Winter's Child Score (Excerpt 1)

Winter’s Child Excerpt One Music by Ellen Reid Libretto by Amanda Jane Shank Story by Ellen Reid, Julianne Just and Amy Tofte

Presented at The Industry’s FIRST TAKE Christopher Rountree, Conductor Singers: Maria Elena Altany, Peabody Southwell, Stephanie Aston, Jessica Aszodi, Ariel Downs, Leslie Ann Leytham, Jessica Mirshak, Kirsten Wiest Nick Tipp, Audio &Recording Engineer

Excerpt 1 Starts Here 3

B. Cl

  



Bass Clarinet





pp





mp

   Flug. 

          

 

      

 



      

 







  

 





  



Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Pno.

Crot.



Vib.

Mar.

Gongs

muted

mp

muted



mp

 

mp









     



  p

  

mf

     





 Vln. 



Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

 





mf

 



mf

 

arco







 





           The old





mf

arco

 

mf

est





 p

 p

  p











p



p



p





















 





pp

mp

p



pp

mp





p

 



 



 



p

freely out of time (=q)

                    p mp

freely out of time





    



 

p



 



mp

 

p





 





p



 

         

 





gest

 

mp

mf





pppp



Youn

 

       

 









mp

 



       

soon to be the old - est









 

mf

  mf

pizz

 p





mp



(L.V.)





 mp

(L.V.)



pp

mf

mf

p



 

 

 



      p 

mf

as if experiencing the thought for the mp first time





p

 

Chimes

mf

DB.

mf

Gongs 

Chimes

 Child  

 



p









 





the

bending microtonally away from the pitch up and down, very slowly

4

 

20

B. Cl.

  

Flug.

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Pno.

Crot.



 



 







p







     

   

(=h)

(=h)

            mp





   

 









old est







mp

     

 

the old

 

normal

mf

normal



  gliss.  



normal



  gliss. 





mf



   

 



pp

sul pont molto bending microtonally away from the pitch up and down, very slowly

   gliss. 

p

 



 













bloo - ming like spring air



p

        

    

Sa- die hot summ- er day

sul pont molto bending microtonally away from the pitch up and down, very slowly



 mf



Mar garet

normal



   

  



freely, lost in the memory mp







est













ppp

pp

 Child     

Vla.



allow space between repetitions repeat only twice



Vln.















mp















mp





 

Mar.

Vln.





mp

 







Vib.

Gongs







mf

   























 mf      Le- ann- a

pp



sul pont molto bending microtonally away from the pitch up and down, very slowly

   pp 





p

pizz with two fingers



Vc.



( =h. )

          mf

(=q+h) gliss.

     



arco, sul pont molto











pizz with two fingers

DB.



 



( =h )

    mf

(=q+h) gliss.

     







mp





mp



 



 

p

  

27

B. Cl.

Flug.



   



 

Flugelhorn



Trombone





mp

B. Tbn.

Pno.

Crot.





 

Bass Trombone















mp





mp



mp









 







 









Piano



p

Crotales



 p

freely out of time Marimba



  



p

Child

  

 Vln. 

less rubato

     chan- ging co- lors

  



of the

fall





mf









mf











 





   

 mf



gliss.

 



          mp

 

 mp







  

ritard...................................................



    









    



mp

 

 











 



mf





p



mp

 

normal

 

Vc.

DB.







  

The fall



Vla.



 gliss.  

  gliss.  

normal







normal Vln.



a return to introspection with new clarity p

The fall

normal



    



 

Gongs



Gongs

 freely out of time











      



Mar.

open

p

 

Vib.





p

mp

mp



Tbn.



5

mf



 









  



mp















   





mf

 

    mp



mf



6

  

B. Cl.



   Flug. 

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Pno.

Crot.



  



Mar.















p

 

p



















     





 





 

      



 



 



 

p



mp

 Child 

mp (cont) ritard........................................

