Hornik Poems for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble

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three poems of jessica hornik for Abigail Haynes Lennox and the Inscape Chamber Music Project

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three poems of jessica hornik

Oboe

Clarinet in A

Harp

  

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  

p

                             5

  

 

p

 



  

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

            

             

in a clear yet pale voice, no vibrato



              

 

  

Viola

 

Violoncello

 

Contrabass

  

Soprano Solo

Violin

The mourn - ing dove p

  

mp

S. Solo

Vln.

Vc.

Cb.



3

    

pple tree

meets



6

 

  6

    

 

the sol - i - tar - y



10

  



mp

that re - fused





3         



to

  

 

 

      

 

 

 

  

warmer voice poco vibrato

           3

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



3

mp

3

      

last pa - tients, they co - mmis - er - ate

3

fall.



 

pple

The tree's mp





-

a

     

-

6          

  





mp

   

Vla.

 

in the a

sul pont.

       

  

Hp.

pp

    Ob.    Cl.

     

in the e - mpty blue

             3 3        3

3

mp

3     

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3

Ob.

Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

 



 

3         

   

Cb.

Snow

3

    

3       

3           

Vc.

     

 

3

      

3      

3      

pat - ches 3

    

3       

 3       

      

3

the

  

dun

3

 

3

path

a crumb - trail of

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

   

   

3

cold.

3

3 3 3 3 3                              



              

    

                 

 3      

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

mp

     

pa - tches

    

3      

 3

3

3

  

 

mp

Vla.

15

 

Ob.

                          

                 

5

mp

Cl.



Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.



mp

 

    

 

  

    

         3

3

5

       

               



 

               p

               

                    

             

                     

Vc.

p

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p

      

Vla.

Cb.

5

     

20

3 3                      


4

Ob.

Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

 



    mp

  

     

             

     

By the pond two cat - tails hav - ingmissed their cue to burst,

Vc.

Cb.

  

slightly more playful

 

Vla.

   

25

   now

 3

                     

              

stand

help

-

less

as pop - sic - les



mp

mp

 



  Ob. 



Cl.

Hp.

          

  



   

30

 

 mp

mp

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

 

Vc.

Cb.

S. Solo

Vln.

3

Vla.

3

3

  mp

 

        

 

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 Ob.  Cl.



Hp.

S. Solo

   



 



 

 

Vc.

Cb.



 Vln.   Vla.







 

                        3 3 3 3 3

     

3

3

3



     

 

     

                 

   

 

            3

3

  

   

    

 

3

3

mf



 

  

 



   

 

 

  Ob.  

Cl.

 

 

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

   

         

  3

  3



35

 

  

    

  

 

 

Vc.

Cb.

   

  

Vla.

 

 

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 

           

                                        3                                  5                      

mp

5



  

   

                          

 

 

   


6

Ob.

 

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

mf

Cl.



S. Solo

 Ob.



     

   

 

 

 

  

   

    

   

         

   Vln. 

Cb.

   



 f         40

    f

  

In love

there

full big voice

f

   

3



         

               



 

is

 

no such thing

 

              

3

 

 

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

 

          as

       

  

3

    



 choice,

 

   but

    

      

  

                                        

Vc.

 

          

    

 

Vla.

3

5

f

 

S. Solo

 

 

 

 

 

                

   Cl.   

Hp.

     

          

f

Cb.

3

3               

f

  f 

f

Vc.

 



  Vln.    Vla.

   

Slightly Slower

Hp.



mf

3

 

 

3                         

    3

un - lim - it - ed

  

 

   

 

 

sup - plies

    

 

of

 

 

  

 

 

re - gret

      

 

3

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

                  

 

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7

Ob.

Cl.

 



    

Hp.

S. Solo

mp

 

                 

 

3



              

 

 

 

  

                





 

mp Cb.

mp

mp

Vc.

  

Vla.

 

 Vln. 

            

  

  



45

Ob.

Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.















 



3

Vc.

