Geography of Loss Score

The Geography of Loss (2010)
for soprano, baritone,

chamber chorus, and 8 players
Robert Carl
In memory of my parents, Robert Arthur Carl and Ruth Miller Carl

(and in sympathy to so many friends who now are facing
the loss of spouse, partner, parents)
Instrumentation:
Soprano Solo
Baritone Solo
Chamber Choir (minimum 8, maximum 24)
Flute (doubling piccolo and alto flute in G)
Oboe (doubling English Horn in F)
Clarinet in Bb (doubling Bass Clarinet in Bb)
Percussion:
Marimba
Glockenspiel
Suspended Cymbal
Small woodblock
Guiro
Buffalo Clappers
Violin
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass (w/ C-extension)
Duration:
c. 25 (including timed pauses between movements)
Performance notes:
Where breath pauses are indicated in fewer than all parts, they apply only to that indicated part; all others stay in
time with conductor.
The use of slurs in the soprano part in the final movement are meant to indicate phrasing and a certain elision of
sounds. This is particularly so, as the text is primarily of vowels.
Soprano and Baritone soloists may sing with the choir if so desired.
Baritone part may be taken by a Bass-Baritone
Descriptive note:
The Geography of Loss was written rapidly in Fall of 2010 as a response to the death of my parents, who
passed in rapid succession in that Spring (my mother in February, my father in May). Both were advanced in years,
had lived good lives, and their ends were not a surprise. As such, I have little to complain about, but of course their
absence (especially since I am an only child) remains vivid.
The germ of the piece was the central choral movement Fear No, which I wrote in April 2010 soon after my
mothers death. Its text, while original, reflected the spirit of a text from Shakespeare she had arranged in advance for
me to read at her funeral.
From that beginning, I came to feel that a larger work was necessary, especially once my father died. The
choruses emerged as an expression of my Buddhist practice. The Anxiety Overture, the two Portraits, and the
Double Portrait were an evocation of the personalities and struggles of my parents.
The text of Last Words is a transcription of fragmentary utterances by my father from his hospital bedside during
the last two weeks of his life. (The baritone delivers his words, the chorus mine and that of hospital staff. Many of the
sounds from the medical machinery in the room work their way into musical material.) And Going Solo was
originally a work for unaccompanied voice that I wrote in 2002 as a response to my divorce. Now I felt it took on a
new meaning, and I added this accompaniment.
The musical character of the work alternates between austere, brittle instrumental writing (until the last
movement) and much more tonal consonant choral writing. All, however, are governed by the same harmonic system
guided by overtone relations and connections. I feel that Bach cantatas, late Stravinsky, and Arvo Prt all have a role
in guiding my ear, towards what I hope remains a personal statement.
---Robert Carl
Texts (exact and immediate repetitions are not included):

2. Chorale 1
6. Choral 3
Open, empty.
3. Portaits
Chorale 2a
Open, empty.
Chorale 2b
Empty.
4. Fear No
Fear no phantom.
Fear no shadow.
Fear no darkness.
Fear no burning light.
Fear no monster.
Fear no demon.
Fear no panic.
Fear no fright.
5. Last Words
Im so happy to see you.
I love to see you.
Im barely ar
(Im here.)
Im here too.
Terrific, wonderful, thank you.
Enough.
Im sorry.
I smell something burning.
My thumb is burning.
My thumb is burning!
Ah!
Intervene!
(Were coming.)
Put it in water.
Thank you.
Both watches are waterproof.
Please excuse my noise.
Is it Thursday?
What does the clock say?
I want you to
You really have to
Its that way, isnt it?
Is that picture for sale?
Who will pay for this?
Is it on top of?
Lets go.
Open, empty.
Open, endless.
Open, endless,
Open spacious.
Endless.
Spacious.
Endless.
Empty, empty, open.
Open, empty.
Open, rising.
Open, rising, rounded, boundless.
Open, empty.
8. Going Solo
Going solo.
So low.
Sowing, low.
Sowing, go.
Oh Soul, Go.
Go, oh Soul.
Souling go.
Oh Soul.
Oh.
Go so low.
Soul Oh.
Oh Soul, Oh.
Oh Soul, Low.
Oh Soul,
Oh Soul, Low.
So low,
Oh Soul.
(Chorus: Oh)
[All texts original, by composer, except
words of Robert A. Carl, transcribed in
No.5]
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mon
burn - ing light.
w
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*)
burn - ing light.
mon
F
# .
.
no
p P
P pan
#w #.
no
42
Fear
P
74 #
de
P F
w
64 b w
no
Fear
44
p P

