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2 VILLE EDIION VERION Piao/Choral core Full core ( Chorus, Celesta, ad trig etet) Istrumetal Parts We re the tars (Excert rom No ) VERION Piao/Choral core Full core ( Chorus, Celesta, ad trig etet) Istrumetal Parts We re the tars (Excert rom No ) RRNGEMEN We re the tars ( Chorus ad Piao) NOE I 2002, I was commissioed by the urtle Creek Chorale to comose a three-movemet starthemed iece or their ucomig Celestial cocert. I immediately kew that I wated strigs ad celeste to serve as my heavely accomaimet; but what text should I choose? ter immersig mysel i oetry, I whittled it dow to three that sag to me: Creator o the Uiverse, a Plato traslatio; We re the tars, a lgoqui Native-merica oem; ad (I could t resist) wikle, wikle, Little tar. Creator o the Uiverse is a hautig movemet breathig lie ito Plato s rumiatio o the geesis o the uiverse ad the birth o the huma soul. he celeste combied with violi harmoics give this movemet a ethereal quality. We are the tars is a sirited movemet whereby the oet declares, We are the stars which sig Our light is our voice he raidly alteratig 3/8 ad 2/4 meters, ad ebb-ad-low dyamics, dace i celebratio with the text. wikle oes with a aleatoric sectio evokig twiklig stars i the ight sky. he irst variatio o the amiliar theme is i the mior mode evokig a loely quality whe oderig, little star, how I woder what you are. Various emotios are met alog the way as reverece or the star grows, culmiatig i joy whe the rotagoist roclaims, is your bright ad tiy sark, lights the trav ller i the dark. Coyig is illegal CONEN I. Creator o the Uiverse II. We re the tars III. wikle James Eaki III Review coy oly

3 CREOR OF HE UNIVERE EX d whe the creator had comouded the whole, he divided it u ito as may souls as stars, ad he allotted each soul to a star. d the he mouted each soul to a star as i o chariots. He showed them the ature o the uiverse ad told them the laws o their destiy. Plato ( C.) 55 words rom IMEU ND CRII traslated by H. D. P. Lee ad edited by homas Kjeller Johase (Pegui Classics 2008). Coyright H. D. P. Lee, 1965, 1971, Used by ermissio. WINKLE wikle, twikle, little star, How I woder what you are! U above the world so high, Like a diamod i the sky. Whe the blazig su is goe, Whe he othig shies uo, he you show your little light, wikle, twikle, all the ight. *he the trav ller i the dark, haks you or your tiy sark, He could ot see which way to go, I you did ot twikle so. I the dark blue sky you kee, d ote through my curtais ee, For you ever shut your eye, ill the su is i the sky. is your bright ad tiy sark, Lights the trav ller i the dark: ho I kow ot what you are,- wikle, twikle, little star. * he comoser omits this verse i his settig. Jae aylor ( ) Gilbert (ée aylor) ( ) he tar rom Rhymes or the Nursery Published by Darto ad Harvey (1806) WE RE HE R We are the stars which sig, We sig with our light; We are the birds o ire, We ly over the sky. Our light is a voice. We make a road For the sirits to ass over. *mog us are three huters Who chase a bear; here ever was a time Whe they were ot hutig. We look dow o the moutais. his is the og o the tars. * he comoser omits the words rom here to the ed his settig. lgoqui (Native merica) raslated ad Published by Charles G. Lelad (1882) Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

4 Full core Plato ( C.) rom imaeus ad Critias homas Kjeller Johase, Editor, H. D. P. Lee, raslator; J. E., alt. orao lto eor ass Celesta (or Piao, 8va) Violi I Violi II Viola I Viola II Violocello I Violocello II Cotrabass With reverece q = 72 With reverece q = 72 With reverece q = 72 m Catalog No versio commissioed by the urtle Creek Chorale Dr. imothy eelig, rtistic Director targazig or Chorus, Celesta, ad trig etet I. Creator o the Uiverse Words: 55 words rom imaeus ad Critias traslated by H. D. P. Lee ad edited by homas Kjeller Johase (Pegui Classics 2008). Coyright H. D. P. Lee, 1965, 1971, Used by ermissio. Music: Coyright 2017 by Galaxy Music Cororatio, Ic., a divisio o EC Publishig. ll rights reserved. James Eaki III m Coyig is illegal Review coy oly 3

5 4 7 V. I V. II I I sz Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

6 5 V. I V. II I I 14 Whe the cre without vibrato Whe the cre without vibrato - a - tor, - a - tor, sub. sub. sz m sz m sz sz sz sz sz (ast...slow) (ast...slow) lay like bells/chimes rubato Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

7 6 V. I V. II I I 20 whe the cre whe the cre - a - tor, whe the cre - a - tor, without vibrato Whe the cre - a - tor, m m - a - tor, Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

8 7 V. I V. II I I 26 Whe the cre - a - tor, whe atural vibrato Whe the cre - a - tor, whe the cre - a - tor o the atural vibrato cre atural vibrato m m - a - tor, cre - a - tor o the m the cre - a - tor, cre - a - tor, whe the cre - a - tor o the Whe m 3 3 the cre - a - tor, cre - a - tor o the Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

9 8 31 accel. rit. q = 72 sz V. I V. II I I u - i - verse com - oud-ed the whole, sz u - i - verse com - oud-ed the whole, sz u - i - verse com - oud-ed the whole, sz u - i - verse com - oud-ed the whole, accel. rit. q = 72 accel. rit. q = 72 m m m m Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

