Libby Larsen: In a Winter Garden

Full Score

5

Catalog No. 3142

In a Winter Garden Advent Meditations and Carols for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano and Tenor Soli, SATB Chorus and Chamber Orchestra

Patricia Hampl

I. The Evergreens: Meditation A Freely e = c. 80

  

Flute

Oboe

Percussion

        

Harp

 

















 Bb

Soprano Solo

 

Sister

 

Thomas

Soprano

Hp.

Sis.

Vln. II

Vla.



     



p

    











  









3





       



Snow - ing a - gain to - day.

Al -ways snow - ing.

 





     































 



     

    7



































   





 





gone,

    

   

  

 

hid - den.

  







p

  p

      

   dolce



mf

   

I miss the flow’rs,

   

(Bell Clusters)

 p

     









 



 

 



 



gar - den is lost,





 



 







   











 

 





       







     

 



    

  





    

dramatically

 

 



   



   

p

The

   





    



      

p



p



   

     





 







    

e = 100



pp



    

    

  



 

3           





7

Vln. I



    



Violoncello

Perc.

    



 

  



Viola

Fl.









Violin II



p





  

Contrabass



 





A Freely e = c. 80

Violin I







 

 

Bass

pp

     



     

Alto Tenor

      

Bell Clusters lightly



pensively

Snow - ing.

e = 100

Libby Larsen 1982 rev. 2003

 slightly peevish

 



I sup - pose,

 





 









3

 

3

  

3

  

  

e - ven those tat - tered chry - san - the - mums by the

    

The words for In a Winter Garden are © copyright by Patricia Hampl and are used by permission. © Copyright 1987 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company. A division of ECS Publishing, Boston, Massachusetts. All rights reserved. Made in U.S.A.

  

6

  



Clusters)  (Bell   

 

11

Fl.

Perc.

pp

p



  

Sis.





 



Vc.

Cb.



mp

 













 

   

3

  



f div.

f

f













   



  

 



 

pizz.

f





p

 



plum and yel - low,

p

 





p

  

    

  

What co -lors! Burn - ing gold,

div.  

   







   

    



D#, B§

accel.





 



They would - n’t give up.

p



 



  

p





roo - ted out.

  

Vla.



     

11

Vln. II

 

5

foun - tain Thom - as fi - nal - ly

Vln. I



 

    

fltg.

to Marimba

   



 





p

  Hp.



 

accel.

p

f

pizz.

 f



p

f

        



  



Fl.

Perc.

15   

push ahead











  f

 





























Hp.



Sis.

    sim - ple as a squash.

  15

Vln. I



dolce

Vln. II

Vla.



(div.)





(div.)





Vc.



Cb.





  

       3



They would - n’t give up.

   

Heart - y flow’rs

p

f

     

3

   

    f

p



     



   



  

 



 











    



 





    

try - ing to bluff frost - y No - vem - ber.

p

f

3

    f

      f

  

 

 

f

     

All that fight.





Their gor - geous, loud

push ahead



 

 

  



f









arco

 





arco

 

 

 

  19

Fl.

Perc.





 



Hp.

 

Sis.

Vln. I

 3



Vla.



Vc. Cb.













si - lenced,

 



 

3

seized

    

Hp.

Sis.

S





 

     

  



    

 

(wide vibrato)



     





       

 

ffpp



 D§



entranced



      

   





But the truth is I’ve been wait - ing for this blank - ness.

  

  



ffpp







 













 







B



niente to Bell Clusters





niente









The stunned si - lence of



 



 f



    



3

     

           

snow.

What do I see?















quietly

mf



quietly

Not flow - ers. mf



quietly

Not flow - ers. mf

                 

Not flow - ers.















 







 





Vc.

















ffp

e = 100





      









 

      





Vla.

  

 



 









ffp

 



 







ffp





Vln. II

Cb.





  25

Vln. I

 

 

       



end of their pret - ty fac - es.

rit. e=q

  

 

  

end of the world, the

    

  

      

3





A

T

by the



Marimba

wide vibrato

             

    



(Marimba)

Perc.

by ter - ror,



 



25

Fl.



 

 



    





  



 





 





D§, Bb

 



3

      

     

 





f

p

   

  

3



 





19   

Vln. II



f

col - ors

 





7

e = 100

rit. e=q







      

unis.

p unis.

      p























B

 



 









 

con sordino p con sordino

 

p con sordino

 p



   

8

  31

Fl.

Perc.







 













    





















   



    

    

 







    

Snow

and the me - mo - ry,

Hp.

Sis.

S

 





 



No



 



 

What do I

     



    



No

No

    

Vln. II



Vla.



Vc.

Cb.





 

blos - som.

   



 



Snow



blos - som.











  

Bell Clusters



 

 p

   

mp







           



            



mem - o - ry of ros

me - mo - ry,

mem - o - ry of ros

and the mem - o - ry of ros

-

-

-





es.

es.

es.



   



   

p

  



 



  

  





 















lightly



  

   



p

         

  

Snow

   



see?

blos - som.

31

Vln. I



What do I see?



A

T

    











p

    

       





   37

Fl.

Perc.

 

 (Bell Clusters)

 















 



37

Vc.