mon - ster
5 .
4
no
f
P
46 # .
45 .
F
f
f
45
j
. .
ster
no
45 ..
de
Fear
de - mon
7
4
Fear
P
44 w
p
nw
#w
Pmon
4
4 #.
44
burn - ing light
.
44
f
f
F
b
.
5
.
4
J
light
(reduce to 1 solo sropano by downbeat of m.52; make seamless)
50
burn - ing light

f
F
f
45 . .
J
light
Fear
P
(tutti) . b .
J
45
f
F b f .
.
45
J
burn - ing
P
.
J
*) Two solo sopranos on high B
Fear
45 w
ic
45 w
ic
5
4 #w
ic
45 # ww
P
54 b .
45
5
4
P
.
mon
P
n.
w
mon
45 w
no mon
2
4
42
44
4
4
4
4
P
44
# n
Fear
pan P
4 #
4
no pan -
Fear
42
44
P
44 #
P pan
44 # .
#w
42
no
45
45
5
4
45
Rit.
P
F p
U
nw
84 # # w
(lunga!)
43
3
4
43
43
P
8 #
4
Fear
no
UF p
fright.
# ww
Fear
no fright.
P
U F p
84 ww
P
84
UF p
Fear
no
fright.
Fear
no
fright.
ww

-8-
(April 14-22, 2010; Centre AL)
5. Last Words
Flute
&
English Horn
&
Clarinet in B b
Percussion
Baritone (solo)
(q)
44
# 4
4
#
& # 44
44 w
(suspended cymbal/brushes)
(slight bend down at end of each note, breathy sound, try to evoke a slight moan)
1/4
Buffalo-clapper
1/4
1/4
P p

w
1/4
(key-click & tongue-slap)
# #
cresc. poco a poco
p
1/4
p
.
w
1/4
44
Soprano
44
Alto
44
Tenor
44
Bass
44
&
44

p
Violin
Viola
Cello
Bass
B
?
B
(con sord) (con legno battuto)
cresc. poco a poco
sord) (con legno battuto)

44(con
# # # # # # # #
p
cresc. poco a poco
(con sord) (con legno battuto)
n n n n n n n n
44
cresc. poco a poco
p
44
-9-
(con sord) (sul pont.)
b
f
P

#
B
&
(arco)
(arco)
(con legno battuto)
p cresc. poco a poco

n
(con legno battuto)
cresc. poco a poco
12
Fl.
&
E. Hn.
&
B b Cl.
Bar.
#
& #
12
Perc.
w
p
1/4
Vln.
Vla.
Vlc.
Cb.
&
B
1/4
b.
p
b
p
b
w
p
P
b
I'm
(indeterminate mumbling)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
P
p
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
P
p
6
. 5
b . b . n . b .
. . . . # .
P
(skittery, off the string) 5
. b . b . n . . .
5
.
. . . #
(skittery, off the string)
12
P
#
&
.
p
.
#
& B # j
.
p
#
3
1/4
w
b
3 b
bF
de-light-ed
see
to
1/4
1/4
P p
#
P
1/4
you.
b.
p
b
1/4
#w
p
1/4
w
w
F
P
3
3
b b w
I
love
to
see
j
#
1/4
you.
(con legno battuto)
(con legno battuto)
-10-
P
n
P
cresc. poco a poco
# # #
cresc. poco a poco

