When adonis calls3pianoredcution full score

When Adonis Calls Music by Clint Borzoni From the poems of Gavin Geoffrey Dillard Adapted for the stage by John de los Santos

WHEN ADONIS CALLS First Exchange: End of Days The POET is seated at his writing table with a bottle and glass of Hendrick's gin. He is surrounded by books, plants, and cats. Despite his calm surroundings, there is a subdued sense of frustration and frenetic energy. He starts to write and then stops, several times. He ips through a few books, holds and strokes a cat, then eventually sits again.

Clint Borzoni

Adagio q = 69

2 4

POET

5 4

3 4

c

of passion and love

If they ask me now I tell them I have lived,

2 4 2 4p

Triangle Cymbals

5 4 5 4

c

mf

c

Adagio q = 69

2 4

c 3

pp

2 4

3 4 3 4

c

3 4

c

c

3

5 4

Piano

c

5 4

f

p

3 4

c

c

3

7

POET

c I have had as much as any man need have,

W.Ch.

c

ppp

c ppp

3

c 3

3

f

3

3

p

3

3

ppp

3

3

3 11

POET for the monster of loneliness there is left no room,

p

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

14

5 4

POET my heart has been ďŹ lled,

5 4 3

3

3

3 3

3

3

3

3

5 4 16

POET

4 4

5 4

4 4

5 4

my body sated,

mf

3

3

3

pp

3 3

3

3

4 4

3

3

3

5 4

4 18

5 4

POET

my body sated,

5 4 f

p 3

3

3

3

3

f 3

3

3

3

3

5 4 20

3 2

Bongos p

f

p

f

3 2 3

3

p

3

3

3

3

3

3 2 3

f

rit. 22

POET

A tempo q = 69 (He writes.)

3 2

5 4

6 4 may I share this contentment with you?

Cym.

3 2

5 4

6 4 ppp

3

rit.

3 2

mp

A tempo q = 69

5 4

6 4

5 4

6 4

pp 3

3 2 p

3

3

26

5

p

2 4

c

POET I

have met

the

dev

c

il

and I con

fess

c

2 4

c

c

2 4

c

we made

pp

30

f

p

3

3 2

POET

f

love

2 4

we made love

in fact man y

3 2

c

3 4

c

3 4

c

times,

2 4 pp

f

3 4

f

3

3 2

2 4

3

POET

Pi첫 mosso q = 88

p

34

c slow

ly,

and swift ly 3

Sogo

f

a

va ri 3

e 3

ty of

styles, 3

3

c pp

f

Pi첫 mosso q = 88

c pp

c

f

3

6

Tempo primo q = 69 p

37

f

3

5 4

c

POET the heat

of two bod ies des per ate to

rise;

c

W.Ch.

c I have heard men say that they

5 4

c

5 4

c

5 4

c

mf

c

Sogo p

Tempo primo q = 69

c p

f

p

f

5 4

c

pp

41

POET

mp

c

freely p

mf

c

c sold their souls,

but

I must ad mit

I

c

gave mine free ly

c ppp

ppp

c

mf

c ff

ppp

46

mf

p

3

7

POET and be fore he ev en asked;

I

would like to say

I

3

pp

mp

3

50

mp

rit.

3

POET shot him down,

but it was he

who left me for a worth i

rit.

3

3

3

53 Meno mosso q = 69

f

3 4

POET soul.

3

Lov ers lie a wake at night

3 4

Sogo

Meno mosso q = 69

mp

f

3 4 pp

f

3 4

er

8 57

pp

mp

3

POET in which per haps I sleep;

They talk in voic es sil ent

us ing

Sogo mp

f

p

f

pp

p

61

pp

(He drinks.)

mp

c

POET words

I nev er

speak.

When

c 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

c f

p

64

3

POET last I lie 3

p

to rest my head

let

it

not

be said

I

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

9 67

(He drinks again, touching his right temple)

3

POET missed

a bed!

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

69

T. Bl. f

f 3

3

3

3

3

71

5 4

T. Bl.

c

The Meniere's disease and the Hendrick's are making my eyes swim; 3

3

5 4

c

5 4

c

pp 6

6

3

ff

pp

3

(He shuffles through some papers, pulls out a letter and reads)

10 75

pp

3 4

c

POET

my ďŹ n gers are

The walls, cloistered, gray and monolithic sent me reeling toward your warmth without your arms to hold me there, I have fallen to your feet again.

ry...

3 4

c

Cym.

blur

p 3

3 4

c

f

pp

3 4

c

Andante q = 96

81

c

MUSE

p

3 2

3 4 The walls,

p

3 2

c

POET

clois tered,

3 4

The walls, cloistered, gray and ... in deed! (The Poet begins to read the letter again, as he does, the Muse becomes visible. He is beautiful, lithe, irresistible, and nearly naked. As athe Poet reads the words, the Muse sings.

c

Tamb. pp

3 2

3 4

3 2

3 4

3 2

3 4

mf

Andante q = 96

c p

c

85

3 4

MUSE

3 2 gray

and mon o

3 4

lith

ic

sent me

3 2

reel

3 2

to

3 4 pp

3 4

c p

88

ing

c mf

3 4

mf

3 4 ward

3 4

c

pp

MUSE

11

mf

c your

warmth

with

out

3 4

c

3 4

c

91

your arms

to

p

MUSE hold

me

there,

p

I have fal

len

to your

12 (The POET puts the letter back onto the table and takes out another. He reads.)

94

MUSE feet

a

gain!

POET Plucked out the worms their families and remains and cast the good parts into the pot.

pp

(The MUSE changes his position, then sings with the POET as he continues to read) 97

rit.

Meno mosso q = 72

pp

MUSE with

pp POET with

rit.

Meno mosso q = 72

13

100

mp

3

MUSE hone

ey

and

gin

ger,

in to

ap

ple

sauce

mp POET hone

ey

and

gin

ger,

mp

Andante q = 96

103

MUSE spread

a

Andante q = 96 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

to

14 f

104

MUSE cross

your

chest,

Sogo f

6

6

6

6

6

6

f

6

6

6

6

6

106

Bongos f Sogo p

p subito

6

6

6

6

ff

6

6

6

6

15 107

mf

MUSE red

den,

hot,

that

Bongos Sogo

p

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

108

3 2

MUSE smil

ing 6

crest 6

and 6

6

3 2 mf

6

6

6

6

3 2 109

MUSE

3 2

c 3

slide 6

3 6

a 6

6

mong

the 6

3 2

c 6

3 2

6

6

6

6

6

6

c

16 110

c

MUSE

gold

en

hair

c 6

6 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

c

111

MUSE grow

ing...

rit. 112

6

6

6

6

3

3

6

3

113

17

Meno mosso q = 76

p

3 2

MUSE Then

c I would be the worm,

then

I would crawl

Meno mosso q = 76

3 2 p 3

c 3

3

3 2

c

116

mf

3

MUSE on

to,

and try to ďŹ nd

my

way

with

in;

there I would

mf

rit.

119

MUSE nest, a mid

tast y hair

breast,

there I would sleep,

rit.

in those

Meno mosso q = 63

18

pp

3

122

3

3

MUSE sun

set

Tri.

skies,

your gold en de

li

cious thighs,

p

Meno mosso q = 63

3

pp

3

3

3 3

125

MUSE your ap ples, your pies!

(The POET tosses the letter aside. As he does, the lights on the MUSE change and fade, but do not go out.

mf

130

POET The

(The POET ďŹ nishes his drink, then pours another. He writes) 3

ppp 3

ff

3

war

has got ten

19

p

135

3 4

POET nast y

5 4

c I'm not for eith er side,

I'd

3 4

just

as soon the

c

5 4

c

5 4

p

3 4 3

Pi첫 mosso q = 88

f

139

5 4

POET

p

3

c bomb

would drop

and

all

the arm ies

died.

Pi첫 mosso q = 88

5 4

c f

p 3

5 4

c 6

142

p

MUSE with

pp

hone ey

and

gin

ger,

in to

20 146

3

MUSE ap

ple sauce

to

spread

a

6

6

6

6

f

148

MUSE cross

your

chest,

f

3

POET War

6

6

6

6

6

6

150

6

is de

f

6

3

p

2 4

POET clared

and I don't

care,

let blood and ter ror ďŹ ll

2 4 p

2 4 p

21

p

pp

153

2 4

MUSE

c there I would sleep,

2 4

POET

in those sun

set skies,

c the

air...

(The POET shakes his head, setting the paper aside)

2 4

c p

pp

3

2 4

157

c

3

3

3

MUSE your gold en de

li

cious thighs, 3

3

3 3

3

your ap ples, your pies!

22 160

MUSE

c

3 4

POET

c

3 4

Come quickly, O Dark One; swoon me, consume my soul,

obliterate my last feeble thoughts in Your ďŹ ery rains!

3 4

c f

pp

3 4

c 166

3 2

T. Bl. f

3 2 f

3 2 rit.

169

T. Bl.

3 2

3 2

c

rit.

