Co-commissioned for Chorissima by the San Francisco Girls Chorus and Stanford University
duration 6 min.
dedicated to Susan McMane and the girls of Chorissima
q»§ª Mysterious, sensuous F j j c œ. œ ˙ œ‰Œ Ó &
Soprano 1
Come to me
F j c œ. œ ˙ &
Soprano 2
Come to me
&c
Alto 1
&c
Alto 2
F
S2
&
˙. of
& ˙
me
w
Come
F w
A2
Ó
p c ˙.
of the
night;
& (unis.)
&
night;
˙.
œ
the
6 4 6 4
bw
night;
lence
Ó
of
the
10
to
œ œ œ œ
poco
w
night
Ó
si
poco
P
P
œ
come
to
j œ . œ b˙ .
œ œ
come
to
me
in the
poco
w
∑
∑
œ œ œ œ
˙.
in the
speak-ing si-lence
of
œ œ
œ œ œ œ
˙.
œ œ
œ œ
me
Come
œ œ ˙.
in the
speak-ing si-lence
of
Come
œ œ ˙.
œ œ
œ œ œ œ
˙.
of
p c ˙. c Ó
p
to
me
me
in the
speak-ing si-lence
œ a
a
a
˙
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j œ. œ ˙
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œ
come
j œ. œ ˙
˙
j œ. œ ˙
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œ
j œ. œ ˙
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div.
c Ó
to
lence
poco
come
∑
-
˙.
w
œ œ ˙.
p c ˙.
{
div.
œ
∑
∑
œ Œ œ œ
in the
w
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Ó
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w
œ œ 64 ˙ b ˙
night;
6 4
of
A 2a
P
c
the
-
5
come to me
∑
Ó
6 & œ nœ œ œ 4 w
&
si
œ 64 w
si-lence of the
A 1a
in the
w
(unis.)
A1
j P œ ‰ Œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ
Frank La Rocca
poem by Christina Rossetti
P œ˙ œ. J
∑
j‰ Œ Ó œ
Come
S1
Echo
Come
to me
to me
come
copyright©2004 by Frank La Rocca
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to me
to me
S1
S2
P Œ ˙
∑
&
Come with
P Œ ˙
& w
dream;
A1
& w
dream;
A 1a
A2
A 2a
S1
& Ó & &
∑ P j œ. œ w
come
˙.
to
P w
Œ
P ˙
p & #˙
come
20
˙
˙
A 1a
A2
A 2a
&
round-ed
˙.
œ œ
soft
P Œ. bœ ˙ J
round-ed
cheeks
˙ cheeks
Ó
˙
˙
˙
Ó
w
Ó
œ œ
45 ˙ .
a tempo
œ #œ
45 # ˙ .
Ó
poco rit.
on
& w
˙
˙
& ˙.
œœ w to
me
eyes
Œ œ
and
a
a
come
come
˙
come
stream
45
˙.
w
˙.
45 ˙ . 45
Œ Œ
5 4 ˙.
Ó
Come
c
back,
come
p p œ
come
come
back,
Œ
Ó.
Come
˙.
back,
œ
˙.
œ
come
˙
come
F œ b˙ .
back,
˙
œ come
bœ come
come
c
F Œ œ c ˙
œ
Come
F œ
back,
unis.
˙.
to me
Ó.
F Œ œ c ˙. Come
œ
j œ. œ ˙
unis.
˙.
to me
˙.
˙
c Ó.
p p œ
come
stream
œ
to me
˙
∑
œ
˙.
j œ œ. ˙
c
œ
as bright as
j œ. œ ˙
me
Ó
œ œ
eyes
˙
œ
as bright as
w
w
to
˙
˙
œ
˙.
come
˙
w
and
come
j œ. œ ˙
œ œ
w
Œ œ
come
w
&
soft
˙
to me
on
sun - light
A1
œ œ
to me
me
Œ
˙.
15
come
˙.
p & ˙
œ
Come with
sun - light
S2
œ
˙
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˙ back,
˙
25 (unis.)