(con legno battuto)
n n n
cresc. poco a poco
22
Fl.
E. Hn.
B b Cl.
&
&
Bar.
22
Vln.
Vla.
Vlc.
Cb.
#
& #
22
Perc.
(a delicate stutter)
. . .
1/4
. . . . . .
3
# .
...
. . . # . . .
I'm
bare
F.
ly
ar...
&
&
&
&

P

P
-11-
(arco)
(arco)
,P
#
J
(arco)
(arco)
P
#
I'm
P
b
I'm
1/4
.
w
.
w
here.
#w
here.
bw
here.
I'm
here.
1/4
#w
bw
w
p
p
p
n.
here
1/4
n.
n.
w
too.
1/4
b.
1/4
(con legno battuto)
n.
P
b.
I'm
I'm
#
p
b
cresc. poco a poco
31
Fl.
E. Hn.
B b Cl.
&
# # #
P cresc. poco a poco
click)
# (key
n n
&
F
#
& #
b
b
1/4
31
Perc.
Bar.
&
Vln.
&
Vla.
Cb.
&
31
Vlc.
1/4
?
B
1/4
How
P
#
How
How
F
.
are
you?
are
are
F
.
F
#.
you?
F
.
you?
How
are
you?
P
(arco)

P
#
# #
F
3
.
n
n
P
p
F
.
F
#.
F
.
F
P p
f
F
3

#
1/4
Ter - rif - ic,
.
w
wond
1/4
der - ful,
.
w
bw
you.
B
P
&
P

F
P
(con legno battuto)
(con legno battuto)
# #
N
1/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
P
(sul pont.)
-12-
p
.

Guiro
(Slow upward stroke)
thank
(con legno battuto)
#
.
w
P
6
#
#
b
(con legno battuto)
cresc. poco a poco
42
Fl.
&
E. Hn.
&
B b Cl.
&
42
Perc.
Bar.
42
Vln.
&
Vla.
Cb.
##
B
B
1/4
.
w
Vlc.
1/4
b.
1/4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
bw
.
w
I'm
sor
Buffalo-clapper
nough,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
P
bw
.
w
1/4
b . . .
p

w
ry.
6
(con legno battuto)
. . 5 n . b . 3 j
b
.
b . . #

.
..
.
F
P
. p
.
(sul pont.)
5
6
(arco)
. . b
5
#
#
. . . # . b & n . . . B # j
# n & b B
.
F 6
p
(arco)
6
#
#
(sul pont.)
F
P
F

(arco)
-13-

# #
N (conlegno battuto)

(con legno battuto)
cresc. poco a poco
50
Fl.
E. Hn.
B b Cl.
&
&
&
50
Perc.
Bar.
#
##
. 3. .
b .
... ...
p
3
b
F
p

1/4
1/4
P

I smell
3
.. .
. 3. . . 3. .

P
some-thing
burn-ing.
. 3. .

(increasingly nervous)
3
. . .
. . . # >
. . .
. . . J
S
My
thumb
S
> # - .
is
burn - ing.
P
.
Vla.
Vlc.
Cb.
&
B
?
-14-
My
50
Vln.
3
. . .
P
.
#
p
N
p
F 3