    Now

-

mf

            win- ter is com- ing and I -

will



ex- plore

the

 

world e - nough for us all.

Vln.

S 1, 2



Yes I will live e nough for us all





The

Bath

S 3, 4







The

Bath

S 5, 6













pp

sul pont molto no vibrato



bending microtonally away from the pitch up and down







DB.















mp





 p

  

gliss.



gliss.









p

 

pizz

arco

p



 p

 

 mf

Viola

gliss.



 bending microtonally away from the pitch up and down

sulpont molto no vibrato



 mf

















mf

mf

 

The Bath

 

Vc.



one voice at your own pace pp breathe when you need to



Vla.

e nough for us all

mf

sulpont molto bending microtonally away from the pitch no vibrato up and down Vln.



one voice at your own pace pp breathe when you need to

  



at your own pace breathe when you need to



S. 3, 4

S. 5, 6

pp



p

                        

one voice

S. 1, 2







  



cup effect



p

 





p



Vib.

Gongs

open



open



q = 58



32

Margaret enters quietly

bending microtonally away from the pitch up and down, very slowly

 mf

7

  38

Piano

Crotales

S 1, 2



cup effect p





2

   

  Crotales

mp





dense (2x/measure)



very dense





mp

one voice

          The Bath, The Bath, The Bath, The Bath, The Bath

S. 3, 4



one voice

    The Bath, The Bath,

S. 5, 6

Violin

Violin

Viola



one voice

  







 





 f





 f











 f

Margaret Ghost Visit Out of Time I2 I 1 ebbing and flowing cup effect as you wish responding to the strings

8

I3

   43

Pno.

3

Crot.

   

very sparse



Vib.

S 1, 2



Vibraphone

 

S 3, 4



S. 5, 6







 

bowed



take a moderate pause between each repetition

mp

A hint of a flurry

continue to bend away and back toward the pitch microtonally up and down, gradually faster

Vln.

  



sul pont bending the pitch slowly

Vln.



 f

extremely sul pont quickly

normal

slowly   

normal

sul pont

gliss.

 

 

fp

gliss.

mf

extremely sul pont

 



gliss.

 

mp

continue to bend away and back toward the pitch microtonally up and down, gradually getting faster

Vla.



 ff

normal Vc.



Violoncello





pp

gliss.

sul pont slow

at the edge of the fingerboard fast



mp

II 1

II 2 9

    53

B. Cl.

bend the played note up and back to the sung pitch microtonally

p

Tbn. 1

Vib.

S 1, 2

gliss.

mp

   gliss.     p

Pno.

 



simile

gliss.

mp





mf

p

pp

mp

 increasing speed and intensity

 

S. 5, 6



f

The flurry thickens.

  

sul pont

at the absolute edge of the bridge fast

moderate speed

  iss.   gl  

p

f

extremely sul pont moderate speed

Vln.







p

   

mp

f

   

f

gliss.

mp p

 

 p

normal slow

  p

f

sul pont

sul pont bending quickly

normal very slowly

Vc.

 

   iss.   gl  

p

Vla.

 

gliss.



f

gliss.

normal slow



Vln.

 

p

    gliss.



 

S 3, 4



normal bending slowly

at the absolute edge of the bridge

   ff



 gliss. mp







f



normal moderate speed

gliss. 

p

mf

III 2

III 1 10

   68

B. Cl.

Flug.

on a single breath. absolutely as long as possible

   

Tbn. 1



ff



Pno.





on a single breath. absolutely as long as possible



mp



gliss.

mp

ff

on a single breath. absolutely as long as possible





gliss.

mp

 

gliss.



mp

B. Tbn.



gliss.

mp

ff

mp



(stop cup effect)

4

Electr.

Vib.

S 1, 2





   

  f



A degrade. A crumble.

Total disintigration Allow every player to finish their phrase except a single instrument (and electronics)

on a single breath. absolutely as long as possible



gliss.