  

p



       

      entranced



I for - get to pray.





 

   pp

    





senza sord.

mp

I



pp

p

 

      mp

    

stare and drift,

































                    

look - ing

out the chap - el win - dow at this

sad

sea - son,



  



  











   



   





 



 

    





 

Vla.







Vln. II





distantly

Vln. I







 Hp.

Sis.



 

  





p

 

 

 



senza sord. p

9

   43

Fl.

Perc.



 



I

   

 



 





 





Cb.









 



 



 

   

    

  

(Bell Clusters)



    



    







   

I

   

pp

  





in thought,



pp





 











  



 



 

en - ter the gar - den lost

   





3



drift like snow my - self.

dolce, legato



   



 

Vc.

 

lightly, as if floating, entranced

mf

Vla.





mp

    

Vln. II

 

pp

 

43





  

Sis.



p

 

Hp.

Vln. I

 



    46

Fl.

Perc.

 p

 

 

     46

Vln. I

 

Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

mp

 

Sis.



(Bell Clusters)



  Hp.

   



 

 

 





p

  



 



 



  

    mf





 





   pp

  



pp



   

 



   

 



  

 

 



   

 



 

   













in snow.







  





  

lost

  





(non decrescendo)



(non decrescendo)





































10 Fl.

Perc.

S

The Evergreens: Carol 50 C q = 116

   



   



 



A

Tom-toms





  

B



p

 

mf



Green mf

Green,

 



legato



mp

   

Vc.

     



  

   

pizz.

mf

pizz.

mf

   



    pizz.

senza sord.





green,









green,

Not

green is what we see.

Not

            f





 

  





















arco

green,

green,



 

green,

green is what we see. f

        



green,

         

f







mp

    



  

   



mf

 







green,

green is what we see. f

Not

green is what we see.

Not

                   

mf

legato



  



green,





green,

green,

mf



   











green,





 









green,









Vla.

Cb.

  



     Green,

  

Vln. II

mp

Green,

50 C q = 116

Vln. I







mf

T







   





    

    

   

       mf

    

        

mf arco

         

   



    

 

mf

 







   56

Fl.

Perc.

S



 

  

B





not

grass,

 

grass,

T

mp

mp

not

mp

 

    grass,

not mp

  

 

grass,



grass,





    

pizz.

    

pizz.

Vc.



Cb.





f

f



green,

green,

grass,



f

 

green,

  

green,



green,













 











 

f legato

  

green.

Green







green.











 



p

green,

green,



 





grass,

   

f

Vla.









Vln. II

(Tom-toms)

green,

     56

Vln. I





not



mp

  

grass,







   

A



q=q



green.





green,



green,



 green,

green,







mp



mf

mp

    

   



mf



  



    (pizz.)

mf











   











 



  



f legato

  





brightly

mf















mf

 



 brightly

 

 arco, brightly

 

mf

 

be-

green.

     

  

  

Green

 

 

   



 

    



f legato

Green be - yond sum - mer leaves,

q=q





be - yond sum - mer leaves,







  

 

 



 



 



 



q=q

63

Fl.

Perc.

S

  

A

 

T

B

green, green be - yond



 

  



          

green, green be - yond

 



grass.



  

         















 



green

  

be - yond

 

mf

  

  

green,

green,

green,





 

mp



  



pizz.

    mf

grass.

mf

  

green,

grass.

grass.

  

  

 

  

mf



grass.

  

q=q





    



green,

be - yond

mf

Green,

green,

 

green



  



   



q=q

to Triangle

mf

  

  

 



     mf

p

 mf

 



green,

mp



 





Green,

         



green,









Green,

f



Vc.





grass.

       





Green,



q=q











 

grass.



Vla.

mp



 

Vln. II

Cb.

green, green be - yond

yond sum - mer leaves,

63

Vln. I

          

 



(Tom-toms)

       







q=q

11

mf arco

q=q

    





 

  

   



  

 



   



mp

arco

mp

         



f

  Triangle   69

Perc.

S

  

T

B



  

Vln. I



unis.

   

Trees made of nee - dles,



  

Vc.







  dark

 heart





    

of

f legato



dark

heart

mf

dolce





win - ter - green,





mf





 

f

 



Nor - way pines





Vla.

Cb.





 legato



Vln. II



mf

  69



 f robustly

A



     

  

of

 

mf



green,

green.



mf



win - ter - green, green,









pizz.



pizz.













mf











green,

green.

  

 



 



mf

mf

 













 (pizz.)

shiv - er - ing,

green.

 

     



green,

lightly

  

mf



 





 

shiv - er,

12

  73

Fl.

Perc.

S



 (Triangle)  

     

shiv - er - ing,

 

A

  

             

shiv - er - ing,

B



f

 

      





  





in the ic - y green,



ic - y green,



















Vc.



green,

















mf arco



mf



   

    pizz.



    (pizz.)

mf



mf

mf





 





green.

f



      

Here’s

the ho - ly tree, wear - ing

Meno mosso q = 96

 







  

   

(pizz.)



 

green.





green.

green,



 

 





to Small Bell

green.

