The Hill - Piano/Vocal Score - Frank Ferko, Sally M. Gall by ECS Publishing Group

No. 5234|Ferko/Gall|The Hill|Piano/Vocal Score|Composerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Engraved Edition

FR ANK FERKO

The Hill A Symbolist Opera in One Act Libretto by

SALLY M. GALL

FR ANK FERKO

The Hill A Symbolist Opera in One Act Libretto by

SALLY M. GALL

Instrumentation

The orchestra consists of the following: 2 Flutes, 1st flute doubling on Piccolo 2 Oboes 1 English Horn 2 Clarinets in B-flat 1 Bass Clarinet 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F 2 Trumpets in B-flat 2 Trombones (2nd trombone doubles on Bass Trombone) 1 celesta 1 piano 1 harp Timpani Bass Drum, Snare Drum (1 player) Glockenspiel, Crotales, Suspended Cymbal (1 player) Strings One trumpet player and one horn player will play offstage at the beginning of the opera and in a few places thereafter. Otherwise all players will perform from the pit. A mixed chorus (SATB) is also required. The young men and women onstage should be of sufficient numbers to allow for SATB singing. Ideally, the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chorus which sings with the Musician in Scene 1 and Scene 3 should be located in the orchestra pit. However, the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chorus part may be sung by the women onstage.

Duration: approximately 60 minutes. The full score and parts are available on rental from the publisher.

Cast

The cast of the opera consists of four principal singers and a chorus of young men and women. Youth, high, lyric baritone Mistress, dramatic soprano, or mezzo-soprano Apprentice, lyric soprano Musician, boy soprano Chorus: SATB with enough women to divide into SSAA at designated places in Scene 1 and Scene 3.

SYNOPSIS:

Cast

The cast of the opera consists of four principal singers and a chorus of young men and The women. Hill, in part a consolatory work for an era when youth is cut off in its prime, takes place in a mythological setting. Young people are waiting on a Youth, high, lyricby baritone hill distinguished a somewhat incomprehensible Musician and a Manor into Mistress, dramatic soprano, or mezzo-soprano which their leader has vanished. SCENE 1: Apprentice, lyric soprano Musician, boy soprano Despite Musician’s cryptic warnings, thethe young leader’s best friend (the [A park the atSATB the topwith of aenough hill, with a manor in distance. light is gentle, Chorus: women to divide into SSAAThe at designated places in Youth) follows a mysterious young woman (the Apprentice) into the Manor. There golden, autumnal. Brilliantly colored bicycles--preferably red and visually Scene 1 and Scene 3. he discovers from the Mistress that his friend died. grief, disturbing--are discarded helter-skelter at thehas topindeed of a path on Frantic one sidewith of the he for death also. After someCHORUS--are argument his wish is granted. set.begs Young men and women--the scattered around in various poses. They are uncannily still. Their clothes are casual, in unobtrusive colors. The youngbecause people are unadorned, in two ways:bear theyone allanother, have distinctive However, of the love all ofexcept the young people the souls Navajo-style blankets, which are wearing or lying on; inforth any case, always of the departed are placed on they the Musician’s harp and blaze eternally. in contact with. (Mexican or Southwest Indian serapes or ponchos may be substituted for the blankets, but in natural colors.) They also all wear headbands SCENE 1: with large, individually distinctive seals--not the animal. (In part, the seal represents the soul; the blanket, the physical being; the bicycle, life energy.] [A park at the top of a hill, with a manor in the distance. The light is gentle, golden, autumnal. Brilliantly colored bicycles--preferably red and visually [The Chorus’s attention is fixed on the MUSICIAN and on the YOUTH near him. disturbing--are discarded helter-skelter at the top of a path on one side of the The Musician has an archaic-looking, thoroughly imaginary “harp,” which set. Young men and women--the CHORUS--are scattered around in various suggests both a stringed instrument and wind chimes. (Its music is provided poses. They are uncannily still. Their clothes are casual, in unobtrusive colors. from the pit.) He does not have a blanket or a headband. However, his “harp” The young people are unadorned, except in two ways: they all have distinctive is inlaid with seals. The Youth’s blanket is tied in a roll, unlike those of Navajo-style blankets, which they are wearing or lying on; in any case, always his companions.] in contact with. (Mexican or Southwest Indian serapes or ponchos may be substituted for the blankets, but in natural colors.) They also all wear headbands with large, individually distinctive seals--not the animal. (In part, the seal represents the soul; the blanket, the physical being; the bicycle, life energy.] [The Chorus’s attention is fixed on the MUSICIAN and on the YOUTH near him. The Musician has an archaic-looking, thoroughly imaginary “harp,” which suggests both a stringed instrument and wind chimes. (Its music is provided from the pit.) He does not have a blanket or a headband. However, his “harp” is inlaid with seals. The Youth’s blanket is tied in a roll, unlike those of his companions.]

Catalog No. 5234

The Hill

A Symbolist Opera in One Act

Scene 1

Libretto by Sally M. Gall

Slowly, broadly q = 63

Music by Frank Ferko

Mistress

 











Musician

 











Apprentice

 











Youth

 



















 











  



















 



  

Chorus

  

    [glock., harp]       

Slowly, broadly q = 63

Piano



        

                                                                                mp ff

[Trp./Tbn. onstage]

[Trp./Hn. offstage]

Original version © Copyright 1996 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company, Inc. Revised version © Copyright 2011 by E. C. Schirmer Music Company, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved.

Revised and corrected, September 2015

        





        





                                                                                             f mp 7

 

 

    





  







     





                             

  

 

            

 

      p    

ppp

 

     

 

[strs.]

q = 52 [solo ob.]

ppp





3   3  3   [strs.]                  mp pp                     



                                   



                     11



 

[Trp./Hn. offstage]

[Trp./Tbn. onstage]





 



ppp





 



                          

 

  



                

  

molto rit.

           



   

   

    

 



6 Mus.

Chorus

A tempo (q = 52)

    





    SOPRANOS   







   ALTOS    







A tempo (q = 52)

       ppp

        32 Mus.

Chorus

    

[fl., Eng. hn.]

