Libretto byJEAN CLAUDE van ITALLIE

Music by RICKY IAN GORDON

A Liberation through Hearing

1. The Dying = 80

The Tibetan Book of the Deaddedicated to Jeffrey Michael Grossi

5

9

13 accel.

(accel.)17 = 184 = 108

cresc. poco a poco

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The Great Liberation Through Hearing

JEAN-CLAUDE van ITALLIE

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Reader

25 = 184 poco rit.

Reader

= 10830 poco rit.

Reader

Slower = 9235

Reader

Oh you who have come to this place sis ters- and bro thers-

Friends This per son- is dy ing-

she has not cho sen- to do so

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She is suf fer- ing- great ly- she has no home, no

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39

Reader

42

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45

Sop.Alto

Ten.Bass

Inst.

friends fal ling- as from a cliff 8va

she is en ter- ing- a strange for est-

8ba

Ah Ah

Ah Ah

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48

Sop.Alto

Ten.Bass

Inst.

51

Sop.Alto

Ten.Bass

Inst.

Ah

Ah

Ah

Ah

sub.

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54

Reader

57

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60

Sop. 1

Bass

Dri ven- by winds swept by the o ceans- she feels no so lid- ground

She is em bark- ing- on a great bat tle-

Moved from state to state

Moved from state to state

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64

Reader

Sop.Alto

Ten.Bass

rit.

rit.

68 Slower = 54

Slower = 54

Bass

Inst.

72

Bass

she is a lone- and help less-

em brace- her with your love

em brace- her with your love8va 8va

My friend you are feel ing- hea vy- you can no lon ger- o pen or close youreyes

blue yel low- red and green are tur ning- white lo gic- and the chair

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76 poco a poco accel.

poco a poco accel.

Reader

Bass

Faster = 16079

Ten. 1

83

Ten. 1

The earthel e- ment- in your bo dy- is dis solv- ing- in to wa ter-3

and the ta ble- are dis solv- ing-

My friend your mind is

lo sing- its hold

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88

Ten. 1

91 =

=

Ten. 1

97

Reader

Ten. 1

you grab at this you grab at that your blood is

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slow ing- you feel faint

8va

misterioso

8ba

lo gic- and the chair and the ta ble- are dis solv- ing-

you feel faint you feel faint

8va

8ba

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101

Freely

Freely

104

Reader

Sop.Alto

Ten.Bass

= 66110

Mezzo 2

8va loco

8ba

No more ex ter- nal- sounds No more in ter- nal- sounds

No

All except dying:

more ex ter- nal- sounds No more in ter- nal- sounds

No

All except dying:

more ex ter- nal- sounds No more in ter- nal- sounds

you have no sa li- va- no sweat

cresc.

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