Four Reflections on the Night

FOUR REFLECTIONS ON THE NIGHT From We Look to the Stars

SATB with harp and percussion

music by Juhi Bansal, text adapted from Kabir (15th Century, Indian) Eihei DĹ?gen Kigen (13th Century, Japanese) Sarah Williams (19th Century, English) (Duration 18 mins, can be further excerpted as needed.)

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Four Reflections on the Night - Program Note

“For millennia, the nighttime sky has been a tablet upon which we’ve inscribed our histories. It contains a richness that transcends those visible points of light, with multiple narratives layered atop the same glittering framework.” Nadia Drake

For much of human existence, the night sky was such a great mystery that perhaps it’s natural our stories about the stars are as much stories about us as people. We have looked at the stars and seen ways to navigate through sea and over land; we have seen hopes, dreams and inspiration; we have seen love found and love lost; grief and fear; life and death.

It is fascinating how much similarity there is in stories from all around the globe, centuries apart. Myths that began in one place ended up thousands of miles distant, told with different names in different countries; poetic imagery about the stars in one place has hundreds of analogues from other places and other languages. While the words in which we have described our relationship to the stars are as diverse as the people they came from, the stories themselves have overlapping themes, ideas and images. Four Reflections on the Night, a performance excerpt from the cantata We Look to the Stars, brings together some of these myths, poems and excerpts of prose to celebrate not only the night sky, but also with it the things that unite us in the human experience.

Percussion Details:

Percussion is written for three players, separated into Percussion 1, 2 and 3 to limit moving around instruments.

Percussion instruments needed are: Perc 1: -

Crotales [2 octave set if available, a single octave can substitute if not] (shared with Perc. 2 & 3) 3 tom-toms Large tam-tam Suspended cymbal 2 suspended triangles Vibraphone (shared with Perc. 2)

Perc 2: -

Vibraphone (shared with Percussion 1) 3 tom-toms (these are in addition to the three played by Perc. 1), Crotales [2 octave set if available, a single octave can substitute if not] (shared with Perc. 1 & 3)

Perc 3: -

Bass Drum Marimba Crotales [2 octave set if available, a single octave can substitute if not] (shared with Perc. 1 & 2)

While there are many possible ways of setting up the instruments to allow for each to be reached as needed, one possible setup is shown below. (Depending on staging and location of singers, harp, soloists, this can be modified as needed):

1

We Look to the Stars for SATB chorus (with an additional small section of SAT); harp, vibraphone, crotales and bass drum

2

Notes Choir • The additional small section of SAT should be pulled from the main body of the chorus. • Improvisation Figures in boxes are guidelines for improvisation. (e.g. soprano and tenor at rehearsal 3, alto and bass at rehearsal 4.) The rhythms/pitches/gestures in the box are to be repeated freely, at your own pace, for the duration of the marked arrow. There should be no attempt to synchonize within a section. Until rehearsal 10 (where "In Strict Time" is marked, this movement is aleatoric. The conductor will cue when to move to each subsequent rehearsal number.

• Stars Text: Each singer, at their discretion, may choose from three options wherever "Stars Text" is required: 1) A sentence or two written by each individual singer (in the language of their choice) describing what they see when they look at the night sky. 2) The words "We look at the same stars" in English 3) A translation of the above phrase in the language of your choice

• Bells Each singer needs to have an object they can strike while speaking to create a bell-like sound. These could be actual bells of any type (as long as they are capable of producing soft dynamics), but could also be found objects. Anything that produces a resonant, ringing sound and a soft dynamic will work well. Some examples might include: - Garden chimes/ wind chimes - Bits of glass or old soda bottles that can be struck with chopsticks, small spoons, cocktail stirrers, etc. - A resonant bowl or small glass struck with a slim piece or glass or metal.

3

1

Soprano

8-10 seconds

X

12 - 16 secs.

2



   

We look

Alto

X



Bass

X 







1 D C B / E F# G# A

the

    to

  



the

   to



the

  

We look

to

 

 

the

2



(hum)

 



stars.

Harp

Crotales



X

n



stars.

(hum)

3 

pppp



pppp Stars text. Whispered slow, amorphous. Leave lots of rest and empty space.

(staggered breathing) pppp

 

Improvise freely on these pitches, using a variety of rhythms and grace notes to create melodies.

X 

Stars text. Whispered slow, amorphous. Leave lots of rest and empty space.

(staggered breathing) pppp

stars.

(Dictated, follow conductor) pppp





stars.

(Dictated, follow conductor) pppp

We look

  X

to

 

(Dictated, follow conductor) pppp

We look

Tenor



pppp

(Dictated, follow conductor) pppp



30 secs.

3



  

  

Improvise freely on these pitches, using a variety of rhythms and grace notes to create melodies.

X  n

pppp

Improvise freely on these pitches, using a variety of rhythms and grace notes to create melodies. Vibraphone

 X  n

pppp

4

30 secs.

4

5

30 secs. mp

 S. 

A.

T.

B.

poco a poco cresc.

poco a poco cresc.

Stars text. Spoken, faster, more rhythmic. Growing denser in texture. Each singer move freely between these figures at your own pace, repeating fragments at your discretion. poco a poco cresc. mp poco a poco cresc.  



      

 

mp poco a poco cresc. Stars text. Spoken, faster, more rhythmic. Growing denser in texture. Each singer move freely between these figures at your own pace, repeating fragments at your discretion. poco a poco cresc.

 

poco a poco cresc.



 





   



mp

poco a poco cresc.

(Each soprano singing the gesture in this box individually, not synchronized.) mp poco a poco cresc. Small section (sopranos).

Small section (altos)

Small section (tenors)







  4



Vib.







  

We

look

to

the

stars

(Each alto singing the gesture in this box individually, not synchronized.) mp poco a poco cresc.







We

look

to

  

the

stars

(Each tenor singing the gesture in this box individually, not synchronized.) mp poco a poco cresc.





look



to

  

the

stars

5 mp

poco a poco cresc.

