Socolofsky. Boža, Song cycle for folk singer & chamber ensemble 1/16/13. Copyright Annika K. Socolofsky ASCAP. All rights reserved.

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1 Boža, Song cycle for folk singer & chaber enseble 1/16/1 Coyright Annika K. Socolofsky 201. ASCAP. All rights reserved. Socolofsky

2 BOža Instruentation Folk Singer (High voice) Clarinet in Bb (Balkan style) Guitar (Classical & Electric) Accordion Cello Percussion (tiani, ariba) Progra Notes uch of the text for this cycle coes fro folk songs of the overtly exressive Bosnian Sevdah tradition. A reertoire carried by any legendary feale vocalists, the lyrics delve dee into often detailed stories of suffering, love, lust, and death. Like uch of Sevdah, this song cycle follows one woan s journey fro her ersective. We find her at battle her feelings for her lost lover, Boza. Plagued by vivid nostalgia, she searches in vain for freedo fro her ast, for the balance between her once fond eories and her current feelings of etiness and longing. Boza is a coon nicknae in the Balkans, and translates to divine gift. - Annika K. Socolofsky 201

3 Vocal Techniques & Notation Straight Glissando No vibrato used Portaento Belt Growl Krekhts Glissando with vibrato Use of belting is at the discretion of the erforer, excet when secified in the score. This technique is indeendent of dynaic level. Growls should be erfored by engaging the false vocal chords in a anner that does not strain the. Denoted with a diaond notehead. A traditional Yiddish vocal ornaent executed by swelling to a louder dynaic level and cutting of the sound iediately uon reaching an uer neighbor. Denoted by a staccato x-notehead on the uer neighbor. Abridged Pronunciation Key for Slavic Texts (Abeceda) a c č ć e i j lj o š u ž as, as in law ts, as in fits ch, as in church ch, as in chat ay, as in bay ee, as in see y, as in yes ll, as in illion ow, as in row sh, as in shi oo, as in zoo s, as in easure

4 Boža Song cycle for folk singer & chaber enseble Text Da so se ranije sreli Da so se ranije sreli, Bilo bi drukčije sve. Prolećnu ljubav so hteli, Kad već je adao sneg. Teško je reći rekasno. Ali je oseh. -Traditional Serbian Den ke razdeni Nea zvezdi olični Od tvoite oči. Da se noke na nebo Den ke razdeni. -Traditional Bulgarian Ia jednu želju Ia jednu želju Da ti tvoja edna usta Još jedno oljubi I da se nikada iz sna ne robudi -Traditional Serbian La alegría Yo bebo y bebo y bebo ara olvidarte Yo duero y duero y duero ara no ensar aldito undo Vivir ara agar or el ecado de aarte aldita tú Suéltae Te digo que vida no tengo Y es or tu cula Las noches igual que los días De soledad Ayúdae ara atar este aor Que está en i corazón Sálvae -Traditional Ladino Da so se ranije sreli Da so se ranije sreli, Bilo bi drukčije sve. Prolećnu ljubav so hteli, Kad već je adao sneg. Teško je reći rekasno. Veruj i, Bilo bi drukčije -Traditional Serbian Had we et before Had we et before, Everything would have been different. Sringtie love we yearned for, While the snow was already falling. It s hard to say that it s too late. But I sile. -Translation Annika Socolofsky As if it was dawn There are no stars in the sky Like your eyes. They light u the night As if it was dawn. -Translation Zlatko Origjanski I have one wish I have one wish Your honey lis To kiss one ore tie And never wake u fro a drea -Translation Annika Socolofsky Hainess I drink and drink and drink, to forget you I slee and slee and slee, not to think Dan world I live to ay for the sin of loving you Dan you Let go of e I tell you I have no life And it's your fault The nights, just like the days, Are full of loneliness Hel e kill this love That is within y heart Save e -Translation Weronika Balewski Had we et before Had we et before, Everything would have been different. Sringtie love we yearned for, While the snow was already falling. It s hard to say that it s too late. Trust e, It would have been different -Translation Annika Socolofsky

5 Score in C Boža I. Da so se ranije sreli Guitar Freely, q=42 Classical Guitar eacefully Annika K. Socolofsky 6 5 Rhythically, q=96 Fluidly, q= rit. with an illusion of joy [Or other nonsense syllables] Ya -di - ya - da die - ya - da die Da so se ra - serenely ni-je sre - (he) - li bi - lo bi druk-či - je sve. Ti. Coyright Annika K. Socolofsky 201. ASCAP. All rights reserved. an afterthought lightly x-noteheads near ri, solid noteheads near center

6 Pro-leć - nu lju - bav so hte - li Ti. 0 f 25 stronger Da so se ra ni-je sre - (he) - li 2+2+ bi - lo bi izz.

7 druk-či - je sve. layfully Ti Ti.

8 4 46 slowly oening to vowel, gradually adding vibrato [Huing] - ah Pro-leć - nu Faster, q=126 a teo, q= lju - bav so hte - li kad arco već je a - dao Ti. Ti. 54 sneg. with a sense of gravity Teš - ko je re - ći lighter, weaker re - kas - no (izz.) arco

9 5 Ti. 6 A oco rit. - - li je os - eh A - - li 70 Like a lullaby, q=96 Ya-da-da di ya di Pro - - (ho) - leć - nu lju - bav, lju - bav so het - izz. 78 oco rit. Trailing off, q= li kad već je a - dao, a - dao, a dao, kad već je a - dao

10 6 Boža II. Den ke Razdeni Alto Clarinet in Bb Guitar Accordion q=88, Awakening with fast, narrow vibrato f closed sound ure tone Aye [Huing] Ah! with a lectru Violoncello ariba arco arco f f f izz. gliss. 9 Ne a zve-zdi ol-ič- ni Od tvo - i - te o - ci f arco izz. izz. ar.

