Famous Last Words for speaking keyboard player and assorted items on fables by Paul Mann (2021)

Famous Last Words for speaking keyboard player & assorted items on fables by Paul Mann -for Genevieve & Paul(2017/2020-21)

by Kurt Rohde

made possible through the generosity of the Fromm Music Foundation of Harvard University

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PERFORMANCE NOTES Piece requires: -toy piano: instrument with a low C2 is preferred; if standard toy piano is used, transpose notes out of range up an octave -harpsichord -2 triangles: or tuned gongs or crotales may be substituted; pitches are random approx. of notation -2 triangle beaters -crotales [2 octaves] -2 crystal glasses, filled with water [tuned to Eb3 & F3] -2 hard mallets (HS) -2 soft mallets (SS) -2 bass bows -3 tuned gongs [F#3, G#3, C#4], suspended from a percussion stand: Tibetan prayer bowls may be substituted for tuned gongs -a large, hardcover book -2 sheets of tissue paper, attached to triangle beaters * - If only lower octave of crotales are available, any note above C5 must be played an octave lower than written. ** - Vertical arrows in text are to be sued only for where the spoken text is to begin OR for the location of a specific word. When words are located inside of a single measure, they are meant to be spoken within the time frame of said measure. *** - Horizontal arrows indicate transition from one technique to the next ****- Square noteheads = clusters *****- X-noteheads = indeterminate notes; follow written contour

PROGRAM NOTES Fables are such problems. The norms they reflect or are in conversation with, depending on the time and place, are a problem.

They can depict situations, depnding on the circumstances, that are gruesome.

They can take the quotidian to the ridiculous or terrifying, creating a world that doesn't exist seem possible, or can't be possible, or be possibly enviable. Or uneviable.

Fairy tales, or fables with a message, usually operate in across age groups and last for generations. The best ones have messages within messages. The meanings of those messages, filled with signs and clues, are puzzles to be solved either very slowly or in a matter of moments.

Mann's tales, written specifically for this piece, are sophisticated, gem-like gentle games. They feel mythic, as if they've been told for generations.

All the problems they offer us to consider are ones we all know. It's the solutions they offer that make us confront the real problems.

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Famous Last Words -for Genevieve & Paul(it took me long eneough!!)

Repeat previous action, again starting off-stage from the side of the stage where action began.

This time, at the very last moment the player just before exiting the stage, player drops the book loudly.

At that moment, the player freezes in place looking down at the fallen book.

I - The Messenger

Carrying a large, heavy book, keyboard player walks onstage, but not toward instrument set-up.

Rather, the player quickly makes their way across the back of the stage, exiting on the opposite side from where they entered.

Stage Direction

/

U ∑

freeze! wait ca. 10-12 sec.

U ∑

Repeat previous action, but now starting off-stage from the opposite side of the stage.

U ∑

large, heavy book drops to the floor freeze!

freeze! wait ca. 6-8 sec.

U ∑

U Ó™

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Voice

/

U ∑

U ∑

U ∑

freeze! wait ca. 10-12 sec.

Harpsichord

Percussion

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U ∑

freeze! wait ca. 6-8 sec.

U ∑

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Player picks up book, begins walking/meandering on-stage, dropping it, stopping, picking it up, and repeating the process, all while gradually making their way to the instrument-set-up. As they get closer to the instruments, they begins to crouch closer and closer to the floor, with the dropping getting faster and more regular with the sound getting softer and more muffled. As the dropping sound gets more muffled, player begins to speak, coordinating speaking with the sound of the dropping book. As the book dropping sound gets softer, the vocal sounds get louder; the sound of the book becomes the sound of the voice.

Gongs/ Crotales

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U ∑

U ∑

U ∑

U ∑

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Player picks up book and begins to walk quickly off-stage in the opposite direction, only to drop the book loudly, once again the moment before leaving stage. At that moment, the player freezes in place again, looking down at the book, and the suddenly looks up at the audence as if taking notice of their presence. looking up accel. to audience large, heavy book drops to the floor freeze!

Risolute h = 124 - 132

Use one hand to execute remaining droppings of book, while using other hand to play harpsichord.

The dropping of the book does not need to coordinate exactly with the rhythm in the harpsichord

freeze!

6

Stage Dir.

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∑

a- way...

(*- "Fuh" as if going to ("Fuh" becoming "Fah"becoming "Far") exasperatedly say "fuck")

Play full clusters w/palm of hand; size of chord is determined by the approximated size of written chord fully chromatic clusters

white note clusters

sharply Hpsd.

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7

Player stops abruptly, stands, and directly addresses the audience, speaking with a natural speech rhythm.

Player then sits, and turns back to play harpsichord as if uninterrupted. molto accel.

molto rall.

11

4 /2

Voice

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U Ó

6 ™ 2 ∑

Ú

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Gradually reduce the number of pitches in clusters, eventually moving toward the pitches in the final written chords.

Play clusters in notated registers.

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white note clusters

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senza misura

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briefly freeze, hands up as if ready go! to play! ^

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= 21

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∑

4 2

An old man comes from far away. He says "The King has summoned you.

Take this packet sealed with red wax, fully chromatic cluster w/palm of hand Toy Pn.

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& ∑

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unfolding

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A tempo I h = 124 - 132 9

4 / 2 ™™

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take these directions and leave at once for the capitol of X." ord.

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Repeat as needed; once finished with text, immediately proceed to playing harpsichord.

4 & 2 ™™

2 2

white note clusters

ord. ^6. ^ .

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There was a port, then an uncharted ocean. He floated down rivers and crossed vast deserts.

He says goodbye to his wife and young son. w/one hand Toy Pn.

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Voice

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Dense forests and mountain passes choked with falls of rock and ice.

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At the edge of the steppes, he fell ill with fever

and lay for weeks

languid, lazy, exhausted Toy Pn.

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Voice

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9 4

6 ™ 2 ∑

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in a village where no one spoke his tongue.

He was taken for a spy and held for a year in a castle keep.

w/free freely hand j #œ Toy Pn.

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white note clusters

˙

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f

p

∑

5

pp w/free hand #œ #œ #œ Hpsd.

Gongs/ Crotales

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bœnœ Æ bœnœ

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11

rit.

Resigned h = 60 - 63

molto accel.

47

senza misura

U Ú

/

Voice

3 2Ó

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Ó

On an island he fell in love with a widow and lived there for years till he awakened again to his task.

2 2

3 2

∑ captured by nomads

He was

ord.

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3 2

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bœ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ

2 2

3 2

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f

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U Ú

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w 2 w˙ 2

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˙

3 2

poco f

=

molto rall.

50

3 /2

Voice

∑

∑

2 2

∑

3 2

∑

2 2

3 2

∑

and sold as a slave but escaped and barely survived another desert.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ Toy Pn.

3 {& 2

bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2 3 2 ‰ Œ 2 2 2

3 2

pp

Hpsd.

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nw ™ nw ™

2 bww 2 w

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2 b˙˙ ™™ 2 ˙™

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pp sub. ff

3 2

12

rit.

A tempo I; risolute h = 124 - 132 55

3 /2

Voice

∑

3 4

∑

6 2∑

∑

∑

∑ He slept in haystacks

fully chromatic clusters

w/both hands white note holding SS clusters

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3 &2

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ord.

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6 2 f

sub. pp

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b˙

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=

59 Poco liberamente; calmly, but not too slow h = 92 - 96

Voice

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/

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3 2

∑

6 2 Ó™

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and trees, he foraged for food, he starved.

Robbers and demons rose up from the earth. More and

Tuned Gongs w/S.S. Gongs/ Crotales

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p

6 2# W ™ #w™

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13

sung - should be sung in the most comfortable octave available for the performer 64

pp Voice

2 2

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/

3 2 ∑

∑

6 2 Ó

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Œ

Toy Pn.

wondered

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would he ever arrive.

3 2

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kind

or

6 2

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simple, naive, gentle

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w

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cruel,_______________

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p Gongs/ Crotales

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3 2

<#> w ™

6 2# w ™

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= 69

pp Voice

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Gongs/ Crotales

w

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kind

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w/both hands Toy Pn.

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put down SS

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14

Immediately move from spoken word to sung humming without preparation; do the same when transitioning from sung to spoken word.

Alla Morse Code h = 72 (or as quickly as possible without being a mess) 77

Stage Dir.

U ∑

/

6 2

U ∑ ca. 6 - 12 sec. sung

sounding as if you are trying to remember

pppp spoken

senza misura Voice

U ∑

&

/

U & bw

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/

6 2

He could no longer remem - (mmm...)

bœ ≈ bœ ≈ Œ

ord.

œ ≈ œ ≈ Œ

œ ≈ œ ≈ ‰™

œ ≈ ≈ œ ≈ Œ

U Œ

U ∑

6 2

U j ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ & bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

U ∑

6 2

& ‰ Œ

Œ

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ff

Toy Pn.

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Drop book; aim to make it land on flat of cover in order to produce loudest possible sound.

Inconspicuously reach over and pick up book, slowly raising it high over player's head.

= 79

Meno mosso h = 69 Stage Dir.

6 /2

UÚ

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4U 2∑

U Ó

> œ ff

freeze! spoken

halting Voice

6 ™ /2∑

∑

Ó

U Ó

Ó

U Ó

U Ó

Ó

U Œ

- ber the face of his wife or the son who hated him. Duty drove him,

6 Toy Pn. & 2 Ó {

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Ó

lute stop

6 Hpsd. & 2 Ó {

∑

then despair,

then hope,

Ó

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∑

Ó

U ∑

then only habit.

4 2

U Ú

4 2

U Ú

pp

∏∏∏∏

p

U ##w ww

Œ

w ##ww

rubato

Ó

U Ó

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U Ó

Œ nœ

œœ

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Œ

freeze!

Œ

15

accel.

82

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Voice

∑

U ∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

Finally, he sees.

There is no king, Only

a

great

no capitol of X.

Toy Pn.

U Ú

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U bbw w ww

∑

Ú

Ú

ppp

&

&

U w w ™™™™ œ b œœ bœœœ œœœœ bw ww

œ nœœ nœœœ œœœœ w w w ww

∏∏∏∏∏∏

molto rubato

U Ú

˙˙˙˙˙ -

w w w ww

œœœœœ œ

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œœ

molto p

U Ú

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&

U Ú

3

3

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Ú

˙

˙˙

˙˙ ˙

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=

A tempo I h = 124 - 132

86

Ú

/

Voice

∑

circle.

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∏∏∏∏∏∏

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U™ ∑ his knock is answered by a man wearing what was once his face, and he says:

He comes to a door:

∏∏∏∏∏∏

∏∏∏∏∏

™ & #œœœ ™™ ##œœœœ ™™™ #œœœœ ™™ œ ™

∑

œ bbbnb œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ U ff

p

Hpsd.

3

{

3

3

? w w w

œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ

w w w

˙

w w

U w w w

U ∑

16

Poco liberamente; calmly flowing h = 92 - 96

rit.

sung

89

p

Ú

/

Voice

simple, naive, gentle

Œ

Œ

/

&

˙™

˙

#˙

˙

œ

#˙

˙

w

#˙

œ

œ.

The King has summoned you. pa -

this

Take

-

-

- ket

and these

di

-

rec

-

tions,

-

w/one hand Toy Pn.

