JR0069 Jake Runestad GIVE ME HUNGER SATB choir (divisi) Music jakerunestad.com Text At a Window Carl Sandburg Give me hunger, O you gods that sit and give The world its orders. Give me hunger, pain and want, Shut me out with shame and failure From your doors of gold and fame, Give me your shabbiest, weariest hunger! But leave me a little love, A voice to speak to me in the day end, A hand to touch me in the dark room Breaking the long loneliness. In the dusk of day-shapes Blurring the sunset, One little wandering, western star Thrust out from the changing shores of shadow. Let me go to the window, Watch the day-shapes of dusk And wait and know the coming Of a little love. Performance Time c. 5:30 About the Work Commissioned by a consortium of collegiate choirs including: Iowa State University (James Rodde), Michigan State University (David Rayl), Millikin University (Brad Holmes), Texas Tech University (Rick Bjella), & the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (Lucinda Thayer). About the Composer Considered “highly imaginative…with big ideas” (Baltimore Sun) and “stirring and uplifting” (Miami Herald), award-winning composer Jake Runestad (b. 1986) has received commissions and performances from leading ensembles and organizations such as Washington National Opera, the Netherlands Radio Choir, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble, Seraphic Fire, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony Chorus, the Virginia Arts Festival, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and Craig Hella Johnson and Conspirare. Dubbed a “choral rockstar” by American Public Media, Jake is one of the most frequently performed composers in the U.S.A. Jake Runestad holds a Master’s degree in composition from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University where he studied with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts. He has also studied extensively with acclaimed composer Libby Larsen. A native of Rockford, IL, Mr. Runestad currently lives in Minneapolis, MN and his music is published by Boosey & Hawkes and JR Music. Find out more at: JakeRunestad.com Commissioned by a consortium of collegiate choirs including: Iowa State University, Michigan State University, Millikin University, Texas Tech University, & the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point GIVE ME HUNGER Carl Sandburg Jake Runestad (1878-1967) (b. 1986) Aggressively, Enraged q=94 rit. intense f f sub. f > > > > > > Soprano ° 5 > U 4 5 > U > 6 &4 œ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ Œ 4 œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ œ 4 Give me hun - ger,* O you gods that sit and give the world its or - ders. Give, f intense f sub. f > > U > > > > > U Alto 5 4 5 > 6 &4 œ œ œ bœœ ˙˙ Œ 4 œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ bœœ ˙˙ œ 4 Give me hun - ger,* O you gods that sit and give the world its or - ders. Give, f intense f > > > > > > Tenor 5 > U 4 5 > U 6 &4 œ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ Œ 4 œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ Œ 4 ‹ Give me hun - ger,* O you gods that sit and give the world its or - ders. f intense f >œ >œ >œ >œ Bass 5 > œ b œ U˙ 4 œ bœ > œ œ 5 > œ b œ U˙ 6 ? 4 œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ 4 œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ 4 ¢ Give me hun - ger,* O you gods that sit and give the world its or - ders. Aggressively, Enraged q=94 rit. U U 5 4 5 6 & 4 œ œœ bœœ ˙˙ Œ 4 œ œ bœ œ œ œ 4 œ œœ bœœ ˙˙ 4 Piano >œ œ >œ œ ˙ >œ > >œ > >œ œ >œ œ ˙ œ (for reh.) > U > > > U 5 > œ œœ bœœ ˙˙ 4 > œ œ bœ > œ œ œ 5 > œ œœ bœœ ˙˙ 6 ? 4 œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ 4 œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ 4 { a tempo 4 f > > U > > > > S ° 6 œ œœ œœ ˙˙ Œ 4 œ œ œ œ ‰ &4 œ œ 4 œ bœ œ J give me hun - ger, Give me hun - ger, pain and want, f > > U > > > > A 6 œ œ Œ 4 œ œ œ œ ‰ &4 œ œ œ œ bœœ ˙˙ 4 œ bœ œ J give me hun - ger, Give me hun - ger, pain and want, f f > > U > > > > T 6 œ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ Œ 4 œ œ œ œ ‰ PERUSAL&4 œ SCORE4 œ bœ œ J ‹ Give me hun - ger, Give me hun - ger, pain and want, f sub. f >œ >œ >œ B 6 > œ b œ œ U˙ > 4 œ bœ > œ ? 