ANTIGONE Prologue and Parodos

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1 DINOS CONSTANTINIDES ANTIGONE rologue and arodos IANO SCORE

2 DINOS CONSTANTINIDES ANTIGONE rologue and arodos LRC 109cc IANO SCORE Text: Sohocles Duration: ar 20 minutes The comoser egan ork on his three-act oera Antigone, ased on the lay y Sohocles, tenty years ago and comleted it in 1989 It as remiered in 199 y the Baton Rouge Oera The oera is erormed in three acts and ollos the original story closely The irst act oers ackground inormation on the ight to the death eteen Antigone s to rothers over the kingshi o Thees and Antigone s lan to ury her rother olyneices The urial o her rother has een oridden y the ne king, her uncle Creon The second act ocuses on Antigone s conrontation ith Creon and the conlict eteen Creon and his son, Haimon The inal act centers on Creon s realization that he has ronged Antigone and the tragic consequences o his rash actions This selection is the oening scene o the comleted oera, Antigone The music o Dinos Constantinides has een erormed throughout the orld He is the reciient o many grants, commissions and aards, including irst rize in the 1981 Brooklyn College International Chamer Oera Cometition and the 1985 irst Midest Chamer Oera Conerence He also received the 1985 American Ne Music Consortium Distinguished Service Aard, the 1989 Glen Aard o l Ensemle o Ne York, several Meet the Comoser grants and numerous ASCA Standard Aards In the 199 he as honored ith a Distinguished Teacher White House Commission on residential Scholars The text o Antigone is the English version y Dudley itts and Roert itzgerald and is used y ermission o Harcourt Brace ovanovich, Inc; coyright, 199, y Harcourt Brace ovanovich, Inc; coyright, 19, y Dudley itts and Roert itzgerald

1 Instrumentation: lute Ooe Clarinet in B Bassoon Horn in Trumet in C Tromone ercussion: timani, temle locks, ood lock, snare drum, triangle, susended cymal, coell, virahone, chimes (d and a) Strings

3 1 Instrumentation: lute Ooe Clarinet in B Bassoon Horn in Trumet in C Tromone ercussion: timani, temle locks, ood lock, snare drum, triangle, susended cymal, coell, virahone, chimes (d and a) Strings 2 Soloists: Antigone (mezzo sorano) Ismene (sorano) Choragos (tenor) Male chorus (1 singers) Exlanation o symols Entry Cue Holding o note : : Continuous reetition o the igure inside the reeat markings Accelerando n rolonged line Nothing Interrut the sound at ill

4 Text: Sohocles Antigone rologue IANO SCORE iano q = 80-8 > STAGE ALMOST DARK Dinos Constantinides n cluster cluster n LIGHTS U GRADUALLY 10 WITH LIGHTS SUGGEST DAWN 15 A cresc accel > Dinos Constantinides Magni ulications htt://magniulicationscom

5 2 20 q = 100 n n n n n n 22 n n n n n n n n n n n n 2 q = n n π B cluster π 28 accel

6 ANTIGONE AND ISMENE ENTER ROM THE CENTRAL DOOR O THE ALACE q = 100 n n n n n n n 5 n dim n n n n n C q = Is - me - nê, dear sis - ter, You ould D n think that e had al - read - y su - ered n n n 5 e - n n n

7 nough n n n or the curse on 5 n 5 n n n n n 9 Oe - di - us : n R 5 51 n n nn I can - not i - n mag - ine n an - y n

8 55 grie that E you and I have not gone dim 59 through rit Slo And no

9 9 (Soken) Have they told you o the ne de - cree 2 o our King Cre - on (Agitated) I have heard no - thing : I (Slo) kno that to π sis - ters lost to ro - thers, a doule death in a single hour;

10 G ast q = 120 q = 18+ n ( ) Ÿ~~~~~~~~~ led in the Ï and I kno that the Ar - gi - ve ar - my night (Images o the ar in ackground) π n STAGE ALMOST DARK U U Ÿ~~~ Ÿ~~ Ÿ~~~ Ÿ~~~ 8 oco a oco cresc n n

11 8 H n cresc

12 n 9 n h h n n n n 98 n n h h n n n n 100 n h n n 102 I h Ï

13 10 10 h n n 10 IMAGES END But Slo q = Ç80 e - yond this no - thing I thought so And n π 111 that is hy I ant - ed you to come out here ith oco a oco dim me

