Earthless - A Sonic Exploration of the Space Between Death and Life, Composed in Five Movements for Chamber Ensemble.

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1 Macalester College College Music Honors Projects Music Deartment Sring 21 Earthless - A Sonic Exloration o the Sace Between Death and Lie Coosed in Five Movements or Chamber Ensemble. Samuel P. Tygiel Macalester College stygiel@gmail.com Follow this and additional works at: htt://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/musi_honors Part o the Coosition Commons Recommended Citation Tygiel Samuel P. Earthless - A Sonic Exloration o the Sace Between Death and Lie Coosed in Five Movements or Chamber Ensemble. 21. Music Honors Projects. Paer 12. htt://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/musi_honors/12 This Honors Project is brought to you or ree and oen access by the Music Deartment at DigitalCommons@Macalester College. It has been acceted or inclusion in Music Honors Projects by an authorized administrator o DigitalCommons@Macalester College. For more inormation lease contact scholarub@macalester.edu.

2 Samuel Tygiel Earthless A Sonic Exloration o the World Between Death and Lie

3 2 Movement 1 - Arrival Movement 2 - The Visitiation rom the Mild Deities Earthless - In Five Movements Texts Used: Selt rom Sibyl's Leaves by Gerard Manely Hokins The Lantern Out o Doors by Gerard Manley Hokins Movement - The Visitation rom the Fierce Deities Movement 4 - Distraction and Torture rom Mental Images Movemnet 5 - Callings rom the Worlds o Rebirth Dead Love by Sara Teasdale A Little While by Sara Teasdale Death Chant by Sir Walter Scott Instrumentation and Perormers Sorano 1 - Bethany Battaarano Sorano 2 - Emma Lynn Mezzo Sorano - Mattie Armstrong Piano 1 - Johanna Kvam Piano 2 - Anna McFall Violin 1 - Nick Whittredge Viola - Katie Klein Violin 2 - Kaarin Evens Cello - Elizabeth Nelson Flute - Ida Nitter Clarinet - Lydia Brosnahan Table o Contents Movement 1... Movement Movement...1 Movement Movement 5... Perormance Instructions...4 Program Notes...s5 Conductor - Honza Cervenka

4 Gerard Manley Hokins Flute e= Movement 1 Arrival A Sensa Misura Sam Tygiel Clarinet in Bb Sorano 1 Hauntingly * * Ear - nest Earth - less Piano 1 Violin 1 - Con Pedale '. m * '. - A e= / m * * loco Viola ' 21 Sam Tygiel

5 4 S. 1 Pno 1. 1 * E - qual A - ttu na - ble 4 m m 4 2 m m * * * / ' * * * * m S. 1 5 B oco rit. * * * Vaul-ty vo- lu mi - nous Stu-en-dous eve-ning strains to be C A Teo Pno 1. * * 4 * ' - * 6 * * m * 5 6

6 S. 1 Pno 1. Fl. S. 1 Pno D Conducted e= like a oghorn 6. * * time's vast womb o all home o all hearseo night Her ond m * 6 m m 1 2 m m sz m m m ye-llow horn-light wound to the west Her wild hol - low '. '. ' *. sz sz sz sz m m 5 m

7 6 Fl. 22 * Mysterious.t m 5 m 6 * '. '. m m... S. 1 hoar m light hung to the height waste her ear li-est stars earl stars Stars Pno m m m *

8 Fl. 2 * * oco rit. Faster e= * m.. 6 S * *. 6 rin-ci-le o-ver bend us Fire ea-tur-ing hea - - ven For Earth her *. Pno 1. 6 * * 5 6 * m *. *.. * Vln. e= * ' 6

9 Fl. 6 Attacca * 5. m S. 1 6 being Has un - bound Her da le 6 m 6 * m is at an end a- stray a - swarm all through-ther in throngs a - stray Pno 1. * 2 Vln. * m Attacca ' m

10 Movement 2 Visitation rom the Mild Deities 9 Flute w=4 E F Clarinet in Bb Piano 1 Piano 2 Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Violoncello 21 Sam Tygiel E w=4 subtle light vibrato subtle light vibrato ' m F : : : : m sz sz m m m

11 1 Pno. 2 oco rit. G e.= : : : : : : : : : : oco rit. G e.=66 m m Intensely ' senza vibrato nat. * 6 m m m m Intensely

