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Saariaho, Kaija From the Grammar of Dreams
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Performance Notes The bar lines serve mostly as a means of syncronization, so bar lines and rests never denote an accentuation. change very gradually from one way of singing or phoneme to another
>°
diminuendo al niente
°<
crescendo da niente
S.V.
senza vibrato poco rubato
n
glissando
nµµµµ
tremologlissando
V
very high pitch
W
very low pitch from rapid vibrato to slow vibrato
& +x x ====
speaking voice with definite pitch
& x x ====
speaking voice without definite pitch
& ====
half voice (between spoken and whispered)
B
Dust bags
speak freely within the duration marked
Pronunciation The phonemes and words written without brackets are pronounced as usual in English. The phonemes in brackets are marked following the international phonetic alphabet, and are pronounced as follows: []a
as in English palm
[e]e
as in English spade
[h]h
as in English hat
[i] i
as in English seed
[ ] ng as in English sing [ ] th
as in English thy
From the Grammar of Dreams Kaija Saariaho
I c. 5''
Soprano
Â&#x2030;
N ]]]]]]]]]]]]] & Š V (B Â&#x; ) [ a]
REE
4
Â&#x2019;
I BÂ&#x;
´
(s)
Â&#x; Â&#x2019; Â&#x2019;
Â&#x2019;
I - t [u] sempre legatissimo
intensive, restless
Electronics
E
REE
ž
REE I ´ Â&#x2019; Â&#x2019;
]]]]
h
& Š ]]]]]]]]] Q Â&#x; ( B Â&#x; )Ă&#x160;
I ´ Â&#x;
Wi - ll
-
7
E ´
Â&#x2019;
i - t - [u]
E Â&#x; Â&#x; 3 *
* Â&#x;
´
M-y
0
Â&#x; 2
go o- n?
0 Â&#x; gliss. MÂ&#x; Â&#x; B Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x;
always intense
[ a]
BÂ&#x; Â&#x2019; Â&#x; Â&#x2019;
m-i - n - d
a
r - o - ck,
Â&#x2019;
I Â&#x2019;
Â&#x2019; s
E 3 ´ Â&#x; B Â&#x; Â&#x;
(E )
REE Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; I * Â&#x2019; Â&#x2019; Â&#x2019;
N - o
*
f
[ a]
[e]
E poss. Â&#x17E;
Â&#x2019; 0
Â&#x2014;
E
Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x2019; Â&#x2014; Â&#x2019; Â&#x2019; t - o gri - p,
Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x;M 3
[e]
Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; BÂ&#x; 3
Â&#x;
Â&#x;
desperate
Â&#x; 2 Â&#x2014;
n - o tongue,
Â&#x; Â&#x; [i]
f - in-ger - r
I ´ 0 Â&#x; Â&#x;
6
8
([ a])
´
[ a]
([ a])
(r)
Â&#x2019; Â&#x2019;
E poss. Â&#x17E;
& Š]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] 3 5 Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; B Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; M Ă&#x160; ( Â&#x;)
I Â&#x; ´
Â&#x2019;
REE
5
Â&#x2019;
[ a]
6
E Â&#x;REE Â&#x; Iž
poss.
3
always excited, violent sempre
6
[ a]
E Š]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] Â&#x2014; Â&#x; B Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; gliss. Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; ( Â&#x; ) Â&#x; &
Â&#x2019;
a - pp-en - s gliss.
c. 15'' etc.
poss.
Â&#x; Â&#x2019; MÂ&#x; Â&#x2019;
[ a]
Â&#x; Â&#x2019; Â&#x2019;
Â&#x2019;
h -
E
Â&#x; BÂ&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; M Â&#x; Â&#x; BÂ&#x; BÂ&#x; Â&#x; BÂ&#x;
[ a]
[i]
E
c. 10'' exhale
excited, violent
D
My
´ Â&#x; Â&#x2019; 3
god [ u]
0 5 E & I Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; ´ BÂ&#x; MÂ&#x; BÂ&#x; MÂ&#x; Â&#x; [e]
* allow the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;râ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to become a croaking sound in the throat
Š Copyright 2004 Chester Music Ltd.
Revised November 2009
4
II P
Wild, but always very clearly articulated q = c63
& 42
*
&
lie Whole,
> > >
- - >
sempre
3
≈
≈
>
I
f poss. >
I
> > >
re - mem -ber the,
( f poss.)
≈
&
> >
Dead egg,
* 2 &4
4
f poss. > > ≈ >
sempre
P
senza jvibr.
#œ
a
& . > > 5
P
senza vibr.
r ≈ b œj œJ
! my sleep - ing
& bœ . !
10
& r ≈ ≈ r > > > me My wife, P bœ
j b3œ œ
r œ bœ
œ
> > ≈ >
- - - - -
the sto - ry of the
fig tree
S
œ J
nd
(f poss. )
P
> > > >
j >
‰
dead
>
and
>
flat,
j bœ
molto vibr.