 Crot.



We

 Hp.







poco a poco cresc.

(alternate playing these notes as a plucked scale with glissandi on these same pitches..)

   

         

poco a poco cresc.

mp

poco a poco cresc.

poco a poco cresc.

mp

poco a poco cresc.

6

S.

A.

 

30 secs.

7

poco a poco dim. fff (Shouting, chaotic, frenetic)

fff



poco a poco dim.

B.



Small section (sopranos).



Small section (altos)

Small section (tenors)

  

fff

fff

fff

6 

Hp.

Crot.

Vib.

(speaking, calming down)

 

fff





















n

n

n

7



fff



poco a poco dim.

fff

fff

5

(speaking, calming down)

fff poco a poco dim. (Shouting, chaotic, frenetic)

T.

15 secs.

 n

 n

 n

6

45 - 60 secs.

8

p

 

Stars text. Whispered. Slow, delicate. Leave lots of rest and empty space.



(Bells) Sparse. Bells echoing gently across the stage.

S.



 

 

 

 

 

p

 A.

pppp

(Bells)



 

Sparse. Bells echoing gently across the stage. pppp

p

T.

   

Stars text. Whispered. Slow, delicate. Leave lots of rest and empty space.



(Bells)

 

pppp

 

 

 

 

Sparse. Bells echoing gently across the stage.



p (Bells)

B.



Sparse. Bells echoing gently across the stage.

 

8 



pppp

pppp

n







Crot.





Vib.





Hp.

 

9

7

40 - 45 secs.

pppp Each singer move freely between these figures at your own pace, repeating fragments at your discretion.

 



gliss.

(hum)



gliss.

  





S.





n

(bells drop out)

pppp

 A.





n (bells drop out)

pppp Each singer move freely between these figures at your own pace, repeating fragments at your discretion.

T.

 



(hum)

gliss.



gliss.

    

 



 n (bells drop out)

pppp

B.



9 





n (bells drop out)







Crot.





Vib.





Hp.

10

8

h = 120 - 140 In strict time

  S.  

A.

T.

(humming) (pppp)

poco a poco dim.

(humming) (pppp)

poco a poco dim.

(humming) (pppp)

poco a poco dim.

(humming) (pppp)

poco a poco dim.

 

  

 B.  

10  

Hp.

Crot.

Vib.

B. D.

14

h = 120 - 140 In strict time

14









 











 











  













 

  n

 

 

 

 



9 15

 S. 







 



A.

T.

B.



n



















Crot.









Vib.









B. D.

n

n



Hp.

n



  

 

  attacca

10

Fire in the Flame For SATB chorus, additional section of SAT singers, vocal soloists (two sopranos, mezzo-soprano, alto and tenor) with percussion (3 players)

Text adapted from Kabir

11

Notes on Performance Chorus The additional section of SAT singers and the soloists can be pulled from within the main choir. Size of each of the smaller sections should be chosen to balance well with the main body of SATB singers. This movement should be very theatrical, with dramatic contrasts in articulation and dynamics. Enunciate the f's of "fire" and "flame" for drama. The word 'fire' is often pronounced as two syllables, fah-yer. Percussion Percussion 1: Vibraphone (motor off throughout) • Muted Vibraphone: (Lay heavy cloth/plastic/tarp over the bars and play directly on this (rather than on the keys).

Percussion 2: Tom toms and suspended cymbal (played with light-medium sticks, able to play on the rim as well as head of the toms, and on suspended cymbal. The sticks should create a percussive, round, not-overly-sharp attack, and be able to balance with vibraphone.)

Percussion 3: Bass Drum (with beaters capable of a clear attack on fast eighth notes as well as a wide dynamic range.)

Text Like the fire in the flames, the stars are within you. Find them if you can. Adapted from the Indian mystic poet and saint, Kabir, written somewhere between 1398 and 1518.

Fire in the Flame

12

5 h = 120 - 130

  

Soprano









Pitched whispers, percussive mp

Like the

 

Alto



  

Tenor









 







Alto (small section)

Tenor (small section)

 

Like the

Pitched whispers, percussive mp



Like the

Pitched whispers, percussive mp

      



fi - re in the flame.



 

fi - re in the flame.



Like the

Pitched whispers, percussive mp

       



fi - re in the flame.

 













 













   

















h = 120 - 130

5

  









 













 













Solo Tenor

   













Perc. 1

  

























2 Solo Sopranos

Solo Mezzo-soprano

Solo Alto

  

Perc. 2

         Bass Drum

Perc. 3

ffff

h = 120 - 130

 



 





(for rehearsal only) Piano

  

      ffff

 

 

 

ffff



      

Like the

Soprano (small section)



fi - re in the flame.

Like the

 

Bass





      







5

(Only play if needed for the singers)

                   mp

13 7

  S.      

9



      

fi - re in the flame.

A.

 

B.

      fi - re in the flame.



      

Like the

fi - re in the flame.

         

 

Like the

Like the

Like the



fi - re in the flame.





fi - re in the flame.



 

fi - re in the flame.

Like the



Like the



fi - re in the flame.

 



fi - re in the flame.

Like the

Small section S.













Small section A.













Small section T.

 

















9

 





Solo M-S..













Solo A.













Solo T.

 











2 Solo S.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3







Tom -toms, like fire crackling x = rim; regular notehead = drumhead On rim

                        5

p









5

5

Vibraphone Muted (see notes on performance) (like fire crackling)



                        cresc.









9

                                 



5

cresc.

p

(Only play if needed for the singers)

Pno.





      

         Like the



      

      

fi - re in the flame.





fi - re in the flame.



      

Like the

T.

Like the



       

       

 

14

13 12

S.

 

16









Pitched whispers, percussive mp



 

Like the

A.

         fi - re

T.

B.

in

Small section A.

