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Spell of the Elements / Abbie Betinis SATB double chorus, piano $2.95 / AB-053-00 A B B I E B E T I N I S Spell of the Elements For SATB double chorus and piano Commissioned by the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota; Garrett Lathe, founding Music Director The Music of Abbie Betinis web: www.abbiebetinis.com ♦ phone: 612-590-3998 ♦ email: [email protected] ORDER ONLINE: www.abbiebetinis.com/order_form.html SPELL OF THE ELEMENTS by Elizabeth Jennings (1926-2001) Supplementary text by the composer: Fire and water, air and earth Contend, unite. A magic birth I call the power of the North, Is taking place somewhere not far the power to make, Celebrated by a star. rich Earth create! Make me steady, strong, serene, Take the music of the wind, Make my body evergreen! Take the fingers of a mind Making, breaking, letting go. I call the power of the East, Take the blanket of the snow the Air I take, breathe, circulate, And a necklace of the stars, Lift me high'r, Take the footsteps of the hours. Fly, inspire! All can spell-bind, all can build, All will come if you have called. I call the power of the South, the power to grow, We are subject to a spell. Love, spark my soul, It is married to free-will. Burn, crimson Fire, Come the spring the earth will lie Fill me with desire! Lucky under lucky sky. I call the power of the West, No determinism has the power to flow, Power to hold us long. We pass Dream Water, deeply know, Into every element, Help me move compassionately, Come and gone but never spent. Blend in me! From the composer: This piece is inspired by the four Classical elements (Earth, Air, Fire, and Water). In it, the voices invoke each element and request of it certain characteristics. The process is similar to, and often associated with, the ancient practice of “calling the directions.” In fact, as the lyrics suggest, each element is associated with a direction, as well as with a color, action and part of the body. As in traditional practice, toward the end of the piece, the elements are thanked and dismissed one by one. Staging is an important component of this piece. In the score, Choir II turns to face the directions as Choir I calls them out. Indications to turn look like this: = Face Front (stomp right foot, then left foot). Note: even if the singer is already facing this direction, he or she should stomp in place, as indicated. = Face Right (stomp right foot, then left foot) = Face Back (stomp right foot, then left foot) = Face Left (stomp right foot, then left foot) The stage should be set up so that Choir II can stand in a single file line, arranged by voice part (i.e. not in mixed formation). This will make the visual effect of the turning quite stunning. For instance, if Choir I is on risers, Choir II could stand single file on the floor, in front of them and extending on either side. Or perhaps Choir II could extend only on either side of the risers, dividing into two voice parts on each side of Choir I. Spell of the Elements For the Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota; Garrett Lathe, founding Music Director Elizabeth Jennings Abbie Betinis (1926-2001) Distantly, = 92 q S/A # & # 43 . ∑ ∑ . ∑ 42 ∑ 43 ∑ T/B ? ## 43 . ∑ ∑ . ∑ 42 ∑ 43 ∑ , whispered (last time only) p S/A # 3 y y y 2 yyy 3 & # 4 . ∑ Œ y . ŒŒ 4 4 y ŒŒ tzik tzik kwa ksh tzik tzik kwa , whispered p (last time only) T/B ? # 3 y y y y y y y y y y 2 3 y y y y # 4 . y y y Œ . y y 4 y Œ 4 y y dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum (tzik tzik) dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik √ Distantly, = 92 > > > q œ. n˙ œ ˙ # 3 œ. 2 ˙ 3 œ ˙ & # 4 . Œ‰œ. 4 b˙ 4 œ ˙ F (play first time only) U ? ## 43 . 