#
n
f P
f
b
thumb is burn
ing!
.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
P
~~~~~~~
P
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
58
Fl.
&
E. Hn.
&
B b Cl.
&
58
Perc.
Bar.
##
.
w
Small Woodblock
Sf
# >
#
p
cresc. poco a poco
ter - vene
cresc.
F
cresc.
& ~~
~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We're
F
cresc.
V
~
~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We're
F
cresc.
? b
~~~~
~~~
~~~
~~~
~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We're
(All voices rise in relative pitch)
We're
58
Vln.
Vla.
Vlc.
Cb.
&
P
(arco)
P

P
(arco)
(arco)
(arco)
P
b
P
w
-
com
com
com
ing
w
-
ing
#w
ing
w p
w
#w
F
N
Put
P
P
P
it
p
w
#
...
3 #
wa
in - to
#
p
cresc. poco a poco
.
w
F
#
ter.
Thank
#
you.
(con legno battuto)
p
N
(con legno battuto)
-15-
. . .
(con legno battuto)
Buffalo-clapper
ing
. . . .
p
com
#
P
p

w
f
3
# #
In
F
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&~~~
Ah....
#
F
#
p
N
p
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
cresc. poco a poco
66
Fl.
E. Hn.
B b Cl.
&
#
#
&
#
& # #
P
66
Perc.
Bar.
Small Woodblock
#F # 3
(Suddenly matter-of-fact)
b
p
1/4
&
&
Vln.
&
Vla.
Vlc.
Cb.
66
1/4
Both wat-ches are wa - ter - proof.
#
F
p

.
b6

(arco)
(sul pont.)
#
f
(arco)
(sul pont.)
-16-
#
6
1/4
n
F
#
.
P
?
P
1/4
(arco)
(sul pont.)
*)
(SOLI: "tongue-clack"that imitates woodblock)
& #
6
(arco)
(sul pont.)
#3

p

p

p

p
n
P
p P p
P
N
3
Please
ex - cuse my
#
cresc. poco a poco
n n
P F
p
.
noise....
(sempre soli)
cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco
74
Fl.
&
E. Hn.
&
B b Cl.
#
& #
74
Perc.
Bar.
#
n
p
F p
b
1/4
( )
# # #
p
3
w
P
1/4
F

Is
it Thurs
74
&
Vln.
Vla.
Vlc.
Cb.
?
?
6
#

n wp
#
P
b
p
P p
.
Buffalo-clapper p
.
w
w
# . 6 . . 5 n - 3 j
. . n . # b .
n .
P
p
p
5
.
.
(skittery) 5
#
b . 3j
.
. . . . #

.
p
P
p
1/4
(skittery)
p

p

p
day?
P

P

P

P
# #
(con legno battuto)
What does the clock
F

F

.
J
b
P
1/4
b -
P
f P
b
F
1/4
f
b - -3
say?
#
p
F 3
. b
(con legno battuto)
cresc. poco a poco
-17-
(con legno battuto)
b - .
P
1/4
I want you
(col legno battuto)

#
N (collegno battuto)
(col legno battuto)
cresc. poco a poco
E. Hn.
&
B b Cl.
#
& #
83
Perc.
Bar.
(b )
#
p
p

w

to....
F
3 #
You real-ly have
.
P
.
p
to...
It's that
b
p
P
b
way,
is - n't it?
N.
1/4
#
P
J
p
Is that pic-ture for
&
Vla.
Vlc.
Cb.
# #
(arco)
(sul pont.)
#
P
n
#
6
(tutti)
w p P
w
(agitated)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
p
(relative pitch descent)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~
p
-18-
.
p
1/4
Buffalo-clapper
sale?
(tutti)
P
(con legno battuto)
# #
1/4
. 3. .

(relative pitch descent)
F
n
F
# ?
F
. 5 . # . n b .
b
. b . n
. J
.
p
P
p
(arco)
(sul pont.)
. 5. . b 5 . b n . . 5
3
#
j
#
# . .
p
P