14 115 n There dim is some - thing e must n do n 118 Why do you seak so strange - ly dim K ast q = 120+ π π 122 Lis - ten, Is - me - nê: Cre - on ur - ied our ro - ther E - te - o - clês

15 ith mil - i - tar - y hon - ors, gave him a sol - dier's u - ner - al, and it as right, 128 that he should, ut o - ly - nei - cês, ho ought as rave - ly and 11 died as mis - era - ly, They say n that Cre - on has

16 1 sorn rit L Sloer q = 2 No one shall u - ry him, n n 18 (quasi gliss) n no one mourn or him n n 5 10, But his o - dy must lie in the ields, n n 5

17 1 1 1 dim a seet n n search treas - ure or ood n n or n car - rion irds n That n dim M is to ind as they n hat 150 they say, n and our n (quasi gliss) dim good

18 15 Cre - on is co ming here n n n 15 to an - nounce it u n Ï li - cly n n 159 N Ï n

19 1 11 And the enalty- Stoning to death in the ulic square! U There it is, n n 15 O Slo And no you can quasi recitativo rove hat you are A true sis - ter; or a trai - tor 10 q = n to your am - i - ly n π π, (Agitated) Antigonê, u U You are mad! What could I ossily do U U

20 15 ast q = 120+ You must de - cide n he - ther you ill hel me or not 18 I do not un - der - stand you Hel you in hat 181 Is - me - nê, I am go - ing to ur - y him Will you come π > > >

21 Q He Bur - y him You have ust said the ne la or - ids it > nn 188 is my roth-er And he is your roth-er, too But n n think o the dan-ger! >

22 191 Cre - on is not strong e - nough to stand Think hat Cre - on ill do! n > n n 19 in my ay 19 n

23 R Ah oco meno sis - ter! ẇ Oe-di-us 205 died, eve - ry one hat-ing him or hat his on search rought to 208 light, his eyes Ried out y his on hand;

24 211 and Io - cas-tê died, rit S His Sloer moth-er and ie at once: she 215 tist - ed the cords that stran- gled her lie; rit and 218 Slo q = our n to n n ro thers π died, Each

25 killed y the > o ther's sord > And T 22 n n e are let: But oh, An - ti - go-nê, > 20 n Think ho much more ter - ri - le than these our on

26 2 death ould e i e should go a - gainst 25 dim Cre - on and do hat he has or - id-den! r 28 We U are on ly n

27 2 20 n o - men, e can - n n not ight ith men, An - 2 ti - go - nê! n The la is 2 n n strong, e must give in to the la in this >

28 250 thing, and in orse I eg the > > 25 dim Dead to or - give me, ut I am hel- less: > 25 aster q = 88 I must yield to

29 2 258 those in au - thor - i - ty And I think it 20 is dan-ger-ous u - si-ness to e al - ays med - dling n n n n 2 q = 100 > i that is hat you think, I should not R ant you, e - ven i you ossia 8va u

30 2 Sloer q = 92 asked to come π you have made your choice, 20 you can e hat you ant to rit n e n Sloer q = 8 π n n > But I ill n 2 ur - y him; n and i I must die, rit I W aster q = 108 say that this π π

31 28 28 crime is ho - ly: I shall n lie don ith him in death, and 282 I shall e as dear to him n as he to 28 n n me It is the n dead, not the n n n liv - ing, ho make the

32 289 n n long est de - n mands: We die or - e - ver 292 you may do as you like, since a - n n 295 ar - ent - ly the las o the gods mean no - thing to you They mean a great deal to > >

33 0 299 me; ut I have no strength to reak las cresc that ere made or the u - lic accel 02 X ast q = 112 (quasi gliss) good That must e your ex - cuse, n 0 I su - ose But as or n me, I ill ur - y the n

34 ro - ther I love An - e: ossia 8va u π Slo q = 80 ti - go-nê, I am so a - raid or you! You you have your - sel to con - si - der, need not a - ter all

35 2 Y Slo q = Ç5 1 But no one must hear o this, You must 19 tell no one! I ill kee it a se - cret, I rom - ise! > 21 Oh tell it! Tell > e-very-one! Think ho they'll hate you >

36 2 hen it all comes > out > i they learn 25 that you kne a - out it all the time! > > So 2 r er-has ier- y! you should e cold ith > ear >

37 29 But I am do - ing on - ly > hat I must > 1 But can you do it > I say that you can-not > Z 1 U ery ell: hen my strength gives out, I shall do no more : : 2 U Imossile things should not e tried at all : :

