Seven Words, Seven Worlds

for 12 voices

Commissioned by OSSIA New Music for the 2008 /2009 concert season

Seven Words, Seven Worlds

for 12 voices

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Sep Vortoj, Sep Mondoj

Sep vizaoj rigardadas de via korspaco. Atente observu, ili farias unu. Sep Montoj; iu siavice farias via piedbenkto. Sep Arboj staras sur la montopinto. Ili estas la savo. Sep vortoj, simetrie penditaj, sur tempo kaj lango ekvilibras. Sep Mondoj la suno orbitas, plenaj de devoto. Sep steloj silente realecon konturas. Sep formioj, senvizaaj, senmontaj, senarbaj, senvortaj, senmondaj, senstelaj. Sepeca tempo; la alia flanko estas malplena.

Seven Words, Seven Worlds

Seven faces stare from your heart-space. Look intently, they become one. Seven Mountains, each one in turn becomes your step-stool. Seven trees stand on the mountain top. They are salvation. Seven words, hung symmetrically, balance on time and tongue. Seven worlds circle the sun, full of devotion. Seven stars silently outline reality. Seven formations, faceless, mountainless, treeless, wordless, worldless, starless. Seventhtime; the other side is empty.

Guide to Pronunciation
For all text in Esperanto (All text beginning with "Sep...") the following guide should be used:
Letter A E I O U Consonants Letter B C D F G H J K L M N P R S T V Z Sound clarification Word example like English b piedbenkto - footstool like English ts korspaco - heart-space (this word is made up...) like ch in church iu - each, every like English d devoto - devotion like English f formioj - formations like g in garage granda - large like g in gem farias - to become like English h horo - hour like ch in Scottish loch oro - choir like y in young Arboj - trees like s in pleasure urnalo - daily newspaper like English k konturas - to draw, delineate like English l steloj - stars like English m montopinto - Mountaintop like English n nokto - night like English p piedbenkto - footstool trilled like Spanish r realecon - reality like English s sep - Seven like English sh ipo - ship like English t tago - day like English w ato - car like English v vivo - life like English z zebro - zebra Sound clarification like a in father like e in pet like i in machine like o in November like oo in moose

Atente - Attentively Sep - Seven Rigardadas - to stare, to regard Koro - heart Unu - one

Text for Seven Words: ih = "hit" ah = "father" oh = "boat" Text for In Obscuro ma = "father" wih = "hit" eh = "pet" uh = "but" ee = "leech" o = "boat" oo = "booze" Text for Something Repeated: i = ee as in "reek" o = o as in "boat" a = a as in "father" ee = ee as in "leech" ih = i as in "hit" ihy = hold i as in "hit" and apply y before next syllable. u = oo as in "booze" Text for Epifanio: a = a as in "father"

Words, Seven Worlds Gather silently outside the performance area and, very quietly and asynchronously, begin intoning the
& W

I - Intoning - notes

following pitch (d4) either 2 minutes before performance time, or during the applause for the previous piece. This pitch will be the reference pitch for the rest of the work, so it is very important to be able to remember it and sing it at any time. Next, process into the performance space and onto the stage (should there be one.) Begin very softly and cresc. to mf by the time you enter the performance area. See fig.A for the procession configuration. The stage setup is shown in fig.B. Once everyone is in position, the singers should sit crosslegged. It is important that the tonic pitch never be lost during the entire procession. If the performers wish, pillows or a rug may be used to sit on, but if any pillows or cushions are used, all of the performers should use them. After everyone is seated and comfortable, continue holding the tonic for 10-15 seconds.
12 4 2 11 9 8 10 5 6 3

pp

12 4 2 8 9

11 5 1

10 6 7 3

fig.B

fig.A

1 7

n Words, Seven Worlds

I - Intoning
& W
-2 minutes *or* applause 0:00 to 0:45-1:30 + 10'' 15'' (hold) to II

Procession (seating)

pp

7
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II - Seventh-Time - notes
Voice 1: Still on the note 'd', repeat the word group (a) faster each time. Additionally, slap your thigh on the 'unu' for each repetition. For the first time, raise your hand in the air first, to signal to the other singers that this section is about to begin and they should start counting repetitions. Drop out words when repetition becomes difficult, but maintain rhythm. example: 'unu - (rest) - tri - (rest) - kvin' - repeat. When it becomes too fast to sing all of your words, simply repeat 'unu' while slapping your thigh. When the other singers have all held their notes, (and you are repeating 'unu' at an insanely fast tempo) stop.

