The Burning Heart for Soprano, Harp and Strings by Michael-Thomas Foumai

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MICHAEL-THOMAS FOUMAI The Burning Heart for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra (2012)

Orchestral performance materials are available for hire from the composer: www.michaelfoumai.com Published by the Foumai Foundation: foumaifoundation@gmail.com ÂŠ 2012 by Michael-Thomas Foumai & Foumai Foundation Ann Arbor, MI, Printed in the U.S.A. All rights of performance and broadcast are strictly reserved.

1. Mist Mist floats on the Spring meadow. My heart is lonely. A nightingale sings in the dusk. - Yakamochi 2. Pronoun Who is there? Me. Me who? I am me, you are you. But you take my pronoun. And we are us. - Marichiko 3. Have I learned to understand you? You say, “I will come.” And you do not come. Now you say, “I will not come.” So I shall expect you. Have I learned to understand you? - Lady Otomo no Sakanoe 4. Ghost Others may forget you, but not I. I am haunted by your beautiful ghost. - The Empress Yamatohime 5. Night without end Night without end. Loneliness. The wind has driven a maple leaf Against the shoji. I wait, as in the old days, In our secret place, under the full moon. The last bell crickets sing. I found your old love letters, Full of poems you never published. Did it matter? They were only for me. - Marichiko 6. The heart of man Without changing color in the emptiness of this world of ours, the heart of man fades like a flower. - Komachi From Love Poems from the Japanese and 100 Poems from the Japanese Text Translation: Kenneth Rexroth

INSTRUMENTATION Harp Soprano Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Bass Duration: 10 minutes The first performance was given by Antonina Chekhovskaya and conducted by the composer, Ann Arbor, MI, March, 17 2013.

The Burning Heart

Six Songs for Soprano, Harp and String Orchestra

Text Translations KENNETH REXROTH

1. Mist Soprano

 



Still, q=60

 



                         

Harp

MMMOMMMM

 

p sempre

   

        

Mist floats

 

on the



 

Spring

mead -ow





 



MICHAEL-THOMAS FOUMAI



Violin 2

     

div.

p sempre

     

p sempre div.

Viola

p sempre div.

Violoncello

    

p sempre

Contrabass



Hp.

    

p sempre



 





Vln. 2

Vla.

      mf div.

Vc.

          mf

Cb.

        mf

 

           



 

 

 

  

 





unis.





 



 

 







 

 







  

  

 





 



          

  



 

   

 p

unis.



3 3                 



 





                       p mf   unis.                     

   





   

  Vln. 1    

 

 

               





A night -in -gale sings



is lone ly

 

  

 

heart

 

 

  

   

   

                                     Violin 1                 Still, q=60

in the

    

dusk



 



 

                             

 div.    pp  

      

  

   





pp non div.

 

pp non div.

 

             

2. Us

11 S.

Hp.

Playfully, q=152 p

    









Who

 

   

Vla.

 

p sempre



 

pizz.

 

p sempre pizz.



 



 



 

p sempre



 

  



   

    pizz.



  

Who is











there?



Playfully, q=152

  Vln. 1   Vln. 2

who is

MNMOMMMM

 

    

   

p sempre

  





   

there?





 

  







 

 

Who











there?





  





        



  

   

  















        

Who is







 



who is there?

 

  

  

      

 



Cb.

  



18 S.

Hp.

Vln. 1

 



 

  

Vln. 2

Vc.



Me.

Who is









there?



   

 

Vla.

Cb.



              mf



 



who?



    





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



   

 





there? Me.





   







Who is





 

Me who?





 

             I



 

   





        



  

 

 

  

  

  

 

  

 

me,



 

 

Who



  

  

  



Vc.







 

 

  

there?



   

 









   

                 

       

24 S.

Hp.





Vln. 2

 

 

Vla.

Vc.











 Vln. 1 

Cb.

Me.









  

Hp.

 

  









C§





 





 

  

Me.

 

who is there? Me.

 







 





 

  



 

 



  

  



  

who? Who

 

  

  



 

      

  

    

 

 

 

 

     

   





Cb.







     

    



 

 

 



 

who?

   

 

     



    I am

I am

  



 

 



I am

 



  

 

        

A arco                                      mf



 

 

  





sub. ff

 

   

 



A  

  arco          mf

  

sub. ff

   arco          sub. ff arco             





arco         sub. ff

 

             

    

       



      

 



      

 

sub. ff















  

 

  







  











     







there? Me.