S1
& ˙.
back
S 1a
S2
œf b b 45
come
&
b b 45
(unis.) w &
b b 45
&
˙f
back
w
back
f b 5 & ˙ œ œ b 4 Aw (unis.)
A1
come
A 1a
A2
A 2a
&
b b 45
&
b b 45
&
, ˙ Œ
tears
come
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P ˙.
tears
j œ‰ Œ
Œ
P ˙.
Œ
P j j‰ Œ œ. œ œ œ
back
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back
U
Ó
tears
j œ‰ Œ
come to me
p c ˙
˙
back
p c œ . œj ˙
come to me
p c nw
back
f
w
back
,
Œ
P ˙.
tears
j‰ Œ œ
c c
p
w
back
30
{p
div.
Wistfully
Œ œ
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j ‰ UŒ Œ p œ œ j ‰ UŒ Ó œ
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mem - o - ry,
Oh
{
˙.
∑ p ˙˙
mem'
U
{
div.
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j U‰ œ
two soloists
div.
j‰ Œ Ó œ
∑
∑
div.
c
(unis.)
b b 45
in
wp œ œ‰ c J c
div.
b 4
,P œ ˙.
back
{ b 5 f
back
S 2a
w
j U‰ œœ œœ
ry
∑ p ˙
mem'
U
j‰ œ œ
ry
S1
S 1a
S2
S 2a
A1
&
molto rit.
πU bb n˙
&b
b
hope,
&b
hope,
A2
A 2a
p two soloists ˙ ˙
U
mem'
bπ U b & ˙
Ó
Oh
U
∑
œ œ œ œ
love of
fin - ished
ry tutti, unis.
p Œ œ
b
-
Ó
b U &b Ó
&b
tutti, unis.
∑
∑
hope,
fin - ished
Tempo I
w
years.
j œ‰ Œ Ó 35
∑
Ó
hope,
A 1a
love of
U
bπ U ˙
œ œ œ œ
∑
∑
πU b & b n ˙˙ b &b
Ó
tutti, unis.
˙
j œ. œ ˙
love
œ œ
fin - ished
dark, sensuous
ww
p w
p j‰ Œ Œ œ œ
years.
years.
mem - o - ry
p
b ˙˙
p
mem'
-
˙˙
ry
two soloists
b˙
mem'
-
˙
ry
tutti, unis.
b˙
love
œ œ
fin - ished
œœ Œ
ww
w
years.
dark
Oh
w
dream
p dark ‰ Œ Œ j œ œ œ. Oh dream div. p dark Ó Œ œ w
{
Oh
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j œ ˙
how
sweet,
S1
S2
A1
&
bb
b &b b &b
A2
&b
b
A 2a
&b
b
S1
S2
A1
A2
A 2a
&
bb
&b
b
&b
b
b &b &b
b
64
c
64
c
don't drag
6 œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 w
Œ
(unis.)
oh
dream how
64
p
sweet,
œ
too
c
j œ. œ w oh dream p 64 j œ. œ w
w w
oh
˙
œ
œ
œ
œ
dream how sweet
dream
w
sweet,
œ œ œ œ
w
w
w
w
w
w
j ˙ œ. œ dream too
sweet,
œ œ c w
45
Pa - ra - dise,
in
Pa - ra - dise,
64 w 64 Œ
{ 6
div.
4 Œ
oh
oh
Ó F
j œ. œ ˙
œ too F
bit - ter - sweet,
too
bit - ter - sweet,
œ
wa - ken - ing
Whose
wa - ken - ing
j œ. œ ˙
j œ. œ ˙ Ó
Œ
F œ
too bit- ter - sweet,
j œ œ 64 œ . œ ˙
in
œ. œ ˙ J
Whose
(unis.) F Ó Œ œ
œ œ c w
should have been
j œ. œ ˙
c
(unis.) F Ó Œ œ
40
œ œ 6 œ. œ ˙ J 4
should have been
˙
c
brighter with forward momentum
dream
œ œ œ œ
w
œ œ œ œ
w
w
˙ Œ œ
too bit - ter - sweet,
dream
c œ . œj ˙ dream too
oh
sweet
too bit - ter - sweet,
c w
Where
∑
Ó
Œ
unis.
