Remembering a Human Catastrophe Through Music by Recep Gul

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Mübadele/Ανταλλαγή (The Exchange): Remembering a Human Catastrophe Through Music by Recep Gul

A composition submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts (Music Composition) in The University of Michigan 2012

Doctoral Committee:

Professor Bright Sheng, Chair Professor Vassilios Lambropoulos Associate Professor Erik Ros Santos Assistant Professor Karen Jeanne Fournier Assistant Professor Kristin P. Kuster

RECEP GÜL

Mübadele/Ανταλλαγή (THE EXCHANGE)

(2012) for Soprano, Mezzo‐soprano, Narrator and Chamber Ensemble

To my grandparents Hasan Gül and Zeynep Gül

Acknowledgements

With all my heart I want to thank my mother, Berrin Gül, and my father, Zeki Gül, for their continuous support; my advisors, Prof. Bright Sheng, Prof. Vassilios Lambropoulos, and Prof. Kristin Kuster, for their excellent guidance, brilliant ideas, and academic support from the beginning to the end; William Stroebel and Giota Tachtara not only for helping me in every stage of this project (from research to language learning to hosting me during my studies in Athens), but also for their friendship and moral support; Dr. Despina Margomenou for being such an excellent teacher in Modern Greek and helping me learn it in such a short amount of time; Prof. Artemis Leontis for her feedback, advice, and assessment of my work; and the fellows of the Institute for the Humanities for their feedback and support, which so extensively contributed to this project. Perhaps most of all, I want to thank the emigrants in this tragic event who were willing to be interviewed by me, entrusting their stories and memories to me. Additional special thanks to Sefer Güvenç from the Foundation of Lausanne Treaty Emigrants in Istanbul, Stavros Th. Amestidis from the Center for Asia Minor Studies in Athens, Prof. Steven Whiting, Prof. Gottfried Hagen, Prof. Evan Chambers, Prof. Erik Santos, Prof. Karen Fournier, Prof. Daniel Herwitz, Prof. Joseph Gramley, Bedriye Kocaman, Nurten Gül, Ömer Gül, Berati Gül, Marc LeMay, Amr Kamal, Lisa Borgsdorf and the UMMA staff, Jennifer Goltz, Seyhun Sezer, Akın Üner, İrfan Güneysu, Cihat Yılmaz, Ayşenur Kolivar, Mustafa Avcı, Dave Schall, and Peter Shin.

First performance was given by

Despina (Soprano): Jennifer Goltz Ayshe (Mezzo-soprano): Katherine Sanford Narrator: Marc LeMay

Violins: Kazato Inouye, Verena Ochanine; Viola: Rachel Samson Cello: Eric Haughen; Double Bass: Michael Flinn Flute: Daniel Velasco; Oboe: Jennifer Roloff Clarinet: Jason Paige; Bassoon: Scott Barlett Percussion: Chris Sies; Harp: Rebekah Wallen; Piano: Jani Parsons

Conductor: Elliot Moore

at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 20, 2012

Support for the first performance was generously given by the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Rackham Graduate School, the Institute for the Humanities, the Modern Greek Program, and the School of Music, Theatre and Dance.

Music and Text by Recep Gul Narrations by Giota Tachtara

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Composer’s Note

The Treaty of Lausanne of 1923, which ended the 1919-1922 Greco-Turkish War, decreed the compulsory exchange of religious minority populations in Greece and Turkey. As a result, almost a million and a half Orthodox Christians residing in Turkey and half a million Muslims residing in Greece were uprooted from the lands on which they lived for generations and were forcefully sent to the other country. The agreement not only caused a radical homogenization of the distribution of populations of the Near East, but also marked a milestone in the nationalization and modernization processes of the two countries, thus reshaping the nationalist discourses, as well as the cultural and national identities of Greeks and Turks.

My interest in the 1923 Greco-Turkish Population Exchange started in the summer of 2009 when, in a casual conversation with my family, I learned that my paternal grandparents were born in Northern Greece and were relocated in Turkey as a consequence of this mass population transfer. I was extremely intrigued by the topic, as this issue was rarely discussed in Turkey publicly. The more I have discovered, the more I have been drawn into the lives of both Greek and Turkish refugees, their culture, and their stories, which eventually led to the composition of this cantata.

The creation process for the libretto was rather complicated, considering the complexity of this important event. Approximately two million people were subjected to displacement. And among them approximately a million of the Orthodox Christians were war refugees who fled with the withdrawal of the Greek army, which had advanced into the interior parts of Asia Minor during the war. These populations were already languishing in the port of Piraeus (Athens) before the agreement was signed. In this cantata, I did not try to depict the accounts of this tragic event, known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe in Modern Greek history. I rather wanted to focus on the populations who were subjected to forced migration, thus were dislocated from their homes after the war by the decree of the Treaty of Lausanne. These remaining populations came from a wide geographical range. As a consequence of this dispersion and the variety of ethnic, cultural, and linguistic differences, the variety of individual experiences was numerous.

Therefore, I concentrated on two regions, one from each country, in which I found many correlations between the experiences of the Muslim and Orthodox Christian communities. These two areas are the Kavala region in Northern Greece and the Cappadocia region in central Turkey. Both of these regions were on the periphery of the Greco-Turkish war zones, and the testimonies stemming from these areas manifest a rather harmonious relationship between the two communities. The residents of these regions were directly subjected to the population exchange agreement and a significant amount of them disfavored it. Nevertheless, I do not believe one should draw generalizations from the individual experiences or to perceive any individual story as the sole truth. The nationalist discourse in Turkey and Greece for many years told the story that the Population Exchange was the only solution to the problem of co-existence during the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. It was asserted that Muslims and Orthodox Christians could no longer live together, thus these two populations should be separated. I have to admit that there were many who indeed favored this decision. Yet there were many others who objected to it, believing they could live together; these people were deported along with the exchange supporters, just because they did not belong to the right religion. My intention therefore is not to imply a grand narrative that is applicable to everyone, but rather to contribute to the discussion, which has for the most part depicted only the positive results of the population exchange.

The stories in this cantata revolve around two characters: Ayshe, a Muslim woman who lives in North of Greece with her three children after losing her husband in World War I. Her character and story are based on the stories that my great-grandmother transmitted to my extended family, and these stories were supported by other testimonies that were given by immigrants from the same region. Despina, an Orthodox Christian woman living in central Anatolia with her husband, suddenly hears of the coming deportation and sorrowfully must leave her home and the land where her family has lived for generations. Even though these two characters do not meet in person, their stories parallel each other in a number of ways, particularly how they react to the news of deportation, their languish during the journey, and the difficulties they encounter adapting to their new countries. In this work, I have constructed a space where the music mediates cultural and linguistic differences, thus transcending this divergence and allowing a site of cultural convergence where these two women meet.

Texts and Translations

I - Aria: Geliyor Askerler (The soldiers are coming)

Geliyor askerler, topluyorlar butun gencleri The soldiers are coming, gathering all young men Onbes onalti yasinda cocuklari, The children in the fifteenth, sixteenth year kim var kim yoksa hepsini alip goturuyorlar They are taking whomever they find Padisah efendimiz oyle emretti diye Just because our sultan has ordered so

Cıktım uc cocugumla ugurlamaya onları With my three children I went out to send them off biri bir tarafimda, oteki dıger tarafımda. One on my left; the other on my right kirk gunluk bebem kucagimda My 40-day-old baby in my arms Kulagimda o guzel sesli hafizlarin In my ears the prayers of “farewell” “Elveda” diye yaktigi agitlar Chanted by the hafizlar with beautiful voices dayananadım, attim kendimi obur tarafa I could endure no more, threw myself to the ground ah o ne aci, ne aci… Ah, what grief, what grief

O gece bir ruzgar, bir yagmur That night, a wind, a thunderstorm Yikildi sanki butun daglar basima As if the entire world has collapsed over me Ah, O kara kara daglarin dili olsa da Ah, if only these dark mountains could talk soylese size derdimi And sing you my grief

II - Aria: Καλά Περνούσαµε (We used to get along well)

Πριν από τον πόλεµο ήµαστε πολύ καλά µε τους Τούρκος. Before the war we were very well with the Turks.

Σαν αδέρφια περνούσαµε Like brothers we used to get along Ήρχονταν εκοίνοι σ’έµας κι εµείς πηγαίναµε εκεί. They would come to us and we would go to them Στις γιορτές µας, To our festivals στους γάµος µας, To our weddings στο θάνατο ήρχονταν οι Τούρκοι. To the funerals came the Turks

Κι εκόινο, αν έκαναν µπαίραµ And they, if they had a celebration Να µας στείλουν κρέας They used to send us food Στους γάµους να µας καλέσουν. To their weddings they used to invite us Τύλιγαν σε ένα µπλε χαρτί ζάχαρη, With sugar wrapped in a blue package Και έλεγαν: «Ορίστε στο γαµό µας» They would say: “Welcome to our wedding”

Καλά περνούσαµε We used to get along well Ευχαριστηµένοι ήµαστε We were pleased

III - Aria: Τρεις Χιλιάδες Ψυχές (Three thousand souls)

τρεις χιλιάδες ψυχές Three thousand souls όλοι κουρασµένοι All worn-out όλοι µισοπεθαµένοι All half dead από τις ταλαιπωρίες From the sufferings από τον τρόµο, από τον φόβο, From the terror, from the fear τον φόβο που κάθισε στο λαιµό τους. The fear that sat upon their shoulders

Σαν µέσα σ’ενα αδιαπέραστο δάσος As if in the middle of an impassable forest που κατοικούν τα τσακάλια και οι λύκοι, Where crawling with jackals and wolves ούρλιαζαν όλη νύχτα Screaming all night long αναγκαζόµαστε να τραβήξουµε για το πλοίο We are pushed to catch the ship έρηµοι και απεριποίητοι Deserted and neglected

πάνω στους τάφους των δικών µου Over the graves of my heritage ρίξαµε από πάνω λίγο ξερό χώµα, I am throwing earth και κλαίω. And crying η προθεσµία µας έχει περάσει Our time has passed

δε θέλω να πιστέψω τέτοιο πράµα I don’t want to believe such a thing Καλύτερα να πεθάνουµε στην ξηρά παρά στή θάλλασα Better to die in my land than in the sea

συχώρεσε µε, Αδερφέ µου... πατέρα µου, µάνα µου, παιδί µου Forgive me, που φεύγω και σ΄άφήνω My sister, my father, my mother, my child Αχ, αυτά τα χώµατα που δε θα τα ξαναδούµε for leaving and deserting you Ah, I will never see these lands again

IV - Duet: Μαύρισε ο Ουρανός Akdenizin Ortasında (The sky blackened in the middle of the Mediterranean)

Εννέα µέρες ήµασταν στο πλοίο For nine days we were on that ship Σάµπως είχαµε ξαναδεί θάλασσα As if we had never seen sea before “bu gemi niye gitmez?” We asked, “Why doesn’t this ship move?” Ama cok yavas gidermis oysaki Realizing later that it sails so slowly

Και τι ψείρα! Και τι βρώµα! Και τι αρρώστια What sickness! What parasites! What filth! Keciler, koyunlar, insanlar alt alta ust uste. Goats, sheep, people jumbled one atop the other Bizim bir Mustafa vardi koyde. O vapurda dogdu We had a Mustafa in our village; he was born on that ship Είχαµε και µια Ελένη. Γεννήθηκε στο βαπόρι µας We had an Eleni too. She was born in our ship. Πέθαναν τρεις τέσσερις, Three or four died Και πετάχτηκαν στη θάλασσα And were tossed into the sea

The sky blackened. µαύρισε o ουρανός. In the middle of the Mediterranean Akdenizin ortasinda A storm, a heavy rain, lightening, a crack, a gale Μια φουρτούνα, µια βροχή, αστραπές, βροντές, αέρας!! That ship reached such a point that it was on the verge of o gemi oyle bir duruma geldi ki; battim batacak sinking Οι γυναίκες The women Istifra mi ararsin Throwing up, άλλη βλαστηµούσε Swearing, bagiran cagiran mi ararsin Crying and shouting άλλη έκανε προσευχή Making prayers Selavatlar, ezanlar okuyan mi and cursing those responsible for this κι άλλη έλεγε κατάρα στούς αίτιους

Dokuz gün oldu It’s been nine days Γιατή δεν πάει αυτό το πλόι Why doesn’t this ship move? Θα πνιγούµε!!! vademizin sonu bu bizim. We will drown!!! Our end has come.