The_Bath

on a single breath. absolutely as long as possible

 

S 3, 4

gliss.



gliss.



The_Bath

on a single breath. absolutely as long as possible

S. 5, 6

Vln.

  

 The_Bath

in a single bow. absolutely as long as possible

 



mf





mf

 



Db.







gliss.

mf

 

in and out of scratch tone

mf on a single bow. absolutely as long as possible



p

in and out of scratch tone gliss.

mp

p at the frog



gliss.

p at the frog

in and out of scratch tone

in a single bow. absolutely as long as possible Vc.



gliss.

p at the frog

in and out of scratch tone

in a single bow. absolutely as long as possible

Vla.



gliss.

in a single bow. absolutely as long as possible Vln.

at the frog

in and out of scratch tone

p at the frog



p

IV 1    70

B. Cl.

Electr.

Child

V

IV 2

bend away and back toward the pitch microtonally

 

p

11

Margaret motions for Child to be quiet.





   

Foreboding with extreme patience and understanding.

a clearing (with fright)

mf







Ma - ma!

mp

 

Who are

you?

with your breath.

Hold each phrase until you need to breathe, absolutley at your own pace. Not together p very slight vibrato

2 voices between speech and a whisper pp not together



S 1, 2

 

The Bath





You

will.

Vln.



 

sul tasto



Violin



Violin







will.



You

will.







You

will.



 You



   

will.

You - will

 



sul tasto

Db.

You -

The Bath

sul tasto

Vla.

will.



2 voices between speech and a whisper pp not together

 

Vln.

   

 You



The Bath

S. 5, 6





with your breath.

Hold each phrase until you need to breathe, absolutley at your own pace. Not together p very slight vibrato

2 voices between speech and a whisper pp not together S 3, 4





Viola

bend away and back toward the pitch microtonally

 

mp



bend away and back toward the pitch microtonally up and down

 

 p

bend away and back toward

 the  pitch microtonally up and down 

p

bend away and back toward



 the pitch microtonally up and down 

mf

VII 1

VI 12

  

blending with the voices

  

77

B. Cl.

Tbn. 1

standing out from the voices harsher

 



pp





Trombone

overtaking everything else slowly for a moment



pp

B. Tbn.

Electr.

Chim.

S 1, 2





 



Chimes

 



S. 5, 6



Vln.



 

S 3, 4

 

with great intensity and desperation

 

applying a lot of

sul pont molto gliss. gliss.

   p

sul pont molto

   gliss.           gliss.



Vln.





Bass Trombone

p

f

p

mf

gliss.

 bow pressure   

 

f

p

ff

with great intensity and desperation

  p

with great intensity and desperation bending further and more frantically from the note



Vla.

f

sul pont molto



Vc.

Db.









  gliss.  

mp

f

with great intensity and desperation

p f



normal

gliss. 

mp

f

 

sul pont molto



VII 2    82

B. Cl.

Tbn. 1

B. Tbn.

Electr.

Chim.





VII 3 13

standing out from the voices harsher

blending



ff

   



  ff

 



 

 

 

 

 

Child





f

 I



S 1, 2

Vln.





un - der



stand



you!

 

mf

 

  

despiration



Vln.



Vla.

despiration

despiration Vc.



 

mf



despiration

Db.



can't



S 3, 4

S. 5, 6

 

calm

calm

calm

calm

 

   

 



 



 

In Time

14

 q = 90    86

Electr.

Vib.

Chim.



  





          

p

one voice



You

one voice

     



You

Vln.

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

  

 

 

 

  



  



You

You

 







You

 





You



normal, no vibrato

p

   









 









  

p





will.













p

 

 











normal, no vibrato







p

  

3

     





gliss.

You

normal, no vibrato



3

You

normal, no vibrato



     You

will.

You





 

will.

You

normal, no vibrato





  

mp





 

You



    

 

You

       

 

mp

  

      You

     

     

  

You

You

S. 5, 6



   

one voice

S 3, 4



p

f

S 1, 2



 mf

 p

 



    91

Flug.

