Lisa Bielawa THE BOAT for three sopranos 1996
text by Gertrude Stein: from "Advertisements" I was so disappointed in the boat. It was larger than the other. It did not have more accomodation. It made the noise which was disagreeable. I feel that I would have been willing to say that I liked it if I had not seen it when it was painted. It is well never to deceive me.
The Boat for Marion, Katie and Alexandra May, 1996
Gertrude Stein
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Marion
& 58 œ . P
Katie
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nœ
1
I
nœ
was
& 58 ‰ b œ œ œ œ ‰ b œ œ œ œ P
Alexandra
I was
so
I
was
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2 4
!
4 4
œ nœ œ J
24
!
44
‰ bœ œ œ œ ‰ bœ œ œ œ
24
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nœ .
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was
so
dis
I
was
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& 44
Ah
A
!
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58
& ˙. 11
M
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&
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b˙ .
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so
dis -ap-point - ed
58 œ.
I
Œ
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!
5 Œ. 8 nœ nœ
11
Ah
so dis-appoint-ed
!
was
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dis - ap - point - ed
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œ œœœ œ œ œ œ f I was
ap - point - ed
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so
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K
dis - ap - point - ed
œ
nœ
6
M
so
so
1
Lisa Bielawa
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!
bœ œ I was
!
dis - ap - point-ed
!
34 Ó
bœ
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was
larg - er
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boat
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was
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than the
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& œ . bœ . Œ
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f
I was
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22
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boat.
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boat. 27
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& nœ .
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œ bœ
-
so
‰ œ œ œ nœ was
the
in
dis - ap
ap - point
‰ œ œ nœ œ
so
dis - ap - point - ed
‰ œ nœ œ œ
‰ œ œ œ œ
was
so
98
98 œ. b œ œ œ bœ œ œ p œ œ bœ 9 8
was
so
boat
It
dis - ap-point - ed in
-
point-ed
I
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‰
œ œ
larg - er
than the
larg - er
than the
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was
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ed
dis - ap - point - ed
!
I
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was
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bœ bœ j œ bœ bœ
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bœ
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point - ed
was
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27
so
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was
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&
22
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M
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œ I
in the
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boat
so
dis - ap-point-ed in
than the
the
œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ
so
dis - ap-point-ed in
the
œ œ œ b œ b œ œ œ
œ œ œ
was
larg - er
bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ was
was
so
dis - ap-point-ed in
the
bœ œ œ . œ œ b œ œ p œ œ bœ
the boat
!
boat
The Boat-2-
I
was
bœ œ J It
was
so
dis - ap - point - ed
bœ œ J
larg - er
!
in
the boat
œ.
#œ œ nœ
than
the oth - er
M
& b œJ œ
K
& bœ œ œ œ
30
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A
&
P
f
M
&
K
bœ & J
œ It
32
It 32
A
larg - er
did
& bœ It
so
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œ
did
not
f
-
ed
larg - er
than
œ.
&
A
& ‰ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ .
It
made
the noise
34
which was
dis - ag - ree - ab - le
was
It
was
‰ bœ #œ œ nœ bœ the
more ac - co - mo - da
j œ ‰ œ œ
did
bcresc. œ œ J
the boat
œ œ bœ œ bœ œ.
The noise
I
noise
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have
tion
œ.
K
œ
in
œ
œ
-
It
-
oth - er
bœ
tion
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fœ It
58 F œI
so
more ac - co - mo - da
larg - er
œ œ
did
not
œ œ
œ
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made
the
dis-ap - opint - ed
The Boat-3-
œ œ
have
-
tion
the boat
œ.
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than
the oth - er
œ.
ab - le.
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more ac - co - mo - da - tion
noise
œ œ in
in
œ
dis - ag - ree
the
œ.
œ œ
boat
It
was
œ œ nœ .
œ œ
in
It
j œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ
was so
ed
bœ œ J
œ
dis-ap - point - ed
-
-
œ œ.
