Some Ill Planet. For double choir

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1 Some Ill Planet For double choir Ste Conner 28

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3 There s some ill lanet reigns I must be atient till the heavens look With an asect more avorable Adieu my Lord I never wished to see you sorry; now I trust I shall Ste Conner Some Ill Planet 28 Text: William Shakeseare For double SATB choir Premiered by The 24 in York 28 Revised version remiered in China 2 Duration c 8 minutes

4 Notes on the Text The text in this iece is taken rom Shakeseare s King Lear with an additional line rom his erotic narrative oem The Rae o Lucrece Most o the text is taken rom the irst hal o King Lear s storm soliloquy at the beginning o scene nine: King Lear Scene ; lines 1 edited: LEAR your cheeks Rage You cataracts hurricanoes sout Till you have drenched the steeles drowned the cocks You sulhurous [sheets o ire] Singe my white head; thou allshaking thunder Smite lat the the world Crack nature s mould Cuts have been made to the text or musical reasons In line 4 Lear s thought executing ires is relaced with the Duke o Kent s hrase sheets o ire King Lear Scene line 46 The ollowing additional lines rom King Lear are also included: King Lear Sc ; line 14: LEAR Rumble thy bellyul; sit ire; sout King Lear Sc ; lines 5 8: FOOL [sings] He that has a little tiny wit With heighho the the Must make content with his ortunes it For the it eth every day King Lear Sc 4; line 212: FOOL [sings] So out went the cle we were let darkling King Lear Sc ; line 465: CORNWALL Shut u your doors my lord Tis a wild night As well as text rom King Lear an additional halline rom the Rae o Lucrece is included: The Rae o Lucrece line 1: Fair torch burn out thy light

5 Pronunciation o Phonetic Symbols All honetic sounds are reresented by IPA symbols The guide to reading them below uses Received Pronunciation with a ew excetions or sounds not usually used in RP English They are shown in square brackets in the score to dierentiate them rom normal text Phonemes that should smoothly merge into one another are linked with hyhens eg [a] [] [] IPA Symbol Exale o RP Usage Vowels dithongs semivowels a as in the French tes a as in ather o as in not o Not really used in RP English o as in bode in American English aw as in law a as in comma i as in sit i ee as in see e ay as in day e as in bed u as in run u as in ut u oo as in soon a i as in wise ou oa as in goat a ow as in now w w as in weather Consonants t t as in bet d d as in do ch as in chair k k as in kill s s as in see + sh as in share x ch as in the Scottish Loch m m as in man n n as in in no l l as in let l as in bell r as in run r Rolled r j y as in yes Not really used in English; like an but with lis ursed teeth not touching lis Glottal sto eg uhoh

6 Key to nonstard notation Whisered Pitch inlections are indicated by vertical osition o notes glissi between words or honemes Soken Pitch inlections are indicated by vertical osition o notes glissi between words or honemes Pitched breathy whistle Breathy whistle o indeterminate itch General tessitura itch inlection is indicatedby the vertical osition o notes glissi or As highlow as ossible Sung with extremely breathy tone Dotted let arrow: sound is roduced using an ingressive airlow eg breathing in Dotted right arrow: sound is roduced using an egressive normal airlow Controlled transition rom normal vibrato to very exaggerated vibrato back Tremolo roduced by alternating between the given honemes Tremolo roduced by reeating the given honeme Tremolo is irregular variable

7 Tremolo is metric but duration o values is at individual erormers discretion can be varied > ad lib The direction ad lib with a bracketed accent over a tremolo indicates that it should be unctuated with soradic accents Cla on the beat above which the symbol aears As above but sta

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9 Some Ill Planet William Shakeseare Ste Conner Sorano 1 Dark cold embittered q imitating the sound o the Alto 1 imitating the sound o the [bl] [o] Tenor 1 imitating the sound o the Bass 1 imitating the sound o the Sorano 2 imitating the sound o the your cheeks SOLO G + [o] G + Alto 2 imitating the sound o the [bl] [o] [a] [u] [i] [n] [o] Tenor 2 imitating the sound o the 5 your cheeks [o] [u] imitating the sound o the Bass 2 [bl] [o]

