In Vision I Roamed, for choir (SATB) and 9 instruments (2008)

In Vision I Roamed For SATB choir and 9 instruments

Laura M. Kramer Text by Thomas Hardy duration: ca. 6 min.

Instrumentation Flute Oboe Alto Saxophone Bassoon Percussion: 1 Medium and 1 Large Suspended Cymbal, Marimba, Medium Tam-tam Guitar Choir: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Violin Cello Bass

In vision I roamed the flashing Firmament, So fierce in blazon that the Night waxed wan, As though with an awed sense of such ostent; And as I thought my spirit ranged on and on In footless traverse through ghast heights of sky, To the last chambers of the monstrous Dome, Where stars the brightest here to darkness die: Then, any spot on our own Earth seemed Home!

And the sick grief that you were far away Grew pleasant thankfulness that you were near, Who might have been, set on some outstep sphere, Less than a Want to me, as day by day I lived unware, uncaring all that lay Locked in that Universe taciturn and drear

- Thomas Hardy

In Vision I Roamed

Transposed Score duration: 6 min.

for SATB Chorus and 9 Instruments Text by Thomas Hardy

Celestial q = ca. 58

 



Oboe





Alto Saxophone









Flute

Bassoon

1 Med. and 1 Large Suspended Cymbal, Medium Tam-Tam









         mp





breath accent

pp

 





medium yarn mallet, heavy beater large susp. cymb, tam-tam

    



pp





      

Marimba

Guitar

SOPRANO

 

ALTO





roll only where indicated

mf













    





    





  





   

  







med. susp. cymb.

  



mf

3



 

      



































pp

mp

(medium yarn mallets)

tam-tam always heavy beater





p





p

mp





mp



ppp

 breath accent

 pp

no vib.

Laura M. Kramer

6

   mp

 





  

(normal)

harp-like

mf

close the "n", humming

TENOR

BASS



 











con sord.    



no vib.



p



    

no vib.



Violoncello



con sord.



n

Double Bass







p      In

close the "n", humming

Celestial q = ca. 58 Violin



 







       3

arco

mf

 

pizz.





mp

mf



p      



pizz.

p







mp

3

 

In

vi sion(n)



vi sion(n)

6





pp

arco

   







p

 n

 n

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 breath accent  Fl.    

Mar.









     



(vib.)

p



  







   p



 mf







  







 f

  



  

   

  





 

with back of mallet

p

 









      

 

 

legato

mf legato

ppp



  



    





mp

(susp. cymbals)

tam tam

legato



Gtr.



n

mp

    

       

mp



pp

Perc.



mp

  





    

  

pp

p

Bsn.

 





   

 

Alto Sax.



mp





Ob.



12



        mp





Emphasise the "sz" sound, creating a percussive, sweeping effect

 S.   

A.



 p

      In

  

T.

B.



mf                                    In vi - sion I roamed In vi - s - ion In vi - s mp folk-like



vi - sion(n)

              





         mf



In

Vln.

 



senza sord.

 

pizz.

mf



Vc.

 







 

3

  

vi - s - ion, In

  mp p

   p

mf

mf

f





 

  



 

   



legato

       

mf

f

      

      

p

I

  

   mf

ion,

         vi - s - ion

 

mp p

-

     

   mf p

(vib.) arco

   

vi - s - ion, In

 

mp p

pizz. senza sord.

mf

Db.

3



I

  

12         legato mf

arco (vib.)

ion

         vi - s - ion

mf

In

 

-

mf

                    In vi - s - ion In vi - s

close the "n", humming



  

legato

       Fl.  



  



14













  

Alto Sax.

    























mp

   Bsn.        Perc.  

   mf

f



  Mar.         Gtr.   

 

p



 

  

medium yarn mallets



mp











f

  

A.



mf

    I

    

   



       

roamed

In





 In

mf

    

       



I

vi - sion

  



mf

 



I

T.

B.

Vln.

  

  

   

f



 



 f

  

roamed



 p

  mf



      

mf

      mf

folk-like

  



I

 



p

 



 p

mf (no accents)

  



    I



    

mf



the

   

 

roamed

the



roamed

folk-like

(no accents)

 



roamed

           

       

roamed,

mf

f

   



roamed

   

Vc.