3

3 2

3 2 pp

3 2

f

c pp

3 2 f

3

c

23

171 A tempo q = 88

5 4

c

MUSE

I think I heard Adonis call

c

his voice was thin and sullen

(HE rips the page he is writing out of the pad. As he does, the POET picks up another letter from his table. POET silently reads as MUSE sings

A tempo q = 88

c 3

ff

5 4

c

5 4

c

pp

c

174

mp

5 4

c

MUSE

I

think

I

heard

5 4

c p

f

mp

c

5 4

5 4

3 2

176

MUSE

A

don

is

call

his

5 4

3 2

5 4

3 2

24 177

3 2

MUSE

voice

was

thin

and

sul

len,

he

3 2 3 2

178

c

MUSE seemed

to

be

sad

dened

or

in

some

sor

ry

c

c

179

MUSE

c need:

Tamb.

c pp

c

c

25

f

180

3 2

MUSE I

felt

a

shiv

er

up

my

spine

my scro tum tight en,

3 2

Tamb. mf

pp

3 2 f

3 2 p

182

mf

3 2

MUSE

3

3

c I

thought of

all

the

wo

men

I

would have to

3 2

se

c p

3 2

c

c

3 2

183

MUSE

duce

to

prove

I

was

a

c

3 2

c

3 2

26 184

mp

f

3 2

MUSE

5 4 man.

I

think

I

heard

3 2

5 4 mf

p

3 2

5 4

5 4

3 2

185

MUSE

A

don

is

call

his

5 4

3 2

5 4

3 2

186

MUSE

3 2 voice

3 2 3 2

was

pale

and

wear

y,

it

27 187

c

MUSE spoke

of

fad

ing

skin

and

thin

ing

c

c Adagio q = 63

rit.

188

p

5 4

c

MUSE

hair

bod y

Adagio q = 63

rit.

3

3

5 4

c 3

pp

5 4

c

190

MUSE

pp

5 4

3 2 sag ging rear,

Cym.

lice,

5 4

pp

the

c

tone was cold,

3 2

3

ef fem i nate:

I felt pit y for

c 3

5 4

3 2

5 4

3 2

c pp

c

28 193

Andante q =84

f

p

3

3

6 4

MUSE all the dy ing gods

and

c cried

for

my

Andante q =84

whom

the

3

6 4 f

self

c p

6 4

c f

195

3

3 2

c

MUSE

si

rens

have

rav

aged,

and

for

3 2

c f 7

3 2

c 3

197

MUSE

3 2 those

3 2

3 2

of

us

who

pre

fer

29 198

p

3

c

MUSE sleep

to

the

wak

ing

state.

c p 3

3

7

c pp 3

199

3 2

c

MUSE

And

3

for

3 2

c pp

3 2

c 3

200

MUSE

3

3

3 2 poor

Gong

p

3 2

p

3 2 mp

3 2

A don

is

poor

A don

is

30 202

3

MUSE whose

needs seem

so

much great

er

than

my

203 f

c

MUSE own.

Cym.

c

p

c f

c 6

204

Cym.

c ff

c p

ff 3

3

3

c 3

3

31

206

3

3

6

pp

3

6

rit.

pp

208

5 4

MUSE

3 4

c

3 2 A

p

5 4

POET

c

3 4

3 2

The Meniere's disease and the my ďŹ n gers are swim my... Hendrick's are making my eyes blur;

rit.

pp

3

5 4

c

3 4

3 2

5 4

c

3 4

3 2

3

Adagio q = 72

32

f

212

3 2

MUSE

c don

c

is

p

3 2

POET

c

c Pit y

3 2

Gong

pp

c

me

not for dy ing young,

c

Adagio q = 72

3 2 f

3 2

218

c

c

c

c

pp

pp

p

POET but pit y all those nights now ung

Tamb.

pp

ppp

be yond the grasp of mem or y,

freely pp 33

222

c

MUSE mf

You

c

POET for they may yet

re mem ber

me!

My ďŹ ngers are swirry...

Cym.

c

p

c

Tamb. mf

c p

mf

pp

c mf

228

3 4

c

MUSE

have giv en me

eas es

and

I have ac cept ed, pre sent ed what

Andante q = 82

rit.

233

p

c

MUSE pleas es

POET

di

and

p

I have col lect ed,

c Our bod

Sogo

c p

Andante q = 82

rit.

c c ppp

p

ies

the tools

34 mp

237

MUSE mf

Tip

POET with which we're made

fools...

Sogo

p

pp

241

MUSE glass

and join me in my spil ling,

mp POET 3

It

is now the End of Days,

bring

your

35 mf

244

MUSE me

to your mouth!

mf

3

3

POET why

3

mince par a bles

and mo ral

i

ty?

mf

246

MUSE bring

me

to your mouth!

POET all

that

we

have will

be

36 f 248

MUSE bring me

to your mouth!

f POET lost,

all that

we

are

shall be found;

3

3

3

3

ff

250

MUSE ff

your 3

POET have

3

I

made my self

3

per

f

3

fect

ly

clear?

37 252

MUSE mouth!

POET

254

MUSE

mp

256

POET I don't know how to do this: I've never had a successful relationship.

p

38 258

Adagio q = 66

rit.

POET I have no techniques, no agendas, shibboleths or solutions.

Which means I don't know what works, what doesn't work;

rit.

3

Adagio q = 66

3

3

3

3

pp 3

3

p

261

3

POET Which means I am a baby, 3

nak

3

ed

3

3

3

3

3

3

ff 263

POET on

the oor,

waiting for someone to come set me upon their knee. 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Andante q = 82

A tempo q = 39 82

rit.

p

266

mf

p

3 4

MUSE Up on

your

chest,

Andante q = 82

my head.

Up

on

A tempo q = 82

rit.

3 4 p

mf

p

3 4 mf

274

rit.

pp

c

MUSE your

breast,

my hand.

Up on

the rest,

the rest of me.

rit.

c mf

pp

c Adagio q = 69 281

MUSE Still,

but not

un

moved.

3 4

5 4

3 4

p

POET

Adagio q = 69

5 4

I

am more than a

5 4

c 3

c half cen tur y

3 4

c

3 4

c

pp

5 4

40

mf

286

2 4

c

POET

old

5 4

c

and, though I have hailed

2 4

c

num er ous a stound ing

af fairs,

5 4

c mf

2 4

c p

290

POET

5 4

c f

5 4

p

3

3 4

c have nev er had one suc cess ful

5 4

mar

riage

too

3 4

c p

f

5 4

p

3 4

c

293 Andante q = 88

MUSE

3 4

mp

3 4

c pp

POET

3 4 much

All

3 4

c the

po

et,

I

fear

Andante q = 88

3 4

3 4

c pp

3 4

c

p

3 4

41 mf

298

p

3 4

c

MUSE we

ev er

tru ly

be lieve,

is

what

3 4

c mf

mf

3 4 ceived.

And

c

p

c yet

when

3 4

sens es take their leave

a

c p

mf

3 4

308

sens es have pre

c

3 4

304

our

pp

c

MUSE

c

3

p

c

f

rit.

MUSE great

er

world

is

oft

rit.

f

re

ceived.

42

Adagio q = 69

p

312

3 2

POET You

have

touched

me

in

Adagio q = 69

3 2 pp

3 2 315

3

3

3 2

POET

c plac

es

that had lain

mant,

and

3 2

c

3 2

c mf

317

POET

dor

c now

no

breeze

c mf

c

blows

to

43

319

A tempo q = 69

rit.

p

c

MUSE

with

hone ey

and

c

POET cool the burn.

(The lights on the MUSE begin to slowly fade out)

A tempo q = 69

rit.

c 3

p 3

c

323 mp

3

Andante q = 92

MUSE gin ger,

in to ap ple sauce

to spread

a

Andante q = 92 6

6

6

6

mp

6

6

6

6

44

f

326

MUSE cross

your

chest,

Sogo f

6

6

6 6

6

6

f

6

6

6

6

6

328

Bongos f Sogo p

p subito

6

6

6

6

ff

6

6

6

6

45 329

mf

MUSE red

den,

hot,

that

Bongos Sogo 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

p

330

3 4

MUSE smil

ing 6

crest 6

6

6

3 4 mf

6

6

6

6

3 4 331

6

6

3 4

c 6 6

3 4

6

6

c

46 mf

332

3 4

c

POET

c Me

3 4

c

Bongos

c f

c

Sogo

3 4

c

3 4

c

3 4

c

f

c 6

6 6

6 6

6 6

6

c

p

334

POET

f

3 4

c thinks this child's

a tri e wild. I'd tame him with both chains and whips

3 4

c mf

c

but

pp

f

3 4

3 4

MUSE

A tempo q = 92

rit.

337

2 4

47 pp

c with hone

ey

p

3 4

POET

2 4 hav ing none,

must

c use

my

A tempo q = 92

rit.

3 4

lips.

2 4

c p

3 4

341

rit.

2 4

c

Adagio q = 69

3 4

MUSE

c mp

3 4

POET

c Butt boy thinks

he's

3

3 4

Sogo

c mp

rit.

Adagio q = 69

3 4

c mp

3 4

c

48 344

f

mp

3 4

c

POET

Pan,

and

may be

who am

f

to

mp

3 4

c

p

f

3 4

c

346

I

3 4

c

Sogo

he is.

p

mf

c

POET stay "strange

pas sion, this!"

What re course have I,

c

Sogo mf

c mf

p

c

49 349

3

3

POET when horns do sprout?

but to watch

the child

grow

3

Sogo p

p 351

3

MUSE

3

3

f

Hon

ey...

p 3

POET stout and goat

a bout?