{&

w w

Ó

˙ ˙

˙ ˙

w w

˙ ˙

w w

˙

˙

ww w

w w

ww w

p w/other hand remove lute stop Hpsd.

Ú

{&

˙

˙

#˙

#˙

˙

˙

#˙

˙

˙

˙

= spoken suddenly and without a transition from singing Suddenly much faster than ever before, but steady like a rock! h = 152 - 156 93

U Ó

™ / ∑

Voice

6 2

Ú

5 2

∑

4 2

Ú

6 2

Ú

5 2

∑

4 2

Ú

and leave at once for the capitol of X. Toy Pn.

{

˙˙ & ˙

w w

U Ó

fully chromatic clusters

&

U Ú

Hpsd.

{

?

U Ú

66^66.

6 66 Π2

white note clusters

666^66.

6 Œ

ord.

666^66. Œ 66 666 Œ 6666 Œ 66 Œ 25 bœœ Œ œœ Œ œœ Œ . . . v. v. v. pp fff . . . ^. ^6. ^6. # œ œ œ œ œ œ 6 6 6 6 6 Œ 666666 Œ 66 Œ 66 Œ Œ 25 Œ Œ Œ 2 6 Œ 66 6 66666 66666 v. .

66 v v.

nœ- ™ v ^ -œ™

. j Œ ™ bbœœ 4 Œ Œ œœ Œ œœ Œ œœ 2 œ œ. œ b œ J . . . . v ^ nœœ. œ. œ. œ. . 4 #œœ. œ œ œ b œ J Œ™ J 2 Œ Œ Œ Œ &

17

n -˙^ ™ n˙˙ ™™ Œ &

97

Hpsd.

bœ. nœ. œ ™™ bœJ Œ bœ. œ v ^. ™ . œ n œ # œ . ™ œ ™ bœ Œ & Œ nn˙˙ ™ ?

J n ˙- ™ v

{

Œ bœœ Œ . #œœ. Œ

œ. œ Œ œœ.

œ. œ Œ œœ.

Œ

Œ

œ. œ œœ.

Œ

n˙ ™ Œ œ. œ n˙-˙ ™™ v nn˙-˙^ ™™ #œœ. œœ. Œ Œ Œ n˙ ™

w ww

Œ bœœ Œ .

nww nw

bœ. œ Œ #œœ.

œ. œ Œ œœ.

bœ. œ Œ #œœ.

Œ

œ. œ Œ œœ.

Œ

Œ

œ. œ Œ œœ.

œ. œ Œ œœ.

Œ

Œ

Œ

= Interlude I

Brief pause before proceeding

Simple, steady, gentle h = 54 - 58

102

/

Ú

UÚ

2 2

&

Ú

U Ú

2w 2

Stage Dir.

U ∑

∑

∑

j œ

w

w pp Toy Pn.

{

U Ú

Ú

&

2 2

∑

∑ w

freeze!

& bœœ .

Œ

Œ œ. œ

Œ œ. œ

Œ œ. œ

Œ bœ. œ

Œ œ. œ

Œ

U Ó

2 2

∑

U ∑

∑

Œ

U Ó

2 2

∑

U ∑

∑

œ. œ

Hpsd.

. # œ œ ?

{

œœ. Œ

œœ. Œ

œœ. Œ

#œœ. Œ

œœ. Œ

œœ. Œ

18

poco rit.

A tempo h = 54 - 58

play both staves w/one hand

˙

107

U & ˙™

˙˙

j œ

w ww

Œ

˙˙

w w w

5 4 n˙˙ ™™

˙˙

˙˙

2 2 # ˙˙ ™™™™

j œ

U w

2w 2

w

œ œ

3 œR œ™™ œ 2 w 4 2w

U w

3 4

U w

œ

w

3 4

bw

3 4

Ó

3 4

œ

mp Toy Pn.

pp

U & ˙˙ ™™

{ Gongs/ Crotales

°‹ ¢&

Œ

5 4 Œ # ˙ #˙

w ˙

˙˙

bw

ww

2 2 ˙ ™™ ˙ ™™

j nœ

2 2

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

2 2

∑

∑

2 2w

Crotales w/H.S. - play w/one hand

poco rit.

5 4

U ∑

∑

2 2

∑

∑

∑ w

U ∑

3 2 4Œ Œ œ 2w

b˙

pp

=

121

bœ 3 2 & 4 R bœœ ™™™™ bœ 2 ˙

˙

#ww

5 4 #w

˙˙ n˙˙

Œ

10 4

∑

3 4

Œ

10 4

∑

3 4

pp

poco f Toy Pn.

{

3 &4 Œ

Œ

2 bœ 2 w

Œ #˙ ™

5 4w

˙ #˙˙

roiling

?3 Hpsd. { 4

∑

2 2

∑

∑

∑

5 4

∑

œœ œœ œ œ œ 10 œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ &œœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ

œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œœ œœœ œ œ œ œœœ 43 œ œ ?

dead stroke Gongs/ Crotales

°‹3 ¢& 4<b>˙ ™

2 2

∑

Ó w

d 5 10 #gÆ ‰ n g g g 4 g g g g g g g g g g 4 sub. ff ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' mf

gÆ

gÆ

gÆ

gÆ

gÆ

gÆ

gÆ

gÆ

gÆ

3 4

19

II - Old Woman

Player stands and recites title of movement to audience, and then sits down, proceeding as usual.

Repeat as needed to get keyboard weight ready for placement: stand- up in preparation to play magnetic tape with fingers.

Any time "old women" is said, or any word in parenthesis in this movement, it should be uttered in a creaking tone.

< q=q>

127

Stage Dir.

3 /4

Voice

3 /4

Restrained, matter of fact, somewhat free but not indulgent h = 54 - 58

∑

4 4

∑

™™

∑

™™

U ∑

∑

4 4

∑

™™

∑

™™

U ∑

U ∑

U Ó

Ó

2 2

∑

∑

3 2

2 2

∑

∑

3 2

An "old woman" lived

"Old woman."

Place keyboard weight over indicated range while also playing chord in upper reister; allow any sound that is produced to ring into next measures.

3 &4

4 4

∑

™™

∑

™™

∑

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

4 4w w w>

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

{

?3 4

˙˙ ™™ ˙- ™ >

U ∑

™™

™™ U ))))) ))

∑

2 2

∑

3 2

∑

alla con arco, il nastro magnetico o crine

ff

rolling slowly up & down & up & down

Hpsd.

U w w w w w-

Slowly drawing pad of finger along the taught surface of magnetic tape or horsehair tied to string, creating a thick halo of creaking sound.

U -H

Ó

2 2H -

3 2 -H

-H

p creaking Crotales w/H.S. play w/one hand

Gongs/ Crotales

°‹3 ¢& 4

#gÆ

gÆ

gÆ

4 #gÆ 4

gÆ

gÆ

gÆ

™™#gÆ

gÆ

sub. pp

gÆ

gÆ

™™

U ∑

‰

open

U¯ >˙™™ sub. ff

2 2

∑

∑

3 2

134

20 Voice

3 /2

2Ó 2

∑

Ó

alone in the woods.

∑

She had been alone "so(...ooo...)"

∑

3 4

∑

long

2 2

∑

she couldn't remember her parents.

Lute stop

sim.

?3 { 2 H‹ ° 3 Œ™ Gongs/ Crotales ¢& 2

2 2

Ó

Hpsd.

∑

ΠH-

d j œ> g ' f

g '

g '

-H

d 2 ¯ 2 œ™ œ™ g Ó > > '

g '

sub. p

-H

∑

3 4

Ó

2 2

∑

h ¯ d d ¯ d 3 2 ™ ‰ bg g g ‰ ™ ™ # œ œ œ g 4 2 g œ™ œ™ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' pp f

∑

f

ff

= A tempo q = 104 - 116/ h = 54 - 58

rit.

140

Voice

2 /2

∑ Once

she

∑ had

had

a

3 4

∑

husband

and

Œ

Œ

Œ

2 2

3 4

∑

2 2

∑

but they died long ago and she couldn't remember them either.

child

play w/hand holding mallet 6

2 Toy Pn. & 2 {

∑

∑

3 4

∑

∑

2Ó 2

6

6

≈ œ œ œ œ œ œ 43 œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

2 2

Œ

pppp

bœ œ

œœ

œœ bœ

˙˙

Ó

¯ b˙

˙ œ b˙

œœ

3 ##˙˙˙ ™™™ 4 #˙ ™

2 b˙˙ 2

3 4

2 2

∏∏∏∏∏

2 Hpsd. & 2 Ó {

∏∏∏∏∏∏

ord.

n˙˙ n˙

3 4

2 2

∑

p Gongs/ Crotales

° ‹2 ¢& 2

∑

b˙

˙

b˙ ™

d 2 ‰ bœ g. 2

3 4Œ

∑

p p

= 146

Hpsd.

2Π& { 2

. . #œ. # œ ™ #œ ™

.œ . œ. œ. œ

3 #œ. #-œ ™ 4

# œ. -œ

pp

. . . œ œ œ œ

. . # œ œ ##œœ #œ œ œ œ # œ ##œœ #œ nœ nnœœ nœ nœ œœ œ nœ ‰ 2 ‰ nœ œ ‰ 2 . .

. œœ œ nœ œ .

cluster

≈ 66 ™ ‰ œ 666 ™™ #œ. .> sffz

Gongs/ Crotales

° ‹2 ¢& 2 g.

ord.

p

¯ œ bœ

œ

3 4œ

œ

˙

œ

2 Ó 2

Œ

#œ >

œ

#œ

œ

œ

œ

j œ

œ

dj g.

ff f

p

sung without transition from talking21 ca. 4 - 8 sec.

pppp 150

U Voice

3 4

∑

/

Œ

Œ

Π22

∑

Ó

Ó

Œ

Œ

5

Ó

/4

&

#w An "old woman" lived in the woods...

and she couldn't

The forest had grown over them.

...she couldn't remem - (mmm...)______

. œœ. œœ. œœ. œ>œ. œ œ 6 6 6 . œ. bœœ. œœœ. œœ œœ œœ # œœœ œœœ 6 œ œ Œ ≈ ‰ œ#œ œ œbœ œ œ œ œ œb œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ 5 œ œ œ œ œ œ 3

Toy Pn.

3 4

∑

{&

2 Ó 2

∑

U ∑

5 4

ff pppp

∏∏∏∏∏

2 2 b˙™ ˙™ ∏∏∏∏

{&

∏∏∏∏∏

Hpsd.

3 4

∑

˙˙ ™™

n œœœ

U ∑

∑

w w w

?

5 4

p Strike crotales at random,

put down H.S. move to toy pn.

¯ Gongs/ Crotales

°‹ Ó ¢&

¿ ¿

Œ ¿ ¿

3 4

∑

2 2

∑

∑

¯ ‰ #œ œ œ œ œ >> > > >

Œ

U Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 45 >

pp mp

ff

ppp

= spoken suddenly and without a transition from singing 156

Voice

5 /4Ó

Ó

ΠShe

2 2

∑

∑

2 4

∑

3 4

Œ

Œ

∑

spent days on end telling God to stones.

- ber them...

