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About the Text

"Be", for voice, crotales, vibraphone, bao gongs, and waterphone, is an exercise in meditation through song. The piece depicts a mantra that one may use to inwardly bring calm and peaceful feelings. The text, written by the composer, is purposefully very simple, to allow the listener to focus on all the sounds and various layers of harmony.

Deep breath. In. Out. Again. Relax. Be in the moment. Be silent. Be silence. Be, just be, and simply be. Focus on nothing. Calm your body, quiet your mind. Clear your head. Don't panic. Be, just be, and simply be.

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Performance Notes "Be", for voice and percussion quartet, is a meditation; therefore, the tempo marking is merely suggestive, and the overall piece should not have a severely distinct rhythm throughout.. The performers should "go with the flow" and follow the singer, who should sing with a sense of free relaxation. The singer may be any gender, performing in the octave written or one below. Two players should stand at the vibraphone to work in tandem during the passages with both bowed and struck parts (i.e. mm. 27-38, etc). Each should have two bows as well as mallets. The motor should not be used. The performer should use the pedal generously at their own discretion, unless specifically marked "let ring". Sixteenth notes should be played very gently, to create a warm texture, with less emphasis on articulating specific notes. One player should play the crotales, a two octave set. The player should have a bow and mallets. One player should be in control of both the waterphone and the bao gongs. The waterphone should be played with a bow, very smoothly, and the sound unbroken. The waterphone should be played primarily on the same area of the instrument, and the pitch should be as close to a B natural as possible. The player should "swirl" the waterphone at their own discretion in order to create an ethereal sound. The passages marked "arco" in the vibraphone and crotales parts should be bowed, unless otherwise specified. "Ord" indicates a return to mallets, and to play as usual. The players should continue using bows or mallets until the next instruction.

The symbol for the use of the waterphone is an open diamond (|). The bao gongs use traditional notation. The gongs and waterphone should be placed conveniently near to each other so the player may expedite the transition between the two. The pitches required for the bao gongs are C#, E, F#, A#, and B.

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Score

Be Marjorie Halloran Very slow and free q = 60

#### 4 & # 4

A Crotales

Vibraphone

#### 4 & # 4

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

Crt.

#### 4 | & # 4 !

####

# Œ # #

arco

let ring

www

˙˙

poco a poco cresc.

w ˙ ˙

˙˙

n n ˙˙

#### w & #

˙.

#### ˙ & # ˙

˙. !

poco a poco cresc.

Vib.

arco

waterphone

Bao Gong/ Waterphone

w ˙ ˙

n˙ ˙

˙ n˙

4 13

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

& &

B.G./W

#### ####

# ˙ ˙

˙ ˙

& &

####

Œ ˙

Œ ˙ ˙

˙ ˙

dim.

# p

####

Vib.

Œ ˙

ord.

#### ˙ & # ˙

Crt.

####

B begin freely, gradually becoming rhythmic

œ‰‰œ œ Œ

œœ œœ œœ œœ

˙ ˙

w p

˙ ˙ "

Deep

breath.

# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

# w

dim.

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Be 21

Vib.

B.G./W

& &

####

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

####

Crt.

####

In.

Out.

‰ j ˙ œ .

# ww

lax.

œœ œ

A - gain,

# œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœŒ

# ˙

####

arco

‰ j œ re -

w !

œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ! let ring ord.

œ #### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w w & # w arco w &

####

gong

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6 29

####

# ˙

˙.

w P

the

Crt.

Vib.

# # # # œw œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œw œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ & # w w ww ww P

B.G./W

####

## & # ##

####

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

ment.

œ œ ˙. si - lent.

œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # œœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœ w ww ww ww w #

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Be 37

####

rit.

œ œ

#### ˙ & #

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

si - lence.

˙.

#### Ó & # & 40

####

F # w

just

˙˙˙ .. ˙ ..

a tempo

####

and

simp

˙.

be.

ord.

# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ F

Vib.

arco # # # # w˙ & # ˙ F

####

Crt.

œ œ œ œ Be,

let ring œ œUœ # # # # œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ & # w ˙ œ œœ œ œ œ ˙ w

B.G./W

˙ ˙

ww w

w ˙˙

˙˙ "

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w ˙˙

˙˙ "

8 44

####

and rhythmic # # # # steady œ & # œ œ

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

p w #### w œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ pord. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #### ˙ & #

####

#### œ & #

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

# ˙

ww œ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ Ó

Calm

cus

# # # # ww & # œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ####

thing.

œ œ

bo - dy,

your

w w œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

ww œ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœœ ˙

Ó Œ

ww œœ œœ œœ œœ œœœ œœœ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

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Be 50

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

Vib.

# ˙

####

Qui

# œ

your

mind.

Clear

w P

arco

w w ww w #### w œ œ œ # & œœ œœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ P let ring # ## # Ó Ó & # ˙ ˙ 53

Crt.