 

 green,



Vla.

green,

 

 



green,



 





in the ic - y green,

blue



p

        

 

Vln. II

Cb.

blue f





unis.

              shiv - er - ing



unis.

blue

mp lightly

73

Vln. I

shiv - er - ing



 

Tom-toms



f



mp

to Tom-toms

mf

shiv - er, shiv - er - ing,

T





Meno mosso q = 96

 











    



   







 Più mosso q = 116

   78

Perc.

S

    

A

Small Bell

     



 

mp

like mp

bells,

like

bells,



      





B



  78

Vln. I

Vln. II

Vla.





pizz.







Cb.



 

Fans mf



bells,

not just red,

be - yond





not just red,

unis.            

           f

           f



     f

 

   of

be - yond

  

ce - dar

their

spread

cool



cool







ber - ries.



arco



arco







 

ce - dar spread



Più mosso q = 116





ber - ries.

red that’s bright,

red that’s bright

of sweet

   

 

ber - ries.

legato div.

                       bells,

 

  

legato

like



Vc.



f

pizz.





               

like

ber - ries like bells,

mf

Fans f



to Tom-toms



p

     



   

  

mp

bright

T

Small Bell



 

  

mf



mf

 

  

  

  

 



mp



arco



arco



arco



  mp

  mp



      



 



 



83

Fl.

Perc.

S

  

A

B



 

Vla.

 





  





  

















 



sweet

ce - dar



green, sweet



p



pizz.





p

  

ce - dar



      







green.



   

pizz.

p

 











f    





ce - dar

shag - gy

as



    

 

Ju - ni - per

  

shag - gy

as



     

  

 

f

f

Ju - ni - per

shag - gy

as

  

 









    

         

   

        

f

Ju - ni - per

f







f

           



  



   

           

 

   

green.



  

Ju - ni - per

green.

              

p



green.





p





p

pizz.



ce - dar







sweet



 

Tom-toms



 









q=q 





sweet

green,

p





green,

green, green,





green,

green, p

  

Vc.

 

p

The fra - grance is green,



p

green,

 

Vln. II

Cb.

grasp.







green,

       

13

 

The fra - grance is green,



83

Vln. I

grasp.

 

mp

        

 

T







q=q





   

as

 arco   

  

 



  

 



  

 

mf

    

arco

mf

   

arco





shag - gy

 

mf

   88

S

       

snow

B



drift - ed.

      snow just

  

  



snow just

 

Vln. II

Vla.

Cb.



   



mp



















mp



mp



mp

f

mp

 mp

f

 f

              

of

green for the door,

a wreath

of



mp



mp

f

 mp

f

 mp



   

f



wreath,









      



   

 

 p

 p

 p

 p

 p

of

non cresc.

a wreath

a

mp



mp

  

    

wreath,



a wreath

mp

 

      

green for the door,

green for the door,

of

mp non cresc.



      

mp

        mp non cresc.



f

  

   

           

    

f

a wreath

         

f

            a wreath

ju - ni - per and snow,

of

mp



a



mp



of





 

a wreath

ju - ni - per and snow,

A wreath,





ju - ni - per and snow,

f

A wreath

        mp



          

mp





of

   

drift - ed.

f

f

A wreath

     



Vc.

 

      

              

just

drift - ed.

of

mp



88

Vln. I

A wreath

  

snow

T



just drift - ed.

    

A

        mp

of

14

   94

Fl.

Perc.

S



 











green,

green,

green.

green,



Vc.

Cb.



pizz.



mp pizz.

   



  



   

  

 

S



   

  



   



    

  

Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



green.



unis. mp

 



f

  





 







  



f unis.

  

Ju - ni - per







f

    



mp arco

 



like bells.



                 f robustly

 mp





  

  

shag - gy as

   f

   f

     





arco







arco

 f

This is ff

snow,

fans





snow,

fans

broadly

     

   

of sweet ce - dar. This is ff broadly



of

  

   

ce - dar. This is ff



 

snow.

broadly

This is

 

broadly





ff

arco





          

  

 

  



broadly

 

snow.

        

 

ff



 

       





     

   









shag - gy as

3

 

mp

mp



    





mp



shag - gy as





3

shag - gy as

3

win - ter -green.



 

    

 

win - ter - green, green.



to Tom-toms

f





 

f



green.





 

   

green,

3

 



Hol - ly wear - ing ber - ries like bells, like bells.

100

Vln. I

  

Ju - ni - per





mp



Trees made of nee - dles.

B



green,

   

 f robustly

T





win - ter -green, green,

      





Small Bells



 

This green sur - vives:

    





f

 

A



3

ff broadly

    

3

win - ter - green,

green,





   

mp





mp

green.



100

Perc.







    pizz.





  



green.

green,

mp



 

green,



 

Vla.



   









green.





 



mp

to Small Bells



green,

  

Vln. II



green,

94

Vln. I

p



green,



   green,

 



green,

green,

B





green,

T

Tom-toms



  

A



mp

 





 3  

 

      

broadly

ff

 





  

broadly

ff



  

broadly

ff



  

broadly

ff

15

 

105

Fl.

S

 

a tempo

 

broadly

our



f

  



green.

 

our

 

T

B





our

green.