Who am I

Tamb.

to crit i cize the

pp

Sogo f

f

p

subito p

50 354 f

mp

3

3

POET rap tures

Tamb.

of youth,

make an gels

of

dev ils

or de cry

goat ly

f

f

p

357

3 4

POET truths? 3

3 4

Sogo ff 3

p

3 4

ff 3

3 4

51

mp

359

f

3 4

POET

Butt boy thinks he's

3 4

Sogo

3 4

c Pan,

as well

he may

he'll ďŹ nd no

3 4

c p

be,

f

3 4

3 4

c p

p

f

3 4

3 4

c

3

362

3

rit.

c

POET 3

re pri mand

from an

old

sa tyr like me!

c

Sogo pp

rit.

c pp 3

c 3

3

3

f

3

3

52

Largo q = 58 p

365

3

3

POET Hon ey from your

lips

shall sus tain me

Largo q = 58

p

in the

3

pp

3

3

369

f 3

POET

3 4

des ert, un til such a

2 4 time as we

3 4

pp subito

2 4

nak

2 4

ed up

c f

3 4

3 4

c sit

3

3

c pon the

knees

3 4

c

3 4

c

pp subito

c

53

Andante q = 88

f

374

3 4

c

POET

of

Je

2 4

c

I have a hole in my life that you might ďŹ ll brilliantly.

sus.

Andante q = 88

Lights out on the Muse

3 4

c f

ppp

mf

3 4

c

3

2 4

c pp

2 4

c

380

3 4

POET

c we should probably do brunch ďŹ rst.

As for anything resembling a marriage-

3

3 4 3

mf

c p

3 4

pp

c

54

Second Exchange: Fancy for Matches Lights up on the MUSE. He has more clothes on now, but is by no means overdressed. There are two beautiful MEN near him dancing together. The DANCERS move around him, and may even make contact, but he hardly takes notice of them.

Andante q = 80

384

Cym.

pp

Bongos

5 4 5 4

5 4 5 4

c c

c c f

Andante q = 80

5 4

c

5 4

c

5 4

c

pp

f

5 4

c

389

Cym.

3

Bongos

5 4 5 4 5 4

c c

p

c p

5 4

c

392

Cym. Bongos p

3

3

3

55

394

Bongos ff

Vln. I

ff

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

ff

3

56 396

Bongos p subito

3

3

mf

p subito

mf

398

Bongos 3

mf

mf

400

Bongos f

f

3

p

pp

57 402

Bongos ff

ff

404

Bongos p subito

3

p subito

406

Bongos f subito

f subito

3

p

pp

3

58 407

Bongos 3

p

409

mf

2 4

MUSE Whis

kers

grow,

3 4 fea

Bongos

tures

2 4

3 4

2 4

3 4 mf

2 4 p

412

MUSE

3 4 hard

3 4

3

c en,

au

c p

3 4

3 4

c

tumn

in

my youth

ful

59 415

f

MUSE gar

den.

One of the DANCERS shoots the MUSE a hungry look and sexy move. The MUSE turns away disinterested.

Bongos f

p

f

pp

417

Bongos ff subito

ff subito

419

Bongos

3

p subito

p subito

3

pp

60 421

MUSE My eyes are attracted to so few smiles these days, gleaming in these murky depths, I have been forced to learn to kiss without warning and with great abandon.

The DANCERS exit as the lights come up on the POET. He has changed clothes also and is wearing a little less than before. There are more owers among his plants now, and he waters them with affection as the MUSE sings.

Moderato q = 116 422

pp

f

MUSE Shall

I

climb

all your moun tains,

or

drown

in your

Moderato q = 116

pp

f

p

f

425

MUSE sea?

p

Love's

a

two

head ed

god

f

61

rit.

428

MUSE and

two

Vir gins

are

we!

rit.

Adagio q = 69

430

mp

5 4

POET He sent me his lust in a letter.

A

c lit tle bear,

a sa tyr,

Vln. I

5 4

c

Vln. II

5 4

c

Vla.

5 4

c

Vc.

5 4

c

5 4

c

5 4

c

Adagio q = 69

p

3

62

Allegro q = 132

mf

434

3 4

c

POET

3

the na tur al man;

his limbs are a lad der to Heav

en.

Allegro q = 132

3 4

c mf

pp

3 4

c

438

mf

3 4

MUSE

I don't want to know you

but just want

to

blow you,

don't

3 4 f

mf

3 4 443

p

mf

MUSE mean to

con

trol you

just roll in your skin;

p

take off your

mf

63

f

448

MUSE britch es,

show me your stitch es, oh scratch me,

it itch es;

f

453

c

MUSE come on, let's

be

mp

gin!

c

POET

Boy

love,

c p

c f

456

POET fresh

and

clean,

a

lit

tle rough,

Sogo f

mf

64

p

458

mf

5 4

POET a

lit tle mean;

2 4

a lit tle sweet,

Sogo

a lit tle tart,

5 4

2 4

5 4

2 4

p

p

mf

3

5 4

Moderato q = 116 f

461

2 4

MUSE

3 4

c

p

f

2 4

POET

2 4

Love is not

3 4 to eat a

2 4

c

heart

a lit tle green.

Moderato q = 116

3 4

c

p

2 4

f

3 4

c p

3

465

3 4

MUSE spark,

a

it is a

3 4

c

blaze,

3 4

a

ďŹ re

that

rag

es

and can

c

3 4

c

3 4

pp

3 4

f

469

3 4

MUSE

65

p

c not be con

tained

un til

all

be comes

3 4

si

lence

be

I,

a

c f

p

3 4

c

473

3 4

MUSE neath its ash y snow;

I

can tell that

you,

like

have

3 4

3 4 f

477

c

MUSE fan

cy

for

match

es!

p

c

POET

One good cat is worth a

c f

p subito

c

66 481

POET thous and lov ers,

faith ful friends and dot ing moth ers;

a mil lion poems for a

485

mf

MUSE If your chest

POET preg nant purr,

my feal ty for a face of fur!

mp

489

5 4

MUSE were a cat

it could be

no more fur

ry,

5 4 5 4

67 492

p

5 4

MUSE

c some where soft

for my ears

5 4

when they tire

of

hear ing

c p

5 4 495

c rit.

mf

3 4

MUSE but to on ly

just list en

for your purr

as

I

stroke you

rit.

3 4 mf

3 4 499

p

Andante q = 88

MUSE I'd

like to see

rit.

A tempo q = 88

3 2

3 4

you

nak

ed,

white be neath

The POET smiles and puts down the letter . The MUSE sings again as if to chastise him for not ďŹ nishing the poem.

Andante q = 88

rit.

A tempo q = 88

3 2

3 4

3 2

3 4

pp

68 504

5 4

MUSE me

in

the

3 4

moon,

to

5 4

c fall

a

sleep

in

3 4

c pp

5 4

3 4 rit.

508

MUSE

c

3 4

c side

you,

3 4

c we

would

purr

a

dif ferent

tune!

rit.

c

3 4

c

3 4

c

3 4

c

3 4

The POET catches himself. He has

513 no intention of making this easy.

c

POET Meow!

I like that, the way cats smile when they're all curled and sleepy content, warm, like despite everything else they will be happy and content and warm; I like that, the way a cat eyes you suspiciously and keeps its distance.

c c

69

514 Allegro q = 138

f

c

POET

Cats

cats!

My

c

Tri.

mf

Allegro q = 138

c mf

c

517

p

3 2

POET life

is

made

up of these:

some

of thempure breds,

3 2

Tri.

3 2 pp

3 2

70 f

520

3 2

POET

some

c of them strays,

man y

3 2

I ďŹ nd a long the

c f

mf

3 2

c

522

p

POET way

to stroke or feed with

sweets.

I

am a man who col

pp

mf

525

p

mf

POET lects

cats

mf

and

tries not to let them

pp

do min ate his life:

71 528

f

POET though

I

must

say

I

have

lost

man

y

mf

530

mp

POET bat tles.

and have

suf fered the

pp

f

532

POET most

war stained

toms...

mf

af

fec tions of

the

72

Moderato q = 112

535

p

f

3 4

c

MUSE

I al ways stop to stroke a

mf

3 4

c fur

or

kiss

a fuz zy

Moderato q = 112

c

3 4

c

3 4

3 4

c

f

p

mf

3 4

c

539

3 4

MUSE

2 4

c face,

Love is where you

make it,

of ten

c sit ting on

walls...

3 4

c

2 4

c

3 4

c

2 4

c

Andante q = 100

544

p

POET I

Andante q = 100

pp

can teach you how to love

each

and

73 549

POET eve ry one of my sev en kit ties,

but

I

can not in

554

POET struct you

how to make

558 f

love

to

me,

p

for I have

pp

POET lost

f

that faint con nec tion

and must

p

re

ly on you

to ďŹ nd

pp

74

Moderato q = 120 p

563

3 2

MUSE

c Have you got cold

3 2

POET it.

feet?

c

Moderato q = 120

3 2

c

3 2

c f

569

3 2

MUSE

do

f

3 2

pp

p

a

mp

3 4

c

f

not be

3 4

c pp

3

3 4

I will storm them;

3 2 mf

mp

c

Cold e mo tions?

574

I will warm them;

pp

Andante q = 100

3 2

c

MUSE fraid

of what stands be fore

you-

too nak

ed

for

most

Andante q = 100

3

3 2

c f

p

c

pp

3 2

75

Moderato q = 120 mp

580

3 2

MUSE

3 4

c for

I

am

Moderato q = 120

3 2

c

3 4

3 2

c

3 4

f

586

p

f

3 4

c

MUSE

for

I

f

MUSE

the

fe ral est of

3 2 f

3 4

3 2

c

pp

3 2

c in

3 2

c pp

3 2

c

toms,

c

pp

c

592

am

3 4

c

3 2

c

need

of

a

host.