Tbn. 1

B. Tbn.

Electr.

Vib.

Chim.

S 1, 2





mp







  



















 

 





 

 



mp



Vln.









pp



  





















  



pp

mp

 









 



p









 

  



You

  

You

 You

will.

 



 

will.





  

Vla.

Vc.



p



You

  



p



will.

You

You



p



will.

You

 

p



will.

You























pp















mf

  

mf



You

You

2 voices



You

You

   

pp

mf



   

           

mf







mf

You





mp

    

Violin

 





will.







mp

 

mp

mp

 

Vln.

Db.





You

S. 5, 6

 pp

You

S 3, 4

pp

mp



 



15



  



     

mf

 mf

Out of Time I 1 (2-3 seconds)

16 B. Cl.

Flug.

I2

  

   

Tbn. 1

 

 

Pno.

Electr.

Vib.



 

p

  



 f 

 

Flugelhorn





 

Trombone

 

Bass Trombone





f

       

f



 



f

 



with harder rubber mallets Vibraphone



    

f

choke

Cymbals



Tom-toms



p



will.



S 3, 4

p





will.

S. 5, 6

Vln.

   

Vln.



Vla.



Vc.

Db.





p



will.

    

 mf

 





You

will.

2 voices

  

You



 



will.

   p

You

    

You

 

       

     

 

You

p

You

 

 

will.

    



p



  

slight vibrato

 

will.

will.

slight vibrato

  will.





You

will.

slight vibrato

  

will.

f





f

   

 You

    



You will.



 

 

You will.



    

You

will.

 

You will.

Violin





      

ff Violin



ff Viola



   

ff

 Violoncello

  

ff

   

 





 

a breathe.

Bass Drum

mp









S 1, 2



  

    



B. D.

   



hit with a hard mallet

Tom-t.

 

f

Piano

 

Cym.

 



B. Tbn.



 

p



Bass Clarinet

q = 90

p



In Time

       

 



fp

  

Pno.

Electr.

Vib.





  

 

    





 





  

 





           fp

 



 



  

ff

 

ff

  

   



 2voices   





  



Vln 2.







        



       

fp





      





fp

Vc.

Db.









      fp





    



 choke 

   

      

   

p





mf

 

will.

You

 





will.

 



will.

 ff







           f

ff

 



     







3

ff

  

  

ff

will.









You

will.

You









You

will.

You

will.

You













            

will.

You

will.

powerful vibrato ff



powerful vibrato ff



You

 

       

mf



powerful vibrato ff

You







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







f

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

           f





          

           f

ff





choke   

ff







            

  

f

3

   



                



mf

 

mp

     f mp

ff



 

f





mp

   

ff



You

fp

Vla.







You will.





 

You



Vln 1.







      



ff



You

You will.

S. 5, 6







 

You will.

S 3, 4





f

f

p











   

fp



Tom-t.

S 1, 2





fff

fp

fff

f

 

Cym.

B. D.



       Flugelhorn

fp

B. Tbn.





Tbn. 1















Flug.





B. Cl.

17







   103

f

Double Bass





fff

18

   107

B. Cl.

Flug.

Pno.

Electr.

Cym.

Tom-t.

B. D.

S 1, 2

  







  







    



    

    

S. 5, 6





 

 



Db.

 



f



 

   



 

 



  



   

mp

 





 

 



f

  



ff

  



  mp

  

mp

  

mp

   

  

 

  





  

choke

mf



   

 

  



   





  

 

   







 



You

  



   



mp





f

ff



will

will

will

 

3

     



 



 

You

will.

 



You

 

 







 

You



   



          

 

   



  

You



  

           

  





f

    





  

 

 

  

 3       



f

mf



You

S 3, 4



mf





   

mf





   

     mf

   

Tbn. 1

B. Tbn.



will.

will.



