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1 SEA Why I Pity the Woman Who Never Sills Joan Wol Preontaine SSAA a caella Elizabeth Alexander

2 Why I Pity the Woman Who Never Sills For she misses the luxury o dribbling marinara sauce on white silk, o merlot alling at uroarious dinner arties onto beige lace tablecloths, icnics where mustard, baked beans, toasted marshmallows and melted chocolate all leave their winsome, gregarious stains on Levis and lis. For she misses the thrill and mess o it all: hands inatuated with bread dough, logic blemished all day with sly innuendoes and double entendres, the child in the la with the histrionic green lime osicle kiss, the kettle with its secret military sices longing in its heart o heart to sill the beans, mangoes eaten au natural in bathtubs, sweet-talking, roane juices sotening the millstones and milestones o the body, the lum s intemerate noddings in a neighbor s nonchalant ield, tartness oozing like ink across obeisant ingers, strawberries, caught red-handed in golden-straw beds, alling uwards towards one s mouth small, ierce advocates o sumtuous rendezvous. I say to her: Sill, Surt, Squirt, Slash, Slatter, Sot, Sree, Srinkle, Dribble, Drabble, zle, Oend, Transcend, Transude, Transgress, Transire, Persire, Percolate, Partake, Proagate, Create! Joan Wol Preontaine Coyright by Joan Wol Preontaine. Rerinted by ermission. Elizabeth Alexander sent her childhood in the Carolinas and Aalachian Ohio. Her assion or language and music is relected in her catalogue o over 100 art songs and choral works, which have been erormed by thousands o choirs worldwide. A recent McKnight Comoser Fellow, she has also received grants and ellowshis rom the Jerome Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, New York Council on the Arts, Wisconsin Arts Board, and American Comosers Forum. She lives in St. Paul, MN, where her requent commissions include works or orchestra, chorus, chamber ensembles and soloists. For more inormation, visit Cover Art: I Pity the Woman Who Never Sills by Leslie Williams. Acrylic & canvas.

3 Commissioned by the Cornell University Chorus, Scott Tucker, conductor, through the No Whining, No Flowers Women s Choir Commissioning Project Why I Pity the Woman Who Never Sills Joan Wol Preontaine (q.=80-9)* gregarious, sweet & sly** 6 8 SSAA choir, a caella Elizabeth Alexander I 6 8 Sill, Sill, Slat ter and Sot and Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble and Drib ble and Drab ble and Slat ter and Sot and Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble and Drib ble and Drab ble and or rehearsal only 5 Slat ter and Sot, Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble and I Slat ter and Sot, Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble and 9 I For erusal only, Sill, Slat ter and Sot and Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble and Drib ble and Drab ble and Sill, Slat ter and Sot and Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble and Drib ble and Drab ble and Sill, Slat ter and Sot and Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble and Drib ble and Drab ble and * With time, each choir inds its own right temo or this iece, where the music eels vital but unrushed. ** Answer to Frequently Asked Question: Yes, this song may certainly be sung with jazz inlections! / SEA by Elizabeth Alexander

4 13 Slat ter and Sot, Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble and I Slat ter and Sot, Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble and I Slat ter, Sot, Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble, Drab ble, Drib ble and Slat ter, Sot, Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, 17 I Sill, Slat ter and Sot and Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble and Drib ble and Drab ble and For erusal only, Sill, Slat ter and Sot and Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble and Drib ble and Drab ble and Slat ter and Sill, Sot, Sree and Drib ble, Drab ble and Drib ble, Drab ble and I Slat ter and Sot Slat ter and Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble and

5 1 3 gliss. Slat ter and Sot, Sree and Drib ble and zle. I Slat ter and Sot, Sree and Drib ble, zle, zle, Slat ter Sot, Sree and Drib ble, zle, zle, I Slat ter Sot, Sree and Drib ble, 5 m I For erusal only, Why I it y the wo man who ne ver sills, the wo man who ne ver sills, zle, I zle, zle,

6 4 30 (m) I m Why I Why I it y the wo man who ne ver sills, Why I zle, I zle, 35 close lis on (m) it y, it y the wo (m) an, I I For erusal only, it y, it y the wo close lis on (m) (m) an, the wo man, I Why I it y the wo man, I I Why I it y the wo man, I

7 38 5 it y the wo man who ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, I it y the wo man who ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, it y the wo man who ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, I it y the wo man who ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, 41 * m ne-ver, ne-ver, ne-ver, sills, the wo man who ne ver, For she I For erusal only, ne-ver, ne-ver, ne-ver, sills, the wo man who ne * * ver, m For m she I ne-ver, ne-ver, ne-ver, sills, ne * ver, For she ne-ver, ne-ver, ne-ver, sills, ne ver, * End this note by sliding o o it, with a glissando that quickly ades out.