Voices 2-12: Starting on repetition number 3, chant the text (still on 'd'), one syllable at a time coinciding with the pattern of voice 1. As time goes on, speed up, asynchronously with the rest of the group so that by the end of the text, you are neither with voice 1 nor with anyone else. The last word "malplena" should be as fast as possible. Hold the last syllable 'na'.

II - Seventh-Time
Voice 1
(a) unu - du - tri - kvar - kvin (repeats) x2 x3 x4 x5 x6 x7 x8 x9 etc... hold last syllable "_na"

Voices 2 - 12

Sep for_moj

sen_vis_a_gaj

etc...

Increase speed & loudness

Text:
Sep formioj, senvizaaj, senmontaj, senarbaj, senvortaj, senmondaj, senstelaj. Sepeca tempo; la alia flanko estas malplena.

Interlude I - notes
Voices 5 & 6: After holding the final "_na" of "malplena" for approximately 10 seconds, begin the interlude. Sing clearly and plainly with no vibrato at a dynamic of mf or thereabouts. Emphasize correct pitch and intonation above all else. Voices 1-4, 7-12: As soon as 5 & 6 begin singing, begin a long (10-15 seconds) diminuendo to silence.

Voice 5 Voice 5

Interlude I @
& c . & c .
mf Sep mf

b b

Vi - za -

. .

oj

# #
ri -

gar -

..

di -

das

de via kor-spa-co.

w w w w

Voice 6 Voice 6

& c b & c b
Sep

nn bb bb
- te

Vi-za

- oj ri -

b nn b

gar -

b b b b
-

di -

das

de

voc 5 Voc 5

& b bb & b 7
7

A-ten -

Voc 6 Voc 6

& n & n

via kor-spa-

co.

bb

A - ten-te ob-ser-vu i -

nn k k k k

ob-ser -

b ## bb b n nk k
vu i -

n n

li far-gas u -

nn ..

nu.

> >

b b

li far-gas

# #
u -

nu.

Full Stop (silence) 5''

III - Seven Words - notes

Voice 1: Cue the start of the movement as you did for II (raised hand followed by downbeat.) Voices 1 & 2: After the movement has started, sing any of the pitches in your boxes, PP, and staccato. Do not sing more than 2 pitches every 2-3 seconds. Voices 3-12: Sing mf without vibrato.

Voice 1

III - Seven Words @

& &
. b b . b b . . . b b . b . b .

all hold except 7-10

Voice 2

Voice 3

&

Voice 4

& . & . & V

ih

b. b.
ah ah

ah

b b b b

b b -

oh

oh

Voice 5

oh

-.

ah

w bw

w .. w ..

ah

ah

bw w w

w .. w .. w ..

Voice 6

ih ih ih

ah ah ah

. .

Voice 7

Voice 8

V V -

. . . -

-. oh
oh oh

. . . . . .
-

ah ah ah

w w w -

w .. w .. w .. w .. w .. -

Voice 9

Voice 10

? ? ? -

ih

ah

oh

ah

ih

Voice 11

ih

Voice 12

ih

b. b- .
ah ah

ah

b b
-

oh

ah

oh

ah

b b

nw nw

oh

ah

10

IV - Mantra - Notes
Voices 7-10: Following the 5" of rest, move to the area indicated below in diagram A facing each other (8 & 10 looking forward, 9 & 7 looking at 8 and 10.) Once there, sing precisely and without vibrato at a dynamic of 'f.' Breathe when necessary. When you are finished, return to your original positions (Diagram B) All others: Hold your pitches until singers 7-10 have started singing, then diminuendo to nothing over 5''-10''.