œ
Where
c w
w
come
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S1
S2
A1
A 1a
A2
A 2a
S1
F b Ó(unis.) . b & œ &b
b
b &b b &b &b
where
b
b &b
50
w
souls
∑
∑
(unis.)
(unis.)
˙
souls
˙
˙
˙
A2
A 2a
b˙
œ œ
brim - full of
˙
love
a
-
˙. love
a
w
-
-
(unis.)
˙.
souls,
œ
where
w
souls
˙
œ œ
brim - full of
˙
love
come
œ œ œ œ b b &b b b c
w
˙
{ b b
div.
eyes
˙
Ó
b b &b b b c œ œ ˙
w
˙
Ó
b b &b b b c w b b &b b b c
come
eyes
Ó
œ . Jœ ˙
˙
Ó
w
˙
to
to me
œ ˙.
come
the
unis.
p ˙ Watch
œœ ˙
64 n w
œ œ
meet;
me unis.
p
w
Watch
˙
the
c
where
meet;
c
where
64 w .
c j œ. œ ˙
c
come to me
64 œ . Jœ w
c
come to me
f non troppo 64 ˙ w. >come
∑
me
˙.
œ œ
f non troppo6 4 ˙ ˙ >come
Watch
nw
come
to me
64 w
c
q»§º mysterious, subdued p ˙ ˙ w
Ó
b b &b b b c œ œ œ œ
b b & b b b c œ ˙.
and
f non troppo bbbbb w b b b Ó
55
œ œ
f non troppo bbbbb ˙ œ œ div.
˙
and
bide
{ b b
love
œ
bide
f œ bbbbb ˙
b b b Ó
to
A 1a
F b˙ œ œ
brim - full of
thirst - ing long - ful
A1
œ œ
brim - full of
thirst - ing long - ful
S2
˙
f œ bbbbb ˙ . œ
w
slow
p ˙
Watch
˙
the
˙
˙
˙
˙
˙
˙
slow
w
Ó
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slow
slow
w
slow
S1
S2
S 2a
A1
A2
&
bbbb
p œ.
60 S1 solo
b Ó
b b &b b b b b &b b b b b &b b b b b &b b b
sotto voce
n˙.
A1
A2
-
pen - ing,
let - ting in lets S2 solo
sotto voce
˙.
œ.
œ
door
That
o
j œ ˙
-
pen - ing,
sotto voce
˙.
œ
b b 3 &b b b 4 Ó b b 3 &b b b 4 Ó b b 3 &b b b 4 Ó b b 3 &b b b 4 b b 3 &b b b 4
œ.
That
p œ
Tempo I
Yet
p œ
{p
div.
S 2a
o
That
j nœ . œ œ œ Ó
65
S2
œ.
j œ ˙
o
˙.
-
pen - ing,
˙
come
œ
˙.
come
œ
to
p nœ . in
˙
out
let - ting in lets
j œ. œ œ œ
let - ting in lets
˙
out
˙
yet
to me in
dreams,
˙.
œ ˙
c ˙
˙.
˙.
c ˙
me
come
c
more.
U
˙.
œ
Œ
˙.
U
œ
that
j U‰ Œ œ jU œ ‰ Œ
unis.
(unis.)
(unis.)
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Œ
34
Œ
34
n˙.
more.
œ. œ ˙ J
70
I
may live
P j nœ . œ ˙ I
may live
P j nœ . œ ˙ I
c
34
more.
no
P œ U‰ œ J
Œ
end solo
U
no
out
œ œœ œ œ c ˙
come
no
Œ
34
˙.
si-lence of the night
the
j œ. œ œ œ
U
Œ œ
j œ nœ œ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ
come
Yet
Yet
j œ ˙
34
molto rit.
end solo
sweet, too bit - ter- sweet
œ
door
œ œ œ ˙
œ
dream too
door
S1
œ J
P
may live
I
may live
j nœ . œ ˙
43 43 43 43 43
S1
S 1a
S2
A1
A2
b b b 3 Ó (unis.) pœ b b 4 &
c œ.