8 6 45 legato lussuoso miss es the lu xu I legato lussuoso miss es, mis ses the lu xu legato lussuoso I miss es, mis ses the lu m legato lussuoso xu For she miss es the lu xu 48 I For erusal only, ry o drib bl ing, drib bl ing, drib bl ing, drib bl ing ry o drib bl ing, drib bl ing, drib bl ing, drib bl ing ry o drib bl ing, drib bl ing, drib bl ing, drib bl ing I ry o drib bl ing, drib bl ing, drib bl ing, drib bl ing

9 51 Solo: with mock distress 7 mar i na ra sauce on white silk, (eek!) I mar i na ra sauce on white silk, (m ) mar i na ra sauce on white silk, For she I mar i na ra sauce on white silk, I 55 (m ) Tutti: m For erusal only, legato lussuoso For she miss es the lux legato lussuoso u miss (m ) es, miss es the lux legato lussuoso u miss (m ) es, the lux legato lussuoso u I miss es, miss es the lux u

10 8 58 ry o mer * lot all ing, all I ry o mer * lot all ing, all ry o mer * lot all ing, all ing I ry o mer * lot all ing, all ing, * The divine women o Cornell University Chorus established the deinitive ronunciation o this marvelous word: the 1st syllable o merlot rhymes with hair, rather than her. I 6 ing at u roar i ous din For erusal only, ing at u roar i ous din ner ar ties, ner ar ties, at u roar i ous din ner ar ties, I all ing at u roar ri ous din ner ar ties,

11 65 9 I subito all ing on to all subito ing on to I all subito ing on to all ing on to 69 rall. I I beige lace ta ble cloths, For erusal only, rall. beige lace ta ble cloths, rall. beige lace ta ble cloths, rall. beige lace ta ble cloths,

12 10 74 a temo with gusto I a temo a temo For she miss es ic nics where mus tard and beans, marsh with gusto She miss es ic nics where mus tard and beans, marsh with gusto a temo She miss es ic nics where mus tard and beans, marsh with gusto I For she miss es ic nics where mus tard, and baked beans, marsh 79 I mal lows, choc -late, all leave their win some stai (ee)ns on For Solo: erusal Tutti: only, mal lows, toast ed, choc -late, all leave their win some stai (ee)ns on Solo: Tutti: mal lows, choc late, melt ed, all leave their win some stai (ee)ns on I mal lows, choc late, all leave their win some stai (ee)ns on

13 11 85 with abandon ort. * Le vis and lis. gre ga ri ous stai (ee) ains! I with abandon *ort. Le vis and lis. gre ga ri ous stai (ee) ains! with abandon *ort. I Le vis and lis. gre with abandon ga ri ous stai (ee) ains! * ort. Le vis and lis. gre ga ri ous stai (ee) ains! * Slide o o the note, as in m I Sill, Sill, Slat ter and Sot and Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble and Drib ble and Drab ble and For erusal only, Slat ter and Sot and Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble and Drib ble, Drab ble, I Slat ter and Sill, Sot, Sree and Drib ble, Drab ble and Drib ble, and Slat ter and Sill, Sot, Slat ter and Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble and

14 1 93 subito Slat ter and Sot Sree and Drib ble and Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, For she subito I Slat ter and Sot Sree and Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, For she subito I Slat ter, Sot, Sree and Drib ble, Drab ble, Drab ble, For subito she Slat ter, Sot, Sree and Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, For she I 97 For erusal only, Solo: miss es the thrill, thrill m o it all, Solo: she miss es the miss es the thrill, she miss es the thrill, m I miss es the thrill, thrill m o it all, miss es the thrill, thrill o it all,