V - Αria: Dokunulmamış Hiçbir Şeye (All is left untouched)

Verdiler bize bir Rum evi They gave us a Greek house oyle bir bahcesi var ki With such a garden o kadar guzel, o kadar bakimli So beautiful, so well-cultivated

Iki katli bir Rum evi A two-storey Greek house O kadar guzel tavanlari var ki o evin. With such beautiful ceilings Nakis gibi oyma hep Like frescos as if embroidered

Dokunulmamis hic bir seye Nothing was touched Ocagin ustunde yari pismis bir kap yemek A half-cooked cup of food on the stove Tozlu dolaplarinin arkasina sikismis gumus bir hac A silver cross, lost behind the dusty cupboards

Ben nasıl yaşarım bu yabancı evde? How can I live in this foreign house? Geçmişin hayaletiyle Haunted by the past Olduğu gibi bırakılmış All is left untouched Sanki birisi burada ölmüş gibi As if somebody has just died here

VI - Duet: Σήµερα Ζούµε και Πεθαίνουµε (Today we live and die) – text by Demetrios Vikelas from Loukis Laras (1879) modernized by William Stroebel

Σήµερα ζούµε και πεθαίνουµε ο ένας εδώ κι ο άλλος εκεί, Περιπλανώµενοι στη ζωή και στο θάνατο ξενιτεµένοι, Η ανεµοζάλη του πολέµου κλόνισε και διέσπασε τους ιερούς δεσµούς Τους προσκολλώντας την καρδιά των τέκνων στων γονιών τα αναπαυτήρια Αµάν...

Bugünlerde birimiz burada diğerimiz orada Yaşıyor, ölüyor, hayatta dolaşıyor ve ölümde sürgün ediliyoruz Savaşın kasırgası kutsal adetleri dağıttı ve de yıktı Çocukları anne babalarının mezarlıklarına yakın yaşatan kutsal adetleri Aman...

Today we live and die, one of us here, the other there, wandering in life, and exiled in death. The hurricane of war has torn all the holy rituals down, Rituals that kept the hearts of children close to the graves of their children Aman...

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INSTRUMENTATION

Flute Oboe Clarinet in Bb Bassoon

Percussion (1 Player)

Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Crotales (1 octave), Medium tam tam, 2 tom toms, Bendir (Tar), Davul (Tapan), 2 Gongs

Piano Harp

Soprano Mezzo‐soprano Narrator

2 Violins Viola Violoncello Double Bass

The Score is in C

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication ...... ii Acknowledgements ...... iii Composer’s note ...... iv Text and Translations ...... v Instrumentation ...... viii Movements I - Geliyor Askerler (The soldiers are coming), Ayshe ………………………………………... 1 A - Narration 1 ………………………………………………………………………..... 22 II - Καλά Περνούσαµε (We used to get along well), Despina ………………………………… 23 B - Narration 2 …………………………………………………………………………. 48 III - Τρεις Χιλιάδες Ψυχές (Three thousand souls), Despina ………………………………….. 49 C – Narration 3 ……………………………………………………………………….... 70 IV - Μαύρισε ο Ουρανός Akdenizin Ortasında ...... 71 (The sky blackened in the middle of the Mediterranean), Ayshe and Despina D – Narration 4 …………………………………………………………………………. 118 V - Dokunulmamış Hiçbir Şeye (All is left untouched), Ayshe ...... 119 E – Narration 5 ...... 125 VI - Σήµερα Ζούµε και Πεθαίνουµε/Bugün Yaşıyoruz ve Ölüyoruz ...... 126 (Today we live and die), Ayshe and Despina

I - Geliyor Askerler 1 The Soldiers are Coming

q=112 Recep Gül - April 2012 very rhythmic / bringing out a strong sense of pulse dance like      Oboe                          f    very rhythmic / bringing out a strong sense of pulse dance like   Viola                        f  Glockenspiel       with a sharp, strong and articulated attack but resonant    Vibraphone                 f     Mezzo-soprano        L.V. sempre             f  Harp Db Cb Bb / Eb F Gb Ab G§            f  q=112  try to balance the dynamic with the harp Contrabass        f  5       Ob.                            

 Vla.                       f 

 Vib.                M S.    

          Hp.                     Cb.           © Recep Gül 2012 2 8

Ob.                           

Vla.                              p f

Vib.                

M S.    

            Hp.              Cb.          

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11           Ob.                        ff

   Vla.                          p f  ff

   Vib.                                    ff

M S.    

                              Hp.   ff                Cb.               ff   A 3 14        Ob.           5   fff ord.            Vla.                  fff mp f       Vib.                                         f fff f mp M S.                    as - ker - ler ge - li - yor as - ker - ler the sol - diers are co - ming the sol - diers                      Hp.  fff                    A Cb.           fff mf

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18   Ob.              mf

  Vla.                    mp

Vib.                                     mf M S.                           top - lu - yor - lar bü - tün genç-le - ri bü - tün   ga - the - ring all young men all                     Hp.      mp                        f    pizz.  arco Cb.                      mp 4 B 23  Ob.                     mf      

Vla.                             f p mf      Vib.                                  f p mf        f M S.                        as - ker- ler top - lu - yor - lar on - beş on - al - tı the sol - diers ga - the - ring the children in the fifteenth                       mf p   Hp. mf                    B pizz.    Cb.                             mf

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27  Ob.               f mp

  Vla.                         f      Vib.                                            mp f f M S.                    ya şın - da ço - cuk - la - rı sixteenth year                                     mp Hp.   f  Gb                           f    mp

arco    Cb.                         f   mp f 5 32 C  Ob.                 p

Vla.                                   mp p  f 

Vib.                               p             f  p f M S.                          kim var kim yok - sa kim var kim yok - sa kim var whom - e - ver they find who - e - ver they find who - e -                             p  f  Hp.  G§ E§             p C pizz. Cb.                        p p    f

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36 Ob.              mp  

Vla.                        mp

Vib.                                  mp phrase like waves mp M S.                                kim yok - sa hep - si - ni a - lıp hep - si - ni a - lıp gö - tü - ver they find all of them they are taking all of them they take all of                     Hp.   mp F#                     mp  arco  Cb.                     mp    6 41 Ob.         

  Vla.                           

Vib.                             

M S.                       rü - yor - lar pa - di - şah e - fen - di - miz them just be - cause our sul - tan                  Hp.                              Cb.                       

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45   Ob.                 mf

 Vla.                             mf  to two glock /two vib. mallets Vib.                       

M S.               öy - le em - ret - ti di - ye has or - dered so                    C§ F§   Hp.                            Cb.                            D 7 49        Ob.                          ff f 

           Vla.         ff f   Glock.                 f    Vib.                      f 3    M S.       

         Hp. gliss.                               f     D    Cb.                        f

 53    Ob.                             

       Vla.                          Glock.                

Vib.                        3 3   M S.    

    Hp.                                  Cb.                   8 56 3  3   Ob.                            

 3  3  Vla.                                   Glock.          

Vib.                           

M S.    

    Hp.                                      Cb.                     

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59 E        Ob.                              p  3 3 3 3

      Vla.                             3 3  3 3 p 3 3 3 3 3 3 to one glock mallet/ one bow Vib.                 p  

M S.     

     D§ C# B / E# F# G# A# Hp.               E Cb.             p subito 9 63 5 Ob.                               3    Vla.                                                    3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Glock.                p  to two glock/ arco arco two vib mallets Vib.               M S.                              Hp. p            

Cb.           

 F Poco meno mosso 67        Ob.                  mf p

poco sul ponticello  3  3 3 Vla.                                                      3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  Glock.                   mf 

Vib.                  p     delicately mp M S.                çık - tım üç ço - cu - I wento out with my three                                  A p    Hp. mf §               

F Poco meno mosso Cb.          10 71       Ob.            mf

3 3 Vla.                                            3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  Glock.              mf 

Vib.                   p

M S.                   ğum - la u - ğur - la - ma - ya bi - ri child - ren to send them off one is                              mf p Hp. A§                p A# Cb.     

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75  Ob.      

3 3 3 3      Vla.                      3     3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 put glock mallets away     Vib.                         M S.                          bir ö - te - ki di - ğer ta - ra-fım da kırk gün - lük be - bem ku- ca - ğım - on my left; the otheron my right my forty day - old ba - by in my arms

                      Hp.                             

Cb.        11 80 G poco rit. q=96         Ob.               f 3 3

ord.        3 3 Vla.                      3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 f with more articulated attacks to four vib mallets 3 Vib.                           f f f p M S.              - da be - bem my ba - - by                             3 3 Hp. A# D# 3  3 3                          f    G poco rit. q=96   3 3 Cb.              f   

 q=80 Meno mosso 85  H                   Ob.          5 

sul tasto flautando Vla.                 p espress.

Vib.                              p   non-vibrato (like chanting) only add a little vibrato to the end of the longer notes mp  M S.               ku - la - ğım - - in my ears              B§ C# D#/ E§ F# G# A# Hp.                              q=80 H  Meno mosso  Cb.                  p 12 90 3  Ob.                  p mf   Vla.                3   mf

Vib.                 mf   M S.                   da o gü - zel ses - li I have those beau - ti - ful voices of l.v. sempre 3         Hp. 3             mp Cb.       

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94 I 3 Ob.                   p

Vla.         

Vib.               p 5 gently sorrowfully p  M S.                                 ha-fız - la - rın gü - zel ses - li ha - fız - la - rın el - ve- the priests the beautiful voices of the priests fa - re B§ C# D#/ E§ F# G§ A§ 3            Hp. G§ 3  A§                I Cb.           p 13

100  3 Ob.                           p mf 3  p sul tasto flautando  Vla.                        p

Vib.                   mp M S.                           da ha - fız - la - rın el - ve- well the priests fa - re well                   Hp. 3 E D§ G# b 3                           3        Cb.            p   

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105    Ob.                             mp f

Vla.          

