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© Copyright 2018 by Norsk Musikforlag AS, Oslo, Norway Cecilie Ore: Come to the Edge for Choir 2013 N.M.O 14215 ISMN: 979-0-065-14789-5 Publisher: Norsk Musikforlag A/S Postboks 1499 Vika N-0116 Oslo Norway musikkforlagene.no Tel 0047 23 00 20 10 Fax 0047 22 42 55 35 email: order@musikforlaget.no
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PREFACE
Choir: 24 voices:
12 voices:
Soprano 1 (2 singers) (1 singer) Soprano 2 (2 singers) (1 singer) Mezzo-soprano 1 (2 singers) (1 singer) Mezzo-soprano 2 (2 singers) (1 singer) Alto 1 (2 singers) (1 singer) Alto 2 (2 singers) (1 singer) Tenor 1 (2 singers) (1 singer) Tenor 2 (2 singers) (1 singer) Baritone 1 (2 singers) (1 singer) Baritone 2 (2 singers) (1 singer) Bass 1 (2 singers) (1 singer) Bass 2 (2 singers) (1 singer)
Texts: Come to the Edge! - a poem by Christopher Logue. Used with kind permission from Rosemary Hill, the widow of the poet. Quotes on freedom of expression from various sources. Excerpts from the closing statements made by Pussy Riot members during the trial in Moscow 2012. Come to the Edge! is dedicated to Pussy Riot. Duration: approx. 19 minutes
Come to the Edge! is co-commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival for the BBC Singers.
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THE TEXT: COME TO THE EDGE! (dedicated to Pussy Riot) “Come to the edge. We might fall. Come to the edge. It’s too high! COME TO THE EDGE! (Christopher Logue, poster poem for Guillaume Apollinaire exhibition) “If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” (George Washington) “He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” (Alexander Hamilton) “To sin by silence, when they should protest, makes cowards of men.” (Abraham Lincoln) “Silence in court! Accusation: You have shown disrespect towards society! Maria Alyokhina, step forward!” (Moscow Court) “I am not afraid of you. I am not afraid of falsehood and fictitiousness, of sloppily disguised deception, in the verdict of this “so-called” court, this “so-called” trial. All you can deprive me of is “so-called” freedom. But nobody can take away my inner freedom. This freedom goes on living with every person who is not indifferent.” (Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina, excerpt from the Closing Statement) “Come to the edge. We might fall. Come to the edge!” (Christopher Logue) “Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear.” (St. Catherine of Siena) “Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.” (Maggie Kuhn) “Feel the fear and do it anyway!” (Susan Jeffers) “Silence in court! Accusation: You have committed a grave violation of public order! Nadezhda Tolokonnkova, step forward!” (Moscow Court)
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“We have stopped weeping. we have lost our ability to cry, we have desperately shouted with all our might, but now, our voices have been taken away.” (Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnkova, excerpt from the Closing Statement) “Come to the edge. It’s too high! Come to the edge!” (Christopher Logue) “Take away the right to say “fuck” and you take away the right to say “fuck the government.” (Lenny Bruce) “We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.” (Ernesto “Che” Guevara) “Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once.” (William Shakespeare) “Silence in court! Conviction: Guilty! You are sentenced to two years in prison for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred! Yekaterina Samutsevich, step forward!” (Moscow Court) “We expected a guilty verdict. We are nobodies, and we have lost. On the other hand, we have won. The system cannot conceal the repressive nature of this trial. The entire world can now see that this criminal case has been fabricated. That is all. Thank you.” (Pussy Riot member Yekaterina Samutsevich, excerpt from the Closing Statement) “COME TO THE EDGE! And they came. And he pushed. And they flew.” (Christopher Logue) “You can cage the singer but not the song.” (Harry Belafonte) “Open all the doors, tear off your epaulets. Come, taste freedom with us.” (Pussy Riot protest song)
Reconstruction of texts: Bibbi Moslet & Cecilie Ore
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COME TO THE EDGE! COME TO THE EDGE! Dedicated to Pussy Riot
2 &4
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∑
∑
∑
∑
MezzoSoprano 1
2 &4
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
MezzoSoprano 2
2 & 4 œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ. œ œ œ > > > > > > Come to the edge! Come to the edge, the edge! Come,
Soprano 1
Soprano 2
2 &4
Alto 2
2 &4
Tenor 1
2 V4
Baritone 1
Baritone 2
∑
cresc. π > > 2 & 4 bœ ‰ œ œ œ bœ ‰ bœ œ œ. œ œ bœ bœ ‰ œ œ œ. bœ œ. œ > > the edge, > the > to the edge! Come > > > to the edge, Come to the edge, the edge! Come, come
Alto 1
Tenor 2
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π
π
cresc.
