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1 MELODY EÖTVÖS Commissioned by the Tasmanian Symhony Orchestra R uler o the H ive For Orchestra & Narrator Duration: Arox. 28 minutes Commissioned by the Tasmanian Symhony Orchestra. The remiere erormance was w given by the TSO, conducted by Marko Letonja on Saturday 4 August Narrated by Pamela Rabe. (812) eotvosmelody@ gmail.com Melody Eötvös 2018 Eötvös Publishing

2 *Percussion: Large Susended Cymbal (with removable sizzle) ), Bass Drum, Glockensiel, Tam tam, Tom toms, Vibrahone, Tambourine, Medium Triangle Instrumentation: Flute Piccolo Oboe Cor Anglais 2 Bb Clarinet (dbl. Bb Bass Clarinet) Bassoon Bassoon (dbl. Contrabassoon) 4 F Horns 2 C Trumets 2 Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Timani 1 Percussion* Har Strings (minimumm )

3 Program Notes When irst seaking with the TSO about the ossibility o writing a major work incororating text o Shakeseare, I was immediately drawn to the idea o exclusively using soliloquies by strong emale characters. In early March this year I lew over to Melbourne rom the US, and I met the wonderul Pamela Rabe or the very irst time. Very quickly I realized how much more research I needed to do in order to truly understand Shakeseare and his relationshi with the women in his lays. It wasn t enough to just have a vague imression o a handul o women rom the Renaissance, engaged in the social and olitical dramaa o their time. So, I let Melbournee with a list o books to read, and the determinationn to not only know more about the women who s monologues I d chosen to use in my iece, but also to conront mysel in them and how I really eel about eminism and gender imbalance today. While still re evaluating my ersective on eminism, I needed to continue working on this iece, right rom when I returned home to the US. So, I added two more monologues (Helena and Isabella), and decided to let my growing ercetions catch on the abric o this music like cleavers. Deciding on the title or this iece was very diicult or me my original title related to three o the women ( The Three Morrìgna ), but once I increased the igures in the room and my understanding o the situation these women are in, I needed to acknowledge their stature in a dierent way. As I oten do when comosing music, I look to hilosohy and biology or insiration, and one night I decidedd to google matriarchal societies in the animal kingdom. The usual susectss aeared in the results: Bees, Orcas, Ants, Meerkats, Lions, etc. However, the modern term hivemind (a collective consciousness, in whichh a grou o eole become aware o their commonality, and share thoughts, knowledge, and resources) was too temting and aroriate a word to reerence, esecially when connecting it to the long outstanding issue o gender imbalance. So, in a way, I am imlying in my title that these women are the clandestinee rulers and heroines o these lays, and because, even today, these works continue to inorm us who we are, these voices invariably strike a chord along the lines o imbalance in olitical leadershi, the gender ay ga, and many other such issues. A little word about the style and character o the music: I ve always enjoyed working with modes and symmetrical itch ormations, not to mention drawing insiration rom olk tunes and old, dare I say Ancient, ragments o music history. This iece is no excetion and I ully embrace my love o Renaissance music in it. As always it is my goal to let these connections irst become absorbed and controlled by my own voice. Ater this then, erhas, a amiliar neo something might escaee or a moment or two and hold your ear like an old acquaintance.