p
(arco)
(sul pont.)
Vln.
F
#.
3
#
(again, matter-of-factly)
83
~~~ ~~~~
&
~~~ ~~~~~~
83
Fl.
(con legno battuto)
#
cresc.
cresc.
#(con
legno
battuto)
(con legno battuto)
cresc.
(con legno battuto)
#
cresc.
92
Fl.
E. Hn.
B b Cl.
&
&
Bar.
#
p
3
3
3
3
3
3
. 3. . . 3. .
. . . . . . # n n .
...
...
... ...
F
F
f
P
p
#
& #
92
Perc.
Rit.
Who
will
pay
for
this?
F
#
Is
#
P
it on
b
p
Guiro
(Slow upward stroke)
top
1/4
1/4
.
w
b
P
n.

U
1/4
of?
(match voice in duration)
U
w
Let's
n.
bU .
go...
(hold for one breath, alap)
92
Vln.
&
Vla.
Vlc.
Cb.
#
p
#
p
#
p
#
p
#
P decresc.
#
P decresc.
#
P decresc.
#
P
#
p
#
p
#
p
#
decresc.
-19-
n.
6. Chorale III
(h) (Same timbral quality as in IIa)
Soprano
P
3
& 2 #
P
3
& 2 #
O - pen,
Alto
P
3 #
V2
Bass
O - pen,
P
#
?3
2
A Tempo
3 #
&2
& 32
3
V2
? 3 #
2
spa - cious.
spa - cious.
spa - cious.
3
&2
& 32
3
V2
? 32
O - pen,
bound - less.
O - pen,
emp - ty.
#
#
emp - ty.
O - pen,
O - pen,
End - less.
End - less.
#.
.
emp
#.
emp
O - pen,
#.
emp
ty.
42 W
#.
42
W
ty.
ty.
.
.
ty.
4 #
2
end - less,
O - pen,
end - less,
O - pen,
end - less,
4 # #
2
42
#
Emp - ty,
4 #
2
ris - ing.
ris - ing.
ris - ing.
4
2 #
42 #
4 #
2
ris - ing.
22 #
32
2 #
2
3
2
O - pen,
O - pen,
2 #
2
O - pen,
O - pen,
emp - ty,
o - pen.
32
o - pen.
O - pen,
42 #
O - pen,
O - pen,
ris - ing,
ris - ing,
ris - ing,
ris - ing,
42 W
-20-
o - pen.
o - pen.
3
2
3
2
2 #
2
22 #
32
2 #
2
3
2
22 #
round - ed,
round - ed,
4 W
2
3
2
3
2
emp - ty,
O - pen,
emp - ty,
3
2
# #
4 #
2
emp - ty,
Emp - ty,
2
2 #
Emp - ty,
Rit.
end - less,
Emp - ty,
End - less.
42 #
4 #
2
O - pen,
emp
O - pen,
End - less.
4
2 #
O - pen,
end - less.
O - pen,
end - less.
O - pen,
emp - ty.
O - pen,
Spa - cious.
end - less.
end - less.
emp - ty.
O - pen,
Spa - cious.
Spa - cious.
Spa - cious.
O - pen,
O - pen,
End - less.
O - pen,
& 32 #
? 32
End - less.
bound - less.
O - pen,
bound - less.
End - less.
3
V2
O - pen,
bound - less.
emp - ty,
O - pen,
& 32
20
End - less.
spa - cious.
13
emp - ty,
emp - ty,
O - pen,
emp - ty,
O - pen,
Tenor
Piu Mosso
round - ed,
round - ed,
3
2
32
7. Double Portrait
(q)
& b 45 # .
Alto Flute
&
Oboe
# 5
& # 4
Bass Clarinet in B b
45
Violin
&
Viola
45 b .
P
5
4 b.
P
b.
45
P
Marimba
Cello
Bass
Ob.
Bass Cl.
Mrb.
44
4
4 .
44
45 w
&
Vla.
B
?
?
4
4
j
b n 43 .
.
p
P
3 .
. . # . . . # -
43
p
P
F
3
j 3
b
# n b. . 4
P
44 .
p
4 N w4
p
N w44
p
N w4
4
p

J
p
44
44 b .
F
4 b.
4
F
b.
44
#
& # 44
44
(Unison trio very warm, full, lyrical)
&
Cb.
44 .
p
p
3
. . . . # .
Vln.
Vlc.
(=)
& b 44
8
A. Fl.
45
w
.
P
P
P
b
44 # .
P
w
44
P
45 b .
44
43
44
3
4
4
4
43
44
b
P
b
P
44
45
.
p
5
4 - .
45 - .
P
P
5 - .
4
-21-
5
4 # .
45 b .
45
b.
b.
b.
- .
F
#
F
#
5 b.
4
b
P
3
n
b
45
. # # 3 5 # n 5 - .
J
4
F P
F
P
. . # . b # n 5 b # .
b
.
45