Interlude II - Sep Montoj

Voice 7 Voice 7 Voice 8 Voice 8 Voice 9 Voice 9 Voice 10 Voice 10
5

&c &c Sep &c &c &c &c &c &c

5

! ! ! ! ! !

Mon

toj;

iu

b b

sia -

n n
-

vi -

# #

Sep

Mon ! !

Sep

b b

ce

toj; Mon Sep

iu

b b

b b sia

fa

b b toj;

b b

vi -

# #

# #

ri - as

b b

via

ce

iu

Voc 7 Voc 7 Voc 8 Voc 8 Voc 9 Voc 9 Voc 10 Voc 10

& &

& & & & & &

- ce

pied

ben

ri - as via

sia - vi - ce

b b fa

b b

b b

kto.

. .

w w # #
-

Mon #. #.
kto.

w w w w w w

toj;

sia

fa -

- vi -

iu

w w w w w w

pied

ben

ri - gas

fa

ri - as

via b b

pied b b via

- ben

kto.

pied

- ben -

kto.

w w

Diagram A
12 11 10 4 2 8 9 1 5 7 6 3 8 10 9 7

Diagram B
12 11 10 4 2 8 9 1 5 7 6 3 8 10 9 7

Full Stop (silence) 5''

11

IV - Mantra - Notes
Voice 1: begin movement as previous. All: Sing confidently and as rhythmically precise as possible.

IV - Something Repeated
Voice 1

Siddhartha Gautama

&c w &c w &c w &c w &c w

All hum first note

mf- f

mf- f

> > > > > > > > > > >

j b b n b b n .
Sith saf ya Sa-0- ya Sith

Voice 2

mf- f

j b b n b b n . j b b n b b n
saf ya Sa-0- ya saf ya Sa-0- ya wa

wa___

w w
saf

wa___

Voice 3

mf- f

Sith

b b
Sith -

j b
ya

Sa-

Voice 4

mf- f

w w

w w

w w

w w

Voice 5

Voice 6

&c w

mf- f

Voice 7

Vc w Vc w

mf- f

Sith

j j b b n b b n b b n b j j b b b b n b b n b b j j b b b b n b b n b b j b b b b n b b n w w
saf saf ya Sa-0- ya wa Sith - tha - ta__ tha - ta__ ya Sa-0- ya wa saf ya Sa-0-ya wa Sith - tha - ta__ tha - ta__ saf ya Sa-0-ya wa Sith saf ya

Sa-

Sith

Sa-

mf- f mf- f mf- f

Voice 8

Voice 9

Vc w > ?c w ?c w

Sith

Voice 10

?c w

Sith

w w

mf- f

b b n b J
Sith

Sith

saf

j b
ya ya

Sa-

Sa-

Voice 11

mf- f

Voice 12

Sith

b b n b b n b b J
Sith saf ya Sa-0- ya wa Sith -

b b n b J
saf saf

Sa-

saf

b J
ya

ya

Sa-

Sa-

12

Voc 1

& w

Voc 2

& w

. .

Thees - ya_

j bb # b b j bb # b b
thees-ya__ thees-ya__ ya Sa-0-ya -

w w

b
tha-ta__ tha-ta_

Voc 3

& bn
0-ya wa

Voc 4

& . & .

Thees - ya_

j bb # bb # b b j bb # bb # b b
Sith thees-ya__ Thees- ya___ thees-ya__ Thees- ya___

Sith

bb n
- saf

Thees - ya_

j b b b j b b bn
wa Sith saf ya Sa- 0-ya wa

b
tha-ta__ tha-ta_

w w

w w

Voc 5

Voc 6

& bn V b b V b b V b ? b ? b
0-ya wa 0-ya wa 0-ya wa 0-ya ta 0-ya ta 0-ya wa

Thees - ya_

bb n
- saf

Voc 7

Thees-ya_

j bb# # b b j bb# # b b
thees - ya__ Thees-ya___

j j b bn bb n b b n
ya Sa-0-ya wa Sith saf ya Sa- 0-ya wa

. .

