Nico Muhly
DARK SISTERS Chamber Version
Full Score Act 1
St Rose Music Publishing Co. / Chester Music Ltd.
Originally commissioned by Gotham Chamber Opera, Music-Theatre Group, and Opera Company of Philadelphia. The chamber version was commissioned by Texas Christian University and first performed on 8 April 2016 at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth TX, U.S.A. Arrangement by Nate Thatcher.
CHARACTERS ELIZA (30s) ............................................................................ Lyric Soprano ZINA (First Wife, 40s) .......................................................... Lyric Soprano RUTH (Second Wife, 40s) ................................................. Mezzo-Soprano PRESENDIA (Third Wife, 30s) ..................................................... Soprano ALMERA (Fourth Wife, 30s) ......................................................... Soprano LUCINDA (Eliza’s Daughter, 20s) ................................................ Soprano PROPHET/KING (40s-50s) .................................................................. Bass
SYNOPSIS DARK SISTERS follows one woman’s dangerous attempt to escape her life as a member of the FLDS Church (Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints), a sect that split from mainstream Mormonism in the early 20th Century largely because of the LDS Church’s renunciation of polygamy. The male founders of the Mormon faith (Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, chief among them) loom large in American history; Dark Sisters puts the women front and center. The narrative draws inspiration from the flurry of media attention surrounding the two most infamous raids on FLDS compounds (the 1953 raid at Short Creek, AZ and the 2008 raid at the YFZ Ranch in Eldorado, TX) as well as the stories of the over 80 wives of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Set against a red-earthed landscape filled with revelations, dark prophets and white temples stretching towards heaven, Dark Sisters charts one woman’s quest for self-discovery in a world where personal identity is forbidden. Duration: c. 90 minutes
PERFORMANCE NOTE When a ‘z’ appears on a stem in the vocal parts each singer should repeat the text freely on the given pitches, in any tempo, being careful not to co-ordinate precisely with other singers. One’s individual rate of text chanting can and should change throughout these sections. The text repeats until a new text is given.
INSTRUMENTATION Percussion: Geophone Bass Drum Tam-tam Shaker Ratchet Wood Block Glockenspiel Tuned Gongs (B2–F3) Vibraphone (with bow) Marimba 2 Pianos
CONTENTS Act 1 Chapter 1 ....................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 ....................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 3 ..................................................................................................... 10 Chapter 4 ..................................................................................................... 36 Chapter 5 ..................................................................................................... 39 Chapter 6 ..................................................................................................... 74 Chapter 7 ..................................................................................................... 87 Chapter 8 ..................................................................................................... 90 Chapter 9 ................................................................................................... 118 Chapter 10 ................................................................................................. 122 Chapter 11 ................................................................................................. 126 Chapter 12 ................................................................................................. 131
Act 2 Chapter 1 ................................................................................................... 159 Chapter 2 ................................................................................................... 165 Chapter 3 ................................................................................................... 194 Chapter 4 ................................................................................................... 201 Chapter 5 ................................................................................................... 211 Chapter 6 ................................................................................................... 215 Chapter 7 ................................................................................................... 224
DARK SISTERS ACT I Chapter 1 Nico Muhly (2010)
Stephen Karam
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A harsh landscape. Red earth, sharp cliffs. A shadow begins to cover the moon.
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Dark Sisters—Act I
9
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Pno. 1
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12
B. D.
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Tamt.
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Pno. 1
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mp
2 4 2 4
Pno. 2
2 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
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15
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Vib.
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rit.
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Tamt.
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4 4 Pno. 1
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p
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Pedal down until sound entirely fades
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Pno. 2
mf
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4 4 f
Pedal down until sound entirely fades
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Dark Sisters—Act I
Chapter 2 q = 72
Zina
The women cry out, distraught at the loss of their children.
p
4 4
Where is my Flo
ra,
Fan
ny,
Sid
ney,
Jo
seph,
Flo
ra,
Fan
ny,
Sid
ney,
Jo
32
Zina seph?
My Flo
ra?
Where is my Flo
ra,
Fan
ny,
Sid
ney,
Jo seph,
mp
p Pres. Where is my
Mar in
da,
Di an
Fan
ny
Jo
tha,
Er is
tus,
Lo ren
zo,
El
vi
ra,
Al
vin,
38
Zina Flo
ra,
seph
Sid
ney
My
p
Jo
seph?
mp
Alm. Where
is
my
Net
tie,
Tha
lia,
Lu
na,
tha,
Er
Lu
lu,
Pres. De
lia?
Where
is my
Mar
in
da,
Di an
is
tus,
Lo ren
zo,
43
Zina Where is
my
Flo
ra,
Fan
ny,
Sid
ney,
Jo
seph,
Flo
ra
p Alm. Nab
bie,
Do
ba?
Where
is
my
Net
tie
mp Pres. El
vi
ra,
Al
arco Vib. mp
Pno. 1
pp
sempre P
Pno. 2
pp
sempre P
vin,
De
lia?
Where
is
my
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5
Zina Fan
ny,
Sid
ney,
Jo
seph?
My Fan
ny?
mf Alm. Tha
lia
da,
Di
Lu
na,
Lu
lu,
Nab
bie,
Pres. Mar
in
an
tha,
Er
is
tus,
Lo
ren
zo,
Al
me
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
A
mf
51
Zina Where is
my
Flo
ra,
Fan
ny, mp
Sid
ney,
Jo
seph,
Alm. Do
ba?
Where
is
my
mf
Net
tie,
p
Pres. ra,
Al
vin,
De
lia?
Where
is
my
Mar in
da,
mp anxious Ruth Where
is
my
Char ley,
Mar. mp Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
p
mp
p
Saul,
Where
6
Dark Sisters—Act I 55
pp
Eliza Where...
Where...
mp
mf
seph,
Flo
Zina Sid
ney,
Jo
ra,
Fan
ny?
My
f Alm. Tha
lia,
Lu
na,
Lu
lu,
Nab
bie,
f Pres. Di
an
tha,
Er
is
tus,
Lo ren
zo,
El
vi
ra,
Al
Ruth is
my
Char ley,
Saul,
Char ley,
Saul,
Char ley,
Mar.
mp
Pno. 2
59
p
p
p
mp
Eliza Where...
Where...
f
p Zina Jo
seph?
Where is
my Flo
ra,
Fan
ny,
my
Net
Sid
ney,
Jo
pp Alm. Do
ba?
Where
is
tie,
Tha
pp Pres. vin,
De
lia?
De
lia,
Al
vin?
Ruth Saul,
Char ley,
Saul,
Char ley,
Saul,
Mar.
Pno. 2
mp
p
mp
lia,
Dark Sisters—Act I p
63
7 mp
p
Eliza Where,
Where
mf
f
ny,
Flo
Zina seph,
Flo
ra,
Fan
ra,
Flo
ra,
mp
p
Alm. Lu
na,
Lu
lu,
Nab
bie,
p
Do
non cresc.
Pres. Where
is
my
Mar in
da,
Di
an
tha,
Er
is
tus,
Lo
ren
zo,
El
Ruth Char ley,
Saul,
Char ley,
Saul,
Char ley,
Saul,
Mar.
p
Pno. 2
mp
mf
67
Eliza is
my
Lu
cin
da?
Jo
seph,
mp Zina My Sid
ney
Where
is
my
Jo
pp Alm. ba?
Lu
lu,
Do
ba?
pp Pres. vi
ra,
Al
vin,
De
lia?
Ruth Char ley,
Saul,
Char ley,
Saul?
Mar.
Pno. 2
p
mp
p
8
Dark Sisters—Act I
71
The prophet kneels, deep in prayer. He signals for his wives’ attention.
Zina seph?
arco Vib. p
sfp
sfp
p
Pno. 1
sfp
p
3
Pno. 2
3
3
3
mp
sfp
pp
3
3
sfp
mp
74
B Freely (q = 82) 3
3
Prph. To night, black heart ed men
scaled the sharp cliffs that guard our home
Vib.
Pno. 1
pp
Pno. 2
sfp
and in vad
ed
our most
sa
cred
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9
mp
Eliza Where
is
my
Lu
cin
da?
chanting starts slowly, gets faster with cresc.
p Zina
How could they do this?
p
chanting starts slowly, gets faster with cresc.
Alm. How could they do this?
p
chanting starts slowly, gets faster with cresc.
Pres. How could they do this?
p Ruth Char
ley?
Saul?
Prph. spa
ces.
Pno. 2
sfp 77
4 4
Eliza Where
f
is
my
Lu
4 4
Zina How could they do this?
f
4 4
Alm. How could they do this? f
4 4
Pres. How could they do this?
4 4
Ruth Char
ley?
Saul?
4 4
Prph.
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4 pp
10
Dark Sisters—Act I
Chapter 3 Eliza
4 4
Zina
4 4
Almera
4 4
Presendia
4 4
Ruth
4 4
Prophet
4 4
q = 78 cin
The prophet wanders among the women as he speaks.
da?
mp, steady
We are
an
in jured peo ple.
From place
to place
4 4 Piano 1
mfz
4 4 4 4
Piano 2
4 4
p
mfz
82
p
mf
3
Prph. we
Pno. 1
mfz
Pno. 2
mfz
have
been
driv
en
by
mobs
ea
p
ger
to
seize
the
land
Dark Sisters—Act I
84
3
3
3
we
have
cleared
and im
mp, dolciss.
3 2
Prph.
11
proved
with such
love
3 4 and
3 2 p
Pno. 1
mfz
3 4 mfz
3 2
87
Vib.
p
3 4
3 2
2 4
3
3 4
3 2
Pno. 2
toil.
4 4
3 4
ord.
p
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4 4
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3
4 4
p
2 4 mf
Pno. 1
p
2 4 2 4
Pno. 2
2 4
91
Prph.
C 4 4
mf
mfz
And now hun dreds of state
Vib.
4 4
3 4
3
of
3
3 2 fi
cials,
men with
guns,
men of the law
de
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3 4
3 2
4 4
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3 2
4 4
4 4
3 4
3 2
4 4
3 4
3 2
4 4
mp
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
4 4
mp
12
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94
4 4
Prph.
3 4
scend
up
on
our
peace
4 4
Vib.
2 4 ful
ranch
and
take
our
3 4
3 4 chil
dren
2 4
3 4 mp
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
4 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4 mp
3 4 3 4
mp
3 4
98
Prph.
3 4
3
5
4 4
und er the cov er of an e
Vib.
3 4
4 4
3
clipsed
moon!?
4 4
And they ac cuse us
of a buse!?
4 4 mf
3 4 Pno. 1
Pno. 2
4 4
4 4 mf
3 4
4 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
4 4
3 4
mp
4 4
mf
4 4
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D
mp
5
3
4 4
Prph.
13
We be lieve
in
hon
es
ty,
mo
ral
i
ty,
3 2
pu
ri
ty;
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
3 2 p
mfz
mp
3 2
accel.