76

Larghetto q = 60

598

5 4

POET If I seem dry, please bear with me,

c

I no longer take drugs and am less creative than before;

Larghetto q = 60

5 4

c

5 4

c 3

603

p

3

3

3

c

POET

If

I

am

cold,

it

is just that 3

3

c ppp 3

3

3

3

3

p

3

3

3

3

3

3

c

606

3

3 2

POET I

am

old

er,

I

no

3 2 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 2

608

3

3 2

POET

77

mf

c long er have the needs

I once

had;

aft er all,

3 2

c 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 2 610

3

3

3

c p

3

3

3

POET one

can on

ly

do

the things that

I

have done

for

so

3

mf

pp 3

3

3

3

3

3

f

612

3 4 be fore the

c

gods

take re tri

3 4 3 3

bu

tion.

c

f 3

3

p

POET long

3

p 3

3

3

3 4

3

3

3

c

3

3

3

78

Allegro q = 144

615

Tamb. p

f

Allegro q = 144

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

618

MUSE And if I seem impatient, it is just the pain of youth that I am wearied of:

Tamb. mp

mp

621

MUSE Pain no longer amuses me and I have yet to ďŹ nd its replacement.

Tamb. p

p

f

79

624

Tamb.

fp

fp

fp

627

f

MUSE At

Tamb. f Sogo p

f

fp

f

p

f

80

631

3

MUSE least

it will be

a grand

e go boost

when we're

at a bar

and

Sogo mp

mf

634

MUSE eve ry one's star ing

Sogo

at

me,

pret ty young

81

637

MUSE me,

Tamb. mp Sogo

mp

640

mp

3

f

MUSE some thing you

can tell your gang

that the

hot

num ber

Tamb. pp

f

f

mp

82

f

643

MUSE ov er there

dressed to kill

and danc ing

so

por

Tamb.

p

f

p

fp

fp

fp

p

646

f

MUSE no graph ic ally

is

ac tu ally

ver y

in

love

Tamb. mf

pp fp

mf

p

f

f

mf

83

649

MUSE with

you

Tamb.

Largo q = 54 652

pp

3

3 4

MUSE Would die

or

3 4

Cym. mf

pp

Largo q = 54

3 4 pp ff

3 4

84

p

655

pp 3

3 4

MUSE

p

3

3

3 4

c

spend

the

rest

of his

life

at your

feet,

3 4

c

3 4

c

3 4

c

3 4

c

3

659

3

3

A tempo q = 54

Meno mosso q = 48 3

3

pp

5 4

c

MUSE

3

chained

3

to your wall, for just those oc ca sion al glimps

Meno mosso q = 48

es

for

the

A tempo q = 54

c

5 4

c

5 4

662

MUSE

c

3

3

5 4

c

smell

5 4

of your bod

y

when you walk

c ppp

5 4

3

c

by

(or the looks when you

85

f

665

3

pp

3

MUSE say

you real ly don't care

at

c

5 4

c

5 4

c

5 4

c

all.)

Cym.

f

5 4

pp

Larghetto q = 63

669

Cym.

c

Bongos

c

5 4

p

c

3

5 4 f

3

3

c

Larghetto q = 63

The Muse begins to dance, and as he does, the two dancers enter and slowly walk near the Poet. He watches them intently as they move in close.

5 4

c f

c

c p

5 4

c

86 672

Cym.

c

Bongos

c p

3

c c 3

674

Bongos

3

3

3

3

Andante q = 88

3

rit.

676

Bongos ff

Andante q = 88

ff

3

3

rit.

3

87

Larghetto q = 63 678

Bongos 3

p subito

3

mf

p

Larghetto q = 63

p subito

mf

pp

680

W.Ch.

5 4 5 4

pp

Bongos

As the Poet sings, the dancers slowly fade away as they make their exit.

5 4 ff

3

pp

3

3

5 4 ff p

683

POET

5 4

3

3

pp

3

3

3

5 4

c How can

I

for get the

c love

ers

that came be

fore

3

you? 3

5 4

c

5 4

c

5 4

c

3

5 4

c

88 687

POET They are old

692

pp

and you

are new

but what is that in

p

f

3 4

POET time?

They

are dead

and you

a

live

3 4

W.Ch. mf

3 4 f

3 4 mf

697

POET

3 4

3 4

c but how can life to

3 4

3

death

c

com pare?

c 3

They all rest in dust and

3 4

c

3 4

c

mp

3 4

c

rit.

p

700

3

3

3

3 4

c

POET

brine

f

while you toss back un salt

ed

3

89

c hair;

it

seems un fair

to

rit.

3 4

c

c

p

f

3 4

c

c

Largo q = 50 704

p

3

5 4

POET love you as

I

do.

It seems unfair to love you as I do.

Largo q = 50

5 4 3

pp

mp

pp

f

5 4 rit.

709

MUSE

5 4

3 2 The Poet exits

rit.

5 4

Andante q = 88

p

c 3

An oth er fear, as a chain let ter,

Andante q = 88

3 2

c ppp

5 4

3 2

c

90

Largo q = 56 713

rit.

pp

5 4

MUSE We some times fall

c

in to the wrong hands,

I might nev er be op ened by a

Largo q = 56

rit.

5 4

c

5 4

c

pp

717 A tempo q = 56

A tempo q = 56

rit.

p

5 4

MUSE saint;

per

c

haps

a sad

ness.

The full moon

5 4

Tri.

A tempo q = 56

ris

es

and

c p

rit.

5 4

c

5 4

c

A tempo q = 56

721

3

MUSE noth ing

is plant

ed,

the light

falls

on

3

p

mf

3

p 3

3

91 723 f

p

MUSE emp ty soil

and seeds on

f

cal lus rock;

the

p

full

moon

ris

pp

mp 727

pp

3

MUSE es break ing ov er

me

where I have fal len

3

3

p

3

pp

3

3

f

730

MUSE some

one

who is not a saint

f

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

tears

3

too,

3

92

pp

733

mp

6 4

MUSE op en

my

bod

y,

I

3

mf

c am read by a

6 4

c

6 4

c

pp

p

rit.

A tempo q = 56

pp

738

f

p

3

c

MUSE 3

fool who dis cards my esh

and moon

light

and

A tempo q = 56

rit.

c f

pp

c 3

742 p

mf

f

3

MUSE moon

light

shines

in

to

the

op en wound.

3

p

3

mf

p

f 3

3

Andante q = 92

rit.

745 p

p

5 4

MUSE

3 4 We have plant ed

a seed,

you and I,

Andante q = 92

rit.

5 4 p

93

3 4 ppp

p

5 4

3 4 mp

751

3

MUSE but

we

can not

pp

pre dict the tree

that

it will be

come,

mp

3

Allegro q = 126

757

f

MUSE But what fun

Allegro q = 126

mp

3

f

3

we can have

pis sing on

its

roots,

94 762

Andante q = 92 rit.

rit.

MUSE 3

danc ing a round

its

trunk,

rit.

and some

Andante q = 92 rit.

3

3

day

3

3

Larghetto q = 63 p

765

3 2

c

MUSE cra dling in its

arms.

Larghetto q = 63

3

3

3

3 2

c pp

3 2

c 3

Andante q = 96 f

769

MUSE

3 2

c I

3 2

3

5

6

7

Andante q = 96

will

c f

3 2

c 3

95

771

MUSE bend

this

beast,

this

3 6

p

3

3

mf

773

MUSE god,

be

3

f

neath

3

3

3

the

mp

ff

6

3

96

776

ff

MUSE rag

ings

of

my

storm.

Cym. mp

f 6

6

f

778

rit.

MUSE

rit.

ppp

97

Third Exchange: A Garden of Teeth Lights up on the POET exercising. He 782 exhausts himself, then collapses in a hot sweat.

2 4

POET Let me be frank: time is short, before the tides have abolished coastal cities, before the Ark sets aoat

(still out of breath) pp 783 Adagio q = 76 3 POET

2 4

5 4

2 4

pp

I

5 4

want to plant

gard en of teeth up on

3 4

c

is land and

p 3

3

5 4

3

rit.

pp

2 4

a

3

5 4

rit.

3 4

c

Adagio q = 76

2 4

3

3 4

c

and the Tardis touches down...

Gong

mp

3 4

c

3

789 p

A tempo q = 76 pp

mp

3

5 4

POET crest;

I want to con

sume

c all

your riv

ers

and

A tempo q = 76

5 4 pp

c p 3

5 4

c

98

Allegro q = 132

794

3 4

c

POET

plund er dank

for ests.

3 4

c

Tamb.

c c

p

f The Muse enters. He is in a very excitable state acting a lot more typical of his youth.

Allegro q = 132

3 4

c

c f

3 4

c

c

799

Tamb. p

801 f

f

3

3

3

MUSE Mail ings from 3

f

him,

a

pas

sel

o'

poems,

he's

99 3

803

3 2

MUSE hos

taged

my

heart

and

3 2 3 2

804

3

3

3 2

MUSE

c las

soed

my

loins;

now 3

3 2

c

3 2

c

805

MUSE

3

3

3 4

c bound

me

in

verse

where I'll

c nev

er

es

c

3 4

c

c

3 4

c

100 3

807

3

c

MUSE

cape

how tend

c c

809

MUSE rape!

Tamb.

810

Tamb. p

f

p

f

er

ly

terse

do

I bend for

this

101 812

POET I wore a wife-beater out in public today, for the ďŹ rst time in some years the diet is working and I confess I got looks and comments both. I could score pretty well for an old scribbler, were I in the market; but you and I know better.

The POET takes off his shirt, and examines himself in the mirror 813 Moderato q = 112

5 4 pp

c pp

f

5 4

c rit.