3 3 Vib.                        f p f mp

M S.                  da el - ve - fa - re -  3  3                     3   Hp. 3 A# 3 f                      p p 3    f Cb.               p f p 14 3 108 5 5 3            Ob.                                      p 5 f

Vla.         

 Vib.          f f  M S.               da el - - ve - da well fa - - re - well 3    3                  3   3  3  3 Hp.  3 E#             f mp f

Cb.          f p f

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112        Ob.        3 3

sul tasto flautando  Vla.                   mp

3 Vib.                                 p       p subito mf 3   3 M S.                          di - ye yak - - tı - ğı a - - - ğıt - lar la - ments that they sing        Hp.                  p Cb.                p J 15 117              Ob.                          3 3 5 5 p f ord.    Vla.                  f

Vib.                       p M S.           

              Hp. A§ E§ 3                  f 3  J Cb.             f

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120 3 3    Ob.                    3 3          Vla.                           3

3  Vib.                3 3   ragingly f  f  3 M S.                             Da - ya - na - ma - dım at - tım ken - di - mi ö - bür ta-ra - fa I could endure no more I threw my - self to the ground 3  3                   Hp.  3  D§ Eb  D# E§                   3 Cb.           16 124 K    Ob.               5 p

Vla.               * when the plate vıbrates resonant enough gently touch the midlle of the plate with finger nail or the side of the pinky to create the harmonic to bow arco arco       Vib.                 5     ff  mp   very sorrowfully   M S.                             Ah ne a-cı ne a-cı ne a-cı ne a - cı o ne a - cı Ah what grief what grief grief what grief what grief pres de table with finger nails             D C B / E F G A     Hp. 3   b b b b b b mp                  3     K   Cb.              

 L q=120 133 Tempo primo   Ob.                            p f     Vla.                             f to four vib mallets with a sharp, strong and articulated attack    but resonant   Vib.                          f   crushed f 3 3 M S.                         ne a - cı o ge ce bir rüz-gar bir yağ - what grief L.V. sempre That night, a wind a thunder                    Hp. f                   f    L q=120 Tempo primo Cb.              f 17 139      Ob.                                     

     Vla.                 

   Vib.             

M S.                     mur yı-kıl - dı san - ki bü - storm as if the en - tire world has            G§  Hp.                Cb.           

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143 Ob.                            3  

Vla.                             

Vib.                   

3 M S.                         tün dağ - lar ba-şı ma o ka - ra ka - col - lap - sed o -ver me If on - ly these

               Hp.               Cb.          18 147 Ob.                       

      Vla.                  

 Vib.                    

3   M S.                ra dağ - la - rın di - li ol - sa - da söy - le - dark moun -tains could speak and tell you                     Hp.            Cb.           

 M 150    Ob.                        5   fff               Vla.                           fff mf

    Vib.                                                              

M S.                  se si - ze der - - - di - mi all my grief   gliss.                          Hp.  fff                        M Cb.                        fff 19 154  Ob.                              f 

pizz.       Vla.                                 ff   f         Vib.                                 f  ff  

M S.                           Hp. ff Fb                                  f Cb.                      ff  f    

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158      Ob.                        arco         Vla.                             p f

     3 3     Vib.                         3        

M S.            

            Hp. 3                              3 Cb.                    20 162   Ob.                         mp

   Vla.                                 p f mp  

3 Vib.                                   mp    p   f  

M S.                 

                 Cb Hp. C§ 3                                   mp    p    3 Cb.                              mp   p



N 167   Ob.                 p

  Vla.                   p 

3  Vib.                                                      p         ff 

M S.             

3                   Hp. C§                                           ff   3  p          N    Cb.                                 p ff  3  ppp 21 174 q-60  Ob.                     3 3 p

 Vla.            p to two glock/ two vib mallets Glock.           p   Vib.                  p NARRATION   M S.            

    

     D C B / E F G A      Hp.   b b b b b b  p             

q-60 Cb.                   p

NARRATION

Ayshe waited praying as the days turned into nights. Feeling lost in her own village, insecure in Northern Greece. Those were the years of endless wars, the one atop the other, the borders changed like cycles of the tides. No Greek authorities protect the Muslim villages. She could do no more than pray and wait,wait for the day he’d come back and find them again. Her eyes kept searching for him hopefully, just a small hope. Yet no one came... 22

1st Narrative

Breathing in cannon smoke, it’s the Great War people say, the First World War they’ve read in the papers of the coffee shop. Ottoman officers break down doors and tear away the Muslim men and boys. Ayshe’s village, just outside Kavala, is left with only the cries of the women and the prayers of the old. She hasn’t moved an inch, she keeps casting about her eyes, searching for her husband, staring at the door that consumed him, staring at the door and waiting, two silent toddlers round her feet, a frightened newborn in her arms. She longs for those lost years of peace. “Ach, those good old days!” sighs Despina, across the border, buried deep within the planes of Anatolia. She paces round the room, hands on hips, longing for the times when Christians in her village didn’t live in fear, when the church bells tolled out Easter rather than the fires or the dangers lurking in the hills. Her eyes caress the room – every corner, every piece of furniture, every stitch of her embroidered tablecloths, the icon with the dour Byzantine on the wall. Her children play outside, their shrill laugher lingers like the last reminder of the good old days.

23 ΙΙ - Καλά Περνούσαµε We used to get along well

q=92 (2+2+3) (2+3) lightly, like a folk dance                  Flute                    f                 Oboe              f     Clarinet in Bb                                     f 

Bassoon                            f  

Davul                                f

                Piano                                                       Harp Db C Bb/ Eb F Gb A f                Soprano             q=92 lightly, like a folk dance  (2+2+3) (2+3)       Violin I             f                    Violin II          f            Viola                    f  pizz. Violoncello                         f          pizz. Contrabass                          f         

© Recep Gül 2012 24 5                Fl.                                cresc. ff                Ob.                       ff

 Cl.                                        f cresc.  ff          Bsn.                                     cresc. ff

  Davul                                     cresc. ff                                        Pno. f cresc.                             Hp.                S.             

      Vln. I                          cresc.          ff      Vln. II                                       cresc.      ff            Vla.                                     cresc. ff

arco Vc.                           cresc.     ff   arco Cb.                            cresc.     ff   25 10  A Fl.          

 Ob.                  mp        Cl.             mp              Bsn.           mp mf

Davul          

              Pno.      mp                                           Hp. G§ mp          S.        

 A Vln. I             mp   Vln. II               mp     Vla.                 mp    

 Vc.                             mp   pizz. Cb.                      mp 26

15 B Fl.       

 Ob.             mf

3 Cl.        p       mf  

Bsn.          mp         

Davul      

      Pno.                       mp          Hp. D Cb Bb/ Eb F G Ab      

lively  f S.                                πριν α - πό τον πό - λε - µο ή- µασ- τε πό - λύ κα - λά µε τους Τούρ -κους prin a - po ton po - le - mo i - mas -te po - li- ka la me tous Tour- kous be -fore the war we were very well with the Turks B Vln. I                mp     

Vln. II             mp        Vla.                 mp   

Vc.          

     Cb.                27

20       Fl.        3 mf

Ob.      

Cl.              mf          Bsn.          mp mf   

Davul      

     Pno. p                            mf p                    Hp. mf  p Gb      

 S.                         σαν α - δέρ - φια περ νού - - σα - µε ήρ - χον-ταν ε - san a - δer - fia per nou - sa me ir - hon-dan e - like bro thers we used to get along they would come

 Vln. I            

Vln. II      

Vla.      

 Vc.                         p arco  Cb.                       mf  p mf p 28

25 C  Fl.                  f

Ob.                  mf

Cl.            f    

Bsn.            mf          

Davul             

        Pno.                                         Hp. Db C Bb/ Eb F Gb A        

S.                                 κοί - νοι σ'έ - µας κι - έ - µεις πη - γαί - να- µε ε - κει ki - ni se - mas ki- e mis pi - ge - na me e - ki to us and we would go to them C Vln. I                   mf

Vln. II           p    

Vla.                  f pizz. Vc.         f pizz. Cb.                   f 29 30 (3+2)           Fl.                                      cresc.                    Ob.                     f    cresc.   Cl.                                        cresc.                              Bsn.                                 f cresc.

Davul                                                                                   Pno.                             Hp.                S.             

(3+2) Vln. I                                 mf      cresc. 

Vln. II                                    mf      cresc.  f              Vla.                                cresc.

Vc.                              cresc. 

Cb.                               cresc.  30 35             Fl.                 

 Ob.                           

   Cl.                                             Bsn.               

  Davul                                 f                                Pno.                               Hp. f B§ D§            S.         

       Vln. I             

      Vln. II                         Vla.              

arco Vc.                                   arco Cb.                                    31

40 D Fl.           

Ob.                        mp     

Cl.                             mp               Bsn.                         mp

Davul             

          Pno.                   Hp.               p      mf S.                                        στις γιορ - τές µας στους γα - µους µας στο θά - να - το ήρ - χονταν οι stis yior - tes mas stous ga - mous mas sto θa - na - to ir - hontan i to our festivals to our weddings to the funerals came

D Vln. I         

Vln. II        

Vla.                      p  

Vc.                        p      

Cb.           32

46 E (3+2+2) Fl.           

Ob.                  

Cl.                     

     Bsn.             

Davul          

                      Pno. pp              pp                Hp. Bb                 mp S.                                      Τούρ - κοι στις γιορ - τές µας στους γά - µους µας γιορ - τές µας γά - µοyς µας στο Tour - ki stis yior - tes mas stous ga - mous mas yior - tes mas ga - mous mas sto the Turks to our festivals to our weddings our festivals our weddings to E sul tasto non vibrato (3+2+2)     Vln. I                   pp     sul tasto non vibrato     Vln. II                  pp     sul tasto non vibrato  Vla.                      pp   sul tasto non vibrato    Vc.                           pp  Cb.                        p  pp 33

51 F (2+2+3) (2+3)  Fl.                   f

Ob.             

  Cl.                       f

  Bsn.                              f  

Davul                           mf                   Pno. mf                                Hp.              

 f S.                         θά - να-το ήρ - χον - ταν οι Τούρ - κοι θa - na-to ir hon dan i Tour - ki funerals came the Turks F (2+2+3) (2+3) ord. Vln. I               mf         f     

Vln. II              mf

ord. Vla.                    mf f ord. pizz.   Vc.                       mf      pizz.  Cb.                          mf      34 56                 Fl.                                 

               Ob.                      f   

Cl.                                            

 Bsn.                                                 

  Davul                                                                                Pno.                                 Hp.                  S.               

         Vln. I                                    ord.          Vln. II                                        f                     Vla.                                  

arco Vc.                                    arco Cb.                                     35

61 G Fl.        

Ob.                f 

3 Cl.        p          mf  

Bsn.                   p  

Davul                mf                    p    Pno.     mf                           p              Hp.          f S.                                 κι ε - κοί - νοι αν έ - κα - ναν µπαί - - - - - ραµ ki e - ki - ni an e - ka - nan bay - - - - - ram and they if they had a celebration G

Vln. I                  p     

   Vln. II              p       Vla.                   p   

Vc.            p f pizz. arco      Cb.                    p    f 36 66         Fl.                        f     Ob.                             3 

3 Cl.                                  f                    Bsn.                       f     

Davul                                   

                     Pno.                            Hp.  f         S.       