4 Monologues. Othello Act IV, sc. (line 85) EMILIA: But I do think it is their husbands' aults I wives do all: say that they slack their duties, And our our treasures into oreign las, Or else break out in eevish jealousies, Throwing restraint uon us; or say they strike us, Or scant our ormer having in desite; Why, we have galls, and though we have some grace, Yet have we some revenge. Let husbands know Their wives have sense like them: they see and smell And have their alates both or sweet and sour, As husbands have. What is it that they do When they change us or others? Is it sort? I think it is: and doth aection breed it? I think it doth: is't railty that thus errs? It is so too: and have not we aections, Desires or sort, and railty, as men have? Then let them use us well: else let them know, The ills we do, their ills instruct us so. Much Ado About Nothing (Act 4 Scene 1) BEATRICE: Kill Claudio! You killl me to deny it. Farewell. I am gone, though I am here: there is no love in you: nay, I ray you, let me go. In aith, I will go. You dare easier be riends with me than ight with my enemy. Is Claudio not aroved in the height a villain, that hath slandered, scorned, dishonoured my kinswoman? O that I were a man! What, bear her in hand until they come to take hands ; and then, with ublic accusation, uncovered slander, unmitigated rancour, O, God that I were a man! I would eat his heart in the market lace. Talk with a man out at window! A roer saying! Sweet Hero! She is wronged, she is slandered, she is undone. Princes and counties! Surely, a rincely testimony, a goodly count, Count Comect; a sweet gallant surely! O that I were a man or his sake! Or that I had any riend would be a man or my sake! But manhood is melted into courtesies, valour into comliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones too : he is now as valiant as Hercules that only tells a lie and swears it. I cannot be a man with wishing, thereore I will die a woman with grieving. All's Well That Ends Well (Act 1, Scene 1, line 121) HELENA: Our remedies ot in ourselves do lie Whichh we ascribe to heaven: the ated sky Gives us ree scoe; only doth backward ull Our slow designs when we ourselves are dull. What ower is it whichh mounts my love so high; That makes me see, and cannot eed mine eye? The mightiest sace in ortune nature brings To join like likes, and kiss like native things. Imossible be strange attemts to those That weigh their ains in sense, and do suose What hath been cannot be: who ever strove To show her merit, that did miss her love? The king's disease, my roject may deceive me, But my intents are ix'd and will not leave me. Measure or Measuree (Act 2, Scene 2, line 17) ISABELLA: Could great men thunder As Jove himsel does, Jove would ne'er be quiet, For every elting, etty oicer Would use his heaven or thunder; Nothing but thunder! Merciul Heaven, Thou rather with thy shar and sulhurous bolt Slit'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the sot myrtle: but man, roud man, Drest in a little brie authority, Most ignorant o what he's most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ae, Plays such antastic tricks beore high heaven As make the angels wee; who, with our sleens, Would all themselvess laugh mortal. The Eilogue, As You Like It, Act 5, Scene 4 ROSALIND. It is not the ashion to seee the lady the eilogue; but it is no more unhandsome than to see the lord the rologue. I it be true that good wine needs no bush, 'tis true thatt a good layy needs no eilogue. Yet to good wine they do use good bushes; and good lays rove the better by the hel o good eilogues. What a case am I in, then, that am neither a good eilogue nor cannot insinuate with you in the behal o a good lay! I am not urnished like a beggar; thereore to beg will not become me: my way is to conjure you; and I'll begin with the women. I charge you, O women, or the love you bear to men, to like as much o this lay as lease you: and I charge you, O men, or the love you bear to women; as I erceive by your simering, none o you hates them, that between you and the women the lay may lease. I I were a woman, I would kiss as many o you as had beards that leased me, comlexions thatt liked me, and breaths that I deied not; and, I am sure, as many as have good beards, or good aces, or sweet breaths, will, or my kind oer, when I make curtsy, bid me arewell.

5 FULL SCORE IN C Commissioned by the Tasmanian Symhony Orchestra Ruler o the Hive or Symhony Orchestra and Narrator Piccolo Flute Oboe Cor Anglais Bb Clarinet Bb Bass Clarinet Bassoon Bassoon F Horn C Trumet 1, 2 Trombone 1, 2 Bass Trombone Tuba Timani Percussion Har Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Contrabass q. = 92 m 6 m 1, m 2, 4 m con sord - straight con sord - straight con sord - straight I - Emilia Melody Eötvös (2018) m Sizzle cymbal m l.v. q. = 92 izz gliss. izz izz izz izz sul ont. Melody Eötvös 2018 Eötvös Publishing

6 8 B. 50 Ruler o the Hive (I) - Full Score Hn. C Tt. 1, 2 Tbn. 1, 2 Tim. H. I

7 Ruler o the Hive (I) - Full Score rit. q = 76 9 I 56 m rit. q = 76 Tim. Narr. G "But I do think it is their husbands' aults". 6 Tambourine But I do think it is their hus-bands ault... G izz m izz m I izz m izz m izz m izz m izz m

8 B. Hn. C Tt. 1, 2 Tbn. 1, 2 Tim. 10 L Ruler o the Hive (I) - Full Score 17 H. I L

9 18 Ruler o the Hive (I) - Full Score 110 B. Hn. C Tt. 1, 2 Tbn. 1, 2 Tim. H. I m m 1. senza senza m m To Tri. Triangle l.v. m

10 FULL SCORE IN C Commissioned by the Tasmanian Symhony Orchestra Ruler o the Hive or Symhony Orchestra and Narrator Piccolo Flute Oboe II - BEATRICE Melody Eötvös (2018) q = 84 overblow to harmonic m m m m A Cor Anglais Bb Clarinet Bb Bass Clarinet Bassoon Contrabassoon 1, 2, 4 F Horn C Trumet 1, 2 Trombone 1, 2 Bass Trombone Tuba Timani Percussion Narrator Har 2 Violin Solo Violin I Vibrahone m q = 84 A Violin II sul ont. Viola sul ont. n n n Violoncello Contrabass molto sul ont. harmonic trem. m Melody Eötvös 2018 Eötvös Publishing

11 2 Ruler o the Hive (II) - Full Score 8 m m m gliss. (Vibes) H. m 2 s.vln. I n m 2 s.vln. 1 B sul tasto m sul tasto m I sul tasto m sul tasto m