104
3 2
Prph.
but
Pno. 1
4 4
3
when
they en act
ty ran ni cal laws,
5 4
3
for bid ding
the free ex
er
7 8 cise of our re li
gion,
3 2
4 4
5 4
7 8
3 2
4 4
5 4
7 8
5 4
7 8
5 4
7 8
sub. mp
Pno. 2
3 2
4 4
3 2
4 4
107
Prph.
7 8
mf
we
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
sub. mp
q = 86 3
4 4
can not sub mit.
f
3
God
7 8
4 4
7 8
4 4
7 8
4 4
7 8
4 4
is
great
er
than the U nit
ed
14
Dark Sisters—Act I
mf
110
3
3
f
Zina I
nev er
dreamed
this
could
hap
pen
in A mer
i
p
ca!
fade
Alm. I never dreamed
p
fade
Pres. I never dreamed
p
fade
Ruth I never dreamed
Prph. States 5
5
Mar. p
Pno. 1
cantabile p
mf
mp cantabile
Pno. 2
pp
113
E
p
3 4
Prph. Weep
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
no
4 4
more!
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
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115
4 4
Prph.
3
Un der
4 4 Pno. 1
the
ho
ly
light
of
this moon
I
re
3
p
4 4 mf
mp
4 4 Pno. 2
mf cantabile
4 4
119
f
Zina A
rev
e
la
tion!
f Alm. A
rev
e
la
tion!
f Pres. A
Prph. ceived
a
rev
e
la
tion;
arco
Vib. p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mp
rev
e
16
Dark Sisters—Act I
accel.
121
n
Zina A rev e
la
tion, a rev e
la
tion!
n Alm. A rev e la
tion!
mf Pres. la
tion!
A rev e
la
tion!
p
f
A
rev e la tion?
5
Ruth
Prph. words
of
com
fort
from an
Vib.
mf
Pno. 1
q = 94
124 3
3 4
Prph. an
gel
of
4 4
God.
He
3 4 Pno. 1
mp
3 4
4 4 p
4 4
flew
from
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F
17
accel.
mf
Zina Ah! mf
Alm. Ah!
Prph. Ko
lob,
White
liq uid
wings
out stretched.
Mar.
5
3
mp
Pno. 1
pp
Pno. 2
p
q = 104
130
mf
3 4
Zina
Alm.
3 4
Prph.
3 4 What
Mar.
Pno. 1
p
mf
a
mf
2 4 Ah!
2 4 Ah!
heav
en
ly
com
2 4
fort!
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
mf
3 4 Pno. 2
3
f
2 4 2 4
mf
3 4
2 4
18
Dark Sisters—Act I
133
Zina
2 4
Alm.
2 4 p
mp
2 4
Prph.
3
Warm,
soft
words
fell
from
his
3
lips.
2 4
Mar.
pp
2 4 Pno. 1
2 4 mf
2 4 Pno. 2
2 4 3
p
mf
138
mp
3
5
Zina A
rev
e
la
tion!
mf Prph. He
Mar. solo Vib. mf
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
was
glo
ri ous
Dark Sisters—Act I 142
19
mf
mf
Ah! mf
Ah! mf
Ah! mf
Ah! mf
Ah!
Ah!
Zina
Alm.
Pres. 3
Prph. be
yond
de
scrip
tion,
his
coun te
nance
Mar.
Pno. 1
p
Pno. 2
f
mp
p
147
Zina Ah! p
Alm. Ah! p
Pres. Ah!
3
Prph. light
ning. 3
3
Glock. mf
Pno. 1
mf
Pno. 2
f
mp
3
3
3
3
like
20
Dark Sisters—Act I mf
150
Zina mf Alm.
mf Pres.
mf Prph. He 3
was
3
Glock.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
3
3
3
3
3
153
mp
5 16
Zina A rev
e
la
tion!
An
mp
A rev
an
e
la
Prph.
Pno. 2
3
pp
4 4 an
mp
4 4 A rev
p
Pno. 1
gel!
tion!
5 16
Pres.
4 4
5 16
Alm.
glo
3
ri
e
la
5 16
4 4
5 16
4 4
5 16
4 4
5 16
4 4
5 16
4 4
ous.
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Zina
G 4 4
3 2
Alm.
4 4
3 2
157
an gel!
4 4
Pres.
3 2 tion! 3
4 4
Prph.
I am to jour ney
to the de sert and pray.
There, I will re ceive guid ance–
3 2 sf
sf
p
Colla voce
160
3 2
p
Words
Vib.
3 2
3
4 4
Vib.
Prph.
3
that
will
bring
our
chil
dren 3
3
3 2 p
3 2 Pno. 1
3 2
p
3
pp
3
mp
sub. p
3 2 Pno. 2
pp
3
3 2 pp
mp
6
mp
22
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H q = 94 mp 4 4
163
Prph. back
to us.
The An gel
com
4 4
Vib.
pp 3
Pno. 1
4 4
3
4 4 4 4
Pno. 2
4 4 sub. p
mp
p
167
3 4
Prph. mand ed you,
my
good
wives
and gen tle
4 4 moth ers,
3 4
Vib.
you
must
4 4 mp
Pno. 1
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4 Pno. 2
3 4 mfx
3
mp
p
3
pp
4 4 mfz
4 4
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171
3
3
words
with
23
3
3
Prph. share
the bless ed
the world.
On
ly
then
will our chil
dren
be re
Vib.
3
Pno. 1
mf 3
3
mp
Pno. 2
mfz
mp
The Prophet turns away from Ruth. Presendia comes to her side, gently indicates "no" 174
p
Freely
mf
4 4
Ruth My
3
child ren...
4 4
Prph. turned.
Our
Flo
ra,
Al vin,
Net tie,
Lu cin
da
4 4
Vib. pp
4 4 Pno. 1
p
4 4 4 4
Pno. 2
pp
4 4
24
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I
A tempo q = 74
178
Eliza
sempre p - mp slightly nervous, still comitted
4 4
Keep Sweet,
Zina
4 4
p
Keep
Alm.
4 4
Pres.
Ruth
4 4
Glock.
4 4
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
p
Keep
Prph.
Sweet,
p
Keep
4 4
Keep
p
Keep
4 4
Sweet,
sempre pp
4 4 Pno. 1
sempre pp
4 4
mp
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
sempre pp
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184
New Tempo q = 94
ppp
pp
Eliza Why...?
Why
Zina Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Alm.
Pres.
Ruth
Glock.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
190
p
3
mp
3
Eliza does
Alm.
Pres.
Ruth
pp, dolciss.
Pno. 1
this
an
gel
ap
pear
on ly
to you?
A
ny
26
Dark Sisters—Act I
193
3
3
3
Eliza one
an
gel
or
not,
ought
to
know
a
moth
er’s
p Alm. Keep p
Sweet
Keep
Sweet
Ruth
Pno. 1
p
Pno. 2
accel. 196
3
3
to Almera
3
3
Eliza grief
Would
Alm. No
Mat
ter
What.
No
Mat
ter
What.
Ruth
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
n’t
he
want
to
Dark Sisters—Act I
198
q = 104
27
Almera shies away.
Eliza com
fort us
him self?
Well, would n’t he?
He must
Alm.
Ruth
sub. f
p detached
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
p
3
sub. f
p
201
2 4
Eliza how
our
hearts
are
bleed
ing.
2 4 Pno. 1
sub. f
p
2 4 2 4
Pno. 2
2 4
3
sub. f
p
3
sub. f
see
28
Dark Sisters—Act I
203
Almera tries to take Eliza’s hand. Eliza doesn’t move. The Prophet approaches Eliza.
to the prophet
Eliza May be he’s the on
4 4
Slower q = 72
ly one who knows.
f
4 4
Zina
3
Heav en ly Fath er
4 4
Alm. E
li
za!
You don’t know what you’re
say ing!
4 4
Vib.
pp
205
q = 78 f
3
Zina on ly speaks through his Earth
ly
Proph et.
Keep 3
f
3
Alm. We’re all tir ed.
None of us have slept
3 4
Keep
f Pres. She knows this.
3 4
3 4
Keep
f Ruth
3 4
Keep
3 4
Vib.
3 4 Pno. 2
p
3 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
208
J
The prophet approaches Eliza.
sub. p
3 4
Zina
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
3 4
Alm.
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
3 4
Pres.
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
3 4
Ruth
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
4 4
Sweet sub. p
Sweet
4 4 mf
Do
4 4
3
you
be
lieve
I’m
a
pro
phet
of
3 4
mp
4 4
Eliza
I do,
4 4 it’s just...
I know... 3
4 4
Prph.
4 4 Pno. 1
Pno. 2
213
4 4 4 4
211
Prph.
4 4
Sweet sub. p
3 4 Pno. 2
4 4
Sweet sub. p
3 4
Prph.
29
God?
it’s just...
3
3
Then you must be will ing to give up your own
will
4 4
and o bey the Priest hood.
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
K 4 4
p
On
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4
pp
3
ly
those
wives
filled
with
faith,
purged
of
30
Dark Sisters—Act I
216
3
3
3 4
Prph. doubts
and
poi
soned thoughts may
take
part
in
this
ho
ly
mis
sion.
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4
218
Zina
pp
3 4
Keep
Alm.
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
pp
3 4
Keep
Prph.
Sweet,
pp
3 4
Keep
Ruth
Keep
pp
3 4
Keep
Pres.
Sweet,
mp
3 4
Per
Vib.
3 4 sf
3 4 Pno. 2
sffp
3 4
fect
o
be
di
ence
pro du
ces
per
fect
faith.
Dark Sisters—Act I
31
225
4 4
Eliza But
4 4
Zina Per
fect
o
be
di
ence
pro
du
ces
per
fect
faith…
4 4
Alm. Per
fect
o
be
di
ence
pro
du
ces
per
fect
faith…
4 4
Pres. Per
fect
o
be
di
ence
pro
du
ces
per
fect
faith…
4 4
Ruth Per
230
Eliza
L 4 4
fect
o
be
di
ence
pro
du
ces
Dangerous q = 104
4 4
3
Round up
Vib.
4 4
3
your should
per
Pno. 2
faith…
ers,
4 4 ter
ri fied!
We
all
3 4
are!
4 4
stop your whin ing
3 4
arco
sfp
Pno. 1
fect
3 4 I'm
Prph.
why...?
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4 sfp
4 4 mp
4 4 4 4
mp
4 4
32
Dark Sisters—Act I
234
3
4 4
Eliza
The Prophet hits her. Eliza is stunned.
What if
3 4
3
the child
ren
nev
er come home?
4 4
Vib.
3
Do you have
to
leave
us
now?
3 4 sfp
Pno. 1
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
5
mp
Pno. 2
4 4
3 4
mp
237
sfz
3
3
Prph. Keep
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
pp
ing
sweet
no
mat
ter
what
is
mp
a
mat ter
of
life
or
death.
Dark Sisters—Act I
33
Freely
241 3
3
Prph. Hea ven
ly Fath
er
has
called me
to prayer.
