OPERA IN TWO ACTS
Based on the book by TOM PHILPOTT
B -flat Clarinet
TOM CIPULLO
B-flat Clarinet Opera: © Copyright 2007 by Tom Philpott and Tom Cipullo. Copyright assigned 2017 to E. C. Schirmer Music Company, Inc. © Copyright 2017 E. C. Schirmer Music Company, Inc., a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved. mp pp Tempo comodo, con alcuna licenza ( q = 98) 1 pppp p pochissimo riten. e = e più riten.a tempo 6 pp p 10 p p pppppppp p ppp riten.a tempo A 14 mp riten. a tempo 19 ppmfpp 23 Voice alone - 1st bar. Cue: Older Thompson; “It didn’t matter – whatever I did.” Tom Cipullo
on the book
Cipullo
Based
by Tom Philpott Tom
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Opera in Two Acts Glory Denied Act I
ppp riten. moltoa tempo B 27 pp poco f p e = e 31 mpmf 36 mpmpmp 41 p C 44 pppp mpmp x = x 50 mp mf D 54 ff fff pp molto riten. a tempo Slower, expressive q = 70 E 59 ( ) e = e 3 3 dolce 3 3 B-flat Clarinet 2
pppp riten.a tempo F 64 p p mf riten.a tempo 68 mp p 72 riten.a tempo e = e Tempo I (q = 88) G 76 mp pmp 79 mp mf 83 mp p mp H 87 mf f pp I 90 p e = e 94 passione 3 3 3 3 ( ) Pno. 3 3 3 3 B-flat Clarinet 3
fp 97 mp f J 102 mf f 106 ffpmp 110 fmp pmp pp e = e riten.Free, quasi recit. K 115 pmp pmpfp 119 mp ff p pp 124 fpppp L 128 3 poco f 3 ( )
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f pp fmp 133 poco f pp Tempo II M 138 p ppp (ppp) riten.a tempo 143 pp poco p pp a tempo N 148 passes-soslowly-butour p pp Much slowerPressing forward O 152 mfpp mp Poco sostenuto 157 p pp (pp) Free P 162 p q = 88 a tempo 167 pp Pressing forwardriten. 170 poco f , Y.A. port. 3 3 B-flat Clarinet 5
mf a tempo Un poco più mosso (q = 104) Q 173 mf fff 179 p ppp Very free ( q = ca. 92) R 184 mfpp mpmp Suddenly faster (q = 116) sostenuto 190 pp 2+3+1 194 pf 199 mpmp 204 mp (3+2) (2 +3) S 209 Hn. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 poco f B-flat Clarinet 6
poco f fffpfp (3+2) T 216 fp fpfp Mydar ling,Rhythmic U 220 mp (4+3) (3+3+2) 228 poco f 232 mp ff (3+2)(3+2+2) 236 p V 240 mf (2+3) 243 p (2+2+3)molto rit. 247 Y.A. Vn. f B-flat Clarinet 7
p very rhythmic a tempo W 251 molto 256 ffmp legato (4+3) e = e (4+3) X 260 p f Y 264 poco f (3+3+2) e = e 269 ppp Z 274 f f ff pp A1 278 p mp (mp) 284 f fff rall. moltoFreely B1 290 / Pno. ( ) Vn. 3 Vn. 3 B-flat Clarinet 8
turn totheirfam’lies.ff Intense (q = ca. 84, at first) pressing forward C1 297
poco f sostenuto 303 poco fmp poco f 309 mfp ffp (sostenuto) D1 314 mf pp riten.Very freely 320 mp pp Major - Gener-al.f 327 pf Slow, expressive ( q = 84) E1 333 Y.T. O.A. Vn. & Pno. 6 Solo O.A. 3 3 B-flat Clarinet 9
husband-Captain-FloydJ.Thompson-hasbeen
poco f Pressing forwardriten. 340 pp Slow, serene ( q = 64) a tempo F1 345 (2+3) 349 p mp poco riten. a tempo 354 mp passione pp pppp poco sostenutoFast, energetic ( q = 148) G1 358 pmpmff 365 f H1 370 mfff 376 poco f I1 381 Vn. 3 Vn. 3 Vn. 555 B-flat Clarinet 10
