Erik Q Ransom A Prayer In Sring The Pasture October Now Close the Windows For Tenor and Chamber Orchestra Full Score 201
The Pasture I'm going out to clean the asture sring; I'll only sto to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the water clear, I may): I shan't be gone long. -- You come too. I'm going out to etch the little cal That's standing by the mother. It's so young, It totters when she licks it with her tongue. I shan't be gone long. -- You come too. October O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have riened to the all; Tomorrow's wind, i it be wild, Should waste them all. The crows above the orest call; To-morrow they may orm and go. O hushed October morning mild, Begin the hours o this day slow, Make the day seem to us less brie. Hearts not averse to being beguiled, Beguile us in the way you know; Release one lea at break o day; At noon release another lea; One rom our trees, one ar away; Retard the sun with gentle mist; Enchant the land with amethyst. Slow, slow! For the graes' sake, i they were all, Whose leaves already are burnt with rost, Whose clustered ruit must else be lost- For the graes' sake along the wall. Now Close the Windows Now close the windows and hush the ields: I the trees must, let them silently toss; No bird is singing now, and i there is, Be it my loss. It will be long ere the marshes resume, I will be long ere the earliest bird: So close the windows and hear not the wind, But see all wind stirred.
Instrumentation Score is in C with standard octave transositions (i.e., contrabassoon and contrabass sounding one octave lower, iccolo and har harmonics sounding one octave higher, glockensiel and crotales sounding two octaves higher, etc.) Flute (doubling Piccolo and Alto Flute) Oboe (doubling English Horn) Clarinet in Bb (doubling Bass Clarinet) Bassoon (doubling Contrabassoon) Horn in F Truet in C Trombone Tuba Percussion (2 layers): Vibrahone (no motor), Crotales, Glockensiel, Chimes, Two Susended Triangles (high and low), Three Susended Cymbals (small, medium, large), Tam-Tam (medium) Piano (doubling Celesta) Har Baritone solo Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Violoncello Contrabass Percussion: The Pasture 1: Vibes, small sus cymbal, med sus cymbal 2: Crotales, Chimes, Glock, Triangles, large sus cymbal October 1: Vibes, small sus cymbal, med sus cymbal, large sus cymbal, Triangle (low) 2: Crotales, Chimes, Glock, Tam-Tam, Triangles (low triangle shared with layer 1 or use searate triangle) Now Close the Windows: 1: Vibes, small sus cym, med sus cymbal, large sus cymbal 2: Crotales, Glock, Tam-Tam, Triangles duration: ca. 10 ½ -11 minutes
Score in C Text: Robert Frost Flute (Picc/Alt Fl) Bright and majestic q = ca 76 oco rit. q = ca 72 Commissioned by the Georgina Joshi Foundation "The Pasture" Erik Q. Ransom (201) Oboe (Eng Hrn) Clarinet in Bb (Bss Cl) Bassoon (Contra) Horn in F Truet in C Trombone Tuba Percussion 1 Percussion 2 Piano (Celesta) Har Tenor Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Violoncello Contrabass solo dim. VIBES w/hard cord motor o throughout m CROTALES w/brass m Brilliant and majestic q = ca 76 oco rit. q = ca 72 slow cresc. slow cresc. CHIMES w/rawhide Piano m E F# G# A D C# B non vib....emerging gradually add vib...emerging non vib. vib. norm. 2 4 6 7 8
