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Tarik Oâ€™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

   

Steady q = 96

  





THE SKY AR - RIVES

Viola I (SOLO)

  

 

  



ppp



  



  

ah,



      

S. SOLO





ah,

Vla. I (SOLO)

   



 



  

 

ah,



 



 



ah,



       

S. SOLO





ah,

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. IV

   





 



 

   

   

ah,



 



 pp

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 2 22

  

S. SOLO



  





  





ah.

Vla. I (SOLO)

  

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I











 

 

Vc. II



Vc. III



Vc. IV





   













  



  









 







   







 



 

   



  



 

   



 p

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 3

  30

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

 





 





 



Faster q = 116



 





Vla. III

 



 

 



 







   

  

 





  

 



   

 





  

  



   

 





  

  



Vla. IV   



 

  





 

  



Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV





 



 



 pp



DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 4

  

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II





And

what

 if

  a

  





soul

  



 



Vla. III

  



Vla. IV

   



 



  

  

 



  

 

 



  

  

 



  

  

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

  



 



 

   









DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 5 pp   



fall

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV





  



 



 







   



  



 



   





 



And













 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 















  



bo - dy...



  



  p

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 6

   

S. SOLO

what

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV



      

 





soul

fall



 







 to







    mp



   



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

  



















  





  



 















   



 mp

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 7

 

S. SOLO



 a

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

  





 -

 



dy...

And





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

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





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









 





 



   









 



















DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 8

  

S. SOLO





Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

  

   



  



gaze



    -



 

  

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





 



 



   



































 mf

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 9

  

S. SOLO

pure

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

     

  

  

light....

And

     if

   

  

   

it gaze





in - to pure light...



  And

  

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













  









   









 





DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 10

    

S. SOLO

 

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

  



 

 



 







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

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



 

  





       







DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 11 f

  

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

  

 





life,

  

grow

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

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

 

 -

  

 

to life...

         

        

 

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

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

Vc. I

Vc. II

     



  



 f

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

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

Vc. III

Vc. IV

         



 



  



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

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

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      

S. SOLO



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

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

Vla. III

mf subito

Vla. IV

Vc. I







pizz.

  



        









  

pizz.



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

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    

S. SOLO









  As

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

         

 Vla. IV    

Vc. I



Vc. II

Vc. III

  

Vc. IV

     





 

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

        







 







 











 







  



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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     

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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       

S. SOLO







she

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

         

 Vla. IV    

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

  

 



spins







  

   him



  

  



  

   her - self,



    

 



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





        



 













 

 





  

 



 



 



 





 

arco

 



 



 



 



  

arco

   



  

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 17

     

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

      

 

Vc. II



 

AND

LEAVES





  -



MO - RY,



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

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

 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

 



  -



MO - RY



 

      





 





 





 



 

  



   

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





   



   

  

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S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III



          

Vc. II





 



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

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

 Vla. IV     

Vc. I





      

arco











arco

 



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

Vc. III

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

Vc. IV

      

arco







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S. SOLO





life

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

        



      



Vc. III

Vc. IV

  

bes

  

tow - er,

  

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

Vc. II



  

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

 Vla. IV     

Vc. I



  

 



   

  



  



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





   

pizz.

  

   



  

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S. SOLO

 f

nur

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

          



 -



  -

 

tu - rer,



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

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

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

Vc. I

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

Vc. II

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

Vc. III

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

Vc. IV

     



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S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

      

 

  

 

a - gent of

 



  -

      

mp subito, ‘dry’

  

ri - ty

oh,

wo - ven child,

    



mp subito, ‘dry’

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



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

  

         pizz.

mp subito

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

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

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



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



     



       mf

    

 



DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 23 sim.                                        

 

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-

        arco



      arco      



  

child, oh,



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







ven -

child,

oh,



arco





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

 

 wo -

           

Vla. IV

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

Vc. I

Vc. IV

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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.

  

 

   

 

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     



104

S. SOLO

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,

 





 -

ven



  child,



 



 

oh...



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

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

Vc. III

  

Vc. IV

      











  

  

   



  

  

   



pizz.

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 27 p

     







       







108

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

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

Vla. III

Vla. IV

 

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

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

Vc. I

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

Vc. II

Vc. III

    



     



 







Vc. IV

       mp



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    

110

S. SOLO





life

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

         

   



  

    

bes

  

   -

tow er,

  

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

Vla. IV

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

Vc. I

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

Vc. II

    

Vc. III

     

Vc. IV

      

 

 





   

  

   



 

   

  

   



  

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112

S. SOLO

 nur

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

     



 -



  -

 

tu - rer,



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

Vla. III

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

Vla. IV

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

Vc. I

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

Vc. II

    

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

Vc. III

   



      



Vc. IV

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S. SOLO





a - gent

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

          

 



 



  -

  -



ri - ty



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

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

Vc. III

    

Vc. IV

      





  

 

   

 



  

 

   

 

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S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

      





oh,

 



 -

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







 -



 

 -

 

vel

 

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

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



      





     

 

    



 

    



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

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

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

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

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

      

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

arco

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 34

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

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV

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

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

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

 

Tempo primo q = 96

 



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

 

 

  

oh, wo - ven child

Vla. I (SOLO)

  





     

   





you

must not un - ra - vel,

         

  oh,

  





Vla. III

 



Vla. IV

  



  

   

you

must no

Vc. I

Vc. III



      

147

S. SOLO

  

 



   



Vla. III

 





Vla. IV

  







Vla. I (SOLO)

Vc. I

Vc. III

      







    







 



  



 

  

  



 





un - ra - vel







 

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

 

 



  

and warps

with

  

  

 

fi -nest



strong-est

  











yarn





 





  



  







     

 



 



 



 



 



 







DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 37

161

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV





 







Vc. II

Vc. III

         



 

  







          

 



  



   







   









  







 





 



   p







Vc. IV

 

Vc. I



 

 



 



 

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 38 169

S. SOLO

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

Vla. IV

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV





 



  





 







 



  







  





 

 

 

  



 

  

  

    

     



 



 





 

 





 



  

   







  

  

   



  



 

DRAFT - DECEMBER 22, 2008 39

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



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184

S. SOLO

   







oh,

Vla. I (SOLO)

Vla. II

Vla. III

 wo

 















 

 -



ven

 

child

 



 



 

















 

ppp



 

Vla. IV   



 

 



 

Vc. I

Vc. II

Vc. III

Vc. IV







  

 





















ppp

 





 



 

ppp

Cambridge, December 2008