5 Toy Pn. & 4 Ó {

Œ

One day in the woods she discovered

>œ >œœ bœ #œ

˙˙ ˙

2Π2

>œ >œœ bœ #œ

˙˙ ˙

> b˙˙

>˙˙ #˙

2 4

∑

3 4

∑

∑

Gongs/ Crotales

°‹5 Ó ¢& 4

>¯ #>œ bœ f

˙

2Π2

∑

> > bœ #œ

˙

#>˙

∑

> b˙

2 4

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

∑

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

2 2

n˙˙˙ ™™™ 3 4 nn˙˙˙ ™™™ ˙™

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

?5 Hpsd. { 4

b˙ 2 bnb˙˙˙ 4 b˙ ∑

3 4

∑

nbbœœœ bb œœ

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

f

n˙˙˙ n˙˙ n ˙˙ ∑

22

rit.

162

/

{&

and

Gongs/ Crotales

took

her

rubato

> 3 #˙˙˙ 4

>œ bœ J

>œ bœ

œ #œœ

2 U 2 n bw w bw ww

b˙˙

p

Œ

°‹ Œ ¢&

&

weeping

f

# œœ. # ?

Hpsd. { ## œœ

U ∑

2 2

∑

She

>œœ ™™ #œ ™

Œ

Œ

lost

a child,

Toy Pn.

Œ

∏∏∏∏∏

Voice

3 4Œ

∑

3 4

Œ

> bœ ™

#>œ J

∑

3 b>˙ 4

#>œ

bœ

U ∑

2 2

∑

2 2

#˙

U b˙

#U ˙ &

p f

= sung - without transition from saying the end of the word "her" ca. 4 - 8 sec.

spoken suddenly and without a transition from singing

A tempo q = 108 - 116/ h = 54 - 58

sub. pppp 166

Voice

U ™ & ™ w

™™ 43

/

2 2

∑

˙™

home (mmm...).

She taught her the ways of roots and

a. tempo

? ™™ ˙

˙.

˙.

™™ 43

2 2

∑

leaves.

∑

3

Hpsd.

alla con arco il nastro magnetico o crine

U ∑

{

? ™™

™™ 43

2Π2

∑

-H™ pp strike gong only 1x; when is left up to the perfomer

Gongs/ Crotales

° ™U ¢& ™ Ó

Crotales w/H.S. - play w/one hand

gong w/H.S.

U

‹ & ™™

d 3 4 g.

g .

creaking

g .

2# g 2 .

g.

¯ ˙

#˙ pppp

f

p

23 169

∑

/

Voice

Deer

fed

∑

Ó

Ó

from "her" fingers.

∑

Œ

ΠWhen

Larks answered their songs.

œ. #-œ ™ &

3 4 Œ

∑

∑

∑

œ.

-œ

œ.

œœ.

Œ

-œ

œœ

3 œ 4œ

˙˙ ˙

p Toy Pn.

{

∑

&

∑

j œ

w

Ϫ

?

3 4 ˙ ˙˙

œœ ™™

œ J

∑

3 4

∑

∑

3 4

∑

Hpsd.

{

H

H-

œœ œ

H

put down mallet prepare to play toy pn.

Gongs/ Crotales

°‹ ¢&

∑

∑

∑

= molto rit.

174

/

Voice

2 2

∑

∑

∑

Œ

Œ

Œ

Œ

They...

floods came they withdrew to a cave in a high cliff. When the snows came

they

huddled

They...

together.

6

& œœœ

œ™ #œœ 2 #œ 2

˙˙ ˙

#˙

˙

#œ # œ œ œ nœ

6

bœ œ 6 6 œ œ œ œ n œ œ œ nœ œ #œ œ nœ œ bœ bœ œ œ ™ œ œ œ™ œ œ 6

f

sub. p

Toy Pn.

f 3 6

{

& œj œ ™ œœ œœ ™™

#œ

2œ ™ œœ ™ 2 œœ ™™ œœ œ™ œ

3

‰ #œœ #œ

#œ ‰ œ œ #œ

‰ Œ œ

≈

œ œ œ œ œ œ

3

nœ

œ œ

bœ

3

bœ

œ

3

bœ œ œ bœ œ

24

Poco meno mosso, somewhat pensive h = 46 - 50 178

/ Œ

Voice

Œ

Œ

Œ

They...

Ó

Œ

Œ

Ó

Œ

They...

They wept together,

Œ

3 4

∑

∑

Œ

Œ

Œ

2 2

They...

and once, they "laughed."

6

6 6 6

bœ &

bœ œ nœ #œ œ n œ nœ œ œ #œ nœ #œ ™ nœ nœ

#˙

˙

˙

#˙

˙

#˙ #˙

3 bœ 4 bœ œ œ nœ #œ œ n œ nœ nœ œ nœ #œ # ˙ ™ #˙ ™

∑

3 4

2 2

Toy Pn.

pp

{

& bœ

bœ œ

œ

∑

j œ œ™

∑

2 2

∑

w alla con arco, il nastro magnetico o crine

?

∑

∑

3 4 H™

∑

Hpsd.

{

H-

2 2 -H

-h

pp creaking

=

184

Voice

2 /2 Œ

Œ

Ó

∑

Œ

"They" discoursed with owls and bats.

ΠThey

Ó could

∑ change

hawks

to

2 4

∑ geese,

trees

to

fields

of

clover.

Hpsd.

?2 { 2 H

#˙ ˙

˙ ˙

## ˙˙

#w # # #w ww

w w ww

œ nœ #œ œœœ nœ #œ

-H

H

#˙ # # # ˙˙˙

2 4

2 4

Ó H

∏∏∏∏∏∏

5

2 Toy Pn. & 2 { #˙

H

H

25 189

Voice

2 /4

2 2

∑

Ó

Ó

∑

Ó

Ó

They endured the white nights.

3 4Œ

∑

Œ

2 2

Œ

Their hut grew to a cottage,

then a

Ó

3 4

fine house,

a

mansion,

∑

Ó

pick up H.S.

2 ###ww 2 #ww

ww ww

∏∏∏∏∏∏

2 ##˙˙ Toy Pn. & 4 ## ˙˙ {

∑

∑

3 4

∑

2 2

∑

∑

3 4

3 4

∑

2 2

∑

∑

3 4

pick up bow Hpsd.

Gongs/ Crotales

?2 { 4 °‹2 ¢& 4

2 2

∑

Ó

Ó H

H

∑

H Crotales w/H.S.

2 2

∑

∑

∑

∑

w/H.S.

¯ ˙

Ó

3 4 ˙™

2 2˙ ∑

p

∑ #w

˙

=

3 4

arco/LV 197

Voice

3 /4

∑

3 Toy Pn. & 4 {

Œ

∑

Œ

Œ

2 2

a

palace.

Ó

Œ

Œ

∑

∑

∑

∑

Black smoke rose from their seven chimneys.

2 2

˙˙

Œ

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

˙˙ ˙

Ó

∑

mf p pp Gongs/ Crotales

°‹3 ¢& 4<#> ˙˙

w/H.S.

p steady, inexorable, a slow funereal

bœ

2 ˙w 2

˙ œ Œ

œ Ó™

˙

˙ Ó

b˙˙

˙w

™ bÓw

œ

œ

nœ

˙

œ˙

œ Ó

˙

œ ∑

mp arco arco

= 205

Voice

poco rit.

/ Ó

Ó A distant

∑ train

whistle,

U Ó

Ó the

sighs

∑ of

the

∑

2 4

∑

∑

2 2

∑ &

moo(ooo...) n(ngg...). w/H.S.

p

ppp

mp

pppp

pp

mf Gongs/ Crotales

° ‹ nœw ¢& p

˙™

#˙w

˙

b˙ Ó

U bb˙˙ u

bœ œ n˙™

mf arco

œ

œ Œ

bœ Œ

Ó

bœ œ ˙™

œ

œ Œ

2 4

∑

2 b œ b˙˙ ™ 2 Œ

o œ

26

sung ca. 6 - 10 sec.

spoken without transition from singinging

Piu mosso, with an undercurrent of unbearable intensity h = 66 - 69

pppp

Spoken entrances become increasingly exact & rhythmic.

213

with growing intensity & insistence

U Voice

/

&

U ∑

∑

3 4Œ

Œ

Œ

2 2

∑

Œ

‰ ‰ Ó

nw came in ways to look alike, to amble with the same gait,

They

to stir the fires with the same impatience.

Young

and old,

Remove keyboard weight and lute stop on harpsichord.

œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ Toy Pn.

{&

U ∑

U ∑

œœœœœœœœœœœœ

3 4

œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ

2 2

ppp Beginning with the high repeated F6 16th. notes in the toy piano, the exact coordination of the crotales,triangle, and harpsichord 16th. notes is not important. Rather, perfromer should try to focus on the entrance of the spoken text, striving for an increasing sense of anxiety and recklessness. If the performerdrops objects and is "messy" as they play these figures due to the rapidity of the changes, all the better! triangle w/H.S.

° Perc. &

U ∑

U ∑

∑

3 4

∑

2 Ϊ 2

œœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœ ppp

put down H.S & mallet

Gongs/ Crotales

‹ ¢&

U ∑

Crotales w/H.S. - Strike crotales at random, making sure the rhyhtm is constant, and the contour is varied; occassional stretches of repeated notes and not directly hitting the discs "straight on" is allowed.

Crotales w/H.S.

U ∑

œo œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ∑

3 4

> w

2 2 p

f

Ó sfz

Œ

≈¿ ¿ ¿ f

219

27

/ Œ

Voice

‰ ‰ Ó

Œ

and old,

Young

Œ

Œ

Young

Œ

Ó

and

old,

Œ

Œ

∑

Young

and

Ó

∑

{&

Ó

ff

?

U ∑

5 4

Lute stop

œœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœ ˙ Hpsd. { œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ ˙ ff >Y ™ ‹ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ° ¿ ¿¿ Gongs/ ∑ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿ ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿ ¿¿¿¿ Crotales ¢& ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ sffz ∑

5 4

their hair both grey.

Neither remembered "her" name.

old,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ >œ ˙ œœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœ ˙

œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœ Toy Pn.

Ó

U ∑

Ó

Œ

‰™

Very fast, very matter of fact a quick ending; almost pat.

=

U ∑

5 4

U ∑

5 4

Suddenly driving q = 116 - 120

225

Stage Dir.

5 /4

∑

3 2

∑

7 8

5 /4

∑

3 2

∑

Voice

" 7‰ 8

∑ Œ

Œ

‰

And then,

one

roll chord up and down ad libitum

f

™ ##˙˙ ™

˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙

3 2

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

{

?5 4

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

Hpsd.

###˙˙˙ ™™™

3 2

™™ #w w #w w ™™ ™™ #w w #w w ™™

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

5 &4

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

largamente

‰

U ∑ U ∑

3 4

∑

2 2

3 4

∑

2 2

day the girl killed her and ate her, and grew old alone in the old woman's hut.

Remove lute stop

> " 7 ‰ #n˙˙˙ 8

>œ bœ

U ∑

>œ bœ

U ∑

f

" 7 ‰ n>˙˙ #˙ 8

&

3 4 ≈ nœ nœ œ œ nœ bœ bœ œ #œ ff. ≈ 3 bœ 4œ ‰ n œ œ œ bœ bœ nœ b#œœ œ™ . ≈ b œ™

2 2 2 2

28

wild irregular tremolo!