   Vln. I                        f    Vln. II                          f 

 Vla.                        Vc.                              Cb.                              37

70 H (2+2+3) Fl.           

Ob.                   p

Cl.                 p f    

       Bsn.               mp      p

To Glock. Davul                  mp

                            Pno. mp      p               mp             Hp. p           

 f S.                                   κι ε - κοί - νοι αν έ - κα - ναν µπαί - ραµ να µας στεί λουν κρέ - ki e - ki - ni an e - ka - nan bay - ram na mas sti - loun kre - and they if they had a celebration used to send us foodt H (2+2+3) Vln. I              f    

Vln. II                 mp fp mp     Vla.                 mp   p

Vc.               mp    p  

Cb.               mp   38

74 I         Fl.            p

Ob.       

Cl.      p           Bsn.        

Davul       

              Pno. p f             p                 Hp. p f E§ Ab       

    S.                                        - α στους γά µους να µας κα - λέ - σουν Τύ - λι - γαν σε έ - να µπλε χαρ - τί ζά - χα - a stous ga mous na mas ka - le - soun ti - li - gan se e - na ble har - ti za - ha to their weddings they used to invite us with sugar wrapped in a blue package I Vln. I                       p   f p  Vln. II                      f p  Vla.                   f p

Vc.                          p   f   Cb.                   f 39

80 Fl.        

Ob.       

  Cl.                   mf           Bsn.        mf

Davul       

       Pno.                                  Hp.          S.                                   ρι και έ - λε - γαν ο - ρίσ - τε στο γα - µό µας ο - ρίσ - τε ο - ri ke e - le - gan o - ris - te sto ga - mo mas o - ris - te o - they would say welcome to our wedding welcome welcome

Vln. I                          

Vln. II                              

Vla.                                  

  Vc.                    

Cb.         40 J 86 (3+3+2) gently Fl.                                             p  simile gently  Ob.                                   p       simile gently Cl.                                        p              simile gently                            Bsn.            p simile

Glockenspiel

Davul                  mp p

            Pno.                             Hp.             in a state of remembering a distant memory  p dolce S.                          ρίσ - τε στο γά µο µασ ο-ρίσ - τε κα - λά ris - te sto ga mo mas o - ris - te ka - la to our wedding welcome well (3+3+2) J Vln. I                     

Vln. II                      

Vla.                    

Vc.                    

Cb.              41

93 K  Fl.                         

 Ob.                                                

Cl.                                                                   Bsn.        

Glock.                                Pno.                               Hp.  

        

mf mp 2 2 2  S.                             περ - νού - σα - µε ευ - χα-ρισ-τη - µέ - per - nou - sa me ef - ha-ris - ti - me - we used to get along pleased K

Vln. I          

Vln. II         

Vla.         

Vc.         

Cb.           42

101 Fl.                          

Ob.                                                        

Cl.                                                       

Bsn.                                         

Glock.               

          Pno.                      Hp.

         

2 2 2   2 2 2 S.                                    ------νοι ή- µασ-τε κα - λά κα - λά ------ni i - mas-te ka - la ka - la we were well well

Vln. I           

Vln. II          

Vla.          

Vc.          

Cb.            (2+2+3) 43 Poco più mosso 110 L Fl.                                      

Ob.                                     

  Cl.                                             f

Bsn.                                            f

Davul Glock.                    mf

           Pno.                        Hp.             S.                            περ-νού - σα - µε κα - λά περ - νού - - - σα - µε per-nou - sa - me ka - la per - nou - - - sa - me we used to get along well we used to get along Poco più mosso L sul tasto (2+2+3)ord. Vln. I                      p f      sul tasto Vln. II             p

sul tasto Vla.            p

sul tasto pizz. Vc.               p f  

pizz. Cb.              f   44 116 (2+3)           Fl.                                       f         Ob.                          f   

Cl.                                                 Bsn.                                  

Davul                                                                                Pno. f                                 Hp.                  S.               

(2+3) Vln. I                                    ord. Vln. II                                        f      ord.            Vla.                                 f

Vc.                                  

Cb.                                    45 M 121         Fl.                      f

Ob.                   

   Cl.                      

   Bsn.              

  Davul                           f

              Pno.                                  mf            Hp.              S.           

M                         Vln. I               

                      Vln. II                                      Vla.                            

arco    Vc.                                              

arco Cb.                                                  46  126                   Fl.              

 Ob.                                f  

Cl.                  

             Bsn.         

Davul                             

        Pno.                   Hp.           S.        

                        Vln. I                     

                     Vln. II                     

           Vla.                         

Vc.                                  Cb.                                47 130                                     Fl.              

    Ob.                                        

Cl.                                  Bsn.              

Davul                       

               Pno.                                           Hp. Bb               S.          

                                           Vln. I          

                                   Vln. II                 

            Vla.                                              

Vc.                                  

Cb.                                    48

2nd Narrative

The same smells coming from our ovens, the same foods, the same names, yet Muslims and Christians can’t share them anymore. The women no longer chat up neighbors, they keep their heads low, their windows locked. “Stay with your own kind” they advise, ach, this Great War changed everything, it’s not the Empire we’re losing but our friends down the street. The soldiers come and go, different colors, same hatred. They don’t understand. Ayshe heard the rumors, they are going to send us to Turkey, Muslims are not welcome here any more, she bends down and listens closely to the baby’s breathing, if Allah is truly generous, He’ll take this one to heaven. She’ll manage two, but not three children; her husband now is nothing but a memory. Across the Aegean sea, Despina cries over the same whispers, Christians are not welcome here any more, “but this is our land” she laments. Nobody pays attention. Her husband only brings back bad news from the coffee shop, bending his head lower every day over his worry beads, as if ashamed that he can’t set things aright, as if it’s his fault they can’t stay here any more.

III- Τρεις Χιλιάδες Ψυχές (Three Thousand Souls) 49 q=84 sorrowful Clarinet in Bb          

         Piano pp                       pp 

Soprano          

q=84 sorrowful Violin           

3  Violoncello                                      mf  p

5 Cl.              p

                 Pno.     3 3                                  

S.          

Vln.           

 3  Vc.                                    p  

9 A 3 3 3  Cl.                             mp p

3 3 3 3 3                             3   Pno. p       

                p      p  p espress. mf 3 3 3  S.                   τρεις χι - λι - α - - - - δες ψυ - χες tris hi - li - a - - - - thes psi - hes A three thou sand souls 3 3 3  Vln.                    p mp  p

Vc.                        p  

12  3 Cl.             p     

3 3 3                           Pno. mp p    3 3 3                              mp p       mf mf p p 3 S.                    ό - λοι κου-ρασ - µέ - o - li kou-ras - me - all worn - out  3 Vln.                   p  

3  Vc.                      mp  p mf    51

16 B 3 Cl.                  

3                                  Pno.   mf 3 3 3                              p 3 mp   3 S.                        ------νοι ό - λοι ------ni o - li B all 3 Vln.                   3 3 Vc.                              mf p

20 3 3 3 3 3 Cl.                              p   pp mp  

3 3 3 5 3 3                                   Pno.          p 3                   p             p mf 3 3 3 S.                         µι - σο - πε - θα - µέ -  νοι ό - λοι ό - λοι κου-ρασ - µέ - mi - so - pe- tha- me - ni o - li o - li kou-ras - me - half dead all all worn - out

3 3 3 3 Vln.           pp            pp        Vc.           pp 3 pp 3 52

24 3 3 3 Cl.                             p     mf                               Pno. mf  p    3                             p mf 3 3 S.                          - - νοι ό - λοι ό - λοι µι - σο - πε - θα - µέ - νοι α - πό - - ni o - li o - li mi - so - pe - tha - me - ni a - po all all half - dead from

3 3 Vln.                               pp          Vc.                                3 pp 3

28 3 3 Cl.                      ppp mp ppp pp 3 3 3 3 3                        Pno.                                        p mf 3 3 3 S.                         τις τα - λαι - πο - ρί -  ες α- πό τον τρό - - µο α -΄πο tis ta - le - po - ri - - es a - po ton tro - - mo a - po the suf - fer - rings from the ter - ror from 3 3 Vln.                        ppp mp ppp pp

Vc.                          ppp mp ppp pp 3 3 53

32 Cl.                    mp 3 3 3 f

3 3 3 3 3 3 3                                   Pno.    mp  mf 3 f                         

 f ff 3 3 3 3    S.                         τον φό - - βο α-πό τον τρό - µο φό - βο τον φό - - - ton fo - - vo a-po ton tro - mo fo - vo ton fo - - - the fear from the ter - ror fear the fear                  Vln.    3 3 3 ppp mp mf f

Vc.                    mp   f

37 C 3  Cl.         

3               Pno.   p     3 3                            p      3 p S.                 βο- τον φό - βο - vo ton fo - vo C the fear    molto sul tasto Vln.        3 pp    Vc.         3        p  mf p 54

42   Cl.      pp    

3 3 3 3                        Pno.                                      p 3 S.                     που κά - θι - σε στο λαι - µό τους pou ka - thi - se sto le - mo tous that sat upon their shou - ders molto sul molto sul ponticello molto sul tasto ponticello   Vln.          * alternate between the note and the harmonic very fast

sul D molto sul tasto molto sul ponticello molto sul tasto      Vc.        pp * alternate between the note and the harmonic very fast

47   Cl.        

3 3 3 3                   Pno.                 3 3                    S.     

molto sul tasto molto sul ponticello molto sul tasto  Vln.       

molto sul ponticello molto sul tasto molto sul ponticello     Vc.       D (faster) (2+3) 55 q=108 51     Cl.                       pp ff pp                              3 3       Pno.   ff mf                   mf ff    f 3  3 3 S.                              σαν µέ - σα σ'έ - να α - δι - α - πέ-ρασ - το δά - σος san me - sa se - na a - di - a - pe - ras - to da - sos D like in - side an im -pas sable fo - rest =108 q (2+3) (faster) (molto sul ponticello) molto sul ponticello ord.        Vln.                               pp sffz p  3  ord. 3 (molto sul ponticello) mf Vc.                              pp sffz pp

56           Cl.         3 f 3  3 5   3                          3    Pno.       3                       f                  3 3  S.                     που κα - τι - κουν τα τσα - κά - λια και οι λύ - κοι pou ka - ti - koun ta cha - ka - lia ke i li - ki where craw - ling with the jack - als and the wolves

                Vln.         f 3 3

Vc.           56

60 3    Cl.                           f 5 3 3 3 3 3

                       Pno.   3                                  ff 3   S.                  ούρ - λια - ζαν ό - λοι νύχ - τα ούρ - λι-α - ζαν ό - our - lia - zan o - li nih - ta our - lia - zan o - scream - ing all night screa - ing all