10 V. I V. II I I 37 he he m di - vid - ed it u, m di - vid - ed it u, uis. he m di - vid - ed it u, m uis. He m he m he m he di - vid - ed it u, di - vid-ed, di - vid - ed it u, di - vid-ed, di - vid - ed it u di - vid - ed it u, it u 3 m 3 m 3 m m m m m m msub. m msub. m m Coyig is illegal Review coy oly 9

11 20 lgoqui (Native merica) raslated ad Published by Charles G. Lelad (1882) orao lto eor ass Celesta Violi I Violi II Viola I Viola II Violocello I Violocello II Cotrabass riumhat q = 82 Dacig e = 260 sz m szm We are the stars, sz We are the stars, sz We are the stars, sz We are the stars, we are the we are the we are the we are the stars stars stars stars which m which m which m which sig. szm sig. szm sig. szm riumhat q = 82 Dacig e = 260 riumhat q = 82 Dacig e = 260 sig. sz sub. m szm sz sub. m szm sz sub. m szm sz sub. m szm sz sub. m szm sz sub. m szm izz. sz sub. m szm szm II. We re the tars James Eaki III Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

12 21 7 V. I V. II I I szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm Coyig is illegal szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm Review coy oly szm szm szm

13 22 V. I V. II I I szm szm 17 We are the stars, we are the stars which sig, we are the stars, we are the stars which sig, we are the szm szm szm We are the stars, we are the stars which sig, we are the stars, we are the stars which sig, we are the szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm Coyig is illegal Review coy oly szm szm szm

14 V. I V. II I I 24 szm stars, we are the stars which sig, we are the szm stars, we are the stars which sig, we are the szm stars, we are the stars which sig, we are the stars, we are the szm stars, we are the stars which sig, we are the stars, we are the szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm Coyig is illegal szm szm szm szm szm szm szm We We are are Review coy oly 23

15 24 31 szm szm stars which sig, we are the stars, we are the stars which sig, we are the stars, we are the stars which sig, V. I V. II I I szm szm stars which sig, we are the stars, we are the stars which sig, we are the stars, we are the stars which sig, the the sz sub. stars sz stars which which sig, sig, We sub. We sig with our sig with our szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm sz sub. szm szm szm szm Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

16 szm 38 we (div.) 2: ollow lto dyamics are the stars, we are the stars which sig, we are the stars, we We are the 25 are the stars which sig, V. I V. II I I szm we sz light; are the stars, we are the stars which sig, sz sub. light; szm we We We are the stars, we are the stars which sig, sub. szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm szm sz sub. szm szm szm szm are are the the Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

17 Jae aylor ( ) Gilbert (ée aylor) ( ) he tar rom Rhymes or the Nursery Published by Darto ad Harvey (1806) J. E., alt. orao lto eor ass Celesta Violi I Violi II Viola I Viola II Violocello I Violocello II Cotrabass Wodrous q = 60 Wodrous q = 60 wi - kle... * Reeat otes i box or the duratio o the lie that ollows. he seed o each siger should vary. ** Create a sarkle/twikle eect. Play otes i ay order ad ay octave (treble or best results) or the duratio o the lie that ollows. he seed should vary. ca.10 ca.12 Wodrous q = 60 III. wikle ** * * ca.12 * wi - kle... James Eaki III wi - kle... * wi-kle... ca.12 ca.12 ca.10 ca.12 ca.10 ca.12 Coyig is illegal Review coy oly 37

18 38 V. I V. II I I 5 wi wi m - kle, twi - kle, lit m - kle, twi-kle, twi-kle, lit m wi-kle, twi-kle, twi - kle, lit wi m - kle, twi - kle, lit m m m m m catabile m m m - tle star, - tle star, - tle star, - tle star, Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

19 V. I V. II I I 10 How I wo How I wo How I wo How I wo m - der what you are! U m - der what you are! U m - der what you are! U m - der what you are! U m m m m m m m a a a a - bove the world so high, - bove the world so high, m sub. - bove the world so high, Like - bove the world so high, m a Coyig is illegal Review coy oly 39

20 40 V. I V. II I I 14 Like rit. a dia - mod i the sky, i the sky. Like a dia - mod i the sky, i the sky. dia-mod, Like a dia-mod i the sky, i the sky. Like a dia - mod i the sky, i the sky. temo sub. rit. temo rit. sub. sub. sub. sub. twi -kle, lit - tle, twi-kle lit - tle wi-kle, twi -kle, lit - tle, twi-kle, lit - tle sub. wi-kle, wi-kle, twi -kle, lit - tle temo wi-kle, twi -kle, lit - tle Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

21 41 18 star, How I wo - der what you are! wi-kle, lit - tle star, m V. I V. II I I star, How I wo - der what you are! wi-kle, lit - tle star, star, How I wo - der what you are! wi-kle, lit - tle star, m star, How I wo - der what you are! wi-kle, lit - tle star, m m m m m m m m m Coyig is illegal Review coy oly

22 42 22 m lit - tle, lit - tle star. V. I V. II I I m lit - tle star. m twi-kle, twi-kle, lit - tle star. m twi-kle, twi-kle, lit - tle star. m m m m m m m Coyig is illegal Review coy oly