 

             110

B. Cl.

Flug.

Tbn. 1

B. Tbn.



Pno.

Mar.



   



   



Cym.

Tom-t.



S 1, 2





  



  ff

 











mp



mp

 

Vln 2.

Vla.













 



 





   

 









                



ff



      

            

  

       



mid register yell



           

 

mf

 choke   



  

  

    



mf feverish





You

mid register yell











feverish



You

mid register yell



 







feverish



mf







 



 



  





 



  



  



 

   

 







mf

 

mf

  



  

 

mf







 choke  

   

    

    



     

loosely, not together, slightly slower than the pulse 5

   

 



loosely, not together slightly slower than the pulse

 

3

    

Terr - i ble cra - vings



You

 

 

Terr i - ble cra - vings

mf

 



  





    

           

ff

 

 



               

  

   



 

mf

Vc.



    

You

Vln 1.



                                      

You

S. 5, 6



    

You

S 3, 4



       

martellato

      



 



mp



     



mf



                       hard rubber mallets        with                

  

B. D.



  

ff

        





ff

      

           

Electr.



fff

              

 

19

loosely, not together slightly slower than the pulse

    

Terr- i - ble



 

 

 

cra vings



 



 



 



 

20

     115

B. Cl.

Tbn. 1

  

f

    

   



  



  



fp

f

B. Tbn.

  

fp

 

f

fp



     



 

     



3

f

3

f

   



Piano

    





Pno.

   

Mar.

Cym.

Tom-t.



      







B. D.

   

fp

f

5        

 3                    Terrible_Terrible

S 3, 4

 

ff

S. 5, 6

  

 

   

     

3

Terr - i - ble cra

f

3

      Terr - i - ble cra

Terrible_Terrible

 

 



Terr - i - ble cra - vings

f

Terrible_Terrible

        3

         

f

S 1, 2



Cymbals

f

 -

 



vings

 - vings

   

 Terr -

 

 



    





 

i - ble





  

choke



     



   





 

i - ble



 

Terr -

i - ble

    cra- vings



cra- vings







mf

   Terr -

 





    5                  

         

  

 

3

 

mp



Terr - i - ble Terrible_Terrible



3

mp



Terr - i - ble Terrible_Terrible

mp

  cra- vings



3



Terr - i - ble Terrible_Terrible

21

    118

B. Cl.

Flug.

    

Tbn. 1

B. Tbn.





  Piano

Mar.





 





    





S 3, 4



S. 5, 6



Vln 1.

 

mp

 



 

  











  





3





 



       



  





   

  dampened

     

  









 

  











f



  

 

  



      









  



   

ff

ff





                

   

                                                          portamento slurred 5 5

5

p portamento



3

mp



5

fff



(touch 4th)

3

slurred





  





p



3



p

p

p

Vla.





p

      

   choke 

  



slurred Vln 2.





3

mp

Tom-t.

S 1, 2

3

                        



3

     



 

mp





     



Cym.





f







B. D.



 pp

3

 

portamento 3

5

3

3

p



Vc.

slurred



3

Db.





3

5

p

mp

slurred







3



portamento 5

p

5

5

f

(touch 4th)

portamento

ff





pp

  5



Out of Time I1 22

Piano

Crot.

 121     

mp



mp

  



    

f

(LV)

to soft yarn mallets



mp



    



 

let it rest

Tom-t.



Child

(Let resonate as long as possible)





B. D.





Cym.

I3

played with screws in spacious resonant clusters

bowed Vib.

I2



let ring



  

a glorious trance.

then shimmer spaciously. mf Child 

Without vibrato.

As if in a trance

  

Blue eyes and bloom





S 1, 2

pp one voice





We

wait.

pp one voice





S 3, 4

  We

S. 5, 6

Vln 1.

   

Vln 2.



(touch 4th)

pp



Vla.

 

normal



Vc.



pp

Db.





(touch 4th)

  

wait.

one voice

 We

  

pp





wait.