tha-

Voc 8

Thees-ya_

Voc 9

Sith

bb n w w
- saf

thees - ya__ Thees-ya___

j b b b j b b bn w w
ya sa-0-ya tha- ta_ tha-ta_

tha-

Voc 10

b b

wa

Sith

saf

tha - ta_

b # b #
thas_ya

ya

Sa- 0-ya

wa

Voc 11

Voc 12

? b
0-ya wa

Sith

bb n
- saf

b bn bb b b J J
tha- ta_ tha-ta_ tha - ta__thas_ya ya Sa-0-ya wa Sith saf ya Sa- 0-ya wa

13

12

Voc 1

& &

tha- ta_

b b

thas- ya__

# #
ya Sa-0-ya

nif - ta_

b b

Voc 2

Voc 3

& b b n
Sith - saf tha- ta_

tha- ta_

thas- ya__

Voc 4

& b # .
thas-ya__

j j b bn bb b b
nif - ta_ nif ya__ nif wa Sith

n b n b
saf ya nif ya__

nif -

b b
wa

ya_

Sith

tas - tya- si_

b b n b b b n b
-

ya_

Voc 5

& b # b b & b b n
Sith - saf ta_
thas-ya_

nif - ta_

thay- na_

b bb b b b bb b b
ta - fu- wa_ tha - ta ta - fu- wa_ tha - ta wu - tha_

Sa- 0- ya

b b n
- saf

tas - tya- si_

tha- ta_

thas-ya__

Voc 6

Voc 7

V b # w V b # w V b b n ? # ? #
- thas-ya___

j b b n b j b n b bn
nif - ta_ thay- na_ ya Sa-0-ya wa Sith

nif - ta_

saf

Voc 8

ta_

thas-ya_

Voc 9

Sith

- saf

j j b bn bb b b
nif - ta_ ta - yaf_ tha - ya__

b b b # n b b # n b b b
tas- tya - si_ wuh ya Sa- 0- ya wa ta - yaf_ tha - ya__ tas- tya - si_ wuh -

ya

Sa- 0- ya

wa

b b n
Sith - saf tha_

wu - tha_

Voc 10

w w

ya Sa-0-ya

. .

wa Sith

ta -

yaf_ ta - ya__ yaf_ ta - ya__ ta - ya_

saf

b b n
Sith - saf taya_ ta-

tha_

Voc 11

Voc 12

? b b n
- thas-ya___

Sith

- saf

ya Sa-0-ya

b bn bb b b J J
ta ta - ya_ ta -

ya_

ta -

ya_

wa Sith

saf

ya

Sa- 0- ya

wa

b b n
taya_ ta-

Sith

- saf

14

18

Voc 1

& b b & b b j & b b n

wu tha_ wu Sa- o- ya wu tha_ wu

b b b b b b b b b b b b
tha_ tha_ wu tha_ wu tha_ wu tha__ wu tha_ wu tha_ wu tha__

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Voc 2

Voc 3

Voc 4

& b b & b b j & b b n

ta ya_ wu ta ya_ wu

b b b b b b b b b b b b
tha_ tha_ wu tha_ wu tha_ wu tha_ wu tha_ wu tha_ wu tha_

wa

wu

b b b b b
tha_ wu tha_ wu tha__

Voc 5

Voc 6

Voc 7

V b b V b b j V b b n
wu tha_ wu wu tha_ wu

Sa- o- ya

b b b b b b b b b b b b
tha_ tha_ wu tha_ wu tha_ wu tha__ wu tha_ wu tha_ wu tha__

wa

b b b b b b
wu tha_ wu tha_ wu tha__

Voc 8

Voc 9

Voc 10

? b b
Sa- o- ya - tus - ya -

n b
-

wa

b b b b b b b b b b b b
wu tha_ wu tha_ wu tha__

Voc 11

? b b n b
si__

Voc 12

? b b n J
- tus - ya si__ - ya Sa- o- ya -

b b b b b b
wu - tha_ wu tha_ wu tha__

wa

wu

b b b b b b
wu tha_ wu tha_ wu tha_ tha_ wu tha_ wu tha__

15

23

Voc 1

& &

b b n j b b j b j b n b b n j J
wihy-fan- ya_ wihy-fan- ya_ (hummed)

