Normal For SATB unaccompanied
(2021)
Carlos Cordero
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ABOUT THE WORK Normal is the first movement of what will be a large-scale work titled “The Longest Day of My Life.” This work is based on the letter of the same title that Deedra Van Ness wrote after the shooting at Santa Fe High School on May 18, 2018. I’ve worked on this project for years now, not writing music but understanding the great responsibility that comes with setting such a terrifying event to music. Deedra and Isabel were brave to tell their story, and it is in my hope that this project brings more awareness of the danger we face as the world reopens, helping us find ways to do better. No one can better explain the text that Deedra’s letter: “Our day started off normal. Isabelle was happy and looking forward to the weekend. I dropped her off about 7 a.m., told her I loved her, to have a good day, and then headed home to get to work. I got home, walked upstairs and my phone rang. I noticed her name on the screen and figured she forgot something. As I answer the phone, she is whispering, and I can barely understand her. Then I hear her whisper....” TEXT AND TRANSLATION Deedra Van Ness Mom, They are shooting up the school, I'm hiding in a closet. I love you, Mom.
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To the victims of the Santa Fe Highschool Shooting on May, 18, 2018. The Longest Day of My Life
I. Normal Deedra Van Ness
for SATB unaccompanied
Terrified q = 160
p. bb b b 3 œ Œ & 4 œ .
S A
Œ
44 Ó
Œ
Mom,
T B
? bb 3 bb 4
5
b & b bb
∑
π whisper .j .j 4 . . . 3 . . ‰ ‰ y y 4 y y y y 4 y J. J. . . . . .
they are
4 4
∑
Ó
F . . œ œ . .
they are
? bb b b 9
b & b bb
∑
∑
Œ
Œ
? bb b b 13
b & b bb Ó ? bb b b
∑
. 43 œ .
Œ ∑
up
Ó ∑
Œ
Œ
school,
∑
p .j 4 . œ 4 œ J. .
the
ª
Œ
j œœ J
j œœ ‰ J up
the
∑ F 44 ˙w -
> ‰ j œ œ œ œ œ J > a
ª
school,
∑ ª
> > œ œœ Œ > >
clo - set.
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Ó
44
∑
∑
Ó
school,
44
I'm hid - ing in
Ó
4 4
∑
43
P
I'm hid - ing...
. œ ‰ .
shoot - ing
∑ > ‰ j Œ œ y y J >
.j œ ‰ J.
34 >œ œ œœ ‰ >
they are
the
∑
shoot - ing
œ œ
Mom,
up
3 4
43
∑ p œ -
shoot-ing
∑
Œ
Carlos Cordero (b. 1992)
Ó ∑
43 43
F ‰ œj œ œ J
17
bb 3 &bb 4 Œ
I
? bb 3 bb 4
21
b & b bb Œ
4 ˙˙ 4
love you,
p
> > Œ œœ œ > >
œ œ
in a
? bb b b
‰
∑
44
∑
π œ
Œ
clo - set.
3 4
∑ ª
Œ
Œ
Ó
‰
j œ œ œ œ œ J
Mom
I'm hid - ing in
∑
a
∑ ª
F bbb > > Œ b & œ œœ > >
25
43 Œ
∑
Ó
‰
clo - set.
? bb b b
a
∑
44
Œ
3 > >œ Œ 4 œ œ > >
j œ œ œ œ œ J
I'm hid - ing in
clo - set.
∑
Œ
Mom
4 4
∑
Œ
Ó
4
j œ œœ œœ J
44 w ˙
∑
44
I
∑
43
∑
love you,
Ó
43
Mom
43
∑
ª
bbb 3 Œ b & 4 ˙
29
? b b b 43 b
‰
I
love you,
j œ œ ∑
œ
Mom
44 w 44
∑
43 . Œ̇
∑
43
‰
œ J I
∑
œ
œ
44 w˙
love you,
˙
Mom
44
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∑
5
33
bb & b b ww
3 4 ˙˙ .. π Œ
? bb Ó bb
> j j œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ 3 4 4 4 Ó Œ
œ œ
∑
4 4 ˙˙
they are
shoot - ing
up
the
Ó˙ Œ
∑
school,
wÓ
Ó
Œ
œ œ
F Œ
Ó
3 4
they are
œ œ
∑
3 4
they are
ª
37
bb 44 & b b 43 œ̇ . œ œw Œ Ó ‰ Jœ ‰ Jœ > shoot - ing
up
the
˙Ó
school,
> j j œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ Œ Ó ? b b b 43 44 b Ó Œ ∑ shoot - ing
up
˙ Œ
the
Ó
3 4 œ. œ œ œ ˙ >
they are
Œ
∑
school,
œ J
‰
shoot - ing
Í
œ œ 3 4
they are
> œ
œ J
up
œ
Ó
‰
˙
44
the
44
Œ
shoot - ing
ª
41
b & b b b 44 w -̇
ww
˙
ww
school,
? b b b 44 b
w
Œ
∑
I'm hid - ing in
45
b & b bb
43
ww
> ? b b b œœ b >
p whisper j ‰ yJ y y y y
> œœ Œ >
clo - set.
