Adamo LYSISTRATA, OR THE NUDE GODDESS, ACT 1

LYSISTRATA or, THE NUDE GODDESS A Tragicomedy for Singers and Orchestra Freely adapted from the play by Aristophanes

Music and Libretto by Mark Adamo Full Score

From the G. Schirmer Rental Library Date of Printing_______________

G. Schirmer, Inc. New York, NY

LYSISTRATA or, THE NUDE GODDESS A Tragicomedy for Singers and Orchestra Freely adapted from the play by Aristophanes

Music and Libretto by Mark Adamo Full Score commissioned for Houston Grand Opera David Gockley, General Director Patrick Summers, Music Director

Table of Contents Act I Invocation.......................................1 Prologos..........................................8 Parados I......................................134 Scene Two...................................167 Scene Three................................240 Act II Scene One.......................................1 Scene Two.....................................31 Scene Three...................................88

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Instrumentation Flute (doubling Piccolo) Clarinet in B= and A Alto Saxophone (Doubling Baritone Saxophone) Bassoon Horn in F Trumpet in D (doubling Trumpet in C) Timpani (doubling Roto-tom) Percussion - 2 players Harp Strings

to John Corigliano

Lysistrata Or, The Nude Goddess Act I—Invocation

The stage of this theatre. Three demi-goddesses--the FURIES: TISIPHONE, ALECTO, and MEGAERA-descend from the skies: divas ex machina. Hovering elegantly above the ground, they welcome us to the event...

Adamo, after Aristophanes

   





 





1

Flute (Piccolo)

Clarinet in Bb

Baritone Saxophone in Eb (Alto Saxophone)

 

Bassoon

   

Horn in F

Trumpet in D

Timpani

Percussion 1

Percussion 2

 

     

ff





 

  



n



Violin II

Viola

Violoncello

     

  

n

ff



    



Contrabass



   



ff





 

  



 

ff

sfzp

   







sfzp



 

ff

sfzp

   



  

*



 





p slithering



n















     

 

   



5

 

p

 

 

 3



 

3











p

ff

 3







      5

p

      

5

3



5            p

      



5

5



 



      p

p



 

loco

      (p)

  

 

   

3

3



ff

 



n



 



5

  

p slithering

p

f

 

    



p slithering

    



ff

   



Medium Chinese Opera gong; pitch-bending upwards, Sustain as long as possible

Brake Drum



5      



p slithering

   

pp

Cold, grand, precise q = 72

Violin I

sfzp

  

ff





 

sfzp



n

n

ff

non arp.: cold

   



 







   

   

Harp

 







Medium Cymbal upturned on timpano head; hard mallet, strike on edge

  

   

sfzp

ff



 

  







n

sfzp

ff

   

sfzp

 

 



 

sfzp



ff

       

 

ff Bari Sax.



   



Mark Adamo

Cold, grand, precise    q = 72

 3

p

5

















* When in bass clef, sounding a perfect fifth lower than written. Copyright © 2005 by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP), New York, NY International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Warning: Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited by Federal law and subject to criminal prosecution. 1/16/2006

Act I

2

    

          

 

  3   

6

Fl.

Cl. in Bb

Bari. Sax. in Eb

Bn.

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Timp.

 

            

p



mf



3

f

    p



 f









   

f

    



p

       



Hp. non arp.

Alecto

Megaera

Vn. I

Vn. II

f

 

 











f

    









 

 



solo

 





 

pp























 



 

pp













f



     

f non arp.

       





soft mallets 6



pp mf velvety, mysterious



        

 



Vibraphone, motor on

  



f

f

p



pp





  

   

 

 

  



 

  



               f



arrogant

3

At- tend, O ci - ti- zens, low or no- ble born, arrogant 3 f

            



At- tend, O ci - ti- zens, low or no- ble born, f arrogant

  



    



non div. *



pp

 

ff





non div. *

 

  



mf



   

 

    

 

3              



pp

ff



non div. *

pp

pp



mf

* Unless otherwise indicated, the string parts are always non divisi.

 

mf



ff



mf



ff

 

 

 

 



non div. *

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



mf

Cb.





non div. *

Vc.

 p



All 3 Furies: close on "-end;"quasi-gospel

mf

Va.

f



f

p



 

3

   



f



   

  





f

 

  3    mf



  

Tisiphone





f

p

p



  

  

p



p liquid

Perc. 2

3

f

Marimba, soft mallets

Perc. 1

          

3

At- tend, O ci - ti- zens, low or no- ble born,

 pp

  pp

ff

ff

 pp

ff

 pp



ff

  p

3

           

 

               

 



p

p

3

3

       

 





p

pizz. always l.v. unless marked staccato.

  p









Act I

  10

   

Timp.

Perc. 1

 







3

 

 



 





    pp  

 

 



 













Hp.

























  

 3

Ma - tron



  

or

war - ri - or,

3

Alecto

    Ma - tron

Megaera

 

Vn. II

Va.

or

vir - gin

or

slave:



 3





vir - gin

or

slave:



3



  

or

  

war - ri - or,



3

Ma - tron

Vn. I

  



3

war - ri - or,





vir - gin



Vc.

  

Cb.

  

arco

or



 

 









  

   





   



   





 



3





          





 



 

 arco



 



   



 



ath lete,

Play - er of harp or flute or trum - pet,





strum- pet...

Play - er of harp or flute or trum - pet,

3

pizz.

Pries- tess,



3



  

  3       

    





Play - er of harp or flute or trum - pet,

 3



pp

         



 3





slave:





 



   

 







   



   

   





pp

pp



   

   



*Bring out ALECTO, mm. 10-11

Tisiphone



   

 





  

p

 





Triangle







Tpt. in D









Bari. Sax. in Eb

Hn. in F



3

Cl. in Bb

Bn.





