Commissioned by the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, under the direction of Susan Quinn, for their performance at Podium, Ottawa, May 2012
I. Searston Beach From The Al Pittman Suite
Al Pittman
q. = 48
#6 9 6j & # 8 œ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ 8 œ™ - œ™ œj ‰ œ œ 8 œ œ mf easy, lilting
Soprano and Alto
Now in the mid - dle of
win - ter
#6 9 & # 8 œ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ 8 œ-
5
think
of the
#9 & # 8 Ϫ
beach
8
œ
waves
° ## 9 & 8 œ™ œ œ œ œ™ 10
Soprano
roll
they'd roll
with the
‰
‰
œ
j‰ j œ œ œ œ™ œ œ 98 œ ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ -
wind sweep - ing drifts
where last
68 œ
œ
and
watched
6 j œ ‰ œ œ 8 œ™ œ œ œ ™ œ™ œ™ all the
Alto
they'd roll
all the
sum - mer we ran hur- dles
œ
way to the old dead tree
° ## 9 6 & 8 œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ 8 œ™ œ œ œj ≈ œ™j
œ
how they'd
‰ œ œ
way to the old dead tree,
## 9 8 œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™ œ j ‰ œ œ 68 œ™ œ œ & ¢ œ œœ œ ™ œ ™ œ™ roll
a - round our back door
they'd
‰
œ œ they'd
o - ver the
Ϫ
œ-
roll
## 9 8 & ¢
dead
tree
be - fore go -ing back
to
they'd
œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ 98 roll all the way
68 j ≈ j œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ™ œ œ œ™ old
dead
tree
be - fore go -ing back
to
roll all the way
œ
œ ™ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™
œ
take
an - o - ther run at it.
an - o - ther run at it.
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to the
9 œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ 8
œ™ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™
take
98 â ä
œ
œ
14
old
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U 98 ‰ œ œ 68 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
j œ œ™
Sears - ton (nnn)
at
Kathleen Allan
to the
‰ Œ
j œ
and
‰ Œ
j œ
and
2
° ## j & œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ
j ‰ j œ œœœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ
œ
# j & # œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ
j ‰ j œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ
œ
e.
19
how
how
¢
? ##
we'd sit
off
we'd sit
off
˙ ™™ ˙
p
shore
and
# &#
bun - dles of
tired
œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ ™™
° ## & œ™ œ œ
tired
27
# &#
œ
leav - ing our limbed
#œ ™ œ œ
œ
leav - ing our limbed
? ##
˙˙ ™™
j œ
œ
let the surf
j œ
j œ œ
sea- wood
˙˙ ™™
Ϫ
im - press
j œ
Ϫ
im - press
˙˙ ™™
-
-
œ œ
ions
œ
in
in
the
beach like
œ œ œ œ œ œj the
beach like
Ϫ
Ϫ
5:3 j nœ œ œ œ œ œ œj nœ
Ϫ
lie
spent
spent
˙˙ ™™
Ϫ
sand.
Ϫ
sand.
˙˙ ™™
the
nœ œ J
œ œ™
the
œ œ œ œ œ œj
œ™ ˙™
œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ
ions
up
œ™ œ nœ œ
lie
e.
up
tum - ble us
œ nœ
where we'd
œ™ œ
e.
Ϫ
where we'd
œ œ
e.
tum - ble us
œ™ ˙™
sea - wood 4
bun - dles of
? ##
œ œ
e.
let the surf
Mmmm
23
¢
and
˙ ™™ ˙
Tenor & Bass
° ## & œ™ œ œ œ
¢
shore
e.