 

broadly

 

105

Vln. I

green.



our





broadly

 

broadly

 

Vc.

Cb.





broadly

 

Not grass.

  

Perc.

Hp.

S



Tom-toms





Cb.















 fp

 

   





 fp















p









  



    

 

 







 



green,



legato







 

green,

green,

green,

p

  



green,

green,



















 

green,



green,

green.

green,

green.

 



green,

green.

D e = 80



































   

  

  

   

   

 



  

   

   

 



  

   

   









C#, G#, F#



green.

       p

      

legato







green,

green,





green,









to Bell Clusters







green,

grass,







mp



p



Tutti



 

green,

be - yond





green,

green,



p



green,

green,

green,

 

 



    

  

  pizz.



D e = 80

  

p

p



   

   

    





green,

pizz.

fp

Solo f green,



pizz.





green,









mp







green,

green,

fp



   



















green,

mp





Vc.

green,

fp

   







Green,

f



green,

mp



 

Vla.













Vln. II





112

Vln. I





mp

Tutti mp



   



fp





green,

B







p





























     





 



f

life,

     





green,

Not grass.

f

our bit - ter

     

       

f

 

T

Green,







   

A

Not grass.



  

Green,

sub. p



f



green,

fp



112

Fl.

fp

sub. p

    

Green,

sub. p

         

    

a tempo

Not grass.

Not grass.

f

f

  

       

   

  





f



Solo dark - ened by our bit - ter cold,

fp

        

Not grass.

green.

broadly

Vla.





sub. p

Not grass.



broadly

Vln. II





broadly

 

Not grass.

broadly

A



 

 



  

    



 



   

             

  

p

  

 

119

Perc.



Bell Clusters

p

   

Hp.

S

 

Vln. I



Vla.

 Fl.

Perc.





 









S

 

124

 f

  



Vln. I

sire,

 

sire,



 

Vla.

ord. p arco

 

Vc.

Cb.



           

p arco

  p



 

(Bell Clusters)



sur

 

sur

 

sur



Solo the de - sire to

see.

-

vive,

 

-





 

    

    p

 

p

The de f

 



          

 

      



mf

 

 

 

 

mf





































    

vive,

  -



 

fltg.



B§, E§, F#, G#, A#



     

The de f

The de -

  

p

 







The de f







f

 







       

     









fp

p

         -

 







a tempo





 

 



arco, sul pont.



What sur - vives?

 







wistfully





F§, G§, A§

 



   

lightly

p

      

this bit - ter cold?





to sur





 

  



  

Vln. II

 





124



freely



Bb, Eb

 

sire,

B





 

sire

 











  

T









 

A









  

Hp.

 

               





 





mf still distant, troubled





119    

Vln. II



But what sur - vives



T







A

B

      

a tempo

 





mf

 

Sis.



      

 

freely



16

vive,



vive,





 



   



 p

 p

     

     



sul pont. non vibr.

   

     





 

     







     

 







 

   

17

Ob.

Perc.

 



 

 Hp.



to Claves





D§, C#, Bb, E§, F#, G§, A§



Cb.

mp



mp







Claves



    mp



   





I

see in win - ter





pizz.

pizz.



 







 



mp

lightly, detached pizz. ord.

mp

   

B§

 

      

win - ter, there’s al - ways

lightly,detached       





lightly, detached           mp    

           



 

          



 



mf



  

p

     



 

   

 



mf brightly, conversationally

mp

lightly, detached pizz. ord.





E - ven in









  

    

is work.

q = 126

 

   











    



 



   

f

 



 

f

freely





Vc.

 

What

 

Vla.



    



             

  

Vln. II





f

130 E

Vln. I







  

Thom.

 



II. Frozen Fountain: Meditation E freely q = 126 130

work,

e - ven in win - ter.

     



      





 

 























 



  

136

Fl.

Ob.

Perc.

Hp.

Thom.

  



  f

   



(Claves)

      









 













Vc.

Cb.









mf



f

  



 



       path for the











      



     







 





 

 

 



Sis - ters



mf

 

  

  

where they walk and







        arco

arco









 f



pizz. f







pizz.











arco





pizz.







 

arco

 

mp arco

 

mp



 

 pray.

 



(pizz.)

mp







 

 





 

 

  









by the



mp



 

Cov - er the ros - es

(pizz.)

mp



mf





  

 

    



             

Sweep the



Vla.

Orchestral Bells

 





mp

 

Vln. II



mp





136

Vln. I



 

 f



pizz. f



pizz.









   141

Ob.

Perc.

            

Hp.



to Claves

Vla.



    Claves

    p



   





   

pp

 



 - tue.













Cb.

 









      



    

   



      



 



   

  

  

   pp

arco

 

       

 

   





hop, hop,

   



f

  



              

for the spar - rows that hop,



   pp



seed

mf

to Orchestral Bells



  



mf

  

   

pp arco





   

   

pp

 





pp arco



Vc.



   

arco



pizz.



   



   

      

mp

Prune the brid - al wreath. Scat - ter the



arco



f



    pp

   



 

Vln. II

f

 

141

Vln. I

  

       

   sta

Thom.





Fl.

     



18







hop a - cross the snow.