 



    











   Vln. 1 

Vc.



there?





Vla.

me, Who is



 



        Me who?        Bb  

Vln. 2





30 S.



  



who?

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

                                                                  

37 S.

Hp.



        LMMOLMLL

 

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

 S.

         sub. p 

you are

me I am me



 

  



  



     



  





  



  



 



  



   

  





    

 

sub. p





take







non div.

f non div.

pro

you take

pro

 -

noun

       I am



  

    



 

   

più f             you are you,



Who is there? Me.

  

 

 



 



     

        

                f

div.         Vla.    f       Vc.      f            Cb.     f

noun

   





 

    

. gliss

  



  





 

   f

MMMOMMMM





   

but you

  

      

you

   





and you are you



  



you

 

 

     Vln. 1    Vln. 2

                sub. p                   sub. p



Hp.

am me

              

       Vln. 1    Vln. 2

 

      

       

               

                                       

           

                                       

     

div.                     

   

più f

                 più f          unis.            div.            

         

     

più f

             più f 



Who is there? Me







    

  





sub. p

Cb.







C   



gli

ss.

 

Hp.

 

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

 

      

pro



    

     

   





 



                       

            ff

p

but

                         f

you take my

 

take my



 

noun

           

        





  



you





  

you

 

take

take take

                                 f                                                  unis.                                                                 div.                                                                                   





   

      

unis.             



  

      



you

      

         pp   Bb 

       

C     Vln. 1    Vln. 2

             pp                 pp  unis.           



57 S.

you are you



sub. p

Vc.

I am me



       Vln. 1  sub. p     Vln. 2    Vla.

who?

 

ss.



   

ss.

Hp.

               pp

gli

sub. p

gli

      

    

 



       

   

and

 



 



 



 



                         



                                       

 

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

                                                                    

           

 

    

   

63 S.

Hp.



and

   

 



                    Vc.               Cb.     

Hp.

f sempre

     



You

     



 



  

q=50

     Vln. 1  

Vla.

Vc.

say

    

  

  

 

non div. arco

  

non div.

 

ff non div. arco

      ff

 Cb.  



pp B§



 



   



  

   are



 



   







   





us.

  



   

  







come

         and you







 





    

      



    



      div.        

 

    

   

 



 



 



 



 



 



   pizz.      



will

 









       



            

  

non div.

Vln. 2

   we  

3. Have I learned to understand you?

q=50

MNMOMMMM



        p         p       

          

  

we are



Vla.





and

        Vln. 1    Vln. 2

      pizz.

p pizz.

     



senza misura



sub. p



       

 

not

   

sul pont.



sffz sul pont.

senza misura

  

 

 

 

    



 

 

    



 

 

    



 

 



 

 

sffz sul pont.

sffz non div. sul pont.

sffz sul pont.

    sffz

q=50

       f

74 S.



        

come. MNLOMMMM

Now you say

        



sub. ff



will not

q=50

ff                                



come.

        ff

 

q=50

  

    

     



 

      



  

     



 

Hp.



      

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.



           

 Cb.  



 

learned to

un - der





  Vln. 1      



   

 



 

  

senza misura



Cb.



   

      

Vc.

ex - pect you.

 

q=50

 

Vla.

shall

  





 

div. sul pont.



    3

   

stand

fff



you?

        

 

          

 

 ord.    

   



 

div.ord.  O  O 

 

fp ord.

 







 

 

 

   







 

  O O 



 

 ord.      



 

you?



  

 sul D    ord.    



    





 

fff



   



 

     

      

 

sul pont.

ff sul pont.

Have

MNMOMMMM

sul pont.

    Vln. 1      Vln. 2

So I

 



Hp.

senza misura

 



 



sul D

highest pitch



ppp

sul G

highest pitch



ppp

sul C/G

highest pitch



sul C/G/D

 

sul E/A/D

 

 

ppp





 



 



 

highest pitch    

  

ppp highest pitch

ppp







   

4. Ghost 10

82 S.



LMMOMNMM

                             

 



                   Vln. 1           pp Still, q=60

    

    

 

   

    



  

Vc.

Hp.

 







 

   

 

 

 



        Gb



        

  

        

  

       unis.

  



unis.

 

  

  

div.          

      

 A tempo, q=60

  

3            



am haunt ed by your beau - ti -ful

 poco rit.