2 (+2) 10 Teo I q = 76 Tt. m m H. (Vibes) Teo I q = 76 CROTALES w/brass slow cresc. slow cresc. (+2) 10 non vib....emerging gradually add vib non vib....emerging gradually add vib 9 10 11 12 1 14 1
oco rit. q = 72 q = 76 21 Teo I Tt. H. (Vibes) m cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. CHIMES w/rawhide CROTALES w/brass 4 4 Teo I 21 oco rit. q = 72 q = 76 vib. norm. vib. norm. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2
4 29 Tt. H. m cu mute mute m m m mute (Vibes) (Crot) m 29 izz. 24 2 26 27 28 29 0 1 2
9 (2+) Tt. cu mute (Vibes) (Crot) w/sot cord GLOCK w/lastic H. - ing out to m m m m cresc. m (izz) esress. I'm go 9 (2+) 4 6 7 8 9 40 41
6 bring out bring out m 46 (2+) m m bring out m Tt. H. (Vibes) (Glock) G m clean the as-ture sring: m (izz.) 46 (2+) m m 42 4 44 4 46 47 48
7 Tt. 49 m (2+) (2+) bring out cu mute bring out (Vibes) (Glock) H. I'll on - ly sto to rake the leaves a - way (izz) 49 (2+) (2+) 49 0 1 2 4
8 7 dolce Tt. (Vibes) TRIANGLES (high and low) H. And wait to watch the wa - ter clear I may; dolce (izz.) F C Eb E Ab Bb Light/delicate 7 Eb Db A 6 7 8 9
9 61 rit. Tt. (Vibes) w/med cord (Trgs) GLOCK cresc. w/lastic cresc. cresc. H. Gb I shan't be gone long 61 Ab rit. E F# A D# B cresc. izz. 60 61 62 6 64
10 Tt. H. Teo I q = ca 70 q = 76 you come 67 m too. Teo I q = ca 70 q = 76 distant distant distant CROTALES w/brass I'm go - ing out (izz) (Glock) MED w/yarn SUSP CYMB on bow (w/yarn) (mute) st mute st mute (mute) distant 67 G# m m to 6 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
11 74 (+2) m m m m Tt. H. (Med sus cymb) (Crot) etch the lit - tle cal m m G D m that's stand-ing by the moth er. m C# (izz) 74 (+2) F Ab 7 74 7 76 77 78 79
12 Tt. 80 dolce (distant) GLOCK w/lastic H. Bb It's so young; It tot - ters when she licks it with her tongue. I dolce C Eb B Light/delicate 80 A Bb 80 81 82 8
1 Tt. rit. 84 q = 70 VIBES w/med cord SMALL SUSP CYMB w/yarn on bow (Glock) cresc. cresc. cresc. H. shan't be gone Gb Ab long 84 E F# A D# C# B rit. cresc. q = 70 you come (izz) 84 8 86 87 88 89 90
14 91 Faster rit. q = ca 4 96 q = ca 96 (2+) Tt. VIBES (Glock) H. too. 91 mute mute rit. q = ca 4 (2+) mute Faster q = ca 96 mute 96 91 92 9 94 9 96 97
1 m m m m (+2) (+2) Tt. (Vibes) LARGE SUSP CYMB w/knitting needles on dome H. D mute o (+2) (+2) mute o sul ont. mute o mute o 98 99 100 101 102 10
16 Tt. 104 q = ca 12 MED ast scrae with trg beater SUSP CYMB rom bell to edge GLOCK w/lastic SMALL SUSP CYMB w/wire brush ast stroke around edge H. G# 104 (S.P.) S.P. q = ca 12 (S.P.) 104 10 106 107 108 109 attacca
17 "October" 110 Tt. st. mute SMALL SUSP CYMB w/yarn on dome VIBES w/med yarn CHIMES w/acrylic H. G Tenor 110 S.P. izz. arco sul ont. izz. arco 110 111 112 11 114 11 116
18 118 Tt. m (Vibes) SMALL SUSP CYMB w/trg beater on dome VIBES (Chimes) m m H. G# 118 S.P. izz. arco sul ont. izz. 117 118 119 120
