Bryars - Beckett Songbook

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texts by Samuel Beckett for Soprano, Countertenor Electric Guitar, Viola, Cello and Double Bass (2012)

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Gavin Bryars

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Beckett Songbook uff ü

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texts by Samuel Beckett

(2012)

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for Soprano, Countertenor Electric Guitar, Viola, Cello and Double Bass ___________________________________________________________________

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Full Score

Mainz • London • Berlin • Madrid • New York • Paris • Prague • Tokyo • Toronto © 2012 SCHOTT MUSIC Ltd., London • Printed in Germany

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First Performance:

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25 August 2012 Orlanda Bryars, soprano James Cave, countertenor Gavin Bryars Ensemble St Macartin’s Cathedral Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, UK

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Originally commissioned for the inaugural Happy Days: Enniskillen International Beckett Festival 2012

Duration: c. 8 minutes

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Texts by Samuel Beckett 1. My way is in the sand flowing

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2. I would like my love to die

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I would like my love to die and the rain to be raining on the graveyard and on me walking the streets mourning her who thought she loved me

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my peace is there in the receding mist when I may cease from treading these long shifting thresholds and live the space of a door that opens and shuts

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my way is in the sand flowing between the shingle and the dune the summer rains on my life on me my life harrying fleeing to its beginning to its end

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3. Song

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at the faint sound so brief it is gone and the whole globe not yet bare the eye opens wide till in the end nothing more shutters it again

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something there where out there out where outside what the head what else something there somewhere outside the head

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4. Something there

so the odd time out there somewhere out there like as if something not life necessarily

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Age is when to a man Huddled o'er the ingle Shivering for the hag To put the pan in the bed And bring the toddy She comes in ashes Who loved could not be won Or won not loved Or some other trouble Comes in the ashes Like in that old light The face in the ashes That old starlight On the earth again.

Gavin Bryars Beckett Songbook Samuel Beckett

in memoriam Jocelyn Herbert

1. My way is in the sand flowing

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

 

ce

shuts



orm



o -

rus

   

E. Gtr.

that



al

door



and

erf



o - pens

rp

  



  

no

Ct.

that



t fo

door



Sc





an

42

 S.  

ore

-A

          



itu r

-



         

Vlc.

D.B.



   

E. Gtr.

Vla.

thresh - olds



rA

shift



hru ng en

 

ing





ns i nic c h ht ts fü

Ct.

-



pa rt

shift



p

uff ü

38

   S. 

shuts

    S&Co.8862







pizz.                      (p)

6

2. I would like my love to die 





p



 

I would

Adagio, quasi recitativo senza sord. senza vib.

  

pp senza sord. senza vib.

 



pp

p

senza sord. arco senza vib.

   





to

die

love

Ct.





 

Sc



p





 arco  

Vlc.

 



p D.B.



 







  

p

arco





pp

   

pizz.

mp

p





  

 p







 

and

the

rain

to be

 



   

  

 

 

(con vib.)



arco con vib.

 

die

erf

rp 

p





(espress.) con vib.

t fo

 

Pe

  Vla. 

   

no

(=)

  

rus

  

E. Gtr.

al

to



an

6

p





pp

 S.    

   pizz.

pp

my

orm

Double Bass

arco

   

pizz.

  



-A

Cello





ore

Viola

like

hru ng en

pp

  

  

ns i nic c h ht ts fü

  





uff ü

    

Electric Guitar



pa rt



rA



s-

  

ce

Countertenor



itu r

Adagio, quasi recitativo

  Soprano  

    poco vib.

 

poco vib.



S&Co.8862



pizz.

      mp



   



p con vib.





7

    

rain - ing

on

the grave - yard

(=)

  

 

 

Vlc.

 



 





D.B.

  



     

   (espress.)

   



  



  

    

 





pizz.

 arco

       p mp



D.B.



 







 



  







mp









mourn - ing

  





mourn - ing



orm

erf

rp (espress.)



mp

ce

an

Sc    

    p

Vlc.

streets



Pe

 Vla.  

the

t fo

   

E. Gtr.

walk - ing

al







rus

Ct.

 



no

me

ore

16

 S.  

s-

-A







uff ü

   Vla.   

and on

the grave - yard



  

 

pa rt

on

E. Gtr.

  





rA

 



ns i nic c h ht ts fü

Ct.



itu r



hru ng en

11

   S.   

     

     

   

 

mp

(=)



  

mp





mp

S&Co.8862





mp



8

  

E. Gtr.

 Vla.     

Vlc.





loved

me





thought

 

  





 



 

 









  







she

loved

me

   

 

 



 



 



  

  



 

 



 





 







when

to

a





 





  













 



-A

D.B.



she



itu r

who



thought

 

her

 

hru ng en

   



uff ü

Ct.

who



pa rt

her



rA



ns i nic c h ht ts fü

21

  S. 

