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In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen In Thy light shall we see light.

Psalm 36, verse 9
I found these words evocative for their depiction of the emergence of light in the reflection between and the sublimation of the divine and the secular. The piece explores this timbrally in the passage between agitated textures and sustained pitches, consonant to vowel sounds and non-voiced to voiced utterances. These ideas of reflection and sublimation are also echoed by two parallel strands of pitch, separated by a tritone, which expand until their domains overlap. This piece is one from a collection of my acoustic electronic pieces, so called because they attempt to explore the distinctive sound world of electronic music using solely acoustic performing forces. HH

Riverside Modern Editions, New York, NY

Guide to phonemes: zh (!) as in French [j] (je): pitched, teeth should be closed throughout. sh ("!"#$"%&"'&()%$*"+$*#,-./0"1&2%34*5,6"3553*"$*-1),"75"4)-$5,"3*8-1(*-139" A consonant in brackets (eg. [m], [v]): hum on the given consonant for the indicated duration. ah (a) as in English spa ae () as in English day ee (i) as in English tree oo (u) as in English moon oh (o) as in English blow

all other consonants and vowels should be pronounced as in Italianate Latin.

Performance note: measure 1: Whisper these lines in any order and as rapidly as possible try not to whisper the same text as your neighbors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

busy, frantic whispering

15 - 20"
3-5"

Soprano

cue 1 cue 2

cue 3

Alto

shchlfwlfsch... ! F !

stagger breathing

4 4

Slowly pulsing [q = 60]

& &

[whisper the lines on the preceding page in any order and as rapidly as possible -- try not to whisper the same text as your neighbors.]

stagger breathing

p #

cue 4

Tenor

!
sh

V ?

F w

alternate slowly between consonant and vowel*

<zh><ee><zh><ee>...

Bass

[
p #.
ae

] 2 4

stagger breathing

[whisper the lines on the preceding page in any order and as rapidly as possible -- try not to whisper the same text as your neighbors.]

& &

. F Vw
ee

F j n .
zh - ae

**

j n
zh

3 4

. . .

4 4
! !

p n

zh

oo

w " " w

3 4

between F alternate slowlyvowel* consonant and w

zh - sh

j .

zh -

<ee><zh>...

<oo><zh><oo><zh>...

busy, frantic whispering

p p p p

# # # #

sh

U J U J U J

! ! ! !

3-5"

shchlfwlfsch...

& & V ?

j #

alternate slowly between consonant and vowel*

zh - <ae><zh><ae><zh>...

shchlfwlfsch...

sh

p ?

<ee><zh><ee><zh>...

zh

sh

sh

j n
zh

**

oo

sh

U J

shchlfwlfsch...

shchlfwlfsch...

* when indicated in brackets <>, alternation should be unsynchronized within section; otherwise, phonemes should be performed in the indicated rhythm.

** arrows indicate a longer transition from one phoneme to another

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&n w ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ flweszlubvelfs... shchlfwlfsch... F

fast muttering on given pitches F

2 4

3 4

p
U U

"

U U

" " " "

3"

&

5 4

nw P

(muttering)

F
T

&n w ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ # w
U
flweszlubvelfs...

3"

flweszlubf...

p n ~~~~~~~~

FU ? n w~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
flweszlubvefls... zh