19 Tt. H. 12 6 cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc. (Chimes) m m arco arco (Vibes) MED SUSP CYMB w/yarn m C Bb ord izz. 12 (izz) m arco 121 122 12 124 12
20 Tt. (Chimes) 6 m 129 m m VIBES w/med yarn m H. m O hushed Oc - to - ber morn - ing mild, 129 (ord) (ord) (ord) sul ont. sul ont. sul ont. (ord) sul ont. 126 127 128 129 10
21 1 m Tt. m H. (Vibes) (Chimes) Thy m leaves have ri -end to the all; 4 1 11 12 1 14 1
22 Tt. m 6 m m m m 19 H. (Chimes) SMALL SUSP CYMB w/yarn on dome MED SUSP CYMB on dome m m VIBES w/med yarn m sul ont. sul ont. sul ont. sul ont. To 19 - mor - row's wind i it be wild, 16 17 18 19 140
2 Tt. H. m m (Vibes) (2+) 6 m m m m (Chimes) 144 (+2) m m m st mute G m- 4 (2+) sul ont. sul ont. sul ont. sul ont. should waste them all. 144 (+2) izz. m 141 142 14 144
24 Tt. H. m m m m m (Vibes) (Chimes) 149 m To Picc. izz. MED SUSP CYM w/yarn m F Eb Db 149 sul tasto sul tasto (izz) The crows a - 14 146 147 148 149 10
2 m m m m m m m m mute Tt. st mute VIBES w/med yarn H. GLOCK w/brass D# B 4 bove the or - est call: To - mor - row they may come and go. To Cel. E Ab m (izz) 11 12 1 14 1
26 16 Piccolo Tt. m m Cel. H. (Vibes) (Glock) m m m TRIANGLE (low) SMALL SUSP CYMB w/trg beater on dome Celesta 16 S.P. m izz. (izz) A 16 17 18 19 160
27 Picc. Tt. cresc. m 6 cresc. m 164 cresc. m harmon w/stem extended m Cel. H. MED SUSP CYMB ast stroke rom dome to edge with mallet handle SMALL SUSP CYMB w/yarn on dome TRIANGLE SMALL SUSP CYMB w/yarn CHIMES w/acrylic m m D F# G# Bb m S.P. 164 arco arco arco 161 162 16 164
28 Picc. Tt. dolce 168 Cel. H. (Chimes) VIBES w/med yarn O Eb hushed Oc - to - ber morn - ing mild, 168 m 16 166 167 168 169 170
29 Picc. Tt. (+2) m 4 m m m m 17 4 Cel. (Vibes) GLOCK w/brass m m H. sul ont. sul ont. C# 4 (+2) sul ont. sul ont. D# 4 Be B m - gin the hours o this day slow. 17 171 172 17 174 17
0 Picc. Tt. Cel. (2+) m m m m m m m 178 (+2) (Vibes) (Glock) m H. sul ont. sul ont. m m (2+) sul ont. sul ont. Make the day seem to us less brie. 178 (+2) E 176 177 178 179 180
1 Picc. Tt. Cel. H. (+2) m m m m 4 m m m (+2) To (Vibes) (Glock) mute m m- sul ont. sul ont. (+2) sul ont. sul ont. m (+2) (izz.) 181 182 18 184
2 187 Flute m m m m m m Tt. m (Glock) m - SMALL SUSP CYMB w/yarn Piano m VIBES w/med yarn H. 187 F m m F# C Bb (izz) sul tasto sul tasto izz. Hearts not a - verse to be - ing be - guiled, F Db 4 18 186 187 188 189 190
Tt. m m 6 m m m m 194 m m (Vibes) (Glock) H. Be Eb G B - guile us in the way you know. 194 (izz) m 191 192 19 194 19 196
4 Tt. m m m m m m m 201 (2+) m H. (Vibes) (Glock) m m m m m m m m m m m m m C# G# Re-lease one m m m m m m SMALL SUSP CYMB arco w/yarn (2+) CROTALES 201 w/brass 197 198 199 200 201
Tt. (+2) m m m m H. (Crot) VIBES w/med yarn m m m m lea at break o day; At noon re - lease an oth er lea; SMALL SUSP CYMB m m m on dome VIBES m (+2) F# D# A# E m m m D A 202 20 204 20 206 207
6 Tt. 208 m m m m m m m (Vibes) (Crot) m m m m m H. m m D# D 208 One rom our trees, one ar a - way. m m m 208 209 210 211 212 21
7 Tt. H. (Crot) 21 molto rit. q = ca 88 cu mute (Vibes) GLOCK w/lastic 4 molto rit. CHIMES w/rawhide q = ca 88 mute MED SUSP CYMB w/yarn VIBES GLOCK w/lastic Eb 21 C Bb arco Re-tard the sun 214 21 216 217 218 219 220