12 64 m m m 11 Pno * * 5 6 m

13 12 Pno. 2 1 Pno. 2 * * m * 1 - * * 2 * m m m m * m '. 6 '. Sweetly 6

14 Fl. 4 * m * * orceully Pno. 2 *

15 14 Fl. 91 = m = 6 Pno. 2 = * - / 6 = =. * =. * m = izz.. m = izz m

16 Fl. Pno H e=66 :.. : * H e=66 arco.. *. * :... ' * m m :.. arco arco :... * 5 15

17 16 Fl. 11 Breathy wood-lute tone. * m m m. * m Pno. 2.. * 6 m. m ' m. m m

18 Fl. 119 I Attaca 1 Pno. 2 * I Bell Like m sz sz sz sz sz sz sz m m > > sul G > ' Bell Like m sz sz sz m m sz sz sz sz m m m > > Attaca

19 1 Gerard Manley Hokins Flute Clarinet in Bb Sorano 1 Sorano 2 Mezzo-sorano Piano 1 Piano 2 Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Violoncello r=22 21 Sam Tygiel Standing ostage right.. 6 * Our ev - Standing Behind Audience Right en - ing is o - ver us m Our night whelms Standing Behind Audience Let m Movement Visitation rom the Fierce Deities Soken: Our Evening is Over us 1 m 2 simile - ' ' r=22 1 izz Sul D izz arco izz * m m izz izz Sul G 4 *. * * Echo: Our Evening is Over us Soken: Our Night Whelms Echo: Our Night Whelms

20 Fl. S. 1 S. 2 M-S. Pno * ' * * * m 2 m 1 * * * 6 6 ' m m Whelms Soken: Our Evening is Over us * * Echo: Our Night Whelms izz 4 4. * * izz 4. * 4 4. * 4 m m 19

21 2 Fl. 149 * * S. 1 S. 2 M-S. Pno. 2 *. * 6 * * * * * whelms whelms and will end us ' arco 4 4 * * arco m Soken: Our Night Whelms Whelms Simulataneous Echo: Whelms Whelms Sul C m m

22 Fl * 6 * 21 M-S. * 5 4. * 4 Soken: And Will End Us Pno * * * m m m 6 m 6 m m izz 4 4 m izz * 4 4. ' izz * m m 4 m 4. * 4. 4 izz 4 m m

23 22 Fl. Pno e=6 1 Delicately e=6 senza vibrato 4 arco stagger bowing con edale m * - / * * * m m ' senza vibrato 4 arco stagger bowing * 4. * 4

24 Fl. S. 2 M-S. Pno m Stage Whiser: Only the Beak Leaved Boughs.- / 6 * Soken: Dragonish 2 1 * m m Soken: Damask the tool smooth bleak light Echo: Damask the tool smooth bleak light Soken: Black * * * Ever so black on it Immediate Echo: Black Soken: Ever so black on it m m sans vibrato arco ' * 2 oco a oco con vib. oco a oco con vib arco m

25 24 Fl. 11 Faster e=96 * * * m m * S. 1 Pno. 2 On - ly the beak - leaved *. * 2 e=96 arco 4 m * * ' arco 4 m arco 4 m 4 m m cresc. oco a oco

26 Fl. S. 1 Pno. 2 1 m 5 5 boughs dra - gon - ish da - mask the tool - smooth bleak 5 ' m m 25

27 26 Fl. S. 1 Pno * m light black e - ver so black @ * 5 ' izz. m

28 Movement 4 Distraction and Torture rom Mental Images 2 Sara Teasdale Sir Walter Scott Gerard Manley Hokins Flute e=66 Clarinet in Bb Sorano 1 Sorano 2 Onstage m m 5 Dramatically Legato And then he took your voice a - way and then he let me all a - lone God Let me list en to your voice And look u - on you or a sace Onstage m m 5 5 * 5 5 * 6 With laintive longing Legato m And then he took voice a-way and then he let me all I can-not wee I can - not ray I can-not wee I m 6 * * * Mezzo-sorano Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Violoncello 21 Sam Tygiel Onstage m m With laintive longing Legato m *. *. *. And then he took voice a-way and then he let me all I can-not wee I can - not ray I can-not wee I e=66 '

29 2 S * * 5 5 * 6 m m God * Let me look with-in your eyes And touch or once yourcling-ing hand your cling - ing hand S. 2 m 6 6 * * can-not ray I can-not wee I can - not ray M-S. 5. m *. *. can-not ray I can-not wee I can - not ray * *. m m 5 6. * m ' * *. m izz arco Sul C. * m m m