 

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

     in

the

 



Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

 

   stars

 

 

 



  stars









  

The

  

f



 







The

stars

  stars







  stars









The



13

f



f



The

          5

5

     

   





16

   

   









   









mf

mf

 

 

    

 

ffpppp

  f 



star

f

 

 



star

f

  





 

 



  

f

  







The

  

 

Pno.



Pitched whispers, percussive mp

  



 





flame.

f

 







The

Solo T.



Like the

The

Small section T.



flame.



 

fi - re

Small section S.

the





  

13

  



ffff

 



 

 

  

16

 

 

mp

15 17

  S.      



fi - re in the flame. Pitched whispers, percussive mp

A.

 

T.

Like the

          



Like the







Like the

      

fi - re in the flame.

Like the

fi - re in the flame.

Like the

 



fi - re in the flame.

Like the

Small section S.













Small section A.













Small section T.

 









 21

 









Solo M-S..













Solo A.













Solo T.

 











2 Solo S.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3





















(Tom -toms) x = rim; regular notehead = drumhead On rim

       

p







   

p



 (Only play if needed for the singers)

Pno.





 21

                                                                        





fi - re in the flame.

         



 

fi - re in the flame.





fi - re in the flame.



      

      

         

 

      

Like the

Like the

Like the



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame. Pitched whispers, percussive mp

B.



      

Like the



      

21

 

16 22

S.

  

Like the

A.



          

B.

  





Small section S.

Small section A.

 





        



Like the





fi - re in the flame.



f



The



2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.



 

 

f





f





The

 













Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3









Pno.



5

            



       

 

 

  stars



  f 

  stars



  stars



    



   



mf

mf

 



(Only play if needed for the singers)

 

stars

f

5



   stars







5



 

                  5

  



The





star

                            cresc. 



f





5



The

f







cresc.5





25

The

 



  



f

The

Solo T.



star

The

Small section T.



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.





fi - re in the flame.



      

     



      

Like the

Like the



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

T.



      

25

 

ffpppp

   

25

  

   

17

29 27

 S. 



Pitched whispers, percussive mf



      

Like the

A.

T.

B.



  









fi - re in the flame.

 Pitched whispers, percussive mf



      

Like the







Pitched whispers, percussive mf

      

Like the



Like the







 

Like the

      

Like the

         

Like the



 

fi - re in the flame.

Like the



  









Small section A.

    









Small section T.

   















2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Pno.

    



  



















   

















 









       

On rim

mp







       

mp



 









fi - re in the flame.

Small section S.

29



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame. Pitched whispers, percussive mf



      

    







       

       

ffff

 

  



29

 

 

mf

     

 

18

32

S.

  

Like the

A.



          

B.

  



          



Small section S.



Small section A.

The



stars

are



 



The

stars

are

mf

Small section T.    

mf







The

stars

are

32

mf

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

   



      



The

stars

are

mf







The

stars

are

mf



 



The

stars

are

mf







The

stars

are









with - in

 

f

   f

    f

you.









  



The

mf



mf

 

f





The

mf





you.

The

f



  

with - in

you.

  

with - in

you.

mf





The

f





mf

36

you.

with - in

The

The

f







  

with - in

mf

 

you.

with - in

fi - re in the flame.

 

you.

  



 

Like the

         







Like the

with - in

 



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.



mf





The









             mf











5



5



      



 

 

 

ffpppp

 

mf



mf

 

   



ffff



 

   



 



      

           



32

Pno.





      

         







 

Like the

Like the

Like the

Like the

mf

 





fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

  



      

      



      

Like the

Like the

Like the



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

T.



      

36

     

              36



19 37

 S.      





fi - re in the flame.

A.

 

Like the

T.



 

        

Like the

Small section S.

   



  



stars

Small section A.

 Small section T.    stars 2 Solo S.

 

stars

Solo M-S..



stars

Solo A.



  

with

 are

fi - re in the flame.

with



-

in

 -

-

with



 





f





in

f

 



you.





 



The

stars

are

mf







The

stars

are





you.



 

are

mf



 



stars

mf

you.



fi - re in the flame.



The

 



The

stars

are

mf







The

stars

are

mf



 



The

stars

are

mf







The

stars

are

                                   



                                       mp cresc. mf   Perc. 3      



Perc. 1



On rim



cresc.5

mp

5

5

5



Like the



40

f



in

-

f



mf



you.

 -

f

you.

in







 

Like the

fi - re in the flame.

 

you.

in



  with

 

 

      

 

f

 

in

-

  you.



 with





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

Like the

f

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

        



in





are

   stars

-





are

stars

Solo T.

with

are

 





 

are

  

 with

are



      

Like the



      

fi - re in the flame.

are

stars





      

Like the

Like the







fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

        

fi - re in the flame.

B.



      

Like the



      

40

5

5

mf

Perc. 2

fpppp

Pno.

   







 

   



 

     

40



               

   



 

20 42

S.

  

Like the

A.

          

B.

  



          

Small section A.

 

 with

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

 



with

    

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Pno.

-

 -

 with

-

 with

-





-

 with

-



fi - re in the flame. mf

 

 

you.

  

f

you.

f

   



in

in

The

f

 

f



you.



f

 





Like the





 



The

stars

are

mf







The

stars

are





The

stars

are

mf







The

stars

are

mf



 



The

stars

are



f

mf







The

stars

are

in



you.

 

         

you.

 



Like the

in



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.









are

mf

44

fi - re in the flame.



 with

 -

  with

 

-

-



-

-

-





















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



  

 



 

     

mf

                 44





 

in





 

in



 with

in



  with

in



 with

in



 with



-

 with

in





  

in

 

fpppp

   



      

stars

mf



you.





 

 





      

Like the

Like the

you.





f

in



    

in



 

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Like the

         



in





with

Solo T.

-

   with

Small section T.







fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

Small section S.

Like the

Like the



      

      

      

Like the



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

T.