p J1 386 mp mp e = e 391 p f 397 mp pocopoco K1 402 mp Più mosso (q = 168) L1 408 pp poco f 413 Ancora più mosso (q = 200) e = e M1 417 f ( f ) 422 mp mf 426 3 3 ( ) 3 Fl. B-flat Clarinet 11
ff poco f molto dolce p N1 432 fpp fpp mppp riten.Slower, but very free ( q = 84)Poco sostenuto O1 436 pp Slow, serene ( q = 62) a tempo P1 441 pp Q1 446 ppp poco pppp 452 lookslikesomerealgoodstories-init. Bright (q. = 88) R1 457 poco f mp poco f 463 mf p S1 468 Vn. 3 poco sost. a tempo Y.A. Vn. B-flat Clarinet 12
mp poco f mf 471 f 476 mfmf T1 480 mpp 485 mf 488 mf U1 491 ff Joyous 495 fffff e = e riten. 499 ff ffp Broadly ( q = 68)riten.Free V1 503 ( ) e = e ( ) B-flat Clarinet 13
they canmanip-u-late-yourmo priten.a tempo Slow, expressive ( q = 64) W1 508 pp pmp Con moto 513 pp mp X1 518 pp Y1 523 p 527 p Fast, intense (q = 88) Z1 531 poco f poco f 537 mf 541 Y.A. 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 B-flat Clarinet 14
f mp 544 f f mp A2 548 poco f 551 mp 554 mp B2 560 f mp C2 567 mp 573 mf 579 ( ) e. mf 3 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 Vn. 4 3 3 3 ( ) Vn. 6 6 B-flat Clarinet 15
mp mpfmp D2 586 mp 592 f f 598 poco f ff 603 mf E2 608 mpf p F2 613 ff poco f (3+3+2) 619 G2 623 mp p H2 629 ppp 635 4 6 6 6 3 3 9 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 333333
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p pp riten. 639 mppp 643 mppp poco f I2 647 f f 652 f J2 657 mp poco f 665 f K2 672 poco f mp 677 f L2 683 3 3 3 3 3 3 3333 3 3 3 3 333 3 3 3 3 3 6 ( ) 3 e. f ( ) Fl. 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 Vn., Pno. 6 6 B-flat Clarinet 17
f pf 2+2+3+3+2 M2 692 p mp mf 698 poco f mp N2 702 mf mf 706 mp mfmp 710 p mp O2 717 mp mp mf 721 f riten.slowing P2 725 mp ppp slowing, perdendosi 729 ( ) 4 3333333 33 dolce 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 6 B-flat Clarinet 18
pp Slow (q = 56) Q2 734 p mfpmp 738 ff ff poco riten. 742 poco f pp p Più mosso (q = 78) a tempo R2 745 mp mf poco f 753 mp poco fp S2 758 ppmp fmf 763 fmfff pp T2 768 p pp ppp 773 3 3 3 Fl. flt. sim. B-flat Clarinet 19
p Fast, intense (q = 138) U2 778 p mf 783 f 2+2+3+3 787 poco f 2+3 V2 792 f poco f 797 f ff e = e 802 pp W2 806 mp poco f p mp 811 X2 818 Fl. flt. ord. flt. ( ) B-flat Clarinet 20
poco f poco ff ff 824 Y2 831 Slow, expressive and very free (q = ca. 62) 837 p ppp riten.a tempo Z2 842 p 846 pp mp pressing forward 850 mp poco f A3 856 p pp ancora più passioneriten. moltoa tempo 859 Hn. (etc.) Hn. dolce dolcissimo B-flat Clarinet 21
mpmpp riten. 862 p a tempo B3 865 mp pp riten. e = e a tempo 870 ppmpp mp Somewhat free, but pressing forward to the end of Act I C3 875 mpp mp 879 mpmf 885 poco f mp e = e D3 890 poco fp poco fp 895 poco 3 B-flat Clarinet 22