P
p
F
# 54
cresc.
p
b
J
5
4 w
45
4
4
.
p
43
43 .
45 .
n
p
(=)
42
42
44
58
44
5
8
4
4
.
5
8
58 .
58
-3
#
42
#
2
4
2
4 b
44
4
4
44
44
44
To Flute
b > b > 5 b >

>
44
6
24 b
.
p
P
2 #
4
44
b .
J
P
b .
J
P
b .
J
P
58 .
6
b n b 42
p
P
6
58 b .
J
p
3
j b b b - n
F
-3 n b
b
J
F
3
b b b n
J
F
58
44
3
44
4
4
44
4
4
4
4
13
Fl.
&
Ob.
&
Bass Cl.
Mrb.
Vla.
Vlc.
Cb.
Ob.
Bass Cl.
Mrb.
44
44
44
44 b
&
Vln.
&
Vla.
Cb.
B
?
43
n # 3
#
6 n # # 6
b
b n # 45 N
J
P
F
p
.
b
# # 3
b b b # >
J 45
b
P
F
P
.
n
3
3
b
# 5
5
#
J
4
p
F
P
n 3
4
43
46
46
B
w.
46
46
.
J
n
42
F
42
b
P
p
(q)
44
43
43
43
Accel.
44
- b F
b
- b - b b
46 .
b b b
F
46
&
nU
w.
p
nU
w.
46
p
U
46 w .
p
U.
46 w
-22-
45
45
w.
64 nU
P
.
46
b b b
45
#
46
P
- b -
(q)
45
54
F
# b

P
#
F
P
3
b
43
p
F
44
3
> b > 4
4 P
F
>
44 - 42
F
P
>
? 4 - 42
4
F
P
44 b - b b b
- - p
n
44 j

p P
P
F
42
42
42
F
b - ..
42
43
46
b
@ @
# b
3
46
#
43

F
P
34 J
F
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Geography of Loss Score

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Droits d'auteur :

The Geography of Loss (2010)

for soprano, baritone,

In memory of my parents, Robert Arthur Carl and Ruth Miller Carl

Texts (exact and immediate repetitions are not included):

(sempre sotto voce)

The Geography of Loss (2010)

(sempre sul pont.)

Snare Drum (snare off)

(6" pause, then attacca)

(To Bass Clarinet)

( attacca after breath pause)

> > 5 >

(try to disguise attack as much as possible)

(medium yarn mallets)

(8" pause, then attacca)

(To Clarinet in Bb)

*) Solo tenor voice on D

burn - ing light

burn - ing light

burn - ing light

burn - ing light

burn - ing light.

burn - ing light.

burn - ing light.

burn - ing light

(reduce to 1 solo sropano by downbeat of m.52; make seamless)

burn - ing light

*) Two solo sopranos on high B

(8" pause, then attacca)

(April 14-22, 2010; Centre AL)

(key-click & tongue-slap)

(con sord) (con legno battuto)

cresc. poco a poco

sord) (con legno battuto)

(con sord) (sul pont.)

(con legno battuto)

p cresc. poco a poco

(con legno battuto)

cresc. poco a poco

(skittery, off the string)

(con legno battuto)

(con legno battuto)

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco

(con legno battuto)

cresc. poco a poco

(key-click & tongue-slap)

Ter - rif - ic,

(con legno battuto)

(con legno battuto)

(key-click & tongue-slap)

(con legno battuto)

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco

(key-click & tongue-slap)

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco

cresc. poco a poco

(key-click & tongue-slap)

cresc. poco a poco

(All voices rise in relative pitch)

(key-click & tongue-slap)

cresc. poco a poco

(con legno battuto)

(con legno battuto)

(con legno battuto)