Gwyneth Walker
Prayers from the ArkSongs of Noah and his animalsfor Vocal Quartet and Piano
Program Notes
The poems for "Songs of Noah and his animals" are taken from Prayers from the Ark by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold (translated by Rumer Godden). This collection was begun during the Second World War, at the time of the German occupation of France. After the war, the poet, in poor health, took refuge at the Benedictine Abbaye Saint Louis du Temple. It is here that the poems were completed and published.
These are short sacred texts, perhaps best described as lamentations, celebrations, self-portraits and offerings. Each creature has a unique voice and a unique request in prayer: a worm for the bird, water for the ducks, a saucer of milk for the cat. Noah's request is the most general – less noise from the animals!
The musical setting takes the form of a mini-opera, with ten short scenes. Each creature (solo voice, or, occasionally an ensemble) takes center stage to present a message. The music is often in free meter, in recitative style. The more established rhythmical sections are created to allow the animals to dance!
The poems selected for these songs were chosen for their charm, humor, wit and sincerity. The variety of expression from one creature to the next is appealing for dramatic presentation. Yet, the underlying spirit of prayer unites the individual scenes. As Noah releases the dove as a gesture of hope, so too do all of the creatures lift up their prayers for salvation. Amen!
Duration: 23 minutes
Performance Notes
The singers should be prepared to move and act, as specified in the score. Singers who are not comfortable acting (portraying animals) or moving on the stage would not be well-suited to this dramatic work. The staging instructions are carefully notated within the musical score. Therefore, a Stage Director is not necessary for a performance of this work.
The Scenes
1. Noah’s Prayer
2. Prayer of the Dog
3. Prayer of the Little Bird
4. Prayer of the Little Ducks 5. Prayer of the Donkey 6. Prayer of the Butterfly
7. Prayer of the Cat
8. Prayer of the Elephant
9. Prayer of the Dove
10. recap: Noah’s Prayer
Costumes and Props
Baritone: portraying Noah, Donkey (1/2) and Elephant (1/4)gray outfit (suit or warm-ups)a brown robe over the outfit for Noah, ears for Donkey, a tail for the Elephant (!)
props: a bucket (for bailing the Ark), an oar (for paddling), umbrella,a small white dove (stuffed animal) which may rest on the piano (Ark) until released into flight________________
Tenor: portraying a Dog, Donkey (1/2) and Elephant (1/4)gray outfit (suit or warm-ups) for Donkey and Elephant, ears for Donkeya brown-and-white (or similar) "doggie sweater" for Dog (optional tail = belt, doggie ears)white scarf/kerchief (for Dove)
props: a large rubber doggie bone_______________
Alto: portraying Duck, Cat, Elephant (1/4) and Dovegray outfit (warm-ups) for Elephantyellow rain slicker, rain hat and rain boots (for Duck)tail (for Cat)white scarf/kerchief (for Dove)
props: saucer of milk______________
Soprano: portraying Little Bird, Duck, Butterfly, Elephant (1/4)gray outfit (warm-up suit) for ElephantBird – feathersyellow rain slicker, rain hat and rain boots (for Duck)light-colored cape or shawl (for Butterfly)white scarf/kerchief (for Dove)
Stage Design
To the side of the stage is something resembling an Ark. The piano might be transformed into an Ark, with a pseudo-mast protruding. On the other side of the stage can be a tree (fake or real). Near the end of the play, the characters portray a Dove and reach over to take a twig from the tree.
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NOAH (Baritone) rushes onto the stage, trying to escape the noisy animals!
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Copyright © 2011 by Gwyneth Walker273 Brainstorm Road, Braintree, Vermont
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Prayers from the Arkfor SATB Soli and Piano
Introduction (animal sounds)
Gwyneth WalkerCarmen Bernos de GasztoldRumer Godden, trans.