      

44



 

 

 



 

Sung, percussive 47

 S.       fi - re

A.

in



48 sfz

 

the flame.

fi

 

 

 

       fi - re

B.

in

the flame.

 

fi

Small section A.

  

 

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Pno.

          

in

fi

    

re

you.

ff

   







sfzp

in

ff

   





(sung) mf



 

the flame.

in

Like the

    

ff







the flame.







    









    









f

you.

48

f

 

Like the

the flame.

    

re

mf





   





    

you.

f

in

sfzp

-

   

51

the flame.

    

sfz

 

ff

sfzp

fi - re Sung, percussive

f

 

-

 



 

 

Small section T.    

    

re

Sung, percussive sfz

Like the

Small section S.

-

Sung, percussive sfz

Like the

T.

sfzp

(sung)

you.

f



you.

f

  you.

f

  you.

    



    



    



    





 





mf

51





The

mf





The





mf





The





mf





The































 

     



 

fff

  

48



     

   sfz  

 



         



   





    



51

  

mf

  

     

21

22 52

S.

         



fi - re in the flame.(sung)

A.

         



Like the

Small section S.

Small section A.

Small section T.

2 Solo S.









 



      

stars

Solo M-S..

 

 

stars

Solo T.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Pno.

 are













   





  

- in

you.





 

 



 

55

f



Like the

mf







The

stars

are

mf







The

stars

are



 

 

The

stars

are

mf

















you.



- in

 with



- in

  with

f





fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.





 

      

Like the







 with

are

   stars 

with

are

  



 



Like the



Like the

        









fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

are

stars

Solo A.

Like the



      





  





      

Like the

Like the

         

 



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame. (sung) mf

B.



      

Like the

T.

Like the

mf

 



      

55

f

  you.



- in

f





you.





         



           



mf





5

5

mf

  

          

    



   



      

 

55

                 

   

 

23 57

  S.  

Like the

A.

           

B.

  



          

Like the

Small section S.

Small section A.

 

 with

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

-

 with

 Small section T.    

  -

  with

 

-

in

f





f











Like the

Like the

       

Like the

 

 

fi - re in the flame.

     

fi - re in the flame.



 

fi - re in the flame.

Like the

         



fi - re in the flame.

Like the

fi - re in the flame.

















 







you



f

 

you









you

in

 



Like the

in



         

 

     

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

 

 

Like the

      

      

Like the



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

T.



      

59

  

 



 

The

stars

are

mf







The

stars

are

mf



 



The

stars

are

mf







The

stars

are



 with



 -

 with

-

  with



-













Perc. 2













Perc. 3













Pno.

    





              

59

                    

 



 

  



in





 

in



 with

in





Perc. 1







 

Solo T.



mf

59

-

in

  

24 62

S.

            

63



       

fi - re in the flame.

A.

 

Like the

      

Like the

T.

             fi - re in the flame.

B.

 

Small section A.

Small section T.









        

  f

2 Solo S.

     

   

       



fi - re in the flame.



63





The



stars

are



 



The

stars

are

mf







The

stars

are

mf



fi - re in the flame.

ff



 

fi - re in the flame.



Like the

       

Like the

         

Like the

mf

Like the

      

fi - re in the flame.

 





Like the

Like the

       

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.



Like the

Small section S.





fi - re in the flame.

ff



 

fi - re in the flame.







Like the



with - in

 



with - in







f

  you.

f

 

 



 

with - in

you.

f

you.

































you.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Pno.

      



f



you.

f

  you.

f





you.















            mf   







mf

 

5

5



        



          



 

 

ffppp

63

              



   



 

   



 

    

25

67 sfz

 S. 

 

fi -

sfzp

    

re

  

fi -

T.

B.

Small section S.

Small section A.

Small section T.

 

    

re

ff

    



re

in the flame. sfzp

   



    

ff



    



  

in the flame.

(sung, percussive) f

 

       fi - re

Like the



in the flame.



ff



ff

 





ff





The







Solo A.





Solo T.

  



 

 

























































ff

   sfz   

70



67



 





Solo M-S..

Pno.

fi - re



The





(sung, percussive) f



     







Perc. 3











 

Like the

The

    

Perc. 2

 

Like the

 

67

Perc. 1

(sung, percussive) f

in the flame.

 

2 Solo S.





Like the



fi -





in the flame.

      

   



    

re



ff

sfzp

fi sfz

   

sfzp

sfz

 

   



70

in the flame.

sfz

A.

ff

(sung, percussive) f

         



   





    



70



 

f



 

            



26 72

S.

        

73





fi - re in the flame.

A.

 

 

    

        







 

 

 

    









  



 



Like the

      

Like the

         

Like the

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

       

Small section T.



 

fi - re in the flame.

Like the





ff



The

    stars

 

    stars



 



 





  

 



Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2





73

5 5

          

Pno.

          





  mf





are







The

stars

are

f



 



The

stars

are

f







The

stars

are







ff

  

with - in





you.





with - in

  

ff



you.

ff



  

with - in

you.





76





with - in

ff





you.

  









  



















 73

     



 stars

f



f

Perc. 3

The



        mf







 

The

ff

The





 

ff







f 2 Solo S.



fi - re in the flame.

star

Small section A.



      

      

fi - re in the flame.

   



Like the

Like the

Like the

Like the

Small section S.





fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

B.

    

Like the

Like the

T.

 

76

         

  



 

  



  

76

        

 

   

27

78

77

  S.  

Like the

A.

        

B.

  

       

Like the



 

     





Like the

      

Like the

          



   



       

Like the

 



Like the

       

Like the

       

Like the

 



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

Small section S.



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

T.



      

81

fi - re in the flame.



 

fi - re in the flame.

Like the

         



fi - re in the flame.

Like the

  



fi - re in the flame.



ff



The

star

Small section A.

Small section T.