Adagio (q = c.70)

s-

ce

an

erf

Age



is



 when



to



a

mp

no

mp

Cello



                  

Pe

Viola





mp

t fo

rus

 

is

Age

rp

al







orm

 Countertenor    Electric Guitar

mp

Sc

 Adagio (q = c.70)  Soprano  

ore

3. Song

                                      mp

Double Bass

              mp

            S&Co.8862

           

9



   man

Vlc.



o’er

the

in

  



 

Hud- dled

o’er

the







-

gle

in

-





gle

  



                                     

              

   

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  





   

Shi - ver - ing

for

   

Vlc.



D.B.

the

hag

To

the





hag

erf

for

   



rp

 

put the



 

To

put the

 

t fo





  

                                    

no

Vla.



rus

 

Pe

E. Gtr.

al

Shi - ver - ing

 

orm

 

s-

 

Sc

Ct.

   

ce

7

 S.  

an

ore

-A

D.B.





Hud- dled





uff ü

Vla.





rA

E. Gtr.

 

ns i nic c h ht ts fü

Ct.

 

itu r

man

  

hru ng en





pa rt

4

 S.  

                                    

   

  

  

  

  

  

S&Co.8862

  

  

  

  

  

  

10

  pan

 

E. Gtr.

the bed

And



    in



And

   

the

tod - dy





   

bring

the

tod - dy



 



             

Vlc.

                         



  

  

  

  

  

  

  

rA

   

 

  

  

        

  



comes

Sc

 

 

(mp)







in

ash





in

ash

erf

comes



  

-





es

Who

-





es

Who

 



rp





(=)

t fo

rus

  

al

She

E. Gtr.

ce



an



She

Ct.

s-

(mp)

orm

13

 S.  

ore

-A



 

 

uff ü

ns i nic c h ht ts fü

Vla.

D.B.



  

bring



the bed

 



itu r

Ct.

in





hru ng en

pan

  

pa rt

10

 S.  

                                   

Vlc.



                                    

D.B.

    

  

no



Pe

Vla.

  

  

  

   S&Co.8862

  

  

  

  

  

  

11

Ct.

   loved





could not

be

won

  





could not

be

won



   

E. Gtr.

 

 Or

won







Or

won

not



 



                        

Vlc.

                 

  

  

  

  

 

     



rA



  

not

  





  







  





  



Vlc.



D.B.

sce 



       



Or

some

o







Or

some

o







  -

ther

  -

ther





rp t fo

Vla.



rus

  

Pe

E. Gtr.

al

loved





erf



 

no

Ct.

Sc

loved



an



orm

19

 S.  

ore

-A

D.B.

  

ns i nic c h ht ts fü

Vla.

  







itu r

loved

  

hru ng en

   

uff ü

S.

pa rt

16 (=)

           

                                    

   

  

  

  

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  

  

  

12

trou - ble

    





trou - ble

 

Comes

in

the

ash - es



 

 

   

Comes

in

the

ash - es

 

Vlc.









                                    

uff ü

 

 

                                      

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  









that

old

light

The











in

that

old

light

The





Vlc.



D.B.





an

orm

rp

al

 

 





t fo



Like

                                   

no

Vla.

rus

  

E. Gtr.



in

erf



  

Pe

Ct.

Sc

Like



ce

25

 S.  

ore

-A

   

rA

Vla.





   

(=)

ns i nic c h ht ts fü

E. Gtr.

D.B.

 

s-

Ct.



itu r



hru ng en



pa rt

22

    S.  

                                      

  

  

  

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     

  



13

in

the

ash - es

face



 

  

in

the

ash - es

  face

    

E. Gtr.

 







  





 

meno mosso

ns i nic c h ht ts fü

rall.

pp

           

That

old





That

old

 -





6



6

6





s-



ce





6

















6



-A





On

the





On

the



rp

rus



 





  

E. Gtr.

light

al

star

an

 

light

Sc

-

6



6



mp



orm



star

 

ore

31

  S. 





erf







uff ü

6

                       

Vlc.

Ct.



                                          pp

D.B.



(mp)

mp

Vla.

(mp)

meno mosso

rA

Ct.

rall.

itu r

   

hru ng en

 

 

pa rt

28

 S.  



 6

D.B.







  

t fo

no



Vlc.

Pe

                                 Vla.           

  

6



  

6





  

6



6

 S&Co.8862



  



 

6



  

6



 6





14

earth

a

-

gain.



























6







6



6







6



 

 



 

 











 











6

 



6









   

al

   

rus

p

 meno mosso  Vla.  

pizz.

solo  D.B.   







 

 





 

  

   



 



 

 

        

   

no

Pe





an



 

orm







(=)

   3

mp S&Co.8862

 



p

6









s-



ce

meno mosso

rit.

p



-A



 6











ore

35

 S. 



Sc





6

6







rA



 

ns i nic c h ht ts fü



 

erf



Vlc.

Vlc.

-

uff ü

a

6

E. Gtr.



t fo

 Vla. 

Ct.

gain.

  

E. Gtr.

D.B.

-



earth





pa rt

 

rp

Ct.

rit.

itu r



hru ng en

33

  S. 

l.v.

15

4. Something there 

  







Andante (q = c.82)

  Viola   





 



        

Cello



mp

          (pizz.)



Vlc.



ore















     







     





















some - thing





     



there

 

 



p











                        

       D.B. 



p



an





  

     



erf

 





orm

Sc al  

t fo

 





  



no

Vla.