10 2 your cheeks SOLO + + UNIS rage [o] [a] [u] [i] [n] rage your cheeks rage [o] rage UNIS SOLO UNIS your cheeks [e] hur rica noes A 2 [w] [i] [n] you ca ta racts hurri ca noes T 2 your cheeks rage you ca taracts hurri ca noes B 2 rage you ca taracts hur ricanoes

11 [a] [] menacing [æ] [e] SOLO [i] 1 SOLO G + G + UNIS + [o] [e] [a] [] [o] your cheeks menacing [w] [i] [n] [o] [] your siteul 4 cheeks Rage you A siteul 1 4 you T 2 G [o] G + G your cheeks Rage siteul 4 you B 2 your cheeks Rage siteul 4 you

12 4 A 16 UNIS HALF + ALL aghast [] [a] [n] Rum ble thy bel ly ul Oh siteul aghast hur ri canes you have drenched the stee les Rum ble thy bel ly ul Oh siteul sz rage hurri canes + the stee les r um ble rolled r sz [a] [a] r um ble rolled r 5:4 smooth; ominous 8 ca taracts hur rica noes sout till you have drenched the stee les Rumble thy bel ly ul A 2 5:4 smooth; ominous 8 ca taracts hur rica noes sout till you have drenched the stee les Rumble thy bel ly ul T 2 ca taracts hur 5:4 rica noes sout till you have drenched the stee les [r] + [m] [n][m] very breathy attack closing to ordinary [m] B 2 5:4 + ca ta racts hur rica noes sout till you have drenched the stee les [r] [m] rolled r Dont worry i change o consonant alters itch slightly

13 5 2 + [n] [u] [n] whistling [o] whistling 6 5 attack with venom 4 sit ire; sout A 2 attack with venom 4 [o] [] [a] sit ire; sout T 2 + [n] [m] [n] [m] [n] attack with venom 4 sit ire; sout [r] B 2 + [n] [m] [n] [m] [n] [m] [n] attack with venom 4 sit ire; sout [kr] Dont worry i change o consonant alters itch slightly

14 soradic accents ad lib G [] : [] [k] [k] 4 1 [k] 4 [t] 5 41 [] [] : 1 [t] 1 ;4 your soradic accents ad lib G : your [k] [t] [k] [t] [t][k][t] 4 1 : [u] [a] [t] [t] [] + : 1 [ ] [n] [t] [k] [t] [k] A 2 8 your cheeks cheeks : [ [k] [t] [t] ] [k] T 2 [ak] + : < [ ] your [t] [k] [t] B 2 [ak] + [i] : 1 [ [k] ] [t] [k] Place notes reely within given time duration roughly corresonding to lacement within bar Perormers on the same art should not deliberately coordinate

15 2 B +2 ulse [o] [] 1 +2 [x] you cata racts [o] [x] you 8 cata racts hur ri canoes [x] [u] + [bl] [o] [u] + > + + sz + + [u] A 2 rage rage [x] T 2 rage rage 8 hur ri ca noes B 2 sz + + [u]

16 8 1 till you have drenched the steeles [r] exaggerated rolled r ulse ++ [] sout + + drenched the steeles [r] exaggerated rolled r you have drenched the steeles drowned the cocks drenched + + the steeles [r] exaggerated rolled r A [a] [] [] [i] [] T 2 sout drenched [i] [] B 2 +8 [a] drown

17 C 5 [m] Rum ble thy 5:4 belly ul threatening ire A1 8 Rum ble rumble 5:4 thy belly ul threatening ire + 8 rai n exaggerated rolled r threatening 4 1 > 8 [rm] [m] sit s out rai n exaggerated rolled r [rm] [m] exaggerated rolled r + rum ble +8 1 [rm] [m] threatening 1 4 sit s + 8 out rai + n [a] [m] [m] Oh threatening + + sout + 8 rai n A 2 + [m] threatening + Oh sout + 8 rai n T 2 [a] 5:4 threatening rum ble thy belly ul ire B 2 2> [rm] [m] + threatening ire + 8 rai n exaggerated rolled r