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Pno.

    stars

   









 

















       



ff

 





The

    stars  

 

 

 

78

  

 f

 



 The

stars

are







The

stars

are

f



 



The

stars

are

f

f







The

stars

are

        mf

5 5

        

f



 

            







81



 



ff



you.

ff



  

with - in

you.







you.

with - in



The

ff



 







with - in

ff





you.

  







  

















  





ff



with - in

mf

78

 





 

   



  

81

       



    

28 82

S.

            

83



fi - re in the flame.

A.

 

      

             fi - re in the flame.

B.

 





         

    stars

 

       

Like the

 

    





Like the

Like the



       

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

    



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.



Like the

Small section S.

     

Like the

Like the

T.

 

86



 

fi - re in the flame.



Like the

      

Like the

         

Like the

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.



 

fi - re in the flame.

  

Like the





ff



star

Small section A.

Small section T.

The

 

 

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 1



Perc. 2

Perc. 3

 











 









 

83

  







The

stars

are







The

stars

are

f



 



The

stars

are







The

stars

are

f

f

mf









5 5

        

f



                             









 









with - in







with - in





The

ff

 

ff



you.

ff



  

with - in

you.







you.



 

ff

 86

f

       

83

Pno.

 





stars

2 Solo S.

ff

The

   





with - in



ff



you.

  







  

















mf

 



 

 













86

     



 

29

88

87

  S.  

Like the

A.

        

B.

  

 

    





Like the

      

Like the



      

Like the









fi - re in the flame.



 

fi - re in the flame.

Like the

          



   



  





    stars

 

 

 





    stars











 

Like the

         



fi - re in the flame.

Like the

fi - re in the flame.

star

Small section A.

Small section T.

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Pno.

 











 

















        



88

 

  

f





 The

stars

are







The

stars

are

f



 



The

stars

are

f

f







The

stars

are

           

mf

f









with - in







 









ff



ff

   you.



with - in







you.

with - in



 

you.

with - in

(remove mute)

           

 



ff

ff





you.









5

5

88



 



 

 

 

ffppp

  



 

   



      

      

       

 

Like the

Like the

Like the



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

Small section S.



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

T.



      



  

  

    

 

30

92 sfz

S.

sfzp

    fi

-

    

re

in

      fi

B.

fi

    

re

in

     in

re

-

     in



ff

   



ff

   





G.P.



Intense, theatrical sfzp





G.P.



    

ff





G.P.



the flame.

Intense, theatrical sfzp





the flame.

sfzp

re



96

Flame

the flame. sfzp

-

sfz

  



sfzp

fi sfz

T.

   

G.P.

the flame.

sfz

A.

ff

 

Flame

Intense, theatrical sfzp



   

Fire Intense, theatrical sfzp

   

 

Fire









G.P.

Small section S.













G.P.

Small section A.





 







G.P.



Small section T.



92

96

      







G.P.











G.P.

Solo M-S..

    





    







G.P.

Solo A.





      







G.P.

Solo T.













G.P.













G.P.



G.P.

2 Solo S.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2



  Perc. 3  

 





ff

92

Pno.

   sfz   



         

 

        









(without muting) Intense, theatrical

        

sfz p

96



  

sfzp







sfz

sfzp

  

 p

31

  S. 

   

 

   

97

A.

sfzp    



99

   

Flame

sfzp

  

   



Flame

T.

B.

    



sfzp



Fire

sfzp

 



Small section A.

Small section T.

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

  

   

sfzp

Fire

 

Pno.



Flame

sfzp

  



Flame



       

sfzp



   



   

Fire

 

Fire



f



 

Stars mf





 



f

 





f









Stars

99







  













 f













101



In

the

f





In

the

f





In

the

f





In

the

 

(Suspended cymbal)

p

                                                 sfz p

Perc. 3

sfzp    

101

    sfzp

mf





















   

Stars



 

sfzp

  

Fire



 



Flame



   

mf





Flame

sfzp

Fire

Small section S.

sfzp    

   



 

sfz p

  sfzp  

sfz p

sfz p

 

 

 99

sfzp

    

sfz p



  mf   

 

sfz p

    

  

 101

  

f

    

 

32

       102

S.





A.

    

T.

   

  

  

  



sfzp

Fire sfzp

B.



Fire

sfz

          



sfzp 

105



fi - re in the flame.

Flame

sfz

sfzp

          



fi - re in the flame. sfz

          



          



fi - re in the flame. sfz

fi - re in the flame.



 



  



  

Flame



sfzp

  

Fire sfzp

  

 

Fire



sfzp

Fire sfzp

 

Fire

Small section S.













Small section A.













Small section T.

 















2 Solo S.

   

 





 











105

stars.

Solo M-S..

stars.

Solo A.

 





   











  











stars

Solo T.

 

 Perc. 1 Perc. 2

stars.

  

 

(no trem.)







 



      

sfz p Perc. 3

Pno.

        





  

 



   sfz   

    



     

sfz

       

p

sfz

 

105



  

sfzp



  

 





sfzp

  

sfzp

  

p

33 107

 S.   A.

 

sfzp 



Flame

sfzp

 



108

   



   



B.



  

   

 

   

sfzp

Fire

 

Small section A.

Small section T.

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 2



sfzp 





    



    

Flame

sfzp

 

Flame



       

sfzp



Fire

 







   

sfzp

   

sfzp

Fire

  

Fire

  

 

Fire

f



 



 





f













Stars

mf





 



f







Stars

108

 























 















 f

110



In

the

f





In

the

f





In

the

f





In

the

(Suspended cymbal)

 

  stars.

 stars.









stars

stars.

 

ppp

                                      







 

Pno.



    sfzp

mf

sfz p

Perc. 3

 

110

Stars



 Perc. 1







sfzp

   

Flame

sfzp

Fire mf

Small section S.



Flame

Flame

T.

sfzp 



 

sfz p

sfz p



 108

    

sfz p

 



  



mf



sfz p

    

 

 



 

 110

     f

  

   

  

 

34

114 112

S.