 

 

 

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play only if the bass part is not present enough





3



3



3



3



3



3



3



3



3

  

Vla.

Cb.

3





3



3



3



3



       3

3

3

  



  

 


8

Ob.

Cl.

 



S. Solo

gli

ss.



s.

glis

gli

ss.



 

 

Vla.

  

    

Vc.

Cb.

6

6

6

6

 

6

6

6

6

   

 Ob. 

6

  

6

6

6

6

6







    



 Vln. 

. iss gl



. iss

S. Solo



 

 

           

   

p

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

 

p

 

 

 

 

    

  

p pizz.

     

   

p

 

  

3       

 

 

       

 

  

  

the need for me

 

       

on your ca nyon perch

 

       

in your ci - trus - circle - d house,

                   

 

There,

pizz.

mp with irony inflected, poco vib.

pizz.

       

3

gl

Hp.

ss. gli

 

p Cl.

 

Slower Still

50

6

                  Vln.                                                  6



ss.

Hp.

ss.

gli

gli

 

         sub - sides





 



 

         

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Ob.

Cl.

55    



S. Solo

    

Cb.

     

 

    



 

 

    

 

at

 

 

   





 

       

Here, a whit'n - ing aisle through a field

   

 

p simple, pale; no vib.

eve - ning.

   

p

      

     come prima                  

 

 

heat

like

  

  

5

3

 

 Vln. 

Vc.

3

 

3

  

Vla.

           

 

Hp.

 

 

 

 



               a ri

-

 arco at the tip

  pp

-

  



60

Ob.

Cl.

S. Solo

Vln.

Vc.

Cb.

ver

      

     

-

ted

3

p

 

cur

sul pont.

 

-

-





pp

 

from its

                    

 par

  

Vla.

          

   

 

p

         

Hp.

  

 

-

-

 

 

 

 

rent





 

 

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Ob.

Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

  

3

  

3

pp

     

   

   

  

pp

Vc.

      

Vla.

Cb.

65





  

   

  

 



 

 

   

 

 



       

  

   

70

 

 

 

 

3

  

 

         

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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11

  Ob.  

  

Cl.

    

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

      mp

  

  

  

    mp

  

 

Vla.

Be - cause

 

   

   

it rain'd all day, pizz.

3

mp

  3

pizz.



3

mp

grew

   

3

 

3



3

sad.

3

 

    

Those

3

al

               

 

 

  

3

  

ev - ery - one



  

  

 

      

  

  

    

  

 

pp

  

 

  

 

  

75

          

3

-

read -



Vc.

 

Cb.

  

  



80

Ob.

Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

  

  

y sad

Cb.

 

  85 

   

grew sad -



der.

 

 

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

mp pizz.



           mp           

 

      

mp

   

      

 

 

     

 

   

  

      

 

 

     



full, clear, poco vib.

The

   

 

mp

knock

mp

mp

Vc.

mp

   

Vla.

 

      



 

      

  

  

 

                                                 3

3

3

3

3


12

        Ob.  Cl.



S. Solo

Vln.

mf

3

 



  

  

   

 

3

3

    

3



 

 

 

  

   

 



3

3

 

     3

3

     3

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

the

 



 

of

arco



   

3

 

arco

3

knock

  

   

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

 

   

sim.

mf

3



sim. 3

             

 

blo - ssom cups

3

3

       

  



   

Vc.

Cb.



Vla.

90              

mf

 

Hp.

3

mp



mp

  Ob.   Cl.

 

3

 

        

   

3

 

     

Hp.

S. Solo

 

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

wood straw

    

 

 

 

   

   

                       95



 

ber

-

ries

   



 

  

 

broad

  

    

 

 -

 

cast

 

3



 

mp

mp

 -

    

-

more playful

           

     Vln. 

3

   

through

the



3

        

   



     

fields



 



 

 

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Ob.

Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

        

  3

        mp



       



       mp

5









  

 Vln. 

3

100

    

3

mp

Vla.