And
Heav
en
ly
Fath
er
will
not
fail
us.
ppp
Pno. 1
244
mf
to all of the women
Un
til
3
Prph. I
re
turn,
search
the
Scrip
ture.
com
fort
one
an
oth
er.
approximate rhythms Vib. p approximate rhythms
Pno. 1
p
to Eliza
3
3
3
3
Prph. Keep your selves spot
Vib.
less…
…or the gate
of Heav en
will be
closed
3 4
a gainst you for
3 4 3 4
Pno. 1
3 4
34
Dark Sisters—Act I
M 245
q = 92
3 4
Prph.
2 4 ev
er
3 4
and
we
will
er
see
our
3 4 pp
dim.
3 4
3
nev
2 4 mf
Pno. 1
3 4
2 4
3 4
248
4 4
Prph. a
gain.
4 4
Vib.
p
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4
5
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
252 3
3
Zina Get
in
side,
E
li
za!
Vib. p
mf
Pno. 1
mf
Pno. 2
pp
5
child
ren
Dark Sisters—Act I
35
257
3 2
3
Zina Fath
er
left
me
in
charge.
3 2
Vib.
260
3 2
Eliza
4 4
5
I
3 2
Vib.
don't want
to
see
their
emp
ty
beds.
4 4 f
molto
3 2
p
4 4 mf
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
3 2
4 4
3 2
4 4
3 2
4 4
5
pp
264
3 2
Vib. f
3 4 pp
mf
3 2 Pno. 1
mf 5
3 2
3 4 mf 5
3 2 Pno. 2
pp
3 2
3 4 3 4
pp
3 4
36
Dark Sisters—Act I
Eliza wanders the hallways of her home. She sees a vision of her daughter, Lucinda.
Chapter 4 3 4
Lucinda
N p 3 4
2 4
Moth
3 4 Piano 1
3 4
2 4 mfz
2 4
3 4 Piano 2
pp
3 4
love
you,
Moth
3
3
ppp
3
3 4
2 4
274
I
3 4
2 4
3 4
er,
3 4
mp
mp
Luc. do,
Fa
ther
in
Heav
en
has
sent
me
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
3
3
to
you.
er,
I
Dark Sisters—Act I
37
279
Luc. When
I
am
near
you,
I
love
to
hear
you
mp Eliza Oh,
Gongs p
mp
Pno. 1
3
p
3
5
p
5
Pno. 2
283
Luc. Sing
ing
so
soft
ly
that
you
love
me
too.
3
Eliza my
Lu
cin
da!
Where
are
you?
3
3
Vib. pp
Pno. 1
pp
3
3
Pno. 2
3 3
pp
38
Dark Sisters—Act I
287
pp offstage
4 4
Luc. Moth
er,
I
love
you,
mf
4 4
Eliza Are you
safe?
Moth 3
How did
we
4 4
Gongs
p
4 4
Vib. p
4 4 p
Pno. 1
4 4
3
Pno. 2
4 4
3
3
3
4 4
Lucinda disappears.
292
Luc. er,
I
rit.
3 4
do,
3 4
Eliza get
here?
How
did
I
get
here?
3 4
Gongs
3 4 Pno. 1
Pno. 2
3 4
3
3
3
3
3 4 3 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
39
Chapter 5 Same Tempo Thoughts of Lucinda trigger a memory q = 96
3 4
Eliza
mp, simply
When
I
was
a
girl,
I
lived
for
my
fa
ther’s
sto
ries.
solo
3 4
Vibraphone
p dolciss.
3 4
3
mf
Piano 1
fade out 3
3 4
302
2 4
Eliza
3 4 At
Vib.
3
mf
Pno. 1
night,
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
I’d
sit
real
sim. 3
mf
fade out 3
2 4
3
3 4
sim.
306
Eliza close
to
his
side
and hold on
to
eve
ry
3
mf
3
mf 3
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
word.
Vib.
Pno. 1
2 4
3
mf 3
3
40
Dark Sisters—Act I
O 312
3 4
Eliza
p
mf
Oh,
those
3 4
sto
3
mf
Pno. 1
mf 3
3 4
2 4 ries!
2 4
3
3
mfz 3
3
3 4
2 4 p
Pno. 2
f
3 4
2 4
316
Eliza
2 4
3 4
mp
Tales
2 4 Pno. 1
Pno. 2
3 4
of
An
gels
de
scend
3
mf
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
2 4
3 4
3
mp
pp
ed
to
Dark Sisters—Act I
41
320
Eliza earth!
Of
a
God
who’s
raised
up
a
might
y
Proph
et,
3
mf
Pno. 1
3
mp
Pno. 2
mf
p
325
mf
Eliza like
Pno. 1
mf
Pno. 2
330
in
the
Bi
ble–
mp
sfp
mp
f
p
Eliza all
hap
pen
ing
now.
Glock. mp
Pno. 2
mp
but
p
this
was
42
Dark Sisters—Act I
P 334
p
Slightly faster q = 108
mf
Eliza Real
mir
a
cles
hap ’ning
now–
of
the
Mar. mp 3
Pno. 1
3
mf
mf
p
Pno. 2
mf
338
mp
Eliza now,
just
like
in
the
Mar.
3
3
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mf
mf
3
p
days
A
Dark Sisters—Act I
342
mf
mp
4 4
Eliza pos
tles.
and
4 4
Mar.
43
3 4 I
felt
such
pride
3 4 p
3
4 4 mf
mf
Pno. 1
3 4
3
f
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4 pp
Pno. 2
f
4 4
3 4 mf
345
4 4
Eliza to
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
be
a
mong
3 4 God’s
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
44
Dark Sisters—Act I
347
3 4
Eliza
3
f
chos
en
mp
ones
to
be
a
3 4 Pno. 2
3 4
mp
f
p
mp
351
Eliza live
right
now,
here
on
Pno. 2
f
354
2 4
5
Eliza Earth
dur
ing
these
lat
ter
days!
2 4 mp
Pno. 1
p
2 4
2 4 Pno. 2
f
2 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
358
Eliza
Q 2 4
45
mp
3 4
But
2 4
Vib.
now...
O
3 4 mp
2 4 Pno. 1
2 4
3 4 mf
3 4
364
Eliza Lord,
you know I’ve
pray
and
al
ways
trust
ed
you
I
Vib.
Pno. 1
368
Eliza pray
that
per
fect
o
be
di
ence
Vib.
Pno. 1
372
Eliza remembers her wedding day.
Eliza pro
duc
es
per
fect
faith.
Yet,
Vib. p
Pno. 1
46
Dark Sisters—Act I
376
Eliza these
doubts,
these
doubts...
Vib.
f
Pno. 1
3
p
3
mp
Pno. 2
380
mp, freely
5
3
5
Eliza These poi
Mar.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
son
ous
thoughts
5
Dark Sisters—Act I
47
384
4 4
Eliza
mf
3
You’ve
al
ways
known,
4 4 sf
Mar.
4 4 4 4
sf
Pno. 1
4 4 4 4 sf
Pno. 2
mf
4 4 mp
388
3
3
3
3 4
Eliza ev
en
when
I
was
a
girl...
3 4 Mar.
n
p
3 4 3 4
Pno. 1
mp
3 4 3 4
Pno. 2
3 4
48
Dark Sisters—Act I
R 391
The walls of the house fade away. p
3 4
Eliza
4 4
The
day
of
our
wed
ding…
I
walked
as
3 4
Vib.
4 4 sub. p
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4
4 4
pp
4 4
3 4 Pno. 2
3 4
4 4 pp
4 4
396
Eliza
4 4
3 4 far
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
as
I
could,
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
mp
miles
and
miles
a
p
Dark Sisters—Act I
49
401
Eliza way,
down
the
dirt
road
and
Vib.
Pno. 1
mp
p
Pno. 2
mp
mp
406
4 4
Eliza up
the
moun
tain
path.
4 4
Géop.
pp
4 4 Pno. 1
mp
4 4 4 4 mf
mp
Pno. 2
p
mp
4 4
411
3 4
Géop.
p
3 4 Pno. 2
p
mf
3 4
50
Dark Sisters—Act I
416
Pno. 1
mp
sf
Pno. 2
mf
421
mf
broaden
Eliza I
walked un til the
f
Pno. 1
sky
got
dark…
I
mp
Pno. 2
S q = 92
427
Eliza sky
got
dark…
B. D.
Pno. 1
mp
mf
f
3
mf
Pno. 2
f
hold with sost. ped.
walked un til
the
Dark Sisters—Act I
51
The sky grows dark as she arrives at the edge of the mesa. The sky is now starry and beautiful.
431
Pno. 1
7
Pno. 2
433
3
very light sticks
3
Glock. p
3
Pno. 1
7
Pno. 2
435 5
Glock. 3
Pno. 1
3
Pno. 2
3
6
3
52
Dark Sisters—Act I 438
3
Glock. mp
Pno. 1
mp
Pno. 2
441
3
Glock.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
443
3 3
Glock. p
Pno. 1
p
mp
Pno. 2
mp
3
pp
l.v.
sempre mp
3
Dark Sisters—Act I 446
53 3
3
Glock. 3
3 3 3
6
Pno. 1
3
mp
p
5
Pno. 2
450
3
3
3
Glock. p
Pno. 2
3
3
3
Pno. 1
5
5
5
453
2 4
Glock.
2 4 Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mp
2 4
3
3
3
3
3
2 4 3
5
5 3
2 4
54
Dark Sisters—Act I
T (Loosely, q = 54) 456
p
3
3
Eliza With so much space
loosely play given pitches Glock. pp
pp
Pno. 1
con P
pp
Pno. 2
con P
458
Eliza plan?
Glock.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
out here,
ev ery where… how can this be
Your
Dark Sisters—Act I
55
459
Eliza An
e
ter
ni
ty
with a man
whose hand I’m scared to touch?
Glock. p
p
Pno. 1
p
Pno. 2
460
Eliza I’d rath
Glock.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
er
stay
out here
for
ev
er,
just
me and the stars.
56
Dark Sisters—Act I
461 3
Eliza What’s
out
there?
With
so
much space,
eve
ry where…
Glock. mf
mf
Pno. 1
mf
Pno. 2
462
3 4
3
Eliza how can this mar riage
be Your
com mand?
“A com mand
of
God…”
3 4
Glock. mp
3 4 Pno. 1
mp
ppp
3 4
3 4 Pno. 2
mp
ppp
3 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
U 464
57
q = 104
mp
Eliza You
can
save
me,
Lord–
Fa
ther
says
Vib.
Pno. 1
p
mp
p
p
mp
p
mp
p
very short
p
Pno. 2
469
mf
4 4
Eliza real
Vib.
mir
a
cles
are
hap ’ning now,
3 4 all
a round
us,
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
mp
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mp
mp
58
Dark Sisters—Act I
V 3 4
473
3 4
Eliza
2 4 right
now,
just
like
in
an cient
times!
3 4
Vib.
2 4 p
mf
pp
3 4
Pno. 1
2 4 p
3 4
mf
pp
3 4
Pno. 2
3 4
2 4 p
3 4
mf
pp
477
3 8
Eliza
mp
2 4
3 4
So
3 8
Vib.