 



sfz

        fi - re

A.





T.

B.

  



the

        in

the



fi - re sfz

in

fi - re

in

the

       

the



f



    





f



   





Fire







sfzp





flame.

 



Fire

sfzp

flame.

sfz

       





flame.

sfz

fi - re



in





116 sfzp







Fire sfzp





flame.

Fire

p poco a poco cresc. Small section S.

Small section A.

Small section T.

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.









Perc. 3





 114







Fire



p poco a poco cresc.







 

 





 







Fire

flame



p poco a poco cresc.



Fire

flame





p poco a poco cresc.



Fire

flame





(no trem.)

p poco a poco cresc.









 

pppp poco a poco cresc.















    

 

 

 

  











114

 



116

    





    





    





    







flame









p poco a poco cresc.





p poco a poco cresc.



Fire

 





 

 







Fire

   

Pno.



   





Fire

 

 Perc. 1 Perc. 2



  

p poco a poco cresc.



 



p poco a poco cresc.



  

   

 116

 



sfz

  

118 117

 S. 







A.

35

120

sfzp



f



    

Flame

sfzp



   



 

Like the

f



mf

 



Flame

T.

B.

 

f



 

    



    



sfzp











Flame

f

 

Like the

sfzp



mf









Flame

Small section S.

Small section A.



 



flame

 







flame

Small section T.

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 1

 

flame











 







Perc. 2

   

Perc. 3

   

Pno.







    



    

  

Fire



 

Fire

  





flame

120





    







    







    









 

 

sfz

 

flame







    

flame



 



flame

Fire





 flame







flame



118



Fire

Fire

  





  flame

Fire











Fire

118

 



    

  

 

 

  



   

 120

  

sfz

   

    

  

  

  

36

         122

S.

          124



fi - re in the flame.

A.

          mf

 

Like the

T.

B.

         fi - re in the flame.

Small section A.

Small section T.

2 Solo S.

        

      



    



      



  

122



 



 



Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

  



 













flame



Fire





flame



 

124



  



  



  



 





  





  





  

Like the

   

ff

 





 





flame

   

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

flame





 

Like the

Like the

flame





flame

126





The

stars

are

ff







The

stars

are

ff



 



The

stars

are

ff







The

stars

are





mf









                   









flame



122

Pno.

Like the

Fire

Fire

Solo T.

fi - re in the flame.



         



        



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

Fire

Fire

Solo A.

Like the

Fire

Fire

Solo M-S..

Like the

Like the

         



         





fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

mf

Like the

Small section S.

Like the

          126

 

    

   

 



124



sfz

  



ff

  

 

     

  

ff

126

   



 

37

         

127

  S.  

Like the

A.

       

T.

B.

         



Like the

           

Small section A.

Small section T.

2 Solo S.

Solo A.

    

 -

 with





-

-



in

The



 

Like the

         

f



Like the





stars

are



 



The

stars

are

ff







The

stars

are

ff

 

129

 



mf



fi - re in the flame.



 with

 -

  with



 -

 with

-

















 















  you.









Perc. 2













Perc. 3













Pno.

 







 

in

you.



 

in





Perc. 1

in

you.

in



 

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

ff



      

you.

in

 -



in



 with

 

    





 

with

Solo T.







with

Solo M-S..

Like the

f



         

Like the

 

Like the

f



mf



fi - re in the flame.

Like the

        







fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

Small section S.

Like the

         

Like the

f



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

  

         

129

      

                                   129



  



  

 

 

38

S.

132         

          134



fi - re in the flame.

A.

         mf

 

Like the

T.

B.

         fi - re in the flame.

Small section A.

Small section T.

 

 

 

 

  

 

Like the

Like the



Like the

         



         



       

 



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

mf

Like the

Small section S.

Like the

         



Like the

Like the

2 Solo S.



Solo T.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Pno.





















you.

you.



ff





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







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







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you.



     

 







  ff





 



  

if

you



  

if

you

 



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 if

  

ff



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



them

Find



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them

ff



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them

Find

Solo A.

fi - re in the flame.



Find

Solo M-S..

Like the

fi - re in the flame.

134

 

 

         



        

fi - re in the flame.



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.



fi - re in the flame.

 

Find

        

On bell of cymb.

them



if

you

  you



















mf

           mf

  

 

mp

                   



134

   

 

 

  

       

39

138         

f

137

  S.  

Like the

A.

      

fi - re in the flame.



B.

       

Like the

f

             

       

Like the



         

Small section A.

 

Like the

  



ff

The

 

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

  

      can

ff

The

  

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Pno.

  

 

can

       





 



 



 



 



(bell of cymbal and tom)

mf

    

mf



them

 

 

  

if

you

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  

if

you

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 if

  







 

them

 

 

                       138  

 

them

   mf

    



them

Find

  

 

Find

 

 



Find

can

Solo T.

Like the

Like the



fi - re in the flame.



ff



ff

 



The

Find



 

fi - re in the flame.

 

138

can

Solo A.

       

The

  stars



 

 

mf

  

   stars

The

Small section T.



fi - re in the flame.





fi - re in the flame.

star

ff

 

         

f



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       Like the

Like the

 

mf



mf





fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

Small section S.

Like the

f



fi - re in the flame.

T.

          mf



if

 



ff

    can

The

  





can

you





 



can

  you

can

 

 



mf

 



mf

                 

             

     

  

40

         142

S.

         



fi - re in the flame.

A.

         

 

Like the

T.

B.

         fi - re in the flame.

Like the

Like the

  

    stars

 

Like the



Small section T.

    stars



   



  



  



    Find



Find

Solo M-S..

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3





   





Like the

  



star

ff

 



them

ff

   can

The

you



  

if

you



 if

   you









 



them





if



if

   stars





  stars

  



146





 



 



 



them

Find



can

them

Find





can



 

Find

can

you

 

f



ff



  

them

Find

 



them







    





mf











mf



mf

         

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.