               Vln.     f 3 3 3  3 Vc.                        f     

q=100 Poco meno mosso 64        Cl.          3 3 3 3 fff 3             Pno. fff                      fff    f     mf     3     S.         - λοι νύχ - τα - li nih - ta night

q=100     Poco meno mosso    Vln.          3 pp

3 Vc.                       E 57 69 Cl.            

3   3                       Pno. mp        p     p 3                      p mp            mf 3 3 3  S.                           α - ναγ - κα - ζό - µασ - τε να τρα- βί - ξου - µε για το πλοί - ο έ - ρη - a - nan - ga - zo - mas - te na tra - vi - ksou me yia to pli - o e - ri - E we are forced to take the ship de - ser - Vln.                 ppp

Vc.               ppp

74 (3+2)  Cl.               pp 3

      3     3 5 5 6                                        Pno.    mf 3                                    3 S.                     µοι και α - πε-ρι - ποί - η - τοι mi ke a - pe-ri - pi - i - ti ted and neg -lec ted (3+2) to con sord. Vln.                  mp ppp ppp to con sord. Vc.                   mp ppp ppp 58 q=80 Meno mosso 78 F 3 Cl.                      mp pdelicate                            3 3  Pno.                     p       very little vibrato  mp 3 3 3  S.                         πά - νω στους τά - φους των δι - κών µου ρί - ξα - µε α - πό pa - no stous ta - fous ton di - kon mou ri - ksa- me a - po o - ver the graves of my heritage I am throw -ing from

con sord. q=80 molto sul tasto Meno mosso F non vibrato 3 Vln.                 p delicate   con sord. molto sul tasto non vibrato      Vc.                    3  3    p delicate

82 (2+3) Cl.                       mf p 3 p   3                       3 3       Pno. 3                                   3 mf mp 3     S.                              πά - νω λί - γο ρί - ξα - µε α - πό πά - νω λί pa - no li - go ri - ksa - me a - po pa - no li - a - bove some I am throw -ing from a - bove some (2+3) 3 Vln.                          mf p         Vc.                     mf p 3 59

86 G 3   Cl.                 mf p                       Pno.                        

 3 3  3 3 3 3     S.                            γο ξε - ρό χώ - µα και κλαί ------ω go kse - ro ho - ma ke kle ------o piece of earth and I cry G Vln.                           Vc.       

92 H    Cl.                  3                             Pno.                      

 3 3 mf    S.                                   και κλαί - - - -  - - - - - ω κλαί ke kle ------o kle - and I cry I cry

senza sord ord.. 3 H                    Vln.                 pp 3           Vc.      60

98  Cl.           pp

3 3 5 3 3                               Pno. 5  3                             p S.              ω κλαί - ω - o kle - o I cry

  Vln.       ppp p senza sord ord.. Vc.      

q=96 Più mosso 101    Cl.            p     5 3 3                3                      Pno.                            mf  3 3 S.                             η προ-θεσ - µί - α µας έ - χει πε - ρα - - - i pro-thes - mi - a mas e - hi pe - ra - - - our time has passed q=96  Più mosso   3 Vln.              p         K   . q e q h q h 3 Vc.                   3 3        p      61

105 I      Cl.                  f                              Pno.  f        3 3                               f  f 3 3    S.                      - - - - - σει δεν ------si den I I        Vln.                     f h. q Vc.             

109       Cl.                     3   

                    Pno.            3  3 3                                           S.               θέ - λω The - lo don't want

       Vln.                      3   

Vc.          62

112    Cl.                           3 3 3 3 

                     Pno.            3 3                                       3 f  S.                  δεν θέ - - - λω den the - - - lo I don't want       Vln.                            3 3 3 3 

Vc.       

115 J    Cl.                          3 3   solo mp                                  ff Pno.                                               ff

S.       

J        Vln.              3  3        mp          Vc.                  mp 63

118 Cl.                             3                                          3 3  Pno.  3                                             S.      

3 Vln.                                            Vc.                    3

121 (2+3) 3 3   Cl.                    f       ord.        3              3 3       Pno. mp      3                            mp     

S.      

(2+3) 3 Vln.                 f mp        3 Vc.              3   f mp      64 123                Cl.         3 3

3 3                                      Pno.   3 3 3                                                     

S.    

        Vln.     3

3 3 3 Vc.                             

126  Cl.                            3 3

                     Pno.     3                                   

S.    

                       Vln.   f 3 3 3 3

3 Vc.                                 q=90 Poco meno mosso 65 3 129 3 3    Cl.                   3 3 f sffz

                Pno.  ff 3                           f           S.      

q=90       Poco meno mosso         Vln.    3 3 3  ff  pp   

3 Vc.                     ff

K 134 3 Cl.                 p 3

3                                   Pno. p   5    mf                       p            p 3 3  S.                         δεν θέ - λω δεν θέ - λω να πισ - τέ - ψω τέ - τοια πράγ- µα den the - lo den the - lo na pis - te - pso te - tia prag- ma I don't want I don't want to believe such a thing K Vln.              

Vc.                           3  pp 66 (3+2) 140 3  Cl.                               p 

3                                   Pno.  3 3 p                                               p mf 3 3   S.                                   κα - λύ - τε - ρα να πε - θά - νου - µε στην ξη - ρα πά -ρα στη ka - li - te - ra na pe tha - nou - me stin ksi - ra pa - ra sti bet - ter to die in my land than in (3+2) molto sul ponticello  Vln.               pp     molto sul ponticello       Vc.                  pp

=84 (gradually to vibrato) L q slower 145 3   5  5  6  Cl.                       f mp     pp (slowly arpeggiate)              Pno.                                   f p S.                  θάλ - λα - σα συ - χώ - ρε-σε µε Tha la - sa si - ho - re-se me the sea for - give me L q=84 slower ord.  Vln.          p sfz p  ppp  ord.     Vc.            sfz p ppp  p  67

150 Cl.             3 mp   p

      Pno. 3      3 3                   3 3           S.                          α - δέρ - φε µου πα - τέ - ρα µου a - der - fe mou pa - te - ra mou my friend my father

Vln.                     p (balance the bow pressure  according to the harmonic) ord. Vc.                 p   p 

154 Cl.                        3 3 3 mf f

3                              3  p Pno. f                   f   p  f p  3 3     S.                        παι- δι µου µά ------να pe - di mou ma ------na my child my mot -

Vln.                   Vc.                3 3 5  mp f p  ppp 68

158 M 5 3 3 Cl.                         mf p mf p

3 3                                3 Pno.    mf 3 p                       p f S.                    µου συ - χώ - ρε - σε µε mou si - ho - re - se me her for - give me M sul ponticello non vibrato Vln.           pp sul ponticello non vibrato  Vc.          pp

162

Cl.        p mf p 

3                              mf     Pno.                                  p f p mp   3  S.                       που φέυ - γω και σ'α - φή - νω αχ αύ - τα τα χώ - pou fev - go ke sa - fi - no ah af - ta ta ho - for lea - ving you and deserting you ah these lands molto sul tasto non vibrato   Vln.                 p mf 3 p  pp   ord.     Vc.        pp 69

168 N   Cl.             pp 3

                 Pno. p p mf                    mf     mf f 3   S.                   - µα-τα που δεν θα τα ξα -να - δού - µε - ma-ta pou den tha ta ksa-na - dou-me that I will ne - - ver see a - gain N

Vln.          

poco sul ponticello Vc.            pp p 

175 (2+3) Cl.          pp     

                   pp Pno. 3              p              pp       

S.               

(2+3)   Vln.                       p (balance the bow pressure according to the harmonic) molto sul ponticello   Vc.                               mp     ppp p 70

3rd Narrative

The day we laid the last brick in place, we had to hand the keys to someone else. The crop we planted, it’s others who will harvest it. Forgive me Mother, for leaving your bones behind. Who will weed your grave now? A whole life, how to choose what you take with you, what you leave? And the deadline is approaching: This paper signed in Lausanne, the rest of us obey. The Church, the Mosque, will they survive or will they be swept aside like us? The old people curse the year 1923 to the pits of hell. Ayshe ties her children round her waist; a woman only has two hands, you see, and she needs them both to carry bundles. The others on the boat make fun of her village ways; she doesn’t care. This is the worst time to be without a man. She’s leaving her village behind, the lights of Kavala wink one last time behind her, her last sight of home, off now to a land about which she knows nothing, only that it’s in the new borders of Turkey. They call it Samsun, her new home. Despina boards a boat to trace the same route in reverse, clutching her icon and mumbling prayers. She’s about to leave behind the spices of Anatolia, bound for Athens. Her children are frightened of the sea; she, of the land awaiting them. She sits on one of their bundles and digs up from within her throat the saddest song she knows. People shush her. “You’re not allowed to speak Turkish anymore.” But her heart is bleeding for her real homeland, Kappadokia, her head is reeling with old Turkish love songs. One million souls are drenched in sea and sweat and homesickness, shivering on the crowded decks. Ach, forgive me Mother for leaving your bones behind.

IV 71 Μαύρισε ο Ουρανός Akdenizin Ortasında The Sky Blackened in the Middle of the Mediterrenean

q=120 Energetic                Flute                                 f                  Oboe                               f   Clarinet in Bb                                              f             Bassoon                                   f     Vibraphone                  f        

          Piano                                      f                                                       f      Harp  Db C Bb/ E F# G A              

Soprano           

Mezzo-Soprano           q=120 Energetic     Violin I                              f        Violin II                              f                 Viola                             f   Violoncello                            f     Contrabass                             f    

© Recep Gül 72 A  9                        Fl.                                             Ob.                   

    Cl.                                                      Bsn.                                

Vib.                                                        

         Pno.                                                                                                         Hp.                  S.          

M S.         

A Vln. I                                         

Vln. II                                 Vla.                        Vc.                                  Cb.                                 73

17                             Fl.                                      Ob.                         

  Cl.                                                                       Bsn.                   

  Vib.                        

         Pno.                                                                                                      Hp.            S.          

M S.         

 Vln. I                             

Vln. II                               Vla.              

  Vc.                                Cb.                               74  25      B  Fl.                      dim.        Ob.                            dim.  

Cl.                                  dim.                   Bsn.                         dim.

less articulated 3 3 3 3 3 3   Vib.                                 dim.  p

           Pno.                                           dim.                                Hp.    p                S.            

M S.           

B Vln. I                             dim.

Vln. II                              dim.       Vla.                

Vc.                        dim.

Cb.                         dim. 75

35 Fl.             

Ob.            

Cl.            

Bsn.             

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                                  

                                           Pno. p                               Hp.            

mp legatissimo         S.                                  Εν - νέ - α µέ - ρες ή - µασ - ταν στο πλοί - - en - ne - a me - res i - mas - tan sto pli - - - For nine days we have been on that ship M S.            

Vln. I              sul tasto flautando  Vln. II                         sul tasto p flautando p         Vla.                  p p               Vc.             p p

Cb.              76

 C 46       Fl.                         f           Ob.                        f          Cl.                            f     Bsn.           

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                            

                  Pno. p                           Hp.             

mp    S.                     - ο Σάµ - πως εί - χα-µε ξα -να-δεί - o Sam - pos i - ha-me ksa-na - δi As if we had ne - ver seen M S.          