        3

  

ah, ah, ah, ah, ah



  

 ah

 





 [harp]  3                          3   

(*)

 

mp ah,

       



       







  



 

    

  

      



 



ah, ah, ah, ah



  

 ah

 



    



                               3 3  3 [fl., Eng. hn.]                 [strs.]



 mp        

(*)



  

   

                3

   

(*) Sopranos and altos sustain each of the pitches sung by the Musician as he sings the pitch. Arrows indicate which singers sustain each pitch. The chorus notes have no particular value but are sustained until the indicated breath mark. When the Musician has a rest, chorus singers continue to sustain their notes through that rest. When the solist sings a pitch which is already being sustained, chorus singers do not re-articulate the pitch but continue to sustain it.

 

7 Moderately q = ca. 96

                             

35 Mus.

       Chorus

ah,



     

                pp mp            

     38





     



  

  





        



 

    

 

  



    



   



  

  



   mf

  

[harp] mp

[strs.] mf

  

and



  

We wait,

and

  

                        

We wait,



 

and

We wait, mf

                           



Moderately q = ca. 96

  



ah   

 



We wait,

   Chorus

ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,



ah, ah,



  and

still



  3

the Mu3

 

still



the Mu3

 

still



the Mu-

 

still

   

    

     

    

the Mu-

          44

si - cian does not

Chorus

           50

3         

     si

       



            

    3     

     si



    does not



We wait,

and

still

an - swer,



cian

does

not



not

does not



cian

does

an - swer,

 

 

 -

 

  

 3  the Mu-

3  

the Mu-









 

 



still

              





  

and

   

the Mu - si - cian

  

and still

 



  

wait,

We wait,



and still

  



wait,

an - swer.

the Mu - si - cian

Chorus





  

           si - cian does not an - swer. si - cian does not

  



an - swer.

        





an - swer.

         si - cian does not





 

swer.

The

 



 



 



swer.

   



    

        55





af - ter - noon grows cold,

     Chorus

           





    

The

  



af - ter - noon grows

 



      

poco rall.







af - ter - noon grows cold.



cold,

 

   

 

q = ca. 92 p



  

poco rall.

        

  

Why is he waiting?

          



   

  

 



   





Will some great bird p mp

fly from the west

and

   

fly from the west



and





  



   

   



Will some great bird

fly from the west

and

 





   

  

q = ca. 92

 

     3

and



  



  

Will some great bird

     

Why is he waiting?

fly from the west





3      

Will some great bird p mp





  



    

   



the



    Chorus

  

   







  

  





 

    



         

     65

   Chorus

  

bid him speak?

  

bid him speak?

       

bid him speak?

      

bid him speak?

p                  





                 





               





               





Or p

does he wait for voices in the

Or p

does he wait for voices in the

Or p

does he wait for voices in the

             Youth

 

      71

  

Youth

3           

      

 

He will speak

 

wind?



3  mp                  3             

wind?

  



 [bsn.]



wind?

                    

 



wind?



 



me.

He will speak soon.

    p      

   

 

[strs.]  



         

 

 

     



     

     

[bs. cl.]



     

     mf

 

Hush!





  

All

shall be

      

 ex -

         

       

81 Youth



plained

    



   







All

shall be ex -

plained?



   



   

  



All

Chorus

    



   





All



    

       

     

 

     

cresc.

 

shall be ex - plained?





All

     

shall be ex - plained?



  

        



   

  

shall be ex - plained?

  

 

   

    

      

cresc.

Chorus

    



   



    







   

Where we are?



  

Where

are?

 

Where

   





Where

 

              



  

are?

     are?

  

Wheth - er our

     Chorus

  

Wheth - er our

3          Wheth-er our lead     3    



Wheth -er our lead - er

      

      

        3



   



lead - er came this

way,

   



   



 

 3  



Why

we are here?

Why

we are here?

 

 3  

lead - er came this

  

came this way,

   came this way,



we are here?

  



   

wheth-er our

lead - er came this

   

  

wheth-er our

   



   



wheth - er our lead - er 3

wheth - er our lead - er

     



       

   

      





     



way,



          





we are here?

Why

                      

     

Why

              





3    





lead - er came this

  

came this way?

   came this

way,

             

     



way?

     Chorus



Wheth - er

     

  

Wheth- er our

3   



       

  

came this

lead

came this way?



  

       

way?

  

        

came this way,

 





    

  

way?



   came this way,



   came this way,



        



came this way,



  

came this way,

    

    

  

    

  

came this way,

  

  





       

 dim. 







      

 dim. 















     mp

100

Broadly q = 60

came this way? mf

Chorus

came this





lead

 

   

lead - er



Wheth- er our

             

our

  

   

3   

Wheth- er our

    

 

   

way?



came this way?

 mf        came this way? mf

      

came this way?

       

      

dim.   

 dim.  



  

 

Broadly q = 60

  



legato









 











                                          

107

   













                                                  

112



     116







Our

   







Our

Chorus

    

   







Our





                                                        



Our

       

      120

legs

     Chorus

legs

      legs



can

car- ry us



 

can

car- ry us



 

can

car- ry us

 

 no







far - ther.







far - ther.











far - ther.





Our

arms





Our

arms





Our

arms







have



have



have





                                                                          legs

      125

can



pushed

     Chorus

 



    





too



pushed

       pushed     

pushed

       



 too

              

car- ry us





far - ther.



long.



The





long.





The





long.





The



long.

              



 The

Our

arms





sun

weighs





sun

weighs





sun

weighs





sun

weighs

have



 our



 our

 

 our

                                 







   mf   130

skin. mf

     Chorus



skin. mf

      skin.        





 

  

  







Our f



Our f



 



Our

                                                            

             

       



Our f



  





skin.











     



    



135

eyes

Chorus

 are

eyes

       eyes      

 are



   heav

  

y with

   heav

y with

   heav

y with

hold - ing up

the

  



hold - ing up

the

  



hold - ing up

  



  

the















moon. mp





                                                               p                                                eyes



   



  p      

heav



140

    Chorus

are

Let him speak p

 

Let him speak p

      

Let him speak p

      

Let him speak

   



soon,



soon,

 

soon,



y with

hold - ing up

the

moon.









 



 





let him speak



let him speak



let him speak

   

let him speak

                              p            

 













soon. pp



soon,



soon. pp



soon,





soon,



 



 





  

soon,

 

soon. pp

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

soon.