4 œ œ œ œ NOTœ ˙ œ FOR4 œ œ J ‰ ¢ Give me hun - ger, Give me hun - ger, pain and want, a tempo U 6 4 > & 4 œ œœ bœœ ˙˙ Œ 4 œ œ bœ œ œ ‰ œ >œ œPERFORMANCE>œ œ ˙ >œ > >œ J Pno. > U > > 6 > œ œœ bœœ œœ ˙˙ > 4 > œ œ bœ > œ œ ? 4 œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ 4 œ œ J ‰ 4 *Do not use a pure, open vowel. The "r" sound should be present, {though not overly-nasal. This technique should be used each time a long Copyright © 2018 Jake Runestad, JR Music (ASCAP). Ver. 1.8.18 tone on an "r" sound occurs. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. This score is intended for perusal use and is not licensed for performance. Further dissemination of this copyrighted work is illegal. Please purchase scores at: jakerunestad.com/store. 2 rit. 6 > > > > > > > U S ° 5 > 3 & œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ bœ œ œ œœ Œ 4 shut me out with shame and fail - ure from your doors of gold and fame, > > > > > > > U> A 5 > 3 & œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ bœ œ œ œœ œ 4 shut me out with shame and fail - ure from your doors of gold and fame, Give, > > > > > > > U T 5 > 3 & œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ bœ œ œ œœ Œ 4 ‹ shut me out with shame and fail - ure from your doors of gold and fame, >œ >œ >œ U B > œ bœ > œ œ 5 > œ bœ > œ >œ > 3 ? œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ 4 ¢ shut me out with shame and fail - ure from your doors of gold and fame, Give, rit. U 5 3 & œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œ œ bœ œ œ œœ œ 4 Pno. > > > > > > > > > > > > U> > œ œ bœ > œ œ œ 5 > œ œ bœ > œ œœ > 3 ? œ œ 4 œ œ œ œ œ 4 {6 q=60 rit. 8 3 3 3 f > > > > > > > b œ œ S ° 3 œ œ 4 œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ &4 œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ 4 œ ˙ ™ Œ œ Give me your shab-bi - est, wea-ri - est hun - ger! Give me hun - ger! 3 3 3 f > > > > > > A 3 œ œ œ œ œ 4 œ Œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ &4 œ bœ œ œ 4 œ bœœ ˙˙™ PERUSALgive me your shab-bi - est, wea-ri - est hun - ger! SCOREGive me hun - ger! 3 3 3 3 > > > 3 > > T 3 4 > > œ bœœ ˙˙™ & œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œœ Œ bœ œ œ ™ 4 œ œ 4 œ œ ‹ Give me your shab - bi - est, weaNOT-ri - est hun - ger! Give œ meFORyour wea-ri - est hun - ger! 3 3 3 3 œ œ 3 >œ > œ >œ œ ˙ B ? 3 œ œ b>œ œ >œ œ œ 4 œ bœœ œ b>œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ™ 4 4 Œ œ œ ¢ give me your shab-bi - est,PERFORMANCEwea-ri - est hun - ger! Give me your wea-ri - est hun - ger! q=60 rit. 3 3 3 > > >œ bœœ œœ 3 œ œ œ œ œ 4 œ œœ ˙˙ Œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ & 4 œ bœ œ œ 4 œ bœœ ˙˙™ Pno. > > > > 3 3 3 > 3 3 >œ bœœ ˙˙™ ? 3 œ œ œ b>œ œ œ >œ œ œ 4 œ bœœ œ b>œ œ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙™ 4 4 Œ œ œ > {8 This score is intended for perusal use and is not licensed for performance. Further dissemination of this copyrighted work is illegal. Please purchase scores at: jakerunestad.com/store. 3 Intense q=144 - 160 11 ff mf U S ° ˙˙™ U w> w & ™ Œ Give. ff mf A U U > & ˙˙™ Œ w w Give. ff mf U T ˙˙™ U > & ™ Œ w w ‹ Give, ff mf U˙ > B ? ˙ ™ U > > œ > > j Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ ¢ Give me your shab - bi - est, wea - ri - est hun - ger! Intense q=144 - 160 U ˙˙™ U w> w & ˙˙™ Œ w w Pno. U ˙˙™ ˙˙™ U w> w ? Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ J ‰ {11 > > > > > 14 mp mf S ° w ˙ & Œ œ O mp mf A Œ & w ˙™ PERUSAL SCOREO mp > T ˙™ Œ œ™ œ b˙ & J ‹ give. NOT FORO >œ œ b>œ œ >œ œ > B ? J ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ ¢ Shut me out with pain and fail - ure. mp PERFORMANCE w ˙ Œ & w œ Œ ˙™ Pno. j œ˙™ œ bœ œ Œ œ œ™ œ b˙ ? J œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ > ‰ > > {14 > This score is intended for perusal use and is not licensed for performance.