2 4
5 4 send
him
a
3 4
5 4
3 4
5 4
3 4
5 4
mf
3 8
Pno. 1
2 4 mf
3 8
Pno. 2
2 4 mf
f
481
Eliza
5 4
3 4
B. D.
5 4
Vib.
5 4
3 4
5 4
3 4
rev
e
la
tion–
3 4
f
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mf
5 4
3 4
5 4
3 4
5 4
3 4
sf
p
p
Dark Sisters—Act I
484
59
The Prophet appears in the distance, approaches, takes her hand. She’s terrified.
4 4
Eliza make
him
wait
un
til
I’m
old
er,
more
read
y.
I’m
4 4
Vib. mp
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
489
W
Freely arco
Vib. mp
mp
Pno. 1
con P
mp
Pno. 2
con P
490
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
The prophet appears in the distance, approaches, takes Eliza’s hand. She can’t look at him.
so
scared...
60
Dark Sisters—Act I
491
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
492
X
Eliza I
kept
my
eyes
on
that
star
ry
sky
down the moun tain
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
493
3 4
3
Eliza path,
and
up the dirt road...
back
to
our
wed
ding.
What choice did
I have?
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4 3 4
Pno. 2
3 4
495
Eliza
Dark Sisters—Act I
Y 3 4
61
q = 82
4 4
I
was
just
a
girl.
3 4
4 4 p
Pno. 1
mfz
3 4
The prophet leads Eliza back to the house as we shift back to the present. The prophet is gone.
499
4 4
Gongs
4 4
jagged, irregular tremolo
f
p
p
4 4 sfz
Pno. 1
sfz
4 4 sfz
p
p
4 4
3
sfz
Pno. 2
3
sfz
p
mp
4 4 sfz
sfz
sfz
Z
502
pp
p
3
5
Eliza Were You ev
er
7 4
lis ten ing to me?
7 4
Gongs f
l.v.
7 4 Pno. 1
sfz
sfz
sfz
mf
7 4 sfz 3
Pno. 2
7 4
sfz
7 4 sfz
mf
sfp
62
Dark Sisters—Act I
505
7 4
Eliza
(p)
5
Were You ev
er
lis ten ing to me?
Were You ev
5
er
lis ten ing to me?
7 4
Vib.
pp
7 4 Pno. 1
mp cresc.
(cresc.)
p
mp
7 4 7 4
Pno. 2
7 4
507
(mf)
5
5
Eliza Were You
ev
er
lis ten ing to me?
Were You ev
er
lis ten ing to me?
Vib.
f
Pno. 1
mf
colla voce, do not dominate
Pno. 2
mf
mp
5
Dark Sisters—Act I
509
63
f
5
5
4 4
Eliza Were You ev
er lis ten ing to me?
Were You ev
er lis ten ing to me?
4 4
Vib.
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4
5
mf
Pno. 2
5
mf
4 4 f
4 4
poco rit.
511
Eliza
3
4 4 Were You
Vib.
ev
er
4 4
lis
3 4
ten ing
3
5
4 4
to
3 4 me?
3 4
4 4
3 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
ff
4 4 ff
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mf
4 4
ff
ff
3 4
mp
4 4
3 4
64
Dark Sisters—Act I
A1 514
Eliza
Eliza returns, exhausted, to a bound copy of the Book of Mormon. mp
A tempo q = 82
3 4
“O
Zina
3 4
Alm.
Pres.
Ruth
Vib.
arco
pp
3 4 Pno. 1
pp
3 4
3 4 Pno. 2
pp
3 4
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
pp
Keep
3 4
trust
pp
Keep
3 4
have
pp
Keep
3 4
I
pp
Keep
3 4
Lord,
ed
in
thee,
Dark Sisters—Act I
65
520
Eliza and
I
will
trust
in
thee
for
ev
er.
Zina Keep
Sweet,
Search
the
scrip
ture…
Keep
Sweet,
Search
the
scrip
ture…
Keep
Sweet,
Search
the
scrip
ture…
Keep
Sweet,
Search
the
scrip
ture…
Alm.
Pres.
Ruth
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
ppp
66
Dark Sisters—Act I
524
5 4
Eliza I
will not
put
my trust
in
the
arm
of
flesh;
for
I
know
that
5 4
Zina Trust
in
the
e
ter
nal
re
ward…
Per
fect
o
be
di
ence
5 4
Alm. Trust
in
the
e
ter
nal
re
ward…
Per
fect
o
be
di
ence
5 4
Pres. Trust
in
the
e
ter
nal
re
ward…
Per
fect
o
be
di
ence
5 4
Ruth Trust
in
the
e
ter
nal
re
ward…
Per
o
be
di
ence
5 4
Vib.
Pno. 1
fect
ppp
5 4 5 4
5 4 Pno. 2
5 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
67
2 4
3 4
529
5 4
Eliza
curs
ed
is
he
that
put
5 4
Zina
du
ces
per
du
ces
per
the
faith…
3 4
fect
5 4
faith…
2 4 pro
du
ces
per
3 4
fect
5 4
faith…
2 4 pro
Pno. 2
in
2 4 pro
Ruth
trust
3 4
fect
5 4
Pres.
his
2 4 pro
Alm.
teth
du
ces
per
3 4
fect
faith…
5 4
2 4
3 4
5 4
2 4
3 4
532
Eliza
3 4 arm
Zina
ed
is
3 4 3 4
he
that
ppp
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet
ppp
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet
ppp
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet
ppp
3 4 Keep
Pno. 2
curs
3 4 Keep
Ruth
Yea,
3 4 Keep
Pres.
flesh.
3 4 Keep
Alm.
of
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet
68
Dark Sisters—Act I 536
B1
Eliza put teth
his trust in
man...”
ord.
Yea, curs ed is he
that put teth
his trust in
man...
Vib. sfp
sfp
pp
Pno. 1
C1 3 4
538
Eliza A man who thinks he knows my heart
Mar.
3 4
Vib.
3 4
q = 96 mf
No
man
knows
my
ppp
p
3 4 p
Pno. 1
fp
3 4 3 4 Pno. 2
3 4 mf
540
Eliza heart.
No
man
knows
my
his
Mar. p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
fp
to
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
ry!
ppp
fp
p
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
fp
Dark Sisters—Act I
69
D1 544
Eliza
3 4
p
mf
Who
Zina
3 4
can
3 4
Pres.
Ruth
sweet
keep keep
sweet
p
keep keep
Vib.
keep keep
p
keep keep
3 4
sweet
p
keep keep
3 4
trust?
p
keep keep
Alm.
I
keep keep
sweet
3 4 mp
3
3 4 pp
Pno. 1
3 4
3
3 4 Pno. 2
3 4
3
mp
3
70
Dark Sisters—Act I
547
Eliza Who
can
Zina keep sweet
Alm. keep sweet
Pres. keep sweet
Ruth keep sweet
Vib. mp
3
Pno. 1
3
Pno. 2
mf
mp
I
Dark Sisters—Act I
551
71
mf
Eliza trust?
Zina
Alm.
Pres.
Ruth
Vib. f
p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
f
p
72
Dark Sisters—Act I
554
p
f
Eliza Who
can
I
trust?
f Zina
f Alm.
f Pres.
f Ruth
Vib. pp
5
Pno. 1
5
5
5
5
6
pp
3
Pno. 2
5
3
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Dark Sisters—Act I
73
557
p
Eliza Who
sub. pp Zina Keep
sub. pp Alm. Keep
sub. pp Pres. Keep
sub. pp Ruth Keep
Vib. f
6
6
6
Pno. 1
f
pp
3
3
Pno. 2
3
mf
pp
74
Dark Sisters—Act I
rit.
559
Eliza can
I
trust?
Who
can
I
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
trust?
Zina sweet
2 4
keep
Alm. sweet
keep
sweet
Pres. sweet
keep
sweet
Ruth sweet
keep
sweet
pp
Pno. 1
p
Pno. 2
Chapter 6 q = 62 Almera sits beside Eliza. It’s dawn: the very first light of day. Vibraphone
3 4
4 4
3 4
pp
3 4 Piano 1
3 4 3 4
Piano 2
3 4
freely
5
p 5
5
3
3
ppp
5
5
5
4 4
5
4 4 3
3
3
3
4 4 4 4
3 4 3 4
3
3 4 3 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
573
Eliza
E1 3 4
4 4
F1 3 4
4 4
3 4
Almera shakes her head.
p, gently 5
Were you a
ble
to
sleep?
3 4
Vib.
75
pp 5
3 4 Pno. 1
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
3 4
p
5
5
p
Pno. 2
p
5
5
579
Alm. I
dreamt
of my moth
er.
I was a ba by;
Ba by hands,
3
ppp
Mar.
Vib.
Pno. 1
5
Pno. 2
5
5
5
5
76
Dark Sisters—Act I 584
mp
Alm. ba by feet,
ba by eyes...
and I could
arco
see ord.
p
ppp
thick
lines
Vib.
3
pp
p
Pno. 1
5
5
p
Pno. 2
pp 3
3
588
4 4
3
Alm. in
her
face,
dark
5
cir cles
swal
3
5
4 4
Pno. 2
G1 3 4
mp
ing
3 4
3 4
3 4
3
to
sleep,
held
soft sticks
p Pedal as slurred
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4
5
5
5
5
mp
pp
3 4 Pno. 2
her eyes.
5
3
She rocks me
Vib.
low
4 4
591
Alm.
3 4
3
3 4
pp
fast in
her arms.
Dark Sisters—Act I
595
3
mf
77
3
3
Alm. Her tears
fall
on my won der ing face.
Vib.
5
5
5
5
5
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
600
H1
p
2 4
Alm. And she
prays
and
prays
that we
Vib. 5
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
p
5
5
both
3 4 will
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
78
Dark Sisters—Act I
604
3 4
Alm.
mf
die...
3 4 Pno. 1
that 5
God
5
will take us
in our
5
3 4 3 4
Pno. 2
pp
3 4
I1
607
4 4
Eliza
May be she...
4 4
Alm. sleep,
and not leave her
Do you ev er think
3
to
an earth ly life
she can not en dure.
4 4
Gongs
pp l.v. 5
Pno. 1
3
4 4
ppp
4 4 4 4
Pno. 2
5
4 4
3
pp
Dark Sisters—Act I
79
611 3
5
Eliza she'd want you
to have
a
life
a way from
this ranch?
I'm just say ing...
Alm. Oh,
E
li
za!
Gongs
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
614 3
3
3
4 4
Alm. I
615
Eliza
p
4 4
know what you're say
ing.
I
don't have to leave
to know how much worse
Some times I can't breathe!
f
4 4
3
3
Some times
4 4
3 4
you have to en dure
mf
4 4
3 4 pp
4 4
This house!
3 4 p
Pno. 1
out there!
3 4
The stor ies are true!
Vib.
is
3
We've on ly heard stor ies
Alm.
it
mf
3 4
80
Dark Sisters—Act I
618
q = 86 mp
3 4
Alm.
Keep
Sweet
p
mp
No
Mat
ter
What!
I
want
you
3 4 Pno. 1
p
3 4 3 4 Pno. 2
p
3 4 accel.