Voc 2

Voc 3

& & &

b n j b j b j b n b b n j b J
siy wa_ Sa - yas - fa_ San tha-si sath sa_

siy

wa_

Sa - yas - fa_

San -

tha-si

sath

sa_

Voc 4

Voc 5

Voc 6

& V V

wihy-fan- ya_ (hummed)

b b n j b b j b j b n b b n j J
siy wa_ Sa - yas - fa_ San tha-si sath sa_

wihy-fan- ya_

b n j b j j b j b b b n J b n
siy wa_ Sa - yas - fa_ San tha-si sath sa_

Voc 7

b b n j b b j b j b n b b n j J
wihy-fan- ya_

Voc 8

Voc 9

V ? ?

wihy-fan- ya_ (hummed)

b n j b j b j b n b b n j b J
siy wa_ Sa - yas - fa_ San tha-si sath sa_

siy

wa_

Sa - yas - fa_

San -

tha-si

sath

sa_

Voc 10

b b n b b b b n b b n J J J J J
wihy-fan- ya_

Voc 11

Voc 12

? (hummed)w

b n b b b b b b n J b n J J J J
wihy-fan- ya_ siy wa_ Sa - yas - fa_ San tha-si sath sa_ siy

wa_

Sa - yas - fa_

San -

tha-si

sath

sa_

16

All hold except 8, 9 & 10

29

Voc 1

& #
tha - fayef - sa_ sath sa_

Voc 2

& b n j b n j b n j b n
sath sa_ sath sa_ sath sa_

Nis - tha - sa -

b b

b
ta

wo -

fi

b b n
ya -

sa___

w w w w w w w w w w w w

Voc 3

& w

Voc 4

& #
tha - fayef - sa_ sath sa_

Voc 5

& b n j b n j b n j b n & w
sath sa_ sath sa_ sath sa_

Nis - tha - sa -

b b

w b
ta

w n
wo fi

b b n n
ya -

sa___

Voc 6

Voc 7

V #
tha - fayef - sa_ sath sa_

Voc 8

V b n j b n j b n j b n V w
sath sa_ sath sa_ sath sa_

Nis - tha - sa -

b b

w b
ta

w n
wo fi

b b n n
ya -

sa___

Voc 9

Voc 10

? #
tha - fayef - sa_

Voc 11

? b n b n b n b n J J J
Nis - tha - sa ta wo fi ya -

b b

b b n n

sa___

Voc 12

? w

sath

sa_

sath

sa_

sath

sa_

sath

sa_

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Interlude III - notes

Voices 8 - 10: wait 5" and move slowly with each other as indicated on the movement chart below. Repeat the music until you have circled the group completely and returned to your original positions. You should maintain strict time to avoid getting out of sync with each other. Voices 1-7 & 11-12: As 8-10 circle you, make a general diminuendo so that by the time they return to their positions, you are silent. While getting softer, perform random, subtle accents on your pitches, interjecting an occasional consonant and changing your vowels with each iteration.

Voice 8

Interlude III - Sep Arboj @

3 V 4 .
mf

Voice 9

3 V4

Sep mf Sep mf Sep

Ar

boj

. . .

sta - ras

sur

Voice 10

? 4 . 3 V V ?
-

Ar - boj

Ar -

sta -

boj

ras

sur

. .

la

sta

ras

sur

mon -

la

mon- to

to

la mon

pin -

rest 3 beats and repeat

Voc 8
7

- pin -

Voc 9

to.

to.

Es - tas

Ili

es - tas

Voc 10
7

la

la

.
sa

sa -

. .

rit...
-

vo.

. . .

b
la

vo.

to - pin - to.

Ili

es -

tas

sa

vo.