Fl.

3

   far- mer,



   

     

    

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Act I

4

       

Surging forward q = 76

14

Fl.

 

f

p

      

Cl. in Bb

Bn.

Hn. in F





 



      f

 



 



p

              

 

mf

Timp.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Hp.

   





 

  

 

  

    

Vn. I

   

Va.

Cb.

    f   

non arp.

 

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

 

 close on "-end;"

  



At- tend, A

     

     At- tend, A

-

  



 



f

 -

-

thens:



thens:

Surging forward q = 76

 

   

p







pizz. *



p pizz.

  p



arco







 



At- tend, A

    At- tend, A

     At- tend, A

   p



p

p





p

pizz.



arco







p







 -

-

thens:



thens:





   

normal p





pp





f





f

p

  

 



At tend! f

p



 

   

At tend!

    

  

4

p

    

  

4

p

   p

pizz.

 

  

At tend!







   

thens:

     p

   



-



  

 

Small Snare Drum



close on "-end;"

   

thens:

      

* Always l.v. unless marked staccato.

p





f

p



     

       

f





      

f

  



    





p





        

  





f

Vc.

f

At- tend, A

f



      









p



p

f



  



  

f

Vn. II

p



f



p

f





Strum pet.

       







MEGAERA looks askance.

Megaera



      

f







    

  

p





ALECTO looks askance.

Alecto



        

mf

   



"What's the problem?"

Tisiphone

f







  

 







   p

  

  





f

p

f

p



     

p

f

p

mf

Tpt. in D

f

p

 





          

 

f

Bari. Sax. in Eb



        





  

   

 











  





  

arco

p

p









Act I

5

Twice as fast q = 144

Fl.

Cl. in Bb

19       















    















     













f

Bari. Sax. in Eb

f

Bn.

    



f

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Perc. 1

Perc. 2



mf





 





   



3





      

(S.D.)

mf

Tisiphone







 



wo- man,

wo- man,

   







 

mf

 Small Sus. Cymbal hard mallet







   



3



3

a man,and two ar- mies at war.



mf







p





 

Each...



a man,and two ar- mies at war.

                       3 wo- man,





3

At - tend thesto ry of a





avid

Megaera

   



                        3 3 At - tend thesto ry of a





avid

Alecto



mf

p

avid                         At - tend thesto ry of a

   

mf 3

(p)

     

(p)

(p)

      







sultry

   

3



      

Each...



a man,and two ar- mies at war.

mer- ci- less as a li - on,

sultry

3 3 3               

Each...



Po- wer ful as a po-ten- tate,

Twice as fast q = 144

      

always non div.

Vn. I

f

Vn. II





     







    

      







   

f

Va.



f

Vc.

   

      f







     

3





p

3





p

3



Cb.







 



    

 

p

3



p

3



  sfzp

f





arco











arco









 

p

pizz. *

f

 p

pizz. * f



p

pizz.

f

sfzp



 

 pizz. *    





arco

   





 





p

p

 







arco

arco

 

arco



pizz.

 f

p













* Always l.v. unless marked staccato. 1/16/2006

Act I

6

 















25

Fl.

Cl. in Bb

Alto Sax. in Eb

Bn.

Hn. in F























  p

  p

   p



  









































 

pp

    

pp

    

Alto Saxophone

pp





  



Marimba, soft mallets liquid

Perc. 1

 

pp

Perc. 2

mf





pp





















sultry                   Cun- ning as

a ser- pent,

re - lent- less as

O - ri - on,



 



            re - lent- less as

Megaera

Vn. I

      

Vn. II

 

Va.



Vc.

Cb.

1/16/2006





  

 pp

straight mute

 pp



    

  

  



 

O - ri - on,

            re - lent- less as

  

f

   f

  

f

   

O - ri - on,



Ca - pa ble

Ca - pa ble

f

  





of

u - sing

glis

s.

a - ny means,



of

u - sing

a - ny

means,

      

of

u - sing

   

     pp

  

3

how- e - ver cru- el,

3    

sly,

or per

3           

crisp

3

how- e - ver cru- el,

sly,

or per

mf

   

Ca - pa ble

     

crisp

mf

  

pp



  

     

pp





ort.       p   

pp



      

rt.       po    

pp



p

p

p smooth and sinister







smooth and sinister

p smooth and sinister

Alecto

  

Vibra-slap



Hp.

Tisiphone



 

pp

p Tpt. in D

  

a - ny means,

mf

   

mf

 mf



          

crisp 3

3

how- e - ver cru- el,

3

   3

   



mf

or per

pizz.    p



   3



mf



sly,



pizz.

    p

pizz.

  p

pizz.



 







p

pizz.

p



Act I

 











 

     

30

Fl.

Cl. in Bb

Alto Sax. in Eb

Bn.

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Perc. 1







7





       







         













    





   





p





f

p

  



p







  



  

 



  



  



f

        



f

p



   

f





mf senza sord.

p











mf

  Glockenspiel, hard mallets    











mp



Triangle





pp

Vibraphone. hard mallets, motor off

Perc. 2

Tisiphone





   



verse,



 to





  



verse,

 to

      3

con- quer the

3

       

e - ne - my

and

3

e - ven the

Megaera



verse,

Vn. I

 



to

  

   

      3

3

con- quer the

e - ne - my

3

       and

e - ven the

 score. f

   

Vn. II

 

Vc.

Cb.



3

      con- quer the

e - ne - my

 

  

       3

and



ord.

e - ven the



score.

         

  

sul pont.; glassy

 arco

 

Va.

3

sul pont.; glassy

arco

ord.