623
mf
Alm. by
my
side
in
Heav
en!
I
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
J1 q = 76
628
3 2
Alm. side
in Heav
en!
3 2
Vib.
pp
3 2 Pno. 1
mf
3 2
p
3 2 Pno. 2
mf
3 2
p
want
you
by
my
Dark Sisters—Act I
81
631
Eliza
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
I know you suf fer the same as me– 3
3
3
Alm. You don’t think that
fa ther hashis own bur dens to bear?
Vib.
Think a bout how hard he
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
634
Eliza
4 4
3 2
3
K1 4 4
Think a bout how he treats us.
Alm.
4 4
3 2
works to sup port such a large
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
sf
fam
4 4 i ly–
4 4
3 2
4 4
4 4
3 2
4 4
4 4
3 2
4 4
4 4
3 2
4 4
4 4
3 2
4 4
p
mp
p
mp
82
Dark Sisters—Act I
L1 p
638
3 4
Alm. You want to know what
I
think
645
3 4
Alm.
Pno. 2
651
mp
chos
en
3 4 am
I,
that I’m so blessed…
to
be
a mong
3 4
4 4
3 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
accel.
3
4 4 God’s
4 4
what
sim.
Pno. 2
G.P.
ones…
to
know that
3
3
in the next
life
3
3 4 we
will
3 4
4 4
3 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
be
q = 104
pp
Alm. ward
ed,
ce
les
B. D. ppp
Pno. 1
pp
Pno. 2
pp
p
tial
queens,
king doms–
re
Dark Sisters—Act I
83
molto rit.
659
Alm. All
will
be
ours!
Pno. 1
5
mp
Pno. 2
p
M1 q = 62
666
4 4
3
Alm. I’ll be with my moth er,
(non arpegg.)
I’ll
Pno. 1 3
5
5
671
5
3
5
3
2 4 py
3 4
3 4
a gain…
mp
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
5
2 4
You want
2 4
3 4
4 4 fath er
to
2 4 love you,
to trust you?
uneven, morse code-like tremolo
2 4
p
Pno. 1
4 4
q = 104
N1 3 4 I’ll be hap
Mar.
be with my grand moth er…
mp
Pno. 2
Alm.
3 4
3
4 4
2 4
pp uneven, morse code-like tremolo
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
pp
2 4
p
Pno. 2
5
5
5
uneven, morse code-like tremolo
2 4
pp
2 4
84
Dark Sisters—Act I
677
2 4
Alm.
3 4
Show him
2 4
Mar.
2 4 per fect
3 4
o
be
di ence.
tremolo gets faster with crescendo
rit.
5
3 4 Per
2 4
fect o
be
di ence.
3 4 f
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
tremolo gets faster with crescendo
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
tremolo gets faster with crescendo
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
f
O1 q = 80
685
Alm. then,
in
the
next
life,
the
arco Vib. mp
Pno. 1
f
pp
3
Pno. 2
pp
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Dark Sisters—Act I
85
5
690
Alm. one
with no
end,
we
will
be
to
geth
Vib.
mp
Pno. 1
3
3
3
3
Pno. 2
695
3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3
3
3
3
rall.
Alm. er,
to
geth
Vib.
pp
Pno. 1
3
3
Pno. 2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
86
Dark Sisters—Act I
699
P1
q = 62
3
Eliza And what a bout this
life?
Alm. er.
Love
pp
Mar.
p
pp
p
suf fereth long,
ppp
Pno. 1
p
mp
Pno. 2
mp
5
5
p
5
5
703
2 4
3
Alm. Love
is
Mar.
nev er
ti red
of
3 4 wait
3
ing.
We
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
pp
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
5
5
5
will be re ward ed for our
Dark Sisters—Act I
87
707
4 4
Alm. pa
tience.
We
are
strong
wom en
of
Mar.
4 4 God.
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
4 4
pp
Pno. 1
3
Pno. 2
3
5
5
5
Chapter 7 Same tempo q = 80
Ruth jogs across the stage with her book of stories.
Almera
4 4
3 4
Ratchet
4 4
3 4
pp
4 4 Piano 1
3 4
sempre mp, anxious, delicate
4 4 4 4 Piano 2
sempre mp, anxious, delicate
4 4
3 4 pp
5
3 4 3 4
3
88
Dark Sisters—Act I
Q1
714
2 4
Ruth
mp
Ex
er
cise
is
2 4
Ratch.
Pno. 1
3
3
2 4 2 4 2 4 5
Pno. 2
5
5
2 4
718
to Almera
mf
Pres. So
is
sleep
ing.
She took
my
3
Ruth good for
the soul…
Ratch.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
3
3
5
5
paint
brush.
Dark Sisters—Act I
722 3
89
to Ruth
3
3
3
Pres. I
know
she
did.
You
can’t
keep
steal
look
af
ing,
Fa
Ratch.
Pno. 1
5
Pno. 2
Eliza shoots Almera a look. Ruth sits, rests.
725
R1 mp
Eliza I'll
ter her.
Pres. said.
Come to
bed,
Ruth!
Ratch.
3
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
5
5
ther
90
Dark Sisters—Act I 730
3
3
Zina I'm glad you
can
do
some thing
use
ful
while Fath er's a way. 3
3
Pno. 1
5
2 4 2 4
3
Pno. 2
2 4
2 4 5
2 4
Chapter 8 q = 96 optional repeat
2 4 Piano 1
Evening. Zina returns to her work room, where Presendia is working tirelessly.
mp
2 4
14
737
Pno. 1
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
Presendia reveals the self-portrait she has completed.
740
2 4
pp
Pno. 1
2 4 In the portrait, Presendia holds a rose, but her face is sad. 742
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4
Dark Sisters—Act I 744
S1 3 4
Zina
mp
2 4
3
That is a beau ti
ful paint ing,
3 4
Pres.
91
Sis ter.
2 4
mp
Thank
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
mf
3
you,
Sis
ter.
Pno. 1
748
Pointing to the sad face.
2 4
Pres. This
is
how I’ll
feel
if
Fa ther spends to night with you.
2 4 Pno. 1
2 4
T1 750
2 4
Zina Dear
Pre
sen
dia,
he
may spend
to night with you;
2 4 Pno. 1
2 4
752
Zina
2 4 we’ll
2 4 Pno. 1
2 4
just
have
to
92
Dark Sisters—Act I 754
3 4
Zina wait
and
Pno. 1
2 4 see.
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
757
Pno. 1
U1 759
mp
3 4
Zina At
mp
True…
–he
won’t
be
sleep
ing
with
2 4 won’t
be
sleep
ing
with
mp
li
2 4 Pno. 1
2 4 2 4 mp
za!
E
f
za!
2 4
2 4
know–
2 4
They laugh.
2 4 li
Pno. 2
both
–he
763
Pres.
we
3 4
Pres.
Zina
least
f
Or
Ruth.
E
Dark Sisters—Act I
766
V1
93
Under the following exchange about Ruth, we see Ruth in her bedroom. She takes out a few more items she has collected, including a letter she opens and reads. mp
Zina Poor
Ruth...
espress. Pres. Poor
Ruth...
Pno. 1
mf
Pno. 2
mp
769
W1
Zina But you know what fath er said... 3
3
Pres. I wor ry
she needs more help.
Yes.
p
Pno. 2
772
3 4
Zina
In time q = 96
I think we both know 5
May be
if
3
she’s been...
Put out
3 4
Pres.
Vib.
She’s been giv en more med i cine.
he spent a night with her...
What?
3 4
p
3 4 ppp
Pno. 1
3 4
to pas ture.
94
Dark Sisters—Act I
X1 Presendia notices something.
775
3 4
Zina
2 4 A
3
Pres. Sis
ter,
is that a new
sew
ing
Pno. 1
Zina
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
Faster q = 102 3
3
2 4 Fa
Pres.
2 4
Mar.
2 4
ther,
he
knows
how
hard
mp
2 4 Pno. 1
from
ma chine?
Vib.
778
gift
2 4
p 6
6
2 4 p
Pno. 2
2 4
f
pp
it
3
is
for
me
Dark Sisters—Act I
781
Zina runs her hand over the machine, proud.
3 8
3
Zina when
he’s
a
95
2 4
way.
So
Pres.
3 8
2 4
Mar.
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
Y1 785
Presendia takes out a rose from behind her easel. It is the same as in the painting.
2 4
Zina thought
ful. 3
2 4
Pres. Fa ther gave me this rose
Mar.
be fore he left.
Not as
ro man tic
as
a
2 4 2 4
Pno. 1
2 4 2 4
Pno. 2
2 4
96
Dark Sisters—Act I
787
The sisters return to their tasks. Zina breaks the tension.
Z1 She smells the rose, intoxicated.
Zina
2 4
Pres.
2 4
G.P.
3
sew
ing
ma
chine,
but
still...
2 4
Mar.
mp
2 4 Pno. 1
2 4 2 4
Pno. 2
2 4
790
A2
mf
Zina When
Fa
Pres.
Mar. mf
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
pp l.h. over
ther
spends
the
night
with
you,
I
Dark Sisters—Act I
793
3 8
Zina sew in
to the
2 4
night.
97
f
No
Pres.
3 8
2 4
Mar.
3 8
2 4
use
be
ing
mp
3 8
2 4 5
Pno. 1
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
5
sfp
Pno. 2
3 8
sfp
2 4 mp
mf
797
3
Zina sad.
I
sew
new clothes
for the chil
dren.
The
chil dren are
Pres.
Mar.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
sfp
sfp
98
Dark Sisters—Act I
801
sub. p
3 8
2 4
Pres.
3 8
2 4
Mar.
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
Zina all
that
mat ter.
They’re
what
I
live
Pno. 1
pp
Pno. 2
Zina
B2 2 4
Pres.
2 4
806
mf
When
Mar.
Fa
ther
2 4 2 4
Pno. 1
6
2 4
6
2 4 Pno. 2
for.
pp
2 4
l.h. over
spends
the
night
with
you,
I
Dark Sisters—Act I
99
809
Zina
3 8
2 4
Pres.
3 8
2 4
bake in
to the
night.
Hot
3 8
Mar.
2 4 mp
3 8
2 4 5
Pno. 1
3 8
2 4
3 8
2 4
5
sfp
Pno. 2
3 8
2 4 mp
812
Zina
3
3
Pres. buns
for
the
chil
dren.
The
chil dren are
all
Mar.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
sfp
sfp
that
mat
ter.
100
Dark Sisters—Act I 816
Zina
4 4
Pres.
4 4 They’re
what
I
live
for.
4 4
Mar.
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4 4 4 pp
sfp
Pno. 2
4 4
C2 q = 88 820
4 4
Zina
p
The women work.
Jo
4 4
Pres.
seph,
Presendia has a new thought.
Jo
seph
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
sub. f
p
3
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
E
ris
tus,
Keep
Sweet,
p
3
What if he choo ses Al mer a?
Sweet,
4 4
Glock.
p
4 4 Pno. 2
p
4 4
825
sub. f
sempre l.v.