18 G G G 1 42 sub + 1 [n] 1 + [o] [u] [o] [u] sub ad lib soradic [n] [o] [u] 1 [n] sub 1 [o] [u] sub ad lib soradic [n] [o] [u] 2+ 1 sub [n] 1 SOLO + [o] disturbed 2> Tis a wild [u] [u] A 2 sub ad lib [n] your cheeks T 2 sub [n] B 2 sub [n]

19 D SOLO disturbed + Tis a wild + [a] grim + dle dle out went the can out went the can [a] [a] [a] [a] [a] + night manic Rage you ca ta racts hur ri canoes sout A 2 manic grim + out went the can dle Rage hur ri canoes sout T 2 Rage manic Rage you ca ta racts hur ri canoes sout B 2 [e] [a]

20 12 52? wild [a] night sinister went thecan were So out dle out went the can dle we [a] [a] till you have drenched the stee les [a] A 2 sinister went the can till you have drenched So out dle out went thecan dle we were T 2 till you have drenched the stee les drowned the cocks B 2 [i] [a] [a]

21 1 55 SOLO? Fair torch + burn + burn 2> out out thy 2> thy [ let dark ling ] [a] + burn 2> out thy 1 [] [] [] [] [a] wildly tormented [] You sul sheets o ire A 2 [ ] wildly tormented hrous embittered let dark ling You sul sheets o ire singe my white head T 2 wildly tormented embittered B 2 hrous You sul sheets o ire my white head R exaggerated rolled r [] [] reely within given duration; not deliberately coordinated

22 14 accel E q 11; wild teestuous 5 sub??? light ire sub light? ire sub light?? ire sub?? light ire anicstricken sit sout rough raucous like a sea shanty; close dihthongs quickly Oh he that has a lit tle wit with A 2 anicstricken sit sout rough raucous like a sea shanty; close dihthongs quickly Oh he that has a lit tle wit with T 2 um anicstricken rough raucous like a sea shanty; close dihthongs quickly ble thy bel ly ul Oh sout Oh he that has a lit tle wit B 2 Rum ble thy bel ly ul Oh anicstricken sout rough raucous like a sea shanty; close dihthongs quickly Oh he that has a lit tle wit

23 15 64 your cheeks Rage you ca ta racts oes hur ri can your cheeks Rage you ca ta racts oes hur ri can your cheeks Rage oes hur ri can your cheeks Rage oes hur ri can hey ho the the make his or tune or the it eth A hey ho the his make or tune or the it eth T must make content his or tunes it B hey must make content his or tunes it eth

24 16 F sout till youhave drenched 2 the steeles sout till youhave drenched 2 the steeles sout youhave drenched drowned the cocks sout youhave drenched drowned the cocks > > > > >?? ev ry day hey ho the the rai n A ev ry day > > > > > hey? ho the the rai? n T sub? > 8 > > > >??? ev ry day with hey ho [n] B ev sub > 8 > > > > > ry day with hey [n]

25 G G G You sulh rous sheets o ire 8 You sulh rous sheets o ire Singe my white You thou all sha king thun der 8 You thou all sha king thun 8 der Singe my white?? 2> ad lib [n] [a] [] [n] [n] A 2 ad lib? [n] T 2 ad lib? [n] B 2 [n]

26 Smite lat the world Rum ble thy + bel ly ul Oh head Crack na tures mould Rum ble thy + bel ly ul Oh Smite lat the world + [e] + Oh head Crack na tures mould Rum ble thy bel ly ul Oh sz [a] [ma] [ma] [ma] [ja] [ma] [ma] [e] + Oh A 2 sz 2> [ma] [ma] [ma] [ma] [a] [ma] [ma] [ma] [ma] [ja] [e] Oh T 2 > [m] [a] [ma] [ma] [ma] [e] B [m] [a] [ma] [ma] [ma] [e]