             

     

              

         

      

             

             

     

             

  



146

Fl.

Ob.

Perc.

Hp.

  



   

Thom.

 

 

 



Vln. II



Vla.



Vc.

Cb.





         



Orchestral Bells

 



mf

 

 

 









    









  





    



  







mf

 

 p

 p











 





  all the







































         

mf









Clear the fal - len leaves from the foun - tain,

146

Vln. I

     





  

3





pray’r,































p

  



  



 

pizz.

arco

f pizz.

p arco

              f

 p

     3

pray’r there is in hard



p

3

All the

 



p

3

   

bend - ing and stoop - ing of this job!





 



 

      



    

152

Fl.

Ob.

Perc.

   

Thom.

non-metered

mp

mp

(Orchestral Bells)





 



mf



 

 

 

 

 

3        

   gently

work.

 

E - ven in

si - lence,

     

there’s al - ways pray’r, e - ven in si - lence.

19

F q = 104

 





 





 





               In my

work I’m of - ten on my



knees.

Wir Pflügen (we plow)

F q = 104

non-metered

S t r i n g Q u a r t e t 

Vln. I

 



Vla.

Vc.



 

152

Vln. I



Vln. II



Vla.

Vc.



Cb.





non-metered

  

 

 

 

 

 pizz.

 



f



 

 

 



mp

like an old field organ.

mp

like an old field organ.



 

mp

    

   



 







F q = 104

  



 



con sordino

pp con sordino

 

 

mp

     

 

 

     like an old field organ.

 

 





 

 





 

 





Vln. II

 



like an old field organ.



pp

















 157

 

S t r i n g Q u a r t e t 

Thom.

Vln. I



 



 I

 









help things



  

live.





 





 

I





relating his argument with Sister to the audience.

  





have to let them die.













  



Vla.





















 













   









  









157

Vln. I

Vln. II

3



E - ven those tat - tered chry -

  



    



Vln. II

Vc.

3



 

20 162





Sis.





3       

peevishly



    

Get rid of them, Thom - as.

3

           

Thom.

5

   

        



san - the - mums Sis - ter bad - gered me a - bout.





Vln. II





  

Vla.









S t r i n g Q u a r t e t 

Vc.



Vln. II

























   

   





  





162

Vln. I

 

They’re froz - en now.

She did - n’t want to see them die.

 

Vln. I

3

 







  

166

Perc.

Hp.



 

D§

 



     

D#

mf

f

     

   



Sis.

She

ord.





senza sord.



Vla.



 

Vc.

mf













    







    

mf

mf

    

as an echo

 



3

    

and now they’re gone and she says

 



I

     

miss them,

I sup - pose.

      miss them,

I sup - pose.







 



 



 







 



 



 

p



p

 

3

brass mallets







bad - gered me,



166

Cb.

see them die.



 

Vln. II



I

She did - n’t want to

Vln. I





          

Thom.



mf





(Orchestral Bells)

















arco mf



mf



21

 









    





(Orchestral Bells) 169 (brass mallets)

Perc.

Hp.

soft mallets

 





mf

p

    

grandly, eloquently

S t r i n g Q u a r t e t 

Vln. I

 

Vln. II

Vla. Vc.









Vln. II



Vla.

 

Cb.





mp







         is all

a - round us, Sis - ter,





























































 



  

 



  

 





  

 



  

 



  

 



   

p



 

 

     

 

     



     

     



    mf

   

e - ven in win - ter, e - ven in snow.







        

  









    p   

 

green

mp





f

mp







green,

mp



 

Vc.













169

Vln. I

Green,





p

  

   

Thom.











 





 173 (Orchestral Bells)

Perc.



Hp.

  

S t r i n g Q u a r t e t 

Thom.

Vln. I

 

Vln. II



Vla.



Vc.

   







Vc.





Cb.





Vla.









 



mf

  

    



    





 

finishing with a flourish







       

   

pp

  









  



     

 

       

            

 D§



the pine









 

mf

   mf

 

            

smells bet - ter, smells bet - ter than your mint.









 







  

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

   



pine;





pp

  

   



mf













             



 

Vln. II















Win - ter -green is tough - er than the pet - al and



173

Vln. I







 









 





   



 

 

   

     

        



   

    



22

 

178 G

Fl.

Ob.

Perc.



 



 



 mf

    

 

freely



    





 





    “Forget about words;





 

178 G

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.





mp

 

mf

       





  



 

3

   

I pray with my hands:

I’m not much of a talker, even to you, O Lord.”

Vln. II



       



 





 p

 











 











 

pizz.

 

pizz.



p

 p

 







arco



  





p

p

warmly



p







arco, warmly



     

3









all the bend - ing and stoop - ing of this

freely

q = 126



mp

      



Suddenly embarrassed at his own eloquence.

Vln. I

 



(Orchestral Bells)



 



Thom.

         

mf

 

Hp.

q = 126

p



















Fl.

Ob.

 





  







  

 

Thom.



job.

  

All the faith

 



3

  

of flow’rs un - der the

  





    

snow.

How do I pray?

 





 



  

Vln. II





 



    

Vla.



 

 



 



 



Vln. I

Vc.

div.

p

Cb.







 



p

p

   

I work.