818

3

f

A tempo q = 112

822

3

p

POET My hair is gray,

A tempo q = 112

pp

p

my

skin

102 828

3 4

POET lined

and

scarred

from

c bat tles both

lost

and 3

3 4

c

3 4

c

mp

Moderato q = 112

rit.

mf

832

3 4

POET won;

and ad

ven

ture

to

me

is

Moderato q = 112

rit.

3 4 mf 3

3

3 4

p

836

c

POET sit

ting

un

moved

up on a rock

un til

squir rels,

c p

c

deer,

103 pp

840

rit.

5 4

POET skunks

and snakes

ďŹ nd

me

use

ful

as

both

rit.

5 4 pp

5 4 Larghetto q = 63

843

5 4

POET

3 8

c pil

low

and

perch.

But you,

but

Larghetto q = 63

5 4

c

3 8

5 4

c

3 8 mf

847

POET

3 8 you,

W.Ch.

3 8

pre co

pp

3 8 mf

3 8

cious half

ling,

104 853

POET when you

grin

and

3

dance 3

3

3

be fore 3

3

858

POET me,

ev 3

3

en

the

pos

sums mum

ble

how

3

rit.

862

c

POET tast

y

you

Tri.

rit.

might

be

in

a

pie

pp

or

c c

c

105

866 Andante q = 84

pp

c

POET

stew

and it be comes

im

pos si ble

to

not feed you

c

Tri.

Andante q = 84

c pp

c

871

mf

p

3

5 4

POET pea nuts and

wond er how you might feel

6 4 at the

3 2 foot

of

my

3

5 4

6 4

mp

3 2 p

5 4

6 4

3 2

106 p

875

3

3 2

MUSE

3 4

c I can

read

your

pp

3 2

POET

c

3 4

c

3 4

bed. 3

6

3 2

Sogo

p

f

ff

3 2

c

3 4

c

3 4

pp

3 2

mf

878

3 2

MUSE scars

like a

3 4 bi

ble,

and

pray

Cym.

3 2

3 4

Gong

3 2

3 4

3 2

pp

c for the joy of

mp

mp

3 4

in

ict ing my

c c c

mf

3 2

3 4

c

107 883

p

c

MUSE

own!

3

6

3

c

Sogo

p

f

c p

c 887

POET It's no street trick, reaching down your throat and pulling out your heart, hell you were already chocking on it; I heard your prayers.

Adagio q = 72 888

p

POET May

Cym.

I sink

my

teeth

pp

3

Sogo

Adagio q = 72

pp

in to the

pp

108

f

892

3

p

3

POET roan

nape of your neck

and

rel ish the sav or y

Tamb.

pp 3

6

6

6

6

Sogo f

895 mf

ppp

mf

Moderato q = 120

p

mf

3

3

3

POET spice

Tamb.

mf

of your

pain?

p

You bring out the chef

mf

Moderato q = 120

mp

in me,

109 pp

899

f

POET I

want

pp

to

eat

you

by the

f

3

Andante q = 76

903

6 4

POET

3 2

c

c

spoon ful.

Both of them are restless, and bored, and becoming more aroused. Although they are still not in the same place, their bond has become stronger and is beginning to throb with heat and desire.

Andante q = 76

6 4

c

3 2

c

c

3 2

c

pp

6 4

3

f 907

3

3

c p

f 3

c

3

p

p 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

110

accel.

910

Gong ppp

f

accel.

f 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

913 Moderato q = 120

3

3

3

3

3

3

Sogo f

Moderato q = 120

Andante q = 84

916

3 2

MUSE 3

pp

3

c As a

3

Sogo

3 2

c

3 2

c

3 2

c

ff

ff

111 mf

920

3 4

MUSE ripe

av o ca do

he plucks me from my tree,

gnaw ing loose my skin, de

mf

3 4 f

3 4

p

3 4

c

rit. 3

A tempo q = 84

pp

mf

c vour ing what I've left for him,

the seed he takes in

one full cheek,

with

A tempo q = 84

rit.

3 4

c f

pp

mf

3 4 928

3 4

c

pp

MUSE

3 4

c

3 4

924

p

c pp

f

col canto

3 4

MUSE op en mouth he does not speak,

3

and

plants

me

deep

by

a

3 4

Cym. pp

f 3

col canto

3 4 pp

f

3

33

33

3 4 3

112

A tempo q = 84

rit. 932

p

3

4 4

MUSE gard en tree,

that

3 4 nev er he'll with

c out

with 6

A tempo q = 84

rit.

3

3

4 4

3 4

c p 3

4 4

3 4

c

3

f 936

5 4

c

MUSE

out

me

be.

5 4

c f

3

5 3

pp

5 4

c 939

mf

Adagio q = 66 pp

3

2 4

3 4

c

c

2 4

3 4

c

c

2 4

3 4

c

c

POET The lure

is too

strong.

The POET speaks to himself.

pp

113

p

943

3 2

c

POET

I

c

want to be

rich

for him,

3 2

c

want to be

c pp

p

3 2

c

c

rit. 946

I

f

mf

POET fam ous for

him,

Real

ly

rit.

mf

f

A tempo q = 66

3

948

3

POET fam

ous,

I

A tempo q = 66

want

him

to

3

p

f

3

3

114

951 mf

p

5 4

POET want me

for all the wrong

c reas

ons,

for an

y

5 4 mf

c p

5 4 953

c

f

3

c

POET

reas

on;

I

want

him

to

want me

un til

c 3

f

c 956

A tempo q = 66

rit.

mp

pp

POET sat is ďŹ ed,

he for gets

want for an y one else,

A tempo q = 66

rit.

mp

all

3

pp

115 960

3

3 2

POET the way

that I

was nev

er

ab le to do. 3

3 2 3 2 Andante q = 96 mf

964

3 2

POET

c Late night poems for the saints

3 2

Cym.

to

read

c p

mf

The POET sings to the MUSE again.

Andante q = 96

3 2

c mf

3 2

c

967

3 4

POET who go to bed

3

in a blank et

of need.

This night is young

and so are

3 4 3

3 4

116 p

970

f

3 4

POET

we,

let's plumb these depths and swim this

sea,

and if

by

3 4 f

p

3 4 973

2 4

POET fate

we reach

love's

3

shore,

c let's dive back

3

c

2 4

c

accel.

976

POET

2 4

c in

and search

for

more!

accel.

c 6

c

117

Moderato q = 120

mp

978

MUSE A lov er

a day,

ain't that the way

to

Moderato q = 120

mp

982

3 2

MUSE make life pay,

be young be gay?

A

c toss in the hay,

a

3 2

c

3

3

3 2

985

MUSE

c

p

Adagio q = 72

c tur gid

fay,

a void the fray,

stay home and play!

c pp

c

Adagio q = 72

118 989

POET The true poet never sleeps twice in the same bed. 3

Bongos p

3

3 3

f

pp

f

993

5 4

POET You can't hide the heart of a naked man. Surrender is sweet;

The DANCERS appear, One goes to the MUSE, the other to the POET. They caress the POET and MUSE'S bodies; but are unseen by them.

5 4

Bongos 3

5 4 pp

f

pp

5 4 mp

3

3

119 996

5 4

POET

c surrender is bliss! 3

5 4

Bongos

c 3

3

f

mp

5 4

3

c f

p

5 4

3

c 3

3

999

Bongos 3

1002

3

3

Andante q = 100

Bongos f Sogo pp

3

Andante q = 100

3

3

3

120 1005

rit.

6

Sogo f

rit.

f

Adagio q = 69 1008

3

3

3 4

Sogo

c mf

Adagio q = 69

3 4

c

3 4

c

mf

p

1010

MUSE

c Wast ed 3

Sogo

c p

c p

c

3

121 1012

MUSE u

ids

se crete

down

tun nels

and

in

to

vac

ant

f

1014

MUSE lov er's mouths,

in

my

ears

3

the

vi o lent

f 3

1016

MUSE sound,

a

nak

ed

bed

creak ing

3

to the pump ing 3

122 1018

3

3

3

MUSE 3

of a sing

le

arm;

in my hand

the ac

id tears

of

all

my

3

3

accel.

1020

MUSE forms

and fan tas

ies.

f POET I

want you

Tamb. f (vibrato)

accel. 3

3

123

Andante q = 84

1022

f

MUSE All

I

3

ask

is your

POET raw

ov

er

ice.

Tamb.

Andante q = 84

1024

MUSE pure,

un

a

5

dul ter at

ed ad

dic

tion.

POET You may

Tamb.

do

124

1026

3

POET an

y

thing you want to

me

3

an y

Tamb.

1028

POET of

Tamb.

ten

as

you

like.

time, and place,

and

as

125

f 1029

MUSE I

would

like

to

shave

your

bod

y

POET

Tamb. 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

1030

MUSE clean,

Tri.

mf

126 p

1031

MUSE strip

p

its

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

3

1032

5 4

MUSE hair

to 6

6

6

6

5 4 6

6

6

6

5 4 1033

MUSE

5 4

3 2 nak

ed 6

ness,

see

you

6

5 4

3 2 6 6

5 4

6

6 6

6 6

6

3 2

127 1034

MUSE

3 2

3 4

bland

as

a

cave

liz 6

ard, 6

6

6

3 2

3 4 6

6 6

6

6

6

6

6

3 2

3 4 3

3

1035

MUSE

mf

3 4 shim

Tri.

mer

ing,

3 4 mf

3 4 mf

6

6 6

6 6

6

3 4 1036

c

MUSE blind,

as

a

white

c 6

6 6

6

6

c 3

128

f

1037

MUSE

c cave

ямБsh;

c 6 6

6 6

6

6

c 1038 rit.