 -

ing.



 

II 1

  126

Pno.

Crot.

Child

 

play with a metal rod

 

II 2

 

23



mf

stillness

sparse clusters gradually more and more spacious

 

 

with great pleasure





Are



you?







You

can't

be





 Mar

 



-

-

 



-

-

garet.

S 1, 2



 

S. 3, 4



 

S 3, 4

Vln 2.

 

  

  mf

Vc.



 

 mf



In Time

    q = 75    130

B. Cl.

Crot.

S 1, 2

normal

p

    (= h.)







 

On the

  

Vln 1.

Vln 2.

Vc.

Db.



3          shores

on the shores

 of

  

 

 gliss.         3

shores

   

on the shores

 of

  

 

the lake

 

mf

 

the

 ppp















  







the

ppp



lake

the

    ppp

mf

2 voices

     

the

mf



lake

 



 

sp

 

the



mp



mp



sp

 

lake

ppp

ppp

mf sp

 

   

the lake







ppp

   

the



mf

   

ppp

the lake

 

   



   

   



 





the lake

      



2 voices

f

On the shores, on the

S. 5, 6

p



f

mf

 pp

mf

S 3, 4



mp



   

   



 mp



mp

24

 

played with a metal rod

135

Pno.

Crot.



  

 

   p



mp



 

Mar.

Child



 



 



lake



lake

S. 5, 6





Mar

-







 

 







 

My

sis

ter,

stay





garet!

  



lake



 

lake



lake

lake

Vln 1.



  

lake

  

S 3, 4





-

2 voices ppp

  

S 1, 2



  

mf



pp

 

p

ppp











lake

with

lake

 

lake



lake

 

  



lake



mp



Vln 2.



Vla.



Vc.

Db.





a

3

lake

lake



bath

A

3

 



me.





lake

ppp

 

lake

 

lake



 



lake

   

  

mf

 

p

pp



played in resonant clusters

f

Vib.

mp

 

p



 

mp











         



f

fp

fp

fp

      

 

 

      









 fp

         

 

       mf



scratch tones okay

ff

ff

fp

fp

  



  



mp

pp



p

Out of Time I1

   139

B. Cl.

Flug.

   

Tbn. 1



quickly

p

    ff



 p

p

ff

3

3



3

mf



25

f





f

mf

           

fp



To To Flug.

3



p

           

   

mf mp



3

I2

mf 3

 

3



3



 f

mf

B. Tbn.





Bass Trombone



 

p

Pno.

Child

   

 5

a sudden swarm

 p



S 1, 2

f

quickly



     3

bath,

p quickly



S 3, 4

Vln 1.



accel

3

a bath, a

f

3 3       3

bath, a bath, a

S. 5, 6

bath,

accel

a

p

 



lake



3

   



bath,

lake

 

Vln 2.

f

accel

a

Violin 1



 

      

fff



Vla.



gliss.



gliss.



     



      

fff



Vc.



gliss.



gliss. fff

Db.





f

Double Bass



 f

I3

26

   146

B. Cl.

Tbn. 1

B. Tbn.

Pno.

Electr.







6





gliss.

gliss.





mf harshly

S 1, 2

gliss.



 





a little longer than comfortable

 

fff



bath,

3



 a

harshly





S 3, 4

3



bath,

fff

 a

harshly

S. 5, 6

Vln 1.

fff

  

   gliss.

touch 4th trill gliss

   gliss.

touch 4th trill gliss



Vln 2.



   gliss.

touch 4th trill gliss



Vla.



Vc.

Db.





   gliss. touch 4th trill gliss



gliss.

  

II 1

In Time with incredible anger, resentment and precision

148

B. Cl.



II 2

27

II 4 II 5

II 3



   

Tbn. 1

B. Tbn.





 

 







 

 



burn







 Bath









Vc.

3

3

3

3

 A

  

  



-

 Bath

You

-

ff

 -

-

 Bath



You

-

-





You will.

