Absence (SATB a cappella)

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ABSENCE

SATB a cappella

Duration 5 mins

music by Juhi Bansal, text by Abu Bakr al-Turtushi (1059 - 1127)


I walk, my eyes the sky, hoping to find the star you see. I stop each traveler that passes, hoping one might have breathed your scent. I turn my face to blowing winds, hoping they'll bring me news of you. I wander roads, here and there, passing songs whisper your name. I look at strangers' faces, I look away Hoping for a trace of you. Original poem by Abu Bakr al-Turtushi (1059 - 1127) Translation into Spanish by Emilio García Gómez Translation/adaptation from Spanish to English by Juhi Bansal

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   

Plaintive, haunted h = 58 - 66 p

SOPRANO



I

walk,

 p  

ALTO

TENOR

BASS

walk,

  p    I p     I

my



I

IV. Absence 

eyes

For rehearsal Piano only

5     5

S.



sky,

3

walk,

my

eyes

to

the

sky,



3



walk,

my

eyes

to

the

sky,



3



Pno.

    

  the

find

5    

the

    find 





the

find

B.





 

   

   3

hop - ing

  

hop - ing

hop - ing

 

 

 

f    



 



star

f    



f    



star

star

 

the

star

  







   see

 you

   

 

you

f

 

      see

you

see

you

see

   



        

 

     

 



     

f

to

3

3



to

 3 

hop - ing

to

 3 

 

to

3

3

 

   

the



T.

sky,

to

find

A.

3

the

eyes

 

p    

to

my

Plaintive, haunted h = 58 - 66

 p   

3




2

12

     

p

10

S.

A.

    

 

A.

   

T.

B.

 

 Pno.

   

16

S.

      

Pno.

 p

    

T.

B.

  

  

 

 

hop - ing 3

 

p

 12 

  

hop - ing

one

 

hop - ing

one

might

 3 



hop - ing

one

might

 

   3

17 

 

  

each

stop

each



I

stop

each

p



I

stop

each

 p 

   

 

          f

have

trav' - ler 3

3

trav' - ler

trav' - ler

3

trav' - ler

 

3

 

that

pass

that

pass

that

pass

that

pass

 

  

-

es

-

es

 -

es

 -

es

 

      breathed

    

f

  have

 

f

 

have

breathed

 

         

 

 

 



 

your

 

f

your

your

 your

   

scent.

p

breathed

 

p

 

f

have



breathed

 

might

3



3

3

might

  3

p

p

one

stop

I

p

I

17 3



 p

  

 

scent.

p

scent.

  p

scent.

  p

  


22    22

S.

A.

 T.

Pno.

 

22   

  





 



   

pp

27

   4

winds,

  

 



 

  

 

  

4

 

 I

 

    

 

4

  

 

 

 

winds

 I



blow - ing

 

 I

 

29  

pp

  

 

blow - ing

T.

 

 

to

turn

 

 

Pno.



  

  

A.

turn my face

I

B.

I pp



S.

    



   

B.

Bring out melody "I turn my face to blowing winds" in each part 4 pp 4

turn

4

 

my

face

to

turn

         

turn,

29      

I

winds,



4

4

 

 I

 

pp

 I

    

    

 

 

 

  

to

 

 

my face

 

blow - ing

 

  

turn,

26    

 

4

 

 

4

  

 

 

3

4

turn

  

 

turn

pp

 

 

I

  

I pp

 

4

26      

I

    

 

   

   


4

32      32

S.

turn

turn

   

A.

B.

       

S.

Pno.

my face

4

to

blow - ing



  

 

 

I

face

to

blow - ing

winds,



turn

I

 

my

 

     

   



turn,



 





 

 

 

 

4

  

 

I pp

 I

turn



 

turn,

38    

 

      

 

38      

turn

 4 

 

      

  

 

I

4



4

   

   

      

winds,

 

37

  

  

   

T.

4

  

A.

B.

turn,

32     

Pno.



         

T.

 

35  



4

 

 





to

 

  

 



 

4

blow - ing

winds,

 



  

  

4

 

4

 

    

 I

4

 

41  

4

my face

35   

 

turn

 

   

      pp

 I

 

pp

  

  

4

  

turn

41  



my face

to

 

 4


   42

S.