∑
∑
∑
‰
œ œ œ œ œ > > > Come to the edge! Come ∑
∑
∑
∑
‰
∑
‰ œ œ œ >œ . œ >œ . œ > to the edge, the edge, the come ∑
cresc.
œ œ œ. œ œ œ > > > to the edge, the edge! Come, ∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
‰
œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ > > > come to the edge, the edge, the ∑
∑
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π cresc. 24 b œ ‰ œ œ b œ œ ‰ b œ œ œ . œ b œ œ b œ ‰ œ œ b œ . œ œ . œ V > > the edge, > the > to the edge! > Come > > > > to the edge, Come to the edge, the edge! Come, come ? 42
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Bass 1
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Bass 2
? 42
Come
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x) An idiomatic and dramatic use of the text should play the main role in creating the energy and phrasing of the music. x) The word 'come' should always be performed with a short 'o' when on a quartertone. x) The word 'edge 'should always be performed with a short 'e'. © Copyright 2017 by Norsk Musikforlag A/S, Oslo ISMN 979-0-065-14789-5
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P 7 & Œ ‰ œ œ q = 92
S1
S2
P > & œ Œ
3
We might
P3 & Œ ‰ bœ œ
> bœ ‰ œ œ 3
fall,
we might
∑
edge!
M1
M2
P & œ Œ > edge!
We might
P
& Œ ‰ œ œ 3
A1
A2
T1
T2
Bar 1
Bar 2
&
P
œ > edge!
We might
Œ
P3 V Œ ‰ bœ œ P V bœ Œ > edge!
P ? Œ ‰ œ œ P ? >œ Œ edge!
B1
B2
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3
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P
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3
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Œ
fall,
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> bœ ‰ œ œ
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fall,
fall,
3
we might
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∑
∑
p > œ ‰œ œ
Come
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q = 112
to the
∑
∑ >œ
> œ
edge! Come
> ‰ œ œ œ. œ
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> œ
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edge! Come,
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∑
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∑
∑
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∑
cresc. p œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ. œ œ œ > > > > > > Come to the edge! Come to the edge, the edge! Come,
∑
p > œ ‰œ œ
Come
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Come
to the
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œ > edge!
∑
> œ
Come
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∑
> œ
cresc.
Come,
∑ cresc.
‰ bœ œ œ . œ œ b >œ œ b >œ > > > edge! Come to the edge, the edge! Come,
3
∑
14
S1
S2
&
> & œ ‰œ œ come
M1
M2
A1
A2
T1
T2
Bar 1
Bar 2
to the
∑
&
B2
>œ . > œ œ. œ
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∑
F >œ Œ
∑
&
∑
F Œ ‰œ œ
∑
∑
∑
∑
? >œ ‰ œ œ ? ?
to the
∑ bœ ‰ œ œ >
come
to the
we might
F3 Œ ‰ œ œ
F œ. œ œ. œ œ Œ > > > edge, the edge, the edge! ∑
we might
F3 Œ ‰ œ œ
F V œ ‰ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ Œ > the edge, > the edge! > to the edge, > come ?
3
we might
F3 Œ ‰œ œ
F & œ ‰ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ Œ > the edge, > the edge! > to the edge, > come V
3
we might
b >œ ‰ œ œ
>˙
fall,
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F
Œ ‰ bœ œ 3
F
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3
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∑
edge!