38 5 U U Go aay, Ismenê: I shall e hating you soon, and the dead ill too, or your ords are hateul Leave me my oolish lan: I am not araid o the danger, q = 80 5 Moderate i it : : : n : 8 means death, π it ill not e the orst o 2 deaths death, ith-out hon- or

39 n eel that you must You are un - n ise, ut a n 50 loy - al riend in - n deed to those ho n n nn nn dim EXIT INTO THE ALACE love you! n 5 5 n n n n n n n Antigone goes o LEnter the Chorus n n n n n n nn n n n n U U

40 Male Chorus AA ast q = 120 Antigone: rologue and arodos arodos Strohe 1 (Soken ith Exression) No the long lade o the iano MCh 1 sun, ly - ing le - vel east to est, touch - es ith glo - ry MCh Thees o the se - ven Gates O - en, un - lid - ed eye o " "

41 8 Antigone: rologue and arodos MCh 5 gol - den day! O march - ing light A - croos the ed - dy and rush o Dir - cê's MCh " stream, 5 Strik - ing the hite shields o the en - e - my MCh 9 5 thron head - long ack - ard rom the laze 5 o morn - ing! 5 5

42 1 5 BB q = 5 Antigone: rologue and arodos π cresc " " " " " " " n " " " " " 9 Cho 5 n n " o - ly - nei - cês their com - man - der rouse them " " ith ind - y hra - ses, n Cho n n He the ild ea - gle scream - ing 5

43 Cho 0 Antigone: rologue and arodos 9 " in - sults a - ove our land, n n n Cho 81 " " " 5 His ings their n shields o sno, His crest - their mar - shalled helms n n 5

44 MCh CC q = 12 8 Antistrohe 1 Antigone: rologue and arodos A - gainst our se - ven gates in a yan - ing ring 1 MCh 8 the am - ished sears came on - ard in the night; n MCh MCh " But e - ore his as ere sat - ed ith our lood, or ine - ire took the gar - land o our to - ers, He as

45 2 Antigone: rologue and arodos MCh 90 " cresc 5 thron ack; and as he turned, great Thees no tend - er vic - tim or his nois - y 5 5 MCh 92 5 Ï 5 9 o - er Rose like a dra - gon e - DD ast q = 18+ " hind him, shout - ing ar Ï 9 n Slo q = 2

46 Cho 99 or God hates ut - ter - ly Antigone: rologue and arodos Cho the ray o rag - ging tongues; and hen he e - held their smil - ing, 5 5 Cho 01 5 ast 5 5 Their sag- ger o gol - den helms, the ron o his thun - der last- ed 5

47 Cho MCh MCh MCh Antigone: rologue and arodos 0 Their irst man rom our alls very ast n 8 05 EE q = 120 Strohe 2 We heard his shout o tri - umh high in the air turn to a scream; ar out in a Ï lam - ing are He ell ith his ind - y torch, and the earth struck him " Ï " n U MCh 08 8 And oth - ers storm- ing in ur - y no less than his ound shock o death π in the dust - y oy o Bat - tle

48 Cho Cho 09 5 " " sev - en ca - tains at sev - en gates yield - ed their dang - ing arms Ï 10 Antigone: rologue and arodos Sloer 5 5 to the god that ends the at - tle- line and reaks it These to on-ly, ro-thers in 5 Cho 12 5 ast Slo " π 5 lood, ace to ace in match - less rage, mir - ror - ring each the o - ther's death, Cho 1 5 Ï R q = 2 2 clashed in long com - at 2 2

49 Antigone: rologue and arodos 1 n n 20 n 2 q = 8 2 MCh 2 Antistrohe 2 Tenor n But n MCh 25 no in the eau - ti - ul morn - ing o n 5 5 vic - to - ry let 5

50 2 Antigone: rologue and arodos > MCh The - es o the man - y char - iots Bass-Baritone sing or oy! ith n n ith π 29 MCh hearts or danc - ing e'll take leave o ar: our hearts or danc - ing e'll take leave o ar: our MCh 1 GG tem - les shall e seet ith hymns o tem - les shall e seet ith hymns o n raise, and the long raise, and the long n n

51 8 Antigone: rologue and arodos MCh n night shall e - cho ith our n night shall e - cho ith our 5 5 cho - rus cho - rus 5 n n n 5 5 n dim n HH ery Slo q = Moderate π n n 2

52 5 Antigone: rologue and arodos n n 9 9 n n II n n 5 58 dim U π U n

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