œ bœ
œ
dis - ap - point
was
58 œ œ œ œ œ œ j #œ œ F was so
not have
which
58 œ œ œ œ œ œ œj œ FI was so dis-ap - point - ed
I
œ œ bœ œ bœ bœ
bœ œ œ bœ nœ
bœ
œ œ.
œ bœ
j œ œ
& Œ. 34
bœ J
was
ac - co - mo - da
j œ œ the
œ
34
M
more
dis - ap - point
‰
the oth - er
œ œ bœ œ bœ
not have
was
#œ œ nœ bœ œ œ œ
than
bœ œ œ œ b œ œ I
32
was
œ.
cresc.
It
30
bœ œ J
cresc.
in the boat
the
boat
was
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
So
dis - ap-point-ed
It
was
j & œ œ 38
M
larg - er
& œj œ 38
K
larg - er
œ
œ
œ œ J
than
the
oth - er
œ than
œ œ It
did
œ
j œ œ
œ œ
the
oth - er
It
œ œ œ œ ‰ #œ œ . J J
#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ not have more
ac - co - mo - da - tion
It made
the noise
not have more
ac - co - mo - da - tion
It made
the noise
j j ‰ # œ œ. #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ
did
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A
larg - er
than the oth - er boat
#œ œ . ‰ & J ƒ 43
M
,
‰ # œJ œ P
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43
K
It
which was
#œ was
did not
It did
œ œ #œ œ œ Œ
The noise
which
& ‰ œ œ #œ #œ 49
M
dis - ap - point - ed
j œ œ bœ
49
K
&œ dis
-
ap - point - ed
& ‰ œ #œ #œ #œ 49
A
dis - ap - point - ed
œ
was
2 4 24 24
‰
nœ
dis - ag - ree-ab - le
œ.
dis - ag - ree-ab - le
I
œ œ #œ œ œ
ac - co - mo - da - tion
Œ
so
was
#œ œ #œ
I was
so
‰
œ
I was
so
œ
so
‰ œ #œ œ #œ I
was
so
‰ œ #œ œ #œ I was
3 F # œ3 # œ # œ ‰ œ # œ # œ #œ œ #œ
A little slower & freer
!
5 4 Œ
!
P 54 #œ I
!
45 P #œ I
that
œ
˙.
I would have been will - ing
to
say
Œ
feel
œ
feel
The Boat-4-
˙.
,
œ œ #œ
œ.
œ
,
the noise
dis - ap - point - ed
œ.
œ
‰ nœ
dis - ag - ree-ab - le
It made
œ œ #œ ‰ œ œ #œ #œ
I was
œ œ nœ œ œ Œ
43
A
not have more
,
Œ
so
#œ œ #œ # œ œ# œ# œ œ
M
& Œ
K
& œ œ ˙.
52
that
I
liked
it
ve - ry well
&
if
Œ
#œ œ ˙ . that
if
3 bœ 4 œ b œ &4
M
& 44
feel
that
I
œ3
œ
would have
œ
œ
been
will - ing
& 44 œ b œ b œ 3
55
A
feel
that
I
œ bœ
would have
3
œ
been
œ
will - ing
I
Œ
I
it was
œ bœ to
say
œ
œ
that
I
3
œ bœ
it
to
say
F
that
œ
that
I
Œ
œ œ
3
œ
to
say that
I
liked
it
if
I
had
not
seen
it
Œ
57
I
& w
A
& bœ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ ˙ .
3
will - ing
to
say that
seen
3
3
57
3
I
liked
it
if
I
had
not
seen
it
The Boat-5-
œ œ œ œ œ
liked
it
liked
ve - ry well
Œ
bœ œ ˙ it
5 8
!
58 œ.
Œ
Tempo I
œ bœ bœ œ œ bœ œ
K
I
œ œ ˙ liked
it
when
it was paint - ed
44
F ‰ j 44 œ
œ œ ˙.