27 1 82 G he that has a lit tle wit with hey ho make the the his or tunes or the he that has a lit tle wit with hey ho the make his or tunes or the he that has a lit tle wit hey make con tent his or tunes or the he that has a lit tle wit hey make his or tunes or the he that has a lit tle wit must make his or tunes it A he that has a lit tle wit must make his or tunes it T he that has a lit tle wit must make con tent his or tunes it B he that has a lit tle wit must make his or tunes it

28 2 H q it eth 8 ev ry day > > > > > tormented anicstricken it > 8 > > > > eth ev ry day tormented anicstricken eth ev ry day > > > > > eth ev ry day > > > > > > > > > > it eth ev ry day A > > > > > it eth ev ry day T > > > > > eth ev ry day B eth ev ry day > > > > > 2+

29 your cheeks your your cheeks 4 [k] tormented anicstricken your cheeks tormented anicstricken your cheeks [blo] your cheeks A 2 your cheeks T 2 your cheeks B 2

30 cheeks [k] [t] cheeks [] [k] your [t] [k] [] [xu] [k] [u] + + [u] [u] 5 4 chee k [t] [k] 4 [t] + A 2 sz [s] [s] [k] [] [xu] T 2 [] [xu] [] B 2 your cheeks [u]

31 2 I [] Rage + 2> A 2 [] n Rage 2> T 2 [n] Rage you B 2

32 24 ri molto rall 1? ca ta racts hur ca noes sout [d+] hur ri ca noes sout???? till you have drenched the stee les [ou] sout + [ou] sout ca ta racts ri hur ca noes 1? sout drenched? the stee les A hur ri ca noes sout?? till you have [d+e] [n] T [ou] sout [i] B + + [u] [ou] sout [i]

33 25 J Smouldering; q 64 11? [a]?? the stee les drowned the cocks + + ru m rolled r on every rumble + + ru m [a] ru m ble [] [o] rolled r on every rumble? [] A 2 [a] T 2 8 drowned the cocks Ru m rolled r on every rumble + rum + ble Oh immediate close to m + + ru m B 2 [a] + + Ru m 1 [m] rolled r on every rumble [o]

34 26 oco accel q Sulh rous + + sheetso + 8 ire + Singe + + my white + + Sulh rous sheets o + 8 ire ru m + ble Oh + 8 ire rum ble immediate close to m [u] ru m ble Oh ire rum ble Oh immediate close to m + Sulh rous sheets + + o + 8 ire + singe + + my white A Sulh rous sheetso + 8 ire T ru m + ble Oh + 8 ire rum ble immediate close to m + + ru m B ru m ble Oh ire ru m ble Oh

35 head? thou???8 allsha king thun der Smite?? na Crack tures?? allsha king thun der?8 Smite + 2> + + lat the world?? na Crack tures 8 + sub thou [] Smite lat the world? [æ] sub? thou [] Smite lat the world? [æ] + head sub? thou?8 thun der?? na Crack tures A 2 sub? thou? [] ++++ Smite + 2> + + lat the world?? na Crack tures T sub? thou? [] ++++? [æ] B 2? ble ru m Oh [] ++++? [æ]

36 28 rit K q 2 128?? A mould?? A mould? [o] A?8????? Oh [] Ru m ble thy bel ly ul? [o] [] A? ru m ble?? rum ble Oh immediate close to m? rum sim?? A mould A 2?? A mould T 2? [o] [] A? 8?? Rum ble thy immediate close to m bel ly B 2? A? ble?? [o] [] rum immediate close to m Oh rum immediate close to m

37 2 14?8? ru m? ble??? Rum ble thy immediate close to m? bel ly ul ru m ble? rum? rum A 2????8? Rum ble thy bel ly ul ru m T 2 ul?? Oh B 2??? rum sim rum ble

38 14??? rum ble Oh??? ble 4? ble ru m Oh A 2? ble T 2?? Ru m? ble thy? bel ly ul 4? Oh B 2 8???? 4 ru m ble Oh rum ble Oh