####

˙.

# w

ww # # & # ## œ

your

head.

w w œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

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10 55

Crt.

Vib.

####

## & # ##

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

####

Don't

œ œ œœœœ œ œ œœœœ œ œ œ œ p

ord.

ww œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ !

œ œ ˙.

pan - ic,

don't

˙ ˙˙ ˙

œ œœ œ œ œ ˙.

pan - ic.

# œœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœ œœœœœœ‰ ‰ œœœœœœ œœœœœœ‰ ‰ œœœœœœ cresc.

# # # # ww˙ & # ˙ ˙ &

# ˙.

# # # # ww & # œ

####

œœ œ

wwœ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

cresc.

ww œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó

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Ḟ

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

####

f # # # 2 4 4 œ œ œ œ # ## 4 w œ œ œ œ E

# Ó

####

Be,

# œ œœ œœœ Œ œ œ

# # # # œœ & # œ

œ œœ

#### ‰ & # #### # # &

Vib.

B.G./W

just

be,

2 œj œ œ œ 4 œ œ

just

œœ œœ œ œ œ œ 42 œœœ # œœœ œ 42 œ

j œ œ

and

simp

#### # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & #

Crt.

œ ## # œ # # # 44 œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ J f

#### # 4 # 4 œ œœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œ œ œ œ f w arco

#### # 4 # 4 œ f

˙.

w be.

œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰

œ œ

#### # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œ œœœœœœœ œ œœ œœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœ œœœœ œœ œœœœœ w w w #### # & #

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#### # # &

#### # & #

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

Deep

breath.

œœ œœ p

#### # # ˙. &

Vib.

B.G./W

# # # # # wwww & # Œ ˙ #### # | & #

Out.

œ œ œ œ

œ œ

n##### Ó

n # # # # # ww w Œ !

ww w ˙ œ |

n##### gong

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‰ j œ A-

œ œ œ œ n#### œ # ˙. !

Œ wwww œ ˙

œ ˙ w www

Re - lax

www œ ˙

In.

wwww

gain.

w www

œ œ œ Œ Œ ‰ œj ˙

œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ

œœ

#### # | & # waterphone ! 70

Crt.

œ œ

arco # # # # # wwww & # !

#### # & #

w !

œœœœ Be,

just

Be F

####

! # w

13 rit.

˙.

œ œ #### œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & # œœœœœœ œ œœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœœ œœœœœ œ be

and

simp - ly

be.

Crt.

Vib.

B.G./W

#### ˙ & # ˙ &

Vib.

B.G./W

˙ ˙

# Ó

####

w # www

####

arco

˙˙ ˙˙

œ œœœ

| waterphone

w œ œ œ œ

rit.

Slowly and freely

˙ ˙

####

Crt.

####

˙ ˙

ord.

Œ œ œ œ dim.

œ œ œ

U w

ww ww

www

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About the Composer Marjorie Halloran, originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, is a composer, singer, and songwriter. She is the co-founder of the choral workshop program for composition students at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, VT, where she received her MFA in composition with an emphasis in songwriting. Marjorie has studied with Michael Early, Jonathan Bailey Holland, Don DiNicola, Abbie Betinis, and Alice Parker. Marjorie's choral and instrumental compositions have been performed by Chorus Austin and Inversion Ensemble; Schola Cantorum of Los Altos, CA; Resounding Achord of San Jose, CA; WomenSing of Orinda, CA, and multiple ensembles at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has arranged for Homestead High School, Los Altos United Methodist Church, and Willow Glen United Methodist Church, among others. She is the winner of the 2015-16 WomenSing "Youth Inspiring Youth" choral composition competition, and her piece "8 Ways to Look at a Window" was premiered in June 2016. She was also a finalist for the I Kromatika composition competition in 2015, and a semi-finalist for the American Prize in Composition (choral division) in 2018. An accomplished choral singer in addition to composer, Marjorie has performed with many different ensembles in the Bay Area, as well as in Princeton, New York City, and the University of California at Davis, where she received her BA in music theory/composition. She currently sings with Chorus Austin and Inversion Ensemble of Austin, TX. Marjorie released her debut pop album, Ready For Anything, in 2015, featuring a variety of songs written during her studies at VCFA. She currently resides in Austin while continuing to work with VCFA. www.marjoriehalloran.com

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Also by this composer, available on MusicSpoke and JWPepper's MyScore:

Write it on Your Heart (SATB) 8 Ways to Look at a Window (SSAA) Doves of St Nicholas' Church (SATB) To You I Give My Heart (SATB) Stillness (SATB) A Little Gust of Wind (SATB) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (SATB with children's choir) The Perils of Procrastination (SSAA) The Soul's Expression (soprano and string quartet) 0689 (SATB quartet and electronics) Trio Antarctica (violin, cello, piano)

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