(slowly opening to "ah")
œ
bœ like
like
lov - ers
lov - ers
˙˙ ™™
Ϫ
Ϫ
Ϫ
j ‰ œ
œœ ™™ ah
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mf
j œ
and
œœ ‰ J
mf
œ J
and
â ä
° ## mf & œ˙™™ 31
# &#
¢
Ϫ
Ooo
œ
# &#œ ‹
œ œ œ™ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ œ ™
watched how they'd roll
they'd
roll
they'd roll
watched how they'd roll
they'd
roll
they'd roll
œ J
œ
? ## œ
œ œ
œ œ
° ## & œ˙™™ œ ™ 35
Ϫ
tree,
¢
# & # œ™ ‹ tree, ? ##
Ϫ
tree
° ## & œ˙™™
‰
they'd
‰ œ œ
they'd
‰ œ œ
they'd
39
# &#
Ϫ
take
¢
# & # œ™ ‹ take ? ##
Ϫ
take
Ϫ
œ roll
œ
roll
œ
roll
Ϫ
Ϫ
Ϫ
Ϫ
98 œ™ ˙™
Ϫ
œ œ œ
9 œ œ 8œ
j œ
all the way
to the
dead tree
œ˙™™ œ œ
j œ
they'd roll
watched how they'd roll
# &#
œ˙™™
œ œ™ œ œ œ™
j œ
œ œ œ™ œ œ œ
œ
Ϫ
œ˙™™
they'd
roll
old
Ϫ
œ œ œ œ™ œ œ 98 œ ™ œ œ œ œ™
all the way
to the
old
dead tree
œ œ œ œ™ œ œ 9 8 œ ™ œ œ œ œ™
all the way
œ˙™™
Ϫ
œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ an - o - ther run at
it.
œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ an - o - ther run at
it.
œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ an - o - ther run at
to the
it.
Ϫ
old
dead tree
œ™ œ™ ˙™
Ϫ
˙™
Ϫ
˙™
j œ ‰ œJ
mp
Ϫ
3
Ϫ
œ˙™™
j ‰ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ™ all the way
to the old dead
all the way
to the old dead
all the way
to the old dead
j ‰ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ™ j œ œ™ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ™ œ™
68 œ˙™™
Ϫ
Ϫ
œ
6 j ≈ j œ œ 8 œ™ œ œ œ œ™
œ
œ œ 68 œ™ œ œ œ ≈ œ™j J
œ
mf
j œ
like
be
-
fore go - ing back
to
be
-
fore go - ing back
to
be
-
fore go - ing back
to
œ œ 68 œ ™ œ œ œj ≈ œ™j
œ™ œ œ œ- œ
bun - dles of
Πmp
mf
tired
j œ™ œ
œ œ
like bun - dles of
˙™ ooo
˙™
mp
ooo
œ
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° ## j & œ œ
e.
43
sea - wood
# &#
Ϫ
œ œ œ -œ œ tired
¢
j ‰ œ e.
œ
sea- wood we'd
e.
let
the surf
# &#
e.
e.
nœ œ œ œ œ œn œ ™ up
the
e.
# & # Œ™ ‹ ? ##
e.
nœ œ œ bœ let the surf
∑
e.
Ϫ
up
the
nœ œ œ ™
p
tum - ble us
p
œ œ œ™
Ϫ
nœ ™
Ϫ
tum - ble us
tum - ble us
Œ
e.
beach
∑
p
ooo
j œ™ œ
mp
the
œ bœ œ œ œ œ nœ œ ™ e.
∑
œ bœ œ ™ œ ™ Œ™
up
∑
e.
e.
œ bœ œ œ œ œ nœ
∑
nn ˙˙ ™™
beach
e.
tum - ble us
tum - ble us
˙™
beach
e.
e.
œ nœ œ
the surf
e.