poco f f e = e E3 898 poco f mf 903 mp F3 908 f poco poco f 913 f f fff riten. moltoa tempopiù passione G3 918 f 922 ff ff riten. moltoa tempostringendo 925 ff ffffff Free 928 3 3 mf f 3 3 3 3 3 3 lunga
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End of Act I
poco f poco f f Fast (q. = 124) 1 pp poco 7 p poco mp A 17 mf ff riten.a tempo q = 84 23 mp Bright q. = 100 B 28 ppp mp f 33 ff riten.a tempo 37 pp legato, dolcissimo riten.Slower (q = 92) C 42 Act II, Scene 1 4 4 4 4 4 Hn. Vn. B-flat Clarinet 24
pp riten.a tempo Più mosso q = 120 46 mp legato, dolce riten. a temporiten. 50 Accented, intense ( q. = 106) a tempo D 56 f f 64 E 67 poco f p 72 poco f mp 75 mf mp mp F 78 poco f 81 Solo Hn. B-flat Clarinet 25
f poco f G 85 88 poco f 93 poco f poco f 98 f H 103 107 f I 114 poco f 118 fff molto rit. 122 Vn. B-flat Clarinet 26
p dolce Slower, free ( q. = 80)riten. 127 pp (q = 96) Andante, espressivo e liberamente J 130 poco f pressing forward 135 poco sost.a tempo 139 p dolcissimo mp Relaxedriten. molto K 144 ppp ppp poco accel.molto riten. 149 pp mp quasi recit.poco riten.a tempo Very free ( q = ca. 72) L 155 pp riten. 159 pp Solo B-flat Clarinet 27
p legato Più mosso (q = 88) M 165 pp 169 pp Slow, free, expressive ( q = 64)poco rit.a tempo N 174 mp O 179 mpp rall.a tempo 184 mp poco f 188 mpmf Pressing forward P 191 mpmf Sostenuto 194 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (as a distant trumpet) 3 3 3 3 B-flat Clarinet 28
ppp rit.a tempo Q 197 rit. 201 mpmppp a temporit. 205 fff Fast, accented ( q. = 112) R 209 ff 213 mp S 218 222 ff T 228 231 Pno. Vn. B-flat Clarinet 29
mf poco f 234 p 240 mp U 245 p legato riten.a tempo V 250 poco f mp 255 mf 258 mp W 263 mppp relaxingrit. 266 p Dreamlike, free ( q = ca. 120) X 270 rit.a tempo Presto possibile ( q = 164) Y 276 Fl. Solo Vn.
30
B-flat Clarinet
mf 283 mff 288 fmp poco f mpp f Z 293 A1 300 mf mp 309 f mp B1 313 poco f f 319 f 2+2+3 C1 324 Vn. 3 B-flat Clarinet 31
p 329 poco f 334 f riten. D1 339 pp perdendosi riten. molto freerit. 348 a tempo E1 352 f 357 mp 361 p F1 365 mf 370 f poco f G1 374 Vn. Vn. Vn. B-flat Clarinet 32
H1 380 ffmp ffmp ffmp 384 poco f 388 poco f poco f I1 392 f 2+2+3 398 pp J1 403 2+2+3 409 poco f e = e stringendo K1 415 Vn. Pno. B-flat Clarinet 33
mff stringendo ancora q. = q 421 ff 425 Slow, expressive ( q = 72)rall. L1 429 ppp Un poco più mosso (q = 84) a tempo M1 436 p dolce Un poco sostenuto 442 ppp molto rall. 447 p pp a tempo Graceful ( q. = 60) N1 450 455 p pp 458 Pno. Solo 3 33 33333 3 3 3 333333 3 B-flat Clarinet 34
mff 463 ff f 469 f ff 472 f mp molto rall.Fast, intense (q = 144) P1 475 poco ff 480 poco f Q1 485 p poco f 491 3 3 O1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 B-flat Clarinet 35
mp poco f R1 500 506 p dolce S1 512 mfmp 516 mp mp T1 520 mf 525 poco f p 529 poco f f mf Free, expressive U1 534 p mp pp a piacere 538 dolce B-flat Clarinet 36