15 101 Tutti: m 13 Tutti: m thrill and the mess o it all, thrill and the mess o it, or she I thrill and the mess, all the thrill and the mess o it, or she thrill o it and the mess o it all, the thrill o it and the mess o it, or she I thrill and the mess, all the thrill and the mess o it, or she 105 I I miss miss miss es the thrill and mess o it all, For erusal only, es the thrill and mess o it all, miss es it all, es the thrill and mess o it all, miss es it all, miss es the thrill and mess o it all, miss es it all, She miss es the

16 14 I 109 I Hands in a tu a ted with bread dough Hands in a tu a ted with bread dough Hands in a tu a ted with bread dough I woh oo oh! lo 6 8 gic blem ished all day *woh oo oh! mis ses the lo gic blem ished all day with 6 8 *woh oo oh! mis ses the lo gic blem ished all day, all day, with I *woh oo oh! mis ses the lo gic blem ished all day, all day, For erusal only, * Let the word dough turn into a mighty wail! I sly in nu en do, in nu en do, sly in nu en do, in nu en do, I sly in nu en do,

17 11 15 I sly in nu en do and dou ble en ten dre, suggestively... and dou ble en ten dre, Drib ble suggestively... and and dou ble en ten dre, Drib ble and I and dou ble en ten dre, 15 I Drib ble, Drib ble, Drib ble, Drib ble, The For erusal only, Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drib ble, Drib ble, The Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drib ble, Drib ble, The I Drib ble, Drib ble She mis ses the

18 16 19 I I child child child child in the la * with the his tri o nic green lime in the la * with the his tri o nic green lime in the la * with the his tri o nic green lime in the la * with the his tri o nic green lime * Hey, enjoy all these inal consonants here! ( P is or ercussion!) 133 Big ol kiss sound! I o *, o si cle kiss i cle, o si cle kiss i cle o *, For erusal only, o si cle kiss i cle, o si cle kiss, o si cle kiss i cle o *, The o si cle kiss, o si cle kiss i cle, o si cle kiss i cle o *, The I o si cle kiss, o *, o si cle kiss i cle o *, The

19 I ket tle with its se cret mi li ta ry si ces long ing in its ket tle with its se cret mi li ta ry si ces long ing in its I ket tle with its se cret mi li ta ry si ces long ing in its 14 gliss. I For erusal only, to sill the beans, I heart o heart to sill the beans, I heart o heart to sill the beans, I it y the I heart o heart to sill the beans,

20 it y, I it y the wo man who ne ver sills, ne ver sills, I it y the wo man, the wo man who ne ver, ne ver sills, wo man, the wo man who ne ver, ne ver sills, I the wo man who ne ver ne ver sills, 150 ( ) I She mis ses the man goes, ea ten in m For erusal only, Man m goes, Man goes, ea ten in m I Man goes,

21 I bath tubs au na tu ral, m oh oo oh oo oh oo oh oo au na tu ral, miss m es the bath tubs au na tu ral, miss m es the I oh oo oh oo oh oo oh oo au na tu ral, miss es the 159 m I sweet talk ing juic es, ro ane juic es, For erusal only, warmly sweet talk ing juic es, oo, warmly sweet talk ing juic es, oo, warmly I sweet talk ing juic es, oo,

22 0 163 (m ) I sot ( ) en ing the mill stones and the mile stones o the ( ) I ( ) 166 I bod y, o the bod y, For erusal monly, The mile stones o the bod y, m I Man goes, m The

23 170 1 I lum s in tem er ate nod dings in the I lum s in tem er ate nod dings in the 174 I For erusal only, neigh bor s non cha lant ield, I neigh bor s non cha lant ield,

24 178 m Tart ( ) ness oo zing like ink a cross o bei sant I zing like ink, I zing like ink, zing like ink, 18 ure and round, sensuous (m) in gers, I For erusal only, gliss. zle, gliss. zle, gliss. gliss. zle, zle, I gliss. gliss. zle, zle,

25 186 3 m red hand ed, I I Straw m Straw m ber ries caught red hand ed, ber ries caught red hand ed, Straw ber ries caught red hand ed, 190 I Straw ber ries caught red hand ed, For erusal only, Straw ber ries caught red hand ed, red hand ed, Straw ber ries caught red hand ed, red hand ed I Straw ber ries caught red hand ed, red hand ed straw ber ries,