  

 

18 Mus.

Slower, with some freedom q = 52

145

   

           Chorus



 



     

    



      

                 



(*)

   



 



 

 

 

  



ah, ah, ah, ah, ah



                

 mp         



 ah







  

 

  

 

















Slower, with some freedom q = 52

  [hp.]           

  





     









             



    



152 Mus.

ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Youth

       Chorus

      

           Youth

Chorus

     156

  



  





    



     





                          



 



ah, ah,





 

ah, ah,



ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,







ah   





  



    



  



     



 











sotto voce, p with urgency

Moderately slow q = 60





   



  





List - en!

Moderately slow q = 60           [glock., hp.] ff [strs.]

       p



 f



 [bs. dr.]





ppp











 



20 Youth

           

ordinario

must be a-bout to speak.

His eyes are fixed on some great bird

fly

ing

                      3 cresc. mp pp [strs.]                                      

    



              

161 Youth

3 3         

         

158

 

from the west.



                          3 f                             3

                 3

 164 Youth

         





      



It shall bid him speak.

 

 



















 

 3





    





 3



   3



168 Youth

At meas. 168 the Apprentice appears anticlimactically by the bicycles at the head of the path. She is on foot. A small pouch dangles at her neck. She pauses and looks at the young people. She bows slightly to the Musician, looks keenly at the Youth, who smiles at her, and walks towards the manor.

   



          



Look! There!



   

    





        



The stran-ger seems to sum- mon us!

               

  



 

           

 

 

 



  

 172 Youth

     



 

  



Where

she







 -



ing?

3 3 3                                                      

   

      









 175 Youth



Shall

  

 fol

 



low

her?



3                           3         3

 Her

     

 



eyes 3

3



are

like 3

         3         

22 Youth

178

   













stars. 3

     

                

 

 



                 pp

 

 







         

182 Youth

    

Shall I fol - low her?



    Chorus

 



    

   

      



  

SOPRANOS 1-2

  









 

mp 3

 

–oo

not fol- low her. 3

         3

–oo

3  

not

fol- low her.

not

fol- low her. 3

      not

                     3



–oo

ALTOS 1-2



               3





fol- low her.



[hns.] 3

  











   

[strs.] pp

 

   

       3                  Her

186

eyes

are like stars,



Her Her

Chorus

eyes eyes

     



 

are like stars,

            190

   Chorus

eyes

   

land,

land. land,

 

land,



   

               

–ars

that shine on fro - zen

  

       

         [hns.]    

 

  

 

  



that shine on fro - zen

Moderately q = 84 p



  



  

 



  



  



Stay

here

with us.

fro- zen land.



   

    





fro - zen land.

 3

that shine on fro - zen

stars

            that shine on

          

      

    

that shine on



–ars

are like stars, are like stars,

3              

Her

        –ars that shine on fro - zen



Stay p



    



  

   

Stay p



Stay

here

with us.

Moderately q = 84



[strs.] p



  

      

   195

Bid

 

Bid

Chorus





   Bid  

Bid

  



the Mu - si - cian

  



  



the Mu - si - cian

the Mu - si - sian

  



the Mu - si - sian

 

  



  

   

 

    202

here,

   

here,

     here,

    

here,

       

 



speak.





speak.





speak.

Let

him



Let

him



Let

him



Let

him

tell us where we







 

 

are,

    





are,

    



 



tell us where we

are,



  

 



  



  

  

  







   



came

wheth - er our lead - er

 

came



wheth - er our lead - er p





 



this



this

  

came



this

  





  

came

   

this

  

   

Why mf

we are

Why mf

we are

Why mf

we are

Why

we are



   

   

       





q = ca. 66

 



 

wheth - er our lead - er p

  

    

tell us where we



wheth - er our lead - er p

  



 

speak.

 

    



  







 











 



way.





way.









way.

q = ca. 66 [wnds.]

                        p        

         

                                  mp                

208



                       

212



      217

  Chorus

   

 

 

   

 

 

   



          

 [solo hn.]                       

 

 



 

    





Our

legs

can









Our

legs

can

car







Our

legs

can

car









Our

legs

can

car



 

 



car



        

                                                  

                               [strs.] mp

   

          

221    

Chorus





 

  

far - ther.



 

   

far - ther.



 

far - ther.

    



  226

Our

  Our



far - ther.



Chorus

have

pushed





arms

have

pushed

have

pushed



 

 



too



have



pushed

too

 too

                         

f    The sun









 too





Our





weighs on

 our

The f



sun





The



sun





our



skin











 

weighs on

  



      

our

  

   

   

                                  [wnds.] mf          long.

arms

                      

long.

     long.     



arms



long.

  





Our





arms

 

 



                 

    

 

The sun

   

weighs on

 

[tutti]

 

Our

skin



 

   

 

 

Our



our



       

     232

 



skin



eyes

Chorus



are

    eyes

are

    

heav

      

 

 

   

 

   



the

   237

   

     hold hold

Chorus



  

             

 



Our

eyes

are





  







skin



heav



  







Our

eyes



  



  

with

              



heav - y



with

hold





with

hold



ing

  



the moon,



  

hold

ing

the moon,





with

hold

are

     

heav - y

     

   

     

 

       

 -

ing

    

  

    

  







    





    









ing up the



the

moon.



moon.



                                         

                      

     



242 f       

Make him speak

    Chorus

  

Make him speak

  f      Make him speak Make him speak

Youth

            247

 

    

soon.

Chorus

     soon.      soon.

soon.

 





soon.

 





soon.



           soon.

 

   

   

  



Make him speak

soon.

Make him speak

      

he will not,







           soon.

    

Make him speak ff

  

Make him speak ff

  

Make him speak ff

  

Make him speak

   

can I

make him speak?























      

   



                 

 mf                  [strs.]







      

 

        how



   





 

soon.



 



     



soon.

       If



Make him speak





   



soon.

f        







   

molto rall.

            

250

        

    mp      

 

        

    p      

 



   

 252 Moderately slow q = 80



     

ppp

 255

 



  







  

      

[solo ob.] lirico



    



   

[solo picc.] mf

            3    

   



 



 257 Mistr.





[offstage; sounds p to audience] f

                                                  3 3         

   

Ah,

  





260 Mistr.



[offstage; sounds p to audience]

    







Ah,

Youth









 Mistr.