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come
B1
∑
F Œ ‰ œ œ
q = 92
we might
b˙ >
fall,
∑
∑
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3
fall,
we might
∑
3
fall,
we might
∑
fall,
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fall,
b >˙
fall,
fall,
3
∑
∑
bœ ‰ œ œ > 3
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we might
∑
∑ ‰ œ œ œ bœ œ > 3
3
we might fall, we might
∑
‰ bœ
˙ >
fall,
∑
3
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> ‰ œ œ œ œ œ 3
3
we might fall, we might
∑
we might
3
3
>œ ‰ bœ œ
fall,
3
we might fall, we might
∑
œ ‰ bœ œ > 3
fall,
> ‰ œ œ œ œ œ
∑ b >œ œ œ ‰ bœ œ 3
3
we might fall, we might
∑ 3 > ‰ œ œ œ œ œ 3
we might fall, we might
∑
4
p > & bœ Œ
20
S1
fall,
S2
M1
M2
A1
A2
T1
∑
&
p & œ Œ > fall, &
p
∑
& bœ Œ > fall, ∑
&
p > bœ Œ V fall,
T2
Bar 1
V
p >œ b ?
∑
fall,
Bar 2
B1
?
∑
p > ? œ Œ fall,
B2
Œ
?
∑
q = 112
P >œ œ œ ‰
Come
to the
∑
∑
∑
>œ
>œ
edge! Come
>œ . œ ‰ œ œ
to the edge, the
∑ >œ
>œ
cresc.
edge! Come,
∑
∑
>œ œ œ ‰
>œ . œ >œ . œ
come
to the
edge, the edge, the
∑
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P œ ‰œ œ >
Come
P
to the
∑
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edge! Come
∑
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œ >
cresc.
œ >
edge! Come,
∑
cresc.
‰ ‰ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > > > > > > Come to the edge! Come to the edge, the edge! Come, ∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
∑
come
to the
∑
∑
‰ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ > to the edge, > the edge, > the come ∑
∑
∑
∑
cresc. P œ ‰ œ œ bœ œ ‰ œ œ bœ. œ bœ œ œ ‰ œ œ bœ. œ œ. œ > > to the edge, > > > > come > > the edge, > the Come to the edge! Come to the edge, the edge! Come
P œ >
Come
‰
œ œ
to the
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œ >
Come
‰
cresc.
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œ >
come
‰
œ œ
to the
œ. œ œ. œ > > edge, the edge, the
F 27 œ œ b >œ ‰ œ œ n >œ œ œ >œ Œ ‰ & q = 92
S1
S2
f >œ Œ & edge!
3
It's too
F
& Œ ‰ bœ œ 3
M1
M2
f > & œ Œ edge!
It's too
3
high,
it's too
∑
A2
T1
T2
Bar 1
Bar 2
B1
B2
∑
3 > >œ > ‰ nœ œ bœ bœ œ nœ
high,
it's too
3
high, it's too high,
∑
F
∑
& Œ ‰ œ œ bœ ‰ œ œ nœ œ œ bœ > it's too high, > > it's too high, It's too high, 3
3
A1
3
high, it's too high,
f & œ Œ > edge!
F V Œ ‰ œ œ 3
f V œ Œ > edge!
It's too
f bœ Œ > edge!
It's too
3
∑ œ ‰ œ œ > ∑
it's too
œ œ œ œ > > 3
high, it's too high,
∑
F b ? Œ ‰ œ œ b >œ ‰ b œ œ b >œ œ œ œ > 3 3 3 ?
F ? Œ ‰œ œ ?
f
œ > edge!
3
Œ
It's too
high,
∑
it's too
high, it's too high,
∑
œ ‰ œ œ bœ œ œ bœ > > > 3
high,
∑
it's too
3
high, it's too high,
∑
œ
Œ
3
it's too high!
∑
P > ‰ nœ œ bœ 3
∑ œ Œ
it's too high!
∑
∑
∑
P
‰ œ œ bœ > 3
it's too high!
∑
P ‰ œ œ œ > 3
it's too high!
∑
P
‰bœ œ bœ > 3
it's too high!
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P >œ Œ
q = 112
P >œ œ œ ‰
Come
Come
P > œ Œ
to the
Œ >œ
∑ œ Œ ∑ œ Œ ∑ œ Œ ∑
>œ Come
>œ
edge! Come
Œ
P > œ ‰ œ œ bœ > Come to the edge! P Œ œ Œ > Come Come
P 3 ‰ bœ œ nœ œ Œ > it's too high!
