Percussion CHRISTOPHER TIN. beber. from a lango rain-making litany. For string orchestra, percussion, soloists and chorus (2012)

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1 ercussion CHRISTOHER TIN beber rom a lango rain-making litany For string orchestra, percussion, soloists and chorus (01)

2 instrumentation ercussion*: 1) Sus Cymbal, Tiani (8,, ), Finger Cymbals, Wind Chimes ) Chimes (G, A and Bb), Sus Cymbal, Egg Shaker, Talking Drum, Glockenspiel, Tam-tam, Singing Bowls (at least ) Solo Mezzo-Soprano Solo Tenor Chorus (S M-S A T Bar B) Strings (6 minimum) *ercussion should be arranged so that erc 1 can play both tiani and sus cymbal simultaneously, and erc can play tam-tam and chimes simultaneously. Both percussionists can share the same sus cymbal i necessary. lyrics Waloyo yamoni. (Waloyo.) Wan wamito kot ochwe, oony akirok chutok Oami! In, kot, alami ichwe. Ka i chwe, beber. Beber. Ka monwa olelo (ber) Ka atino oleo (ber) Ka awobi owero (ber) Ka adwong olelo (ber) Eryamita ka jigi jigi. Eryam, alech alelech. Ka kot adok Burutok Ka yamo adok Burutok Ilech. Alech alelech. Ilech. Opong. Ilech i dula. Kalwa opong dero. We overcome this wind. (We overcome.) We desire the rain to all, that it be poured in showers quickly. Ah! Thou rain, I adjure thee all. I thou rainest, it is well. It is well. I our women rejoice (it is well) I the children rejoice (it is well) I the young men sing (it is well) I the aged rejoice (it is well) A drizzling conusion. Conusion, a torrent in low. I the rain veers to the south I the wind veers to the south Overlowing. A torrent in low. Overlowing. May it ill. An overlowing in the granary. May our grain ill the granaries. 01 Tin Works ublishing [BMI]. All Rights Reserved. No part o this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any orm or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission o the publisher. First perormed on June 1, 01 at St. Matthew s Church, aciic alisades, by The Chamber Orchestra at St. Matthew s, conducted by Thomas Neenan. Duration: c. 1 minutes For perormance materials and license inquiries, visit

3 ercussion BEBER Commissioned by St. Matthew's Music Guild with support rom the Los Angeles County Board o Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission CHRISTOHER TIN [BMI] From a Lango Rain-making Litany q = 10 Ti to G, C, D 7 Chimes 7 1 p lontano 8 Sus Cymbal pp A p 16 æ To Tiani 7 To Sus Cym 7 Copyright 01 Tin Works ublishing, LLC

4 BEBER B C 6 Ó? Tiani D æ Œ Ó p 6 Sus Cymbal 0 1 p Ó æ To Shaker? 6 m Œ Œ E? Œ Ó Œ Ó (+ Sus Cym)

5 BEBER? Ó Œ Ó æ Egg Shaker p 71 p F -. j -. j -. j -. j? Œ -. j -. j -. j -. j -. j -. j -. j -. j -. j -. j ? Œ Ó G -. j -. j -. j j - Œ Ó. j -. j? ? -. j -. j -. j j -. j Œ To Talk. Drum

6 ? H Gently q = 10 Sus Cymbal Œ Œ (with tiani mallets) Talking Drum ù j Œ m = muled slap I play seated ut on inger cymbals, one dangling rom each hand, while still holding mallets. light ill () light ill () BEBER ù j ù j Œ ù j J Finger Cymbals Œ Ó Œ Ó pp light ill () Œ Ó Œ Ó Œ Ó Œ Ó (8) (1)

7 BEBER Œ Ó Œ Ó Œ Ó Œ Ó To Ti. Œ Ó Œ Ó???????????? ù Œ Ó K pp m Finger Cymbals L M light ill pp () N To Sus Cym Œ Ó Sus Cymbal To F. Cym. light ill ()???????????????????????????????? light ill () light ill () Œ Ó Œ Ó (8) (1) ù j Œ ù j ù j Œ ù j Ritenuto To Glock

8 6 O Slow and Dark q = BEBER & Glockenspiel Œ Œ Œ Œ b pp b Q? Tiani? Œ Œ Œ b Aggressively q = 10 p Tam-tam p p To T-t p p p ? Œ Ó To Bowls

9 BEBER 7??? p p R barely perceptible - not too many chimes To W.Ch. Singing Bowls Wood beaters S m (Indeterminate pitch and rhythm) Wind Chimes Use wood end o tiani mallet To Ti. Œ Ó Tiani? Tam-tam T To T-t Œ Ó Ó j Œ Ó Ó j j j Tune C to Bb, then to Sus Cym (choke tam-tam i necessary) æ

10 8 BEBER? Sus Cymbal pp scrape with triangle beater U Suddenly Slower (q = 10)? 6 p sz To Ti. (quickly choke) Ó O Œ Ó To Chim. &? b A Teo (q = 10) Tiani (+ Sus Cym) Chimes Œ Ó b b b b b Œ Ó? Suddenly Slower (q = 10) A Teo (q = 10)? Tune Bb to C b Œ Ó b Œ Ó b b b b To T-t

11 BEBER 9 V? Tam-tam rub slowly with superball p sere ? Œ Ó Ó j Œ Ó Ó æ Œ Ó pp pp sot beater ? molto rit. Ó j æ w? sp W A Teo (q = 10) To Chimes + Tam-tam p sz p Chimes (+Tam-tam) & v æ w æ w æ. j æ wv æ w æ w æ w Œ Ó (Chimes only) To Sus Cym Œ Ó (add Tam-tam i possible)

12 10??? X pp Y Z AA Sus Cymbal Œ Ó Œ Ó Ó æ æ BEBER p p Ó æ Ti to A, D, E? Œ Ó æ w DD? BB CC pp pp pp To Chimes + T-t

13 BEBER 11? EE Ó j Ó j m m rit.? Ó Chimes (+ Tam-tam) & 81 8 FF A Teo (q = 10) p (add Tam-tam i possible) Œ æ J æ Œ Ó To T-t? GG ? Allargando U w æ æ æ sp sz (secco) Tam-tam. j w j. Œ U Ó v U