ppp 542 p a tempo ( q = 144) V1 546 mp poco f W1 551 p dolce 555 p 560 mp mf X1 564 poco f 571 f Y1 577 mp dolce 582 poco f f Z1 586 B-flat Clarinet 37
ff rall. 590 pmp Fast, intense (q = 112) A2 598 mf p rall.più rall. 602 p legato (soft tonguing) dolce a temporall.sost. e = e poco riten. B2 606 mp poco f Slightly slower ( q = 92) a tempo C2 610 poco f 615 poco f D2 618 f 622 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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B-flat
f ( f ) 626 mp dolce poco f p rit. E2 632 mp rit. ancora Relaxed, free ( q = 84)rit. F2 636 (q = 104) Un poco più mosso 640 ff Sostenuto 645 poco f G2 648 p Bright (q. = 84) H2 655 mp I2 661 4:34:3 4 3 Solo 3 5:4 3 5 Vn. Vn. B-flat Clarinet 39
poco f f poco f poco f 668 f p Broadening (q = 72) J2 672 pp Slow, expressive ( q = 80) K2 677 poco pp rit. a temporit.a tempo 681 p 687 p ppp L2 694 mp M2 699 molto ppppp legato rall.sost.a tempo N2 706 ppp 710 3 3 dolce dolcissimo lunga legato Vn. poco marcato B-flat Clarinet 40
mp 714 ppp riten.Un poco meno mosso (q = 72)lunga O2 718 pp dolcissimo p pp (q = 66)poco sostenuto Ancora meno mossoriten. P2 722 ppp riten. molto 727 p Intense ( q = 80)poco riten.a tempo Q2 732 p mpmf Pressing forward 737 p Relaxingriten. 742 mf mp Gently moving ( q = 88) a tempo R2 746 Solo B-flat Clarinet 41
mp S2 750 mf mp 754 poco f 758 f poco riten. 761 f poco f a tempo T2 764 poco riten.a tempo Calm, free ( q = 72) U2 768 p legato poco riten. 773 ppp a tempo V2 776 3 3 3 3 3 333 3 3 3 Fl. Solo 3 B-flat Clarinet 42
pppp riten.Free ( q = ca. 66) W2 782 mp sostenutoa temporiten. Gently moving, free ( q = ca. 74) X2 786 ppp a temporiten.a temporiten. 791 ppppp Relaxed a tempo 795 poco f Pressing forwardPressing Y2 799 mp p pp rit.molto rit.a tempo Slow, free, with the greatest tenderness ( q = 64) Z2 803 pp molto rall. 808 mp mp passione a tempoPressing forward ( q = 78) A3 812 3 Solo 3 B-flat Clarinet 43
poco f pp rit. 816 dolce p a tempo (q = 64) B3 821 ppp riten.Free 825 p dolcissimo pp perdendosi C3 829 ppp 832 Solo 3 Solo TACET Entr’Acte (to be played between the two scenes of Act II) B-flat Clarinet 44
II, Scene 2
f Very fast, accented ( q = 220) e = x throughout 1 ff poco f A 6 poco fmp 13 poco f B 17 mp poco f mp 21 poco f C 25 mp D 29 f poco f E 35 40
4:3 military Hn. 4:3 B-flat Clarinet 45
Act
poco f mp 44 poco fmp F 47 poco f poco f G 51 p mp 56 fmp fmp ff 61 poco f H 66 p p 71 mp I 75 poco f 80 B-flat Clarinet 46
poco f J 85 89 p fp K 95 f poco f mp L 100 poco f M 106 112 mp 115 f 118 N 121 Vn. 4:3 B-flat Clarinet 47
poco fmp poco fmp O 125 p mp 130 poco f 134 f 141 mp 144 ff 147 mf poco f 151 f mp 156 mp mf R 159 mff p 164 Vn. P Q B-flat Clarinet 48
poco f S 169 mp 176 mfp mfp mfp fp fp T 179 mf U 186 f poco f V 189 mp mp 194 ffmpffmppp mp W 200 pp poco p 208 ppp (non rit.) X Y 213 ppp pppp Z 221 4:3 B-flat Clarinet 49