13

Slower q= 48



  



  

  

drain - ed



   

   

  





  

    

  

as quick - ly

 

   

   



    

fill

-

ed,

 

 

 



     

we were fill

while

 -

Cb.

 

ed

  



up

                                                    





easy, not rushed arco



mp Vc.



sub. pp



         

asthey



3

3

3

mp

3

3

3

  Ob.  

 

  

 

 

 

 

   

  

 

Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

 

 Vln.  

mp

   

and

kept

    on

fill - ing,

  

        

 

 

 

 

         

  

on

 

fill - ing,

 

and



kept

on

 

 

 

 

 

fill - ing,

 

 

no vib., meccanico

  

and kept

   

on

              

fill - ing,

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

Vc.

Cb.

 

  

knock

  

and kept

mp

   

Vla.

105

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3

3

3

3


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Ob.

Cl.

 



    

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

     

  

 

 

 

like clocks

110

    

   

     



tick - ing

aft

-

     

   

er

  the

  

  

end

      

115

     

     

    

  

  

of the world

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Interlude q = 76 "Spoken": this effect should be "whispered" and sound like a ride cymbal. Use the sound "Tss" to achieve it

          

       

Cymbals

"Spoken":

mp

       

120

       

"Spoken":

this effect should be "whispered" and sound like a (high) kick drum. Use the sound "K(h)uh" in to achieve it

 

mp

  

Vla.

 

Vc.

 

Cb.

  

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

  

 

 

 

Bass Drum

mp

     Cym.  B. D.

     

   

 

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

 

      

   

 

    

3

 

 

 

  

 

130

      

 

 

     

   

 

  

 

 

                                          

  

 pizz.

 

mp

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 

 

sul ponticello





                             

                                              arco

mp

   

  

fingers of one hand play against the cupped palm of the other

                         

Vc.



   

                                                           

Vla.

knock

     

     

(quiet) hand claps:

mp pizz.

Cb.

   

   

   

swung, almost if triplets

   

       

    

Cl.

         

125

 

  



 



   







mp

   

 


16

Cym.

B. D.

Hp.

"Spoken":

Vln.

135



Sung straight tone p, e meccanico

        

 

         

Vla.

 

Vc.

 

Cb.

  



rain'd

         

          

  

 

rain'd

 

rain'd

rain'd

 

rain'd

rain'd

       

          

   

rain'd

rain'd

rain'd

Sung ("ah")

  

             p

rain'd

 rit.

a tempo

                                                  

 



 

 

   





 

m.o.

  

mp

        

  Cym.

140

B. D.

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.



     

Cb.

 

 

 



  

 







   

6

6



       

 

   

 

5

 



3



3

   

  

  

            

6

  

              

    5

Vc.

      

mp

   

Vla.



      5

        

 

 

  





  

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Cym.

B. D.



Hp.

S. Solo

145

 

   Vln.  

Vc.

Cb.



Vla.

        



   

 



 

         

 

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 

 

 n.

          

      

Clarinet in A

Oboe


Postscript: The Harebell q= 104

18

   



150

Ob.

mp

Cl.

   

 

Hp.

S. Solo

   

 

155







 

  

   

    

    

    

   



mp

 



3

    

mp

3

 



160





        

    

 

3                      3 3

mp

 

    

  

Vla.

 

Vc.

 

Cb.

  

 

Vln.

The hare

 mp

-

bell

on her liss - ome,

on stoop - ing

  Ob. 



Cl.

165

170                       

mp

                                           

Hp.

S. Solo

 Vln.  

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

stem,

goes

  on

 

and

on



    and

on,

 

 

 

 

  

      

 



on pizz.

 pizz.



 

  

3

  

3

In

mp

 

         

      

to the weath - er of the snow

                   

 

pizz.

mp pizz.

mp

 

  

                

     

 

    

and lone - ly ev - er

  

 

  

   

 

     

   

 

  



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  175

Ob.

Cl.





S. Solo

Vln.