3

       3







  



  

 





  



  

 





  



  

 



arco

arco

  





   



   



pp wry, nasal

   

      



ar mies are e - ven worse!)

pp wry, nasal

 

(And the

      ar mies are e - ven worse!)

pp wry, nasal

 

(And the

      

 

pp

(And the

f

arco





score.

surging

  



f

surging

surging Alecto



 

      



ar mies are e - ven worse!)





        





        

















f

f

f

   

f

   

f

attacca

1/16/2006

Act I

8

PROLOGOS

DAYLIGHT FINDS A STREET IN ATHENS. CENTER, A BUILDING: A STAIRCASE SNAKES UP FROM ITS FRONT ENTRANCE TO A SE ENORMOUS IMAGES OF ARES, GOD OF WAR, AND APHRODITE, GODDESS OF LOVE, FRAME THE STAGE. KLEONIKE-TOUGH, W MOTHERLY, COMMITTED--LEADS A SMALL KNOT OF EXASPERATED WOMEN (XANTHE, MYRRHINE, AND SAPPHO) TOTING SI IN WHAT SEEMS TO BE A HOPELESS, ENDLESS STREETSIDE DEMONSTRATION.

Sharp, brillant, driven, in fury q = 144

   36

Fl.

Hn. in F



f







 

    

ff





Alto Sax. in Eb

Bn.





Cl. in Bb

      

solo





        





solo



ff







solo

   

ff









           

f

p

mf





   





p

     









       



ff

 p

Tpt. in D

Timp.

Perc. 2





 





 





 



 

 



ss. gli

ff

ss. gli

    

Va.

      





 

p

mf





p

mf







p Vc.





 

1/16/2006





   

  

 

    

 



 

     

mf

 mf

Cb.

 

 

pizz.

 mf

     



 



 

ff

         p

mf

         p ff





   

   ff 

hard mallets





Sharp, brillant, driven, in fury q = 144

Vn. II

    



f

Hp.

Vn. I



    

           p mf



p



         

Xylophone





glis

s.

 ff



  



f















    



   



p

   





  

   



    







  







 

  

p



p



p



  



 p



ff

ff

ff

p

 ff

 p

ff





Act I

No. 1: Peace Now! (I)

 















 

















 

40

Fl.

Cl. in Bb

Alto Sax. in Eb

Bn.

Hn. in F



        

Timp.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Hp.

Xanthe

Myrrhine

Sappho

Kleonike

Vn. I

Vn. II



p

 

  





  







 



        



    







 

       

   

















        mf













  



   

 





 

 



 



 



         f      

  

mf



   



  f





 

f

E f

nough!

E f

nough!

E f

nough!

E -

nough!

 





E - nough!

     

    



E - nough!







     

      



  

  



    

   



    

   



f

  





 Peace

E - nough!



f



E - nough!

   

f



    



    

now!

  Peace

   

  

 Peace

     

f



4                  2

      





  

f



p

p

     

   



Marimba





p

mf



  



p

mf

Vibraphone hard mallets, motor off

  



p



p

f



non arp.



f



mf

  

 

mf







p









 





   f

p

     

f







p

f

Cb.







f

Vc.



p



f

Va.

      

  



p

Tpt. in D

9

 Peace

 p

now!



    



    

now!

now!



   

 

   



p

p

    



      f

4

      f

4

       f

4

     

 



  

p

p



Not a - no - ther

day:

4

    4

Not a - no - ther

f

4



    day:

   

   

4

   

4

Not a - no - ther

    

Not a - no - ther

   

arco

   

4

    

day:

day:



  

 

  



  



  



  



  

 

  



  

 

  

p

p

p

p

1/16/2006

Act I

10

 

         f        

47

Fl.

Cl. in Bb

f

         

Alto Sax. in Eb

Bn.

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Timp.

Perc. 2

Xanthe

Myrrhine

Sappho

f



 

  

f

   

  

mf



Vn. I

 

        

1/16/2006

       











       



mf

        















solo

mf

       

p

  



   











  



  

end solo







 Peace





 Peace





      

now!





   









 Peace



     

De - cide:







    p





p

     p









p

  

 

   

  

  

  

dis - band:

mf

Di - vide

  

  

De - cide:



dis - band:

Di - vide



pizz.







pizz.













 



 



 

De - camp with -out

De - camp with -out



         



       



 

         









de -lay:

de -lay:

4        

land:

                                                                                                        

de -lay:

     4   



the



4

land:

  



De - camp with -out



the



        

land:

 



De - camp with -out



the



4

land:

  

pp



          



the

Di - vide

  



  

Di - vide

dis - band:

De - cide:

now!

 p





  

now!

  

  

mf

  



dis - band:

De - cide:







  

mf

mf

     



now!



   







 

pp

        



  

 

pp

mf

p



pp

mf

  



f

Cb.



Vibes

  

f

Vc.





f

Va.



pp

  







f

Vn. II



mf

Peace

Kleonike













de -lay:

  



  



    



   

 arco 

   

arco

Act I

   54

Fl.

       



f



Alto Sax. in Eb

solo

ff









        

solo



 

Cl. in Bb

         

11



ff





pp

solo



             solo                 



Hn. in F



 



  









       



ff

Timp.

Perc. 2





 



Xanthe

Vn. I

 



ss. g li



E



 



 

E



 

E



   

ff

-

-

nough! ff

 

         ff



ff

ff

-

 

 

 

 

   



 

  

mf

 

 

mf

f

   



mf

f



pizz.



 

   

 



 







Xylophone



s. glis

 ff



  

f

  





f

 

 mf



Peace now!











  f



Peace now!











f

 



Peace now!













nough!

mf

f



  

         p ff

nough! ff

-



hard mallets

nough!

f

   

 

E

  

Vc.

pp

solo





ff

ss. gli

        

Va.

     

    







  

  

 

Vn. II

Cb.