3 3 œ # œ œ n œ b œ3 œ œ œ œ b œ œ3 bœ bœ œ ˙ . & will - ing
Œ
it was
57
M
I
nœ œ ˙ .
Œ
3
œ
it waspaint-ed
Œ
!
55
K
œ 3
j œ œ # œ œ œ ‰ œ 44
Œ
had not seen it when
bœ œ ˙ .
I
55
I
bœ œ ˙ .
I
52
A
if
Œ
52
that
œ bœ œ œ œœœ œ
Œ
58 Π.
f œ œ I
was
!
60
M
&
K
&
&œ 60
A
.
dis - ap
-
point - ed
in
j œ bœ bœ
M
& bœ dis
-
K
& ‰
œ
A
& ‰
66
66
j œ œ œ nœ
bœ
ap - point
œ nœ
the
-
boat
œ
œ
I
œ
œ
I
‰
œ
dis - ap - point - ed
f & œ œ œ 70
M
f & œ œ œ I
feel
that
70
K
f I
70
A
&
feel
œ
that
œ
I
feel
that
œ
œ œ œ
œ
#œ œ œ
I
wouldhave been
œ will
larg - er
than the
oth - er
It
was
larg - er
than the
oth - er
œ . bœ . œ œ
was
larg - er
œ
œ
œ œ bœ . I
œ . bœ . Œ
was
so
œ
dis - ap - point - ed
was
‰ œ œ œ nœ I
dis - ap - point - ed
œ
bœ œ œ œ bœ
so
dis - ap - point - ed
œ œ œ will - ing
ing
to
œ.
to
say
œ œ œ
nœ .
will - ing
say that
œ
in
so
to
I
The Boat-6-
say
œ
in
œ
I
œ
œ.
the
boat.
œ
liked
œ.
I
liked
Œ Œ Œ
boat.
it
j œ œ
œ œ
so
boat.
j œ œ
I
so
was
bœ .
œ the
œ œ
that
was
‰ œ nœ œ œ
the
in
that
bœ
so
oth - er
œ œ bœ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ -
than the
bœ œ œ œ œ
œ nœ
œ
wouldhave been
I wouldhave been
œ
was
I
nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ
was
was
I
œ
It
It
" bœ .
dis - ap - point - ed 66
œ œ
œ. œ.
Œ œ ‰ œ bœ bœ . bœ . œ œ nœ . œ.
ed
‰
œ
œ. œ.
f œ œ
Œ.
!
œ bœ
so
Œ.
!
!
60
f œ œ
it
œ œ ve - ry
œ œ ve - ry
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
liked it
ve - ry well
if
I
had - n't seen it when
it
was
. & œ 74
M
well 74
K
& œ. well 74
A
&
œ.
œ œ
if
I
œ.
œ œ
if
I
M
had
not
seen
it
had
not
seen
it
when it was
if
I
had
not
seen
it
& 44 Œ # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ F It is well nev - er to de - ceive 4F & 4 #œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ nœ Slowly, thoughtfully
4 F & 4 #œ œ It
is
It
83
M
&
well
is
well
#œ #œ
was
dis - ap-point - ed
. & œ # œ # œ n œJ # œ in
A
&
the boat
It
!
was
in
68
u˙ .
2 4
!
6 8 œ #œ #œ #œ # œ œ p #œ
2 4
the
p
-
nœ #œ J
boat
It
I
was
so
dis - ap-point - ed
!
was
so
the
œ #œ #œ
dis
-
ap - point
The Boat-7-
#œ . ‹œ œ #œ
larg - er
‹œ œ #œ
than
œ
œ #œ J
cresc.
was
#œ .
er
#œ #œ I
6 8
!
!
me
œ #œ J
larg
paint - ed
!