       142

Pno.





them

Find

Solo T.



them

Find

Solo A.

Like the

The

142

2 Solo S.



 

Like the

The

 

f



       

star

Small section A.

 f



       



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

   

Like the

        



         





fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

        

 

Like the

Small section S.

Like the

146        

f

 



 

   

    

  





 

   

mf  146                      

41

          mf

147

  S.  

Like the

A.

        

B.

  Like the

Like the

Like the

  

Like the



Small section T.

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3

Pno.

     

 

  

  





 







if

you

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

  

if

you

 

 if

  

   







if















if

Like the



fi - re in the flame.

   you



  you

 



























can

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you

can

 

  you

can



Sus Cymbal and tom







f

                        



f



                      



if

them

   can

149

       

you



them

 

if

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them

Find

   





  





fi - re in the flame.



 

Find







Like the

Find

Small section A.

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.



 

        



        

     

  mf



Like the

Like the



fi - re in the flame.







fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

         

       

      

mf



fi - re in the flame.

Small section S.

Like the

mf

  

        



fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

T.

149

 





f

149



  



 

     

42

         152

S.

155         



fi - re in the flame.

A.

Like the

T.

B.

Small section S.

Small section A.

Like the

         

 

         fi - re in the flame.

Like the

Like the

f



 

Like the

    can

 



 





    

 

Like the

 

   



  



  



    Find



Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Perc. 3









you



  

if

you



 if

  









them

them







 







them

 

152

         

    can



if

if

them

if

 



















can



can

 

  you





can







f



      







you

if



 

155

f

f

Pno.

if

them

Find

Solo T.

  

them

Find

Solo A.





Like the

them

Find

Find

Solo M-S..



can

152

2 Solo S.







Find



mf  

 

Find

 

 





fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

can

Small section T.

Like the

Like the

f

fi - re in the flame.

 

        

fi - re in the flame.



mf



mf





fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

       

Like the



     

f



mf

fi - re in the flame.

fi - re in the flame.

        

 

        

f



  















       



                  f

155

 





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



43 157

 S. 



 

Like the

A.

       fi - re

T.

B.

 

           



Like the

Small section T.

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

   



       fi - re

in

 



   can

  you



 





Perc. 1











Perc. 2

Perc. 3









Pno.

















   



 















  

The

  



 







The

star

  star







  star







 

ff

star

  star

159

star

ff



ff









  pp



ff



The

 mf



     







   f





star





       





  

can

 





 

can

you

 



the flame.

The

Solo T.



the flame.





the flame.

you

Small section A.

in

  

in

fi - re



159

the flame.



fi - re

Small section S.

in

      

  

    

 





  

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

ffppp

  

 

159

 

  



44 162

S.

A.

 

163























(Loud whispers, no pitch) f

     

Like the fi - re in the (Loud whispers, no pitch) f

     

Like the

T.

B.

 















fi - re







      fi - re

fi - re

 

  



  

       

 

    



 







    



     



  star







   



         

 

  



  

        

 

    



 







    



Solo A.

    



  star







   



Solo T.

     



  star







   







 



Small section A.

Small section T.

2 Solo S.

Solo M-S..

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

  

star



 Perc. 3   

  

star

star





163

    mf f

  



ffff

Pno.

     



     



   

 

 

 

 

ffppp

 

  

163

 





  

  



     



ffff

 



 

 

  

the

     

Like the

star

in

f (Loud whispers, no pitch)

     

Small section S.

the

f (Loud whispers, no pitch)

Like the



in

    



in

the

45

167

 S. 

A.

T.

B.

Small section S.













  

 







2 Solo S.

Solo T.

Perc. 1



Fi - re

in

the

 







Fi - re

in

the





Fi - re



in



the

 







 

Fi - re

in

the

flame.

















flame.

  flame.



flame.





     

 

 



  







   







     star







   







167      







      

 

 



  







   







   star







   







     star







   







 















 f





        Perc. 3  

  

 

 

 

        

 



 

 

Perc. 2

 

fffppp

167

Pno.





star

Solo A.

 



   

star

Solo M-S..

f



star

Small section T.

 

f



star

Small section A.

f







f





  

 







    













ffff

  

   

46

Hung the Sky with Stars

Text by Eihei DĹ?gen Kigen (13th Century, Japanese)

47

Notes on Performance Each singer in the choir will need a bell, these will be played beginning at mm133. These may be of any type, and can be found objects with a resonant, metallic ring as well as "proper" bells. As appropriate for balance, the conductor may choose for some (rather than all) singers to have bells.

Text (adapted from Eihei Dōgen Kigen) For four and fifty years (four and forty, three and thirty, two and twenty years, for so many years) I've hung the sky with stars. Now I leap through.

Dōgen (1200–1253) was a Japanese Buddhist priest, writer, poet and philosopher, heavily influenced by his studies in China. He founded the Soto school of Zen in Japan. His poem, which exists in many different translations, was written in 1253, when he was seriously ill and expecting his death. What strikes me most in his words is the anticipation and fearlessness in the face of the unknown. This is not a sad defeat in the face of illness, but a bold desire to see what lies beyond.

Hung the Sky with Stars 48 Energetic, articulate and crisp

   Soprano  

q=120 - 134











f

 

5

For

    

Alto











     



    Bass   



f



   



f   



For



For

f

 



       



four

and fif - ty

years



I've

hung





    











    











     











q=120 - 134

   Perc. 1  







    



Vibraphone (with medium beaters - round and articulate)

                        ff Marimba (choose mallets with a deep, round, articulate sound)                                  Perc. 3      



   

Always ff

q=120 - 134 D# C# B / E F# G# A

Harp

hung



Solo Alto

Perc. 2

and fif - ty





years

 

four



Solo Mezzo-soprano

Solo Tenor

I've

and fif - ty

            Always ff           



   

      

   

      

    

 

 

    

 

and fif - ty

    

q=120 - 134

2 Solo Sopranos

four

      



four

For

Tenor



5



5



  

 



 

        

       

           

      

5

   

49

S.

