I

                                      mf

Vc. II

                                      mf

Vc. III

                                     mf

Vc. IV

     





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94

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

      

 

  

 

a - gent of

fu

 



  -

C

      

mp subito, ‘dry’

  

tu

-

ri - ty

oh,

wo - ven child,

    



mp subito, ‘dry’

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



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

  

         pizz.

mp subito

 pizz.                                                        mp subito

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

                                                                    



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



     



       mf

    

 



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 

97

S. SOLO

                   oh

Vla. I (SOLO)

 Vla. IV     Vc. I

Vc. IV



S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

    

wo ven

       

 

child, oh,



 

 

 mp sempre

     

    

 

wo - ven sim.

       wo - ven

                    

      100

child, oh,





-

mp sempre

 

ven







 

child,

oh,





wo



wo-

        arco



      arco      



  

child, oh,

-



                  







ven -

child,

oh,



arco







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

 

 wo -

           

mf

Vla. IV

                                                                                  mf           mf

Vc. I

Vc. IV

mf

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102

S. SOLO

 -

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

          



 





ven

child,

oh,

 





  wo



-

ven





 



child,

oh,

 



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

                                                                                





Vc. III

    





Vc. IV

     

Vc. II

 





pizz.

  

mf

 

   

 

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104

S. SOLO

wo

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

     



-



 





ven

child,

oh,

 



  wo



-







ven

child,

oh,





 

 wo -



                                                                                                                                                         





Vc. III

  





Vc. IV

      

Vc. II









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     

106

S. SOLO

 -

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

        



 





 

ven

child,

oh

wo

 





 -

ven



  child,



 



 

oh...



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

                                                                                                                                    

Vc. III

  

Vc. IV

      













  

  

   



  

  

   



pizz.

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     







       







108

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

p

Vla. II

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

Vla. III

Vla. IV

 

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

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

Vc. I

                                                                      mp

Vc. II

Vc. III

    



     



 







mp

Vc. IV

       mp







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110

S. SOLO





life

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

         

   



  

    

-

bes

  

   -

tow er,

  

mf

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

Vla. IV

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

Vc. I

                                                                    

Vc. II

    

Vc. III

     

Vc. IV

      

 

 







   

  

   



 

   

  

   



  

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     

112

S. SOLO

f

 nur

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

     



 -



  -

 

tu - rer,



f

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

Vla. III

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

Vla. IV

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

Vc. I

                                                                    f

Vc. II

    

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

f

Vc. III

   







      







f

Vc. IV

f

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114

S. SOLO





a - gent

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

          

 



 

of

fu



  -

tu

  -



ri - ty



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

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

Vc. III

    

Vc. IV

      









  

 

   

 



  

 

   

 

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     

116

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

      







oh,

wo

 



 -

ven





child





 

 you



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

Vc. III

    

Vc. IV

      



















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     

118

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

         









must

not

un







 -

-

ra



 

 -

 

-

-

vel

 

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

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



      











     

 

    



 

    



DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 33

                                   Vla. IV     120

E

                              Vc. I    pp subito                Vc. II  pp subito

 Vc. III   

122      Vla. IV           Vc. I      Vc. II       Vc. III   



124      Vla. IV            Vc. I   

Vc. III

Vc. IV

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

pp subito



Vc. II

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





       

arco

pp

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

                                                           

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

      

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

arco

pp

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 34

               Vla. IV            126

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

                                    

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

                 

 

Tempo primo q = 96

F

 





               pp sempre

pp sempre

  





   



 

pp sempre

  







 

  



 Vla. III   132













 



pp sempre Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. III

  



  

  

   



    







 



  







 



  

   

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 35 140

S. SOLO

 

p

 

  

oh, wo - ven child

Vla. I (SOLO)

  





     

   





you

must not un - ra - vel,

         

p

  oh,

  





Vla. III

 













Vla. IV

  





































p

  

   

you

must no

Vc. I

Vc. III



      

147

S. SOLO

  

 



   



Vla. III

 





Vla. IV

  













Vla. I (SOLO)

Vc. I

Vc. III

      







    







 



  



 

  

  



 





un - ra - vel





















p

 

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 36 154

S. SOLO







  

  she webs

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

 

 



pp

  

and warps

with

  

  

 

fi -nest



strong-est

  











yarn



pp















 













  













  

















     

 



 



 



 



 



p

 







pp

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G

161

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV



















 

























Vc. II

Vc. III

         



 

  

















          

 











  



   











   













  



p





pp

pp

 







pp

 



   p





pp



p

Vc. IV

 

pp

p

Vc. I





 

 

pp





pp

 



 

 

 

 

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S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV



















 

















  





 











 



  













  





 

 

 

  



 

  

  

    

     



 

 





 





 

 





 









  

   

















  

  

   



  













 

 

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H

177

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV













 











    

  

    

  



Slower q = 88













 





  

























ppp

ppp

  





    

   















   

   























     

 

  

ppp

ppp

ppp

ppp

ppp



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184

S. SOLO

   







oh,

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

 wo

 















 

 -



ven

 

child

 



 

pp



 

















 

ppp



 

Vla. IV   











 

 











 

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV







  

 



























ppp

 





 



 

ppp

Cambridge, December 2008