Db.

mf



vi - sion

roamed

   

      

mf

roamed

f



mf

(f)

     S.    

3

Building



f

Ob.

18

    

roamed

  

p

mf

   I







 



roamed

the

18 Building  

mf

   



   

(no accents)

      



(mf)



    p

   

mf

legato

      



 Fl. 

Perc.

Mar.

pp

 

 





  

Gtr.

5



 





  mp





   mf   



 



5

mp

3

  

    S.   3

        f

 





   

 

mf

flash -

flash - ing

 

3



fir - ma - ment

flash ing fir - ma ment,

3           

f

T.

 

mp sub.



3

B.

f

   

       

Vln.

 

Vc.

Db.



 

3

   





f

col legno

  

mp

 

 

  

 

 



mp sub.

mp sub.



 

-

-

 

f



mf

 



 

mp

    

fir

flash ing

-

-

  

ing

fir

    

ma ment

   

ma ment

  

f

 

accel.



f

f          fir

ing

flash



            fir ma ment  ing flash ing

 

flash ing fir - ma- ment

 

  

f

mp





       



flash - ing fir ma ment flash -

flash ing fir - ma ment,

3         3



   

mf

mf

      3





flash-ing

  

fir ma ment



  

      ing flash -

mf

   



  

   



3



mf

3





           f





f

3





the flash ing

mp sub.

3                      the flash ing

 

mf



 



5       

5

  

mp sub.

flash ing fir - ma ment,

A.

 



   

q = ca. 72

mf 5



mf 3



mp



      (C)

 



p

 



  

 

mp

pp



Bsn.

  





Alto Sax.

  pp



Ob.

 

5



accel.

19



4

-

ma ment

q = ca. 72

 

  

   

  

 

  

   

normal

f

  3

f

f

23

Fl.



 







 mp





Ob.









 

   

 

   

mp

  

Bsn.

Perc.



































    





    

    

f p

 



 





 S. 





mf p

   

    



  

mf

   





 

     



 

  



 

Gtr.





3

Mar.





Alto Sax.

5

f

  

 

So





A.









f

 

 

So

 

T.

B.













f

  



So







   



3 3                









f

So

Vln.

 

Vc.

Db.



  



 

mf

            3

        





mf

p

mf

 mf

   

 mp

sul pont.

 

p

normal

mf

 

3

mp



   

     mf

 mf





f

 

6

27 Stately        Fl.  



 





   









           



 





mf

Ob.

  

mf

Alto Sax.

3

mp

   Bsn.   Perc.

  

mf





3



   

     S.    f



mf

 3

 





      

T.

B.

slide

(ce)

slide

    



mf

Vc.

   Db. 

    pizz.

f



pizz.         f

3

5

3





5





the night

waxed

wan

 

 

in

bla - zon

 

 

bla - zon

 that



 

3



    3

the 3

that

5



   so

 

night

waxed

wan



 

night

waxed

wan







night

waxed

wan

    so



  

   



 



  



 



 



  



 

   

 

3

  

fierce



   the

3





 

   

 

  

3

     

                        

(ce)







3

mf               so fierce in (ce) mf                3  In bla zon that the



 



     

 



mf               so fierce





3

  

(ce)

27 Stately          

      

  



mf              In bla - zon that

fierce

Vln.



mf

fierce

        fierce        





5



 



                  3

fierce

A.





 Mar.     Gtr.



mf

the



  the

  the

 

fierce







    





     

the

poco accel.

30

Fl.

 







Ob.





   



mf

Perc.

Mar.



5





 

mf



 







 f







  









night

  

A.

waxed 3

  

night

B.

Vln.

Vc.

Db.





 

 



 

night

waxed

wan

 



night

 

 

  





waxed

wan



mf

 







 

  

  

  

 



 





f     

 

(xed) wan



          

       wan



      

    

 



night





waxed (xed)

waxed (xed)

    

waxed (xed)



  

         



wan

f



the night waxed

night

  



 



    

 

 



the

poco accel.





mf

wan

mf

the

   

            









     

waxed

  

waxed

 3       night

T.

the

f





mf

       wan



  



mf

  S. 



mf

           3









   

Gtr.