8 Tt. H. with gen-tle mist; (+2) 22 q = 12 molto rit. q = 88 cu mute q = 12 molto rit. q = 88 n n n n To Bss Cl (Vibes) (Glock) CHIMES w/rawhide LARGE SUSP CYMB w/yarn VIBES (+2) 22 Ab Gb B A GLOCK n G 221 222 22 224 22 226 227
9 (+2) 22 q = 12 q = 88 Tt. H. (Glock) (Vibes) LARGE SUSP CYMB w/yarn hrm mute stem in CHIMES w/rawhide En-chant the land with am - e - thyst. n n n q = 12 q = 88 izz. arco izz. n (+2) n sul ont. 22 izz. Slow, 228 229 20 21 22 2
24 q = 12 To Alt Fl 40 B. Tt. To Eng Hrn Bss Cl hrm mute stem extended MED SUSP CYMB w/yarn H. q = 12 slow! C# F 24 E (izz) S.P. arco sul ont. 24 2 26 27 28 29
41 A. 240 rall. Alto Flute solo m esress. 7 m B. Tt. m To Contra hrm mute stem extended TRIANGLES (high-low) H. m F# rall. 240 izz. izz. G# izz. m For the graes' sake, i they were all, at the ti arco at the ti arco m at the ti at the ti A# 240 241 242 24 244
42 A. Eng hrn B. Tt. 24 20 q = 108 rall. q = 92 solo esress. m m solo esress. mute legato SUSP w/trg beater CYMBS on domes m H. Cb Whose leaves are burnt with rost Whose q = 108 rall. q = 92 sul ont. sul ont. sul ont. D# 24 20 (izz) sul ont. clus-tered ruit 24 246 247 248 249 20
4 A. rall. 24 q = 80 Eng hrn B. Tt. TAM-TAM Contra solo esress. legato w/trg beater on edge hrm mute stem removed LARGE SUSP CYMB along edge with mallet handle H. A must else m be rall. q = 80 lost, 24 (izz) For the C# graes' col legno batt. col legno batt. col legno batt. col legno batt. 21 22 2 24 2 26
44 A. (+2) 29 rit. Eng hrn B. Cbsn. To Bsn Tt. TAM-TAM w/sot beater H. sake (+2) a - long the wall. 29 rit. (C.L. batt) (C.L. batt) (C.L. batt) arco 27 28 29 260 261 262 26 attacca
4 A. 264 q = ca 60 "Now Close the Windows" (+4) Eng Hrn B. Tt. H. MED w/knitting needle SUSP CYMB on dome hrm mute stem removed TRIANGLE low Bsn To GLOCK w/lastic quasi recitative throughout * A# 264 q = ca 60 Now close the win-dows and hush the ields. (+4) I the trees must, let them si-lent-ly toss; * (rhythms may be treated somewhat reely) 264 26 266 267 268 269
46 A. 270 274 solo (+4) distant Eng. esress. distant distant Tt. H. SMALL SUSP CYMB w/wire brush TRIANGLE high To Celesta No 270 bird is sing-ing now, m and i there is, D C be it my loss. 274 (+4) 270 271 272 27 274
47 A. Eng. Tt. distant cu mute distant cu mute To B. distant mute (Sus cymb) 278 H. (Trg) It will be long ere the marsh-es re sume, n arco n n Celesta mute distant distant mute arco distant mute arco 278 mute o mute o mute o F 27 276 277 278 279 280
48 A. Eng. 28 B. B. Tt. Cel. H. (Sus cymb) m It will be long ere the ear - li - est bird; m So close the win- dows and 4 hear not SMALL/MED SUSP CYMB the wind w/knitting needle on edge 4 F# G C# 28 281 282 28 284 28 286 287
49 A. 294 Eng. B. Tt. Cel. H. (Sus cymb) TAM-TAM w/wire brush around edge w/wire brushes But see all wind stirred. GLOCK w/lastic sul tasto sul tasto sul tasto sul tasto A 294 G# 288 289 290 291 292 29 294
0 A. Eng. B. Tt. Cel. H. Whiser mute (or ractice mute) VIBES w/sot cord (but lay ) rit. dim. CROTALES w/lastic dim. (Glock) dim. ade to niente n n n n n rit. 29 296 297 298 299 00