œ
≈ r > of
P excited j bœ
> œ and, a
( f poss.)
5
- - - - f
Pho - to - graphs vi - sit molto vibr.
œ j > > > > > œ œ the sail-or on the Com - mon a
nd,
j
P intenso
œ
3
j bœ
n,
i
≈
j œ
( f poss. )
- - -
Doc - tor
-
3
nd,
œ
bœ
i
n,
>
>
Gor - don’s wall - eyed
* = spoken; throughout this piece use a threatening‘half-voice’ (between voice and whisper). Vary the pitch from lowest possible to extremely high.
and,
( f poss.)
senza vibr.
3
≈ j
Mar - co’s dia - mond
3
≈
and,
‰
(o)uch
and,
œ J
my,
5
> ≈ >
f
vibr. ord.
( f poss.)
˙
≈
3
and Dor-een and,
tight Drum of my,
nd
≈
> - > >
ca - dav-ers
molto vibr.
senza vibr.
r
> >
I
> > >
P
f
molto vibr.
œ
5
cou
œ œ œ
a
> > >
œ
7
& ≈ œ
j
molto vibr.
˙
≈ # œJ .
>
lie Whole On a whole world
the ca-dav-ers,
>
f
can - not touch, At the white,
I
5
senza vibr.
≈
> > > > > >
3
senza vibr.
,
œ
3
œ i
>
nurse
10
Â&#x2039;
21
Â&#x;
back.
[Â Â a
h]
O
a [Â Â h]
- tened
a [h  ]
a [Â Â ]
[Â Â ] a
I Â&#x;
Â&#x;
to
I Â&#x;
Â&#x; Â&#x;*
Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; 3
bra - g of my
the old
my, my heart,
0 leggiero Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x2014; *
I Â&#x;
0
hea
Â&#x;
(a)rt,
Â&#x;
Â&#x;
I I Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; I
Â&#x;
I
lis -
´
& 3 Â&#x; Â&#x; *
0 Â&#x; Â&#x;
´
0 3 Â&#x;I Â&#x;
I Â&#x; Â&#x;
in, in my, my ears.
of my
37
3
am,
I
I am,
am
BÂ&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; 3
I
am,
I
like
Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x;
& 5 B ´ Â&#x; B Â&#x; Â&#x;
like a,
Â&#x; Â&#x;
Â&#x2014;Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x;
I am,
heart
- med
(0 )
& 3 Â&#x;* Â&#x;
& Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x; hea
a,
Â&#x;
as I
0 Â&#x; Â&#x;
rt, heart
Â&#x; Â&#x; *
3
I
Â&#x; Â&#x;
am, I
BÂ&#x; BÂ&#x; * 3
am,
I
while repeating the phrase several times, gradually change the singing voice into speaking, then whispering.
Â&#x; *
5
E poss. Â&#x; B *Â&#x; B Â&#x; ´ * I am, I
Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x;
3
5
am, I am,
Â&#x2039;
mo- tor
E poss. Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; * ´
am,
Â&#x2039;
Â&#x2014; Â&#x; Â&#x;
like a
3
´
dull mo - tor
like a,
5
Â&#x; *
like a
Â&#x; Â&#x;
I am, I 3
I,
6 Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; ´ Â&#x2014; Â&#x; 2 *
heart - beat boo
a [Â Â ]
Â&#x2014; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x;
am,
Â&#x;
E
I Â&#x; Â&#x;
Â&#x; Â&#x;
Â&#x;
Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x;
5
BÂ&#x;
Â&#x; Â&#x;
As
Â&#x;
a [Â Â ]
I I Â&#x; Â&#x;Â&#x; Â&#x;
a [h  ]
3
padd-led on,
0
a [Â Â h]
I Â&#x; Â&#x;
& (& ) Â&#x; Â&#x;5 Â&#x; Â&#x; 5 Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x; Â&#x2014; ´ Â&#x; Â&#x; *
I
Â&#x; Â&#x;
exhale loudly
29
33
I
I Â&#x;
I Â&#x;Â&#x; Â&#x;
0 O RÂ&#x2013; & E 0 Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x;I Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x;I Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x;Q Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x;Q Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x;Q Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x;Q Â&#x; ´ Â&#x; 5Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x2014; Â&#x;5 Â&#x;
I Â&#x; Â&#x;
E Â&#x;
I Â&#x;
a [Â Â h]
E Â&#x; Â&#x; I Â&#x; Â&#x;I Â&#x; I
until bar 25: exhale loudly
Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x;
Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x;
´
a [Â Â ]
Â&#x;
O & ´ Â&#x2014; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x2014; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x;Â&#x; Â&#x;I Â&#x;
0 Â&#x2014; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x; Â&#x;
25
O
inhale only, as if short of breath
I
whispered
I Â&#x2019; Â&#x2019;
3
I am,
I Â&#x2019; Â&#x2019; 3
I am.
whispered
B Â&#x2019; BÂ&#x2019; am,
5 ´
am,
I
5 ´ Â&#x17E;