V n w~~~~~~~~ # w~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #

~~~~~~~~ #

zh

<ee><oo><ee><ae>...

n p

w w

<ee><oo><ee><ae>...

U U

3"

<ee><oo><ee><ae>... P #w <ee><oo><ee><ae>...

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& ~~~~~~~~~~~~~n ~~~~~~~ & . F V #. ? bp . F

3 4

flweszlubvelfs

2 4

3 4

shchlfwlfsch...

<ee><oo><ee><ae>...

p U

4 4

"

3"

with motion [q = 84]

oo

F
-

5 4

"

<ae><oo><ee><oh>...

U U

V
-

(muttering)

flweszlubvefls...

F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~b

sh

F # .
zh -

zh

ae

<ae><ee><oo><oh>...

<ee><oo><ee><ae>...

oo

j # w

zh - <ae><oo><ee><oh>...

# . J

F
-

"

zh - ae -

- <oo><ae><ee>...

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& &

" j
bi

4 4

[m] - u - di

j #.

2 4
-

n w V# # . ?w
[v] - i tu

[m] - u -

- <ee><oo><ee><ae>...

<ee><oo><ee><ae>...

PU . PU . P U .
<ee><oo><ee><ae>...

4 4

faster [q = 96]

> w

2 4

>
mi

in[n]

f #

f # n.
bi bi - tu

PU .

#w > in[n] > nw >

in[n] in[n]

j #. >
lu

> b >

ne

<ee><oo><ee><ae>...

ne

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& & V ?

3 4

f f f f

4 4

still faster [q = 120]

P
vi -

n .
de

2 4

f b
mus

3 4
P

" # #.
tu o

f j n n f

> b b J f >

5 8

J
in

lu - men

bi - mus

lu

"

P . J
e

bi - mus

P n.
lu

f>

men

in

j J J

mus

> b J

men

in

lu - men

(sempre

whistle (solo) &

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b & J J J J J J J J J
lu - mi - ne tu - o

9 8

2 4

b b. J
lu - men

p $) b . whistle (solo) & p

(sempre

$)

on cue

freely; totally out of time, durations are approximate [q = c60-68]

U U

U U U U

6 4

b.

. J

b. n. J b J

. .

continue ad lib. on the given pitches

move between singing and whispering; stagger parts if necessary

continue ad lib. on the given pitches

in tempo [q = 114]

"

vi - de - bi - mus

& n J J J J J J J J J n b V ## n J J J J J J J J J
lu - mi - ne tu - o lu - mi - ne tu - o

vi - de - bi - mus

lu - men

b .. J

move between singing and whispering; stagger parts if necessary

b b
in lu

P S b
in W

n #
tu -

#
o

#
S lu -

lu - mi - ne S

vi - de - bi - mus

vi - de - bi - mus

? # J J J J J J J J J
lu - mi - ne tu - o
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# # .. J #. J

U U

move between singing and whispering; stagger parts if necessary

- mi - ne

" "

tu - o S

n b

vi - de

bi - mus

lu - men

lu - men

move between singing and whispering; stagger parts if necessary

vi - de - bi - mus

lu - men

b n
o

in W

lu - mi - ne

tu - o

vi - de - bi -

in

lu - mi - ne

tu

vi - de - bi - mus

lu -

& &
S

continue ad lib.

continue ad lib.

&# . &n ..

men

!
- men

.
in

4 4

q. | q [q = 76 ]

"

F
tu -

p n
o in

p
oos

oh

vi

in

F p

rit.

oo

ee

nae

p
oo

lu - mi - ne

vi - ae - bi

lu - men

V b
mus

n
in

ne

F
tu - o

lu - mi - ae

oo

bi

ae

bi

oo

mus

oo

ae

ee

F
lu oo

en

"
ee

2 4

ae

oo

p
oo

"

ee

ae

ee

lu

lu - mi

ee

ae

? . w
men

"

p #
in

lu - mi

ne

tu

F
vi

oo

de

bi - mus

lu

p U

"

men[n]

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begin after 10 - 12"

& &
S

U U

whistle (solo): slow and legato

(sempre

" "

begin after 10 - 12"

p (sempre $) whistle (solo): slow and legato p

$)

(take breaths as needed)

continue ad lib. on the given pitches

U U

(fade out)

(take breaths as needed)

continue ad lib. on the given pitches

(fade out)

& .. & ..
in tempo [q = c 30]

" "

.. .. .. ..

" " " "

F V .. F ? ..

stagger breathing

[n] ee

oo

ee

ae

ah

ei

ee

oo

ee

ae

ah

ei

ee

oo

ee

ae

ah

exaggerate vowels* (a bit nasal)

(fade out at the end of final repetition) * slide VERY slowly and smoothly between vowels. a faint harmonic glissando should be audible above the held pitch. ee: pull lips back as far as possible oo: pucker lips as far as possible