C Vln. I                   mf  ord. Vln. II                  mf p mf pp    Vla.          mf p pp   Vc.           mf p pp

Cb.            77

55 Fl.            

Ob.           

Cl.           

Bsn.            

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                               

                                  Pno.                                 Hp.     F§           

      S.                                     ξα - να- δεί Σάµ - πως εί - χα-µε ξα - να - δεί θάλ - - - - - λα - σα ksa - na- δi sam - pos i - ha-me ksa - na - δi θal - - - - - la - sa never seen as if we have never seen sea M S.           

Vln. I                mf 

Vln. II                   mf ord.       Vla.                 mf

Vc.                  

Cb.             78

 D 65       Fl.                              f         Ob.                         f               5 Cl.                                       f        fp f 

Bsn.                  f  fp f

3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                   

              Pno.                    f            Hp.           S.          

M S.          D            Vln. I             f fp f ord.          Vln. II                   mf   mf f ff 5 fp f            Vla.              p mf ff 5 fp   Vc.               ff fp f  

Cb.                 ff  fp f 79

73 E Fl.              p

Ob.                 p 5 5   Cl.                        fp f fp            Bsn.         p

Vib.            

                 Pno.                              p subito            f              Hp.              S.             

p dolce mf M S.                    bu ge - mi ni-ye git - mez? Why doesn't this ship move?   E    Vln. I              fp        Vln. II                 ff 5 fp    Vla.                       p ff 5 fp

Vc.                      p subito fp   Cb.                       fp  p subito 80

82   Fl.                   3 3  p mp   Ob.                     p mp 3 3

5 Cl.              p subito p   

Bsn.                   p

Vib.                

                Pno.                            p subito          D C# Bb/ Eb F# G A                 Hp.                   S.                 

mp f mp M S.                            a - ma çok ya - vaş ya - vaş ya - vaş gi - der - miş oy - sa- ki Realizing later that it sails so slowly slowly it sails so slowly  Vln. I                            f 3 p mf p  Vln. II                        f mp       Vla.                          mp        Vc.                    f mp

Cb.                     f 81 F 92       Fl.             mf

Ob.             p    

Cl.               p    mf         Bsn.             p 

Vib.            mp                   Pno. sfz                 mf      mp                Hp. mf        mp           unarticulated somewhat fearful  f S.               και τι ψεί - ρα ke ti psi - ra and what sick - ness! M S.          

F     Vln. I                               mf     Vln. II                        mf      Vla.                          mf p pizz. arco Vc.                  mf mp  pizz. arco Cb.                   mf mp  82 G 97             Fl.            

Ob.                                      mp  

Cl.                         mp              Bsn.             

Vib.                                       mp                              Pno. sfz sfz mp                    f                      mp  Hp.  f   C§          

S.                    και τι βρώ - µα και τι αρ - ρώσ - τια ke ti bro - ma ke ti ar - ros - tia and what parasite αnd what filth - f M S.               hay - van - lar animals G   Vln. I                       f   Vln. II                 f       Vla.                                   f mp pizz. arco Vc.              mp    f pizz. arco Cb.                  f mp 83

102    Fl.               f  Ob.                              f 

Cl.                                              Bsn.                  mp       f   

Vib.                                                                 Pno.              f                    Hp.   Db C Bb/ E F# G A           S.          

 M S.                    in - san - lar alt al - ta üst üs - te humans jumbles one atop the other

Vln. I                            f 

Vln. II             f                  Vla.                                        f

Vc.                        f

Cb.                         f 84    H 108          Fl.              fff         Ob.                  fff

Cl.            

Bsn.                     fff

3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                           p

                           Pno. p                               Hp. f                

mp legatissimo        S.                            πέ - θα - ναν τριες τέσ - σε - ρις πέ - θα - ναν pe - θa - nan tris tes - se - ris pe - θa - nan Died three ot four died f M S.                 hay - van - lar H animals         Vln. I                 fff    Vln. II                   fff

Vla.            

Vc.                   mf  fff   

Cb.                     mf fff 85

117 Fl.                   p f

Ob.                   p f flutz. Cl.                    f p f pp subito 

Bsn.                     mp f

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                                   p

                                     Pno. p                                             Hp.      F§ D§                

 mp      S.                                         και πε - τάχ - τη-καν στη θάλ - λα-σα θάλ - λα - σα και πε - τάχ - - - - ke pe - tah - ti -kan sti θal - la - sa θal - la - sa ke pe - tah - - - - and they were tossed into the sea the sea and they were tossed M S.                    in - san - lar people

sul ponticello Vln. I                   p f sul ponticello Vln. II                   p    f sul ponticello Vla.                   p   f

Vc.                  

Cb.                     86

127 I flutz.    Fl.                 mf  f  flutz.  Ob.                   p mf  f  flutz.  Cl.                       mf  f  fp Bsn.                    

Vib.           

                    Pno. mf                         f                        Hp. f B§             S.                 - τη - καν - ti - kan

cresc. f  M S.                     hay-van-lar in - san - lar alt al - ta üst üs - te animals humans are full to bursting ord.  I          Vln. I             mp fp         Vln. II          ff 5 fp     Vla.              ff 5 fp  Vc.                   mf     ff fp  Cb.                    mf mf ff fp 87 flutz. 133 J    Fl.                    f5 pp     5 Ob.                  p   f flutz. 5 flutz. 5 5 5 Cl.                    f    pp    Bsn.                      f 5  pp

Vib.               

               Pno.                                       p                     Hp.                S.                

mp dolce M S.                    bi - zim bir We had      J Vln. I                 f      Vln. II                    f     Vla.                         

Vc.                  f      p

Cb.                        f p 88

143 Fl.                     mp

Ob.                 mp

Cl.                mp       Bsn.              mp

Vib.               

               Pno.                                            mp      3  3 Hp. D Cb Bb/ Eb F# G A C#               

mp  dolce legato S.                              Εί - χα - µε και µια Ε - λέ - νη στο χω - ρι-ο µας i - ha - me ke mia E - le - ni sto ho - ri-o mas We also had an E - le - ni from our village M S.                              Mus - ta - fa var dı köy - de o va- pur - da o va- pur a Mustafa in our village in that shipt in that ship

sul tasto non vibrato Vln. I                  pp dolce sul tasto non vibrato Vln. II                 pp dolce sul tasto non vibrato Vla.                  pp dolce sul tasto                 Vc.         3 3 3 3 pp dolce

Cb.                  89

156 K Fl.                  mp

Ob.                       p         Cl.            pp  

Bsn.              

Vib.                 p   

                                Pno. p                 

                                 Hp. 3 3    p                      S.                          γεν - νή - θη - κε στο βα-πό - ρι µας yen - ni - θi - ke sto va-po - ri - mas she was born in our boat

M S.                 da doğ - du was he born K

Vln. I              

Vln. II                p       p          Vla.             pp            Vc.      3 pp

Cb.               L 90 q=128 flutz Più mosso 168    Fl.                                    5    f f fp 3 3   Ob.                                         f fp  Cl.               f fp    Bsn.             f fp Tom toms 3 3 Vib.                                f                     Pno.                  f                          Hp.         D# C B/ E F# G A#             f f  S.                ο ου-ρα - νός o ou-ra - nos The sky f  M S.                ο ου-ρα - νός O ou-ra - nos The sky L q=128  Più mosso      Vln. I                                                    3    3  3   3   3  3   3   3   3  fp mp               f 3 3 3  Vln. II                                   f fp     Vla.             f fp        Vc.              f fp Cb.             f fp 91 175   Fl.            f   Ob.                   f mf   Cl.                    f mf subito   Bsn.             f Tam-tam 3 Perc.                         mp ff p 3  3                                                                Pno.                    f 3 3                                 Hp.            

  S.                    µαύ - ρι - σε ο ου - ρα - νός mav - ri - se o ou - ra - nos black - ened the sky

M S.                     µαύ - ρι - σε ο ου - ρα - νός mav - ri - se o ou - ra - nos black - ened the sky    Vln. I            f    Vln. II                  f mf

     Vla.                  f mf  Vc.             f

Cb.              f 92

182     Fl.           ff 5 mf ff       Ob.               ff 5 mf ff mf 5 Cl.                     mf ff mf  ff     Bsn.            ff 5 mf ff Tom toms Tam-tam 3 3 T.-t.                       f 3 p                                                 Pno.          3                         Hp.             ff

f     S.                Ak - de - ni - zin or - ta - sın -

In the middle of the Mediterrenean f M S.                    Ak - de - ni zin or - ta - sın In the middle of the Mediterrenean

   Vln. I        ff sul ponticello     Vln. II        ff sul ponticello mf        Vla.     ff mf sul ponticello          Vc.     mp Cb.             mp M 93  190       Fl.              f 5 fp f    Ob.                  f 5 fp f 5 Cl.               f      fp f     Bsn.               fp f f Tom toms 3 T.-t.                        f ff                                                     Pno. 3  3   3 3 3                     3                  3  Hp. 3  A§                 ff ff     f S.               da µάυ - ρι - σε ff mav - ri - se Black - ened f M S.                  da µάυ - ρι - σε mav - ri - se black - ened M    Vln. I            fp f  ord.    Vln. II                ff fp f      Vla.          ff fp f ord.     Vc.            ff  fp f Cb.                ff   fp f 94 N 198        Fl.             f fp f 5 5        Ob.           f fp f  fp 5  Cl.                 f fp f        Bsn.         fp f  fp

3 3 3 Perc.                               3 3                                 Pno. 3 3 3                                    Hp. 3 D§ Bb B§ D#                ff 3 3

   S.                  ο ου-ρα - νός Ak - de - ni - zin o ou -ra nos the sky in the middle of  M S.                   ο ου-ρα - νός Ak - de - ni - zin o ou -ra - nos in the middle of the sky N     Vln. I        fp f fp   Vln. II          fp f fp       Vla.    fp f mp fp

Vc.              fp f mp fp

Cb.              fp f mp  fp 95

206             Fl.               f 5 f 5

Ob.            f f      Cl.               f 5 f 5       Bsn.      f fp f

5 5 Perc.                           p f p f                                                      Pno. 3 3 3 3 3 3                                 Hp. f 5 f 5       

        S.           or - ta - sın - da or - ta -

the Mediterrenean the Mediterrenean    M S.                or - ta - sın - da or - ta - the Mediterenean the Mediterrenea

  Vln. I           fp f   Vln. II           f       Vla.     f fp f

Vc.            f fp f

Cb.             f fp f 96

212              Fl.             5 5  5    Ob.               5         Cl.                    5 5  5       Bsn.              

5 5 5 Tam-tam 3 stop ringing Perc.                             p f f                                                          Pno. 3 3  3 3                              gliss.             Hp. 5 5           

ff     S.              sın - da Ah Ah Ah

ff  M S.                  sın - da Ah Ah Ah

     Vln. I                5    Vln. II                 5   Vla.               

Vc.                 3  

Cb.                  3   97 q=120 Meno mosso O 219             Fl.                          f            Ob.                           f    Cl.                                5           f f            Bsn.                          f 5    Tom toms with hard mallets focused and clearly articulated T.-t.                        mf                           Pno.   5                                  f                                       Hp. D# C Bb/ E F# G A      f                   

     S.             