11 7 14 Da se no - ke na ne - bo ar. arco like ringing bells f f f f si. ar. 19 Den ke raz de-ni 6 izz. arco f f f

12 8 Boža III. Ia jednu želju Alto ariba h. = 40, Placidly olto rit. A teo olto rit. I - a jed - nu že - lju da ti tvoj-a ed - na u - sta ar. 11 A teo da ti tvoj - a ed s - na u belt - sta još jed rall. - no o-lju - bi - () 20 ar. h. = 48, With oveent rall. A teo (h.=48) I - a jed - nu že - lju da ti tvoj - a ed-na u - sta Da ti tvoj - a ed-na u - sere

13 9 1 ar. belt -sta još jed - no o-lju -bi I - a jed - nu že - lju da sere sere sere Treolo LH indeendent of RH Both hands 42 ar. ti tvoj - a ed - na u - sta i da se sere sere

14 10 5 ni - ka-da iz sna Ni - ka da ne ro - bu - di ar. 64 b7 solo tenderly s like a dee sigh f ar.

15 11 7 s ar. 81 eno osso I - a jed - nu že - lju ar. ad. lib.

16 12 Boža IV. La Alegría Clarinet in Bb Guitar Accordion Violoncello Tiani f q. = 19 (q=208), Unleashed sing slightly out of tune with layed itch sfz sfz sfz sfz ff fff ff fff Electric Guitar with slight distortion rasgueado sffz sffz sffz sffz ff sffz ff fff sffz ff fff arco sffz sffz sffz sffz ff sffz ff sna izz. fff sffz f f ff To fff A Alto sfz always belting with no vibrato, unless notated otherwise Ay - ee growl on itch f Yo Guitar with a lectru be - - bo aintain e ulse (with accordion) aintain e ulse without sense of downbeat ariba aintain e ulse

17 ff Guitar growl on itch gradually add vibrato to itch (oh) y be - bo y be - bo a-ra f ff head voice ol Clarinet in Bb vi - dar - te vib. 1 Accordion Violoncello ff ff Tiani ariba vib. ff head voice Yo duer - o y duer - o y duer - - o a- ra no Clarinet in Bb Guitar Accordion Accordion Tiani Violoncello f ariba gliss. gliss. freebow

18 14 ff B vib. (ah) (ah) (oh) no en sar Clarinet in Bb not strictly rhythically Guitar Accordion 5 5 f ff 5 Violoncello Tiani ariba vibrate wildly along contour of gliss oto vib. head voice, light vibrato f al-di-to un - do! Vi - vir a-ra a ff sfz sfz sfz sfz ff ff soken rasgueado ff sffz sffz sffz ff fff ff no lectru with lectru arco ff sffz sffz sffz ff fff ff Ti. gliss. f

19 f f alost shouting f belting olto legato 15 gar or el e - ca - do de a - ar - te al - di - ta tu! Suel - ta - e f Ti. ff head voice chest voice with a sile Te C di - go que vi-da no ten - go arox.7x ff ff fade gradually fro to ff ar.

20 16 y es or Guitar f tu cul belting - a - (ha) arox. 9x accellerating into hysterics & laughter cresc. oco a oco Clarinet in Bb arox.7x fade gradually fro to f Alto chest voice Las Accordion Accordion Violoncello f arox. 9x fade gradually fro f to ariba ariba D nasal itch sfz hissing no - ches i - gual que los di - as-(ss) De cresc. oco a oco sol - - e da (had) Ay - Accordion Accordion ariba

21 growl on itch head voice ee Ay - ee Ay - u - da - e a-ra a-tar E belting 17 Guitar f gliss. vibrate wildly down gliss Violoncello si. with a lectru etrically First tie LH only ad lib. To ff ff cresc. oco a oco x f growl belt head voice belting ff es - te a - or que es - ta en i co - ra - Clarinet in Bb Guitar sing slightly out of tune with layed itch Accordion in rhythic unison with ercussion Violoncello ff ff in rhythic unison ariba with cello Tiani ariba f

22 18 F zón Sál - va Clarinet in Bb Guitar sfz Accordion Violoncello sfz x2 with layed itch ff ff sing slightly out of tune sfz sfz sfz sfz ff sffz sffz sffz sffz ff fff sffz sffz sffz sffz ff ariba ar. ff sffz ff fff sffz sffz ff f fff fff sffz (ah) freebow Tiani ariba e with lectru

23 Boža V. Da so se ranije sreli 19 Clarinet in Bb fade into Tranquilly, q = 6 (e=126) vibrato 5 6 vibrato (2+) +2+2 sere Delicately swaying, q = 66 (e=12) fade out of vibrato 5 Ti. Played lightly with fingertis izz. Anacrusis in new teo Anacrusis in new teo 12 (+2+2) Da vibrato like a lullaby vibrato so Classical Guitar oco rubato l.v. Ti.

24 20 17 se sub. ra - ni - je sre - li, bi A little faster, celebratory, q. = 84 vibrato vibrato fall fro - lo bi druk - či - je, itch fall fro itch ord. Ti. 22 vibrato vibrato druk -či - je sve. Pro - leć - nu lju - bav Ti. arco vibrato vibrato trill trill

25 27 so hte - - li, kad već je a-dao sneg. vibrato 21 Ti. 2 Slightly slower, q.=40 Solo: as if irovising, not strictly with eter Ti. col legno battuto

26 Ti. l.v An echo olto rubato l.v.

27 2 Freely Teš - ko je re 46 - ći re-kas no Ver - uj i bi - lo bi druk-či-je with great etiness arco 55 wavering, failing strength Kad 6 već je a - dao, a - dao, a - dao, Kad već je a - dao rit.