12 H Ruler o the Hive (II) - Full Score q= B. Hn. C Tt. 1, 2 Tbn. 1, 2 Tim. solo m m m Narr. H. Talkwith a man out at a window! H q=108 m sul tasto sul tasto I sul tasto sul tasto izz

13 16 Ruler o the Hive (II) - Full Score I 8 q=120 B. Hn. C Tt. 1, 2 Tbn. 1, 2 Tim. Narr. (con sord - harmon stem removed) 1. Tam-tam m 1. to Vib. H. I I ord. ord. ord. ord. q=120 non divisi non divisi non

14 J Ruler o the Hive (II) - Full Score 89 q = q. 17 B. Hn. C Tt. 1, 2 Tbn. 1, 2 m m m m Tim. Narr. H. I Vibrahone m m J q = q. sul ont. (sul ont) gliss. gliss.

15 FULL SCORE IN C Commissioned by the Tasmanian Symhony Orchestra Ruler o the Hive q = 84 accel. Flute Oboe 1, 2, 4 1. Tuba Piccolo Cor Anglais Bb Clarinet Bb Bass Clarinet Bassoon Bassoon F Horn C Trumet 1, 2 Trombone 1, 2 Bass Trombone Timani Percussion Har Narrator Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Contrabass or Symhony Orchestra and Narrator III - HELENA Melody Eötvös (2018) Tam-tam accel. m m q = 84 con sord con sord con sord m con sord Large Sus Cymbal To Tri. Melody Eötvös 2018 Eötvös Publishing

16 2 B. 10 A q = 92 "Our remedies". Ruler o the Hive (III) - Full Score Hn. C Tt. 1, 2 Tbn. 1, 2 Tim. Triangle H. N. I A q = 92 m Our remedies con sord con sord izz m

17 Ruler o the Hive (III) - Full Score 18 B B. Hn. C Tt. 1, 2 Tbn. 1, 2 1. con sord m con sord - bucket con sord - bucket 1. con sord - bucket Tim. (Tri.) to T.-t. Tam-tam H. N. I What ower is it m m senza sord m senza sord m senza sord B The mightiest sace m

18 FULL SCORE IN C Commissioned by the Tasmanian Symhony Orchestra Ruler o the Hive or Symhony Orchestra and Narrator Flute Oboe à Piccolo Cor Anglais Bb Clarinets Bb Bass Clarinet Bassoon Contrabassoon F Horns Trumets Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Timani Percussion Har Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Contrabass IV - ISABELLA Melody Eötvös (2018) q = 144 Bass Drum m l.v. l.v. q = 144 izz oco sul ont.* reeat & lay indeendantly o one another oco sul ont. m izz * reeat & lay indeendantly o one another m * reeat & lay indeendantly o one another oco sul ont. m * reeat & lay indeendantly o one another oco sul ont. (oco sul ont.) m l.v. Melody Eötvös 2018 Eötvös Publishing

19 2 B. Hn. C Tt. Tbn. Tim. H. I * reeat & lay indeendantly o one another oco sul ont. 7 l.v. m m m m m * reeat & lay indeendantly o one another oco sul ont. m m m Bass Drum Ruler o the Hive (IV) - Full Score

20 B. Hn. C Tt. Tbn. 14 A stoed à2 con sord (bucket) á Ruler o the Hive (IV) - Full Score Tim. H. I Vibrahone m A in temo in temo

21 Ruler o the Hive (IV) - Full Score B. Hn. C Tt. senza sord m Tbn. Tim. Tamb. to Vib. H. N. I m m m m m m

22 4 184 W 7 Ruler o the Hive (IV) - Full Score m m B. Hn. m m 5 m C Tt. Tbn. Tim. H. I Vibrahone m W m m m m m m m m m m m m izz m 7 7 m m m m 7 izz izz ricochet 6

23 188 m 5 m m Ruler o the Hive (IV) - Full Score m rit. 5 B. m m m 5 m m Hn. m m C Tt. Tbn. Tim. H. I 6 (Vibes) m m rit. izz m Tam-tam m 6 m sul tasto izz m m m m m

24 Commissioned by the Tasmanian Symhony Orchestra Ruler o the Hive or Symhony Orchestra and Narrator Flute V - ROSALIND (EPILOGUE) Melody Eötvös (2018) q=48 Oboe Cor Anglais Clarinet in Bb Clarinet in Bb Bassoon Contrabassoon 1, Horn in F 2, 4 2 Trumet in Bb 2 Trombone Bass Trombone Tuba Timani Percussion Tam-tam Glockensiel Har q=48 m m Narrator Violin I sul tast. m m Violin II sul tast. m m Viola sul tast. m m Violoncello sul tast. m m Contrabass div sul tast. m m