œ 5 4J

230

Toy Pn.

2 {& 2

Ó

Œ

œ. œ

œ. œ

œ. œ

œ. œ

œ. œ. œ. >˙ œ 3 œ œ. œ. ˙ J 4 7

5 4

3 4

∑

œ ff wild irregular tremolo!

2 &2

œ

. œ™ œ # œ n œ n œ # œ œ #œ œ #œ ‰ 45 ≈ œ™

Hpsd.

œ œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ™

œ œ. œ. >˙ . . ‰ œ 43 œ œ œ 7˙

?5

4 œ œ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ

nœ

œ

œ nœ œ nœ # œ

3 &4

œ

{

2 & 2 <#>œ œ#nœœ <b> œ

nœ #œ nnœœ™ nœ##œœ ™ bœ œ œ

5 4

‰ Œ

Ó

3 4

Œ

œ bœ nœ 3 œ œ b œ œ n œ b œ b œ 4 bœ™ bœ œ œ œ‰ bœ œ bœ œ œ ™

?5

∑

4 ‰™

Do glissando on harpsichord if not possible on toy piano

= Free & wild glissandi, following the contour of written notes.

¿

¿

234

Toy Pn.

3 & 4 {

∑

9Π8

∑

4¿ 4

‰

œ. œ . œ œ ≈

œœ. œœ

œœ. œœ J

3 4

¿ ff

Free & wild glissandi, following the contour of written notes.

3 & 4 #œ nœ nœ œ œ nœ bœ

bœ nœ

#œ nœ

œ #œ œ #œ # œ

œ n œœ œœ

nœ nœ nœ

9 8

¿™

¿ œ

œ

4¿ 4

œœ

œ œ œœ

œ

œ™ œ ≈ œœ ™™

3 4

¿

Hpsd.

? 3 bnœœ 4

{

≈ &‰ #œœ b œ n œ b œ n œ œ b œ ≈ b œ™ œ™

œœ œ # œœ

nœbœ 9 œ œ #œ nnœœ™ nœ ##œœ ™ 8 œ œœ Œ œ

Œ

Ϊ

4 4

∑

3 4

29 238

Proceed without pause

3 /4

Stage Dir.

∑

œœ. œœ 3 ‰ &4

∑

∑

∑

∑

2 2

∑

If unable to play hpd. & toy pn. & make swith to crotales, please hpsd. part in parenthesis on toy pn.

œ. œœ

œœ. œJ

. ‰ œœœ

œj œ. œ

œœ. œ

#œ œ

∑

≈ œ ‰ œ ‰

∑

™ œ ‰

Œ

2 2

Œ

pp

Toy Pn.

{

3 &4

∑ œ œ œœ

#œ œ Œ 3 Hpsd. & 4 ‰ {

œ j œ. œ œ. œ. œ ‰ œ. ‰ œ. œ ‰ œ. œ ‰ œ. Œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ ‰ œ Œ œ ≈ œ ‰ œ ‰ ∑

∑ œ

#œ œœ ‰

‰ œ ‰ œ

Œ

2 2

∑

Œ

2 2

g. ‰ g. o

2 2

‰™

Œ œ

Crotales - dead stroke w/H.S. Gongs/ Crotales

°‹3 ¢& 4

∑

∑

∑

∑

‰

d g. ‰

g. ‰

g. ‰

g. ‰

mf

Interlude II - Pantomime

= Square, slightly on edge h - 60 - 69

For this movement, playing the notated pitches on the crotales is not required. However, the player should try to follow the "rules" of the notation. For example, if a passage has repeated notes, try and play the same pitch for the passage. If there is a dyad, try to space the pitches according to the notated interval, more or less.

244

Stage Dir.

2 /2

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

strike sticks together clapping

clapping Perc.

° 2œ /2

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

œ^

Œ

Œ

‰ œ

œ

‰

œ œ Œ v

Ó

œ

œ >

œ

œ œ

Œ

œ œ Œ v v

œ

œ œ 3

f

ff

p

f

f

p

f

* Crotales, w/H.S. pick up second H.S. Gongs/ Crotales

‹ 2 ¢& 2

∑

Ó

‰

d g. ‰

‰ g.

g. Œ

Ó

Œ

¯ >œ

pp f

∑ œ >œ

œ >œ

∑

30

play keyboard w/mallets, altern. Left - Right 250 6

U ∑

&

6666 Ó J

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

3 4

6666 6666 6666 Ó

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

3 4

‰ )))) p

Toy Pn. 6

U ∑

{

&

freeze!

° Perc.

^ œ Œ /

U Œ

Œ

mimic striking sticks together

strike sticks together

Ó

Œ œ

œ œ œ ¿ >

¿

¿

clapping

¿

mimic clapping

clapping

>¿

‰ œ œ

∑

∑

∑

ff

Ó

‹ j Œ & œ œ œ ¢ > >œ ff

d freeze! j U gΠg >

f

ff

f

ff

freeze!

∑

∑

∑

‰ g‰ g‰ gŒ . . . pp

Ó

mimic striking crotales

freeze!

g. ‰ g. ‰ pp

g. ‰ Œ Ó

sffz

Œ

>¿ ¯ ¿ 3 # ¿ 4 œ œ #¿ ff

= play keyboard with mallets, altern. Left - Right 258

3 &4

∑

3 8

∑

2 2

∑

666>6 ‰

U )>) 6 66 66 )) Œ ‰ )) 66 66 )) J J

Œ

666>6

666>6

6666 6666 6666

6

Ó

∑

jÓ 66 66

∑

6

6

f

sub. p

Toy Pn.

sub. f

sub. p

6

{

3 &4

∑

3 8

∑

2 2

∑

6 U Π6666 6666 6666 >

Œ

6

6

6666 6666 6666 66j )) >66 >))

‰ ‰ )) ))

strike sticks together

strike sticks together

° 3 Perc. / 4

∑

3 8œ

œ

2 œ 2 >

U ∑

∑

∑

Ó

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œœ p

ff

Gongs/ Crotales

3 4

ff p

Gongs/ Crotales

>œ >œ Œ

‹ d freeze!

3 3 ¢& 4 ‰ g. Œ Œ 8 pp

mimic striking crotales

∑

2‰ 2 gŒ . pp

g. ‰ g. ‰

‰ ¿ .

tuned gong w/H.S. - LV

U Ó & #>œ sub. ff

∑

∑

∑

31

IMPROVISE ca. 10 - 12 sec.: playing & mimicing playing the gongs, crotales, sticks, clapping.

Use any of the material in the movement up to this point... play keyboard or create some of your own before suddenly moving on. with mallets

repeat bt. 2-5 times; play final "ff" chords only on last time through quickly put down sticks & move to hpsd.

mimic playing keyboard

265

&

√ ∑

6666 6666 666>6 666>6 666>6 666>6 6

>¿ ¿¿¿>¿ œœ>œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿¿ ¿¿ ¿¿ ¿¿ œ ™™

6

™™ 45

∑

2 2

U " ∑

∑

∑

∑

™™ 45

∑

2 2

U " ∑

∑

∑

∑

6 6

sub. sub. f p

Toy Pn.

{

&

√ ∑

6

‰ )) ))

sub. p 6

j‰ 66 )) 66 > >))

sub. f sub. ff

6

j ™™ ‰ 66 YY 66 YY >

6

j j‰ œ ¿¿ ¿¿ >YY YY >œœœ ff

ord.

&

√ ∑

∑

™™

∑

™™ 45

∑

2 2

U ∑

2 2

U ∑

Hpsd.

{

?

√ ∑

∑

™™

∑

™™ 45

∑

crotales w/H.S.

Gongs/ Crotales

° ¢&

√ ∑

∑

™™

∑

‹ & ™™

œ. œ œ. n œœ œœ™™ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ. œ.

3

œ œ œ œ œ œ w œ w ff œ œ œ œ #w œ œ œ #w œ

œ™ œ œ™

^. œ^. # œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ 7

tuned gong w/H.S.

¯ >œ U 5 2 4 #œ œ œ œ œ & 2 > ## wv w fff p sub. ff

∑

∑

œ^. œ J

∑

32

œ^. œ ‰ ˙ ˙ >#œœœœ^. ‰ #˙ # ˙>

273

& ≈ ˙ ™™™ ˙ ™™™ >Hpsd.

{

? ≈ #˙ ™™™ # ˙- ™™™ >

œ^. ‰ ™ œ Œ b˙˙ ˙ >^. œ œ œ ‰ ™ œ Œ #b˙˙ # ˙>

n œ^. ‰™ œ Œ

‰™

#œœœœ^.

> bœ bœ˙ œ >

> Œ #bœ˙ #˙ >

n œ^. bœ > bœ œœ œ 5 œ 4 œ bœ œœ œ œ œ 3

œ Œ

^. # œ œ œ 5 œ 4 J #œ ™ #>œ ™

bœ œ œ Œ

j bœ œ œ œ b œœ

œ œ

n œ^. b œ^. œ ≈ bœ 2 ≈ 6 16 ≈ 4

n œ^. ™ œ™

b -œ^ bœ

bbœœ bœœœ œœœ nœ 3

#b œœ œœ œ œ J

^. b œ^. ^. ™ # œ # œ œ œ œ œ 6 ≈ œ ≈ bœ 2 ≈ œ ™™ 16 4

b -œ^ bœ

3

nœœ n œ œ œ œ œ œœ

=

6 ™™ 4 b #w w # w- ™

4 4

bww b w-w

#b w w-

5‰ 8

∏∏∏∏

5

2 4 ‰ bœ œ ™ bbœœœ ™™™ ? bœ ™

b˙ b ˙-

∏∏∏∏∏

5‰ 8

b˙™ bœœ 44 b ˙˙ ™™

bœ b ˙˙ # b œ bœœ 3 ˙˙ 4

∏∏∏∏

4 4

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

bw ™ w- ™

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

4 #w 4 bw #w >

6 4

very slowly rolled upward chord

bbb ˙˙˙ ™™™

∏∏∏

bww w >

gently rolling chord upward & downward

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

#b˙˙ #>˙

4 4

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

{

?

b˙˙ >˙

rolling chord upward & downward less

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

Hpsd.

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

&

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

281

fiercely rolling chord upward & downward

bœœ 45

b˙˙

5

2 4 Ϊ

3 4

#b ˙˙-

# œ b œœ #b ˙˙

4 4 w w

œœ #b ˙˙

5 4 w w

#b œœ

= spoken 291

∑

/

Voice

6 4

6 4

∑

4 4

∑

∑

5 4

6 4

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

mimic playing keyboard; OK if notes sound

™ 6 4 b˙˙ ™

∏∏∏

? b˙˙ b˙˙ ™™

b˙™ ˙™

6 ™ 4 b˙˙ ™

˙˙ ™™

4 Œ b˙˙ ™™ 4

™ 5 4 Ó bYY ™

6 4 Ó™

4 4

5 4

6 4

bYY ™™

∑

U ∑

4 4

The song came to him at night...

bYY ™™

Ó™

∑

U ∑ &

4 4

Hpsd.

{

? <#><b> w w

6 4 œœ

w w ™™

6 4 œ œ #˙

˙™

w

w

œ

U ∑

Ó™ ˙™

bw™

w™

w™

4 4

33

III - The Song Performer hums with the mouth closed so that the humming sounds truly apart from the speaking, as if it is coming from somewhere else altogether. Speaking should elide seamlessly with singing.

