Con lagration pd - $1.00 G-010, piano Con lagration or choir and piano Commissioned by the exas Choral Directors ssociation. pecial contribution by niversity o Missouri, Kansas City. remier perormance July 26, 2012 by an ntonio ymphony Mastersingers, conductor Jon ilantien.
G- 010 Commissioned by exas Choral Directors ssociation. pd donload $1.00 pecial contribution by niversity o Missouri, Kansas City. remier perormance July 26, 2012 by an ntonio ymphony Mastersingers, conductor Jon ilantien. or choir and piano Robert ode oprano With imagination 15-20 sec. 1 (ind) q = 5 * 15-20 sec. 2 lto (ind) * enor (ind) * ass iano (ind) LH 1. Make ind sounds individually, bloing gently at irst, groing colder into a rushing ind by m3. 2. loly transition rom ind to hispering text explained. Maintain aleatory. Whispering should be elongated sibilants and slightly hard voels (also elongated). u sim. * * Names, phrases, ars, places, historical events o evil, etc. It could be anything that hints at ar, bloodshed, oppression. Examples: - laces: Iraq, ghanistan, eirut, ietnam, ntietam, World War I, World War II, he Great War, Libya, Mosel, Khartoum, Gettysburg, Normandy, Waterloo, Jerusalem, etc. - Names: Hitler, Lenin, tahlin, Koni, Napolean, Mao, Osama bin Laden, Kim Jong II, Idi mim, etc. - hrases: "I I speak in the tongue o men and angels, and have not love, I am as sounding brass or tinking cymbal." ""ight those o the unbelievers ho are near to you and let them ind you in hardness."
5 a tempo 15-20 sec. 3 a tempo * * or perusal * purposes only. Do not copy. 5 u * 3. loly transition rom the hispered text to giving tone to the text. Maintain aleatory. Crescendo poco a poco to a renzy, sounding like a raging, angry conlagration. 2
11 molto rit. Ï reely (q = 5) ƒ å nd God shall ipe a - ay all tears rom their eyes... Ï ƒ å nd God shall ipe a - ay all tears rom their eyes... Ï ƒ å nd God shall ipe a - ay all tears rom their eyes... Ï ƒ 11 å nd God shall ipe a - ay all tears rom their eyes... Ï let ring.... In the inal moment o the renzy, sloly and individually slide into your part in the E major chord. Whatever inal ord you are yelling morph to an å. 13 n Nei - ther shall there be a - ny more pain... nd the great - est o these is love... n Nei - ther shall there be a - ny more pain... - Nei - ther shall there be a - ny more pain... nd the great - est o these is love... nd the great est o these is love... Nei - ther shall there be a - ny more pain... nd the great - est o these is love... 3
15 rall. or Love is strong - er than death... or Love is strong - er than death... (ind) (ind) or Love is strong - er than death... (ind) 5 single voice: or Love is strong - er than death... (ind) 15 p 5. Immediately move rom the ord death to a ind sound, no breath. 21 p p 2 2 One, One pe- tal ri - sing, One pe- tal ri - N cresc. cresc. sing, N p One, One pe- tal ri - sing, One pe- tal ri - 2 or perusal purposes only. Do not copy. N cresc. sing, p 2 One, One pe- tal ri - sing, One pe - tal ri - cresc. sing, One, One pe- tal ri - sing, One pe - tal ri - sing, 21 2 2
28 ƒ b b b N. N ri - sing, ri - sing, Ri - sing, ri - - - ri ri - sing, ri - sing Ri - sing Green ri - - - ƒ. ƒ. ƒ. - sing, ri - sing, Ri - sing Green, Ri - sing Green N. b b... sing b sing Green. Green.. rom rom rom cold cold cold ash, ash, ash, ri - sing, ri - sing Ri - sing Green, Ri - sing Green rom cold ash, 28 35 J rall. a tempo. 35 tir - ring, stir - ring rom sha - do, Lie seek - ing j tir - ring, stir - ring rom sha - do, Lie seek - ing J tir - ring, stir - ring rom sha - do, Lie seek - ing J tir - ring, stir - ring rom sha - do, Lie seek - ing N Lie.. Lie.. 5 Lie... Lie...
1 reely chant (q = 66) con bocca chiusa 15 sec. 6 What is this po - - - er What is this po - - - er 1 p let ring... 3 6. loly and individually (and very quietly) slide up, repeating over and over. hould sound like a slo motion o groth upard.. hat pulls the tree rom the or - est loor that ga - thers the seas hat pulls the tree rom the or - est loor that ga - thers the seas cresc. poco a poco cresc. poco a poco 3 6
5 slightly driving 5 and scat - - - ters the stars and scat - ters the stars Is it the Is it the pull o the pull o the sun sun Is it the Is it the 50 q = 60 - breath o tides Is it the gra - vi - ty o Love b - breath o tides Is it the gra - vi - ty o Love 50 let ash together
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58 58 pull o the pull o the pull o the pull o the 59 sun, (n) sun, (n) sun, sun, or perusal purposes (n) only. Do not copy. (n) 59 9
60 60 61 breath o breath breath breath o o o 61 10
62 tides, tides, 62 tides, tides, 63. j gra - vi - ty o. j gra - vi - ty o gra - ty o gra - ty o 63 11
65 or perusal purposes only. Do not copy. 65 u 12
choral conductor and composer, is currently a DM candidate in choral conducting at the niversity o Washington under the direction o Dr. Georey oers. He holds a in Music ith emphases in Composition and ocal erormance rom emidji tate niversity. He also has an advanced degree in Choral Conducting rom Minnesota tate niversity, Mankato under the direction o Dr. David Dickau. s compositions have been perormed throughout North merica as ell as Europe and sia. He has been a recipient o numerous composition aards and grants, including a ush oundation rtist elloship (2005) and a McKnight oundation Grant (2005), as ell as inning the 2006 ocalessence Essentially Choral Competition, recieving the 2006 Nathan Davis rize in Composition, and inning the 2003 Chanticleer Composer Competition. He has served as composer in residence or ensembles such as the he Rose Ensemble (200-2005) and Kantorei (2005-2006), and has had requent premiere perormances at national and regional choral conventions. Other secular choral orks rom Graphite : G - 008 he White irds, piano G - 009 I Come inging, shaman drum, piano Christine Donkin G - D019 In landers ields, a cappella Martha Hill Duncan G - D001 he Marries a iolinist, a cappella Martha Hill Duncan G - D002 ongs o ekahionake (2 songs), piano, hand drum;, a cappella Jocelyn Hagen G - H006 o Lullabies, piano Jocelyn Hagen G - H011 I tarted Out inging 3 part treble voices, piano Christopher Gable G - G003 December Carol, harp cott Robinson G - R001 ea ever, a cappella cott Robinson G - ROO3 he tolen Child, string trio cott Robinson G - R00 tu Will Not Endure (cycle), piano imothy C. akach G - 003 erenade, a cappella imothy C. akach G - 005 Queen o the Range, piano imothy C. akach G - 006 he treets o Laredo unison voices,, piano imothy C. akach G - 00 Home on the Range 2 part treble voices, piano imothy C. akach G - 009 hings I Didn t Kno I Loved, a cappella Dale Warland G - W001 lays inging div, a cappella Dale Warland G - W003 ed more div, piano Graphite sells digital scores (via pd documents) at.graphitepublishing.com. he music published by Graphite includes quality compositions here excellence and accessibility meet: unique yet emotional; challenging yet appealing; innovative and enjoyable to experience. 31 heridan ve N. Minneapolis, MN 5512