     



 



                                  ghost.

 



  



 

A tempo, q=60



unis.                                 

                  p

 

     

  

  



   div.    

unis.   



  

Vc.

poco rit.

div.

Vla.

 



                   p     

Vln. 2

but not

   







             div.      Vln. 1     

Cb.



div.



   



you,

  

 

Vla.

may for - get

MMMOMMMM



div.     

    

  

   

div.



Oth -ers

 

Vln. 2

Cb.

  

      





 





Hp.

 

Still, q=60





  

 



                       

unis.

   

     





 



div.       

 

unis.

 



 

 



5. Night without end S.

Hp.

 





Night with -out end

               pp                    LLLOLMLL

Strolling, q.=46

     Vln. 1       

div. con sord.

pp div. con sord.

   

Vln. 2

pp con sord.

  

Vla.

pp con sord.

      

Vc.

pizz.        Cb.   pp



     

98 S.



    

Hp.

  

   

 

  Vln. 1 

 

  

Vln. 2

 

Vla.

 

  

Vc.

Cb.









                     

      mp



   

 

 

 



with -out end Lone -li - ness.

      

     

      

     

the wind has

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



      



 

   

 

               f

   

  

   

 

  

 



 

  

   

arco p

Sho - ji

                        Fb

         mf

        mf

   

  

        mf

wait

    

LLLOLLML

     

           

   

     

sub. p

   

sub. p

   

sub. p

   

sub. p

   

sub. p

                   

old

 

  

 



 



 



in our se -cret place in our

LLLOLMLL

 



     

        unis. p

  p



 

     

    

 

 

 

 

 

div.

     p



  

        



 

 

days





  





   

ma - ple leaf

   

 





 



in the

  

unis.

         as

   

driv -en

   

 

   

a - gainst the



Strolling, q.=46

 



 



106 S.

  

Hp.

Vln. 1

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



    

Hp.

moon

 

                C§ mf

              

   

     

       



             

 



    



 





 

    mp

 



     

 





your old

love lett -ers



 



 



 

 

unis. p

pizz.

  p



  



  

 

po -ems you ne - ver pub - lished

(unis.)

   

div.

  



 

  



 



     



 

 

   

 Cb.  

 

  

   





      unis.          

 

 



div.

 

   

 

 



     

 

E§ A§

           

mp div.

full of

  

 

                    

  

   

         

     

div.



  mp

 

 

div.

  

 

unis.



 

F§ C§



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

 

 



Vc.



D§ Fb



sing

                      

Vla.

  

 

found

     G§     

  

    

    E      unis.        p

 

the last bell crick ets

 

  

moon

 

full

 

    

 

  

     



  

 



 



 

un -der the

    

   

  Vln. 1   Vln. 2

full

  



111 S.

un der the

          

 

cret place

   

    p





se -

   

     

   

  



  



  



 



senza sord. unis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

senza sord. mp

 

       

 



 



 



 



 



117 S.

Hp.





 



 



 



 



 



 

                           Vln. 1       

div.

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

 S.

Hp.

   

div.   (unis.)                        f                   f



    

      

   



 



 



          ff

    

 

     

  

     

 

Vc.

Cb.



Vla.

           

       

F            Vln. 1   Vln. 2

                          

arco



   

    

 

            

 

123

did it

                              f

   



f    

They were on

MNMOMNNM

 

    

   



 

sub. p

         sub. p   unis.      

for

  



 

unis.

 

    

      

 

     

 

 

 

sub. pp

  

sub. pp

      

   

                  div.          





 

    

 

  

   

  

 

                            ff                         ff

       

 

  

  

div.        

 

  

ter?

 

   

  

sub. p

  

     

 

mat

unis.

sub. p



     

     

sub. pp



 

sub. pp

        



        

 



senza sord. mf

          f



 

     ff

     ff

   

 

           

 

   

128 S.



      

Hp.

     

for me

         



       Vln. 1   

              

Hp.









 

  

Vln. 2

    mf

Vla.

   mf

Vc.







   



   

    

   p





          

   



    



   



F§

 



for

me.





 



 

 

 



div.

  pp

unis.



pizz.

   



  

    





    



 



     

  





 



 

 

 

  

 

 



   

 

  

          



   

LLLOLLLL







      



   

 

G             

unis.

         

for

G§         



        





 

 

   

       

 

me.