301

Stage Dir.

4 /4

Lontano q = 58 - 60

Ad libitum

Lontano q = 58 - 60

∑

4 4

∑

Ad libitum

Lontano q = 58 - 60

∑

3 4

∑

∑

sung sung spoken

spoken

pp sinewy, unforced

, Voice

4 /4

∑ &

˙

bœ

œ bœ ™

œ

, œ

/

˙

4 4

∑ &

˙

bœ bœ bœ ™

œ

œ

/

˙

and by morning, his whole body hummed.

Hpsd.

4 {& 4

∑ &

(...mmm...)

(...mmm...)

Lute stop

3 4

A new song unheard before

ord. play w/free hand

∑ w

bœ ™

4 4

œ b˙ ™

∑ w

bœ ™

˙

3 4

b˙

∑

œ

With speed of finger rubbing, pulse written rhythm.

tuned crystal rub glass rim w/finger

With speed of finger rubbing, pulse written rhythm. subito senza pulsation

°? 4 w Perc. ¢ 4

W

Ϫ

q q q q 4w 4

W sub. pp

pp

Ϫ

q q q 3 ™ 4˙

Ad libitum 34 306

, Voice

sung

Lontano q = 58 - 60

sung

& œj bœ ™

spoken

j bœ œ

bœ

j œ

Ϫ

(...mmm...) ____________________

4 4

∑

/

∑

and the trees bent over to

Ϊ

Ó

j &œ

, j bœ b ˙

Ϫ

œ bœ bœ

b˙

(...mmm...) __________________________________

listen.

play both parts w/free hand

∑

&

4 4˙

∑

j bœ œ

j bœ

j bœ bœ

j bœ

œ

œ

j bœ œ™

bœ

j bœ œ ™

j nœ œ

Ϫ

œ nœ

j œ œ

Ϫ

j œ bœ

Ϫ

Toy Pn.

molto p

{

∑

&

4 4

∑

˙ Hpsd. & Œ {

b˙

j bœ

b˙ ™

bœ

w

4 4

w

4w 4

œ

∑

j nœ

Ϊ

‰

œ

Ϫ

∑

∑

∑

bœ

subito senza pulsation Perc.

°? œ ™ ¢

w

œ

w

˙

Ó

∑

sub. pp

=

sung

p pure

312 Lontano q = 58 - 60

spoken Voice

∑

/

& nw

∑

∑

‰

/

&

3 4

˙™™ vanished into the

Their leaves turned blue, violet, red and then fell upward - and

sky.

5

œ ∑

& w

∑

∑

œ ˙™

œ

œ

3 4

œ

Toy Pn.

p

{

∑

&

∑

∑

∑

3 4

∑

3 4

w Pressing into the rim of the glass with varying intensity creating a random "breaking up" & distortion of the tone. sim.

°? bwq Perc. ¢

q

q

q

q q w

q

q

q w f

q

q

q œ

Πo

Ó

35

Slightly flowing q = 63 - 66

sung

freeze! p

317

spoken

3 /4‰

Voice

spoken

‰

/

&

Œ

spoken

U Œ

Œ

4 4

∑

∑

∑ &

˙ into the sky.

The birds stopped

their own singing to let the boy's song float free. He walked to town and the song surrounded him.

5

play w/free hand

œ

3 &4

œ œ

œ

œ œ

œ

U Œ

4Ó 4

œ

j œ bœ ™

bœ bœ

j œ bœ ™

bœ

œ

bœ

œ

œ

œ

nœ nœ

œ

œ nœ ‰

bœ nœ

œ

bb ˙˙

Toy Pn.

molto p

{

3 &4

∑

Œ

U Œ

Œ

4Ó 4 œ

bœ bœ

bœ

œ

œ

crotales arco/LV

°? 3 Perc. ¢ 4

‹ &

U ∑

∑

4 ˙™ 4

Œ

˙™

Œ

∑

p

= sung sung spoken spoken

322

mfp

p Voice

& Œ

/

œ

œ

œ ˜ œ-

It made a

& œ

œ

j œ œ™

œ

œ

sha-dow in

bœ

œ B œhis

œ

˙

sha

Œ

Œ

U Ó &

œ -

j œ bœ

-

bœ ™

All the people came out hum(mmm...) in the street and began to

dow.

j œ œ

˙™ >

œ

Ϫ

U j b˙ œ

2 4 œ œ-

a -

U Ó

˙

3 4

Œ

/

long.

The song grew

2 ‰ #œ 4

œ

œ

œ

3 4

p Toy Pn.

U

{

& œ bœ

j œ œ™

bœ

œ

j œ bœ

j bœ œ

œ

Ϫ

j bœ b˙

U Ó n˙

2 4

nœ

3 œ œ œ œ œ œ 4

œ put down bow

° ‹ ˙™ Perc. & ¢

Œ

Œ

˙™

U ∑

œ

Œ

U Ó

2 4Ó

3 4

36

327

insistent, increasing in intensity

3 /4œ

Voice

≈

≈

œ

œ

loud - er,

≈

œ œ

and loud er,

œ

œ

and

loud

-

3 8 œj

‰

œ

œ

œ

er,

and

œ

œ

peo - ple,

œ

œ

œ

peo - ple stopped

up

2 4 œ

their

ears.

full-chromatic clutsters

hands gradually coming together 3 # œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ 3 &4 nœ œ œ œ#œ

3 6 6 3 >œ >œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ 3 2 œ œ œ œ#œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ 8 œœœœnœœœ® œœœ® œœœ® 666® 6 666® 6 666® 6 66666® 66666 4 > > > > > > > >

6

6

p

rubato, quasi improvisando hands need not be perfectly together initially

Toy Pn.

6

ff

sub.f

3

{

3

3 &4 ‰

3

3

3

3

6

6

3

nœ nœ nœ nœ 3 2 #œ œ œ œ œ ® ® ® ® ® ® ® œ œ 8 4 œ œ œ bœb œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œbœœœœ bbœœœœ œœœœ œœ œœœ 666 6666 6666 6666 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ n œ œ b œ bœb œ œ œ b œ œ n œ n œ > > b œ œ >> > > > > > > œ œ œ œ œ prepare to switch instantly to hpsd.!

=

full-chromatic clutsters

ord.

6

6

3

3

330

2 & 4 66666 > ff

®

66666 >

®

66666 >

®

6666 >

®

6666 >

®

œœœ >

®

œœœ >

®

œœœ >

œœ

œœ

œœ

œœ

œœ

18 16

œœ

18 16

hands together!

Hpsd.

6

{

2 &4 ®

6

® 6666 >

® 6666 >

® 6666 >

3

® 66 >6

® bbœœœ >

3

® œ >œ

œ >œ

œ >œ

œœ

œœ

œœ

œœ

rit.

37 331

18 / 16 ‰ ™

Voice

‰™

‰

‰

3 8 œ-

≈

œ.

œ.

The

œ. œ™ -

17 3 16 ≈ œ ≈ œ ≈ œ ≈ œ œ ≈ œ œ 4 . .

- -

∑

song poss-essed them,

drove

out

all

o-ther

∑ &

4 4

mu- sic, all the fractured melodies that drifted up through their

∑

3 8

∑

17 16

∑

18 & 16

∑

3 8

∑

17 16

∑

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

18 & 16

>œ. ™ n œ œ™ 3 4 ≈ œJ ™ nnœ. œbbœ. œbbœ. œ bœ. œ ffp 3 ≈ bbbœœœj ™™ n œ 4 ™ œ #œnœ >. . n œ. b œ. bœ. œ

Toy Pn.

{

6

6

œ. œ ‰

p

6

Hpsd.

{

18 & 16 # œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ. œ. œ.

=

‰

6

œ. œ

rŒ œ. œ

3 4

∑

rŒ bb œ. œ

3 4

∑

4 4

3

3 17 8 ® 666 ® 666 ® 666 ® 666 ® 666 ® 66 œœ œœ œœ 16 # œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ n œ ‰ œ. œ. œ. b œ. >6 >6 >6 > > >

≈ Œ

œ. œ

3

3 17 8 66666 ® 66666 ® 66666 ® 6666 ® 6666 ® 666 ® œœ œœ œœ 16 bœœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ nœœ ‰ . . . > > > > > > .

œ. œ ≈ Œ

4 4

ord.

full-chromatic clutsters

18 & 16 bœœ ‰ œœ ‰ œœ ‰ . . .

4 4

?

4 4

Lontano q = 58 - 60

sung rit.

335

ppp suspended Voice

4 & 4 ‰ œ™

˙

meno p

7 8‰ œ ˙

and drowned

dreams

4 &4

∑

7 8

∑

j œ

4 & 4 Ϫ

7 j bœ j 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

{

?4 ‰ { 4

°‹4 Perc. & 4 ¢

˙™

˙

Ϫ

œ

bœ

4 4œ

˙

4‰ 4 œ™

deeds.

7 j j 8 bœ œ n œ b œ b œj œ

4 4

∑

4 j4 œ

∑

3 4

œ

4 j 4‰ j œ œ œ œ

Mo - vie mu - sic, nur - sery rhymes, tunes

3 4 4 œ œ b œœ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ 3 4 ∑ ∑ 4 4

bœ

œ œ

‰

bœ

7 œ 8 œ œ 7 8

œ

œ ∑

3 4 œ

œ

fixed to e - vents long

œ j 44 j œ œ œ œ

3 4 œ

j œ œ

4 4

∑

3 4

4 j 4 œ

∑

3 4

œ œ

7 8 Ϫ

3 4

out all o - ther thoughts and

sub. pp

Toy Pn.

Hpsd.

4 j4‰ j œ œ bœ œ

∑

4‰ 4

7 8 Ϫ

˙™

˙

œœ ∑

7 8

∑

4 4

3 4

œœ

œœ 44

∑

7 8

∑

4 4

3 4

œœ

p crotales w/any free hand - following contour, randomly strike crotales in the general area notated, doing so lightly & allowing them to ring; exact notes unimportant, but they should be on the "white-keys"

œœ

38

The hand playing the crotales follows the rising contour written, & in the same movement player reaches the "end" of the crotales & continues moving, transitioning into a large, slow, circular movement in the air for all to see. See symbols/indications below.

Ad libitum 342

3 /4

Stage Dir.

U ∑

∑

∑

∑

add some vocal fry Voice

3 &4

U

U

nœ

bœ

,

sub. piu pp

‰ b˙™

œ

past

that

˙

˙

drag

œ ù˙™

(mmm...)

mem(mmm...)

-

rubato 5

3 &4 œ œ

U ∑

j œ bn œœ œœ ™™

#œ# œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œb œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ bœ œ nœ ™ œ

œ j œ nœ œ bœ

6 6

p

p

Toy Pn.

poco f 5

{

3 &4

U ∑

∑

Œ

≈

bœ b œ bœ

œ œ

œ #œ #œ #œ

∑ œ

œ

œ

alla con arco il nastro magnetico o crine

?3 Hpsd. { 4

U -H™

∑

∑

∑

∑

∑

creaking

mp

°‹3 Perc. & 4 ¢

œœ œœ

U ∑

bœ œ

39 346

Stage Dir.