      

 

How to praise you?



Fl.

Perc.

 



 





 



 













Hp.



 simply

 

Thom.

Vln. I

   3

Vla.



            

Work is my wor - ship, my hands are full

 

Vln. II

of





(Orchestral Bells)

  



  



p

mf

             









 





f



p



   



      

 

  

 

 

 

p

      

unis.

    p

p

       p   

     



     



     

                 

       p





 

  

     





pizz.



pizz.



 

 

gently, sotto voce



Sweep the

H q = 126







pray’rs.

  

Vc.

Cb.

23

H q = 126

 

 

pizz.

 



pizz.









   

path for the















 



p



 186

Fl.

Ob.

Perc.

Hp.

Thom.







 

      

186

Vln. I



Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



 







  





- ters

 







 

 p

mp

        



  

   

  

pp

    pp

to Claves

Claves



      



             

 







 

   

 



 

 

 



   

  

 



 

 pray.



 



 



 



 



p



  

 

 

  

 

   

Cov - er the ros - es



by the

 arco















 

mp



 



sta - tue.











   





 



  

      









 

mp

where they walk and

 

 







     gently



(Orchestral Bells)

   Sis

 





 

gently

 









  



p



 



  

Prune the brid - al wreath. Scat - ter the





   



   



   pp



arco

pp







arco



arco

pp



  









   pp    pp

 

24

 

   



191

Ob.

Perc.

Hp.

Thom.

 









   



      



    

   



    

   



Fl.

      



  

   seed

191 

Vln. I

  



   







   













Vln. II

Vla.

Vc.



Cb.







       



  

     



 

         





mf



Orchestral Bells











for the spar - rows that hop, hop, hop,

 

 

mf



   

 

 



 







       

     

          

       

        

          





mf







  



mf brightly



hop a - cross the snow.

                     

 



f

                 



to Orchestral Bells

F§

 







 

     

 

 





 

 

  



 

Clear the fal - len leaves from the pizz.



pizz.

 

 









 

 

 p



all the





















foun - tain,







 







Perc.

Hp.

    

 

Thom.

 

196

Vln. II



Vla.











 



 



 

  







 

 

 



  

      

bend - ing and stoop - ing of this job. arco

arco, div.

 







       





Orchestral Bells soft mallets



 p

  

 



      



 

              pizz.





pizz.

 

  







pizz.





to Bell Clusters













   



  f

  





    





in hard work.

        





But

pray’r

p



  

arco



   arco    

pp

pp

q = e rit. to







        

 

All the





I e = 80



f





3



Vc.

Cb.





Sis.

Vln. I









Ob.





Fl.

q = e rit. to

196  

p

 

I e = 80



   p     

unis.

p





     





      

   





 

          



Fl.

Ob.

Perc.

  

Hp.

Cb.



       











 





 





  

lightly







 

  

 

    

mf

 

      



What sur - vives?

 

freely

e = 80

 













 



 







206

Ob.

Perc.

 

Sis.



 



Cb.





 lost

3    

 

in some world be - yond

    





 

Vc.



 



Vla.





 

Vln. II







206 

Vln. I



   



   

gently

p

     

  

 

   

p arco



    

p

    

 



Solo sul pont.

Solo sul pont.





Does - n’t see a thing,



pp



  



pp

take Piccolo







      pp     pp



    

  



   



           































pp

    

pp



   



lightly



to Marimba

p



mf

 







distantly, troubled





  

mf

    



                

Wor - ry,

I’m lost in wor - ry.



darkly





     



I for - get to pray.







this one.

e=e

 



       



  



      

  



 





 

Thom.

e=e



 Hp.



e=e



 Fl.

(To audience)

   

Here comes Sis - ter walk - ing like a ghost.

 

Vc.

Bell Clusters



p



 p

 



 

Vla.

   

gently



p

p

202

Vln. I

  



what sur - vives?

Thom.



 



Sis.



  

  e=e      

e = 80



freely

202



 

  

25

Lightly touch harmonic, ad libitum, still holding “A.” Choose any comfortable harmonic.

 

Tutti ord.

 

Tutti ord.



    pp

  

pp

   









    

























niente

    









niente

niente

  

  

26

 











212

Picc.

Ob.

Hp.

Sis.











e=e

  

Thom.

S

T

      May - be that’s     



 







 





 



 

I don’t know.

 



    



 





       



     



mf

















  

 





 



 



Vla.















Ob.

Perc.



 

e=e

 













 







218

e=e

 



Sis.



Hp.









Sis.









   p

  

    p     p

 

   

No

   

voice, no voice.





   

       



 

 

   

     

   

p



    

fltg.



take Flute



       







 

darkly

f

 3

   





   





 

  

think - ing of the end of the













Death,

  





I keep see - ing death.



 

 

     





 

f



entranced p 3

  



  

win - ter is si - lent,







 

 

        

quasi whisper

     

 

as if frightened to say these words

world.





 











 

pp

 

      

        







 

Solo mf

p



think - ing of some - thing aw - ful,



  

pp

Marimba darkly

221 (Marimba)

Perc.

 

pp

   





hurriedly, nervously

Solo mf





pp

Hp.