 M S.                q=120 Meno mosso O     Vln. I                          f         Vln. II                         f       Vla.                      f      Vc.                      f  

Cb.                          f   98 P 227                         Fl.                                           Ob.                             

    Cl.                                                                Bsn.                                  

  Perc.                         

         Pno.                                                                                                    Hp.                S.          

M S.         

Vln. I                               

Vln. II                              Vla.                                    Vc.                                  Cb.                                 99 235                       Fl.                              Ob.                                   

        Cl.                                      Bsn.                         

 Perc.                                      

                 Pno.                                                                                      Hp.             S.           

M S.          

       Vln. I                       Vln. II                 

Vla.                 

Vc.                          

Cb.                            100 242              Fl.                   

   Ob.                             

Cl.                                        Bsn.                             

Perc.                                                   

              Pno.                                                                                Hp.               S.        

M S.       

            Vln. I                   Vln. II                    

Vla.                              Vc.                         Cb.                     Q 101 248               Fl.           mp  Ob.                     mp  Cl.                  mp     Bsn.                              mp   

Perc.             

                           Pno. mp                                    mp                              Hp. mp Db         

  S.                          µια φουρ-τού - να µια βρο - χή άστ - ρα - πες βρον - τές α - έ - ρας mia four - tou - na mi vro - hi ast - ra - pes vron - des a - e - ras A storm a heavy rain lightening a crack a gale M S.       

Q Vln. I                                          mp    

Vln. II                                            mp    

Vla.       

    Vc.              mp   Cb.                          mp      102

254 Fl.                Ob.                            mf   Cl.               mf              mp      Bsn.               Vibraphone   Vib.                    mp                                    Pno.                                               Hp. Db C Bb/ E F G Ab               S.              

f M S.                              o ge - mi öy - le bir du - ru - ma gel - di ki bat - tım ba -ta - cak That ship reached such a point that it was on the verge

Vln. I                 mf  

Vln. II                mf  

Vla.                                  mf        mp Vc.                         mp 

Cb.                          mp  R 103 260     Fl.            mf   Ob.                    

Cl.                             Bsn.            mf

  Vib.                            

                             Pno.                                           Hp.  D# C# Bb/ E F G Ab               mf   S.                 οι γυ - ναί - κες άλ - λη βλασ - τη - i yi - ne - kes al - li blas - ti - the women some swearing   M S.                      bat - tım ba - ta - cak is - tif - ra mı a - rar - sın of sinking sinking people throwing out R Vln. I                                     Vln. II                              

Vla.                             

Vc.                         pizz. Cb.                          104 265      Fl.           mf

    Ob.              

Cl.                                               Bsn.         

  Vib.                   

                  Pno.                                   Hp.      

   S.                 µού - σε άλ - λη βλασ - τη - µου - - σε mou - se al - li blas - ti - mou - - se some swearing   M S.                  ba - ğı - ran mı ça - ğıı - ran mı crying and shouting

    Vln. I                Vln. II          

Vla.                                       

   Vc.                    Cb.                    105 S 270        Fl.             

 Ob.        mf    Cl.         

Bsn.              mp         Vib.                   

                          Pno.                                                Hp. mf        S.                οι γυ - ναί - κες άλ - λη έ - i yi - ne - kes al - li e - the women some doing

M S.                is - tif - ra mı a - rar - sın people throwing out S    Vln. I           

Vln. II                Vla.          

Vc.                        arco   Cb.                       106

275      Fl.           

Ob.                

Cl.      

Bsn.                         

Vib.                        

                     Pno.                          Hp.      

    S.                     κα - νε προ-σευ χή κι άλ - λη έ - λε - γε κα - ka - ne pro-sev- hi ki al - li e - le - ge ka - prayers and some cursing     M S.                se - la - vat - lar e - zan lar prayers and prayers

Vln. I             mf

Vln. II                        mf

Vla.      

Vc.                         Cb.                          T 107 280                 Fl.                    f      Ob.                           f       Cl.                            f              Bsn.                                f

Vib.                       

                        Pno.  f                                   Hp.               S.                         τα - ρα στους αί - τι - ους ta - ra stous e - ti - ous those who are responsible

  M S.                         se - la - vat - lar e - zan - lar prayers and prayers

T Vln. I                          f    

Vln. II                     f        Vla.                       f

Vc.                                         f     Cb.                                   f 108     286    Fl.                 

          Ob.                   Cl.                                     Bsn.                   

Vib.       

         Pno.                   Hp.         S.        

M S.       

Vln. I                                                      Vln. II                                                               Vla.              

Vc.                                           Cb.          109

292           Fl.                       Ob.                  

   Cl.                               Bsn.                

Vib.       

             Pno.                  Hp.         S.        

M S.       

   Vln. I                                         

Vln. II                                                                             Vla.           

Vc.                                             Cb.        110 298        U           Fl.                       fff

Ob.           

   Cl.                                        fff

Bsn.                             fff

Vib.            p                                                  Pno.  fff                        Hp.             S.            

M S.           

U                     Vln. I                  fff         Vln. II                                  fff      Vla.               fff    Vc.                         fff     Cb.                         fff 111

304 Fl.                

Ob.               

Cl.               

Bsn.                

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                                

                           Pno. p dolce                                    Hp. p                 S.                

mp dolce  M S.                          Do - kuz gün ol - du dokuz gün Nine days it's been nine days

Vln. I                

Vln. II                   p       Vla.                     p             Vc.               p

Cb.                 112

314 Fl.                 p mf

Ob.           p      mf

Cl.               p    mf

Bsn.                  p mf

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                                           

                Pno.                                    Hp.               

 mp dolce  S.                           για - τί δεν πά ει αυ - τό το πλοί - ο yia - ti δen pa - i af - to to pli - o Why doesn't this ship move

M S.                

Vln. I                

Vln. II               

Vla.               

Vc.               

Cb.                  p mf 113

328 V Fl.                  p

Ob.                p

Cl.                   p             Bsn.            p

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                               

           Pno.              p                  Hp.           

As if all hope is gone  mp S.                     θα πνι - γού - µε θα πνι - γού - - µε θa pni- gou - me θα pni- gou - - me we will drown we will drown As if all hope is gone mp M S.                     va - de-mi - zin so-nu bu bi - zim Our end has come V

Vln. I                 p

Vln. II                 p    

Vla.                p

Vc.         p            Cb.                   114

338 Fl.                 

Ob.           

Cl.                            Bsn.          

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                            

          Pno.             p                Hp.            S.               θα πνι - γού - µε θα pni- gou - me we will drown M S.                sonu bu bi - zim our end has come

Vln. I                  p

Vln. II                 p          

Vla.                 p   Vc.       p            Cb.                 115

347 Fl.            

Ob.           

Cl.           

Bsn.            

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                               

           Pno.                           Hp.             S.                       θα πνι - γού - µε θα πνι - γού - µε θα pni - gou - me θα pni- gou - me we will drown we will drown

M S.                     so - nu bu bi - zim so - nu bu bi - zim our end has come our end has come

Vln. I            

Vln. II                             

Vla.              

       Vc.          

Cb.            116

357 Fl.          

Ob.         

Cl.         

Bsn.          

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                           dim.

         Pno.                       Hp.           dim. S.              θα πνι - γού ------θα pni - gou ------we will drown M S.                so - nu bu bi - zim our end has come

Vln. I          

Vln. II          

Vla.         

Vc.         

Cb.          117

365 Fl.           

Ob.          

Cl.          

Bsn.           

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Vib.                            

          Pno.                        Hp.            S.              - µε

M S.           

Vln. I           

Vln. II          

Vla.          

Vc.          

Cb.           118

4th Narrative

They fall down on their knees and kiss the ground. The ground of unknown countries, their countries now, the army tells them, you’re Greeks, you’re Turks, never speak to them again. Tents and quarantines, Red Cross smiles, local frowns, foreign accents, foreign tongues. Nothing here reminds them of the village: the people from the mountains end up languishing in swamps, the people of the sea, wrestling with barren fields. Ayshe kills mosquitoes all day long, they tell her that they bear the sickness in their blood. She’s never seen a place like this; she longs for the clear skies of her hometown, the smell of the sea, the sound of the her milkman, little bells around the goat’s neck and a singing voice in the narrow street, reassuring her that everything is going to be okay. She doesn’t know the sounds of her new village, she doesn’t recognize the smells, the voices, she reached Samsun with just two children left. Allah is truly generous. And Despina, Despina is desperate in her degradation, every day the memory of the mansion that she left behind grows dimmer, the mansion that everyone in town admired, two storeys and balconies as broad as continents, overflowing with flowers and pots with basil. In that house, she was a lady. Now look at her, living in a tent and sharing a latrine with this whole shantytown – oh, God help us! She stares at the stars at night and tries to conjure up their faces, those who moved into her beautiful house, the house that everyone in town admired.

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V - Dokunulmamış Hiçbir şeye (All is left untouched)

h=50 quite calm Flute              

Bassoon                                         mp dolce 3 mp dolce Mezzo-soprano                  ver - di - h=50 They gave quite calm    Violin I            p sempre       Violin II              non vibrato p sempre Viola                 p sempre       non vibrato   Violoncello                        p sempre non vibrato     Contrabass                       p sempre

 6 A Fl.                     p sempre    Bsn.                 p sempre delicately mp M-S.                     ler bi - ze bir rum e - vi öy - le us a Greek house with such A  Vln. I                    p dolce  non vibrato  Vln. II             p  p dolce Vla.          Vc.             

Cb.          

11 Fl.                             

Bsn.                          3 3 

M-S.                              bir bah - çe - si var - ki o ka - dar gü - zel o ka-dar ba - kım lı a garden so beautiful so well - cultivated

Vln. I               Vln. II             Vla.               

Vc.                 

Cb.                   

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B 17  Fl.                    Bsn.                   

mp M-S.                        i - ki kat - lı bir rum e - vi o ka - B a two storey Greek house with such    Vln. I             mp     Vln. II          Vla.                     Vc.                 Cb.                121

22  Fl.               p 3         Bsn.                   3

M-S.                     dar gü - zel ta-van - la - rı var ki na - kış gi - bi oy - ma hep beautiful ceilings like frescos as if embroidered

Vln. I                   Vln. II         Vla.       Vc.       Cb.        

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27   Fl.                          Bsn.                          

M-S.             

  3 Vln. I                                 Vln. II            

Vla.               p          Vc.                      p     Cb.                     p 122 C moving 32     Fl.           Bsn.                                 3 3

mf espress. M-S.                            do-ku-nul - ma-mış hiç - bir şe- ye o - ca-ğın üs - tün - de ya - rı piş - miş nothing was touched on the stove a half cooked C moving Vln. I                 

Vln. II             Vla.                    mp         Vc.               mp      Cb.                mp

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D 36            Fl.                    Bsn.                 

M-S.                                  bir kap ye - mek toz - lu do - lap - la - rı-nın ar - ka-sı - na sı-kış-mış gü - müş bir haç cup of food lost behind the cupboards a silver cross D

Vln. I                Vln. II                   Vla.                    Vc.             