Freely; do not coordinate between singers.
p
3
4 4
Zina He may choose Al mer a…
Keep
Sweet,
We’ll
just have
to
wait...
4 4
Pres. Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
We’ll
just have
to
wait
and
see
Dark Sisters—Act I
101
D2 826
In time q = 102
4 4
Zina
mf
Know
4 4
Pres.
one
day,
far
a
way
from
ing
one
day,
far
a
way
from
mf
Know
4 4
ing
f
p f
5
Pno. 1
5
4 4 4 4 mf
Pno. 2
4 4 f
p f
829
Zina this
cramped
house…
this
cramped
house…
I’ll
be
a
ra
diant
ce
Pres.
p f
p
Pno. 1
p
Pno. 2
p f
mp
p
102
Dark Sisters—Act I
832
Zina les
tial
queen
Pres. …a
shin ing
jewel
in
my
hus
band’s
crown.
f
p
f
p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
835
E2
f
Zina Our
place
in Heav en
is
as
place
in Heav en
is
as
f Pres. Our
mf
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mf
Dark Sisters—Act I
103
mf
837
Zina sured,
and
the
love
for
my hus band
keeps
the
love
for
my hus band
keeps
mf Pres. sured,
and
mf
7
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mf
F2 mp
839
3
q = 88 p
cresc. poco a poco
Zina grow ing...
…and your waist line...
p dolciss.
3
Keep
Sweet,
p
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
cresc. poco a poco
Pres. grow ing...
like a flow er…
Keep
Sweet,
Vib. p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
p
Keep
104
Dark Sisters—Act I
(cresc.)
844
3
(cresc.)
3
Zina Keep
Sweet,
(cresc.)
Keep
Sweet,
3
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
3
Pres. Keep Sweet,
Keep Sweet,
Keep Sweet,
Keep Sweet,
Keep Sweet,
Keep Sweet,
Pno. 1
irregular "morse code" tremolo
sempre pp
Pno. 2
848
G2
f 3
3
(cresc.)
5
Zina Sweet, Keep
Sweet,
Keep
5
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep Sweet,
Keep Sweet,
Keep Sweet
f
3
Pres. Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
irregular "morse code" tremolo
Pno. 1
p
3
3
3
3
3
7
Pno. 2
pp
7
7
Dark Sisters—Act I
105
H2 ff
851
Zina Keep Sweet,
Keep Sweet, Keep Sweet,
Ah
ff 5
5
5
5
Pres. Sweet,
Keep Sweet,
Ah
B. D. sff
mf
Tamt. sff Ratch. sff
3
3
Pno. 1
3
3
ff dim.
3
3
fff 7
sfff lowest possible cluster
Pno. 2
l.v.
Presendia picks up the sewing machine and throws it at Zina, who ducks. Zina breaks presendia’s portrait over her knee.
poco rit.
854
Zina
Pres. Sweet,
B. D. ff
Pno. 1
sff
3
3
3
3
mp
Pno. 2
mp
p
106
Dark Sisters—Act I
They needed that release, and are doing better. They pick up the mess and return to their work. 858
q = 86
mp
2 4
Zina Keep
mp
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Lone
ly nights pass…
2 4
Pres. Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Keep
Sweet,
Lone
ly
nights
pass...
2 4
B. D. n
2 4
Vib. p
2 4 Pno. 1
2 4 mp
2 4
3
pp
Pno. 2
2 4
3
I2 4 4
863
Zina
2 4 our
Pres.
love
Pno. 1
him
molto espress.
love
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
for him
pp
2 4
4 4 n
Pno. 2
stays…
4 4
2 4 our
Vib.
for
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
3
stays…
Oh, please come
to
Dark Sisters—Act I
J2 Measured q = 82
869
4 4
Eliza molto espress.
I need you close
to
freely f
What hap pened?
4 4
Zina
107
Are you o kay?
me...
4 4
Pres. me‌
4 4
Mar.
pp
4 4 pp - metronomic
Pno. 1
4 4 no pedal, sustain organ-style
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
873
mp
Eliza mp
3
I'm scared she's go ing 5
Zina Where's Ruth?
Mar.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
pp
You should be look ing af ter her.
108
Dark Sisters—Act I
878 3
Eliza cra zy...
She keeps call ing for her ba bies
but she does n't
have
f Zina Pre sen dia!
mf
p
3
3
Pres. She's not cra
zy.
She's not.
She had
Mar.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
882
2 4
Eliza a
ny
Ruth had child ren?
ff
2 4
Zina Pre sen dia!
There are things fath er does n'twant us to dis cuss...
2 4
Pres. two!
2 4
Mar.
2 4 Pno. 1
p
2 4 2 4
Pno. 2
2 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
109
887
2 4
Zina
4 4 Fin ish
Mar.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
892
Mar.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
897
Mar.
Pno. 1
clean ing up this mess,
then I
2 4
4 4
need you in the kit chen.
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
110
Dark Sisters—Act I p dolciss.
902
3
3 4
Eliza Why
did n't
I
know?
What hap pened?
3 4
Ruth My
Char ley,
Saul,
My
Saul,
My
Char ley,
Saul,
903
3 4
Ruth
3 4 You can’t
keep griev
ing, Fath
er
said...
Have
more child ren,
Fath er
said.
q = 144, Lilting, one beat per bar
914
3 4
Ruth
Char ley
and
Saul,
run ning
a
long
Char ley takes
off,
and
jumps in
a
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4
mp dolciss.
K2
922
Ruth pond
Saul wad dles
af
ter,
fol
lows him
in
Stuck un
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mfz
der
Dark Sisters—Act I
111
930
Ruth wa
ter
Saul
can’t
Pno. 1
sf
Pno. 2
swim…
Stuck
mf
f
p
mf
f
p
un
der
wa
mfz
938
Ruth ter,
Saul
can’t
swim...
Stuck
un
der
wa
ter,
Saul
can’t
Pno. 1
mp
Pno. 2
mfz
p
L2
945
Ruth swim…
Did
Pno. 1
sf
Pno. 2
sfp
sub. p
he
hurt
112
Dark Sisters—Act I 951
Ruth much?
Shk.
What did he hear?
mp
W.B.
mp
Pno. 1
mf
Pno. 2
mp
mf
M2 956
Freely
In time
3 4
3
Ruth Where is his moth er
to calm
his fear?
And
Shk.
3 4
W.B.
3 4
Char
ley...
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4 3 4
Pno. 2
p
3 4
mf
Dark Sisters—Act I
113
961
Ruth Char ley
was strong,
and
Char ley was quick,
one day he
woke
up,
Shk.
W.B.
Pno. 1
mp but strong
Pno. 2
N2
969
Ruth sud den
ly
sick.
“God
will
heal
him,”
fa
ther
said.
Shk.
W.B.
sf
Pno. 1
sf
O2
977
2 2
Ruth “God
will
heal
him,
just
keep
sweet,
and
God
will
Shk.
2 2
W.B.
2 2
heal
2 2 Pno. 1
sf
sf
p
2 2
him,”
114
Dark Sisters—Act I
P2 3 4
985
Ruth Fath er
said.
“No
Shk.
3 4
W.B.
3 4
doc
tors from
the
out
side
world,
3 4 Pno. 1
3 4
993
Ruth God
will
heal
him.”
“God
will
heal
Shk.
W.B.
Pno. 1
Q2
1001
2 4
Ruth him."
And you know
how
the sto ry
ends?
Shk.
2 4
W.B.
2 4 2 4
Pno. 1
sfp
mfz
sf
sf
2 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
R2 3 4
1010
2 4
Ruth
Char ley
Géop.
2 4
3 4
Shk.
2 4
3 4
W.B.
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
115
2 4
got
sick,
and
Char ley
got
pale,
Char ley
got
cold…
pp
p
f
p
f
3 4
1019
Ruth A
kind
of
can cer
is
what
they said
Géop. pp
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
sfp
sfp
mf
mp
mp
f
f
116
Dark Sisters—Act I
1027
S2 4 4
Ruth And you
know
what
Fa
ther
said?:
If
Géop. pp Mar.
3 4 on
ly
I’d
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
p
p
3 4
sfp
sfp
pp
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
T2 4 4
Ruth pure,
Pno. 2
mp, dark
3 4
1034
Pno. 1
mp, dark
sfz
Pno. 2
Mar.
more
mp
4 4 Pno. 1
been
more
3 4 trust
ing
in
God…
2 4 What
kind
4 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
mf
3 4
2 4 2 4
mf
4 4
mp
mp
2 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
117
U2
1042
2 4
Ruth
4 4 of
3 4 moth er
2 4
can’t
pro
tect
3 4 her own
ba
Géop.
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
Mar.
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
bies?
What’s
left
for
pp
n
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
1050
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
4 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
pp
pp
rit.
Ruth me?
The best
of
me
got
bur ied
deep
in the ground,
Géop. mp
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
V2
1059
q = 104 rit.
Ruth shoved down in two
un marked
graves.
But your girl
your Lu cin da
Géop. mf l.v. random tremolo using these notes
pp
Pno. 1
p
pp
Pno. 2
p
There's still time
118
Dark Sisters—Act I
Chapter 9 W2
Ruth drifts off to sleep, heartbroken. Eliza is reminded of her daughter.
q = 108
p
Lucinda Kind
Fa
ther
I
thank Thee
for
p
two
lit
tle
hands,
and
ask
Thee
to
mf
Eliza Oh,
Ruth...
pp Ruth ah
arco Vibraphone p
Piano 1
Piano 2
1076
6 8
Luc. bless
them
’til
(in 2)
each
un
f
der
stands…
6 8
Eliza
…That
mf
My lit tle girl…
Are you safe?
Are you cared
for?
6 8 Pno. 2
pp
6 8
l.v.
1081
Luc. chil
dren
can p
on
ly
be
hap
py
all mf
day
when
two
lit
Eliza Oh,
arco
Lu
cin da!
Vib. p
Pno. 1
mp
p
mp
5
5 5
5
5
5
5
Dark Sisters—Act I
119
1088
e=e
3 4
Luc. tle
hands
have
learned
how
to
o
n
4 4
bey.
mf
Eliza
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
Lucinda, Lucinda
Vib.
Pno. 1
5 5
X2 1093
Luc.
5
5
5
Lucinda is now in a more fixed location—modern. She is leaving Eliza a voicemail. mp
4 4
p
Moth er!
I
4 4 pp
Pno. 1
p
pp
p
pp
4 4 4 4 Pno. 2
p
4 4
mp
mf
miss
home!
120
Dark Sisters—Act I 1096
3
Luc. There’s
so
much
strange
beau ty
3
Ruth This is
no home for your child.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
1099
Y2 3 8
Luc. nice
peo ple here,
2 4 but no
4 4 love like the
love
Eliza
3 8
2 4
4 4
Ruth
3 8
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
at
home.
mf
3
Save her from what?
You still have time!
3 8
mf
Pno. 1
3 8
2 4
4 4
3 8
2 4
4 4
3 8
2 4
4 4
Pno. 2
mp
mf
Z2
1104
Luc. Please
3
Eliza What do
you know?
