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Ayin for A Cappella Choir

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Commissioned by the Winchester Musica Viva Chamber Choir Kenneth Nafziger, conductor

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I. Be Still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46.10

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II. He who knows does not speak; He who speaks does not know.

--Lao Tzu

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III. The wish to be concious is the wish to be.

It can only be aquired or experienced in silence.

- Jeanne de Salzmann

q = 54

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Si - lence,

! ˙ ˙

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!

Œ

!

!

lence.

lence.

lence.

lence.

˙ ˙

lence.

w

w

˙ ˙

w

w

lence.

˙ ˙

w

w

˙.

lence.

w

w

˙.

˙ ˙

lence.

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IV.

20

...speaking distracts, silence and work collect the thoughts and strengthen the spirit.

- St. John of the Cross

! & 44 w

q = 60

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

& 44 V 44

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V.

24

...freedom from the word, and to look, there must be silence, otherwise you can't look.

- Jiddu Krishnamurti Very quiet, as slow as possible...

Soprano

& #w

#w

w

w

& w

#w

#w

w

#w

(n)

Alto

(n)

Tenor

Bass

V ?

w

#w

(n)

w w

S

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A

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T

B

w

#w

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#w

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(n)

6

w

w

#w

#w

#w

#w

w

V #w

#w

? #w

w

w w

w #w

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VII.

26

It is by silence itself, suddenly, inexplicably revealing itself... as a word of great power, full of the voice of God. - Thomas Merton

Very quiet. Slowly...

Soprano

& #w

#w

#w

#w

#w

#w

#w

& w

(n)

w w

w

#w

w w

w

#w

#w #w

w

#w

? w

#w

w

#w

w

w

w

(n)

Alto

Tenor

Bass

V

#w

(n)

(n)

S

& #w

#w

#w

#w

#w

#w

#w

A

& #w

w

#w

w w

w

T

w

w

#w

#w

V #w

w

w

#w

w

#w

w

w

8

B

? w

#w

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#w

27

S

& #w

#w

#w

#w

#w

#w

#w

#w

A

& w

#w

#w

#w

w

w

#w

w

#w

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w

w

#w

w

#w

? w

w

w

w

w

nw

w

w

15

T

B

V #w

S

& #w

#w

!

A

& #w

!

T

V #w

w

23

B

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A

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!

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!

w

w

!

w

w

!

#w

!

#w

w

!

w

w

!

#w

w

!

w

w

!

w

!

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28

S

& #w

#w

!

#w

#w

!

#w

#w

!

A

& w

w

!

w

#w

!

#w

!

#w

w

!

#w

!

32

T

B

V #w ? w

#w

!

w

!

#w w

w

!

#w w

w

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!

29

VIII. The eloquence of the deepest silence echoes from the eternal.

- John Roger Barrie

Very slow...

Alto Solo

&˙ œœ w The

Choir:

el - o - quence

œ œ b˙ bœ ˙.

w

of the deep - est si - lence

œ œ ˙ œ˙ œ w e-choes from the e

-

ter

-

w

nal.

Choose a tone that resonates with you. Be sure not match pitch with someone around you.

Maintain the same tone for each of the five entrances.

Be awakened by the eternal vibrations of the Divine

Conductor:

Cue the choir for each of the five entrances of the resonate chord. After the third entrance and release cue the soloist and continue with the remaining two choral entrances.

Each chord may last as long as you wish.

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IX.

30

Be silent that the Lord that gave thee language may speak.

- Jalal-Al-Din-Rumi

Very quiet. Slowly...

Soprano

&œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

bœ

œ

Alto

&œ

œ

œ

œ

œ

bœ

œ

Tenor

Vœ

œ

œ

œ

œ

bœ

œ

Bass

?œ œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ œ

œ œ

bœ bœ

œ œ

Each singer, on a resonating hum, chants the phrase at various slow tempi.

Note to the conductor:

This meditative sonority should last for a few minutes.

May the stillness be forever sounding as we follow our own path.

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NC 6/25/11