Appr.

 





Shall

fol





Lis-

ten!



ah,



[strs.] p

   

  



ah,

   

   

Voic-es

  



ah,

 

  



  -

low







the wind!

them?





ah,

   







They

are



  





ah,

ver - y

          3

                             3





          3



   3 3         

ah,



  



            3





ah,

Youth



   









  

Mus.







     

266

ah,

  

ah, mf



  



ah,

Appr.



 



    

269 Mistr.

Appr.

Youth





ah,

Appr.

Youth





    3

  

   



    





speak.

   

  

 

ah,

and this Mu - si - cian

 

will

not

3                 3

   

   



   

   

   



ah!

    



   

ah!



                               3 3 3                               3



    



ah,





ah,

ah!







    



ah,





ah,

ti - ful,



ah,

                







  

 



ah,

  3                





273 Mistr.

ah,



beau





    







   



ah,







   

276



Mistr.



[smaller notes for mezzo-soprano only]



Appr.



 



 

 



 



        

 





ah!

    

 

      

Slower q = 72

 3

           

  

 Slower q = 72

 



       

 mf 3          

279



Do as you wish we are tired.

         3

          3





    3     





 

  

 

 



            



Ask if we may sleep here,

or in that

house.

              



Ask if we may sleep here,

Do as you wish we are tired.

  

            

Ask if we may sleep here,

Do as you wish we are tired.



Ask if we may sleep here,

Do as you wish we are tired.

Chorus

            



 

  

    

    

or in that



house.

  



   



33 284 Youth



      





  



    

...Sleep here, or

in that house.

 



 



 







  

  

I shall ask.



 

 

 

Some- one else



  

 

must

   

 



 



 



 290 p Mistr.

      [offstage]



Ah!

Mus.

Appr.

Youth





    





Ah!







Ah!





Ah!

     p [offstage]









Ah!

 



[Exits, carrying his rolled-up blanket]





  

 







 

    

speak.





Ah!



 







    

       3

    3

295



Mistr.



Appr.



Ah!



not

   



 

Mus.

   

 

   

sleep

   3

   

that





   



Ah!





 

Ah!





house.

   



Ah!





   



Ah!







Sleep...











Sleep...

Chorus



  





 Sleep...











Sleep...

 

       

    

       3

    

       3

    

     3

  

    3





[hns.]



299



Mistr.



 

     

Appr.

Ah!

  



sleep...



   sleep...



 



sleep...





 

   

Ah!



not





sleep...

   

Ah!

    

 

 

Ah,

   

   





Ah!

not

   Ah!



































sleep...



sleep...





  

sleep...

  Chorus

    

Ah!



Mus.



  

sleep...

     



     

       

    3



   



  [pit Trumpet]     3

 3

    

      

 







36 Mistr.

Mus.

[The voices onstage and off fade... and the lights dim]

303







  

       

Ah!



sleep...

Appr.

    



Ah!



 

[strs.]

  

not



sleep...

Ah!



 



Ah!



     

molto rall.

 ppp

 



Ah!

      

   





Ah!

      [offstage Trumpet]



Ah!

molto rall.

                 

   

  

Scene 2 [The Manor. A large, well-lighted room, with a semi-visible alcove. The furnishings include a bench with neatly rolled and tied blankets. The APPRENTICE is looking out a window. The MISTRESS comes in from the alcove adjusting her clothes.]

307 With calm serenity q = 60

Piano



 



App.

       

                   [solo ob.]







 

 



318



  



pp espressivo [solo bsn.]



     





 

mp 3



[solo ob.] mp 3

             

 p 3 [strs.] 3                           3           

322 Mistr.

             

[solo wnds.]



                                              [strs.]







313





 

Ah!

You are here, my





dear.





 





Look, 3

           

  

 

 

 

                  

      

 

  

      3

    

  

there.

     

38 325 App.

  

 3  

 

Are they not beau

     





ti - ful?

    



So young.

[solo cl.]

      3

 Mistr.

App.

     330

                         

   

 



   













   



           

            

Mistr.

  



 



 



 

335





   



p [tutti.]

   

They have come all

 

p   

  

   

The

this way.

      

  

 

   

 

[hns.] pp



  

   

Their eyes

            

 

  

   



   



             

sun weighs on their skin.

    

 3

So strong.

[solo tp.]



    

 

       

    

   

    

 

   

     are heav - y

         

with hold- ing

up the

      

  



   

  



       

 

  



39 340 Mistr.

     p









  [solo cl.]                                  mp



moon.

[strs.] pp

 





  







  

    346

App.





        



Ah,

[hns.] p

 App.

      351

    

Their eyes

           



[strs.]

        

spar - kle in the moon.

         

  

    

   

 





They drink the sun glad- ly.

3 3                 

  

 

mp         

but they are beau - ti- ful.

     

     





  

You know they are beau

     



   

3      

             



 

- ti - ful.

 

              

 

  

   

40 355 Mistr.

App.

 





     

    



                

    



   

 

  

So young.



They

have come all



So strong.



 





this

way.

 

 

 

Here

they

                   



   





   

ppp

[solo hn.]

 p

   



Mistr.

App.





shall

find



 

               3

    







 

 

  

      

            







 



peace.







  

 

They are young. They are





  





360

[hp.]





  3

364

 

App.

          



strong.









Mis - tress, They do not wish for peace.

 3

       



  



   

  





 





 368 Mistr.











   mf



You will learn that you are wrong.



       3



 

sun









373 Mistr.

      

weighs on their skin.



                [solo cl.]



  



The

[solo bsn.]











  

Their eyes



  

  



 

  



are heav - y

   

with hold- ing

                               3                               3



377 Mistr.

 

the





moon.

   

They will die

    









soon.





 





ppp

   



 



 





   p

      





382 Mistr.

 



                     

It is writ - ten.

App.

cresc.

     

It is sealed in stone. It shall be done.



  

The earth is strong. The



 

      

    

Is it writ - ten?

 

  

 

    



  

 

cresc.

           

          

     

387 Mistr.

 





seas will cov - er them.