? ## ˙ ™
46
¢
we'd let
œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ
buoyantly
e.
j œ œ œ nœ œ
# & # ˙™ ‹
° ## & ˙™
e.
buoyantly
Ϫ
ooo
nœ ™
œ â ä
where we'd
Ϫ
ooo
œ œ œ™ œ™ tum - ble us
œ nœ œ œ nœ œJ nœ
like bun - dles of tired
nœ œ
sea - wood
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œ œ
œ
where we'd
° ## nmp & ˙™ 50
S. 1
œ J
lie
# & # bœ ™ mp
S. 2
lie
# &#‰
# bœ ™ &# ‹ ooo
bœ œ
œ
œ
Ϫ
spent
mp
nœ
where
? ## œ™ ¢
nœ J
we'd
nœ J
like
lov -
nœ bœ
lie
nœ
where
we'd
œ
Ϫ
œ
spent
° ## ˙ ™ &
press
-
œ
# & # nœ ™ œ n œ
in
leav - ing our limbed
# & # nœ ™ ‹ ¢
? ## ˙™ ers
the
j œ
œ
f
œ nœ ™
like
lov -
ers
b˙ ™ f
lov - ers
im - press
‰ œ
œ
in
the
œ œ nœ sand
f
lov
œ™ œ ™
nœ ™ -
nœ ™
-
b˙ ™
Ϫ
sand
Ϫ
im -
˙™ œ
nœ œ
j œ
œ
f
bœ J
bœ œ nœ œ™
ions
nœ ™ bœ bœ
leav - ing our limbed
leav - ing our limbed im
Ϫ
lie
ers
bœ
Ϫ
53
# & # Ϫ
˙™
f
n˙ ™
œ
lie
Ϫ
spent like
Ϫ
nœ bœ
œ
5
press
Ϫ
in
the
-
-
U œ œ œ n˙ ™ -
ions in
the
sand
nœ ™
Ϫ
in
the
sand
Ϫ
U ˙™
œ nœ œ
U ˙™
in
sand
œ ™ nœ œ œ œ œ nœ
ions
-
U n˙ ™
sand
Ϫ
n˙ ™
˙˙™™
in
the
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the
U ˙™ sand
ä â
6
° ## & 57
e = e
∑
∑
∑
Œ
Œ
mf
œ™ œ œ œ œ™ œ
œ œ
while the
surf
∑
∑
mp
∑
-œ
˙
woh
lean heavily on the first note of every bar releasing the tension on the second note
# &# ‹
∑
∑
mp
n-œ
˙
nœ-
˙
woh
nœ-
˙
nœ-
˙
woh
˙
nœ-
Woh
° ## & œ
woh
62
self
˙
## simile & ˙
woh
## simile & ˙ ‹ woh ? ## nœ
simile
woh
˙
œ
woh
Œ
j œ
to
woh
œ come
j œ ‰ Œ
Ϫ
˙™
˙™
a
-
gain
nœ ™ woh
woh
œ
œ
˙
˙™
œ
woh
woh
woh
˙
˙™ woh
Ϫ
˙™
˙
nœ
-Ϫ
œ œ œ œ™ œ
œ
woh
Ϫ
woh
œ
woh
˙
‰
œ- ™
woh
lean heavily on the first note of every bar releasing the tension on the second note
?# ¢ # n-œ
Ϫ
Ϫ -
woh
¢
it -
lean heavily on the first note of every bar releasing the tension on the second note
# &#
mp
re - gath - ered
nœ woh
˙
˙™
˙
nœ woh
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˙
Œ
° ## ™ 9 & œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ 8 œ ™ œ œ œ ˙™ smooth - ing a - way all signs
Ϊ
67
# &#
98
˙™
# & # nœ ™ ‹ woh ¢
? ## nœ ™
œ™ nœ ™
Ϫ
98 Ϫ -
Ϫ
Ϫ
98 -œ ™
˙™
‰
mp
œ™ œ ˙
œ œ
of our
nœ ™
woh
Ϫ
p
woh
nœ ™ p
woh
woh
° ## & ˙
Ϫ -
7
woh
eas
Ϫ
˙™
Ϫ
˙™
˙™
˙™
p
woh
woh
71
sum
# &#
nœ woh
# &#˙ ‹ woh ¢
? ## ˙ ™
-
-
œ
mer
˙ œ
˙™
˙™
˙™
˙™
˙™
˙™
˙™
˙™
˙™
˙™
˙™
œ
pleas
-
˙
ures
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