Winter’s Child Excerpt Three 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
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q = 85
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bass clarinet begins and bass trombone and echos quickly afterward
The
time
a
Electr.
se - cond
S 1, 2
whispered p
ppp
t to wait t t
The
se - cond
mf
bowed resonant metal
3
t
pp
time
a
pp
gain
electronics number
pp
Perc.
flugel only
trombone, bass tbn and bass cl
gain
electronics number
28
not echoed
mp
se - cond
mp
The
Pno.
3
pp
flugel begins and trombone echos quickly afterward
Winds
97
q = 100
29
time
a
t
The se - cond time,
gain
pp
( =q ) superball on skins and bowed cymbal
f full vibrato
a - gain n n n
gliss.
the third time Please_Please
Please!
full vibrato whispered p
S 3, 4
t
ppp
to wait t t
S 5, 6
t t t to wait
t t t
The se - cond time,
q = 85
the third time Please_Please
The
se - cond
time
a - gain
a
h)
pp
pp
mf
mf
nn
Please!
f
gliss.
the third time Please_Please
gain
f
full vibrato
q = 100
Please!
violins only scratch tone
h)
(h + it is gone
a - gain n n n
gliss. gliss.
no vibrato
pp
pp
(h + it is gone
Strings.
3
3
The se - cond time,
ppp
S 5, 6
no vibrato
t
whispered p 3
pp
pp
normal
fp
cello and viola only scratch tone normal
pp
fp
567
98
bass cl
pp
Pno.
Electr.
tbn
bass tbn
(h
+
re attacking whenever necessary
+
)
mp
30
f
p
+
+ q) (h ) frantic tapping on wood and skins
f
mf
fp
f
mf
mp
I wailed. You_will
fp
f
mp
p
f
fp
I wailed. You_will
mp
p
I wailed. You_will
p
f
full vibrato
31
f
You will
one
day
re - turn
what is mine.
n
one
day
re - turn
what is mine.
n
ff
n n
n
day
5
re - turn
what is mine.
n n
n n n
violins and viola col legno tratto battuto
3
no vibrato ppp
one
n n
full vibrato f
You will
n
no vibrato ppp
f
You will
no vibrato ppp
full vibrato
The third time I roared at her
p
The third time I roared at her
electronics number
mf
electronics number
Strings.
)
(h
h)
pp
The third time I roared at her
S 5, 6
S 3, 4
+
mp
+
(h
S 1, 2
(h
pp
(h
h)
Perc.
flugel
Winds
p
battuto tratto
cello and bass col legno
tratto
ff
p
battuto
99
573
key clicks
Winds
mp
Pno.
with increasing speed and intensity
electronics number
32
Perc.
n
n
n n n
n
n n
3
n
n n
3
n
n
n n
n
n n
5
5
n n n n n
n n n
incessant unpitched tapping and scraping on metal and wood
h
h
f
f
pp
But she
could not hear
h hand f
But she
f fulls
(=h)
could not hear
hand f
f
3
hung ri- ly
thirs s s ty
half whispered half spoken with anger and distress
Hand - fuls
3
hung ri- ly
Hand - fuls
3
hung ri- ly
wilder and wilder
3
thirs s s ty
half whispered half spoken with anger and distress mf
whispered
pp
mf
(=h)
Hand - fuls
whispered
rapid battuto
(=h)
could not hear
rapid battuto
Strings.
half whispered half spoken with anger and distress mf
whispered
p
pp
But she
S 3, 4
S 5, 6
S 1, 2
with increasing speed and intensity
3
mp
Electr.
tapping on metal and key clicks
wilder and wilder
5
thir
s s ty
Out of Time I1
577
100
Winds
I2
f
pp
cup effect
Pno.
p
33
bowed crotale, play once only
S 1, 2
runn - ing home wild
to
3
runn - ing home wild
S 5, 6
runn - ing home wild
p
wait
ppp
t t t
t t t
p
ppp
wait
p
t
t
wait
f
(=h)
fp
cello only arco
f
fp
ppp
t t
t t
violin and viola arco completely at your own time
t
I 1 Out of Time
(=h)
to
Strings.
to
3
mf
3
S 3, 4
mp
35
Perc.
electronics number
34
electronics number
(cello and bass)
p
I2
ebbing and flowing
electronics number
Electr.
mp
pp
f
mp
p
In Time
583 q = 80
Winds
101
Pno.