Piu grave q = 50 - 54

rit.

/

∑

U ∑

∑

4 4

3 4

∑

sinewy, unforced pp

spoken

U ∑

3

Voice

∑

/

& œ

Bb œ

œ

˙ mor

bœ

{& œ

-

y

&

3 4

bœ mmm...

with

them

into

the

light.

He sang without eating, he sang without sleep.

U ∑

∑

œ œ

œ

Œ

œ.

-

œ Toy Pn.

4 Ó 4

4 4

3 4

∑

˙

add Lute stop ord.

Hpsd.

∑

{&

U ∑

∑

bœ

4 Π4

‰ œ

œ œ™

œ œ bœ

3 4

bœ

poco f

with free hand

°‹ Perc. & ¢

œœœ œœœ

œœœ

œœœ

œ

U ∑

œ œ

… dead stroke on crotale w/hand; exact notes unimportant, but now the notes are on the "black-keys" - consider using thimbles d 4 bb gg ‰ gg ‰ 3 gg ‰ gg ‰ 4 .

4 . . .

f pp

40

accel.

transition seamlessly from one vocalized phenome to the next

A tempo piu grave q = 50 - 54

sung

350

spoken Voice

3 &4 œ

j œ

bœ ™

j œ bœ

ΠϪ

ahh...

5 Π8

Œ

œ

bœ

3 & 4 œ {

bœ ™

bœ

œ œ

3 4 œ

‰

j bœ bœ ™

j œ

bœ

œ

j œ

b˙

j œ

he

was

5 œ bœ ™ 8

œ

hollow, Some days full.

3 4 œj j bœ

œ œ™

œ

"white-keys"

°‹3 b g ‰ Perc. & 4 b g ¢ .

gg ‰ .

gg ‰ .

bœ

bœ

ooo...

Some days

Hpsd.

Œ

bb gg ‰ .

gg ‰ .

œ

"black-keys"

5 bb gg ‰ 8 .

nn gg™™ ≈ ™ gg™™ ≈ ™ gg™™ ≈ ™ gg™™ ≈ ™ . . . .

gg ‰ .

bœ ™

g. g ‰

3 4 ‰ bb g. g ‰

g. g

g. g ‰

g. g

sub. pp

= accel.

A tempo lontano, slightly flowing q = 58 - 60 355

spoken

, Voice

bœ J

& bœ ™

œ

‰

bœ

Ϫ

/

Œ

‰

‰

Œ

Œ

Œ

Œ

and tied him in a knot.

The song bent him

It was a wonder to see a boy tied in a knot.

ord.

3 3

Hpsd.

{& œ

j bœ

nœ

bœj

œ

j bœ

bœ ™ œ

bœ J

œ

bœ bœ

˙ ˙

≈ bœ

bœœ œœ

°‹ ‰ Perc. & bb g. g ‰ ¢

bœ b >œ

œ. œ

bœ

bœ

œ

≈ ™ bb gg™™ ≈ ™ gg™™ ≈ ™ gg™™ ≈ ™ gg™™ . . . . p

‰

ord.

n œ¯ g. g Œ

œœ œœ

nb œ. œ

nœ f

following written contour, gradually introduce random pitches; placement of random pitches becomes increasingly more chaotic & improvised

œ

#œ

#œ

œ œ

mp

41

rall.

sing

f

359

Œ

/

Voice

‰ ‰

U Œ

Œ

U Ó

5

& The

song

œ

œ

œ

bœ

œ

as

a

string(ngg...)

till

he

œ

˙

could

see

stretched

him, stretched him taut, "black-notes"

3

b¿

3

Hpsd.

& <b>œ ™ bœ bœœ œœ <b> œ ™ n œ nb œ. œ ? ∑

nœ œ œœ‰

{

U Ó

œ >œ b ¿ ™ U Œ

∑

∑

alla con arco il nastro magnetico o crine

pp

U Ó H™

H™

creaking highest note(s); strike any disc even if it is more than one at a grab tape "white-notes" inside hpsd. time; w/HS

>œ > #œ

°‹ Perc. & ¢

¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

¿ U Ó

Œ

¿™

>œ

ff

suddenly extremely rapid, out of tempo!

ff

= A tempo piu grave q = 50 - 54 363

,

p Voice

& œj

bœ

œ

j bœ

œ

his

r 44 ‰ ™ bœ œ.

bœ ™™ feet

-

-

-

(tah!)

‰™

‰ œ

œ

Bœ

Ϟ

It shrunk him down

œ

œ. û

to the size

… … ? Œ Hpsd. {

4Π4 H

a tempo

°‹ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿≈ Perc. & ¢

H™

H™

d >. œœœœœœ œœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœœg

d ¯ >. œœœœœœœœœœœœg

4Ó 4 sfz as soft as possible

≈ ff

sfz

42

Flowing but free, patient

spoken

366

" U Ó

3

& ‰ œ œ Bœ .

Voice

‰

Œ

/Πand pulsed

in the air around

him.

When he stood on the cliffs the sea below him boiled.

… ?

Ó

bœ œ œ

œ œ.

of a fist

Ó

…" Œ

U ∑

Œ

Hpsd.

{

H™

°‹ Œ Perc. & ¢

H™ d ¯ >. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ g ≈

Πf

d ¯ >. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ g

d ¯ >. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ g " U ≈ Ó

Ó

sfz

pp

≈

sfz

pp

sfz

= 369

Voice

U / Ó

U Ó

Ó

When he lay on his back the sky above burned.

°‹ U Perc. & Ó ¢

Red flames pierced the clouds.

d ¯ >. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ g U ≈ Ó pp

U Ó

Ó

Ó

mother The song consumed his

d >. ¯œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ g bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b g U ≈ Ó

sfz

pp

and

father.

¯ b œœ œœ œœ b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

d >. g g

pp

sfz

≈

sfz

= 372

Voice

U / Ó

U Ó

Ó

He swelled up with thought he would burst, and when he could the song till he

°‹ U Perc. & Ó ¢

swell no longer carapace, he began to grow a

¯ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ U ≈ Ó pp

U Ó

Ó

mf

white

‰

lusterousless chintinous.

b œœ œœ œœ b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ bœœ U ≈ Ó pp

Œ

mf

‰ The song

b œœ œœ œœ b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ bœœ œœ œœ bœœ ≈ pp

mf

375

43

U / Ó

Voice

Ó

U Ó

Ó

Œ

It thickened and grew and crowded out everything.

was his shell and color and texture. every hour a new

°‹ U Perc. & Ó ¢

Œ

b œœ œœ œœ b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ bœœ œœ œœ œœ bœœ bœœ bœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ bœ œ œ œb œ œ œ œ U ≈ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó pp

mf

Ó

Orchestras in distant cities found themselves

b œ œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ bœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ bœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œœœœ œœœœœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

pp

= 378

/ Ó

Voice

Œ

Œ

deep in the song.

° ‹ bbœœ ‰ ™ Perc. & ¢

Œ

poco f

Ó

Ó

The players let go of their instruments

∑

and the song still played.

b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ bœœ œœ œœ œœ bœœ œœ œœ bœœ b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œbœœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó

œ œ œ bœ œ œ œbœœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

pp

f

mf

f

pp

pp

pp

= 381

/ Ó

Voice

‰

‰

Œ

Œ

The boy grew

Œ

Ó

and

∑

grew.

w/one hand

∑

&

œ

bœ

∑ œ

˙

Toy Pn.

molto p

{

∑

&

∑ œ

°‹ Œ Perc. & ¢

b œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œbœœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ mp

pp

Œ

bœ bœ ∑

˙ Œ

b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ pp

44

Lontano q = 58 - 60

384

molto rit.

With free hand, the player reaches the "end" of the crotales & continues moving, transitioning into a large, slow, circular movement in the air for all to see. See symbols/indications below.

Stage Dir.

/

Voice

/ Ó

∑

∑

Œ

Œ

∑

∑

Ó

Œ

Œ

3 4 3 4Œ

∑ Œ

‰

‰ &

4 4 4 4

Nowhere on earth was free of his song.

And

still

he

exp a n d e

d.

The

& bœ

œ

bœ J

œ

˙

œ

œ Œ

‰ œ

nœ

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

gently

bœ ™

3 nœj nœ ™ 4

Toy Pn.

{

bœ

bœ ™

&

j bœ

Œ œ

bœ

3 4 bœj

Œ

3 4

Œ

œ

Ϫ

bw °‹ Œ Perc. & ¢

œœœœ œœœ

4 4

poco f

4 4

œœ n œœ

…bœ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

Œ

Ó

∑

‰™

Œ

4 4

∑

ppp

= Ad libitum sung

with vocal fry ord. spoken

388

p

f poco f Voice

,

4 &4

œ ˙ song

œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ filled

œ

the ga-lax-y with one

œ

˜œ

un

-

{

4 &4

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

Toy Pn.

‰

‰ ˙˙ ˙˙

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

6

˙˙˙˙ 4 & 4 ˙˙˙

œœœœ œœœ piu f

Œ /Œ

-

œ

˙

bear(rrr...) - a -

˜˙ able(lll...)

˙™ to(ooo...)

-

-

-

ne(ngg...).

It was the

6

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

˙ ˙

˙ œœ œœœ nœœœ bœœœ b œœœ bœœœ bœœœœ œœœ œœ b˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ n œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœœ bœœœ œœœ b œœœ œœœ œœœ nœœ œœ b˙ ˙ ˙

ff p veloce

‰ œœ œœ

&

b˙

piu ff

∑

∑

∑

∑

45

Weary q = 44 - 46

sung spoken

sung

mf

mp

spoken

airy pp

sung

393

Voice

& bœ song

/

p

Œ

/

& bœ ™

that cancelled the song

‰

Ϊ

& bœj

Ó œ

that held all worlds to - ge -

Œ

ppp

‰

‰

œ

bœ

ther,

to

bœ -

ge-

Œ

‰

œ

œ

ther,

to -

w/one hand

b˙

˙

b˙

b˙ Toy Pn.

˙

b˙

˙

b˙

{&

b˙

˙

ææ œ

b˙

b˙

˙

b˙

Πo

pp

tuned crystal glass w/finger LV w/free hand

°? Ó Perc. ¢

b-œ

Œ

b-œ

-œ

Ó

Ó

-˙

b-œ

-œ

-œ

-œ

œ

b-œ

Œ

-œ

f

= 397

spoken Voice

j Ó œ

& bœ ™

∑

/

∑

∑

U ∑

3 4

…

U ∑

3 4

ge - ther.

It bent the boy to the universe,

then it bent the universe to him.

slowing to a grinding halt, so soft that sometimes only the keyboard makes a sound & no pitch is ringing Toy Pn.

Œ b˙ææ & {

Œ

∑

∑

∑ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

as soft as possible

°? <b>-˙ Perc. ¢

Ó

∑

… Œ Œ

Œ Œ

∑

… Ó

Œ

bœ pp

U ˙

…U Ó

/

3 4

46

IV - The Rat-Girl stage whisper lots of air f

Quiet, under wraps, seething at times q = 92 - 96 403

3 /4

Voice

4 4

∑

5 8

∑

4 4

Œ

7 8

∑

Ϊ

3 4 œ. v

‰™

Œ

dragging fingertips

6 16

Œ™ -4™

7 - - j 8 -4 4

∑

-$

Œ

3 4

Œ

ff ff

ff ffp hiding hand motion as much as possible

{

6 16

∑

tt,

5 ‰ - ≈ ≈ 44 ‰ ™ 8 - - 1 1 1 1 > >1 >1 >1 v

∑

pp Hpsd.