App.











392 Mistr.







       

All



things die.



  









               

Mistr.



sfp

 

   







  

They had

a lead

 

sfp



 



er once.

  

      

   

            

       

   





There is no ex - cep - tion.

[wnds.]

 

            

He too was young and beau- ti- ful.

    

ti - ful.

398



           

   

    

 

    

 

[brs., strs.]

      



and beau

  

          

       



  

f      They are young

                             



  

 

There

             



  

403 Mistr.

       must be no

App.



re - morse.





molto rall.



               



You have spo -ken it.

It shall be so

for - ev



er.

     molto rall.            3

  

    Mistr.

App.

408

Mistr.



      3

     pp

  

413





  







   

     

     



 

time

 

   





 Slowly q = 42



        

  





[strs.] p gently

   

   

For him

         

        

Slowly q = 42

[m. trps.]

   

  

ppp



        

per- haps one will come.

  



er...



        

But in a





     



For - ev -

  







  

          

 

    



        

the seas shall

     

[tutti] mf

          

   

      

   

418 Mistr.

part,

    

poco accel.

       

423 Mistr.



  427 Mistr.

poco accel.

pp subito

  

   

shall say

           

       



  

   

 





     3

all must be done

         

 

 

 



      

Then

or you if I am gone,

[+harp gliss.]

    

    



 

 

   

 

 

      

subito

  

    

  

     

              

 

         



a - new,

the earth and the sea have spok - en,

         

 





          

 

  

sov - ’reign - ty.

                    

 



earth pro -claim his

q = 52

     

     



   



 



the

   

 



     



the seas shall part,

          



q = 52

     

 

 

 

p subito



        

         

46 430 Mistr.





 

3      

all must be done

Mistr.











 

[+harp gliss.]



   

p subito

 

       

 

  

Tempo I q = 42



 

time

   

  



this house shall

 

    

     



              







Tempo I q = 42

molto rit.





In that

p subito



 

                                     437

Mistr.

  

                     f p subito                         

molto rit.



p subito       

all,

   

all.

    

a - new,

           

        433



 [+harp gliss.]

   



f espressivo



crum - ble,

            

   



      

poco

     

 

this house shallcrum - ble,

                                                               

  

 

   

 

  

441 Mistr.

molto rall.



 

p espressivo

    

         App.

446

  

 

 

 App.



 

    

 



[cl.]

    





I do not un- der - stand.

App.

 

 

    

Are we not un- der

your hand

  

I do not un

 

       

 

 

  

  



  

    -

der - stand.

 



 3   



[ob.] mp 3

Are you not here for -

         p



   

 

 



for - ev - er?

      3

   

     







Faster q = 76

             

Moderately slow q = ca. 60

Faster q = 76

  

 



  



    

Moderately slow q = ca. 60

[bs. cl.] mp



er?

        

   

     

   

453



 

 



   







                 pp      

                  

  

450



    

 



ppp

  





but the blos - soms shall not fall.

molto rall.



 

    3

     3 3

   

      3

 3

  

48 456 Mistr.

  

 460 Mistr.

  

Faster q = 88



    p

       

   

466 App.



       

last one?

       

 

         

     3

   

so soon

 

af - ter the

  

    

             

 

Moderately slow q = 60









can- not re- mem -



     

That seal,

Faster q = 88









 

Moderately slow q = 60

[Mistress picks up headband, removes seal]



Did I speak?



      

  



 

             

ber.

App.

     

 

 3      

p [dazed]



[wnds., strs.] pp

[Mistress holds the seal up to the light.]



  

 [fl.] mp

3 3 3     1.                                                     3

                                  

469

                

  [vlas.]

  3

 

  



 470 App.

 





[hns.]

  



      3



 

  

    



What



                  3

 471 App.



 love

  -







thing!

6 6 6 6                                                                                       

[vlns.]

50 473 Mistr.

App.





 





 

Two stags



Two

stags,

 

   

their

ant

- lers in - ter -





      

their



twined,

                                               6

                                                  3



475 Mistr.



  ant

App.



      -

lers in - ter -

 

  each

con





twined,

 - fi - dent

  



might

his



 

each

con

 - fi



                                   6

                                             3

51 477 Mistr.

   

  dent

App.

his

 



might



 

 

stamp,



stamp

  



  



stamp

and trum - pet,

stamp

and trumpet,

                           6

[hns.]

 

 Mistr.

App.

                                                   3

479

 

 





Mistr.

trump -





stamp

and

trum -

pet



           3

   

480



  

pride,

 

pet



 

their



 

                                      3

 

[smaller note optional for mezzo-soprano only]



 

  





and

pride,

App.

stamp

   

their

pride!



 



their

pride!

 

                                     6

[vlns.]

481

Mistr.

 



App.

 



  

               [hns.]

 Mistr.

App.

 Mistr.

App.

 





See

how they

fight, f

see

how

they

  





482 f



                            

 

     



 



                                

See

how they [wnds.]

 

fight,

                        483

  





fight,



 



see

how they

fight,



                                     3







how

they





how

they



 

                        

484 Mistr.

App.













 

  

fight!

 

fight!

     



 

     





 

                          3



485 Mistr.

App.

  



  











They

will

not

give



                    3

way,



They

will

not

give

         

           



     3

      



   

      3

54 486 Mistr.

App.

 





   



they will not give



way,

 



way!

But

  









they will not give



 



way!

But

                                  3

                             3

 488 Mistr.

App.

 

 there



a wolf

                   

a wolf

  [strs.] mp



crouch - es

 



crouch - es,

 

 

  

there

[pno.] f

 

  

 

 6



 



crouch - es

 



crouch - es

  6

 

 6

   at their side!

        [pno.] f

                          3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3   



[strs.] mp

  3



55 490 Mistr.

App.

 Mistr.

App.

Ah!

not spring!



 

 

not spring!



 



Ah!









                                        6

                                           3

492

  



 



 



 



not

spring!



not

spring!

 









                                              6

                                   3

                                                      6 6 6 6

494

 











56 497 App.

Slowly q = 52

     





It is dull now...

Slowly q = 52                   

    

 

But

it is a

love - ly thing.