25 2 5 A Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score Hn. 1.. Hn Tt. 1 Tbn. 1 Tim. (Glock) To Tri. H. m N. A I m m m solo m m m m

26 Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 7 B oco accel. q = 52 C m m m m m Hn. 1.. Hn Tt. 2 Tbn. 1 sz sz sz sz con sord - straight Tim. Triangle with glock mallet m Glockensiel m H. N. I B m 5 5 m oco accel. q = 52 con sord con sord con sord m m m m m m C à2 à2 sul tast m m tutti izz m m m m m solo

27 4 Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 10 m m m m m m Hn. 1.. Hn Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tbn. 1 Tim. 1. con sord - straight con sord - harmon (stem removed) con sord - harmon (stem removed) (Glock) m con sord - straight H gliss. m S. Vln. I m senza m m m m (solo) senza senza tutti m senza div

28 10 Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score Hn. 1.. Hn Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. H. 1 m m m m (Glock) Bass Clarinet in Bb 1. To T.-t. 2. I

29 Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 11 5 q = 126 G "It is not the ashion". B. Hn. 1.. Tt. 1 Tbn. 1 Tim. H. I always l.v. () q = 126 m m m m m m m m m m m m m div m m m m m m Tam-tam Glockensiel m m m m always l.v. m m col legno col legno col legno col legno G col legno izz

30 12 Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score B. Hn. 1.. Hn Tbn solo m m m con sord - straight m 1. m m 2. Tim. con sord - straight m m m (Glock) sizzle cymbal m H. m m m m m m N. It isnot the ashion I con sord con sord m m m m izz m izz m m m m m m m m m izz izz m

31 48 H m m m Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 1 m B. Hn. 1.. Tbn. 2 Tim. H. N. I m m 1. (Glock.) m m senza m m senza m m m m senza izz m izz m izz m izz m m m m m m m m m senza m m H 2. gliss. m m

32 14 B. Hn. 1.. Hn Tbn. 2 5 m m m I m m m m Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score m m 2. m m m Tim. Glock. H. N. I m m (Glock.) m m m m izz m m m izz izz I m izz m m gliss.

33 B. Hn. 1.. Hn Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. 59 solo m m m m m m m m con sord - straight m m m m con sord - straight m m m J m sizzle cymbal Glock. 2. Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 15 m m H. m m m m m m m 5 N. I izz m izz m m m m m m m J I am not urnished like a beggar m m m

34 16 B. Hn. 1.. Hn K m 6 m 6 6 m m m m Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 1. Tt. 1 Tbn. 2 senza m m senza senza sord. Tim. H. S. Vln. (Glock) m m m m m m K m m gliss. I

35 B. Hn. 1.. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. H. S. Vln. I 69 m m m m m m Sizzle Cymbal l.v. m m (con sord) m m m m m m L m Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 17 L col legno col legno m m m m con sord con sord col legno m m col legno col legno izz m m m m

36 18 Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score B. Hn. 1.. Hn Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. H. N. 74 m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m And I charge you, O men, or the love m m I

37 B. Hn. 1.. Hn Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. H. N. I 79 m m m m M m m m Glockensiel edal gliss m gliss. senza sord senza sord m m m m m m m M m m Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 19 m gliss.

38 20 B. Hn. 1.. Hn Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. 84 H. (Glock) m m m N m m valve trem. m gliss. gliss. Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score To T.-t. m N. N I izz m

39 B. 89 m m m Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 21 rit. q = 108 m m Hn. 1.. Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. H. Tam-tam N. rit. q = 108 I m m m m m m m

40 22 B. Hn. 1.. Hn Tt. 1 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. H. N. S. Vln. I 9 e. = e e. = e m m m izz izz izz m m m m m m m m m izz m m narration should end beore the violin solo m con sord - bucket 1. valve trem O O (T.-t.) Bid me arewell m m Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score

41 Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 2 B. Hn m m m m m m m Hn Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. H. S. Vln. I m m m m Glockensiel non divisi

42 24 B. Hn. 1.. Hn Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. 102 P m m m m m Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score H. I P (Glock) m m m m m izz m m

43 Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score B. m m m Hn. 1.. Hn Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. gliss. H. I m

44 26 Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score B. Hn. 1.. Hn m m Tt. 1 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. H. I izz m m m m

45 B. Hn. 1.. Hn Tt. 1 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. H. I 112 m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m q = 69 6 m m m Q Q q = Large Sus Cymbals Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 27 1.

46 8 Hn. 1.. Hn Tt. 1 Tt. 2 Tbn. 1 Tbn. 2 Tim. H. S. Vln. I 149 m m m q = 58 6 m q = 58 m U m m 6 6 m m m U To B. D. m Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 2 solo

47 Ruler o the Hive (V) - Full Score 9 15 Hn. 1.. Tt. 1 Tbn. 1 Tim. B. D. Bass Drum H. I 2 solo izz