MNMOLNNM

 div.    

div.

  

unis.        

   

for



   

   

 



for

     

          

  



they were



  

 

              



   

unis.

                   

 

 

unis.

   

for



     

 

       

     



for

        



  Vln. 1   

Cb.





   

   

    

134



Vc.





Vla.

Cb.

for me

LLNOLLLL

       

Vln. 2

          







 

 

    



     

 

 

 

 

 



6. The heart of man

Solemn, q=52

H Flowing, q=62                         

Hp.



141



(hum)

LLLOLLLL

 



 



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



H Flowing, q=62

  Vln. 1  



Vln. 2

 



Vla.

 



Vc.

 



Cb.

  



Solemn, q=52



con sord.



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



 p

148 S.

Hp.

Vln. 1

    



    

with -out chang - ing col - or

 



G§

this world of

          3





        f

    

in the emp -ti - ness of the world

      3

          3

ours

without

                   3



3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                                                

Vln. 2





Vla.





 

pizz.

Vc.



p sempre

Cb.

    









 



 

152 S.

Hp.







chang -

ing

with - out

chang - ing col - or

    

Vc.

Cb.















 3



 3





Vla.

 

3 3 3 3  Vln. 1            

Vln. 2

       

         

     



 

the emp - ti ness

  

   

  

of this world

  3

   





the



 



    

heart

the heart

   3

 



 





  



con sord.

                                  3







 









 









 156 S.

 



man



Hp.

Vln. 1

      

 

the heart

  3

B§



 



 

man

  

   



 





 

 3



man

  

the heart of



    

 

 3



man

  





 

 3





 3

                                                 

Vln. 2



Vla.

 

Vc.

Cb.

       

the heart of

  3

  





 





 



 p



 



 

 

arco



arco

 p

 

J 160 S.

Hp.





sub. p



   









Cb.



con sord.





 

Hp.

Vln. 1

















   

        mf

the heart of

  3

 

man

 

 F§



  3

   



Vla.



Vc.

Cb.





          

the heart of



  

man

fades

the











heart



  

G§ 3

 







 

 





 

  f



 



 



 



        mp

 

cresc.

 

cresc.

     

div.





        3                       









3 3 3  3 3                                     3

 

          3   3   3 3 3 3                  3 3 3 3 3 mp











Vln. 2



         

  







   

 



 

the heart



   



       mp







man

 

 

fades

unis.



   

   



div.

man

 mf

div.

heart

mf 3



the

     

 

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

164 mf S.



man

               

  



   

    

3 3                    3  3

LLLOLMLM



 

Vc.

  

the heart of

 

Vla.

  



man

 Vln. 1   Vln. 2



 

 

   

K Più mosso, q=68 18

168 S.

 





   



man

the

man

  

Hp.

fff

    3

heart of

 

 

 

 



3 K Più mosso, q=68                 Vln. 1    3 3      3

  

    

Vln. 2

    Cb.    Vc.



172 S.

Hp.

unis.

    



fff espress.



 



 





 





 

   

Vla.

fff espress.





















fades like a

   

flow - er



 Vln. 1 

   

fade like a



flow -er

fades







mp 3





Vla.



Vc.

















Cb.





 













 like a

   

  

div.

                                     3

               G§ D§

3 3 3 3                                  3

 





  

Vln. 2



fff espress.

3 3 3 3                                    mp 3 3

                                  fff espress.            fff espress.           

      

fades LLMOLMLL



 p

 

non div.



176 S.

   



Vln. 1

  

  

      Bb

          3

 

 

(div.)

 Cb.  



  







 

pp sempre



pp sempre





  







 

 



 



  





 

pp sempre



pp sempre



Hp.

 



 



 

 



   



dim.







3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3    Vln. 1                                   

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



              G§



         

       

  

      

 

  

 

    non div.   O  

  

 



   



3                                        3

 

3 3 3 3  3 3                         3 3 3

 

 



181

 



L                        3 3 3 3 3         3  3                     3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 p



  

 

Vc.



LMLOLMLL

B§

     

Vla.



(hum)

 

 

Vln. 2



mf ossia: sing "oh"

flow - er

 

Hp.

rit.

185 S.







 3



 3

 



 3

                                              3





A§



3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3   3      Vln. 1                                       

Vln. 2

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



rit.

         

      

   

  

 



  



Hp.

 

ppp

G§

      

           