Vib. p
Pno. 1
pp
Keep
and
Dark Sisters—Act I
121 3
1107
3 8
Luc. Sweet
No
Mat
ter
4 4
What;
and smile,
Zina
3 8
W.B.
3 8
Vib.
knocks
mp
Fa
ther likes to see you
smile.
4 4 4 4
3 8
4 4
3 8
4 4
3 8
4 4
3 8
4 4
p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
3 8
1115
4 4
p
mp
p
A3 3 8
Eliza
4 4
3 8 What
Zina
3
Ruth I
found
a
let
ter
in Fath
W.B.
pp
Pno. 2
p
let
ter?
3 8
4 4
3 8
3 8
4 4
3 8
3 8
4 4
3 8
3 8
4 4
3 8
3 8
4 4
3 8
er's
stu
dy.
Freely 1119
3 4
3
Zina Fa ther has sent word,
E li
za.
He re turns to night.
We must pre pare
for his
ar
ri
val.
3 4 Pno. 2
3 4
122
Dark Sisters—Act I
Chapter 10 Night. In their separate bedrooms, the women pray. Each has a gift from the Prophet on display. Zina has a piece of shiny metal from her (now broken) sewing machine; Presendia has her rose; q = 78 Almera has her shawl; Ruth has an old “encouragement box” which has a small baby doll inside. Zina
mp
3 4
To
Almera
5
night
Who will Fa ther choose
Who will Fa ther choose
3 4
3 4
I
soft mallet
3 4
3 4 Piano 1
3 4
sempre p
3 4 Piano 2
ing…
night
sempre p
Tuned Gongs
pray
5
pray ing…
Glockenspiel
am
mp
3 4
To
Ruth
night?
mp
3 4
I
Presendia
to
pp
3 4
mp
am
pray ing…
Dark Sisters—Act I
123
B3 1124
mp 3
3
Zina I
am
pray
ing…
I
am
mp Alm. I
am
pray
ing…
mp 3
3
Pres. I
am
pray
ing…
I
am
Ruth I
am
pray ing…
Glock.
Gongs p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mp
I
am
124
Dark Sisters—Act I 1128 3
Zina pray
ing…
I
am
pray
ing…
am
pray
ing…
mp Alm. I
am
pray
ing… 3
Pres. pray
ing…
I
Ruth pray ing…
I
am
pray ing…
Glock.
Pno. 1 mp
Pno. 2
1132
C3 3
Zina I
am
pray
ing.…
am
pray
ing…
Alm. You
will
come
to
me
to
night. 3
Pres. I
Ruth I
am
Glock.
Gongs
Pno. 1 mf
Pno. 2
pray
ing…
I
am
Dark Sisters—Act I
D3
1136
125 espress.
Zina I
mp Alm. I
am
pray
ing…
mp Pres. I
am
Ruth pray ing…
I
am
pray ing…
Glock.
Gongs
Pno. 1 mp
Pno. 2
1140
Zina am
pray
ing…
mp Alm. I
am
pray
ing…
I
espress., pochiss. vib. Pres. pray
ing…
I
Ruth I
Glock.
Pno. 1 mp
Pno. 2
am
pray
ing…
I
am
am
126
Dark Sisters—Act I 1144
pp
Zina Come pp
to
me
Alm. pray
ing…
you
will
come
to
me
to
night.
pp Pres. am
pray
ing…
Ruth pray ing…
Glock.
Gongs
Pno. 1 pp Pno. 2
Chapter 11 1149
In Lucinda’s bedroom, Eliza discovers a letter.
Luc.
Eliza fade
“Fa ther
I have kept qui et like you said.
Zina
fade Alm. fade Pres.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2 *the first two lines of this letter can be sung by Eliza, Lucinda, or both women depending on the needs of the staging
Moth er does n’t know a bout the sa cred plan...”
Dark Sisters—Act I
E3 p
1152
4 4
Luc.
q = 96 mf
3
3 4
3
Why
should I be cho sen, Fa ther, mf
4 4
3
Eliza
127
so
young,
I’m still
so
young,
3 4
“But why...”
should I
Pno. 1
I’m still
be cho sen, Fa ther,
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
pp
F3
1157
Luc. I’m
just
a
girl.
Why should I
be
e
ter nal ly prom ised
so
soon?
I’m
just
a
girl.
Why should I
be
e
ter nal ly prom ised
so
soon?
And to a
Eliza
Mar. pp
pp
p
Pno. 1
pp
p
1163
4 4
Luc. man so old–
al most six ty!
He could be mygrand fa ther!
f
3
3
3
Eliza No!
Why would n’t she say
4 4
some thing to me?
4 4 Pno. 1
sfp
4 4
128
Dark Sisters—Act I
G3 1169
mf
4 4
Prph.
Slower, heavy q = 88
It
4 4
Vib.
4 4 Pno. 1
4 4 4 4
Pno. 2
4 4
3
is
3
a com mand of
God to you.
You will be sealed to
a good man
in a neigh bor ing land
whose
arco
p p
p
1173
He senses her hesitation.
2 4
3
Prph. kind ness
is on ly matched by his pros per i ty.
Do you be lieve I’m a Proph et of God?
2 4 mf
Pno. 1
2 4 2 4
mf
Pno. 2
2 4 H3
1177
Luc.
2 4
4 4 Yes...
Prph.
2 4
it’s
just–
I
4 4
3
Then take this step.
2 4 Pno. 1
Pno. 2
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
p
p
This is
God’s
plan…
know.
It’s just–
Dark Sisters—Act I
129
I3
1181
2 4
3
Luc. there are oth er…young er men;
I hoped–
2 4
3
Eliza there are oth er…young er men; 3
3
3
2 4
3
Prph. You must give your self mind, bo dy and soul to him.
To go a gainst
2 4 Pno. 1
2 4 mf
2 4 Pno. 2
mf
2 4
1186
2 4
Eliza No! 5
5
2 4
3
Prph. God’s plan threat ens your e
2 4 2 4
Pno. 1
and
that of your moth er.
3
She’s bare ly fif teen!
Damn him and his false proph e cies
mp 12
2 4
mp
2 4
3
3
2 4 Pno. 2
nal sal va tion
In time
1187
Eliza
ter
and rev e la tions!
130
Dark Sisters—Act I 1191
3
3
3
3
Eliza all
this time
I’ve been
scream
ing
on
ly
to
God
fff
mp
12
Pno. 1
mp
Pno. 2
1195
fff
cresc.
J3
Freely 3
3
f
3
3
Eliza and his an
gels,
show ing on ly Them my bleed ing
heart!
No
more!
Mar. sf
sf
Pno. 1
sf
Pno. 2
1197 3
mf
3
mp
4 4
3
Eliza My hus band will soon hear my scream.
I need him to trust me.
He needs to trust me.
soon
soon
4 4
Gongs sf
4 4
Mar.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
sf
sf
p
p
p
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
131
Chapter 12 q = 78 Lucinda
4 4
Eliza
4 4
Eliza clutches the letter in bed. All the women are in bed and pledge their love to the Prophet.
p very free, out of time
soon
Zina
p
4 4
To
Almera
4 4
Presendia
4 4
Ruth
4 4
Tuned Gongs
night,
am
pray ing,
I
am
Piano 1
4 4
p
ing,
I
am pray
ing,
I
am
pray ing,
I
am pray ing,
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
3
pp
4 4
pray
gentle but precise
4 4 Piano 2
To night,
non l.v.
pp
4 4
3
p
I
4 4
3
3
cresc. poco a poco
132
Dark Sisters—Act I
K3
1205
Luc.
Eliza
3
3
Zina To
night,
To night,
mp Alm. I
p
am
pray
3
ing,
3
Pres. To night,
To night,
Ruth I
am pray ing,
I
am
pray
ing,
I
am pray ing,
I
am
Gongs
Pno. 1
(cresc.)
3
Pno. 2
(cresc.)
pray ing,
I
am pray
ing,
Dark Sisters—Act I
133
1210
Luc.
Eliza
3
Zina To
night,
To night,
Alm. I
am
pray
ing,
I
am
pray
ing,
3
Pres. To
night,
To night,
Ruth I
am
pray
ing,
I
am
pray
ing,
I
am
pray
Gongs
(cresc.)
Pno. 1
3
Pno. 2
(cresc.)
ing,
I
am
pray
ing,
134
Dark Sisters—Act I
1214
L3
mf
Luc. …to
p
be
a
Heav
en ly
f
com
fort
wife,
p
f
Eliza Oh,
my child!
Oh,
my child!
Zina I
to night
mf
pray
ing,
I
am
pray
3
ing,
I
am
pray
p
3
Alm. To night,
to night,
to night,
Pres. To night,
I
am
pray
ing,
I
am
pray
ing,
Ruth I
am
pray
ing,
I
am
pray
ing,
I
am
pray
ing,
I
l.v. Gongs
(cresc.)
Pno. 1
3
Pno. 2
(cresc.)
am
pray
ing,
Dark Sisters—Act I
135
M3 1218
3
2 4
3
Luc. by
ex
ert
ing
that
p
4 4
prayer
of
f
2 4
Eliza Oh,
f
har
mo
ny,
4 4
my child!
Zina
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
ing,
Alm. to
night,
To night,
2 4
Pres. I
am
pray
ing,
I
am
pray
ing,
Gongs
f
3
4 4 I
mp
Fill
2 4
Ruth
Pno. 1
4 4
am
me
with
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
2 4
4 4
p cresc. poco a poco
mf
Pno. 2
4 4
the
gifts,
p
Pray ing,
2 4
2 4
5
to
night,
136
Dark Sisters—Act I
1221 3
Luc. u
ni
ty,
liv ing
in
per
fect
o
be
di
ence...
mf
p Eliza To night,
Oh,
my child!
Zina
3
3
Alm. To night,
5
5
5
Pres. Fill me with the
gifts,
Fill me with the
gifts,
Fill me withthe gifts,
Ruth I
am
Praying,
to night,
Vib. p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mp
mf
I
am
praying,
to
Dark Sisters—Act I
1224
137
poco accel.
f
Luc. I
will
be
filled
with
the
Heav
en
Eliza
Zina
f
mf
To night,
To
Alm.
5
5
5
Pres. Fill me with the
gifts,
Fill mewith the
gifts,
Fill me with the
gifts,
Ruth night,
I
am
praying,
to night,
I
Vib. p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mf
mf
am
138
Dark Sisters—Act I
1227
Luc. ly
fire
Eliza
f Zina To night!
To night!
To night!
3
Alm. night!
To night!
mf 5
5
5
Pres. Fill me withthe
gifts,
Fill me with the
gifts,
To night,
Fill me with the
f Ruth praying,
to night,
I
am
pray
Vib. p
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mf
5
5
gifts,
Dark Sisters—Act I
1230
139
N3 q = 94
p
5
5
Luc. Fill me withthe gifts, Fill mewith the gifts,
Eliza
5
Zina To night!
5
Alm. To night!