 

 

Sappho

Kleonike

 



Myrrhine



 

 





f

 

Hp.







 p

Tpt. in D

     

pp

ff

Bn.

    



f



Peace

     

  

  

    



   



  



p

p



    



   

   



  

   



    









  



  

    



    





p

 p

ff

ff

ff

p



 p

 p

ff



 ff

1/16/2006

Act I

12

 







58

Cl. in Bb

    

      

pp

    

    

pp

Bn.

Hn. in F

Timp.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2



pp



   



 



      





       pp













   

Kleonike

 

Vn. II

   

Vc.



Cb.

1/16/2006







    4



   



mf

  



  





4

mf



   

mf





   

       

   

  

    

     

   





4



4

   











































Five Temple Blocks

f

 

 





 mf    

Peace now!



E

      f

-

   

 gli  

s

s.

                  

       



p muttering

  

E nough! p muttering

 





 

E nough!

 

nough.





  









E nough!

   

 

f

  Peace now!



f

 

Peace now!

E nough!

 

  Peace now!

E nough!

  

E nough! p muttering

  

f

groaning





E - nough!

f





Peace!

 

Peace now!

                  pp pp



                  pp pp



                   pp pp





                        



pizz. arco

 

 

  pp

  

 

  

pizz. arco



sfz

 

p

 

p

pizz. arco sfz



sfz



 

pizz. arco

sfz

pp

pp

f

 

 





 

Peace now!

f

 



f

 



f

Va.

   



Peace now!

         f        



quasi 6/8

now!

Vn. I

   





   







Marimba quasi 6/8

 

Sappho





mf

  

Myrrhine

      

pp

Hp.

Xanthe

      

    





Alto Sax. in Eb

  

gli ss.

Fl.



 

p

 

p

  arco p

p

    

    

    

4    

    





4

4

one p

more,

one p

more,

      4

one

  

more,



Not one 2 more,

     4

f

  

p

4

       f p

  

   

f



p

  

   



  



  

4

f

4



p

p

Act I

    65

Fl.

           p f

                 

Cl. in Bb

p

  

Alto Sax. in Eb

Bn.

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Timp.



    

        

p

f





p

f



















       

















      

mf

       







        









end solo

  













mf

mf

        

solo

mf

       

p

  



































                

Sappho

not one more



Va.

Vc.



 

f

night: f

 

night:





 



  



f

night:

night:





Peace now!

   

Peace now!



p

 

 

 



  

   

f

 f



  

We beg:

mf

  

 

We beg: mf

f

p

      p

f

pizz. arco

     p



pizz. arco







  



  

we plead:

  

   

  



  

   

  



    p



 



p







pizz.













  





  

Con sent!



Con sent!

    

E# G# D§

It's

  

  

    

  

p

Con cede!



It's p

Con cede!



Con sent!

     

   p

Con cede!

Con sent!

It's p

    

   

Con cede!

It's



















arco        















                            pizz.

   



                       



f



                        

arco

p

  

   

plead:

     



   

we

We beg:

f





   

pizz.



p

   



mf

 







we plead:

f

   



  

We beg:



 

 

Peace now!



f

p

  

plead:

f



      

f



p

     

f

p

    



p

   we

f

           



  

pizz. arco

 

mf



  

Peace now!

 

  





f

  

Vn. II



mf

not one more

Cb.

mf

  





Myrrhine

Vn. I



p

not one more

Kleonike

   



 

Hp.

Xanthe

  

f

13

f

 f



f



   

    

f



1/16/2006

Act I

14

    72

Fl.

 

Cl. in Bb

   

  pp

pp

Bn.

     pp

Hn. in F

  



  



       pp

Perc. 2

   

  

Xanthe

we

Two Geezers

Vn. I



4

the

who bear

Vn. II

 

    p

Vc.

  

 p

Cb.

  arco   p

1/16/2006

    







f



  

E -

brunt:





brunt:

     

  E -





brunt:



E -

 

  



   

   

ff

  

   

  







  









  ff

   









Wait!

Heed!

    

nough!

Two baggy GEEZERS, dragging endless scrolls, wheeze onstage from opposite wings



 

pizz.

 

arco



mf

f

       f





nough! ff

       



   







  



      

pizz.

 



arco



mf

 

arco

pizz.

 



    

pizz.









pizz.







f



  

ff

nough! ff

 



   



   



solo

mf



p

Va.

the

ff





 







who bear

p

 



         

solo

   

mf









the





   



who bear

     





4

 



     

ff

mf

         

4

we

    



p

       

Sappho Kleonike





     

Myrrhine

f

Small Snare Drum; strike on edge with hard sticks

            we



 

solo

mf



   Hp.



   

    

Alto Sax. in Eb



    

   

f



 

mf arco mf

mf

 





 





 





 





 





Act I

   76

Cl. in Bb



Alto Sax. in Eb

Bn.

Hn. in F



 



       

    

Timp.

Perc. 2

Half as fast h = 72 (h = h ) on beat 2











     





(ff)

pp











     

























           ff













(ff)

 

 p

  



ff

 p

Tpt. in D

     

solo

15

 



     ff

solo

f

  



  



Note: timpanist slides to, but does not strike, second note in glissando figures

           p ff







     











hard mallets

Xylophone



s. g lis

ff







mf







(f)

    



   









    

    









Hp.

Two Geezers

Vn. I

Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

Cb.

 

           

Eb F§ G§

f asthmatic unis.

   

 



3



News from the front!















  

p

p



     



    

 

p



  

 p

3











sfz

ff

   



       



     



 



ff











sfz











sfz











ff



ff





sfz







News from the front!

Half as fast h = 72 (h = h ) on beat 2





ff

p



   









arco

 pp

 pp

pp

 pp

 sfz



 pp

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Act I

16

No. 2: "Being a bulletin..." Pompous, wheezy, lumbering h = 54

    79

Cl. in Bb





    



 

Baritone Sax.