Tom-t.
BD.
36
fp
fp
with U-Bolt
36
mp
f
Strings.
pp
on chimes
solo voice minimal vibrato mp
p
Child
mp
full vibrato ff
p
gliss
solo voice minimal vibrato
gliss
Mama_Mama
. gliss
.
ff
to sa - tis - fy her
p
more
full vibrato ff
to sa - tis - fy her
more
to sa - tis - fy her
violins viola
one voice
p
Ma- ma came once
one voice
Ma- ma came once
more
full vibrato
one voice
Ma- ma came once
p
p
p
.
Mama_Mama
Mama_Mama
a subtle low tapping and rumbling on skins and wood
our litt - le child
S 5, 6
mp
And then at last the litt - le
S 3, 4
mp
mp
S 1, 2
electronics number
electronics number
Perc.
Electr.
fp
cello and bass
fp
mf
mf
p
102
q = 110
589
Winds
two voices
cra
-
mf
vings
muh
gliss.
muh
two voices
cra
S 5, 6
-
two voices
cra
viola
-
vings
muh
vings
pp
cello and bass
violin 1
violin 2
My
gliss. muh muh muh
My
muh
My
mf
pp
mf
pp
daught - ers
daught - ers
mf
I
said
f
f
p
gliss.
3
I
said
said
3
I
said
I
said
gliss.
I
said
I said
whispered 3
p
My
daugh ters
My
daugh ters
I said I said My
daugh ters
5 ss. gli
f
f bass and cello
mp
mp
mp
sung 5
cello only
sung
sung
daught - ers I said I said p
whispered
q = 110
whispered
two voices
gliss.
mp
two voices
3
5
mf
muh
muh muh muh muh
pp
Strings.
mf
tbn, bass tbn
f
S 3, 4
S 1, 2
Perc.
flugel and bass Clarinet
Electr.
Pno.
p
p
f
f
103q = 80
592
pp
flugel
Winds
Pno.
bass cl
pp
tbn
bass tbn
electronics number
37
Electr.
Perc.
f
S 1, 2
(h ff ritard.......................................................
ff
My
ff S 3, 4
My
ff
S 5, 6
daught - ers
s
s
daught - ers
3
s
s
s
daught - ers
Strings.
My
s
s
s
s s
s
s
s
muh
s s
)
ritard (cont.)................................................................ mp gliss.
s
3
muh
5
s
s
s
muh
muh
muh
5
muh muh
muh
muh
muh My
mp
gliss. muh
muh
d daugh
3
My
mp
gliss.
ppp weakly
ters
s
weakly ppp
3
My
3
daugh - ters
s s
daugh - ters
s
+
s
3
s
s
weakly ppp
5
s
s
s
s
q = 80
594
104
Winds
Pno.
electronics number
38
Electr.
Perc.
(q)
S 1, 2
muh
my
Strings.
glass wind chime p
S 3, 4
S 5, 6
m m
daugh - ters s
3
s
my
muh
muh
muh
muh my
muh my
3
5
m
m
muh
3
my
daugh - ters
s
s
3
my
s s
muh muh my
3
daugh - ters
no vibrato p
My
no vibrato p
daugh - ters
My
3
wat -
3
wat -
no vibrato p
daugh - ters
My
3
wat -
er - y
flow - ers
in
their
er - y
flow - ers
in
their
er - y
flow - ers
in
their
Out of Time I1
105
597
Winds
Pno.
Electr.
Perc.
S 1, 2
Strings.
in
their
blood
-
blood
blood
S 5, 6
an intuition of impending destruction
blood,
S 3, 4
in
their
in
their
blood
106
I2
601 The inescapable march of fate
Winds
ebbing and flowing, but growing joining into the pulse of the electronics landing on, near, pulling to and from B, C and C# not unlike grunting occasionally, break from the pulse and push beyond electronics p
f
ebbing and flowing, but growing
Pno.
joining into the pulse of the electronics on unpitched scrapes scratches
Electr.
Perc.
incessant and powerful
p
ff
The inescapable march of fate
S 1, 2
joining into the pulse of the electronics on metalic unpitched and low drums incessant and powerful moans, scrapes and rolls p
The inescapable march of fate
building......
ff
building......
building......