MUSE

rit.

f

6

6

6

6

6

6 6

6

Adagio q = 69

1039

p

MUSE If 6

p

6

6

6

Adagio q = 69

ppp

p

I

129 3

1042

3

MUSE might, to touch your esh i

ness and move a

bout

your glas

si

ness

3

p

3 3

3

3

f

1045

MUSE my

lips

of pink ened steel.

POET I don't want to fuck your clever!

3

3

Sogo p

f

ff

130 1049

3 2

MUSE FUCK...!

3 2

POET Indeed! It's just what everyone needs once ina while, a good sound fucking...

3 2 3 2

The DANCERS move away from the POET and MUSE into a central space between the two. They remove their clothes and begin to melt into each other's bodies 1050 A tempo q = 69

POET

3 2

5 4

c

5 4

c

To be squashed between the matched bodies of two great gods like the delicate oyster that conceals itself between the impermeable walls of its pearly hideaway

Cym.

3 2

5 4

c

5 4

c

5 4

c

5 4

c

pp

A tempo q = 69

3 2 pp

3 2

f

5 4

c

5 4

c

131 1054

POET

5 4

c

5 4

c peeking out only for quick tastes of the dim outside world. 3

Bongos

c p

3

3

5 4

c

5 4

5 4

c

5 4

5 4

c

5 4

3

c pp

c

3

Andante q = 100

1057

Tamb. Bongos

5 4 5 4

c

f

c Andante q = 100

5 4

c f

6

5 4 1060

c 3

3

p

MUSE Your

Tamb.

veins,

p

p

132 1064

MUSE as

they

Tamb.

f

1066

MUSE move

you,

Tamb.

f

f

1068

MUSE my arms as they

Tamb.

133 1070

MUSE sooth

you,

our

lips

as

they quench

you,

Tamb.

1071

MUSE my hips as they drench

you,

tip

tip

Tamb.

6

6

1073

MUSE tip

Tamb.

tip

tip

tip

tip

tip

134

1075

MUSE tip

tip

tip

your

glass

and join me

Tamb.

1077

MUSE spil

ling, 3

Tamb.

in

my

135 1079

p

MUSE bring me

bring me

bring me

Tamb. p

pp

mf

1081

MUSE bring me

bring

me

bring me

Tamb. mp

mp

136 1083

MUSE bring

me

Tamb.

1084

MUSE bring

Tamb.

me

bring

me

137

f

1085

MUSE bring me

bring me

to your

mouth.

f

POET You

Tamb. f Bongos f

3

3

f

1087

POET have

giv

en

me 3

Bongos 3

3

3

3

138

1089

POET you

have giv

en

me

dis

eas

3

es 3

3

3

Bongos 3

3

3

3

1091

3

3

POET giv en

me

dis

eas

es

and

I

have

ac

3

Bongos 3

3 3

3 3

cep

ted,

139

mp

1093

POET I

I

I

I

Bongos p

p

Pi첫 mosso q = 112

1095

mp

MUSE my

POET I

I

have

ac

ceep ted,

pre sent ed

Bongos 3

3

Pi첫 mosso q = 112

3

140 1097

MUSE arms as they sooth you,

my lips

as they

POET what pleas

es

pleas es

Bongos 3

3

1099 mf

MUSE quench

you

mf POET and

I

have

Bongos mf

mf

5

col

141 1100

MUSE my

hips

as

they drench

you,

POET lect

ed

Bongos

6

7

ff

1101

MUSE as

ff POET I

have

ac

Bongos ff

ff

6

6

cept

ed

they

142 1102

MUSE move you,

move you,

my arms as they sooth

you,

POET what pleas

es,

Bongos 3

3

1104

p

MUSE our lips as they quench you,

my

p POET dis

eas

es,

what pleas

es,

dis

Bongos 3

3

3

3

143 1106

MUSE hips

as they drench

you,

eas

es,

what

my

hips

as they

POET pleas

es,

dis

Bongos 3

p

3

p

ff

1107

MUSE drench you,

my hips as they drench

you, ff

POET eas

es,

what pleas es,

you

Bongos 3

3

f

f

sfz

have giv en me

dis

144

rit.

1109

POET eas

es

rit.

6

6

6

6 3

6

Andante q = 100

f

1110

MUSE Our

3

Sogo

Andante q = 100

f

1112

p

MUSE bod ies

the

tools 3

with 3

Sogo

sfz

145 mp

1114

MUSE which

we're made

fools,

our

Sogo pp

mf

pp

ff

1116

MUSE bod ies

our

bod ies

our

6

3

Sogo ff

ff

1118

MUSE our

our

our

our

our 3

Sogo

146

p

1120

MUSE our

our bod ies

our

3

bod ies 3

3

Sogo

p

sfz

p

f

1122

MUSE your

Cym.

mp

bod

f

f

y

147 1124

p

MUSE your 3

Sogo pp

pp

mp 1126

MUSE bod

Sogo mp

mp

y

148

ff

1128

MUSE your

bod

y

6

Sogo ff

ff

1130

MUSE so

su perb ly

ďŹ l

ling, 3

Sogo

1132

mf

p

MUSE tip

Sogo

p

p

tip

tip

tip

149 f

1134

MUSE tip

tip

tip

tip

tip

tip

Tamb. f Sogo mf

f

1136

MUSE glass

Tamb.

and join me

in

my

spil

ling,

tip

your

150

1138

p

MUSE bring me 3

Tamb.

pp

mf

1140

MUSE bring me

bring me

bring

me

bring

me

151

mp

1142

MUSE bring

Tamb. mp

mp

f

1143

MUSE bring me

bring

me

to

your mouth.

Tamb. f

f

me

152

1145

mf

POET 3

flu ids

flu ids

Sogo 6

p 6

p

1147

POET flu ids

Sogo

flu ids

have

I

plen

ty,

my

son,

1149

153

accel. 3

POET u ids

tem

per

ance have

I

Sogo

accel.

Allegro q = 126 1151

f

MUSE bring

ff POET none,

Tamb. f Sogo ff

Allegro q = 126

ff

f

me

bring

me

154 1154

MUSE bring

me

bring

me

bring

me

f POET nev er

tease a horn y

bard

tease

tease

Tamb.

1157

MUSE bring

me

bring

me

POET tease

Tamb.

tease

tease

tease

155 1159

p

MUSE bring

me

to

your

p POET tease

tease

tease

tease

Sogo p

p

1161 ff

MUSE mouth

ff POET nev

Sogo f

ff

er

tease

a

horn

y

bard

with met

a phors un

156 p

1163

MUSE bring p

me

to

your

Nev

er

tease

a

POET spun!

Sogo p

p

ff

pp

mouth ff

pp

1165

MUSE

POET horn

y

bard

Sogo ff

pp

ff

pp

157

p

1167

MUSE bring p

me

Nev

er

POET 6

6

6

6

Sogo ff

pp

ff

pp

1169

MUSE to

your

tease

a

mouth

POET 6

Sogo

horn 6

y 6

6

158

ff 1170

MUSE ff POET bard

Sogo ff

ff

1172

Cym. pp

159 1175

MUSE bring me

to your

POET with met

Cym.

1177

f

MUSE mouth!

f POET spun!

Gong fff All four men climax with violent abandon. Even the dancers can be heard. 3

fff

3

3 3

3 3

3

3

3

3 3

3

3

3

a phors un

160

Largo q = 52

pp

1179

MUSE I

re mem ber want ing

pp POET I

re mem ber want ing

W.Ch. p

Largo q = 52

pp

1183

MUSE things

and then ful

fil ling dream af

ter

things

and then ful

fil ling dream af ter dream

dream

af ter dream

af ter

POET af ter dream

af ter dream

161

Adagio q = 72

rit.

f

1186

pp

MUSE dream

af ter dream

af ter dream

af ter dream un til

now,

f

dreams

pp

POET af ter dream

af ter dream

af ter dream

un til

now,

Adagio q = 72

rit.

f

1189

rit.

3

3

pp

3

c

MUSE ful filled,

want ing to do them a

3

3

mp

gain.

3

c

POET ful filled,

want ing to do them a

rit.

gain.

The MUSE falls asleep. 3

3

c 3

c

dreams

mp

ppp 3

162 1193

POET Not so hard to get a good night's sleep, just an evening's dancing, a warm butt and some quiet, lay you ten to one it's all you'll ever need.

A tempo q = 72 1194

pp

5 4

POET There

is no light,

the moon

has waned,

A tempo q = 72

5 4 pp

5 4 1199

POET

mf

5 4 weight

p

Pi첫 mosso q = 84

c that has just been re leased

on my spine;

mus cles

col

Pi첫 mosso q = 84

5 4

c mf

5 4

p

c rit.

pp

1203

POET lapsed,

breath ing

has low ered,

soft hairs

rit.

pp

that feel

like

163

A tempo q = 84 rit. 1208

Larghetto q = 60

POET noth ing

be

tween

us.

A tempo q = 84 rit.

Larghetto q = 60

3

3

3

3

The lights slowly fade on the POET and MUSE, both of whom are sated and spent. The DANCERS however, resume their coupling. Their movement slows down as their 1212 bodies become impossible to tell apart, and the lights very slowly fade out.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

1216

pp 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

1219

3

3

3

3

3

3

1222

3

3

ppp 3

3

3

3

164

Fourth Exchange: Two Nooses 1229

Lights up on the POET and MUSE. While they are not in the same space, they are trading stories as if they were having a late night face to face with drinks.