Bari. Sax. in Eb

Hn. in F

Perc. 2

   

pp















   



 

 

















    

















     







 



p





   3                                   "Be ing a

bul - le - tin (cough) fromthe Com - mon weal of A - thens,(wheeze)

as

Pompous, wheezy, lumbering h = 54

Vc.

  

Tpt. in D

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Xanthe Myrrhine

Vn. I



pizz.      

  





  

      

 



gliss.

p gliss.

   

 

   

 

 

 

    









f

 

Guiro

 















3

for the his - to - ri - cal re - cord







 









Vc.

1/16/2006



   













mp

 

mp exasperated



3

  

 

Get to the point! mp exasperated





      Get to the point! 3

               

(belch)and not ex - clu - ding so - ci - e - ty at

 

large:

        

the





 









la dies.

  









Vn. II







              



p





Both

 





 







(Tpl. Blks.)

 







  



 

pp

Cb.

Ex - cuse us,

(fart)

 

Sappho Kleonike

Two Geezers

is our charge, re - por - ting

      





     



  



   

Five Temple Blocks

mortified



83

Bari. Sax. in Eb

    



 Cl. in Bb



  

p

Cb.





pizz.



p

mp lunging at grandeur

Two Geezers

fluttertongue



mf

Vibra-slap



 

 





   

la - test,

   

most

re - cent











  

pp

 



 

 



 



  



  

 

 

 

gliss. 

 













arco

 arco



 

  



   

 

Act I

86

Cl. in Bb

Bari. Sax. in Eb Bn.

Hn. in F Tpt. in D

Perc. 1

Two Geezers

Va.





 





















 







 



pp















 











  





suc - cess- es in the on - go- ing wars with



 





 

  

 

 

 

 

   





Va.



Vc.









 





p

     3



















p

p

those

pi- kers,





f          

 

those Spar - tan sons of whores...











pizz.





   

 

3





 

    

p





  p

 

  3

  p

  

 



arco

      

  

3

p

3







seizing and reading the scroll





3



 

No!

on Boi -



No!



No!

o - tian eels!

 

 

 

 

                3 3 3

No moreMi - le - sian lea-ther un - til fur - ther

  



  



 

 

 

 

 

3

3



3

 

 



no tice!



The

groaning





No!

f groaning

   

 

  

f groaning



        A - no -ther boy cott:





 seizing the scroll

f groaning







 

poach- ers,











those

3

 

Sappho



 



f

 



Marimba, soft mallets

p

 (Mar.)   





        



E nough!                                                      3

 









Myrrhine

Cb.







Hp.

Vn. II









Kleonike





90

Xanthe



 

 Perc. 1



pp



           

Vc.

Cb.

 



.

Kleonike

 



s glis

Hp.





17

  p

   p

 

 The









       

groaning





3

3

 

3

3

No!



 

 The

p

 

    

p

1/16/2006

Act I

18

 















molto accel.

94

Fl.

Cl. in Bb

Alto Sax. in Eb

Bn.

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Timp.



















 



  

  

(Mar.)

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Hp.













 





  

 



   

ff

   

 ff

   



Alto Sax.

f





 

 





  f

   



f

   

 

   

f





p

   

  

f

    

  f

   

Crash Cymbal

















Eb G# A# C§ Db

Xanthe Myrrhine

      3

war is

now

3

      ex -pec - ted

to

    3



  

  

screaming

    



No!

In - de - fi - nite- ly!

con - tin - ue:

  

Sappho:

Sappho Kleonike

      3

war is

Vn. I

Vn. II

 

 



    

No!

In - de - fi - nite- ly!

con - tin - ue:



  



  

  

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

p

1/16/2006

to



  

p

Cb.

ex -pec - ted

   3



p

Vc.

     

molto accel.

p

Va.

now

3

   



   



   

f

   



   

   



   

   



   

   



f

f

f

f

    

Act I

19

No. 3: Ares, Aphrodite (I)  

Fl. Cl. in Bb Alto Sax. in Eb Bn.

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Timp.

Kleonike



Livid, breakneck q = 160

             

98



 

   

           

   

e=e

   

















   





  





  

Va.

Vc.

Cb.



      



when will all this



    







     

Bn. Hn. in F

Perc. 2

Kleonike

Vn. II

Va.

Vc.

   



f

   

 

       

                   

                 



p

    





p

     





pizz.

p

 

     f





















pp

3     3        3



Ev' - ry day we shout in the streets,

    2     2     mf     2             2 mf 2             2



 

      mf

       mf

p





 





 

 

mf





p

 

p

 

   

  p

 

 



 

f

 

 





p

  

 

      



O, Di vine Ones,whom do you

mp

  

mp



    mp

mp

 

 

3

 

mf



p

3            

  

mp



p

      

 





p

    

 





f

mp

  



   

   



arco

f

mp

 

mf

p

    

   



p



f

mp



mf

p



  

 

when will all this

   

p





     



  

       p







   

Ev'- ry night we writhe in our sheets,

mf





3

3



 

p

3          

       p

mf

 







     





f





    







f



 Crotales   



   





 



    

    







f









f arco





       

    



arco



2 2                   



A - res, A - phro- di - te,



 

p

  





      

Tell us, tell us,

2 2                 

   



   

end?

2

p

f



     

2 2              

    





f

p

2

   



f

3         

e=e

f

p

  

pizz.

Cb.

f

p

   

  

p

p

end?

Vn. I

   





    

  

3

2



f                        

103

Alto Sax. in Eb

      2 2          f p 2         



f

 Cl. in Bb



  

Livid, breakneck q = 160

Vn. II



p

A - res, A - phro- di - te,

Vn. I

            

 



de

 

 









 







 







 





div.