Ó
> > œœ œœ Œ > >
‰
j œ œ J I
Ó
F j ‰ œJ œ œ œ œ
Œ
clo - set.
‰
Œ
˙˙
43 Œ
a
ww
œ
œœ -
love you, Mom
I'm hid - ing in
j œ œ œ œ œ J
I'm hid - ing in
Œ
a
> œ >
> œœ Œ >
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ª
Œ
clo - set.
Œ
a
∑
I
49
bb &bb
∑
Œ
I love you,
Mom
? bb b b
˙˙
I'm
cresc.
Œ
57
b & b b b 42 ˙˙ f Œ ? b b b 42 b Ó
I'm hid - ing in
44 œœ
4 œœ 4
I
Œ
> œ œ 4 œ œ 4
they are
b & b b b 43 Œ
Mom
shoot - ing
a
hid - ing
love you,
‰
I
I
Mom
in
a
clo - set.
f > Œ œœ >
Ó
Œ
œ
44 Œ
˙˙ ..
44 Œ
Œ
love you, Mom
43
Mom
‰ œ œœ œœ I love you,
Œ
ª
Í > œœ ˙˙ > œ ‰ œ œ
the school I'm hid - ing in a clo - set.
> ˙˙ .. >
2 4
42
up the school > > Œ ‰ j j j œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ Œ J ‰ J - J > > > up
ª
I love you, Mom
> > > j œœ œœ ‰ œ œ œ ˙˙ .. J > > > clo - set. I love you, Mom
Ó
they are shoot - ing
j œ œ J -
‰ œj J
Œ
-̇ 3 ˙ .. 4 -
œ ‰ œ œ
Œ
Mom
61
> ? b b b 43 ˙˙ .. b >
j œ ‰ J œ œ œ œ
Œ
love...
3 4 Œ
> > ‰ j œ œœ ‰ œj œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ J J > >
love you...
œœ
œ œ ˙ Ó -
‰ œj 44 Œ J I
cresc.
bbb b & œ œœ ˙˙ -
53
-̇ ˙ .. -
j œ œ ‰ J œ
? bb Πbb
Œ
6
love you...
œ ‰ œ œœ œ I love you,
43
I love you,
ª
43 œœ Œ
Œ
44
Œ
44
Mom
34 œœ
Mom
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Œ
65
bb 4 &bb 4 Π? bb 4 Πbb 4
Œ
F
‰
Œ
‰
7
œœ
F
œœ
I
3 4 œ œ
œœ
love you,
I
Œ
Œ
Œ
Mom
3 œœ 4
œ
œ
œ
Œ
love you,
Mom
ª
68
dim.
bb 4 &bb 4 Œ
Œ
‰
œ
œ
I
? b b b 44 Πb
dim.
Œ
‰
3 4
œ
love you,
œ
œœ œœ
I
love you,
œœ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Mom
œ 43 œ
Mom
ª
71
b & b b b 44
Œ
? b b b 44 Πb
Œ Œ
74
b & b b b 44 ? b b b 44 b
∑ ‰ ‰
∑ ∑
œ
œ
œ
I
love
you,
œ
œœ
œœ
I
love
you,
43 Œ œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Œ
Mom
34 œŒ
Mom
*
Œ Œ
* : If low G is too low for altos, have the tenors sing the G and basses the F.
π œ
ª
∑
Mom...
π œ
Mom...
∑
Ó Ó
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Austin, June 2021 / approx. duration: 1'40''
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