MUSE

1230

I remember teachers illustrating Einstein to be a genius by the fact that he would forget to wear sox, or would wear sox that didn't match, and I thought, even then, that just the fact that these ridiculous nits would bother to make note of whether a person wore sox, or unmatched sox, perfectly illustrates why they are not geniuses.

1231

I remember my mother taking me to purchase my first athletic supporter. "Small." she told the salesman. And I countermanded, bodly, "Large." We got the small. It fit just fine.

1232

I remember my brother making a deal with me, that if I would let him do it to me, he would let me do it to him. Well, I did, and he didn't. Now he's married, with kids, and I'm embarrassed to ask ...

POET

MUSE

POET I remember when my friend Karen's husband had just left her, after forty years. "You don't know what it's like," she admonished me; "No," I conceded, "and you don't know what it's like to be left by forty husbands."

1233 The MUSE, never at a loss for words, is silent

POET Innocence can only be donned by a soul who has tried everything.

1234 The POET stands up, goes to the sink and splashes some water on his face

POET I should brush my teeth.

Andante q = 100

165

mf

1235

3

3

5 4

MUSE I held you a mong the net tles

but you were far a way,

Andante q = 100

5 4 f

5 4 3

1238

MUSE

5 4

3 4

c I pressed my face to your bod

y

in the

leaves and was on ly

5 4

c

3 4

5 4

c

3 4

1241

Meno mosso q = 84

p

3

3 4

c

MUSE stung by the dis ap

point ment,

rit.

your ab sence;

I

swayed

Meno mosso q = 84

c

rit.

3 4 p

c

3 4

166

A tempo q = 84

1246

MUSE a mong the ow ers of your beau

ty

A tempo q = 84

3

1250

MUSE and was bit ten by the wild

f

dis play,

mp

1254

MUSE chase

f

me

down a mong the brok en stems,

mp

I

am

167

3

1258

MUSE drowned

in the mem o

ry,

pul ling loose my shirt,

my

3

p

3

3

p3

3

3

f

1262

c

MUSE roll

pants, 3

ing nak ed in your

burn ing arms,

3

c 3

3

3

3

f

c ff

1265

MUSE

c bit ter

bru tal charms;

You are not here!

c ff

c

168

Moderato q = 116 1268

p

mf

POET I

like that you're smart er than me,

3

I like that you're na iv er than

Moderato q = 116

3

mf

1271

POET me;

I

don't mind that you're

young er

than

me

(though

1273

POET have

tra

di

tion

al

ly

pre

ferred

old

er).

I

Allegro q = 138

169

1275

p

3

POET I

love

that we have

Allegro q = 138

n't

3

pp

1278

3

POET met

and yet

feel

so

deep

ly

as

though we

3

1281

3

f

3

POET had

I

love

that you've

3

f

loved 3

in

sev

en

170 3

1284

3

POET lan

guag es

(for

3

I

have

so

man

y

yet

to

3

p

f 3

1287

POET go);

I

love

that you have yet to ďŹ nd

3

p

f

rit. 3

3

1290

3

p

3 4

POET "home"

(so that

rit. 3

I

can

3

of

fer you mine).

3

3 4 p

3 4

171

Andante q = 76

1293

POET

3 4

c When I truly think of you I realize that I don't have a clue who you really are - do you smoke, do you drink to excess, do you show kindness to strangers? When I am sick will you nurse me with joy; when you are sick will you allow yourself to be coddled? Are you good with the non-theoreticals? Is there blood behind your honed words?

Andante q = 76

3 4

c ppp

3 4

c

1298 Adagio q = 66

3 2 pp

3 2 pp

1299

MUSE

p

3 2

c How

3 2

do

you

say

c mp

3 2

c

172 1300

MUSE

5 4

c no

a

dy

ing

man:

his

ďŹ n gers in your

c

5 4

c

5 4 mf

1302

MUSE

to

5 4

c hair,

the

smell

of

co

5 4

c mf

5 4 p

1303

MUSE

c

3

c logne

mask

ing

c p

c

3

the

173 1304

3

6 4

MUSE scent

of

dis

ease,

6 4 mp

6 4

1306

MUSE

rit.

3

6 4

A tempo q = 66

3

limbs

too tired

3

6 4

to wres tle with your

rit.

MUSE

3

3 4

3 2 trem bling with

3 4

3

c

3 4

c

3 4

3

pal sy,

gen

A tempo q = 66

3 2 3 2

3

c

c pp

3 4

hands

A tempo q = 66

rit.

rit.

own,

A tempo q = 66

6 4

1308

3 4

c

c

i

tals 3

Andante q = 100

174 1311

MUSE shrunk en

and

damp;

I

will

not

Andante q = 100

3

1314

f

3

MUSE ďŹ ght

you

ov

er

brok

en

love

or

3

f

p 1316

3

MUSE ar

gue

ov 3

p

er

love's

reck

less

f

pp

175

1318

MUSE reach;

the

moon

is

3 3

f

3

3

pp

rit.

1320

3

MUSE set

ting,

it

is

time

for

rit.

3

3

1322

3 2

MUSE sleep,

3 2 3 2 3

3

176 1323 Adagio q = 66

MUSE

p

3 2

c but

how

do

you

say

Adagio q = 66

3 2

c mp

3 2

c

1324

MUSE

5 4

c no

to

a

dy

ing

man:

his

blood

c

5 4

c

5 4 rit.

1326

MUSE

mf

5 4

3 2 in

your

rit.

5 4

3 2 mf

5 4

3 2

Allegro q. = 116 p

1327

MUSE

177

3 2

6 8

c

mouth?

Allegro q. = 116 3

3 2 p

6 8

pp

3

f

3 2 1329

POET

c

6 8

c

f

e=e

6 8

c

If

e=e

6 8

c

6 8

c you

don't

see

c

6 8

c

6 8

f

6 8

c 1332

POET

6 8

6 8

c me

as

Shiv

a,

c look

a

6 8

c

6 8

c

6 8

c

6 8

c

178 1335

POET

6 8

c

6 8

c

gain:

vi

pers

c dive

c

6 8

c

6 8

c

c

6 8

c

6 8

c

c

6 8

c

1339

POET

6 8

c in

to

my

bod

y,

as

horns

sprout

c

6 8

c

6 8

c

c

6 8

c

6 8

c

1343

POET

6 8

c out

like 3

c

warts; 3

c

6 8

c

c

6 8

c

179 1346

POET

6 8

c the 3

might 3

y 3

6 8

c

Gang

es

flows

from the

3

c

6 8

c

6 8

c

6 8

c

6 8

1349

POET

6 8

6 8

c

crack

in my

skull and floods the

plains

be

neath

6 8

c

6 8

c

6 8

6 8

c

6 8

c

6 8

p

1353

POET

6 8

c

6 8

c me;

6 8

with

Dur

c pp

6 8

c

ga

on

one palm

and

180

mf

1357

POET Kal

i

on

the

oth

er,

Allegro (Meno mosso) q = 160 1359

ff

POET I

can

se

duce

the

world

Allegro (Meno mosso) q = 160

and 3

3

ff

3

3

3 3

3

1362

3

3

3

3

3

POET lay

it 3

to

ruin,

rid 3

3

ing 3

3

3

a

3

181 1365

POET way

on

my

sacr

ed mount, with the

ick

1368

of a tail

we are

3

POET van

ished:

Lie

Cym.

down

f

1370

be

3

mp

3

3

POET fore

me

and

weep,

3

for

all

that

we have im 3

p

ff

182 3

1373

3 2

POET ag

ined

is

true,

and

all

you

have

3

3

3 3

3 3

3

3 3

3

3

3

3

3 2

ff

3 2 Allegro q. = 116

1376

POET

3 2

3

6 8

dreamed

is

laid

to

3

3

3

6 8

waste:

e=e

6 8

c

6 8

6 8

c

6 8

3

3 2 3

e=e

c

Allegro q. = 116

3 2

3

3

p 1379

POET

6 8

c

6 8

c

c

6 8

c

6 8

c

I

6 8

pp

6 8

c

1382

POET

f

183

6 8

c

c am

c

Shiv

6 8

c

6 8

c

a,

f

c p

1385

6 8

POET

c

6 8

c

c

6 8

c

c

6 8

c

6 8

c

I

6 8 p

6 8 f 1389

POET

c

6 8

c am

c

6 8

Shiv

a,

c

6 8

c

c

6 8

c

f

c

6 8

184

rit.

1393

POET

6 8

c

I am Shiva -

rit.

c

6 8

c

6 8 Andante q = 92

1397

POET

c

Tri.

c

5 4 5 4

p

This change in tone has silenced the MUSE again. He sinks to the oor.

Andante q = 92

5 4

c mp p

3

3

5 4

c 3

1401

POET

5 4

3 4

c Who did you think you were dicking with?

Tri.

5 4 5 4

c

3 4 3 4

5 4

c

3 4

c

f

POET

185

rit.

1405

3 4

3 4

c Nobody ever told me it's fun growing old, to laugh at the years and watch time unfold,

The Poet can sense his sadness and fear. His tone therefore softens a bit, but his sentiment is the same.

rit.

pp

3 4

c

3 4

3 4

c

3 4

pp 1410 A tempo q = 92

POET

3 4

c life is a mirror which riddles the truth: age is but an excess of youth!

A tempo q = 92

3 4

c mf

3 4

c mf

1414

3 4

MUSE Angelic forms are cruel at best, our hearts to slay and minds arrest,

while souls are captured, bound and gagged, as ever we play this mortal tag.