#œ . œ # œ # œ œ œ #œ #œ
so
paint - ed
. u˙
u˙ .
nev - er to de - ceive
paint - ed
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me
œ œ œ œ #œ
œ
p I
83
Œ
24
me
nev - er to de - ceive
83
K
Œ
paint - ed
when it was
79
A
paint - ed
j #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ
79
K
when it was
Œ
j # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ paint - ed
79
œ œ J
#œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
, , . # œ œ 44 ‰ # œJ œ . ‰ J ƒ paint - ed paint - ed , , . j # œ 44 ‰ #œ œ . ‰ # œJ ƒ paint - ed , paint -# edœ . , 44 ‰ j #œ . ‰ # œj #œ ƒ
oth - er
#œ -
ed
than
the
œ #œ #œ #œ
cresc.
It
did
not
œ #œ #œ .
cresc.
in
the boat
œ œ
have
nœ #œ J It
oth - er
was
more ac -
86
M
poco a poco accel.
#œ #œ #œ
& œ It
did
not
œ œ nœ #œ œ nœ #œ
have
more ac
86
K
& nœ
A
& œJ
co - mo - da - tion
larg
#œ
#œ œ nœ #œ
86
It
#œ .
er
than
the
j #œ #œ
œ
a
K
ag ree
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& #œ .
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ab
‰
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le
89
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dis
M
& bœ in
œ œ. the boat
bœ bœ & J 94
K
It 94
A
& bœ
le
noise
dis - ap - point - ed
did
which was
bœ bœ J
not
‰ ‰
It
was
bœ bœ J
larg - er
in
the boat
dis - ag - ree - ab
larg
bœ . than
bœ J It
-
have
38 3 8
more ac
!
was
The Boat-8-
so
It
made
dis - ap-point - ed
‰
in
the boat
bœ bœ bœ I
was
the
did
bœ bœ J
larg - er
oth - er
œ
not
It
did
not
bœ
œ bœ
have
bœ . than
so
œ
nœ œ bœ bœ bœ
bœ bœ It
so
dis - ap - point - ed
le
than
oth - er
‰
bœ œ œ . bœ œ bœ bœ was
œ
er
nœ œ bœ
F
dis - ag - ree - ab -
bœ œ bœ bœ
bœ bœ bœ
bœ bœ bœ
-
was
co - mo - da - tion
I
bœ .
bœ
-
Faster, louder
bœ
the
noise
#œ œ œ nœ #œ œ nœ #œ
I
bœ J
F œ œ œ œ œ œ
the
‰
‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ 38 #œ .
œ. b œ œ b œ bœ œ
was
#œ #œ #œ
made
œ.
which was
the noise
the noise
94
œ It
œ
it's
noise
oth - er
j #œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ & 89
œ. It
the
‹œ œ #œ
89
M
j #œ #œ
co - mo - da - tion
made
#œ -
‰
-
Fj # œ #œ
#œ ‰
more
ac -
nœ œ bœ the
oth - er
& bœ
œ bœ
99
M
have
more
ac
99
K
& bœ bœ bœ co
99
A
& bœ It
103
-
mo
-
da
bœ did
œ.
M
&
K
& b œJ
-
bœ
-
bœ bœ bœ
ƒ
co - mo - da
bœ
tion
It
œ
‰
bœ
the
103
A
& j bœ the
œ
‰
noise
bœ noise
bœ
which
‰
bœ
which
bœ
tion
‰
the
was
ac
bœ dis
œ
bœ
œ
bœ
was
was
-
dis
dis
The Boat-9-
co - mo - da
œ -
-
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the
noise
bœ bœ bœ
œ
ag - ree
œ
œ
œ
œ
ag - ree
ag - ree
bœ
-
tion
U œ.
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-
-
ab
œ
ab
œ
ab
bœ J
œ.
made
bœ J
more
‰
bœ
It
œ bœ
œ
bœ
bœ
made
have
which 103
bœ
bœ
not
-
ƒ
-
-
-
U œ. le
U le
œ. le
ƒ bœ It
bœ noise
bœ made
‰