∑

quickly drumming fingers on surfacecontact point w/fingernails

right hand - scratching ANY wooden surface of hpsd. w/fingernails

º 3 /4 1 1 ‰ Œ

4 4

∑

left hand - scratching wooden surface of hpsd. w/fingernails dragging fingertips

3 /4

4 º 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 ‰™ Ó >

∑

pp

5 8

4 ‰ 4 - - - - Œ™ >

∑

6 7 16 1 1 ≈ 1 1 ‰ 8 v v

∑ -4™

ff

f

Ϊ

‰ 1

f

3 4

1

ff

=

pp

f

410

sub. pp

sfz

3 /4œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

Voice

3

4 ‰™ Œ 4 œ-û v

tt, tt, tt, tt, tt, tt, tt, tt,

Ó

3 4

4 4 œ œ œ œ œ ‰™

∑

tt,

Ó

3

œ. œ. v

œ.

œ.

3 4 œ™ - œ. œ. œ.

tt, tt,

tt,

tt,

tt,

Œ

≈

tt, tt, tt, tt, tt,

≈

≈

tt, tt, tt,

swirl





3 / 4 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ‰™ >

4 4

∑

3 4Œ

 --

 -

 --

-

Œ

4 4 1 1 1 1 1 ‰™

3

f p

 --

3

Π-1 p-8

≈ Œ

≈

-8p™

 --

‰ -8p™

3 4 1 1

pp

mf

rapid swipe

Hpsd.

{

3

3 /4

∑

4Π4

7!™ ppp

3 4Œ

4Ó 4

Π-4

Œ

Œ

c -‹.

‰™

c Œ ‹. >

Œ

c ‰ ‹. >

mf f

f

f

3 4

inhale exhale

veloce - explosive, concusive air ffp

pp

415

f pp

3 /4œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ .

Voice

œ œ

œ œ

4 œ 4 ˙™û v

tt, tt,

tt, tt,

tah,

‰

‰™

‰

tt, tt, tt, tt, tt, tt, tt,

3 4

Œ

47

F sfffz

I

f

4 ‰™ ‰ 4œ œ >˙û v

ææ >˙™

rah,ra,ra,ra,ra,ra,ra,ra,ra tah!

3 4

Rat - girl



3 /4

‰- - -

∑

4 Π1> 4 1 1 1 1 mp

‰™

Π1 1

3 4

Ó

4 æ 4 æ! >

∑

Ó

3 4

Ó

3 4

Hpsd.

ffp

{

3 /4‰

Œ

Œ

‰

1 1 1 1 1 1

 --

6

4Π4

Œ

≈

1 1

>1 1 >1 1

pp

3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 >1

mp

4 4

∑

ææ >!

f

= 420

3 /4

Voice

4Π4

∑

‰ œ lived

5

3

3 /4 1 1 ≈ 1 1 ≈ 1 > > v f

4  48

Π1

‰ œ

œ œ

‰ œ œ œ

with Rat - mo-ther

 8

Œ

œ

œ

 8

Œ

‰ œ œ œ.

in the one wood-en wall

 8

Œ

œ œ™

œ

œ

of the old stone house.

c ‹

Œ

Ó

≈ >1 1 1

p

ff

f

mp

Hpsd.

6

{

 8

5

3 /4Œ

4Π1> 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4

≈

ff

Œ

 8

 3 

 8

Œ

Œ

Œ

Ó

Œ

8 8 8

mp

= F I

424

f

/ Ó

Voice

Œ

‰

3 œ. ™ 4

œ By

day

. œ

4 ‰™ œ ‰ œ œ . . œ. 4 œ.

they gnawed wi-res and

‰

‰ œ.

boards,

‰

œ.

œ

by night

œ

scut-tled

‰

3 4

≈

œ.

œ.

close

to

œ

˙û

the walls.

c c 6

6

/ 1 1 1 1 ‰™ >

‰™ >1 1 1 1 >1

3 4 >1 1 1 1 >1

‰ ææ >1™

p f

ffp

4Π4

Œ

j Œ ‹

≈

p f

f

f

{

>1 1 1 1 >1

3 4 >1 1 1 1 >1

f

f

‰™ p f

p f

ææ ≈ ææ ≈ 3 4 1™ 1™ > >

f pp

ff 5

/ ‰™

Ó

>‹

p f Hpsd.

Œ

∑

6

6

4 4 1 1≈ 1 1≈ 1 1 1‰ 1 1 1 1 1≈Œ > > >

Ó

ææ ≈ ææ ≈ 3 4 1™ 1™ > >

48

bracketed music may be repeated until player is ready to being & "join in" w/triangle beaters 428

f

3 /4Œ

Voice

‰ œ

j œ

They

were

4 4œ œ

Œ

ææ >1

ææ >1

hap-py there.

‰

‰

c

4 4‹ .

‰

œ

c

3 æ / 4 æ1 ‰ >

‰

‰

3 4

œ.

œ.

Then,

Then,

∑

>œ œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ.

Rat - mo-ther died. dd, dd, dd, dd, dd, dd, dd, dd, dd, dd, dd, w/remaining free hand, gently take other triangle beater, attached to large sheet of tissue paper and prepare to play other triangle

c ‰

‰

‹.

4 4œ œ œ

≈ >1 >1

‹.

3  4* f

pp

Œ

4 4

∑

4 4

∑

pp

mf

Hpsd.

knock 5

{

3 /4

ææ ≈ ≈ ≈ 44 Ó >1 .1 >1 .1 .1 >1 .1 .1 .1

>7

Œ

3 4

∑

ff w/free hand, gently take one triangle beater, attached to large sheet of tissue paper; prepare to play one triangle

waving 2 triangle beaters w/sheets of tissue paper attached; one beater in left hand, the other in the right hand emerging from sound of voice

rustling, mumbling

° 3 Perc. / 4 ¢

4 4

∑

3 4

∑

∑

4Ó 4

‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ as soft as possible

= 432

p Voice

/ œ ‰™ .

Œ

3 4Œ

Ó

‰ œ

dd.

‰ 44 ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ

The fami-ly

who

‰ œ

lived in the house,

‰ œ took

F I j œ œ œ œ œ™

3 4 Ϟ

pi - ty on Rat - girl.

waving in a large circle overhead, like a banner at a parade

as soft as possible

f

p

f

> ° Ó ‰ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ 3 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿™ Perc. / ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿™™ 4Œ ¢ Œ R > >

¿¿

4¿ 4¿

¿¿

¿¿

¿¿

¿¿

¿¿

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

‰™ 3 Œ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿¿ 4 > p

f

49

Suddenly with repose q = 80 - 84 436

f

p 3

Voice

3 /4

2 4‰

∑

œ

3 4œ

œ œ œ

They took her to

4 4œ

‰ œ

œ

œ

live with them.

They

3

3

j Œ œ

œ œ œ

Œ

called her Re - bec - ca.

j œ They

f

p f

° 3¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Perc. / 4 ¢ Œ Œ ≈ ¿ ¿ ¿

2 ‰™ 4 ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿Œ

¿ ¿ ¿

3 4 ¿¿

¿¿

¿¿

-

-

-

3

3

3

4¿ 4Œ

¿

¿

j ¿ ¿¿

¿¿

¿

¿

j ¿

¿¿

p 3

f

f

= Suddenly a tempo q = 92 - 96 440 3

Voice

/ œ

3

3

3

j j Œ œ œ

œ œ œ

Œ

dressed her in pin - a - fores

3

3

j œ œ.

j œ œ.

and sent

her off

j œ œ

‰

to school,

œ

7 ‰ ‰ Œ 8 œ œ œ œ

where she failed

e - very

striking triangles w/beaters - LV 3

Perc.

° ¿ ¢/ ¿

3

3

3

¿ ¿ ¿¿ ¿ ¿¿ ¿¿ ¿ ¿ ¿¿ ¿ ¿ J 3

¿¿ ¿ ¿ ¿¿ ¿ ¿ ‰œ™ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ

3

œœ 87 œœ

œœ œ™ œ™

3

j œ

4 4œ

‰ Œ

Ó

sub - ject.

> >5 > > ^ ≈ œ œ œ œ œj ≈ œ œ œ œ œJ > 5> > > v

3 ^ 3 j j 4 ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œj 4œ œ œ œ œ œ v 3 3

pp ff

= Square, tight, boxy q = 80 - 84

Suddenly a tempo q = 92 - 96

Square, tight, boxy q = 80 - 84

444 3

Voice

2 4

∑

/

∑

4 4

∑

3 4œ œ œ œ œ . . . . .

∑ œ.

she did - n't un - der - stand.

Mean girls tried to torment her,

Perc.

° œ ¢/ ˙ pp

˙™ ˙

5 4 œj œ

j œ œ œ œ œ œ

j 42 œ

The fam - ily took her to the den- tist,

but they spoke in a language

^ 3 2 ‰ œ œ œj 4 Ó 4œ œ œ 4w pp v 3

˙

d. d.

3 4 ‰œ œ‰ ‰œ œ‰ . . d d

‰ œ . d

d. œ ‰

¯ 3 ^ 3 j j ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œJ v 3 3 ¯

ff

d. d.

5 4 œ‰ ‰œ œ‰ .d sub. mp

mf

sub. ff

d. d. ‰ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ . . d d

‰ Œ œ . d

2 4

50

Suddenly a tempo 450 q = 92 - 96 Voice

2 /4

Square, tight, boxy e. = 80 - 84

12 j 16 Ϫ

∑

Suddenly a tempo q = 92 - 96

2‰ 3 4 œ œ œ

j j Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ

to

the coun-ty fair.

¯ d. ^ 3 ° 2 ‰ œ œ œj 12 œ™j Perc. / 4 œ 16 œ™ œ œ ¢ .Jd v 3 ¯ sub. p sub. ff =

d .j Ϫ Ϫ .J d

d. Ϫ Ϫ .d

3

7 8œ

œ œ

They as-sured her that

¯ 3 ^ 2 4 ‰œ œ œ œ v 3 ¯

.d d.j Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ .J .d d

Square, tight, boxy e. = 80 - 84

q = 138 - 144

12 16 Ϫ

œ œ œ œ œ œ

she was as

j 7 j œ 8 œœ œ

if one of their

‰™

j j Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ

own,

d.

12 Ϫj 16 Ϫ .Jd

œ œ œ œ™ œ

‰™

but she did - n't seem to

d .j Ϫ Ϫ .J d

d. Ϫ Ϫ .d

d. j Ϫ Ϫ .Jd

.d d.j Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ .J .d d

d .j Ϫ Ϫ .J d

d. Ϫ Ϫ .d

.d Ϫ Ϫ .d

d. j Ϫ Ϫ J .d

sub. p ffpp

456

Voice

‰™

/ Ϫ

Ū Ϫ

care.