The MUSE raises his head. There is desperation in his voice

3 4 pp

3 4 pp

186 pp

1415

MUSE

3 4

c pp

POET

3 4

I

c Be at peace my diminutive faun,

3 4

What do you want from me?

c

pp

3 4

c mp

1422

3 4

MUSE want

to

be

co de pend ent

with you,

I

want to get drunk

3 4

POET

3 4 mp

3 4 1428

mf

2 4

MUSE 3

3

and op er ate heav y e

quip ment;

I

want to seek coun sel ing to

2 4 mf

2 4

187 1431

MUSE

2 4 geth er

3

and then gang up

on the coun sel or

un til

he

or she

2 4 2 4 1435

3

3 4

MUSE calles the cops---

I want to bel

3 4

c

li ger ate the cops...!

p

3 4

POET

3 4

c I

3 4

3 4

c

3 4

3 4

c

POET

mf

3

1439

3 4

c want

to

be

3 4

c

c the

bot tle

the

nip ple

c

pp

c

you get drunk with;

mf

3 4

c

you

188

p

1444

3

5 4

POET suck,

the

pp

c o pi um

in

your

5 4

c pp

mp

5 4 1448

veins...

pp

c

p

6 4

MUSE I'd rath er see you

c cry than be er u dite;

I want an

6 4

c

6 4

c

o pen heart

mf

1452

MUSE and trem bling

e

3

mo tions.

5 4

I want us ter ri ďŹ ed

5 4 mf

5 4

1456

MUSE

rit.

Pi첫 mosso q = 104

p

189

5 4

5 4

c and fra

gile,

like Grand ma's

Rus sian crys

tal

Pi첫 mosso q = 104

rit.

5 4

c

5 4

c

5 4

p

5 4 1459

MUSE

3

5 4

3 4 too frail

to un

5 4

pack,

too beau ti ful

not to dis

mf

c Presto q = 176

3

f

MUSE kis ses

that are burn ing with in my cheeks.

3

I have

3

3 4 3

play.

c

3

1464

3

c

3 4

5 4

mf

3

Presto q = 176

f

190 1468

MUSE I

don't

care

1472

if

you

burst

in to tears

or

p

MUSE laugh

ter,

as

long

as

you

melt

p

f 1476

MUSE in

my

arms.

f

with

191

1480

MUSE

1483 rit.

p

Allegro q = 144

MUSE I

want

you

too

Allegro q = 144

rit.

p

1486 rit.

Moderato q = 112

3

5 4

MUSE ust

ered

to be

Je

sus.

mf

3

3

5 4

POET As I said be fore.

rit.

3

Moderato q = 112

5 4 mf

5 4

192 1490

POET

3

5 4

3

c I love

that you are smart er than me--

5 4

c

5 4

c

1493

3

3

I can use a walk ing

3

3

3

POET 3

cal cu la tor

3

3

3 4

3

and ref er ence guide! But I plan tokeep my ďŹ n ger al ways up on the

3 4 3 4

1496

POET

3

3 4

3

3

c On/ Off switch.

c I plan to show you con tent

3

3

you have yet to cal cu late,

3 4

c

c

3 4

c

c

193

1499

POET

f

3

5 4

c 3

and my thol o gies thus far be yond your ken,

I

plan to use you up,

c

5 4

c

5 4

1502 Adagio q = 72

rit.

5 4

c

MUSE

3 4

c

I - I ...

pp

3

c

POET and then breathe

3

5 4

life back in to your frag ile mor

Adagio q = 72

3 4

c tal

clay.

rit.

c

5 4

c

3 4

c

5 4

c

3 4

pp

194

Andante q = 100

1507

POET

p

3 4 I

have

two

noos

es

Andante q = 100

3 4 p

3 4

1512

POET one

for

you

and

one

for

me.

1517

POET Let's

die

to

this

life

and be born

a

195 1522

POET gain,

to

geth er

on a farm

some

where,

1527

POET where

time is snail paced

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

1532

POET and two dust

3

3

3

3

y

3

3

3

3

may

3

3

3

3

share

3

3

3

3

lads

a

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

mf

196 1536

POET bed.

Let's quiv 3

3

er

3

3

and 3

gig

gle

dur ing

3

3

3

3

mf

3 3

3

3

1539

3

3

POET thun

der

storms

and gawk

dumb

found

ed

at

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

col canto

1542

f

c

POET end

less 3

3

skies 3

full of tire 3

3

3

less 3

3

stars. 3

c f 3

3

3

3

3

3

col canto

c 3

3

3

3

3

197 p

1546

POET

c

3 4

3 4

c

3 4

3 4 p

3 4

c

3 4 pp

1550

POET Let

us

die now

pp

1555

POET from our

lands

so

far

a

part,

to

geth

er

198

Moderato q = 120

1560

c

POET where

sir ens shriek, where soul less pol i ti cians

Moderato q = 120

c c mf 1564

3 4

POET wave

and rant

and prea chers vo mit

vile

3 4 mf

3 4 accel.

1568

POET

3 4 vi

tri

ol

a

bout

an

y one who deos n't

eat the same pa thet ic

accel.

3 4 3 4

199

f

Allegro q = 160

1571

c

POET break fast ce re al;

let

3

us

meet

to

geth er

in a

Allegro q = 160

c f

c 1575

POET land

ruled by

hob bits,

dwarves,

and

din

o saurs in

1579

3 4

POET an

nel

vests...

3 3

3 4 3

3 4

200

POET

Andante q = 100

rit.

1582

3 4 rit.

Andante q = 100

3

3 4 3

3

p

3

3

3

3

3 4 p 1586

POET I

have

two

noos

es

both

1591

POET let

ters

and

poems

re ceived

and

sent.

weaved

from

201

Moderato q = 120

1596

POET They con

tain

your dreams,

your faith,

your

Moderato q = 120

1601

f

POET scent;

I share

one with

you,

my

f

mp

1604

c

POET po

et

my

c

friend,

c

with the que ries; What is

c p

c

c

202

f

1607

POET

3 4

c life,

if but the bru tal

ma

trix

of a

lone

ness:

3 4

c f

3 4

c

Andante q = 100

rit.

ff

1610

POET and what is

rit.

Love,

if

not worth dy

ing

Andante q = 100

ff

1614

POET for?

what

is

mp

pp

Meno mosso q = 76 203 rit.

rit.

pp

1620

POET Love,

if

not worth

Meno mosso q = 76 rit.

rit.

p

A tempo q = 69

Adagio q = 69

1627

ad lib.

p

3

3

5 4

c

MUSE

When you talk of

5 4

c

POET dy

ing

The MUSE is now on the verge of tears

for?

Adagio q = 69

A tempo q = 69

c

5 4

c

5 4

pp

1632

MUSE

5 4

3 3

su i cide

5 4

5 4

c I trem ble and

hide the ra zor blades;

when you talk of

5 4

c pp

5 4

c

5 4

204 1635

MUSE

5 4

3 4 love

I

shiv er

and

c

sharp en

the

knives...

5 4

3 4

c

5 4

3 4

c

1638

POET Who did you think you were messin' with, buttboy? I am that I am! Now, sweet child, if you would, I have universes to attend to. So put up your damn rhymes, pull up your meta-phors, and get your presumptuous ass to bed!

The POET exits. The MUSE is silent. After a few moments, the POET stomps back onstage

1639

POET I love you, So fuck off!

The POET exits again

1640 A tempo q = 69

3 2 pp

3 2 pp

205 p

1641

MUSE

3 2

5 4 Horn

ets

crash

a

gainst

the

3 2

5 4 mp

3 2

5 4

1642

MUSE

5 4 win dow glass

in

an

ef fort to

es

scape

the

night:

5 4

c

3 2

5 4

c

3 2

1644

MUSE

3 2

c

mf

3 2

c I

3 2

blow

out

the

c mf

3 2

c

p

206 1645

MUSE

3

3

3 2

c can

dle

and pull the

cov ers

ov

er

my

3 2

c p

3 2

c

1647

MUSE

3 2

c

head...

3 2

c p

3 2

c

1648

MUSE

5 4

c How do you say no to a dying man?

c

5 4

c

5 4

Lights fade on the MUSE

207

1650

5 4

c mf

5 4

c

1651

c p

c rit.

1653

pp

1655

1657

5 4 3

3

pp

5 4

208

Final Exchange: Ten Million Angels Lights up on the POET, who is writing again for the ďŹ rst time since the beginning of the piece. He seems dilligent, as if under a deadline.

Adagio q = 69

p

1660

POET

5 4

c I

Adagio q = 69

3

5 4

3

3

3

3

c mp

5 4

c

1663

POET miss

all 3

my 3

old

3

lov

where

3

3

p

3

3

3

mf

3

1665

ers,

3 2

POET ev

er they lay bleed ing

be

neath

the grass,

3 2 3

3

3

3

mf

3

3

3

3

3 2

p

1667

POET

3

209

3

3

3

3 2

c I

would take

them all once a

gain

in

my

3

3 2

c p

3

3

3

3

3

mf

3

3

3 2

3

p

3

3

c 3

3

1669

5 4

POET arms

and 3

3

3

3

tell them that it is not

3

3

3

that 3

3

5 4

3

3

5 4

mf

1671

POET

3

3

3

5 4

c bad,

that

it

will

5 4 mf

5 4

all

be

all

c 3

3

3

3

3

3

c

3

3

3

p

210 1673

3 4

POET right;

death

af ter

all

seems so

un

3 4 3

3

mp

3

3

3

3

3

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