10

9 10 5 6 7 9 3 8

8 10

Brief pause
9 8

8 9 2 10 4

12 9 8

11

1 10

continue

Full Stop (silence) 5''

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Voice 1

V - In Obscuro @
#f &c
ff

Seven Words, Seven Worlds

# #
oo ih

Lo

Voice 2

&c

ff

ho

vih

w w

Voice 3

&c w
ff

mp

ee

luh

n pp
la

ee
mp

voo
ff

mf

. . #
pp

ff pp

oo

voo

leh

ee

voo

#
mf

veh

ho
f

Voice 4

& c # # &c
f

Lee o

ho

suh

.
p

.
f ff

Voice 5

eh
mf

vee lee

#.

oo

w #
woo

suh

mp

ee

ee

Voice 6

w &c
p

hoo

.
mp

pa

vih

weh

ah

mp

loo

# #
oo

ee

#.
mp

mf

Voice 7

V c . Vc #
f p

mih

Voice 8

Voice 9

Vc w
f ? c bw

wee

vee

mf

wo

wih-ma-huh-vuh-o

j b b b J n J J
mf ff
ih

b
so

ff

eh

b
ih
pp

pp

ee

w mp b
eh
pp

#.

mf

mp

mp

w . w

n
eh

oo

w bw

veh

w w

b
p

ho

eh
ff

oo

w b. w
o
oo

Voice 10

Voice 11

?c w
p

oo

so

Voice 12

ff ? c b

ih

uh

oo

mp

bf
uh

ma

wih

.
eh

pp

b J
p

bmf .
peh

ee

mp

ff mp

puh

o puh-eh

p n
ih

2008 Scacinto

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Voc 1

& & w & w

#
p

ih

woo

ah
f

pp
ih

#
leh-eh

mpff

mf

pp

mee

moo weh

# #
f

.
ff

ah

# #
ff mp

oo uh

Voc 2

#.
a

w w

.
p

seh

ee

pp
wih

lee

Voc 3

w
pp

. #
mf f

Voc 4

. & n
o

#
f f

ff

heh-vuh
ff

Voc 5

& #. & V V V .

pp

pp mp

oo-oo

luh

n. # J
o uh
ff

oo

ho

puh
mf

veh

w #
mf

w .
pp

mp

Voc 6

Voc 7

b.
p

oo

# .

eh

so

Voc 8

wa

Voc 9

o po

puh

mp

loo

b.
p

veh wuh soo

oo
ff

# #
ff

hoo

# #
pp

mp

pa

moo ih

.
o

hoo heh

# #.

vo

b
mf

w
mf

#
poo

pp

ma

. w

hih

w
p mf

pp

w w w b.
f

mih

oo

oo

mf

b
pih

ha

ff

eh

. w

bf w w w
eh

b b
o

pih

oo

eh

Voc 10

? w ? w ? b
f

mf

va

. w
pp

pp

ih oo

pp

Voc 11

mp

. w

ih

eh-mah

Voc 12

uh

eh

p mf

ee

a-voo eh-uh

f p

pp

po

ih

loo

j
a

b
ee

muh-lee-vuh

20

All diminuendo to pp over 7"

12

Voc 1

& &

#w
mp

n
ih

#
p

eh

5 4 5 4
mf

mf

n
p mp

w w w w

hold

soo

oo

Voc 2

woo

ih

hold p hold p hold p hold

mih

moo

Voc 3

& w & #
uh
ff mf

5 4 . 5 4 w
ff

Voc 4

oo

Voc 5

n . & # & V b V
pp ff

oh vee ee

Voc 6

.
a

puh

5 J 4 5 4 . 5 b 4
ff

pp

w w J n J w w w w w w

Voc 7

nmf
mf ff

J b.
o
mp

hold p hold p hold p hold p hold

hee

Voc 8

hih

Voc 9

V w ? b
f

oo o

5 4 b.
f

hih

oo

Voc 10

5 . 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 .
p

sih

J n.
p

mf

Voc 11

? w ?
va

eh

ih

Voc 12

b.

eh

woo

hold

mf

b
a

ff

hold p

wee

hee

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Interlude IV - Sep Mondoj

Voice 1

all repeat 3 - 10 times within 40''