 









Picc.

mf



me.

Vln. II



   

I must be







pp





Cb.

     

No voice, no voice.

212

Vc.



pp

fpp

 

Vln. I

     

fpp

mf

    

Looks like a frown to

 







   



 



 

prayer.



e = e Piccolo 



jovially 3

 

 



Don’t we

all think of it late - ly?

      3













      

3

   

as if the worst had hap - pened al - read - y,

 



3

  

as if we were

27

 

226

Picc.

Perc.

 

 (Marimba)







3

3

   

Fl.

Ob.

Perc.





Flute

 













f



(Marimba)





 



  darkly

f





 





ppp



 

  



Won - der





mf







 

won

  

-

 



der, won

   

 



   

look - ing at the world,

 











234

Cb.







  

 



fra - gile on its

stem.





 

       



3

  

wor - ry.

Not for a





der,

 

to Orchestral Bells

















 

     

Won - der,

won - der, won - der



   

bright

glo - ry

 

of ice

3   

blaz - ing in

 sun.













mf



mf

  mf

    mf

mf





gently, not dramatically



   

-

   







3

    



I’m lost in



3





  



 



flow- er, not for a pray’r.



brightly





 

Wor - ry,

mp legato





       

Vc.





 



 (Marimba)   

Vla.



    

            

234       

Vln. II



pp

3

Vln. I





green is all a - round us, Sis - ter, e - ven in snow.

Thom.

 



      







  

froz - en as this foun - tain.

mf

                

Sis.

darkly

   

as if it were mute,

3







 

Thom.





But

 

Sis.



3



 

Hp.



 

           

I’m a - fraid of the fu - ture,

230

Perc.



pp



ghosts.

Fl.







 

Thom.



pp



Sis.





 



Hp.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fl.

Perc.

Frozen Fountain: Carol 239 J e = 72

 



 



 

Sop. Solo









   







mf 3 lightly

Orchestral Bells

 

mf 3

Bb, Ab



3







Hp.

     



 

mf



  

 



  

Vln. I



p



shimmering

 

Vln. II



Vla.



p



warmly

 

 

  





 







mp



mp





 

  





  

mp

Cb.

  



warmly

Vc.



     

full of the sun,





   

 3   

 



 



 

  

  





pp

         



á la point

f

B§

E - ven in win - ter there’s

    

     



    

á la point

f





caught in mid - flight.

  



    mf

 

3    



is a pray’r full of light,

shimmering

f





J e = 72

239

  



    

  

gently, clearly

Ice

  



28

pp





f

pp

 

    

 f

p

f

p







  

244

Fl.



 

Hp.

Sop. Solo



     







  

won - der,

 

244

Vln. I



Vln. II



Vla.

   

Vc.



Cb.

  









p



 





Eb

  

 

won

  

-

  

der. Praise

 









bright





 

 



f

 

  









 

 mf

   

mf



 mf

  



3         



The foun - tain is froz - en,

col - or.

  

Glass Wind Chimes



 



       full of

to Glass Wind Chimes

  





 

3





is a pri - sm

 mf



   



mp 3

 





3

Bells) 3  (Orchestral      





mf 3 brass mallets

Perc.



         

 mp



mp



       

  mp

 

 





 

249

Ob.

Perc.

  



(Glass Wind Chimes)







 



Hp.



Sop. Solo

3

a sta - tue of wa - ter, an

Vln. I

249   



Vln. II



Vla.

Vc. Cb.

  



Fl.

 

Ob.

Perc.





   3

 

  

 

Sop. Solo

 







  



  f

(non dim.)



 

     in bright



Vln. I

   

Vln. II

  

F#, A#







Vla.





       div.



Vc.

Cb.





 div.

  



 

f

mp

 

    

    

take Piccolo

  

   

    

 



          

    



f

  

  

















brass mallets





 

mp 3





   



 3

    

Sing the slow song of snow and of

  





 





          

  

a tempo e = 72

       





joy,

  

 

light.













f

     

3

    





      

     mf      

Solo gli altri



f div.

           

rit.

 

  

B§, E§, F§

 

f

soft mallets

joy

253  



ff

  

joy,

push ahead





 (Orchestral Bells)   



 

joy,

 









rit.



Hp.



   

 253

3



   



   

3

 







F#



 f



i - con of ice,

   

 



  

 3 

     

3

mf

Orchestral Bells

 

f



3

 



 

3



p





f





3



to Orchestral Bells

 







Fl.







 

29

push ahead





 



   f

 

ice.

a tempo e = 72



 

 

unis.



unis.



unis.





p

    p 

   





   

 

p

p









30

 Piccolo   259

Fl.

Perc.

Hp.

Sop. Solo

T

 





  

 

  

 

Glass Wind Chimes

 mp quietly       Sing the slow song         259    

Vln. II



Vla.



Vc.



Cb.







 

 

 Hp.



Sop. Solo



S

 

T

B



  

  

Vln. II



Vla.



Vc. Cb.





  

     

  

    snow and of ice.

  

       













Rush

    

ing wa - ter,

pray’r.

       

 

This is pure



   

-



This is pure

snow and of ice.





6

     f       

pray’r.