26 4 194 straw ber ries caught red hand ed in gold en straw beds, straw ber ries I I straw straw ber ries caught red hand ed in gold en straw beds, straw ber ries ber ries caught red hand ed in gold en straw beds, straw ber ries straw ber ries han ded in gold en straw beds, 198 I For erusal only, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, I straw-ber-ries

27 0 5 all ing, all ing, I all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, all ing, I all ing, all ing straw ber ries all ing, all ing straw ber ries 06 I I all all all all ing u wards, all ing u wards, For erusal only, ing u wards, all ing u wards, ing u wards, all ing u wards, ing u wards, all ing u wards,

28 6 I I 10 m all ing u wards towards one s mouth, m all ing u wards towards one s mouth, m all ing u wards towards one s mouth, m all ing u wards towards one s mouth, 17 I straw ber ries small, small, small, small, small, straw ber ries ierce, For erusal only, straw ber ries small, small, small, small, small, straw ber ries ierce, straw ber ries small, small, small, small, small, straw ber ries ierce, I straw ber ries small, small, small, small, small, straw ber ries ierce,

29 legatissimo m 7 ad vo cates o sum tu ous ren dez vous, legatissimo m I ad vo cates o sum tu ous ren dez vous, legatissimo m ad vo cates o sum tu ous ren dez vous, legatissimo m I ad vo cates o sum tu ous ren dez vous, o sum tu ous 6 I sum tu ous ren dez vous, Why For erusal only, sum tu ous ren dez vous, Why I I sum tu ous ren dez vous, I ren dez vous,

30 8 I I 30 it y the wo man who ne ver sills, I i ty the wo man who I it y the wo man who ne ver sills, I I I 33 ne ver sills, I it y the wo man who ne ver sills, who i ty the wo man who ne ver sills, I it y the wo man who I 36 For erusal only, ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, ne ver sills, who ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, ne ver sills, who I ne ver, ne ver, it y the wo man who ne ver sills, who ne ver, ne ver, it y the wo man who ne ver sills, the wo man who

31 40 9 ne ver sills, I say to her: Sill, Surt, Slash, Squirt, I ne ver sills, I say to her: Sill, Surt, Slash, Squirt, ne ver sills, I say to her: Sill, Surt, Slash, Squirt, I ne ver sills, I say to her: Sill, Surt, Slash, Squirt, 44 I Sree, Sot, Sot, For erusal only, Sree, Sot, Sot, O O end, end, Trans Trans cend, cend, Sree, Sot, Sot, O end, Trans I Sree, Sot, Sot, O end, Trans 9 8

32 Trans gress, Trans i (yer)*, Per si (yer)*, I 6 8 Trans gress, Trans i (yer)*, Per si (yer)*, 6 8 ude, Trans gress, Trans i (yer)*, Per si (yer)*, I 6 8 ude, Trans gress, Trans i (yer)*, Per si (yer)*, * The woman who never sills would robably eel a bit squeamish about singing transire and ersire on three earthy syllables; however, I assume the gutsy singers o this song have no such qualms! 50 I Per co late, Pro cre ate, Per co late, Pro cre ate, For erusal only, Per co late, Pro cre ate, Per co late, Pro cre Per co late, Pro cre ate, Per co late, Pro cre I Per co late, Pro cre ate, Per co late, Pro cre ate,

33 54 subito 31 I Drib subito ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, ate, subito the wo man who ne ver sills, the wo man who I Drib subito ble, Drib ble, Drib ble, Drib ble, the wo man who ne ver sills, the wo man who 58 molto cresc. I I Drib ne Drib ver ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble, Drab ble, molto cresc. For erusal only, sills, the wo-man who ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, molto cresc. ble, Drib ble, who ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, molto cresc. ne ver sills, the wo-man who ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, ne ver, who ne ver

34 3 6 ort. m gliss. zle. m I ort. zle. m gliss. sills, Slat-ter and Srin kle, Slat ter and zle. m I gliss. Srin-kle and Slat-ter and Srin-kle and Slat-ter and zle. 67 I For erusal only, Par take, Cre ate. Par take, Cre ate, Par take, Cre ate. I Par take, Cre ate.