Cb.             123 h=60 E Più mosso 41         Fl.           f     Bsn.                f   fp f f  M-S.                       ben na - sıl ya - şa-rım bu ya - ban - cı ev - de How can I live in this foreign house h=60 Più mosso con vibrato E balance with the singer Vln. I                             f mf  Vln. II                f   Vla.             f     Vc.                    f p pizz. Cb.            f  f

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48          Fl.           mp Bsn.                fp  mf legato  M-S.                              geç - mi - şin ha- ya - le - tiy - le ol - du- ğu gi - bi bı - ra - kıl mış haunted by the past all is left untouched

 Vln. I                              

Vln. II            

Vla.            

Vc.             

Cb.                124 F h=54 55 Meno mosso Fl.              pp Bsn.                       

mp M-S.                    san - ki bi - ri - si bu - ra - da öl - müş gi - bi as if somebody here has just died F h=54 Meno mosso Vln. I                   p  Vln. II                  p  Vla.             p Vc.            arco p Cb.          p     p

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62 poco rit. Fl.        

Bsn.                             p

M-S.       

  poco rit. Vln. I         p p   Vln. II       p p          

Vla.              pp            Vc.                    pp      Cb.                     pp 125

5th Narrative

Sleepless nights and homesickness. Ayshe and Despina gaze up at the same moon across the sea; they harvest, both of them, a secret in their bosoms, a secret wish to go back. They wait. They refuse to settle down, they wait and wander through their scattered dreams, dreams of a lost homeland.

126 VI - Σήµερα Ζούµε και Πεθαίνουµε Today We Live and Die q = 80 Rubato calm and transcendental

Flute          pp     Oboe            Clarinet in Bb           pp  Bassoon                pp Medium gong Gong           pp pp Medium Tam tam Tam-tam            pp pp D C B/ Eb Fb G Ab 3              p   mp  Harp  D# C# B/ E F G# A#                   5 5                 Piano p   mp                5  Freely as if improvising  p mf p      Soprano                            Σή-µε-ρα ζού- µε και πε - θαί - - νου Si-me-ra zou - me ke pe - θe - - nou Mezzo soprano         q = 80 Rubato calm and transcendental Violin I           

Violin II          

Viola             Violoncello      p     pizz. Contrabass                p  127

7 Fl.                   p  3 3  Ob.                      mf mf

Cl.                        mf p

Bsn.                        mf p

Gong                pp

T.-t.                 pp

                             3 Hp. G§                 

5 5                            Pno.                    mf p mp S.                         µε  ο έ - νας ε- δώ κι ο me o e - nas e- δo ki o M S.              

Vln. I               

Vln. II              

Vla.              

Vc.                  Cb.                     128

12   Fl.                    p  mf p

Ob.                          p   mp 5 f p Cl.                    p  mf p 

       Bsn.                  p f p

Crotales arco ord. Gong                                          3  Hp. f p F# F# G# G§ D§                                         5 Pno. f p               f p    S.                                    άλ- λος ε - κέι πε-ριπ-λα - νώ - µε-νοι στη ζω - ή και στο θά - να το al- los e - ki pe-rip - la - no- me-ni sti zo - i ke sto θα - na-to

M S.            

Vln. I             

Vln. II            

Vla.             

Vc.                f p

Cb.                         129 More rhythmic 18 A yet like a hypnotic dance Fl.          

Ob.        

Cl.          Bsn.          p

Bendir Bendir                                 p     5                Hp. C§ A§  D C# Bb/ Eb F G Ab mp  A§       

           Pno.           p  S.                 ξε - νι-τε - µέ - νοι kse-ni-te - me - ni mf dolce M S.             bu gün-ler -

A More rhythmic yet like a hypnotic dance Vln. I        

Vln. II       

Vla.       

Vc.        

arco Cb.            130

24 Fl.       

Ob.      

Cl.      

Bsn.                    simile    

Bendir                                            

5 5 5                          B§ Hp. E§ Ab D#                Pno.                          simile S.       

f p mf  M S.                          de bi-ri - miz bu-ra - da di-ğe-ri - miz o-ra da ya-şı yor

Vln. I       

Vln. II      

Vla.      

Vc.      

    Cb.                   131

29 Fl.       

Ob.      

Cl.      

Bsn.            

Bendir                                         

5                       B   D C B / E F G A 5 Hp.  b b b b f                          Pno.    p               S.       

p f mp  M S.                          ö - lü - yor ha-yat - ta do-la - şı-yor ve ö - lüm - de sür - gün

Vln. I       

Vln. II      

Vla.      

Vc.      

Cb.           132

34 B Fl.                               Ob.                                    p f

  Cl.                                              p f      Bsn.                      mf f 

Bendir                              Gong   

Crot.                Tam Tam  f T.-t.                   p f

                Hp. D C Bb/ E F G A                

                                Pno. p f                                 

S.                 

M S.                       e-di-li-yo-ruz

B               Vln. I                                     p f   Vln. II                            p f   Vla.                           p f           Vc.                   p f  gliss.   Cb.                      mf f  133

41 poco rit. Fl.                                        Ob.                        

        Cl.                                      

  Bsn.                            M. Gong M Gong  Gong                                                                            Hp.  Ab                  

                           Pno.                                                     S.                 

 M S.                

  poco rit.                    Vln. I                         

Vln. II                        Vla.                    

    Vc.                  

 Cb.                            q = 80 a tempo 134 46 C (moving) Fl.         

Ob.        

Cl.        

Bsn.          

        Hp.                   Pno.          like chanting non vibrato  mp S.                               η α-νε-µο-ζά - λη του πο- λέ - - µου κλό - νι - σε και δι- i a-ne-mo-za - li tou po- le - - mou klo - ni - se ke δi- like chanting non vibrato   M S.                                sa-va - şın ka-sır-ga - sı kut-sal a - det-le ri da - ğıt - tı q = 80 a tempo C (moving) lightly and gently sul tasto non vibrato      Vln. I                             mp lightly and gently sul tasto non vibrato Vln. II                                lightly and gently mp  sul tasto non vibrato   Vla.                                           mp   lightly and gently sul tasto non vibrato Vc.                         mp           lightly and gently sul tasto non vibrato         Cb.                         mp   135 52  S.                            έσ - πα σε τους διε-ρους δεσ - µούς τους προσ-κολ- λών - - τας την καρ δι-α es - pa-se tous δie-rous des - mous tous pros - kol - lon - - das tin kar-δi-a M S.                                ve-de yık - tı ço - cuk - la - rı an - ne ba-ba-la-rı - nın me -

   Vln. I                         

Vln. II                                  Vla.                         

Vc.                                    Cb.                       

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58 accel. q = 108 q = 88 Pno.            cresc.          S.                        των τέκ - νων στων γο-νι- ών τα α-να-παυ-τή - ρια ton tek - non ston go-ni- on ta a - na-pav -ti - - ria cresc. M S.                                 zar - lık - la - rı- na ya kın ya - şa tan kut-sal a - det - le - ri

accel. q = 108 q = 88 Vln. I                                    cresc.

Vln. II                                cresc. 

Vla.                              cresc.

Vc.                                           cresc.      Cb.                                    cresc.  136

64 D Fl.            

Ob.              

Cl.                     p                Bsn.                  p

Bendir Bendir                         p D C Bb/ Eb F# G A            Hp.                         Pno. 3 3 3 3                        p                S.                α - a - mp    M S.                                 a - man a - - - - - man

D ord.     Vln. I            p ord.    Vln. II                               p 

Vla.            

ord. Vc.                         p       ord. Cb.                        p      137

69 Fl.         

Ob.          

Cl.        

Bsn.          

Bendir                                                                         Hp.   B§                   Pno. 3 3                             S.                            µάν α ------µάν man a ------man mp M S.                        a-man a - man a -

  Vln. I         

Vln. II        

Vla.         

Vc.                

Cb.                 E 138 75 Fl.      

Ob.               

Cl.              

Bsn.      

Bendir                 Crotales Gong       mp                   mp B Hp. Bb §     

like coming from distance                                               Pno. 5 5 5 3              S.                             α - - µάν  α - - µάν α - a - - man a - - man a -

M S.                            man a - man a - man a - - man a -

E  Vln. I         

Vln. II          ord.           Vla.     p

Vc.     

Cb.       139

79        Fl.            

Ob.                          

Cl.             

Bsn.           arco ord arco ord Crot.                                    Hp. E§         

  5                                                            Pno. 5 3 5 5           S.                         µάν α - µάν ά - - - - µάν α - µάν man a - man a - - - - man a - man

M S.                           man a - man   a - - - - man a - man

    Vln. I         

Vln. II                Vla.        

Vc.          

Cb.            140

83 poco rall. q = 76 F             Fl.                             f f             Ob.                            f f

    Cl.                                f f     Bsn.                    p   f  Crot.               f M. Gong T.-t.                f                 Hp. f D C Bb/ E F G A               

                        Pno. f                        f       f f      S.                           Αχ Αχ Ah Ah f   M S.                                Ah Ah 

poco rall. q = 76 F                   Vln. I                      f f                   Vln. II                     f f             Vla.                               f f  Vc.                     f Cb.                  f    141

90                         Fl.                                              Ob.                         Cl.                                           Bsn.                     

M. Gong tam tam stop ringing T.-t.            p f                                           Hp.  Ab                  Pno.                                             S.      

M S.     

                         Vln. I                                              Vln. II                                          Vla.                        

   Vc.                      Cb.                      142 poco rall. q=88 94 G (tempo primo) Fl.        

Ob.                 solo 5 5 Cl.                           mp 

Bsn.           

T.-t.        

5              D C B/ Eb F G A     Hp. mf         

 5                    Pno.     mf                   S.      

M S.     

poco rall. q=88 G (tempo primo) gliss. Vln. I        

gliss. Vln. II                

gliss. Vla.       

Vc.         

Cb.            143  7 98           Fl.        f   5    Ob.                  f 7  3 5  Cl.            6 f      Bsn.       f 6

Tam Tam

T.-t.           pp

     Hp. Ab          3   f 7  5             Pno. f          S.      

M S.     

Vln. I        pp   Vln. II     pp

Vla.        pp  Vc.       pp 

Cb.         pp 144 q=72 102  H (slower)  Fl.            

Ob.             

 Cl.            

 Bsn.             

 T.-t.             

             Hp.               

               Pno.                 mp espress. cresc.      S.                              Αχ   Αχ Αχ Ah Ah Ah cresc. mp espress. M S.                                     Ah Ah Ah

q=72 H (slower) Vln. I               Vln. II              Vla.            

 Vc.                   

Cb.               145 I 109              Fl.      pp mp pp f     Ob.               p mp pp f

Cl.                  p mp pp f          Bsn.          p mp pp f l.v.

Crot.                   mp f

T.-t.                l.v.                               Hp. mp f                l.v.                               Pno. mp                             f      S.                Αχ Ah

M S.                    Ah

I  Vln. I                                   pp mp pp f  Vln. II                 pp  mp pp f

Vla.                           p mp pp f         Vc.            mp  p pp f

Cb.                   p mp pp f