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Act I

20

     110

Fl.

  

 

    

   

    

    

    

   

    

Cl. in Bb

Alto Sax. in Eb

Bn.

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Timp.

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Myrrhine

Kleonike







p 2



     



  

1/16/2006











 

    











 

     











 



    











 











 











 

f

           

2



2

f

         



3

f

    

Five Temple Blocks



4

p

 

      f

         

                   

 

-



2

 2

  

 

f



       

res, A - phro- di - te,

      f

     f

     

  

            f

 p



p

 

p

 



    





 



 





p

p

          

When?





f







f





    

f

  



 



A

                        



    

f



unis.

Cb.

 

f



    

Vc.



(Marimba)

   

Va.



p

    

  



p 3

  

Vn. II



f

fend?

Vn. I



f

   

   

    





            f

f

      f

     f      f

When

pizz.

 pizz.



 













   





 



 pizz.

be -

pizz.

   



  

pizz.

did this



arco





  p

 

p arco

arco





 

 





p arco

p arco p

         

Act I

    114

Fl.

Alto Sax. in Eb

Bn.

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Timp.



  

Cl. in Bb



Perc. 2

  



  



  

     

Myrrhine

Vn. II



Vc.

     





         







 















 





       











 









 

 





     

3

f

    2

     2

us?

2 2               2 2                       





f



 

















 

















 





f

           Howdid we get in-to

      



   



 

    

 

          



    

 





          

2



    



p





2                

 



f

3

2

2

  

  



2

What be - fell

2

p





mf





  

 

   

2

  



2



p

2

p





        4





  



Five Temple Blocks

   

pizz.

Cb.



p

2

Va.

     







  





gin?

Vn. I





p

  

      







    















2

    







    Hp.

    



(Mar.)

Perc. 1

    

21

 p

 

p



 p



 

p



this

              

migh - ty

migh -ty mess we're

  pizz.            f p f

 pizz.              p f

f

pizz.               f

p

f





in?

  2                2 

arco

p

2                 2 p

arco

2                 2 p

arco

arco pizz.                   p f p f

           



    

arco

p

pizz.

  

 

 



1/16/2006

Act I

22

Relenting q = 132

         119

Fl.

f

      

Cl. in Bb

f

Alto Sax. in Eb

       f

Kleonike

     

mf

I



Vn. I

f

      

Vn. II

f

    

Va.

     





 















   

can tell you

   

f

Cb.

       f



Cl. in Bb

Hp.

  

Sappho

Kleonike

 



         

   



that.

            



        

Com- plete - ly

 

clear.











 



 



     









 

norm pizz.





f

 

 

Who'll vo - lun -

  

arco

arco    









 





  









  







arco

arco































 































 





 

pp

  pp









A§

 

SAPPHO and XANTHE reluctantly come forward.









p sullen

    I

 



      



3

You

play the Spar- tan,

  

al -ways

     

play the Spar - tan.





  

 

 

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

 

 











 

I -

 

pp

mp hushed, bardic

dear.

   



  

 

 

Vn. II

3



I'll show you.

 



mp



Piccolo

pp

1/16/2006

young.

con sord. pizz.

    

          solo

    



con sord. pizz.

norm pizz.

Delicate, billowing q = 66 (q = previous h)

Vc.

You're



teer?

Vn. I

    



Delicate, billowing q = 66 (q = previous h)

124

Fl.





f

Vc.







Relenting q = 132

      









solo con sord.



 

pp

Act I

23

No. 4: "Imagine, then..." (Picc.)          128

Fl.

Cl. in Bb

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Hp.

Kleonike

A little faster: sweet, fragmentary, like birdsong q = 72 pp

5

 

 



Perc. 2

Kleonike

Vn. I

3





mp

 

3

   



then,

  

Va.

 

Vc.







  

   a

a - go,

day

as

3

   

ra - di - ant as this

one:



norm.

pp arco, con sord



   



3







pp





A - the - ni

-

  

an ex - plo

-

rer

 

lands

on

a

     



then









  

  3



   



  3

  





  

  

   

3





3



-



 





3

 



 



3

3

 3





  3





 



  

  

  



land...







  

al - most - de - ser - ted is -













3



3

3

 



 



6



  



      

3

    an

 











6

pp



    

       

3

 

3

        

5



   

3

(Glock.)











 



3





  

se - ven - ty years

Seagull effect* arco s. glis

  



 

pp norm.

    





 







Fb Ab

 130 (Picc.)          





A little faster: sweet, fragmentary, like birdsong q = 72

pp





   

 







6

pp





Vn. II

Cb.

      

Glockenspiel, soft mallets

(Mar.)

Perc. 1

    

 

  

Vc.

Cl. in Bb





3

  

Marimba

  

 

Va.

Fl.

  

  





   

Vn. II

Cb.

 



3

pp

ma - gine,

Vn. I



  

 

    



3

* Finger a narrow double stop (second or third) and glissando smoothly up and down while keeping the distance between the fingers constant. Vary tempo, rhythm, and pitch level of figures: do not synchronize with other players. 1/16/2006

Act I

Perc. 1

    

Hp.









solo



 

p



 

  

mp



  





 





Cl. in Bb Hn. in F

Timp.

  138     

(Mar.)     



  

Xanthe

Vn. I

    

Vn. II



Va.



Vc.