   You - will.



will.

 

You will

   you - will.

with urgency, faster than usual

 

S. 5, 6

will.

 

with urgency, faster than usual

 

S 3, 4



You



will.

 

You will

   you - will.

with urgency Vln 1.







  

with urgency Viola





mp



 

  

ff

 

 

 

   

   

 

 

with urgency Vln 2 

 

 

  



with urgency Db.

    

with urgency, faster than usual

mp

Vla.

3

        

 

mp

Vln 2.

3

   

 

S 1, 2

ff

  

marcato

ff



ff

A

Vln 1.

 

 



 

 



A

S. 5, 6

    

Piano

 

S 3, 4

3

 

7



S 1, 2

   

f

3

 



Pno.

Electr.

3



Bass Clarinet in Bb

Double Bass



mp



 

  

 

28

3    3             

Margaret starts to leave.

154

B. Cl.

   





B. D.

Child

        

 



  

S 3, 4

 

S. 5, 6

  

Vln 1.

f

                     

f

 

 3





fp



f

fp

3





 





fp

                     3

3

3

fff

f



 

  

 

 

         mf

3

3

 

mp



       



mf

p

f

3

  

 

  3         mf

3



f

     







mf



mf



  ff

 

ff



   

Vln 2.

 

Vla.

 

Vc.

  

Db.

f

3

fp

3



S 1, 2

ff

3

                                  

3



   



3

 



                 mp

Marimba

 





Pno. 3

3

           

Bass Trombone 

3   3           

Tom-t.

3

Trombone

  

   

 



  

Violoncello







3

    

f

3

3

3

3

        



   158

B. Cl.

Tbn.



















f











   

f

B. Tbn.











 

Mar.

                                                      fff



Tom-t.

B. D.

Child

  

S 3, 4





 



S 1, 2

ff

fff



   

   

with urgency





No!

Stay!







   

  



f

 



            mf

 

   

 



  



  











Stay,

3

3

3

         3

   

3            3

3

3

3

3

f

          3

     





3



 f

  3

 





  



  



  





Please!



S. 6

Vln 1.

 

f



  

frantically and with urgency

  Pno.

29

 

pressing hard with the bow gradually slower moving from slurred to portamento

   

  

pressing hard with the bow gradually slower moving from slurred to portamento



Vln 2.



Vc.





  

pressing hard with the bow gradually slower moving from slurred to portamento

   



Vla.

Db.

   

   











   



pressing hard with the bow

   

   f

30

   161

B. Cl.

 Flugelhorn







 

Tom-t.



B. D.



Child

  







3

3

3

3



3

3

3

ff 3

3

 

   

    

3   

    

ff

3

3

3

3

      

fff





  fff

 

3

3

3

3

3







  





 





3

          3





 

You

will.

You will.

   You - will.



   



 



fff

  





  







Mar -

3

3



 





3

         



       



garet!





 

You

will.

You will.

fff

   You will.

fff

 very scratchy

 

very scratchy

  

   

portamento

f

fff

portamento

f



Vc.

fff



3

3



3

3

3

                  3

3

3

3





  

very scratchy



Vla.

fff

fff



Vln 2.

   

portamento

f

Db.

3

fff

3





S. 6

Vln 1.

   

3



             3

Wait!

S 3, 4

3

   



 

S 1, 2

        

                    3 



Mar.

3

3

3   

 

Pno.

Vib.

  

3



     

3

f

f



Tbn.



frantically and with urgency

 

B. Tbn.



very scratchy portamento

3

3

  

        3

3

3

fff

 



q = 90

 

165 (leave pedal down)

Pno.

Vib.

Mama

Vln 1.



 

Flug.

Vib.

Chim.

Child

Vln 1.



mf



   







Child



3

 

   

are

 





Flugelhorn

Bass Trombone





  Ma

   -

ma

  

 

mp









 

p

 



mp

 

ppp



I'm

fine!