∑ 3
high,
P œ b >œ œ ‰
5
> œ Come
> œ
Come
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P œ ‰œ œ œ œ > to the edge! > Come > Come P
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Œ
œ >
Come
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P b œ ‰ œ œ >œ b œ > to the edge! Come > Come Come
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∑
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S1
&
œ œ >œ . œ &‰ cresc.
S2
to the edge, the
M1
∑
&
Œ >œ
Œ
& ‰ œ œ bœ. œ bœ > > to the edge, the
A1
∑
&
& ‰ œ œ œ. œ >
to the edge, the
T1
Bar 1
∑
V
B1
B2
Come,
> œ
Œ
F œ >
œ >
œ >
edge! Come,
Œ
F œ > Come,
>œ Œ
∑
come
>œ œ œ ‰
come
> œ Œ
to the
>œ . œ >œ . œ
edge, the edge, the
∑
come
?‰ b œ œ >œ . œ to the edge, the ?
?‰
∑ cresc.
œ œ >œ . œ
to the edge, the
œ bœ > > edge! Come, Œ
œ >
edge!
F
œ > Come, œ > Come,
∑
f >œ Œ
edge!
∑
f > œ ‰ œ œ bœ. œ œ. œ bœ Œ > > >
come
to the
edge, the edge, the
∑
œ Œ >
come
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come
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to the
Œ
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edge, the edge, the
∑
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Bar 2
F > œ
edge! Come,
cresc.
T2
>œ
Come, cresc.
A2
Come,
edge! Come,
cresc.
M2
F >œ
edge!
∑
f œ Œ >
edge!
∑
f Œ œ
edge!
∑
f b œ ‰ œ œ >œ . b œ >œ . œ >œ Œ > to the edge, the edge, the edge! come œ > come
Œ
‰
œ œ œ > come to the
∑
∑
œ œ >. œ >. œ
f Œ œ >
edge, the edge, the
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f >œ
>œ
>œ
>œ
Come, come,
Come, come,
>œ Œ
come
>œ œ œ ‰ dim.
come
f bœ œ bœ Œ > > > Come, come, come bœ >
œ >
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dim.
bœ ‰ œ œ >
come
f Œ œ œ œ > > > Come, come, come œ > Come, f œ > f œ >
to the
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to the
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come
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come
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S1
S2
&
∑
>. œ > œ & œ
edge, the edge!
M1
M2
A1
A2
T1
T2
Bar 1
Bar 2
B1
B2
&
∑
F >œ
>œ
∑
>œ
>œ
> ‰ œ œ œ
Come, come
Come, come
F bœ œ > > Come, come
& œ. bœ œ bœ œ > > > > edge, the edge! Come, come &
∑
& œ. œ œ > > edge, the edge! V
∑
F œ œ > > Come, come œ > Come, F œ > Come,
œ > come œ > come
V œ. œ œ œ œ > > > > edge, the edge! Come, come ?
∑
? œ . œ >œ > edge, the edge! ? ?
∑ bœ. œ œ > >
edge, the edge!
F œ œ > > Come, come œ œ > > Come, come F œ œ > > Come, come œ œ > > Come, come
P >œ Œ
∑
Come
>œ œ œ ‰
> œ Œ
p >œ Œ
Come
p >œ œ œ ‰
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to the
P Œ œ > Come
∑ ‰
P bœ Œ > Come Come
œ œ b >œ
to the edge!
edge!
∑
Œ ‰ œ œ œ b >œ > Come to the edge!
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Come
p
œ > Come p
to the
Œ
p œ Œ
∑
If,
> œ Œ
π Œ ‰ . Rœ
∑
∑
edge,
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Œ
∑
œ Œ > edge, ∑
the
π r Œ ‰. bœ the
∑ π Œ ‰. r œ the
∑
π . Œ ‰ œr the
∑
> œ Œ
π Œ ‰ . œr
∑
∑
edge,
Œ ‰ œ œ œ b >œ > Come to the edge,
the
π Œ ‰. r œ the
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S1
S2
&
∑
> & œ Œ edge!
M1
M2
&
∑
& œ Œ > edge!
A1
A2
&
∑
& œ Œ >
T2
Bar 1
Bar 2
V
∑
B2
∑
if free - dom of speech
Œ
p œ
free
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3 j j 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > is ta - ken a - way, then dumb
˙
-
-
˙
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