Philip Glass

words by Rumi
translation by Coleman Barks

The New Rule

for SATB
Commissioned by NPR Music

The New Rule

words by Rumi
translation by Coleman Barks

C om m issioned by N P R M usic

bb 6+4q = 104
& 8

Philip Glass

b 6+4
&b 8

b 6+4
&b 8

b 6+4
&b 8

SOPRANO

ALTO

legato
b 6+4 psempre

& 8

lu lu lu lu lu lu (etc.)
p sempre legato
b 6+4
&b 8

lu
lu
lu (etc.)

TENOR

p sempre legato

? bb 6+4
8
lu

lu

lu (etc.)

BASS
p

? bb 6+4
8

lu dl lu dl lu

=
[solo or tutti ad libitum]
5
bb mp

&
It's

3
J
J

the old rule

thatdrunks

have to

ar -gue

and get in - to ghts.

The

b sempre legato
& b
lu lu lu lu lu lu (etc.)

p sempre legato

b
& b

lu lu lu lu lu lu (etc.)
b p sempre legato
b
&


lu
lu
(etc.)
b
& b

b

& b

? bb

sempre legato
p

?b
b

lu

lu (etc.)

2011 Dunvagen Music Publishers

3
10
mf
bb J J
&

lo -ver
mp

is just as

mp

bad.

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b
&b

b mp
b
&

b mp
b
&

in -to

hole.

falls
p

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mp

b
&b

mp
b

&b

mp
? bb

#
p

mp

?b
b

=
15

mf

bb
&
down

in that

hole

he nds some - thing shin - ing,

worth

3
J

more

than an - y a -

mp

b
& b
mp
b
b
&
mp

b
&b

mp

b
&b

b
&b

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mp

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b

mp

mp

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[1x only]
mp

bb
&

1.

J
J

mount

of mon - ey or

pow - er.

b
& b #

b
& b

b
&b

p
b
b
& #

p
b
& b #

p
? bb

? bb

lu dl lu dl lu

=
25

mp

2.

bb
&

Last

b
J

night

the

moon

came

JJ

drop - ping its clothes in the

b
&b

b
&b

b
&b

b
&b

b
&b

? bb

b
p

? bb

5
29

mf

bb nmf

&

mp

street.

took

it

as

mp

sign

to

start

sing - ing,
mp

b
& b

mp

b mp
b
&

b mp
b
& n

mp

mp

mp
p
b

&

mp
mp
p
b

& b n b

mp
p
mp

? bb n

mp
mp

?b
b

=
33

mf

bb
&

fall - ing
mp

b
& b

mf

up

in - to

the

bowl

j

of

sky.

The

mp

b
& b

b
mp

b
& b n

b n
mp

b
b
& b

p
mp
p
b

& b n b

p
mp
p
b
? bb n
p

?b
b

mp

6 38
mp

bb
&
bowl

b mp
b
&

breaks.

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is

fall - ing

ever -y - where.

mp

b
& b b n
p
b mp
b
&

mp
p
b

& b b

mp
p
b

n
& b b
mp
p

? bb b

mp

? bb

=
42

mp

b
&b

No - thing else

n
to

do.

mp

b
& b b

b mp
b
& b

mp

b
p

mp

p
mp
b mp
b
&
n b n
p
mp
b mp

b
&

p
mp
b mp
b
& b

mp
p
mp
? bb b

mp

? bb
b

n b

mp

7
47

mp

bb
&

No -thing else

to

do.

b
&b

b
&b

n
p

b
&b

n b
p

b
&b

b
&b

? bb

n #
p

n #

?b
b

n b

lu dl lu dl

=
[tutti]
mf

52

bb
&

ah
mp

hah

hah

ah

hah

b
&b

b
&b

b
&b

mp

mp

b
&b

b
&b

? bb

mp

mp

mp

?b
b
lu

8 57

bb
&

ah

ah

mf

b
&b

mf

b
&b

mf

b
&b

mf

b
&b

b
&b

? bb

mp

#
mf

mp

mf

?b
b

mp

=
62

[solo or tutti]
mp

b
&b

Here's

the new rule:

break

the wine - glass,

and

fall

toward the

b p
b
&

bp
b
&
bp
b
&

b
& b

b p
b
&

p
? bb

?b
b

9
67

mf
bb
&

b
& b

mp
b
& b

b mp
b
&

glass

blow -er's

breath.

mp

mp

b
& b #

b mp p
b
&
#

mp
p
? bb

?b
b

#
lu dl lu dl

=
72
1.

2.

mp

bb
&

Last

b
J

night

the

b
&b

b
&b

b
&b

b
&b

b
&b

? bb

b
p

?b
b
lu

1076

mf

bb
&

moon

JJ

came

mp

3 n

drop - ping its clothes in the

street.

mp

b
&b

took

it

as

mp
b
b
&

mp

b
&b

mp

b
&b

b
&b

? bb

mp

n b
mp

mp

?b
b

=
80

mf
mf

bb
&

sign

b
&b

to start sing - ing,

mp

fall - ing
mp

up

in - to

the

mp
mp

b
&b

mp
mp

b
&b

mp
mp

b
&b

b
&b

? bb

mp
p

mp

n b
mp

?b
b

mp

mp
p

mp

11
85

mf

bb
&

bowl

of

sky.

The

bowl
mp

b
&b

breaks.

Ever - y - where

is

mp

b
& b b
p

b
&b

mp

n
p

mp

&b

p
mp
b
& b b

p
mp

? bb

?b
b

mp

=
89

mp
mp

bb
j
&

ever-y -where.
p

fall - ing

b
&b

No - thing else

to

mp

p
mp
b
b
& n b
p

mp

b
&b
n b
p

b
&b

b
&b

? bb

mp

mp

n b
p

?b
b

mp

n b

mp

1294
mp

bb n
&

do.

No - thing else

b
&b

to

do.

mp

b
p

b
&b

mp

n
p

mp

b
&b

n n b
p

b
&b

b
&b

? bb

mp

mp

n #
p

? bb n

mp

n b

n #

mp

=
99

bb
&

b
& b

b
& b

b
& b

b
&b

b
&b

? bb

?b
b

#
lu dl lu dl lu