  









 



Leave me be.

   

mp



Vc.





normal

 



 

 mf







   



 

 







be!

mp







f











ff

      

 f

 







p

mp

mf





   

ff



ff



mp





  



mp



normal

ppp



   

Viola





f

Leave me





sul pont

 Chimes 

  

f











p





f

 





 





 



 

mp

 





Trombone



Vla.

  

ppp

normal



Are you safe and dry?









 

     

Violoncello

  



3

Violin

  

 



you al right?



Vln 2.

Db.

31



Child!

 

Tbn.

B. Tbn.

Mama hears Child's cry and comes rushing to the door.

8

169

B. Cl.



      ff         

Vln 2.

Vc.

LV

 









   mp





32

     174

B. Cl.

Tbn. 1

Pno.

Vln 1.

Child’s bath suddenly fills with flowers instead of water. She is startled, gathering the flowers in her arms in shock and awe.

      







cup effect p





9

mf



  

  mp

ff



 



 ff

mp

  

  

 f

f

mf

   mp

 



   



 



mf

fff

pp

 

mp





   





f









p



  



    



f

 





 

p



mp

Vc.

            



f



Vla.

 

Trombone

mp Vln 2.

    

    mf

ff



Child sinks down into her bath of flowers.

     

ritard......................................................................................................

178

B. Cl.

Tbn. 1

Pno.

Vln 1.

 

  

  

Vla.





Vc.











 



      

mf

















p









 

 

  



pp

ritard.....................................................

 



p



 

p

10



 

ritard.....................................................

p

 

  





pp

 

Vln 2.

Db.





 

 

mf





 



  mf







 

Mama's Prayer

q = 70

33

183



Crot.

  

Chimes.

Mama





mp



 



 

    

  

sparse

 



take your time

molto rubato



         Three litt- le daugh ters I

Db.

sparse

sparse

sparse, the rhythms and shapes are only suggestions



Pno.

  





had.

       

Mar garet bloo- ming like spring



 Pno.

Crot.

Vib.

Chimes.

Mama

air.

like bugs at night played on muted strings

 

Piano

less sparse

  





 

sparse

dense

     



      pp

 

       





         



Sa- die hot summ er day.







             

Le - ann- a chan- ging co lors of the fall.

 



gradually more and more dense

 

           Now win ter's com- ing and the



Crot.

 



  

sparse

really dense

 

Chimes.

Mama

 

  

    

fourth,







dense



-

 





sparse

 

   My

 

p

mf

Vib.

 



Pno.

 195        

child

    has grown



tall.



        To - ge- ther we are

sparse



  



home.

 

We're a

34

Excerpt 1 Ends here

  200

Pno.

Crot.

 

extremely sparse

 

mp Mar.

Chim.

Chimes.

Mama





B. Tbn.

Pno.

Crot.

Mar.





 

    

  

  3       

S 1, 2

we're

  







p

pp



  





a home









pp





 



mf

with increasing speed and intensity

f

 

 



mp

 





      

 

  

home, yes we're home. To- ge- ther

     

 mp

      

   

 

p

 

with building speed and intensity

 



pp

Chim.

        

extremely sparse L.V.







Marimba

207

B. Cl.

p

   

mp



whispered 2 voices S. 1, 2



  

mf

 

    

 

 

  

    



 

   f

f

   

f

   

        

           

strings and brass can swallow percussion for a moment here

The bath, the wash

S 3, 4

whispered 2 voices



S. 3, 4



mf

   

The bath, the wash

S. 5, 6

Vln 1.

whispered 2 voices mf



S. 5, 6



 

   

The bath, the wash

Violin 1















p

Vln 2.



Violin 2



p Vla.

Vc.



Viola



Violoncello





mf

Db.



Double Bass





pp





p



p bending microtonally downward toward C





bending microtonally upward toward C#





f

f

  

f

gliss.

 

f

f









gliss.