Sol by Isaac Lovdahl
In the river I found a little part of me In the river my face reflects In the river my shadow appears In the river my shadow is black and looks bigger than me.
You may think I am a shadow, But inside I am a sun. -Damia Gates
-Jonathan GarcĂŹa de Alba This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
Sol
Jonathan Garcìa de Alba for the 2017-2018 VocalEssence ReMix Program & Damia Gates Undulating; sempre sostenuto
Soprano 1
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π # # 4 # & # 4 w
q = c 70 *stagger breathe*
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Soprano 2
Alto 1
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Alto 2
Tenor 1
Tenor 2
Baritone
Bass
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From River of Words, ed. by Pamela Michael and Robert Hass (Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions, 2008). Copyright © 2008 by River of Words. Reprinted with permission from Milkweed Editions. milkweed.orgto purchase performance copies. performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com
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Sol
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Sol
6
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Sol
Return to Tempo I
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19
S1
q = c 70
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8
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23
S1
S2
A1
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3 P Œ œ nœ œ œ
P 3 Œ œ œ œœ my shad - ow is
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my shad - ow is
Sol
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3 P Œ œ nœ œ œ
my shad - ow is
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my shad - ow is
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j ‰f œ œ œ â â
and looks
and looks
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big - ger than me.
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big - ger than me.
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big - ger than me. 3
n œ œ œ -̇ â â â big - ger than me. äœ äœ äœ -̇ 3
big - ger than me.
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big - ger than me.
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big - ger than me.
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big - ger than me.
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A1
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28
S1
Sol
∑
#### # 6 & # 4
T1
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T2
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A2
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P 64 n œ œ You
think I am a shad -
may think I am a shad -
You may
œ œœœ ˙
think I am a shad -
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44 44 44 44 44 44
Sol
10
#### # 4 ˙ . & # 4
31
S1
S2
A1
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A2
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T1
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T2
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B
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B
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shad
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42
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42
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F 44 œ œ œ œ
p F 4 ‰ œ œ œ 4 ˙. J
I am
p. 6 Œ 4 œ œJ œ . Jœ œ You may think
œ
F 44 ˙
p F 4 j ‰ œ œ œ 4 n˙
I am
p 6 Œ 4 œ . œj œ . œ œ J You may think
I am a
˙
w
42
w
42
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42
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-
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ow,
ow,
w
ow,
42
Sol
#### # 2 & # 4
35
S1
S2
A1
A2
T1
#### # 2 & # 4 #### # 2 & # 4 #### # 2 & # 4
∑ ∑ ∑ ∑
B
B
∑
44
∑
44
∑
44
∑
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But
p
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∑ ∑
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p poco a poco cresc. 44 n ˙ ˙ ˙. in
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side,
p poco a poco cresc. 44 ˙. n˙ ˙ in
in
cresc. F P poco a poco œ ˙ n œ œ œ œ œ- Œ œ
Œ ˙.
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T2
44
p
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side,
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in
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in
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in
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in
in
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nœ ˙
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F Œ ˙
in side, poco a poco cresc.
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side,
side,
But
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˙.
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side,
side,
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side,
-
˙.
side,
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Œ
11
Sol
12
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40
S1
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A1
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A2
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T1
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in
B
molto tratt.
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S2
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n n n # # ƒœ œ ˙ n q = c 62
46
n n n # # ƒ conœ brio n Œ œ œ b œ œ 46 sun.
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am
3
a
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nn n## ƒ n w n n n # # ƒw n
sun.
nn n## ƒ n w
sun.
sun.
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I
am
3
a
46 46 46 46 46 46
Sol
## 6 # ˙ & 4
œ.
44
S1
S2
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A2
˙
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T1
˙
am
a
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T2
B
B
sun.
I
am
a
sun.
I
am
a
sun.
I
am
a
sun.
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13
44 œ œ œ b œ œ 3
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46 w
44 Œ œ œ œ b œ œ 46 œ # œ ˙ am
a
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sun.
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3
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a
a
44 œ ‰ œj œ œ
sun.
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w
46
I
am
a
3
44 j œ ‰ œ œ œ
a
sun
sun.
I am
a
46 w .
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a
sun.
I am
a
44 œ ‰ œ œ œ J 44 j ‰ œ œ œ œ
44 44
sun.
44 Œ œ œ œ b œ œ 46 œ # œ ˙ I am
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44
44 #œ œ
44 44
46 # w .
44
46 w .
44
sun.
sun.
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Sol
14
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47
S1
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S2
B
B
am
a
am
a
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T2
a
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T1
am
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A2
a
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A1
am
am
a
I am a -œ œ- œ? # # 44 Œ
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am
a
I
am
a
Ó Ó Ó Ó w sun.
Ó Ó Ó
˙ sun.
˙
Return to Tempo I
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nœ ˙.
sun.
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w
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Ó
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sun.
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sun.
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q = c 70
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j œ œ.
F ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
In the
F w
the riv - er,
F w
(n)
F w
(n)
F
(n)
w
(n)
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riv - er,
the riv - er,
Sol 52
S1
S2
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A2
T1
T2
3
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A1
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& V V
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B
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a
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sun.
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I
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am
w
j œ œ.
a
j œ œ.
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riv - er,
15
p molto rit. ˙ ˙ p molto rit. w
sun.
∑
(n)
p j molto rit. j œ œ. œ œ. (n)
In the
riv - er
molto rit.
non dim.
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the riv - er,
P w
the riv - er,
P w
P w P w
the riv - er,
the riv - er, molto rit.
the riv - er
w
molto rit.
w
molto rit.
w
molto rit.
w
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