The Nightwatch two tiny love songs for high voice and chamber orchestra Joelle Wallach The Nightwatch two tiny songs for high voice and chamber orchestra Duration: 5.5 minutes Instrumentation: Piccolo Flute Oboe Clarinet, 1 player: B-flat for I; A for II Bassoon Contrabassoon (tacit II) 2 French horns in F (only one horn in II) Percussion (Tacit I; two players in II) Pitched: timpani glockenspiel Unpitched: bass drum claves triangle sectional strings: violins 1 & 2 viola violoncello contrabass This is a transposed score. Pitches in instrumental parts are identical to those in the score. Assurance The Nightwatch You will never be alone, You hear too deep a sound when autumn comes. Wherever you are tonight, Yellow pulls across the hills and thrums Will you know how the world Like silence after lightning Was washed where I was. Before it says its names. When I went away Wishing for you I was wrong. You were aimed from birth: I wanted to vow You will never be alone. We weren’t the world’s twins. Rain will come, a gutter filled, Now I allow whole wastes, An Amazon, long aisles. Winter wherever I am, You never heard so deep a sound, Even when the weather warms. Moss on rock, and years. No wonder I Will welcome the wolf of my wanting. That’s what the silence meant: You’re not alone. Madeline Tiger The whole wide world pours down. William Stafford 3 The Nightwatch I Assurance William Stafford Joelle Wallach semplice =58 Piccolo Flute ben dolce Oboe Clarinet in A sotto voce CBassoon Contrabassoon tacit Bassoon 1 Horns in F 2 Horn II tacit triangle glockenspiel 1 Percussion Tympani 2 8va Harp lontano A,B,C, D ,E ,/F,G Solo Voice You will ne ver be a lone, you tutti con sord. solo semplice =58 senza sord. Violin 1 solo ben dolce ben espr. senza sord.sul D Violin 2 ben dolce solo senza sord. tutti pizz. Viola ben dolce pizz. (sord.) Violoncello pizz. (sord.) Contrabass ©1997 Joelle Wallach. All rights reserved. 4 4 Piccolo Flute Oboe Clarinet in A Bassoon Horn in F 1 Percussion 2 Harp Solo Voice hear so deep a sound when au tumn comes. Yel low pulls ac ross 4 Violin 1 tutti con sord. Violin 2 Viola outside stands pizz. attack, inside stands arco tremulo octaves divisi arco tutti Violoncello outside stands pizz. attack, inside stands arco tremulo octaves divisi arco tutti Contrabass 5 7 Piccolo lontano misterioso Flute Oboe Clarinet in A Bassoon Horn in F 1 Percussion 2 Harp D Solo Voice the hills and thrums, or si lence af ter light ning be fore it says its names. 7 Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Violoncello Contrabass 6 10 Piccolo cantab. Flute Oboe Clarinet in A Bassoon dolce cantab. Horn in F claves 1 Percussion 2 Harp A,B,C,D,G poco Solo Voice You were aimed from birth: you will ne ver be a lone. Rain tutti solo divisi 10 Violin 1 gli altri Violin 2 con sordini Viola sotto voce Violoncello Contrabass 7 14 Piccolo Flute Oboe 3 Clarinet in A Bassoon 3 Horn in F claves 1 Percussion 2 Harp G G 3 Solo Voice will come, a gut ter filled, an A ma zon, long aisles you 14 solo Violin 1 cantabile Violin 2 3 Viola Violoncello Contrabass 8 17 Piccolo dolce Flute Oboe Clarinet in A Bassoon Horn in F 1 Percussion 2 Harp A,F,G Solo Voice ne ver heard so deep a sound, moss on rock, and years. that’s 17 tutti senza sord. (tutti) Violin 1 cantabile senza sord. Violin 2 senza sord. arco Viola sul tasto Violoncello cantabile Contrabass 9 20 Piccolo Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon Horn in F