Written for the Moores School of Music Concert Chorale, conductor Dr. Betsy Cook Weber for the 28th Béla Bartók International Choral Competition.
This Sky for SATB div. a capella
(2018)
Carlos Cordero
https://www.composercordero.com ©Cordero, 2018. All rights reserved.
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ABOUT THE WORK
This Sky is a short, high-spirited piece. I like to think that we are angels that came to earth to spread love and tell people to stop worrying and start enjoying more. This could be the piece you sing to someone who you feel needs to know how incredible and special they are, or maybe even to yourself, or your past self. It is my hope that the celebration, acceptance of oneself and willingness to share with others in this short piece will give the audience joy, and make them smile.
Since moving to Houston, many people have helped me and showed me my own value. I wrote and dedicate this piece to Dr. Betsy Cook Weber, and my beloved Concert Chorale. The opportunity to have a world premiere by such an incredible choir at the 28th Béla Bartók International Choral Competition was an honor.
THIS SKY
This sky where we live is no place to lose your wings. So love, love, love.
“This sky” from The Gift, copyright 1999 by Daniel Ladinsky, Used with permission. This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
Dedicated to Dr. Betsy Cook Weber, and the Moores School of Music Concert Chorale.
This Sky for SATB div. unaccompanied. Hafiz (1315-1390) Translated by Daniel Ladinsky (b. 1948) A
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Piano (rehearsal only)
Splendidly q = c 85
& 44 Œ & 44 Œ V 44 Œ ? 44 Œ & 44 Œ
? 44 Œ
f œ
Í œ>œ
This
sky
f œ
Í œœ >
This
f œ This
sky
f œœ
Í b >œœ
œœ
œœ>œœ
This
œœ œ
*Soli
œœ
sky
>œœ b œœ
42
where we live,
*Soli
œœ
sky
Í >œœ
Carlos Cordero (b. 1992)
where we live,
*Soli
œœ
where we live,
*Soli
b œœ Œ Œ
where we live,
œœœœ b œœœœ
*To be performed by soloists (1 or more) of each voice, without sync with each other.
“This sky” from The Gift, copyright 1999 by Daniel Ladinsky, Used with permission. This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies. ©2018, Cordero. All rights reserved.
42 42 42 42 42
2 œœ&4
F 4 œœ4
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3
where
where
we
b œœ
? 2 b œœ 4
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œœœœ œœœœ
where
where
we
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œ
Œ
Œ
4 4
Œ
œ
where we
live...
Œ
live,
Œ
Œ Œ
live...
f œ
œœ b œœ œœ
Ó œœ
œœ
œœ
˙˙ ..
sky
f œ
>˙˙
˙˙
f œ
œœœœ b œœœœ œœœœ ˙˙˙˙ .... ˙˙ ˙˙
œœ
where
b >˙˙
˙˙
œœ
œ bœ
˙˙
sky
P
œ œ œ œ
is no place to
live
? b wwww
sky
œœ
sky
> b ˙˙˙˙
œœ where
we
œœ
b œœœ œ
œœœœ
Ó
œœ
we
˙˙
œœ 43
Sing the given section adding voices, growing, without syncing with the others.
Ó
7
˙˙ ..
Sing the given section adding voices, growing, without syncing with the others.
live
& Œ
œœ œœ œœ
This
œ
p ? ww
4
This
F 4 b œœ4
œ
f œ
This
Œ
œœœ œ44 b œœœ bœ
where we
œ
Œ
live,
B
P & Œ
Œ
F 4 b œœ4
This Sky
This
live,
we
7
Œ
live,
œœ -
œœ2 V4
Œ
F 44 œ œ-
we
& 42 œ-œ
3
poco piu mosso, accelerando to B
U-
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Ó
F
œ œ œ œ
lose,
is no place to
is no place to
lose,
is no place to
œ œ œ œœ œœ
˙˙˙˙-
œ œ œ œœ œœ
Ó
Ó
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>˙˙
lose,
P œ œ œœ œœ
˙˙
U
F œ œ œœ œœ
lose,
U-
3 4
U
> # ˙˙
>˙˙ ˙ #˙
43 43 43 43
C
12
Playful, inspiring! q = 140
3 &4 & 43
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œ
f œ
no place to
is
no place to
is
& 43
œ
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12
? 43 Π15
&
œœ
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lose,
Œ
& œœ
lose,
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˙˙ & ˙˙
your
no
œœ
place
to
4 ‰ 4
˙˙ 42
44 ‰
lose
lose
2 4 #œ
œ
˙ 24 ˙˙˙
œœ
f > 44 ¿
3 # œ œœ œœ œœ 4 >œœ ..
wings,
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>œ 43 ‰ Jœ Œ
œ>œ ‰ J
> 34 ‰ # œœ Œ J
lose
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lose
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your
> 34 œœœ ... œ.
your
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f 44 ¿ >
wings,
f >œœ 4 J ‰ 4
your
f >œ œ ‰ 4 4 J
wings.
wings.