# & # # & voc 2 finish voc 3 start pp w w w w c # ww # # # 2 Voice 3c & n b # & Voice n b & & # Sep voc 4 strt voc 3 finish # pp c w w w ww &w Voice 4 # &c # Voice 3 # Sep b # # & & pp c voc 5 start w # # 5 finsh voc Voice 5 c &w vocw4wfinish w w & Voice 4 20 Sep & & # p1 Vocp c & w # w w b # & Voice 6 w w voc 6 start # voc 6finish &c w Voice 5 Sep w # # n pp c # w w Voice 7 & # n w w & c Vw & Voice 6 voc 7 start voc 6 finish voc 6 start Sep # w pp n Vw c w w # # w Voice7 Voice 8c & # # # n w b V b V & Sep voc 7 fnsh 8 strt # 8fnsh w w p # Vp c Voice 9 w 32 Vc w Voice 8 w # b w V b V V b Voc 1 Sep 10 strt bfnsh ?c pp # ! 10 w w ww Voice 10 w Vc Voice 9 w Sep b w w w V b # V b ?c pp Voice 11 ?c ! w 10 fnsh w w Voicestrt 10 10 9 strt Sep # w w nw ppw c b ww ? b # ? # 12 ? # V Voice11bVoice c V b
voc 1 finish

w w w &w c w bw # Voice& & 1 Sep

Voice 2

@ first three bars only

&
pp

&

voc 2 start

44

Voc 1
48

Voc 1

# ?c b w b w nw b # 11 finish Sep
Voice 12

9 finsh

Sep pp

b Interlude III - notes b # b Notes in boxes are to be sung as smoothly as possible at

2008 Scacinto

whatever tempo you find comfortable, though faster is preferred. The text in the boxes below should be sung ad lib, but need to be spread out enough to cycle through the series at the very least 3 times. Try to catch breaths where possible with the least disturbance to the cycling line as possible. Do 2008 not exceed the dynamic indication of 'pp.'

? #
Text:

# ? b # b
12 start

11 start

Scacinto

...Mondoj la suno orbitas, plenaj de...

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voc 1 finish sung once

b & # voc 2 finish

voc 3 finish

voc 2 start all

# n b n b # &
b # & # voc 5 start voc 4 finish
& b # voc 5 finsh

&

& # voc 4 strt

# voc 3 start

hold to next movement

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Voc 1

oc 6 start

voc 6 finish

b & # #
voc 7 fnsh

& #
voc 7 start

# & If your starting note is different than are holding, make the the you note changevoc 5 finsh to the correct range at the
start of 'Epifanio.' All voices: asynchronously swell on your notes; try to avoid simultaneities with those around you. Continue until otherwise indicated.

VI - Epifanio - notes

b & # #

&
Voc 1

b & # # n
32

8 strt

# V b

8 fnsh

b # b

0 strt

b
b
Voc 1

V b

Voices 3-7: in the middle section, you may choose any of the notes in your box to sing, and transition from note to note. You are encouraged to ornament freely on (and therefore around) your notes. The boxes at the bottom of the page show some 8 fnsh examples of the types of ornamentation you might employ. Voices 10-12: Coordinate your downbeat (on the low 'g') and stay in rhythm together using whatever non visually-distracting means you find convenient.

b b #

10 fnsh

b b #
b b #

9 strt

V
44

9 finsh

?
?

11 finish

# b b #
b b

b b # ?
? #
12 start

11 start

48

Voc 1

12 finish

52

Voc 1

b # #

b #

?!

...devoto.

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VI - Epifanio
All pp - f

Score
Voice 1

core
Voice 2

& w & w & w

a a a

33''

[Title]
!

17''

14''

[Title]
!

[Composer]

Score Score c &

4

Voice 3

&c

[Title] ! [Title]
! [Title] ! !