         

     

 

         

    mf

    

        

 

   



              

   

501 App.

     

love



 



 

 



 

 



ly thing.













[hp.] mp

  







503 Mistr.

 









 







 



 





 

 



 





 

The





 3       





si - cian will make it shine a - again.

 



[wnds.]



 



 

   

 505 Mistr.



 

               



Somewhat faster q = 92





[strs.] p

        









 

    

    

    

    

 

    

 

 

      

Agitato q = 108



         

[The Youth enters.]

511 Youth



Somewhat faster q = 92

 

           [wnds.] Agitato q = 108





 

3    

That seal! Does it have stags?





   mp

          







    



517 Youth

 

          

[The Apprentice nods.]





Two great stags, their ant - lers in - ter - twined?

     



     





Youth

 



It is my friend’s!



    

             



                         



is our lead - er’s!



    

       

  





      

[He throws his blanket on the floor and starts towards the Apprentice, who puts the seal in the pouch at her neck.]



Intensely q = 88



 

Intensely q = 88





      

                                                     f 

   

with some anger





Where is he?

       

528 Youth



  

   

 

[+strs.] mf

       

  

Then it



      

 523 mf

  

        

No!

                                            



 

Give it to me!

    It be- longs to my

 

  

531 Youth







friend!

        f                                     f            





[halting the Youth in his tracks with an imperious gesture]

 

3        

                  

Youth







  not

fear.



      

 

 

  

  

   

  

 

     

mp calmly

Where is he?

    



My ap -pren - tice will take it to him.

        



538

He will guard it care - ful- ly.

 



[pizz. strs.] mf

Mistr.

It be - longs to the Mu -si -cian now.

         

Moderately slow q = 60

3 3         



Stately q = 68



                       

Stately q = 68 534

Mistr.

                      

Moderately slow q = 60



[wnds., strs.]







 

mf more agitated

 3   

Where is my friend?





[He rushes to the bench and searches the rolled blankets then speaks exultantly.]

542 Agitated q = 88 Youth





       

                   [Tutti]        f                                                                                 544                                     Agitated q = 88

                                 546 f  3       Youth

 Youth

                             

He is not here!

550





Tempo di fughetta q = 72

  

 

       

  

        

 ff

3    

                  ff         

lives!

 

shall

  f  



find

him.

 

 

             

  He will

NB: The pianist need not play all the notes in the    fugal section, but as many as possible.                          [strs.]                                                                                                    

     

  

553 Youth

  tell

why

you took

his

seal

                                 





ant

         557 Youth



             

 

555 Youth



     



 

    

       

        



        

           

   

 

To - geth

- er we

                                          





with

two

stags

                                                                                               

 

 

 

their

      

          



lers in - ter - twined.

                             



      

   

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

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

 



will make

you

give



    

  

 



back.

                                             

 

                                     



     

                

 

       

559

           

                   dim.         

 561 App.









[wnds.]





                                             p           pp dim.

564 App.





   



He does





          mp                                           

 want

   

it back.

     

 

    

Your friend does not

  

 

  



pp 3

 



   

   3

q = 72



live.

   



   

not



        

   



 

 

 

q = 72



          mp

63 molto rit.

569 Youth











 

Spoken in a loud whisper



A tempo q = 60



You lie!

A tempo q = 60 [strs.]

molto rit.









                                



ppp





      3





573 Mistr.

 



                        



Peace.



Do not rage a- gainst fa - tal - i - ty.



 



Noth- ing can be done. Yourfriend is dead.





  

  







 

   

 



     



  

64 578 Youth







     3      

Ah!

[solo E.h.]

3 3 3                  3

    

  



Re -store him to his friends.



      

       3     

mp cresc.

   

  3     3   I will not be -lieve he is dead.

      

   

 

 

 

He is young,

 

     He can- not be dead.

                             f

 

  

 

   

 

  



he is beau - ti - ful.

           



He is my friend.

 

       

  



   

   

          

      3

          

  

        3

He is young.

587 Youth

    3

       

583 Youth

[strs.] p

You do not un - der- stand.

  

   



   

                  

 

                     

 

591 Mistr.

  Youth

 Youth



 



 

   3

598





[strs., solo cl.]





  

 



  

    

  

 



 

    

603



q = 56





[strs.] pp

                





Your friend is dead.

 





     

[wnds.] pp





  

  

if you re- store him





  



 



     

 

   

 

 It shall be mine,     3                       3    mf 3  

Peace.

I will give you what -ev - er you want,

 

Do you want a death?

             mp           607           Youth



 3    3  3  3   3      

 

        



List - en:

q = 56

to his friends.

    









  

      

     



 Do you want a life?  It shall be mine.                             mf [pizz.]            

      

to live in slav - er - y.

    

 

        

  





   3                 3 3              

66 Mistr.

 Youth

612





619

 

Youth



     mp

 Youth

  

cresc.

         

 

 

 

 

  3     3  

I will not be -lieve he is dead.

  

 

 



He is young,

                 

 

 



   

   



 

        mf



Re -store him to his friends.

         3       3              

 

           

 

 

  

             

can - not be dead.

 

 

  



 

 

he is beau - ti - ful.

           

3    



He is my friend.

626

   



 





  

He is young.

[Tutti]

  



   

  





Your friend is dead.

You do not un - der- stand.

 

   



     3       Ah!

  3        

     

Peace.

 





q = 60





623



    p      

      mp     

      

q = 60



   

                          3 3    

 

     

 

    630                                



     

635 Youth



 

 

  

 



    

 



     lightly [harp + strings]        mp  

Somewhat faster q = 108







[he smiles]

 

You are

            

      





       

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

[wnds.] p

  

   

 639 Mistr.

Youth





a little slower (q = 80)

Moderately slow q = 60

                     

        

  

I am not play - ing with you.

Your friend is dead.



play - ing with me.

a little slower (q = 80)

   

      

       

Moderately slow q = 60









         [pizz.]



 



      3

Mistr.

   

[She gestures to the alcove.]

     

644



Look there.

 Mistr.

App.

         

You will find

        [wnds.]         3

the truth.

 [strs. + timp.]





ppp

647



  

   

  



mf           I



You must believe her.

 





 

dead.

  



Your friend is

dead.

with calm solemnity

    p



Your friend



 



do not believe you.