 

    

   

 

 

greens

    

 





  

 

  

 

   

 

    

       

180

   

     

 



 

 

            

   

q= 60   

subito

      

 

Vc.

Cb.

    

Vla.

          3

Hp.

     

  

p

  

mf

  

    

6

mf





mf

mf, fat and rich

vite

  

3

      3







5

 



She pre - sides arco

3



o - ver the

  

       

  

     

   

mf arco

mf

arco

     

mf

 

   

    Ob.  Cl.

S. Solo

 Vln. 

3



  3

     

     

-

3

           

5

 froz



3

 

  185



  

Hp.



-

-







    

 

                         5 3     sounds 8va higher 3  3            5    





en

gard

-

-

-

-

en,

pizz.

 pizz.

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

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

 

     



  

   

 -

 

pizz.

  

   

 







 

  

 




20

   Ob.  Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

Ob.

Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

190

 

 

                                      

      

an

or - phan

   

    

  

 



Vc.

    

  

  

the

  on

             

-

ly,

 

 

arco

 

 

mp

 

3

I heard her sing

of an earth - ly ev - er







         

       3

    

    

last - ing - ness

  



 

 

 

 

3

3

     



 

    

  

all

she loves

  

 



            



 

pp

3

      

 

      

       

 

pp arco



arco

  

a wo - man's cha - ri - ty to - wards



Slightly Slower

205

       

mp

                

p

her col - ors know

house

 

on - ly

 

on - ly,

pp

on, -ly

         

  

               



 

195

 

 

 

 

 

in

200

  

 

 

Vla.

  

 Vln.    

Cb.

Slower q=c. 52

 

Vc.

 

Vla.

Cb.

 

 

   

  

pizz.

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Ob.

  

210

pp

Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.





                   

 

p

      

215



220

 

                         

   

3           

  

 

 

  

  

 

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.



To

her

mydreams go begg - ing...

as if to wre - stle free

of what

they know

is in store

for me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ob.

Cl.

  

Epilogue q= 104

  

knock            

W.B.

 

L R R mp

 

225

                                                       

 straightone   

       

 

   

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

  

Vla.

 

Vc.

 

S. Solo

Vln.

Cb.



ppp

sfz

knock on back of bass

  

 

 

mp

  

sfz

knock on breast of cello                                           

L R R mp

  

3

  

   

mp

  Ob. 



Cl.

W.B.

S. Solo

Vln.

Vla.

W.B.

                                                   

     



 

       

pp

235

 

mp

       

3

        

3

  

Harp

3                               3 3 3

    

  

                               

mp

 

3

Taiko D.

230

 

    mp

 

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Ob.

Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

  



             

 

 

        

   

                  3

3

3

        

     

mp

Vla.

     

       

        

      

240





  





3

                      

 

                           3

     

         

    

3



 

 

 

W.B.

Taiko D.



 

Ob.

Cl.

 



   

Hp.

S. Solo

   

  



245 

mf

        

 



 

                              Vln.                                                                  Vla.  W.B.

Taiko D.



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Violoncello

  

 

 

 

 



mf

           

 

3

mf

  

 

3

 

 

   

               

3

3

3

3

                  mf

    

     

                   

mf 3

 

3

3

 

3

                  

   

 

 

 

 

3

mf

 3

 

 3

 

 3

 

 3

f Contrabass

 f


24        Ob. 

Cl.



Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

 

  

Vla.

 

 

 

 

 

   

3

3

3

3

3

                                       

Vc.

Cb.

 3

  

 3

 

 3



3

3

     

   

   

 

   

  

3

3

  250 

  

                     

3

  

3

 

 

3

3

3

 

 

                                                                          

     3

 

 

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

 

 

      

 



 

3

3

 

         3

      

3

      

    

3

  3

 

  Ob. 



Cl.

Hp.

S. Solo

Vln.

  

Vla.

Vc.

Cb.

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

             

255

 

                               

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                                                

mp pizz.

           

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           

              

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