Percussion 2 Harp ma con passione Solo Voice what the si lence meant: You, you’re not a lone, you’re not a lone; solo molto dolce 20 gli altri divisi, gli altri sordino Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola pizz. arco (ord.) Violoncello pizz. arco Contrabass 10 23 Piccolo Flute Oboe Clarinet in A Bassoon Horn in F triangle glockenspiel 1 Percussion Bass Drum 2 8va Harp Solo Voice the whole wide world pours down. 23 solo sord. Violin 1 solo sord. Violin 2 con sord. Viola Violoncello Contrabass 11 II The Nightwatch Madeline Tiger Cantabile =84 Joelle Wallach 3 3 Piccolo 3 dolce3 delicato Flute 3 3 3 3 3 dolce delicato 3 Oboe dolce delicato 3 3 3 Clarinet in B 3 3 dolce delicato Bassoon dolce Ctr Bassoon 3 dolce 1 Horns in F 2 1 Percussion Percussion tacit 2 3 dolce legato 3 Harp 3 3 3 C,D,E ,F,G,A ,B 3 3 3 Solo 3 Voice Where e ver you are to night, will you know how the =84 Cantabile 3 Violin 1 3 3 3 3 3 dolce delicato 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Violin 2 3 dolce delicato 3 3 3 3 3 3 Viola 3 3 Violoncello 3 Contrabass 3 ©1997 Joelle Wallach. All rights reserved 12 4 Piccolo Flute 3 3 3 Oboe 3 3 3 3 3 3 Clarinet in B 3 Bassoon 3 3 3 CBassoon 3 1 Horns in F 2 3 3 Harp 3 A (C,D,E ,F,G,A,B ) 3 3 3 3 Solo 3 3 Voice world was washed where I was? When I went a way wish ing for you I was wrong. 4 Violin 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Violin 2 3 3 Viola 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Violoncello 3 3 3 3 3 3 poco Contrabass 3 3 3 3 13 7 Piccolo Flute Oboe Clarinet in B 3 3 Bassoon 3 poco 3 3 3 3 CBassoon poco 3 1 Horns in F 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Harp 3 A 3 Solo 3 3 Voice 3 I want ed to vow I would n’t wor ry we were n’t the 7 Violin 1 3 3 Violin 2 3 3 3 3 3 Viola 3 3 3 3 3 3 Violoncello 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Contrabass 3 14 10 Piccolo luminoso Flute dolce lontano Oboe 3 luminoso Clarinet in B 3 Bassoon 3 luminoso 3 CBassoon 3 3 lirico 3 lirico 1 Horns in F 2 3 Harp A (C,/D,/E ,F,G,A,B ) 3 ma poco maestoso Solo Voice world’s twins. Now I al low whole wastes, 3 solo 10 con sordini gli altri Violin 1 luminoso 3 con sordini Violin 2 luminoso con sordini Viola luminoso 3 3 3 Violoncello 3 luminoso pizz. arco con sordini 3 Contrabass 3 3 15 13 Piccolo 3 Flute Oboe 3 3 Clarinet in B 3 3 Bassoon 3 3 3 3 lirico 3 CBassoon 3 1 Horns in F 2 3 3 3 Harp (C,D,E /F,G,A ,B ) A,B 3 3 3 Solo Voice 3 3 win ter wher e ver I am, e ven when the wea ther warms, no 13 Violin 1 3 3 Violin 2 3 3 Viola 3 3 3 3 Violoncello 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Contrabass 3 16 16 Piccolo Flute 3 lontano Oboe 3 Clarinet in B 3 lontano Bassoon 3 3 CBassoon 1 Horns in F 2 3 Harp A,B (C,D,E ,/F,G,A,B ) poco 3 Solo Voice 3 won der I will wel come the wolf of my want ing. divisi 16 Violin 1 3 3 div. II,III Violin 2 3 3 3 Viola con sordini Violoncello 3 3 Contrabass 17 19 Piccolo Flute 3 3 3 3 Oboe 3 3 3 3 Clarinet in B 3 3 Bassoon 3 CBassoon 1 Horns in F 2 3 3 3 Harp A (C,D,E ,F/G/A /B ) 3 3 3 Solo Voice 19 3 unis. 3 Violin 1 3 3 3dolcis. 3 3 unis. 3 3 3 Violin 2 3 dolcis. 3 3 3 3 Viola dolcis. 3 3 3 3 Violoncello 3 3 dolcis. 3 3 Contrabass 3 3 dolcis. 18 22 Piccolo Flute Oboe Clarinet in B 3 3 3 3 Bassoon 3 3 CBassoon solo 3 1 Horns in F solo3 2 3 3 bisbig.(ossia 8va) 3 Harp ben 3 3 3 3 Solo Voice 22 div. divisi unis. 3 Violin 1 3 3 divisi Violin 2 Viola 3 3 3 3 3 Violoncello 3 3 3 3 3 Contrabass 3.