Cb. 1/16/2006









    solo

   p



 









pp

     pp





   



pp

pear...



mp

   

    

E§ C§

3



mp



3

mp







pp





mp



     pp

mp mp

pp

pp

 





 

     

pp

  

mp



pp



     

3

    





 

 

mf

pp

 

 



mf

mf



 

     f



 

dolce

pp

pp

  

    pp   dolce       

    

 

  

   

 

  

pp

  pp

  pp  

solo



in, in Blink drink            

Hear themea- dow- lark whis tle,



 



 

         





mf



  







pp

 

   

  



pp





pp







        



  

3

 

    

        





pp

pizz.. pp

  

    

  



 

pp

pp



pp

Vine, and rose,andthis- tle,

   

    pp

con sord.

      



pp

3

pp

 

 

 

 

3



pp



   







pp



   

3



        sim.





  

Smell thebreeze inthemyr - tle,

3







 

    

    

 

       



     pp

Marimba solo; liquid, softest mallets

So warm,so green,so fer - tile,





    pp mp



mp

3

pp



         



 







pp

   

   

p



              



    



 



    

  

pp

 

plum, and

 

tutti, con sord.

    

dolce

pp

pp



       

 





 

pp dolce

  



dolce Ap - ple,





  

    

dolce







 

mf

Hp.









 

  

    



Perc. 1



 



Fl.







Vc.

Cb.

 

mp

 Triangle

      



pp

sight!







Va.

  





Vn. II

What a

 

p



3



solo

    



    







Vn. I



          



     mf    



It's a mi - ra cle!

 



   

Same tempo: radiant, sustained







as the ATHENIAN: exalted, amazed pp

Xanthe





    



       





Hn. in F





Flute solo



Cl. in Bb







Fl.





132

No. 5: It's a Miracle! (I)



 

Same tempo: radiant, sustained



24

 

dolce

pp dolce

 p

pp

       

   

     

  



Cl. in Bb







Bari. Sax. in Eb







Bn.

Hn. in F

    

 

3

  

p 3



Xanthe

     

Cb.

Cl. in Bb

Bn.

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Timp.

 





 

3



    f

    pp

pp

 









  



 

a grown man

        

p

mf



pp

p

       

groan;



  



  



  









 



 

  

 

 f

f

  

    pp

mf

mf

        

pp

   

mf



























pp









 



mf







                         



pp

  

p





   pp   

  

        So rich, so sweet a del - ta           pp

  pp    

p

  

    pp

mf

p

   



pp

  

 

  

mf

p

 

 

   pp

  





  

3

p



3







3







mf





3

3







straight mute

    





mf

    





mf





pp





mf



  









   





 





mp

         

Va.





mp

3





  

   pp    





mp

  



could make



pp





mp



  

Vn. II







  

These ripe, these rol - ling hills



pp

Vc.

arco





   

Could

   

   





Vn. I



 

pp



Xanthe



   

Hp.

3

  







mp

3

  147  









 



air!



 

Bari. Sax. in Eb





  

 

Vc.





clean





    

  

 

Va.

mf

   f     

25

pp

pp

      

Vn. II

 

 

niente

the bright

Vn. I



solo

p

Small Tamtam, soft mallets

        

Hp.



p

3

  

mf

  

pp

Baritone Sax.

 

Perc. 2

  

  solo

 

Fl.

   

Act I

143

melt

pp

   pp

  pp  

pp

 

  

G§ D§ C#

  a

  



   

  

 heart

of



 



 

  3 solo    

3

1/16/2006

Act I

26

         150

Fl. Cl. in Bb

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Xanthe

   

The birdsong returns

                      

Piccolo

pp



5

Vn. I

Marimba       

 Glockenspiel, soft mallets 3





mp



dryer

    By

     

Vc.



 















Cl. in Bb

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Kleonike



  

pp

 



    

 





        6

sen - si - bi - li -

 

ties, hap

-

 



pens

 

to land

on that

 

 

Vc.







  



6



ve

 3





 

 3



 3

 

-





* Finger a narrow double stop (second or third) and glissando smoothly up and down while keeping the distance between the fingers constant. Vary tempo, rhythm, and pitch level of figures: do not synchronize with other players. 1/16/2006

3

e - qual - ly

re -







ry



3

 





 

 

same





 



3

 





  

 

is - land...

     



  3







 

 



   

3  

 

 



of

3

 

3

    

3



      



3

 

       





  



ex - plo - rer,



 









 

 



  

3

a Spar - tan



  

Vn. II

Cb.

  



fined

Vn. I

5

   

  

    



3

  

3

152

pp

week,

3





3

(Picc.)         

same

   

 

3



 



that

    

Seagull effect*





 





           



 



cu - ri - ous co - in - ci- dence,

The birdsong returns

 

Va.







   





6

pp

 



pp

Fl.



p    

Vn. II

Cb.

3

 

  

pp 3

stone...

Kleonike

  





  3





Act I

27

No. 6: It's a Miracle! (II)

Bari. Sax. in Eb



solo

Perc. 1

Perc. 2









  

 























 

pp

 

Hp.

Xanthe



 



  





mp

  It's a

   mi - ra cle,



  

a mi - ra cle!

 

solo

 

pp

p











    pp mp

     pp

Marimba solo; liquid, softest mallets















 







 

 

    3

What a

mf

 





  Bell Tree .  gliss pp



     



Cl. in Bb



 

As before: radiant, sustained

154



Bb





sight!



 



So

as the SPARTAN: equally exalted and amazed

Sappho

mp        

 



It's a mi - ra cle!

Vn. I

  

Vn. II



Va.



Vc.

Cb.





As before: radiant, sustained

 





 







 



3

   

What

a

    



   



    

 

pp tutti



pp



  





sight!

  

 





  

3

3

3

 

       

pp









pp



3

  

pp

   

pp



So warm, so green, so fer - tile,

 

(con sord.)

      

 

pp pizz.

pp







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28

 





 





Xanthe



warm...

Sappho

Vine,

Vn. I

 

 



  



      

pp



   

   

plum, and

   

Ap -

ple,

   



   

pp

   

 

Va.

pp

   

  

Vc.

pp

Cb.