° ‰™ Perc. / œ™ ¢ ¯ =

j Ϫ

Ϫ

They came

¯j œ™

Ϫ Ϫ J

Ϫ

j Ϫ Ϫ J

j Ϫ Ϫ

Ϫ

Ϫ

Ϫ

in their way to love

her,

but they did not share her ap - pe - tites,

j Ϫ

j Ϫ Ϫ

Ϫ

j Ϫ Ϫ J

j Ϫ

Ϫ Ϫ

Ϫ Ϫ

6 16 Ϫ

nor think

as

®™

Ϫ

Ϫ Ϫ J

Ϫ

‰™

j Ϫ

Ϫ

Ϫ

j Ϫ

Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ

j Ϫ Ϫ

Ϫ

j Ϫ

Ϫ

®™

j Ϫ Ϫ

Ϫ

Suddenly a tempo q = 92 - 96

spoken

sung

sung spoken

460

pp Voice

6 / 16 Ϫ Ϫ

j Ϫ

Rat - girl thought.

&

œ œ

œ

3 4Œ

U™ ˙

˙

2 4Œ

/

Œ

U ˙

3 ˙™

&4

/Œ

And she knew noth - ing of

love. the following passages w/the fingernail & fingertip action may be on any surface that the performer desires

° 6 œ™ œ™ Perc. / 16 œ™ J

Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ Ϫ

3 4Œ

∑

Œ ˙

œ

º U !!™™ u

2 4

∑

3 4Œ

2 4

∑

3 4 ˙™

she with -

2 triangles w/triangle beaters

Œ ˙

œ

º U !!™™ u

pp crotales w/triangle beaters - LV

6 ¢& 16

∑

&

œ œ œ Then one day

Gongs/ Crotales

6 16

Ϫ

∑

‹ &

3 4 ˙™ pp

U ∑

U ∑

51

spoken

U /‰

467

sung Voice

& ˙

œ

œ

œ

˙

U™ ˙

4œ 4

œ œ

2 4Œ

3

3

‰ œ œ

drew

through the rat

° Perc.

∑ / Œ

Œ

˙˙™

œ

-

œ

hole

œ˙™

in the

old wall,

where at night

pp

œ œ

œ

œ

she

li-stened

to

her fami-ly

scratch & tap surfaces of hpsd. w/fingernails

º U !!™™ u

4Π4

˙

œ

3 4 œ

2 4 1 1

U ‰ Œ

‰

‰

Gongs/ Crotales

˙

∑

∑

2 4

3 4 --- - 1 1 1 1 ≈ 1 ≈ 1 1 > > > > v

∑ º ‰™ / 1 1 1 1 >1 >1 pp

∑

‰

9 8

º 

pp

4U 4w

9 8

œ œ

ff

ff ffp

‹ ¢& Œ

‰

3 4

Œ

Œ

‰

 ---

9 8 >

ff

= 474 5:6

Voice

9 /8

6 Ϊ 8

∑

9 8 Ϫ

‰™ œ™ in

-

dif

3 4‰

‰™ œ™ -

ferent

-

Ϫ

Ϫ

œ

œ

ly,

and

when

œ

they

&

œ

sang

œ

kept time

œ

œ

to

their

12 8

dragging fingertips

° 9 Œ™ Perc. / 8

6 8 4™ -

Œ™ -4™

9 8 4™ p

Ϊ

Ϊ

Ϊ

3 4

Ϊ

-4™

-4™ crotales w/triangle beaters - LV

dragging fingertips Gongs/ Crotales

9 / ¢ 8 -4™

12 8

∑

6 Ϊ 8

Ϊ

9 Ϊ 8

-4™

Ϊ

4™ p

‹ 3 &4

Ϊ

-4™

-4™

12 8

˙™

-4™ pp

= accel.

sung 479

Voice

12 & 8 ˙™ song

° 12 Perc. / 8

Gongs/ Crotales

‹ 12 ¢& 8

Ϫ

Ϫ

with

her

∑

∑

3 4 ˙™

‰

gnaw

3 4Œ

3 4Œ

Œ

Œ

∑

œ -

‰

Œ

-

-

-

º 1 1 >1 1 1 1 mf º c ‰ / ‹> mf

ing.

… >1 1 1 1 >1 1 1 1 >1 1 1 1

>1 1 1 1 >1 1 1 1 >1 1 1 ff1

c >‹

c >‹

‰

c >‹

‰

c >‹

‰

‰

c >‹

‰

c >‹

c >‹ ff

…

52

(Losing Something) IMPROVISATION Wandering, searching, finding, losing - ad libitum e liberamente: ca. 40 sec. - 90 sec. use the following material in boxes as the source for the improvisation; any order may be used; not all of the material in any given box need be used in full;the material may be interpeted for use in an manner on any of the instruments in the set-up; tempi are left to the discretion of the performer; singing and using objects NOT in the set-up is also encouraged.

483

/ ™™

Stage Dir.

∑

™™ ™™

™™ ™™

∑

™™ ™™

Œ 6666 ™™ ™™ 66 v.

∑

™™ ™™

∑

∑

™™ 44

sharply 3

Voice

& ™™ ˙

bœ ™ œ™ ˙

™™ ™™

Π66 .v

Œ

66 6.6 66 v

ppp

Œ

666666 v.

66 666666 v.

Œ

Œ

66666 6 66 v.

Œ

66666 6 66 v.

66 666666 v.

/ ™™

4 4

˙ b˙ ˙

p pp

& ™™

∑

™™ ™™

‰™

bœ bœ ≈ Œ

œ ≈œ≈Œ

Œ

œ ≈ œ ≈ ‰™ Œ

œ ≈≈œ≈Œ

œj

Ó

Œ

‰ Ó

Ó

bœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ ≈ ≈ œ œ ≈ ≈ œ œ œ œ œ œ ≈ ≈ œ œ œ œ œ ≈ ≈ œ œ œ ‰ Ó

˙

™™ ™™ ˙

™™ ™™

∑

™™ 44

™™ ™™

∑

™™ 44

p Toy Pn.

ff - pp

? ™™

{

∑

™™ ™™

™™ ™™ Œ #œ œ œ œ

n˙ nn˙˙

#w #w w w

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

™ ##˙˙ ™

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

™™ ™™

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

∑

n˙˙ # # n ˙˙

#œ ##œœ

#œ œ ## œœ

˙ #n˙˙

-œ bœ ™™ ™™

∑

™™ ™™

∑

™™ 44

˙ #n˙˙

-œ ™ ™ bœ ™ ™

∑

™™ ™™

∑

™™ 44

™™ ™™

∑

/ ™™

™™

∑

™™ 44

∑

‹ & ™™

™™

∑

™™ 44

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

{

? ™™

ff - pp

nn˙˙ n˙

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

Hpsd.

###˙˙˙ ™™™

##n˙˙˙ n˙

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

∑

™™ ™™

#w #w w w

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

& ™™

∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏∏

5

use 2 tuned glasses - arco & crotales arco - triangles - beaters w/tissue paper again - tear it off if need be or strum hpscd. strings w/tissue paper

° Perc.

/ ™™

∑

& ™™ ™™

œ bœJ œ b œ ™

œ

œ œ J

œ nœ J

j œ œ

‰ bœ

nœ nœ œ

œœ J

Ϫ

b˙

molto p

Gongs/ Crotales

™ ¢/ ™

∑

& ™™ ™™

j bœ b œ bœ ™ œ molto p

œ

bœ nœ œ

œ bœ J

nœ ™

b˙

™™ ™™

53

V - Something Found Slow, unpredictable q = 40 - 44

Ambling randomly on stage through the instrumental setup, clumsily and gently striking instruments before settling on keyboard clusters; the music notation for the first 6 measures of this movement are simply a rough guide, & only towards the measure before "Gliding" does the player begin to play what is notated.

487

spoken

U ∑

4 /4

Voice

accel.

U Œ

Œ

U Œ

Œ

U ∑

∑

He just feels restless,

A man goes on a search but doesn't know it's a search.

∑

unhomed. rhythms not exact; coordination unimportant

U ∑

4 Toy Pn. & 4 {

U ∑

))))) )

U ∑

Œ

66666 6

666666 bbbbb)))))

Π5

crotales w/fingers & then w/handle of SS

Gongs/ Crotales

° ‹4U ¢& 4 Ó

¿ ¿ ¿ #¿

gongs w/SS or hands

b¿ U b ¿ b¿ ¿ ¿ U ‰ Œ

n¿

U Y

b¿ ææ

nnnn666666 66 3 J 666 nnn 66666 bbb b6666 b6 5

U n¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

3

3

&

#˙

œ

œ

œ

#˙

œ

œ œ

œ

œ

3 3

= sung Gliding q = 50 - 54

pp

492

∑

/

Voice

∑ &

4Ó 4

Œ

bœ

˙

œ

œ

5 4˙

Œ

b˙

4 4

(vocalise) coordination becomes a focus

ord.

5

& bbbbb66666 ™™™™

6666 6666nnnn66666bb6666 6666 6666 bbbb6666 6666 œœœ œœœ œœ œœ œœ œ 6 6 6 6 6

b œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œœœ4 4 bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 5 œ œ œ œœœ 4 4 œ œbœ œ œ 4 bœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œbœ mp pp

Toy Pn.

{

?

Gongs/ Crotales

° ¢&

∑

#œ œ œ œ

∑

Ϫ

j œ

4 b˙ 4 4 4

œ #˙ ™

bœ

∑

bœ

bœ

bœ

œ

b˙

b˙

5 4Ó

∑

5 4

4 4

∑

4 4

497

mp 54 Voice

4 & 4<b>˙

œ

œ

Œ

˙

‰

œ He

3 4 bœ search

-

œ

Toy Pn.

‰

bœ

œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ 3 bœ œ 4 œ ≈ b œ œ œ & 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 b˙ w œ b ˙ b œ b œ b œ œ 3 ˙ ?4 œ 4 4

œ

es

-

4 4

‰

bœ

and search

œ

es

for

œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ b œ œ œ œ 4 b ˙™ œ

œ Œ

{ =

bœ

œ

4 4

A tempo q = 50 - 54

sung mp

spoken

501

Voice

bœ

4 & 4 bœ

‰

œ

some - thing

5 4œ

œ bœ but does

-

‰ bœ

n't

œ

œ

know what

bœ

it

U ∑

7 /8

&

4Π4

‰

œ bœ

is,

He search

bœ -

es

or even that there's something he seeks.

œ œ œ œ œbœ œœœœ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b œ b œ œ 4 5 7 œ œ œ bœ œ œœ œ &4 œ œ œ œ 4œ 8œ U ™ 7 ˙˙ ™ 8u

Toy Pn.

œ ?4 œ 4J

{

œ b ˙™ œ ‰

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b ˙œ

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512

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3 &4 Œ

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‰

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2 4

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itself

somewhere within him the thing lost and found and lost again makes

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is

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≈ œ -

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spoken

≈ b & œ œ

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to

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3 4 ˙™

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5 5

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5

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3 /4

4 4

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know

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lost,

lost

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is

foundlost

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≈

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5 4

4 4

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∑

and

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bœ Toy Pn.

2 4

∑

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‰

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4 4

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4 4

=

538

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∑

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‰

Ó

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Ó

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∑

Ó

Œ

Œ

that doesn't exist. That I will never again have to search for.

So one sets out again in search of the one thing

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∑

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bœ œ

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≈ Ó

∑

Œ

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∑

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r b œ

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