a ! & c Score ! & [Composer] & w Voice 5 ! # ! ![Title] ! a & Score c ! ! ! 8 & 4 [Composer] & w ! ! ! # ! b & Voice !6 ! a ! ! [Title] & core c ! ! ! & w # 4 Voice 7 !! V ! ! ! [Composer] & & ! a [Title] 12 e 8 c ! ! ! !! & 4 !Vw ! ! ! [Composer] ! ! ! & & Voice&!8 ! a ! ! ! c ! ! [Title] ! &Score 8 ! ![Composer] ! ! & 4& Voice 9! V w ! ![Title] ! 16 ! ! ! ! 12 Score ! ! &&c 8 ! ? a ! ! ! ! ! [Composer] w !w 10 & &Voice&! ! a . w . ! ! ! ! [Title] ! ! ! > > ! > !c & 12 ff core ! ! !! & ! ! & 8& Voice ! ? ww ! ! ! ! . w ![Composer] ! 11 . w 20 Voice 1 ! &a ! ! ! ! > > ! > 16 & !Score ! ff [Title] ! ! & c12 ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! & 4 &Voice&12 ? ww ! !& ! ! [Composer] ! ! . w ! . w ! & 16 & Voice 2! a > > > ! ! ! !! ! ! !! ff ! & & 12& c ! ! ! b j j j j !j j ! ! 4 24 ! ! ! 20 & ! 16 ! !! ! & & !! !c ! !! ! A ! !! ! ! B ! ! & 8 && ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! & 20 & Voice 3! A & w M etc ! ! ! ! !! B ! b j j j j j j ! ! 16 & 8 ! ! ! & 28 4 ! ! ! ! & ! 20 ! 24 !! ! !! ! ! ! & & ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! & & 12 24Voice 4 ! & w !! ! ! ! & ! ! ! & 24 ! ! ! !!
Voice 4

& w

[Composer]

[Composer]

ornament *

# ornament * !
ornament *

[Composer]

Full Stop (silence) 7''

ornament *

ornament *

ornament *
* *

*or*

Interlude V - notes
Voice 1: Sing clearly and precisely at a comfortable dynamic with no vibrato. Voices 1-6: As precisely as you can, match the pitch, timbre, and vowel of Voice 1. Your dynamic for the entire movement should be p.

Voice 1 Voice 1

Interlude V - Sep Steloj @

3 mf &4 3 &4
p 3 . & 4 . 3 &4 Sep

U U

b b

U U

ste -

Voice 2 Voice 2

Voice 3 Voice 3

3 &4 3 &4 3 3 &4 &4 3 3 &4 &4

5 5

eh

Voice 4 Voice 4

3 3 & 4 .. &4

eh

.. ..
p ..

loj

c n c n

, c , c w c w c w c w c c w c w
p c w c w

si -

len -

. . . .

2 4 2 4

. .
te

U U

7 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 7 7 4 4 7 7 4 4 7 7 4 4

eh

2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4

eh

Voice 5 Voice 5

! ! ! ! b b . . , b . .
3 3

eh

p b b

oh

Voice 6 Voice 6

! ! b 5 b 5 4 4

Voc 11 Voc

7w 7 w &4 &4 7 &4 w 7w &4 , 7w &4

7w &4 7 &4 w

rea -

le - con

U U

> >

ee

b b
ras.

Voc 2 Voc 2

, b. 5 4 5 4
oh

kon -

tu

U U

(hummed)

U w cU c w

Voc 3

Voc 4

5 . 4 , ,
oh

oo

c c

U w U w

Full Stop (silence) 7"

Voc Voc 5

eh

Voc 6 Voc 6

5 4

ah

U c w

5 . 4

,(hummed) U c w
U c w

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VII - Quodlibet - Notes

All stand simultaneously (watch voice 1), and beginning with the front row, form columns as the beginning, but now reversed, and process out of the performance space. (See diagram below.) Starting with your first movement, sing any 7" of music from the piece. Do not frantically flip from page to page to find your next passage; an approximation of a passage from memory is preferable to this. At the end of the 7", sing another 7" of music from either the same movement or from a different movement. If the music is chosen from the same movement, choose a different place in the movement, do not merely continue on without break. Continue to alternate in this fashion until you are entirely out of the performance space.

VII - Quodlibet

7" music 1 7" music 2 7" music 3 7" music 4 7" music 5 7" etc.
12 4 2 11 9 8 2 4

12 9 8

11 5 1

10 6 7 3

10 1 7

5 6 3

END

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Appendix A - Movement Charts (Large)

Sep Montoj

12 4 2 8 9

11 5 1

10 8 6 9 7 3 7 10

Sep Arboj
10 9 8 8 9 2 10 4 8 12 9 1 10 11 5 7 9 10 10 6 3 8 9 8

Brief pause

continue

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