 



rus

E. Gtr.





  



Pe

Ct.



rp

6



     

mp

 S. 



-A

Double Bass



 

 



mp



 

uff ü

mp

 



hru ng en









ns i nic c h ht ts fü

    

Electric Guitar



itu r



pa rt



s-

Countertenor

  

ce

Soprano

rA

Andante (q = c.82)

     

 

   







p

   p

S&Co.8862

  p

   



16



 



out -





where



Vla.





 

Vlc.





 







 





 

 











  





 







 

 

 



out

where



















 





 

 

 















 

 



















   

 



Vlc.

  

 

  D.B.    









 



an











      

   

 















what

else





    S&Co.8862



 





some - thing

 

rp

 

al

Vla.

rus

 

 

Pe

E. Gtr.

 





orm

what









erf



t fo

 

no

Ct.

the head

Sc

- side

  



s-



ce

16

 S.  

ore

-A

D.B.











ns i nic c h ht ts fü

E. Gtr.







there

   







itu r

Ct.



hru ng en

out p

   



uff ü



pa rt



rA

11

  S.    



  

 

 

 





  

  

  

 

  

 



 

  





  

17

Vlc.

 



the

head









side

the

head







    D.B.  

   

     

 

-

     





out

















   



 







 









 









 

 

 

 

arco 

     



Vlc.

D.B.







   



 













  

 

sce

an



  

 

pp







at

the

faint

pp

  

  

poco rit.



a tempo

at

 

rp





orm

Sc al

 

t fo



 

no

 Vla. 

   

rus



E. Gtr.







Pe

Ct.



poco rit.

erf

26

 S. 

ore

-A

 



    

       

     







itu r



  

out - side



hru ng en

Vla.



uff ü



some - where





some - where



E. Gtr.

  

pa rt



there

Ct.

 

rA



ns i nic c h ht ts fü

21

 S.  





a tempo

                  pp



                                  pp



                  pp

S&Co.8862

18

sound

Ct.







 



so brief



it



pp



the

whole



is gone

  

mp



pp

                                               

                                                                                                 

-A





rA

Vlc.

D.B.



uff ü

 

and

ns i nic c h ht ts fü

Vla.

is gone

  

    



pa rt

it

E. Gtr.





  



p

itu r

  

hru ng en

29

 S.   



s-



an

bare

mp

  



   

erf

rp

al

    

E. Gtr.

the eye



  o - pens

    p

t fo

                                  mp

no

Pe

Vla.





rus

Ct.

not yet

Sc

globe



orm



ce

 

ore

32

  S. 

                                                

Vlc.

mp D.B.



                                                 mp S&Co.8862

19 mp





till

in the

end

noth



  

ing

more

shut - ters





 

-





wide



       mp

p

ns i nic c h ht ts fü

rA

uff ü

                                                 (=)

-A

                                                  

a - gain

 

rus

al

    

E. Gtr.



p

sce



 



rit.



no

                      

Vlc.

D.B.

t fo

Pe

         Vla.  

 









out there



 



 

 

 

trem.  

    

 

p

quasi recitativo trem.

pp

trem.

 

pp S&Co.8862





  

pp



 

so the odd time

an

  

orm

it

ore

  

a - gain

quasi recitativo

    



erf

it

  

rp

 S.   

rit.

Sc

38

Ct.



    

Vlc.

D.B.

  

pa rt



mf

Vla.

  

shut - ters

     

E. Gtr.

(mp)

hru ng en

Ct.



 

itu r

35

 S.  

 

       

 

                    

rit.





some - where

Ct.



out

 



not

life

there







E. Gtr.



not

3

  

 

life

ne - ces - sa - ri - ly

           mp p

 

al

mp



Molto adagio

  

mp

 





mp

D.B.



    

no



Pe

   Vla. 

Vlc.

      

rus



E. Gtr.

   

   













uff ü p

 

       

 









(p)

p

mp

s-



   



ce





Ct.



an



   

(p)

  

orm



Sc

 S. 

ore

Molto adagio

49

p

(non trem.)



-A

 

erf



  

rp

D.B.

mp

 

 

(p)

   

(non trem.)



   

 

mp

t fo

Vlc.

 

 

(non trem.)



rA

  

 

meno mosso

ns i nic c h ht ts fü

 

  Vla.  

rit.

  



     

solo

(loco)



ne - ces - sa - ri - ly pp

  

  

like as if some- thing

    

3      

mp

p



pp

hru ng en

 S.  

meno mosso mp

pa rt

43

itu r

20

(p)









 





 

 

 

 



 

p













 

p

 

mp





   p







   

p Metchosin, B.C. July 18th 2012

S&Co.8862

al an s-

ce

ore

Sc

orm

erf

rp

t fo

no

rus

Pe

rA

hru ng en

uff ü

pa rt

ns i nic c h ht ts fü

-A

itu r

al an s-

ce

ore

Sc

orm

erf

rp

t fo

no

rus

Pe

rA

hru ng en

uff ü

pa rt

ns i nic c h ht ts fü

-A

itu r