 





Bsn.



     







Alto Sax.

mf

  

  

  





arco





 







f





wan



mf

wan

 

     



   

             

 

7

8

35

q = ca. 80

34        Fl. 



Ob.

 

Alto Sax.

Bsn.

Perc.

Mar.















     

   







 

 

pp



3



   





      

 

Vc.

Db.











3

3

3

 

though



 

      



  

though



with an

sense

       with an

awed

 

3

  

       

3

   





f

        



f

3



     awed

          3

os -

tent

the

             3

sense



    

3

of such

os -

tent

 









f



   



arco

mf legato

       





f

night



  



 

waxed

   

the





  

 



Gliding

  





35







     

3

of such

 

3

  



  

   

          

3

3





  





f    



       







the

 q = ca. 80

Vln.



  

 

mp



as

B.



   





as

T.



p

  S.   A.



 

mf



  

  

 





  

Gtr.

 

Gliding

night

waxed

     



3



 

 



pizz.   3





  



   38

Fl.

Ob.

Alto Sax.



 

    

Mar.

     3

  S.   night

3

 





3



       3

3

3

mp

mf



   

  

 



mf

3

   

    

 

   



3

  



   





    







        

















wan

9

3



mf

   



     



3

3



  

waxed

3

      

3



 



 



mf

mf

 

3

 3         







3

       



3

3

p

(n)

mp





A.

 

mf

mf







Gtr.







p

3

legato



p

mf



             

          

     

    

          Bsn.   Perc.

40  



f

the night waxed wan

 

T.

B.

Vln.



mp



wan

 

f

         the night waxed wan







wan

    40               

Vc.

Db.





    



   



  

arco



   

   

            3

p

mf

 

  

p

mf

 

p



3



  

 

     mf







3



    3

  3

 3

10

43   Fl.  43



 



mp sub.



Ob.



mf

    



3





  

mp sub.

           

Alto Sax.



    Bsn.  

Mar.



  

   





mp

mf



mf

3

   

3      

3

3















   

And as

I

thought

3 3       



I

thought

mp sub.

        3  And as I thought

T.

       

43 

 

3

I



Vc.



 





In







and

and

 

mf

3



mp sub.

   3

 

ranged on

  



        



my spir - it

3 3          

3

3    

on

3 3 3  3          

my spir - it

            

ranged on

my spir - it

     

3

mp sub.

on

on

3

3

on

and on

 3    

3    

and on



   



 

mf

less tra

3  3     

3    

ranged

 

3



In foot -

mf

thought

    





my spir - it ranged

my spir -it

mp sub.

 

   

3 3 3         



mp sub.

And as

3 3       

mf

 3       And as



my spir -it

mp sub.

A.



    

  mf

3       S.     

Db.

3

mf



mp sub.

Vln.

3       



 

 mf

   

mp



6





Gtr.

B.

p 3

mp

mp sub.

Perc.

  

3

 

my spir - it

  



mf

    mf

3

   

49 47

Fl.

  

Ob.

  3



Bsn.



Mar.

mf



      



mp

   

3

3

 

     



6









mf

B.

through ghast

through

ghast

heights









ranged

heights of

sky

heights





3      

on

andon

3

on

3 3



   

3

In foot

-

   

Vc.



 

mp

 

 



of sky

To

  

 To

   



3



3

my spir - it ranged on

 





mp

Db.







 mp



3



tra - verse





 mf

 

  

3

in foot - less

tra verse



     



f

3

  the

 

 3

last

  

3

the

last

   

3

the



last

  

3

To

the

last

       cham - bers of the

    of the

      cham bers of the

    cham - bers of the

Excited, With Motion accel.

 





 

 

normal    

      3

f



      

 

To

     

          

5

5



of sky

less



         



49 Vln.

5

mf

11







    

on and

 

mf



3  3 3             

   ranged

 

mp



3

T.

     

     

    

tra verse

verse

     

 



  

3

foot less







     S. 