 

  

(unis) pp

 I

44  

turn

5

 

  

 



      

 



 

 

I

A.

 

 

       blow - ing winds,

T.

    

4



 

 

pp

  

pp

I

 

4 

turn

my

face

 to

4

blow - ing

 

 

 winds,

 I



 





B.



 Pno.



 

 4

  

 

 



 

 

44    

 

  



 

  

 

  

 

 I

turn,

 4



4


6

47        

 

47

S.

turn

A.

      

 

    

 

Alto



     turn

4

  

my face to

 4  blow - ing

winds,

50

(unis.)

I

pp

 I

 

turn

 4 

my face to

blow ing winds,

4

turn

 

  

I

  

  

pp

I



 

turn

 

 



 









turn

T.



      turn       

   

pp



 

 

    

I

B.

      

Pno.

47          



  4

 

 

4

 



pp I

pp

 

 

 





turn,

  

turn,

50   

4

   

    

4

  



 

 

 

 


53      52

S.

poco a poco cresc.

 

to

     to

B.

   

 S.

  

 

-

ing

4

4       blow - ing



winds,

4

4

     

 

-

ing

    4

-

 4

 4

4

-

-

 4

 

 

4

-



 



 4

blow

ing

winds,

 

 

4

ing

4

-

ing

winds,

blow

-



ing

-

  4   ing

winds,

    4

4



4

61  4  

-

ing

4

 

blow

   

 

-

 

4

ing

4

 

blow

-

 

   

winds,

 

  

winds,

blow

4

winds,

winds,

ing

 

ing

blow

winds,

winds,

blow

4 

ing



ing

 

winds,

4    

winds,

 

-

blow

blow

4

ing

  4    

winds,

 

ing

4

4

 



blow

4

-

blow

blow

   

-

poco a poco cresc.

   

winds,

53 Gaining momentum 4      

winds,

Pno.

ing

 

 

57    

-

4

poco a poco cresc.

4 

blow

blow

winds,

blow

B.

poco a poco cresc.

57 57    4   

T.

winds,

wind,

to

    

A.

ing



 

blow

    Pno.

-

poco a poco cresc.

(unis.)

(unis.)

4

 

to

T.

blow

  (unis.)   

A.

7

Gaining momentum

61



4

     4

 

 


8

   4    62

S.

winds,

  blow

T.

-

ing

winds,





ing

winds,

blow - ing

blow

  

-

ing

-

 

fff

winds,

blow

  4   fff       

 

fff

blow - ing,

   -

blow

      

 4  

blow

4

fff

  

winds,

   4     winds,

B.

      4

blow - ing

A.

65

blow - ing,

blow

-

winds,

   

 

wind,

 Pno.

  

 

4 4



4

  

4



 

 

4

4

 

 

65        

fff

    

   

ing

ing

winds,

     Bass ossia

 

 

ing

  -

     

    

 



        

  



winds,

      


S.

     67

69

(cut off still fff )

p

A.

T.

B.

(bass ossia)

Pno.

 S.

A.

T.

B.

  

       

    (bass ossia)      

Pno.

    

of

pp



of

  

Slow

 

pp (staggered breathing)

(long)

 

(long)

 

    

(long)

 

me

news

 

 

Freely, plaintive

  

you.

 

3



pp

 

 

you. (long)

news

 

p

   

me

 

69

(long)



pp



(staggered breathing) pp

   pp



Slow

hop - ing they'll bring

 

3

 

           

   

(Dramatic dim.)

  

72

p



   

hop - ing they'll bring

(Dramatic dim.)

     

3

(cut off still fff )

   

9

Freely, plaintive



74





A tempo p

 I

p

 I

  p

I

p  



   

I



74 A tempo

 

   p

  

  3

wan - der

    

     

roads 3

 

wan - der

roads,

  3

   

wan - der

roads

3

3 

wan - der

 





3



  

3

here and

there



3

here and

there,

 

roads

 

 

 3

 

3

   


10

   

78      

 3  

   

     

 3  

    

     

  3 

3              

 3  

77

S.

A.

T.

B.

I

I

I

here and there,

I

78                         

Pno.

3

wan - der

wan - der

wan - der

 

    

    

    

   

 

    

 roads

roads

here and there, 3

roads

here and there,

wan - der

3

3        

roads

3

     



   

here and there,

 



   3

   

3

3

                 

  

3

S.