35 33 74 Reeat many times, gradually growing soter. Meanwhile, several soloists imrovise short, bluesy hrases, soulul and unsynchronized, as i singing to themselves, creating a chorus o individual murmurs. (m) -- () -- () Cre ate, Cre ate. (m) -- () -- () I Cre ate, Cre ate. (m) -- () -- () I Cre ate, Cre ate. (m) -- () -- () Cre ate, Cre ate. SAMPLE SOLOS Soloists should imrovise solos which eel authentic or their voices, using words and motives rom the song. Singing excerts rom the iece itsel is one ossibility, although laying around with itches rom the F Blues Scale can also yield great results: F Ab Bb B C Eb F. Humming, whining, sliding and vocalizing are absolutely For erusal only, allowed. Here are some examles:...the wo man who ne ver sills...all ing, all ing, all ing ort. I it y the wo man who ne ver sills, zle, Drib ble, Drab ble, Drib ble...sum tu ous ren dez vous

36 Selected Choral Music by Elizabeth Alexander Aril Rain Song (Langston Hughes) SATB SEA Beore the Bread (English olk rayer) SSSS SEA Blessed Be the Flower That Triumhs (Michael devernon Boblett) SATB SEA Cherish Your Doubt (Alexander) SATB & iano / SSAA & iano SEA / SEA Climb (Edna St. Vincent Millay) SATB & iano SEA Dragon Dance (Elizabeth Alexander) S & iano SEA Die Gedanken Sind Frei (15 5h century German rotest song, arr.) SATB & iano SEA The Earth Called To My Friend (Nancy Wood) SSA & iano SEA Even a Fist Was Once an Oen Palm (Yehuda Amichai) SATB SEA Faith Is the Bird That Feels the Light (Rabindranath Tagore) SSA SEA Fighting Over What We Believe (Alexander) SAB youth choir, SATB & iano SEA Finally On My Way To Yes (Pesha Gertler) SSATB & iano SEA Folks, I m Telling You (Langston Hughes) SSATB & iano SEA For So the Children Come (Sohia Fahs) SATB & iano SEA Glen Song (Scott Bates) SSATB & iano SEA Go Out! (John Murray) SATB & iano SEA I Write This Poem Out o Darkness (George Ella Lyon) SSA, lute, violin & iano SEA I You Can Walk You Can Dance (Zimbabwean Proverb) SAB & iano / TTB & iano.. SEA-0-03 / SEA-0-05 Immortal Love (John Greenlea Whittier) SATB SEA Inant Holy, Inant Lowly (arr. Polish carol) SSA SEA The Journey (Evelyn Dudley) TTBB / SATB SEA / SEA Jum! (Ray Bradbury) SSA & string quartet SEA Lie is not a Garden (Alexander) SATB & iano SEA May This Be a Working Alleluia (Alexander) Children s choir, SATB & iano (ot. lute & trumets). SEA Morning Bread (Amy Lowell) SATB SEA or a musician (Phili Dacey) SATB & orchestra SEA A Palette To Paint Us As We Are (Gerald Rich) SA & iano / SATB & iano SEA / SEA Praise Wet Snow Falling Early (Denise Levertov) SATB & iano SEA Reasons or the Peretuation o Slavery (Alexander) SSAA SEA Sring Grass (Carl Sandburg) SATB SEA They Have Freckles Everywhere (Alexander) SSAA & iano SEA Those Who Wish To Sing Always Find a Song (Swedish roverb) SSS, oboe & iano SEA-0-01 To Make a Prairie (Emily Dickinson) SSA & iano SEA Tomorrow, God Willing (Garrison Keillor) TTBB SEA Trust the Seeds (Alexander) SATB SEA We Lit U Our Hearts (Richard Fewkes) Children s choir, SATB & iano SEA We Remember Them (Sylvan Kamens & Jack Riemer) SATB & iano SEA Where There Is Light in the Soul (Chinese roverb) SAB/SATB SEA / SEA When the Song o the Angels Is Stilled (Howard Thurman) SSAA / TTBB SEA / SEA-06-0 Why I Pity the Woman Who Never Sills (Joan Wol Preontaine) SSAA SEA CD: Finally On My Way To Yes Award-winning choral works by Elizabeth Alexander SEA-CD-001 For more inormation about these and over 100 other choral ieces, visit: ~

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