œ>œœ .. œ ..
44
>œœ >œœ œ œ 43 ‰ # œJ Œ œJ ‰ 44
>œœ
‰
your
œ
œ
œœ
is
no
place
to
œ
œ
œœ
œœ
‰
œœ
>œœ ˙˙ œ ‰ # œ ˙˙
whisper
Ó
œœœ
œ œœœ
Ó
Ó
Ó Œ
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sky,
P. œœ ‰ œœ- œœ J
Œ
P ¿
Sh
whisper
P œœ. ‰ œœ- œœ J
Œ
œœ.
This
sky,
This
œœœœ.
œœœœ- œœœœ ‰ J
œœœœ.
Œ
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œœ
˙˙
wings,
This
to
wings,
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Œ
place
˙˙
> # œœ
your
Œ
no
wings,
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44 ‰
your
lose
œ>œ
5
œ
is
4 ˙ 4 #˙
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lose
wings,
Œ
lose,
2 ˙ 4 ˙
is no place to
is no place to
44 œ #œ
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p > ? ‰ œ>œ ‰ # œœ Œ 15
œ
œ>œ ..
p > >œ œ V ‰ œ ‰ œ Œ your
F
> 34 œœ ..
P
F
4 Ó 4
is
œ
? 43 Œ
2 4
42 # œ
f
3 V4 Œ
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Œ
P ¿
Sh
‰ Jœœ œœ
Œ
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Œ
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Œ
sky,
sky,
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19
¿. æ
Í & ¿
¿. æ
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place
place
f ¿
Œ
Ó
f ¿
Œ
Ó
œœ.
to lose
your
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This Sky
œœ.
to lose
your
‰ œœ œœ J
f œœ. # œœ J
Œ
f œœ. œœ J
wings.
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6
Œ
wings.
œœ. ‰ œœ. œœ. ‰ J
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where we live,
This sky
where we live,
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œœ. # œœ J
œœ. ‰ œœ. œœ. ‰ J
this sky
where
we live
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this sky
where we live
19
&
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œœœœ- œœœœ. J ‰
œœœœ.
œœœœ. ‰
23
œœœœ.
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is no place to lose
23
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your
your
Ó
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Œ
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œ
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Œ
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Œ
wings.
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œ
. œœœœ
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# œœœœ
f ¿
¿. æ
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Ó
# ww
. œœœœ
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Ó
F
# œœ œœ œœ N œœ
live
is no place to
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this sky where we live
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this sky
F œœ. œœ J
wings.
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Sh
#œ œ
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# œœœœ Í ¿
¿
P
Ó
&
œœœœ. J
P
Œ
Ó
&
&
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# ww - . . œœœœ. # œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ J‰ J
Ó
œœœœ. œœœœ. ‰ J
# œœœœ
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œœ. œœ. œœ. ‰ ‰ J
where we live
# œœ œœ œœ œœ œœœ. œœœ. œœœ. œ ‰ œ œ ‰ J
27
P
Ó
& j œœ œœ >
& # œœ .. >
œœ -
your
is no
wings,
place
to lose
place
to lose
>œ . œ.
lose
your
& Ó P œ. œV œJ œ is
no
P. ? œœJ œœ is
& œœ ..
no
31
œ. ? œœœ J
œœœœ-
F #œ œ
your
‰
œ
œ
# œœ
‰
œœ.
wings
œœ. ‰ œœ. œœ. J to
‰
œœ
œ
place
œœ # œ J œœœœ. J ‰
to
œ
lose
œœœœ. œœœœ.
F. - œ. . œœ œœ œ ‰ œœ œœ. ‰ J J
Œ
This sky where we live,
œ
œ œ
œ # œœœœ ... . œœœœ. # œœœœ J
Œ œ
œ
œ
Œ
live
‰
your
œœ. ‰ œœ. œœ. J
œœJ
œœ
j œœ œœœ. œ J
œœ
. œœœœ ‰
Œ
live
œœ
œœ œ Nœ
œœ
is
no place to
œœ
Œ
wings.