82 82    

  

   

 3  

     I

  3 

wan - der

I

A.

I

T.

B.

Pno.

3

wan - der

wan - der

wan - der

     I

 3  

82    

     

    

3

    3

  

roads,

I

  

   

3

roads,

roads



  

here and there,

   3

   

3

3

 

roads,

roads

  

  3

I

wan - der

roads

 3      

3 

here and there,

 

wan - der

wan - der

here and there,

3  

I

3

roads

 

86



            3

I

 

wan - der

86

3

    3

roads

  


11

   87

S.

 

T.

   3

here and there,

 3       here and there,

  

  

  

   

wan -der

I

   I

 3      

 

here and there,

    Pno.

I

A.

B.

89     3   

   3



I

     

     

3

   

wan -der roads 3

wan -der roads

3   wan -der

        

3

roads,

3

89

3

   

S.

A.

  pp   

Pass - ing

3

   

 

 



 3  

 

   3

3

   

T.

B.

Pno.

   

      

   

pp

 

      

       

 

 

name.

 

3

 3

     

  I

 

pp I

 

95 pp   I

3



   

 

3

   

 

 

pp I

 

 

95       

     

 

look

 

look

 

look

 

look

      

 at

 at

 at

 at

 

stran - gers'

stran - gers'

stran - gers'

stran - gers'

 

 

here and there,

3

whis - per your

pp

here and there

roads

 

songs

3

   

 

here and there

 92

pp

   


12

  

97

S.

  

fa - ces,

 

A.

I

T.

B.

Pno.

 S.

I

 - ces,

I

 I

B.

 

 

 

 

hop



  

(echo)

mf

  

 

mp

-

mp

 -

-

 -



ing,

mp

-

 

ing,

  

ing,

  

mp

 

hop

 

-

mp hop

-

mp

hop

   

mp

-

-



 

ing,

p

-



ing,

p

-

-

ing,

p

mp

hop



ing,

mf

 

ing,

mf

 

-

ing,

  

   

  mf

p

-

-

 

-

-

  

ing, mf

ff



mp

-

100   

-



  

ff    

ing,

-

hop

 

hop

ff

way

mp

-

-

(echo) mf

 



hop

 

-

-

 

way

ff

 



 

-

hop ff

ff

 

mf





3

-

(echo) mf hop

3



   

Pno.

a

 

 

T.

look

  

(echo) mf

a

way

  

hop

-

3



  

a

  ff

 

 ff

look

 

hop

way ff

   

(echo) mf

A.

look

   

  

-

3

fa - ces,

102

a

  

 

look 3

fa - ces,

    fa



3

100

 

ff

ing,

  

p

106 pp 

hop

-

 -

ing,

    











106

pp

 

 

 


13

108

   108

S.

(staggered breathing)

pp

3

     

A.

hop

T.

B.

    

3

-

- ing,

       hop

-

-

  

  

  

    

pp

for you,

pp

         3

ing,

hop

  

  

  

 

-

-

for you,

for you,

(staggered breathing)

pp

  

 

3

3

  

pp

for you,

   

for you,

 

3

  

ing,

   

for you,

108     

Pno.

 

3

 

  

 

3

        

     114

S.

A.

T.

B.

    

     

Pno.

  

pp

hop - ing

  

 

pp



for

  

for

pp

  

pp

a



pp

  



for

a

   

  

for

a

   

a

 

 

 

trace

ppp

of

trace

ppp

of

 

trace

you,

you,

ppp

you ppp

 

trace

       

ppp

you






14

     

 

   

 

 

 

120

S.

of

A.

you,

     of

T.

B.

         

you,

  



you

Hop - ing

pp

for

 

   pp

 





you.

       

for

  

you.

 



pp

you.



you.

of

you

     Pno.

of

    

Slightly slower

Slightly slower

 pp



for pp

for

    

     

 

ppp possible

  

 

ppp possible

126

S.

a

A.

a

T.

B.

     a   

 a

       Pno.

    

trace

trace

of

 

trace

trace

ppp possible

   

you.

 

 

ppp possible

 

 

you

you

ppp possible

         

of

  

you

   



  



     




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