My
b b 3 &b b b 4
ve
p c nœ .
Ó
b b 3 &b b b 4
Ó
p c œ.
b b 3 &b b b 4
Ó
c
ve
ve
p
nœ . ve
S1
S 1a
S2
S 2a
A1
A 1a
A2
A 2a
b
∑
b b &b b b
∑
&
Œ
b b &b b b
˙
œ
˙˙
in
death:
though cold
P œ n ˙˙
-
ry life
-
j œ ˙
ry life
∑
∑
∑
∑
-
j œ ˙
though cold
q»§º rit. p nœ œ œ nw
very still, ethereal 80
give
∑
two soloists
œ
œ œ œ nw
dreams that I may
œ
œ œ œ ∑
∑
p n˙
in
˙
give
w
w
p œ œ ˙
˙
w
w
∑
Ó
two soloists
two soloists
I may
∑
∑
∑ ∑
œ œ
dreams
Ó Œ
(unis.)
death:
Ó
p œ
Come
Œ
p œ
Come
∑ w Ó
w ∑
w ˙
˙
p w Ó
p
œ œ
breath for
Pulse
∑
∑
two soloists
p ˙
breath
˙
lean
low
w
low
∑
∑
˙
Ó
˙
Ó
∑
breath
˙
n˙ w
Speak
∑
in
still slower (52)
Pulse for pulse
dreams that I may
p œ
∑
ry life
back to me in
Œ
75
œœ
∑
b b &b b b Ó b b &b b b
P œ
two soloists
b b & b b b œ . œj œ œ b b &b b b
Œ
∑
∑
back to me in
˙
j œ ˙
that I may
b b & b b b œ . œj œ œ
a - gain
div.
œ
a little slower (60)
{
ry life
c
b b 3 &b b b 4
bbbb
-
P ˙ Œ œ
nœ ˙ J
˙
lean
w
Speak
Ó
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∑
w w
lean
˙
low
slower (52)
S1
b b b Uj ‰ Œ Œ π b b œ & œ
{π
div.
S 1a
S2
b b U & b b b œJ ‰ Œ Œ œ
As
U
b b j‰ Œ Œ π b & b b œ œ
{π
div.
S 2a
A1
A 1a
A2
A 2a
As
As
b b & b b b œJ ‰ Œ Œ œ
As
b b &b b b
∑
b b & b b b œj ‰ Œ Ó b b & b b b œj ‰ Œ Ó bbb U ‰ Œ Ó b b j & œ
j œ. œ œ œ
long
j œ. œ œ œ
long
long
a - go, my
j œ. œ œ œ
long
˙
long
˙
long
π w
{π
div.
a - go, my
j œ. œ œ œ
{π
div.
a - go, my
long
w
long
a - go, my
œ œ
go my
œ œ
go my
85
œ
F U˙ œ
love, how long
œ
FU ˙ œ
love, how long
œ
FU œ ˙
love, how long
œ
FU œ ˙
love, how long
˙
love
˙
love
˙ ˙
FU ˙
long
FU ˙
long
F
˙
FU
long
˙
long
p p p p p p p p
34
Ó
34
Ó
3 4
Ó
34
Ó
˙
˙
how
long
a
˙
˙
p ˙
c Ó
p ˙
c Ó
how
p ˙
c Ó
how
Ó
34
Ó
34 Ó
p ˙
c Ó
how
34
34 Ó
molto rit.
p ˙
c Ó
how
c p œ
c
a
˙
long
˙
˙
˙
∑
p
-
go.
a
-
w
w
œ
go.
a
a
∑ w
c
a
˙
w
a
˙
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π w
-
go.
-
go.
-
go.
-
go.
-
go.
π w π w π w π w π w
go.
π w
π w
Deo Gratias 19 July, 2004 Oakland, California
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