      





A.

    







Gtr.

 

mf

 

mp

Perc.

mp

6



3

        mp

Alto Sax.

3         

  

Excited, With Motion accel.

(E)

3

  

   

12 50

 Fl.  

Ob.



Alto Sax.

Bsn.

Perc.







      5



 





       







  

 

3

-

3

mon

-

   mon

3

mon

Vln.

3

-

strous

  

strous

  3

Db.

Dome,

  



f



   

   strous

 



   



 



7

  

   



  

mf



 ff

  

  Where

stars

  

ff



Where

stars

the

 

ff







the





 

bright - est here



 



the



 

stars

 







 

Where

stars

the

bright

est here

ff

 

3

to

 

3

bright - est here

Where

  

Dome,

 



7



strous Dome,

f

  

      



Dome,

        

Vc.

           

7

  S. 

    

5

      

 



    

7

  

   

     





  



5

 

B.



          

7

5

     

mon

 

          

5

  

T.



      

  Mar.     Gtr. 

A.

q = ca. 112

bright - est here

to

 

3

to

 

3

to

q = ca. 112

             7

3

            7



 



3



    

 

 

  

 

       Fl.                  

Ob.



Alto Sax.

Bsn.

Perc.







   







 

                6

                   

S.



B.

f

Vc.

Db.

6

6

   

    dark

-

6

6

-

ness

die

 

ness

die

  

  -

ness

die

  

 

   

-

ness

  

 

 

 

 

6

  

 

   

   

6

  

 

dark

Vln.



       

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

dark

T.

 

7

 





dark

A.

 

7

7



7

      



                  Mar.          Gtr.

13      

6

    



 



52

 

 

 

   

 

die

 

   

 

  

6

6

14

 55    Fl.  54

Calm, Tranquil q = ca. 58







 







60

q = ca. 72





ff

ppp

    

Ob.







 





   







 



Bsn.

Perc.



ff



  

ff

 S. 

    

A.

Vln.

Db.



     

 









 



(tam tam)











   





  







 



p

  

Then (n)



an - y spot on

p

   



Then (n)



3 3      



Then(n)

an - y spot on

3

3 3           

  





   

pp





 

   

pp





our own Earth seemed Home!

Calm, Tranquil q = ca. 58



pp

our own Earth seemed Home!

p

Then(n) an - y spot on



our own Earth seemed Home!

  

3



our own Earth seemed Home!

3

         

p





pp

          3

an - y spot on



   



 

con sord.



60

q = ca. 72

 



     



ppp

 





mf





 mp







 

con sord.

ppp

n



 n







  

mp

mf

55      

Vc.



n



 

      

   









      

T.

B.

   





pp

 Mar.       Gtr.



mf

      



ppp







  

ff

   



ppp

ff

Alto Sax.





Fl.

  



  



Ob.

       

 





Alto Sax.

15

n

 

p



n

Perc.

Mar.

  















pp

 

Gtr.























 



p

n

 



 











scrape with back of mallet

























 

  

p

n







      

mp

     



mp

pp

  

n



n

p

pp

Bsn.

 

 







mp

 ord.



















mp





         



   62

mp

S.

 



 



















A.





 



















T.

 

















































 

B.

Vln.



     

Vc.



 

no vib. con sord.

Db.



  n

 mp

   

 

   

 

pp





p





 







pp

n

pp



n

 



p











 

mp



mp

n



n

mp







 n

16 72

 Fl.  Ob.

Bsn.

Perc.

Mar.



S.

Vln.





























    pp





   



















mp





  



  



 







p

 

  

  

ppp







  





  

ppp

    ppp

 

  

(medium yarn mallets)

 

 

p





















harp-like

 

mp

 

    

And

the

mp

     

 



the



sick grief

sick grief



mp

          



that you were far

 

that you were far





a - way



   fp

 

 

 mp        grew  grew



grew

a - way

         

mp

    



fp

fp

       

mp



grew













73

Chant-like





(con sord) sul pont.





grew

fp

 







   

sul pont.









mp

    

  

     

(no trem)



sul tasto

fp



mp



grew

 normal     

   

 

    

mp

   

(no trem)

      

pp



 

mp

pp

Db.



grew

 

Vc.