30 29 S. 1 sz m > m molto rit. And then he took your voice a-way And then he let me all a - lone S. 2 sz m > m 5 And then he took voice a-way And then he let me all M-S. sz m > m And then he took voice a-way And then he let me all > * * m 99 m m - molto rit. - m *. m ' > * * 6 m m m * m 5 6

31 S e=14 m.. *. Ooo Aah Aah Hmm M-S. m Ooo hmm * e=14 ' *

32 24 e= oco rit. e=6 Slightly Slower 1.* * S. 1 m Ooo S. 2 m 6 5 m Hmm Aaah M-S. m * m 6... Aah Aah Aaah e= oco rit. sz@ m sz sz

33 2 Fl. 251 * * * m m * m m S. 2 M-S. m m Ahh m m View- less ess-ence thin and Ahh Ahh View- less ess - ence thin and * * m @ 5 m m *. * m m ' * m A B B A B A B A B B A B > * * sz sz sz sz arco m

34 Fl. 259 * * m sz m m sz m 6 S. 1 m m A 6 * - stray A - stray All throught - ther in throngs Sel in Sel S. 2 * bare Well nigh melt ed in to air Still with ond - ness ho - ver-ing near That earth - 4@ 4@ 4@ m *. M-S. m 4@ 4... * *. bare Well nigh melt ed in to air Still with ond - ness ho - ver-ing near That earth - * ' 4@ 4@ 4@ *. B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B m m 4@ 4@ 4@ m m *.

35 4 @ m m m m 4 * m * - - S. 1 * Steed-ed and ashed * S m ly orm thou once did wear ause u - on thy i - nion's light M-S... m.. ly orm thou once did wear ause u - on thy i - nion's light.. 6 m '.. m B B

36 Fl. * * m m S. 1 6 As - tray A - swarm S. 2 m m * * 6 * be thy course let or right Be thou doomed to soar or sink Pause u - on the M-S. ' m m. * * 6 6 *. * 5 5 be thy course let or right Be thou doomed to soar or sink Pause u - on the * m m m m 5 5

37 6 Fl * * * * * * 4 * 6 *. * *. m m Like a Foghorn *. Like a Foghorn 4 * 4. * *. * * 5 5. *.. * * *. * 4 4. *. 4 4 *. S. 2 * * aw - ul brink M-S. *5 5 5 * aw - ul brink * * *5 ' 5 5 * m izz * 4... *

38 Sara Teasdale Gerard Manley Hokins Flute Clarinet in Bb Sorano 1 Sorano 2 Mezzo-sorano Piano 1 Piano 2 Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Violoncello 21 Sam Tygiel e= 5 *. e= 5 * m Hmm 6 * * Movement 5 Callings rom the Worlds o Rebirth *. * 6 6 m m - * 6 * * 6 5 m '. '. '. '. - * * * - m ' * * Hmm 6 6 6

39 Fl. M-S. 2 6 * oco rit. oco accel. oco rit. * dolcissimo m Ahh m. Hmmm like an echo * * oco rit. oco accel. oco rit. ' 6 * m 6 6 : : : : : : m m '.. * m like an echo. m like an echo

40 Fl. 292 a teo oco rit. oco accel. accel. rit. accel. * m 9 a teo m delicately orceully. * m... m a teo Delicately oco rit. oco accel. accel. rit. accel. * * m ' m m m

41 4 Fl. 29 S. 2 * A while these.. m.

42 Fl. S. 2 M-S. Pno. 2 1 * m nights and days will burn In song with the bright rail -ty o oam m God let me lis - ten god.. ' * * *

43 42 Fl. S. 2 M-S. 4 Liv * * - ing in light be - ore they turn Back to the let me li - sten to your voice Li - ving - in light be - ore they turn back to the no -thing- ness no - thing- ness Pno '. m m.. *....

44 Fl. Slower e=6 Loose Time* * 4 S. 2 M-S. Pno. 2 no - thing - ness that is their home no - thing- ness that is their home > m >.. Slower e=6 * * ' m * * m > m * Allow the time to luxuate between 6 and 69 bm or the next ive measures.

45 44 Fl. S. 1 S. 2 M-S. Pno *. * *. Steady e=69 Earth Earth less m m. *. * ' * * * * izz m m izz. * * E less E qual Earth less E qual m m m m m qual m m m m m m m m m m e=69 *.. * *. izz *. * *. izz m

46 Fl. S. 1 S. 2 M-S. Pno * 4 4 * arco Where From I won - der Where. ' From I won - der Where From I won - der *. 45

47 46 S. 1 2 m I won - der I won - der where S. 2 * And bound Where M-S. Where rom Where Pno. 2 * 2 2 '