 

    

This is pure

       

This is pure







































warmly

warmly

warmly

 

Orchestral Bells

 



f

 E§



   Joy,

 













  







 f

Eb

               wor

6

6

   



joy,

 

-

ry lost in won - der,

 

p

 f

  









mp quietly

   











This is pure

pray’r.

Sing

the

slow

song

This is pure

 

slow

 

     

pray’r.

 

Sing

 

the

 

song

 

of

  

of

Joy,

 









  

 

and

of

ice.

of

 

is the song

snow

and



Glass Wind Chimes

This



snow

  

  

  

  

  

  

pray’r.



  

 

    



pray’r.











cas - cades caught in ice. p quietly





a sta - tue.

unis.

warmly warmly

of

joy,

This is

 

    

ice. div.

This is

pure

 





 







































 pray’r.

  





No voice, no

pure





 

light,

 



6

This is the pray’r of si - lence and awe.

of

of

3





263

Vln. I









A

 3





Perc.

 





 

warmly

 



263

Ob.

C§, F§, A§

 





to Orchestral Bells

   



mp



ppp 3

Sing the slow song

Vln. I





to Glass Wind Chimes



    take Flute  

ppp 3

mp quietly

B

   

pray’r.

 

267

Fl. Ob.

Perc.

    

mf to Orchestral Bells

 

  

  

voice.

S

    3

  

A

T

B



             

This is

Vln. I Vln. II Vla. Vc. Cb.

 Ob.

 

Perc. Sop. Solo

 

A

wor

   wor

T

B



wor

    

Vln. II



Vla. Vc. Cb.



-

 

271

Vln. I

-

-

 

No voice,



no

days.





ship

days.





ship

days.



 

 

ship

of

days.





pray’r.

This is the

praise





     

 



  

K

Orchestral Bells



3

      p   









there’s joy,





  

of

ice

and of snow,

the

of

ice

and of snow,

the

 

  

joy,

 

 







   

             

    

  









 mf

  

Ice mf

is

is

Ice mf

is



 

light,

full of



 







 



a pray’r full of

light,

full of



 



a pray’r full of

light,

a pray’r full of

 

a pray’r full of

  

is





  

Legato K q = 88

 



 

  

Ice mf



to Orchestral Bells





 

  

     



Wind chimes

 

 



Legato q = 88

 

joy,



 

Ice



ter



 

The

          

div.







 

 



no voice.







-









 



  

unis.

 

E - ven in win

joy,



ship

   





No voice,

3

pure





 

praise



days.



This is the

is

ter







-



pray’r.

This





pure

pray’r.

mf



  

pure





 f



  

unis.





is

    





This

 





 

pray’r.

joy,



voice.





  

     

pure





-

voice.

  

       

wor

  



 

wor - ship of win

S

6

        

 



  

6

f







 

 

 

caught in mid - flight.

dolce

271





  







 

    

267

No voice, no



     This is 

 



full of the sun,

joy,











f



Hp.

Sop. Solo

  

Orchestral Bells





mf

     

3

   



31



       Flute

 



light,

full of

  full of

bright

bright

bright

 bright



 













 









 

 

 

32 277

S

 





Sop. Solo

Quietly, warmly e = 84

    

mf

 





  

  

Ice

col - or.

A



is

a pray’r







  

full of



T





B



mf

   

ice

mf

  





  

Ice

  







  



  



full of

Ice,

is



a pray’r

full of

is

a pray’r, full of



full of



  



Ice

col - or.

is

col - or.

     

bright

col - or.

     



bright

col - or.

  

a pray’r, full of

 



      

bright

  

light, mf

 



light,



col - or.





p

col - or.

    



      



bright

col - or.

 rit.

283

 

Sop. Solo



      p

S



 



Sing the slow song p

 

A

  



Sing the slow song

p

B

of

ice and of snow.

 

   

of

ice and of snow.

p          Sing the slow song of

T

     



the slow song



   

   

ice and of snow.

   

 

of

ice, of

snow.



This



This

 This



 

is the pray’r

 

a tempo

 





     

  of

si - lence and awe.

 

    

is the pray’r

of

si - lence and awe.

 

 

    

of

si - lence and awe.



 

pray’r

of

    



is the pray’r



 mf





    

This mf

    

this is mf

 



pure.

     



This is pure pray’r,



is



This

  

is pure mf





si - lence and awe.

pure

This

  

is pure

 289





Sop. Solo

poco accel.









e = 96

f



 

p



  

No voice, no voice.

   f

S

This f

 

A

is the song





light,

f



  f

pray’r.



This



   





f

full of the sun,

mf

light,

pray’r.

B

of

pray’r.

 

T

  

   

 

full of the sun,

  

is the song



  of

light, mf



light,

f

sub. p

praise

of

ice

f

 

sub. p

praise

of

ice

f



 

sub. p



  

praise

of

ice

and of snow,

f

 

sub. p

of

ice

   

 

    

flight.

flight.

      caught in mid - flight.

 

flight.

This is the

This is

the

    This is the

    This is the

No voice,

 



 



praise











 



and of snow

no

 

the

   

and of snow,

 

 

and of snow,



 

























     

295

Fl.

Ob.

Perc.



33