    

mp

pp

 





 

And

B.







T.





 

A.

 



Gtr.



  





Chant-like

  

Alto Sax.



73

mp

sul tasto

mp

fp





normal







ppp

17

82

88 

Joyful



 Fl. 













 5

ppp

Ob.

Alto Sax.























5

        p













 ppp

Bsn.

Perc.

Mar.











































  -

  -



  pleas

ant



Thank - ful -

ant

 -

ant

Thank - ful -

82      

ness

that

     mf





5

you

were

near



    





    





   

that

you

were





that

you

Thank - ful - ness





  

 

were

   

f

f

you

near

near

     were



Who might have been

 

that

Thank - ful - ness





           

near





mf

Db.



mp

  



ness

 



        pleas - ant

  

    

mf

Joyful

f

f

 

mf

Vc.



 p

pleas

Vln.





mf









pleas

B.





mf

T.





 S.   A.







Gtr.



ppp









 

 

 

 

 

88 



ppp

mp

ppp

mp

 





ppp



mp

 

18 90   Fl. 



 















  

 ppp

mp

 

Gtr.



   





  p

   

 



      



 





























mp



n

 



sphere

mp



 

 



ppp

n

 



  

ppp





 



   

         mp

-

 



   

 

 







mp

 

to me

As





   

pp

n





mp



me

mp











As

mp

  



to

step sphere



pp



          

Less than a want







to me

p





p

        



p



p

sphere





p

Less than a want

Less than a want



ord.

sul tasto







set on some out

Db.





       

Vc.

 



set on some out - step

Vln.

  



pp







set on some out - step

B.





pp

T.



p faint



  S.       

A.











ppp

p

Mar.

 

   

scrape with back of mallet

Perc.









ppp



 ppp

Bsn.

 

p

  

Alto Sax.



p

mp

Ob.







 









  

 

senza sord.

p

n













98

Alto Sax.

Perc.

Mar.



 



















          



mf







 mp

  

19

  



        

  



 













 





















 





















Gtr.



mp









p



Ob.

Bsn.



 



    





Fl.



mp



 S. 



mf

mf



   un - car - ing

mp





A.



mf

    



un - car - ing

     day by day

T.

B.



   

I

lived un -

mf



   

I

lived un -

mp

    

Vc.

pp

 

senza sord.



pp

 



pp



pp

ware

mf

98  senza sord.         pp

Db.



    

p

day by day

Vln.

p

ware

 



    

   



 









 







   

  



mp

            mp 3







20

 103      Fl.   

 

Ob.

 



 

Alto Sax.

104  

Calmer, Worn out q = ca. 58









 

   













 













 

    







  







  



 

  Perc.  







  







 



Bsn.

Mar.



     

Gtr.

  S.  

 



    

T.

B.

 

  



mp

      mp

  

Vln.

 

Vc.

Db.



 

   

(tam tam)

   that lay

  

All

that lay

  

  

All

that lay

mp

  





  

that lay

 

p







ppp

       Locked

  

Locked

   Locked

  Locked

Worn out 104 Calmer, q = ca. 58         p

 

  

 



p



p





   p

    









   





 



mf

mp

mp

All

  

p

p

All

A.

rit.

 

3          

(cked)

in that

   



tac - i - turn

and

Un - i - verse

      

   

   



   

   



in that

      

Un - i - verse

 

   

   

in that

Un - i - verse

(cked)

(cked)

   

(cked)

in that

 

3

Un - i - verse 3

3



     



tac - i - turn

tac - i - turn

rit.

and



tac - i - turn



and

and





  





  



sul C

21 109

 Fl. 



Ob.



Alto Sax.

Bsn.

Perc.

Mar.





















































 









S.









ppp

 

solo

Gtr.

molto rit.







Freely

  



   

mp

  



  5

      



   









   









   









   









drear

  

A.

drear

   drear

T.

B.



  drear

Vln.

Vc.

Db.





Freely

molto rit.







 









 









 