6       

years

        

A.

years

T.

B.



   



  



7

 I've









 I've

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.



  

   



f   



four

      

and

years

fif - ty

years







          



7

     

7

  



      

and fif - ty



years

I've

         and fif - ty





years



I've





hung









hung

9



























    



  

     

         

    

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

  

     

9

  For



9

 

For





                      

four

I've

 

  









 

I've



 

f



        and

7

fif - ty

 four

For



     Perc. 3    (Mar.) 

Hp.





  Perc. 1 

Perc. 2 (Vibr.)



hung

f

 

9

For

four

2 Solo S.



hung

For

  



f

             

    

  

  

          

50

    11

S.





hung





hung

T.

B.



     four



  

  

Solo A.

Solo T.

  

and fif - ty

and fif - ty



   

years

     years

 I've

 I've

four

     



     



and fif - ty

four

and fif - ty



years

I've







I've



hung

 

         

For

four and for - ty, three and thir - ty,

  

         

for

four and for - ty, three and thir - ty,

hung



hung



years



 

hung

  









  











  























11

Solo M-S..

    For

four

2 Solo S.



For

   

A.

   

15



 

15



15

  

11

Perc. 1

Perc. 2 (Vibr.)







     



    

   Perc. 3           (Mar.)             11

Hp.



     

    



     

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

 

          

       

              

 

    

Suspended cymbals (soft mallets, without covering the choir)

         







mf

   

15

    

 



 

S.

16    



   

A.



legato





I've

hung

legato



I've



 legato             B.  two and twen - ty years,

2 Solo S.

  



  

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc 1 (Sus Cym., triangles)

Perc. 2 (Vibr.)

Perc. 3 (Mar.)

the

sky













the

sky





the

sky

the





hung

17







 with

sky



 



 

with





stars

 

with



 

 with

stars

stars.

 stars.

















 



























   



 

17

 



     

  

Hp.







 



I've



hung

legato             I've hung two and twen - ty years,

T.

51

17

 

 

p

 

   

  

 

17

     f



Triangles (with light triangle beaters)





f





























n

52

    21

S.





22









Articulate and crisp f



 

For

A.

T.

           















Articulate and crisp f

   



For





Solo A.

Solo T.

  



  

22



four

      

and

fif - ty

 



years

I've

Articulate and crisp f

  



For

Solo M-S..



For

   B. 

2 Solo S.



Articulate and crisp f

        

four

and

fif - ty



years

I've



















  











   











  







22 Perc 1 (Sus Cym., triangles)

 

 

Perc. 2 (Vibr.)



Perc. 3 (Mar.)

    

Hp.



Always ff

  



 





   ff        

  

      

   

      

                                               

22

      Always ff      

   

     

   

  

  





 

       

  

53

    26

S.



four

   

A.

four

T.

B.



      

and fif - ty

years

         and fif - ty

years

    hung



  







Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc 1 (Sus Cym., triangles)





hung

I've

 

For











hung



  



four

      

and

four

fif - ty

 



fif - ty

    and fif - ty



I've

hung









 











  























  



30





                         Perc. 3      (Mar.)                     26



30

26

  

and fif - ty

hung



years





I've

        and

four



years

 four

For

   

For

Perc. 2 (Vibr.)

Hp.



  

26

Solo M-S..

I've

For

hung

2 Solo S.





30

   



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

  

   



  

     

         

   

  

  

  

             

30

             

             

54

S.

31       



years

I've

        

A.

B.



    



  



I've

Solo M-S..

Solo A.

Solo T.

Perc 1 (Sus Cym., triangles)

Perc. 2 (Vibr.)



hung



  



For

four

four

  

and fif - ty

   

  

    

and fif - ty

years

years





  





  









     



   

       



four

and fif - ty

four

and fif - ty



 I've

years

I've

years



 I've



hung

 

For











  

hung

34

For































34



  

          





I've



 

   

For

  

     Perc. 3    (Mar.) 

Hp.



  





34

For



For

2 Solo S.



hung



years

T.



   

        



    

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

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

 

     

         

       

    

     

    

    

34

    

       

 

    

         

36

S.

    





hung

   

A.





hung

B.



                 

four and for - ty, three and thir - ty,

two and twen - ty years,





  



  

Solo A.

Perc. 2 (Vibr.)

Perc. 3 (Mar.)

 

hung

legato









hung



36

        



the

sky













the

sky







the

sky



 with

sky



 

with



 with





 with































 



 

 

p

 





mf

   



hung

38



the

38



     

I've







Suspended Cymbals

  

Hp.

I've





36 Perc 1 (Sus Cym., triangles)



 legato         

  

Solo M-S..

Solo T.



I've

36

2 Solo S.

legato

legato                     four and for - ty, three and thir - ty, two and twen - ty years, I've hung

T.

55

38





   

 

 

  

 

38

     f























n

56

    

 

41

S.



43



Articulate and crisp light f (without covering the soloists)





  

stars

For

    

A.

 

stars

     stars.

T.

B.





  





 Articulate and crisp light f (without covering the soloists)





  

For

  













four

and

     

fif - ty

  



2 Solo S.

For



f





For

Solo M-S..

  



f





For

Solo A.

  



  



   

 



four

and

for



four



and









for



four



  years,

-

-

ty

-

-

ty

years,

-

-

ty









ty

years





  

and fif - ty



f





For

Solo T.

43

I've

Articulate and crisp light f (without covering the soloists)

stars.

  

years



four

and







For

four

and

f



for

   for

 -

-

years

43 Perc 1 (Sus Cym.)

Perc. 2 (Vibr.)





  

Perc. 3    (Mar.)

  

Hp.





Triangle

 



 

 





f

 

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



Always ff