1/16/2006



 







mp

  

plum, and...

    

pear...

 

Such a





dolce



pp



dolce



pp

dolce

  pp



pp

              



    



mp



mp



 mp

     

  

    

       



pp



    

 

pp

3

3

mp



Smell the breeze in the myr - tle,

 

     



Smell, and

  

mi - ra - cle!

    

   



Smell!

  

pp

Eb Fb C§

 

mp

Vn. II

       



 

pp





  

Ap - ple,

 dolce     

pp

 



 

and rose, and this- tle,





pp

 





mf

Ev - ry where,

  



  



  









 



pp



 Hp.



p



 





   sim.

  

   



Perc. 1

 (Mar.)     



Hn. in F



Fl.

Flute solo



159

3

       

    pp



  pp

 

pp





Act I

 

















  

        pp mp 

 pp

   

   



Close youreyes and





  

  

 pp

    



      in,

drink

in,

drink

       





p

pp











 



 

       



the bright

the bright

       

 

clean

        

 

    

clean

3

   3



   3



 





 E§ Cb B§

  

air!



 mp

 mp





 

   

3

        3

           mf

  



  



3

mp



3

3   



mp



  

  

arco

  

3

What a

air!

mp

  



  



      

in

 

f

 

in



   

 

p



  

  

pp





   

 

  



 

pp

 

dolce

pp



n

      

dolce

mf



  

 

dolce

pp

pp

Cb.



 



pp



 



Blink mf dolce

3

 

 

Blink mf

p 3

Small Tamtam, soft mallets

pp

pp





pp

 

Vc.



    

hear the mea- dow- lark whis - tle,

Va.

  

 

  

mf



mf

          



 3





  

Vn. II





 



 

 

solo



mf pp

3

Vn. I



  

pp

hear...

Sappho





solo

 





Xanthe







p

  



mp

  

Hp.



   

pp

mf







Perc. 2







Perc. 1

 





Timp.







Hn. in F







Bari. Sax. in Eb



Cl. in Bb

Bn.

     

solo

163

Fl.

29



3

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30

   168

Bari. Sax. in Eb

Tpt. in D

Timp.

pp









f

mf



 p



 p

  



  





        







 



p

mf



(straight mute)





p



mf

 





 



pp

mf

 









    p



pp







f





  

  







      So

  

so

 

rich, so sweet

  

 

a del



-





ta

pp



   

pp













  

-

      



  



pp

   

 pp

It's at f

  

It's at



   



f

-

a heart of stone:





  













com- mand,

  

 

the gods'



com- mand,



 

    mf

 

 



  

 

 



   



the gods'



mf



 

mf

mf

pp

pp

 

Clear - ly,

could melt

       

 

Vc.

  



pp

pp

Va.



sweet...

    

 

Vn. II

1/16/2006

  



pp

Cb.





sight!

Vn. I





  

Hp.

Sappho



  





Xanthe



s.

Hn. in F









Cl. in Bb

Bn.



  

glis

Fl.

 



   

  



       



Act I

Cl. in Bb

171     









  









   









   

























f

Bari. Sax. in Eb

mf

Bn.

f

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Timp.

 

mf

mf

    mf

Sappho

Vn. I

         

Vn. II

 

Va.

 

Vc.

Cb.



 

 

s.



gli s

 

Hp.

  



 

Xanthe

31





I













claim

this land

for

 





I

claim

 

     

 







  





  



 



this land

 



3

 3





 3





ever brittler



A

 



-

thens',



Spar - ta's,



p

 





A - thens',

for









p

 

    



        pp

         pp

 



 







 





 



p

p



p

1/16/2006

Act I

32

  

          pp

173

Fl.

            

 

Cl. in Bb

         

 

 

 

        

 

 

   



   



pp

















 











Bari. Sax. in Eb

Bn.

Hn. in F

Tpt. in D

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Xanthe









    

Marimba

pp



  

  



    



 



Spar- ta's,



 



  



A...

    









fp







 



A thens',

Spar...

   



Spar ta's,

 

 



  



A - thens'

own...

   



 



 

Spar- ta's

senza sord.

fp

 



A - thens',

Spar- ta's,

Vn. I







 

fp

fp

ever brittler

Sappho



own...



  f

Vibra-slap

       



fp

  

Vn. II



Va.

 pp

  

Vc.

pp

Cb.

1/16/2006



   pp

   

   

   

    

    



   

   



 

   

 

   



fp



fp





fp





fp

Act I

33

No. 7: "Had these been women..."   176

Timp.

Faster: impatient, peremptory q = 108

 

 

softest mallets

pp

   

     pp

Marimba, soft mallets

Perc. 1

3

pp

Perc. 2

     pp

3

         

pp

Kleonike

f 3       

3

    

3

Had

these beenwo -men, we'd have

    

3

sim.

 Xylophone; hard mallets                         

 

sat down,

3

    

      

drunk a lit - tle wine,

  

  

    

3

    

         

5

      



    

    

Vn. I

Vn. II

(con sord.)

 



   



(con sord.)

 

ad mired each o- thers' ar - mor,talked a -bout our chil -

Vc.

   

(con sord.)

Cb.

















3

 





















179

Timp.

   

(Mar.)

Perc. 1

Perc. 2

Kleonike

    

3

 (Xyl.)       

    

     

3

3

mapped out the turf

Vn. I

 

 mp

  

Vn. II

mp

  

Va.

mp

Vc.



  

mp

pp



  3

 3



     

3

      

and div - vied it up.



3 3

    





3

pp

  

  



3

pp

 3

pp

 3

pp

3



  

 

mp



mp



mp

    

         

 

These were



3 3

 3

 3





3

    

  

no.

mp

3