œ‰ # œJ
œœ.
your
‰
wings
F . . œœ. # œœ œœ ‰ œœ œœ. ‰ J J
This sky where we
lose
your
œœ -
This sky where we live,
œœœœ
œ
j œœ œœ >
lose
wings
>œ œ J
is no place to
# œœ .. >
Œ
# œœœ œ œœœœ.
œ
œœ
œœœ ‰ # œJ
œœœœ œœ œœœœ
œœ œœœœ. ‰
Œ
œœ
this sky where we live
œœ. œœ J
this sky where we live
˙˙ œœœœ. J
œ œ œ œ
# œœ- œœœ. œœ. œœ œ œœ J‰
œœœœ. ‰
to
no place to lose,
# œœ .. >
lose
F œœ. # œœ J
j œœ œœ >
œœ -
your
wings
œœ. ‰ œœ. œœ. ‰ J
where
we live
œœ. œœ. œœ. ‰ ‰ J
where
we live
# œœœ œ œ œœœ œœ . œœœœ. œœœœ. # œœœœ œœœœ J J ‰
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œœ. œœ. œœ. ‰ J‰
is
This sky
œœ
- . . œœ. # œœ œœ ‰ œœ œœ. ‰ J J
œœ-
F œœ. œœ J
Œ
ww
œ œ œ œ œœ
This sky
wings.
œ
œ œ œ œ
Ó
p
wings.
˙˙ œœœœ. # œœœœ ‰ J
This sky where we
place
live
œœ. ‰ # œœ œœ J
j œœ & # œœ .. œœ œœ œ. œœœ- œœœ. œœœ. œœœ. œ œ œ ? œ œ ‰œ œ ‰ J J & œœ .. >
This sky where we
Œ
your
27
31
ww
œœ. ‰ œœ œœ J
P . . . - . ? œœJ œœ œœJ ‰ œœ œœ ‰ is no
œ
˙˙ ..
P œ. œœ- œœ. ‰ œœ. œœ. ‰ œ V J J lose
œ
œ œ
7
F
This Sky
œœ œ œœœœ. ‰
f >œ . b œ . &
>œ .. œ
lose
your
34
&
f œœ .. >
lose
f b œœ. œœV J
œœ .. œœ .. . œœœœ J ‰
no
D
so
j œœ ‰ >
wings,
Ó
j œœ ‰ œœ
Œ œœ
Ó
f œœ ‰ b œ J
œ b œœ
love,
so
so
P bœ 3 VŒ 4
F b œ œ>œ
so
so
œœ ‰ b œJ
F b b œ>œ
love,
b œœ
love,
f œœ ‰ œj b b œœ b œœ œœ
love
so
P ? Œ N b œœ 43
b œ b œœ œœ
love,
œ b œœ œœ & Œ b b œœ 43 b b œœ b b œœ œœ b œœ b œœ b œ>œ b b œ>œœœ b b ? Œ œ 43 b œ
so
œœ ‰ J
so
love,
œ
f b >œœ
b œœ
b œœ œœ J ‰ 44
your
w b b www b b b œœœœ b œœ
b œœ ƒ # # ˙>˙ love,
ƒ œœ ‰ 4 # # >˙˙ 4 J
œUœ Œ # œœ Œ
love,
ƒU œœ # >˙˙ .. 4 J ‰ 4
Œ
love,
j b œ b œœ œœ ‰ œœ b b œœ b œœ œœ >œ œœœ œœœ b b b œœœ ‰ J
love,
> œœœ 44 # # ## ˙˙˙˙ # œœœœ Œ ‰ œ J > œ # # œœœœ # œ œ # œ œ Œ J ‰ 44 love,
˙˙ Í # N w˙
˙
P
f
U # # www
fU > # www
love.
ww
f U w # # ww U
Í N ww
˙ # # ˙˙˙
wings,
f # ww
Í # ww
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˙˙
˙˙˙ ˙ 24 b b ˙˙˙˙
love.
f> ƒ # >œ U b œ b œ œœ œœ # œ œ # œ œœ Œ J ‰ 4 4 love,
2 4
love.
U
8
P 24 bU˙˙
b œœ b ˙˙ ..
œœ
U
P 2 U̇˙ 4
b ˙˙
wings,
wings,
b b b œœœœ
. œœœœ ‰
b b ˙˙ ß b œœ
P
24 U ˙˙
wings,
ß b ˙˙
your
2 4
ww b b ww
your
Ó
to lose,
. œœœœ
wings,
A ˙˙
lose
œœ. œœ. œœ. ‰ J ‰
place
b œœ
your
to lose,
P bœ & Œ b œ 43 b b œœ b œ
38
ß N b ˙˙
˙
This Sky
Molto meno mosso, gloriously q = c 74
P & Œ b œ 43
38
lose
œœ. ‰ œœ. œœ. ‰ J
& b œœœœ .... b œœœ. œœœb ? œ œ J
is
34
wings,
your
place
no
>œ œ ‰ J
œœ . >.
f . b ? œœJ œœ is
ß A b œœ
˙
U
w # ## wwww
love.
U # ## wwwww w
Houston, February 2018.