650



      



 Mistr.





Youth

    

[Both Mistress and Apprentice gesture to the alcove. The Youth rushes in and after a long moment cries out in grief.]

 



  

[wnds.] p

 



 





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

 

[strs.] ppp

654 Youth



    mf





   

 

 

[hns.]



 



Ah!

               

 



     3

   



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

 

 



 658 Youth







[He returns slowly, carrying a rolled and tied blanket, and places it a little away from the others on the bench.]



       pp

  

 

    

 

   

      3

Where is his bod- y?

         



  

 

 

    

       





                            

661 Youth



                 

   

     

    

 

     

    



 



Let me take him to his friends.

         



 

                    

70 665 Youth





Moderately slow, with deliberation p  q = 66



  

  



We shall mourn for







   

 

  

       

       



 

 

 

we shall dance the dance of life



  





and death...

   

     

The Mu-si - cian

                

               





bear - ing the scent of spring.



[strs.] p



             



675 Youth



poco

him, and bring flowers



       



                             

670 Youth



Moderately slow, with deliberation q = 66  



 

will play for us and

  



  



        mf

  mf



Let me take him to his friends,



 



 

  

                        

679 Youth

  

 Mistr.

Youth

and we shall sing

 

  

683

 



Youth

  



       3

It is not







                      f





 



      

  

where he is! 3

     I will wait for you.



time.









3 3      

 

where he is.



  

 

         Then take me

Take me



        

 

  





 



                                 

 





[hns.] p

    



He is no long - er here.

687 Mistr.





and death.

 

      



 

life

mp 3









  

the tale



  

691 Youth

    

   

I will wait for - ev

          695 Youth



[pizz.] mf

       

 3



     





[He picks his blanket up from the floor and returns with it to the alcove.]





     

 



                    p

698 Mistr.

App.









 



        3



               ff





 3  

  3  



         

3        

He is filled with rage



    

     

[Tutti] f

   







What will you do?

       

where he is.



I do not know.



Take me







if I must.

    

3 3        

              

  



[Notes with small note heads to be sung by mezzo only]

 703         Mistr.   and love.                 3           3     709

Mistr.









        3

         3

 

   

   

    

   

   



Mistr.

 

can

   

 



     

 

 

  



   

 

 

   

  





ter time.



 716

       3

  

Too much love

  

       

  

     mp



 

   

 

  



         ppp

  

Moderately slow [She follows the Youth into the alcove. q = 60 p

  

It will be

 

     

   

as it must



         

The Apprentice remains quite still, listening as the Mistress takes the Youth to the realm of the dead.]

   



be.

Moderately slow q = 60



     





[str. qrt., hp.]

         



lightly detached

     

       



[During this chaconne, pianist need not play all the notes, but as many as possible.]





The Apprentice, alone on stage, begins a slow, elegant dance which continues to the end of the chaconne.

74 722









                                          cresc.





 



731   

                                   



  

       

      





          mf    mf

                                            

   



  q                                  

 736        





 

727

 





                               







                





                  

= q.

                       

75          740                                      2



                                             

     

747



        

 

 



 

  



                    

    

   

  

          

744

 

                                         

 



      

   

                

        



 

 

2 2 2     2  749                                                   2

       

     

  



  







   

         q. = q                        2 2 2

752

  

App.



App.

  

  





 

 

Ah...

  

[Solo E.h.] mp

 



 

 

[Complete silence]

NB: Conductor should not allow applause here.

 

   





Ah...

   





      

    

 

Ah...

With some freedom  espressivo



    

  





  

     



   







      p  

  

[Offstage trumpet]

762

766

 

Apprentice's dance ends, either at the entrance of the trumpet or in bar 760.

    



    

757

  

 

  

 

     

  





 

 

mp                         

   

The swan has flown. The great bird has flown in -to the west, and as he flies he sings, he sings:

With some freedom



 

[strs., hp.] p

    



    

  

  mf              Moderately slow q = 60

767 App.

Young and old go down

to death.



  

What that

       

dark

brings

we can- not know,

Moderately slow q = 60

                                                     

App.

 





where

love

       



  

  

   

  

light

will

    

     

grow.

               

                 

 

      



 flown.

    

        

  



  

       



   



               

      

   



   

         mp    

poco rit.

 

 

bird

has





       



 

   

The great



But

          

poco rit. 778

App.

      







773





 

Slower q = 52 p (floating)



  

  

Ah...

Slower q = 52

       

App.



Ah...

   

  

Ah...

 



 

  



      

783

  

                788                

     

   

[The Mistress returns from the alcove, again adjusting her clothes. She is carrying the Youth's headband. She removes the seal and gives it to the Apprentice.]

   

Moderately slow q = 66

                



Moderately slow q = 66

3   3                           

   

 

 



 

 



       

  



   

  

                                            6 6 6 6 6 6  pp 6                                  797  mf              App.     

His seal

is a swan

 



793

Ah!

 

flight

       p

        

                                         [strs., wnds.]

                    

  

 



    

           



 

801 Mistr.

App.



 It

 







sings...





  

 



sings...

              





sings...

   





 sings...



                                                           f

[Tutti.]





ff       



App.

[Small notes for mezzo only]

       

805 Mistr.

   



sings...

       

sings...

             

                        f

[The Mistress goes into the alcove and returns with the Youth’s blanket.]

 [The Apprentice exits.]



  

               

  

 

  

 



          

                         





            

 



        

   

[She places it on the bench next to the leader’s and rests her hands gently on both.]

810

      





    



                                  

          

[A scrim comes down as the CHORUS is heard offstage, coming closer. The manor room goes dark.]

        

814



      

              

 

 

 

 

       

  

                      

Attacca Scene 3

Scene 3

[During the finale, all the young men and women enter in front of the scrim. They kneel and roll and tie their blankets very ritualistically.