42 ∑ 43 ∑ w ˙. w ˙. Ped. (sustain through m. 17) > Mysteriously ( = 92) 6 q ( ) P , S/A ## 2 3 œ œ 2 & œ œ œ 4 œ 4 œ Œ œ œœ œ œ œ 4 Fire˙ and wa--- ter,œ air andœ earth Con -tend, u - nite. A T/B ? # 2 3 2 # ∑ ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ 4 S/A # y y y 2 yyy 3 y y y 2 & # Œ y ŒŒ 4 4 y ŒŒ Œ y ŒŒ 4 tzik tzik kwa ksh tzik tzik kwa tzik tzik kwa ksh T/B ? # y y y y y y 2 3 y y y y y y y y y y 2 # y Œ y y 4 y Œ 4 y y y Œ y y 4 dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik loco 6 > √ > ˙. > > ˙. œ œ # ˙. 2 3 œ œ 2 & # ˙. ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ Œ œ œ œ ŒŒ4 œ P ? ## Œ ˙ ∑ 42 ∑ 43 ∑ ∑ ∑ 42 (...Ped. sustain...)˙ © Copyright Abbie Betinis, October 2007 2 Betinis: SPELL OF THE ELEMENTS 12 n.b. S/A ## 2 3 œ œ œ 2 Œ 3 œ & 4 œ œ 4 ˙ œ 4 œ 4 œ mag- ic birth Is tak --- ing place some - whereœ not T/B ? ## 42 ∑ 43 ∑ ∑ 42 ∑ 43 ∑ S/A # 2 yyy 3 y y 2 3 Yyy & # 4 4 y ŒŒ Œ y 4 ∑ 4 tzik tzik kwa tzik tzik kwa ksh tzik tzik T/B ? # 2 3 y y y y y y 2 y y 3 y y # 4 y Œ 4 y y y Œ 4 y y 4 y Œ dum dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum √ loco 12 > >˙ œ > > ˙. # 2 3 ˙ œ 2 œ œ 3 ˙. & # 4 ∑ 4 Œ ŒŒ œ 4 œ œ 4 ˙ œ œ . ? ## 42 ∑ 43 ∑ ˙. 42 ∑ 43 ∑ (...Ped. sustain...) ˙. 17 p S/A ## œ 2 3 & ˙ Œ œ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ 4 far Cel- - e -brat --- ed by a star.˙. T/B ? # 2 3 # ∑ ∑ ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ S/A # y y y 2 yyy 3 & # y ŒŒ Œ y ŒŒ 4 4 y ŒŒ kwa tzik tzik kwa ksh tzik tzik kwa T/B ? # y y y y y y y y y y 2 3 y y y y # y y y Œ y y 4 y Œ 4 y y dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik legato 17 œ ≈ ˙ œ œ œ ˙. ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ## œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙. 2 ˙ 3 œ & œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙. 4 ˙ 4 Œ œ œ œ ? ## ∑ ∑ ∑ 42 ∑ 43 œ œ (...Ped. sustain...) Ped. (sustainœ through m. 33) Betinis: SPELL OF THE ELEMENTS 3 22 S/A # 2 3 2 & # ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ ∑ ∑ 4 ˙. P T/B ? # œ œ 2 3 œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ 2 # ˙ œ œ 4 œ œ 4 Œ 4 Take the mu--- sic of the wind, Take the fin- gers Sop. # pU & # Mm...w Alto # y y y 2 yyy 3 y y y 2 & # Œ y ŒŒ 4 4 y ŒŒ Œ y ŒŒ 4 tzik tzik kwa ksh tzik tzik kwa tzik tzik kwa ksh y y y Ten. ## ‰ j ‰Œ Œ 2 ‰ 3 j ‰Œ ‰ j ‰Œ Œ 2 V Ph... y 4 Ph... 4 y Ph... y 4 Bass ? # y y y y y y 2 3 y y y y y y y y y y 2 # y Œ y y 4 y Œ 4 y y y Œ y y 4 dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik 22 > √ > ˙ > ˙. œ > # ˙. 2 3 œ œ œ 2 & # ∑ 4 ∑ 4 ∑ Œ œ œ œ ŒŒ4 œ F > P ˙ ? ## Œ ˙ ∑ 42 ∑ 43 ∑ ∑ ∑ 42 (...Ped. sustain...)> 28 S/A # & # 42 ∑ 43 ∑ ∑ 42 ∑ 43 ∑ œ , , T/B œ œ œ œ- œ œ œ ? ## 42 œ 43 œ Œ œ 42 43 œ of a mind Mak -----ing, break - ing, let - ting Sop. # U & # (mm)w Alto # 2 yyy 3 y y 2 3 Yyy & # 4 4 y ŒŒ Œ y 4 ŒŒ 4 tzik tzik kwa tzik tzik kwa ksh tzik tzik y y y Ten. # 2 3 2 3 V # 4 ‰ 4 yj ‰Œ ‰ 4 yj ‰Œ 4 ‰ Ph... Ph... Ph... Bass ? # 2 3 y y y y y y 2 y y 3 y y # 4 y Œ 4 y y y Œ 4 y y 4 y Œ dum dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum tzik tzik dum √ loco 28 >˙ > > . œ œ > ˙ # 2 3 ˙ œ 2 œ 3 ˙. & # 4 ∑ 4 Œ ŒŒœ 4 œ œ 4 ˙ œ œ . # 2 3 2 3 ? # 4 ∑ 4 ∑ ˙. 4 ∑ 4 ∑ (...Ped. sustain...) ˙. 4 Betinis: SPELL OF THE ELEMENTS 33 F S/A # 2 3 2 & # ∑ ∑ ∑ 4 ∑ 4 Œ œ 4 œ œ ˙œ œ œ p And a neck- lace œ T/B ? # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ 2 œ 3 2 # Œ 4 œ 4 ˙. ˙. 4 go. Take the blan--- ket of the snow Sop. # U & # (mm)w (mm)w Alto # y y y 2 y ¿ ¿ & # y ŒŒ Œ y ŒŒ 4 ŒŒ kwa tzik tzik kwa ksh tzik tzik kwa¿ Mm...˙ y y Ten.