S 3, 4
S 5, 6
The inescapable march of fate
ebbing and flowing, but growing
Strings.
joining into the pulse of the electronics landing on, near, pulling to and from B, C and C# not unlike grunting (in your low registers) and wailing (in your high registers) occasionally, break from the pulse and call out beyond the electronics p
ebbing and flowing, but growing
f
In Time
602
107
q = 100
Winds
Perc.
broken
confrontation
mp
fff
glis
s.
mp
You will one day
fff
ss. gli
You_You
re turn what is mine You will
fff full force full vibrato
You_YouYou _You
full force full vibrato
You will one day
s. lis g
You will one day
re -
turn
re -
turn
re -
turn
one day
re turn what is mine You will
full force full vibrato
begin to break from the pulse
one day
re turn what is mine You will
one day
mp
broken
what
is
what
what
mine
is
fff
mine
is
mine
In Time
q =
Strings.
You_You _You
S 5, 6
S 3, 4
begin to break from the pulse
moaning scraping and rolling keeping the pulse
S 1, 2
continue keeping the pulse in the same way (the specific rhythm should and may vary)
broken
begin to break from the pulse and the pitches
Electr.
continue keeping the pulse in the same way (the specific rhythm should and may vary)
Pno.
100
To Vln. 1 To Perc.
continue keeping the pulse in the same way (the specific rhythm should and may vary)
begin to break from the pulse and the pitches
broken
612
109 The smoke clears
II
Flugel, Tbn, B Tbn: Finish all playing by this point
Winds
Bass Clarinet: wind down solo
The smoke clears
Fade quickly
Pno.
electronics number
40
Electr.
The smoke clears
Fade and ease (after the piano, before the violins)
Percussion.
S 1, 2
The smoke clears
S 3, 4
S 5, 6
II The smoke clears
Strings.
Violins: Fade and ease. Longer bows. Less Harsh.
Cello: wind down solo
Bass, Viola: finish all playing by this point
110
613
Winds
III 1
silence
Pno.
III 2
electronics number
41
silence
Electr.
Percussion.
Ruin.
S 3, 4
S 5, 6
silence
S 1, 2
III 1
III 2
violin 1 only, very still, no vibrato
Strings
silence
p
111
In Time
615
Winds
q = 90
Pno.
p
Electr.
Percussion.
p
trombone
bass tbn, bass cl
mp
pp
3
minimal vibrato mp
S 1, 2
Hun - gry hand - fuls fall ing
un - ea - ten a - round
S 3, 4
3
Hun - gry hand - fuls fall ing
un - ea - ten a - round
S 5, 6
3
Hun - gry hand - fuls fall ing
un - ea - ten a - round
She ran home in fear,
daugh - ter
born
She ran home in fear,
to a fourth
daugh - ter
born
her feet.
She ran home in fear,
to a fourth
daugh - ter
born
wild and un- sa- tis-
wild and un- sa- tis-
wild and un- sa- tis-
In Time
q = 90
violin 1 only
Strings
to a fourth
her feet.
minimal vibrato mp
pp
her feet.
minimal vibrato mp
p
3
violin 1 and 2
cello only
p
violin 1, 2 and viola
mp cello and bass
mp
112
620
whispered quickly
the last
Winds
Pno.
Electr.
electronics number
whispered quickly
pp
p
whispered quickly
the the last
pp
bowed on vibraphone
let it ring
Child
41
mf
the last
p
Percussion.
pp
pp
p
Me?
S 1, 2
fied
pp completely at your own pace
We
wait
We wait.
half whispered, half spoken
S 3, 4
fied
S 5, 6
pp
We
wait
wait
half whispered, half spoken p
We
mp
And now we wait
And now we wait
fied
p
sung completely at your own pace
for
the last
whispered quickly
the last last
Strings
pp
p
626
Winds
113 (=h)
(=h)
Pno.
electronics number
42
Electr.
(=h)
ppp
s sis
you
Your sis - ters wait
(=h)
for
ters s s wait
t
t f for
you
s
3
3
s sis - ters
ppp
Your
3
wait t t t
sis - ters
Strings
-
no vibrato completely at your own pace
you
you
no vibrato completely at your own pace
Your
sung pp
ppp
(=h + e)
S 3, 4
Your
S 5, 6
Fl.
S 1, 2
(=h)
wait
f for
f for
you
you
you
p
you
no vibrato completely at your own pace you you
p
you