Moderately slow q = 52

   p   819

Chorus

Faster q = 66

[Chorus Offstage]

 p  

Ah,

 Ah,

  p   

Ah, p

     



        



Chorus

  

822 q = 66      

    

           

 q = 66  





 



ah,

  

    

   



ah,

 

ah,

       [strs.] mp f                      Faster q = 66



    

ah,

    

 

 

      

Moderately slow q = 52

Piano



   



Ah,

   



      

q = 52















  



  



ah,



ah,



ah,

  



ah,



      ah,

  



  

   ah,

ah,

                   [strs.]                                                   mp  

  pp  

[brass]



825    

  Chorus



ah,





 



    ah,

 

  

 ah,

ah,







 



 



ah,

 



ah,

   











[Chorus comes onstage]



 



ah,

 

  

                                                                mf

828       ah,

    



       ah,



ah,

Chorus





    ah,





 

 

ah,

  

 

ah,



ah,

 

 

   



ah,

  

  

                                                             

  

 

shall



shall



shall

  



 





          

832      

sleep,

  Chorus

 

sleep,





 we

shall





    

shall



 



sleep...

  

sleep...

Ah,

sleep,

shall

sleep...

Ah,



  



 







Ah,

  

shall



Ah,

  



sleep...







Ah,

sleep,

Ah,





Ah,

 

   

                                                              



837     

  Chorus



 

shall

sleep,







  

     

sleep...

 



  







Ah,

shall

sleep,

sleep...

Ah,





shall

sleep,

 



Ah,

sleep...

 

 

                     





  



Ah,

sleep...

[Celesta arpegg. begin]

 



sleep,

shall

    We

 

 

                                 



841    

 

Chorus

Ah,



     844

  



Ah,

   

                     

 



 

          

Ah,



Ah,



      

Ah,

  



 



 

Ah.





 

 

 



Ah.

   [Tutti] f

 



Ah.



   

cresc.



Ah,



Ah, f

[cel.]



Ah,





Ah,

  



Ah, f





Ah,

  

 



Ah,



  

     Ah,

Ah, f



  



                      

Chorus



 

Ah,

      Ah,

 Ah,   





Ah,









   

                 

 

   

   

 

[Apprentice and Musician enter behind young men and women from opposite sides]



      848                   

 

         

854

                    860       

     

                  [... the seals kindle.]        

                                    

       

870

 

     

                     

         

[Musician holds up the seals...] ***

     

 

                                                  3

          3

           3             3

[He places the seals in adjacent spots on his “harp.“ All the seals on the "harp" blaze but the seals of the young people do not.]

           3

        3                  3

 

                

[Apprentice takes the two seals from her pouch and hands them to the Musician.]

866



   

     

 

       

     

 

 

                         

 

    

 

 

                 *** NB: Another option: When the Apprentice gives the seals to the Musician, he does not                            

hold them up, and they do not kindle in his hands, but rather, he places them directly onto the "harp," whereupon all of the seals on the "harp" blaze at the same time. This can be done at a comfortable pace, as there is enough music to cover the action.

 

                   [hn.]     

 



 



877 Appr.

Mus.

 

 Appr.

 

  



dim.

      

883

    

brings

 Appr.

Mus.



      

    

we can- not know.

  



  

   

 

will

grow,

light

will,

light

will

   

What that

             









But where



                        

grow,

What that

       

           

light

   

    

But where

      

light

                       





            

to death.

888

  

Young and old go down

    

brings

                      



to death.

we can- not know.



dark

   

    

Young and old go down mf



 



    



dark

Mus.



 mf    



love



love



 

         

         

will

                              

grow,

light

will

         

grow.

           

 



 



893 Appr.

Mus.

   



The

   Chorus

The



        

 

The

    

sun





   

sun





   





sun



sun



  

weighs on



 

weighs on



[strs., hns. hp., timp.]

   

skin.



 skin.

  



our

  

weighs on

   

our

weighs on





our



  Our

 

Our

 

skin.



       

eyes

are

heav

y with

       

eyes

are

heav

y with

       

Our



eyes

are

heav

y with

Our

eyes

are

heav

y with

 

       

   

  



   



 

   

  



   

 



 



 



899 Appr.

Mus.

        

Chorus



 

 

hold - ing up the moon.

   





   

  

   

sleep

soon.

 

soon.

Young and old go mf



 







  

 





  

 





We shall

hold - ing up the moon.

  

  

We shall



sleep

 

 mf    



  

We shall

hold - ing up the moon.

         hold-ing up the moon.        



We shall

sleep

   

soon.

Young and old go mf



   

Young and old go mf



   

Young and old go mf

    

Young and old go mf

    

soon.

   

   

Young and old go

   





   

mf [strs.]

 

   

  



   

    

  

905 Appr.

    

down

to death

  

Mus.

    

   

down

to death

    

down

 Chorus



  

down



to death

     down to 



down



       



 

  

death.

  

death.

  

death.

   

What that



dark

brings

  

What that



dark

brings

   

What that



dark

brings

    



   



What that

   

What that

brings

dark

 

brings



brings

                                    

    



    



    



    



we can - not know.

But

we can - not know.

     



we can -not know.

  



But



  



But

    

we can- not know.



But

we can - not know.

we can- not know.



But

 But

             

90 910



Appr.



Mus.

 



where

love

 



   

where

love



where

 Chorus



love

 



where

love

    where  



 is





love

where







  





  

 





light

will

grow.





light

will





light

will





light

will





 

grow.



grow.







light

will

grow.



          

  





  

 











For - ev - er



grow.



For - ev - er







For - ev - er



will



For - ev - er

grow.



   





light

            [Tutti]



   

  





 where



For - ev - er



where

For - ev - er

where



      

   

 



   

   



  

    



    



916 Appr.

love is

Mus.

    love is

love is

 Chorus



  love is

     love is    love is

   

light



will grow.

Slowly, with freedom q = 48



Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah,          mf



    



   









light



light

                   



will grow.

     light



will grow.

 

    

    

 



    

  

 Ah,

 

Ah,



 Ah,









Slowly, with freedom q = 48

will grow.

    







      



[hp.]





 



  

923 Mus.

    

Chorus



  

   

       



  



  

Ah,



   

Ah,



Ah,







  

Ah,

 



 





 



Ah,



  



Ah,

   



Ah,

 

Ah,



  

Ah,















   

Ah,



Ah,



Ah,



Ah,







 

 

 

     





      

                   [Offstage trumpet]

        p

  

      







Chorus

 

       927

 Ah,



   





Ah,



 

Ah,



 



Ah,





     

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