5
5
Pres. to night,
3
Fill me withthe
p
Ruth ing,
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
f
I am praying...
gifts,
to night,
140
Dark Sisters—Act I
1233
5
f
p
5
3
3
3
3
Luc. Fill me
with the
gifts, Fill
me with the
gifts,
Fill
me,
fill
me,
fill
me,
fill me, fill me,
Eliza
5
Zina To night!
To night!
5
Alm. To night!
To night!
5
5
Pres. Fill me
with the
gifts,
to night,
f Ruth
Vib. p
mf
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
pp
Dark Sisters—Act I
141
O3 1236
f
ff
3 4
Luc. Fill
me with
the
gifts
of
Na
o
mi!
I’ll
be
when
his
read y
when
your
read y
when
your
read y
when
your
read y
when
your
3 4
Eliza
f
ff
3 4
Zina Fill
me with
the
gifts
of
Na
f
o
mi!
I’ll
be
ff
3 4
Alm. Fill
me with
the
gifts
of
Na
f
o
mi!
I’ll
be
ff
3 4
Pres. Fill
me with
the
gifts
of
Na
f
o
mi!
I’ll
be
ff
3 4
Ruth Fill
me with
the
gifts
of
Na
o
mi!
I’ll
be
3 4
Vib. p
mf
3 4 Pno. 1
f
3 4
3 4 Pno. 2
read y
f
ff
3 4 ff
142
Dark Sisters—Act I
1240
mf
2 4
Luc. arms
wel
come
me
to
his
warm
p
em
brace,
ff
2 4
Eliza Fill
me
with
the
strength
to
de
fy
mf
2 4
Zina arms
wel
come
me
to
your
warm
em
brace,
mf
2 4
Alm. arms
wel
come
me
to
your
warm
em
brace,
mf
2 4
Pres. arms
wel
come
me
to
your
warm
em
brace,
mf
2 4
Ruth arms
wel
5
come
5
me
to
5
5
your
warm
5
em
5
brace,
5
5
2 4
mf
Pno. 1
2 4
2 4 Pno. 2
mf
f
mf
2 4
Dark Sisters—Act I
143
1243
Luc.
2 4
3 4 and
Eliza
our
2 4
kiss
will
be
3 4
Make
2 4
3 4 and
Alm.
Pno. 2
will
be
long
and
kiss
will
be
long
and
kiss
will
be
long
and
kiss
will
be
long
and
3 4 our
2 4
3 4 and
Pno. 1
our
2 4
2 4
kiss
3 4
and
Ruth
our
2 4 and
Pres.
and
p
him!
Zina
long
5
our
5
5
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
2 4
3 4
f
f
144
Dark Sisters—Act I
1246
P3 poco rit. mp
Luc. sweet!
f
3
Eliza me
read y
when he
mp
comes
I
know what
ppp
Zina Choose me choose me
sweet!
mp
choose me
ppp
Alm. Choose
sweet!
mp
me choose me
choose
me
ppp
Pres. sweet!
Choose me choose me
mp
choose me
ppp
Ruth sweet!
Choose
me choose me
Prph.
mp
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
sempre mf, ominous
mp slower tremolo
pp
sempre pp
choose
me
I
Dark Sisters—Act I
145
Q3 Knocking at the door.
1249
Eliza opens it, the Prophet stands in the doorway.
Luc.
3
Eliza have
to
do.
But first
he has
to
trust
me.
I
mp
need him to trust me.
mp 4
Zina
mp
mp 4
Alm.
mp
mp 4
Pres.
mp
mp 4
Ruth
[knocks] Prph. Have
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
you
146
Dark Sisters—Act I
R3
He moves into the room; Eliza p moves away from him.
1254
3
3
Eliza Yes mf
I am read y
to de liv er
p
the Di vine
Mes sage.
I 4
Zina Flo mf
ra
Fan
ny
Sid
ney
p 4
Alm. Lo mf
ren zo
El
vi ra choose me
p 4
Pres. Choose me choose me mf
choose me
p 4
Ruth Choose
me choose me
choose me
Prph. prayed to day, E
li
za?
irregular; jagged Vib. mf
p
Pno. 1
pp irregular; jagged
mf
n
Pno. 2
p
1260
4 4
Eliza now
see
the
way
to
heav
en
is through
4 4
Vib.
3 4 to
tal
o
be
di ence.
3 4
n
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
n
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
4 4
3 4
1264
3 4
Zina
Dark Sisters—Act I
S3
mf
p
Choose me choose me mf
choose me
Choose
3 4
Pres.
me choose me
3 4
p
p
me choose me
choose
me
mf
3 4 3 4 3 4
Pno. 1
3 4 3 4
Pno. 2
3 4
4
3
Thank God you have had the
Vib.
4
choose me
mf
Choose
Prph.
4
me
mf
Choose me choose me
Ruth
choose
4
p
3 4
Alm.
147
tes
ti mo
ny.
I,
too, have
sim., jagged, uneven
mf
p
mp
sim.
mf
1268
p
mp
Eliza And what has God
re
vealed
to
you? 3
3
Prph. prayed.
A
mes sage that will en sure the
safe
re turn of our chil
Vib. pp
ppp very little activity
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
pp
ppp very little activity
dren.
148
Dark Sisters—Act I
1272
T3 3
Eliza I pray I am wor thy.
mf
pp
4
pp
4
pp
4
pp
4
Zina I
am
pray
ing choose
me
mf Alm. choose
me
I
am
pray
ing
mf Pres. choose me
I
am
pray ing
mf Ruth choose
me choose me choose
me
3
3
3
Prph. Words
on
ly my wives can share with the world.
I
Vib. mf
pp
mf
pp
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
wor ry a bout your
Dark Sisters—Act I
149
1276
Eliza I’m
sor
ry.
Zina
Alm.
Pres.
Ruth
5
mf
3
3
mp
3
Prph. dis
o
be di ence.
I don’t have time to watch o ver you.
Right now I’m scared for our child ren.
Vib. pp
Pno. 1
p
Pno. 2
pp
I’m
150
Dark Sisters—Act I
In time
1280
4 4
Eliza
5
I’ll do as you com mand!
4 4
Zina
p
I
am pray
p
4 4
Alm.
I
am pray
ing,
p
4 4
Pres.
ing,
I
am pray
4 4
Ruth
p dolciss.
3
4 4
3
Prph. scared a bout...
ma ny things.
Ve
ry soon
the whole world will
be watch ing us.
4 4 fpp
Pno. 1
fpp
4 4 p
4 4 Pno. 2
4 4
irregular, "Morse code" tremolo
p - mp
Dark Sisters—Act I
1283
playfully
151
U3 3
3
3
3
Eliza These
two
lit
tle
hands
have learned to
o
bey...
trust
me...
Zina love
me
mind,
bo
dy,
and
soul...
I
am pray
ing,
Alm. love
me
mind,
bo
dy,
and
soul...
I
am pray
Pres. ing,
love
me
mind,
bo
dy,
and
soul...
I
sub. mf Ruth am
I
Prph.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
fpp
fpp
fpp
fpp
fpp
am
152
Dark Sisters—Act I
Eliza seductively takes the Prophet’s hand.
One by one, the women leave their rooms. They need to know whom the Prophet has chosen, and are consumed with jealousy & loneliness. mp
1287
3
3
Eliza come with
me...
so
slim y,
cold...
Leave your
mp Zina love
me
mind,
bo
dy,
and
soul...
I am pray
ing,
love me
mp Alm. ing,
love
me
mind,
bo
dy,
and
soul...
I am pray
ing,
love
mp Pres. pray
love
ing,
me
mind,
bo
dy,
and
soul...
I am pray ing,
Ruth pray
ing...
mf
3
I
am
3
Prph. Your skin is so soft.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
fpp
Your hand is so warm...
fpp
fpp
fpp
sempre mfz
fpp
pray
Dark Sisters—Act I
V3 1292
153
The Prophet begins to undress down to his sacred undergarments. Eliza undresses slowly. Only candlelight illuminates the room. The women are all outside the door to Eliza’s bedroom, listening.
3
Eliza bod
y
be
hind
Zina mind,
bod
y,
and
soul...
bod
y
Alm. me
mind,
bo
dy,
and
soul...
I
am
pray
ing,
Pres. love
me
mind,
bo
dy,
and
soul...
Come
to me,
Ruth ing...
I
am
pray
mf Prph. Come
to me.
arco Vib. sempre mp
6
Pno. 1
sempre pp, l.v.
5
Pno. 2
sostenuto ped.
come
154
Dark Sisters—Act I
W3 mf
1296
f 5
Eliza Come
to me my God!
mf dim. Zina and
soul…
Come
to
me…
mf dim. Alm. pray
ing,
I
am pray ing
come
to
me…
come
to
me…come
to me…
mf dim. Pres. to
me,
Come
to
me,
come to me Come
to me…Come
to
Ruth ing...
come
to
3
me…
come
mf
Prph. Come
to
me.
come to me
Come to
me…
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mfz
sost.ped.
to
Dark Sisters—Act I
155
1300
3 4
Eliza Send forth your
heav
en
ly
powers,
be fore,
be hind,
3 4
Zina Come
to
me…
Come
dim.
come
to me…
come
to me…
come
to
me…
come
dim.
3 4
Pres. me…
come
to me…Come
to me…
3(dim.) 4
Alm.
to me…come
to
me…
Come
to
me…
come
to
(dim.)
me…
come
to
me…
3 4
Prph.
Come
3 4
Vib.
3 4 sff
7
3 4
3 4 Pno. 2
to me…
3 4
Ruth
Pno. 1
and
5
p
5
5
3 4 sost. ped.
to me…
156
Dark Sisters—Act I
1304
4 4
3
Eliza round
me.
Blind the eyes of this wick ed
man!
Free
n
4 4
Zina
me from
this
loosely chanted, almost pp dotted rhythms as before
come to me
mp
4 4
Alm. come
to
me…
come
to me…
mp
4 4
Pres. me…
Come
to
me…
come
to
me…
come
to
me…
come
4 4
Ruth come
to
me…
Cha
4 4
Prph. Come
to me…
4 4
Vib.
6
4 4
6 6
Pno. 1
4 4
7
4 4 Pno. 2
p
7
7
4 4
precise durations
to me…
Dark Sisters—Act I
1308
157
X3 3
3
Eliza life!
I am rea dy.
No more wait ing.
I’ll
give him what he wants to night.
To mor row, I’ll
Zina
pp
loosely chanted, almost dotted rhythms as before
Alm. come to me
loosely chanted, pp almost dotted rhythms as before Pres. come to me
Ruth Saw
Cha
Saw
Saw
3
Prph. I am rea dy.
I am wait
ing
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
sf
7
7
6
mp
for you,
E
li za…
158
Dark Sisters—Act I
1312
Y3
Freely mf
f
3
3
The prophet blows out the candle.
Eliza wake with a
Rev
e la tion of my own.
So help
me
God,
I’ll share it with the world.
fade Zina
fade Alm.
fade Pres.
Ruth Cha
Saw
Prph.
Vib.
Pno. 1
Pno. 2
mp
5
6
End of Act I.