[Singers off stage]A raucous “symphony” of animal noises (vocal sounds) is produced by the singers (animals) ad libitum.This includes “caw-caw” (RAVEN), “woof” (DOG), “peep-peep” (BIRD), “hee-haw” (DONKEY), and anyother animal sounds which come to mind. Footstomps (as heavy animals moving in the Ark) may be added. These sounds start before the piano begins to play, and continue during the playing.
Selections from Prayers from the Ark are used with permission of Curtis Brown Group Ltd.
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Lord, what a men
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Slowly, dramaticallyas a recitative
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a ger ie! Be tween your
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down pour and these an i mal
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one can not hear one self think!
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a tempo q = 66
bailing out the Ark!
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Noah
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‰ jœ œ œ œ œThe days are long, Lord.
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All this wa ter makes my heart sink.
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1. Noah’s Prayer*
*This first scene is notated without time signatures, in keeping with the generally recitative nature of the music. The full score (string quartet version) does have time signatures inserted.
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When will the ground cease to rock un der my
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feet?
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The days are long.
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Mas ter Ra ven has not come back.
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Here is your dove. Will she
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holds dove
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Noah
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find us a twig of hope?
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The days are long, Lord.
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Guide your Ark to safe ty, some
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cape at last from this brute sla ver y.
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The days are long, Lord.
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Lead me un til I reach the shore of Your
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cov en ant.
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bailing out the Ark in time to the music
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Hands held up(as if releasing a dove into flight)
[NOAH remains on stage]
2’15”short pause
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[“wagging tail” motive]At a frisky tempo q = 100
DOG (Tenor) comes on stage carrying a (rubber) doggie bone in his mouth.He wags his tail.
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NOAH pats DOG on head
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q = 72 recitativo style
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I am not here who will guard their
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2. The Prayer of the Dog
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faith ful?
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No one but you and I un der stand what faith ful ness is.
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a tempo (q = 72)
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DOG looks at NOAH
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I take their pats and the
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Slightly faster q = 88
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[look up]
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when they come my way.
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None of this mat ters.
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I keep watch!
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, œ œ œ œ œLord, do not let me
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DOG patrols the stage
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Kneeling front and center, he wags his tail.
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2’00”short pause
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NOAH walks off stage, followed obediently by a trotting DOG.
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A small BIRD (Soprano) is hopping about while looking for seeds (or worms!).
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3. The Prayer of the Little Bird
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wind and rain?
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œ# œ œ# ˙seeds in my way.
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and set my heart brim ming with such mu sic that I must
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Please, Lord.
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BIRD resumes hopping about looking for seeds.
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BIRD holds up a nice seed or worm!
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BIRD hops off stage. [change into DUCK costume for next scene]
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All this wa ter makes my heart sink.
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He gives up and shakes his head in frustration.
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He wrings out a corner of his robe, which is soaked.Then he leaves the stage.
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Interlude 2
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DUCK 1 (Soprano) and DUCK 2 (Alto) enter arm in arm, dressed in yellow rain slickers (see costumes listing). They walk lightly, or dance, in time to the music. [Dance when not singing]
‰ jœœ‰ jœœ
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Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ œ
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Dk 2
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Dk 2
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4. The Prayer of the Little Ducks
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Dk 2
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Ó Œ œ œLet it
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accel.
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The DUCKS drop (imaginary) slugsdown their throats.
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a tempo (q = 120)
a tempo (q = 120)
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a tempo (q = 120)
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The DUCKS exit the stage, hand in hand, dancing gleefully.
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During the pause, a few “hee-haws” (vocal sounds) come from off stage, ad libitum.These sounds introduce the next scene. [10”]
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DONKEY exits the stage, heads nodding up and down.
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BUTTERFLY (Soprano) darts back and forth across the stage. She is entirely distracted, and does not know where she is!
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Ó Œ œThis
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œ .˙thank You!
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Œ œ œ œ
Your world is
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
6 6
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poco rit.
poco rit.
cresc.
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Œ œ œ œ
This scent of
p as a remembranceSlower
Slower
˙ ˙
ros es...
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∑p
a tempo (h = 72)
a tempo (h = 72)
BUTTERFLY enjoys the scent of roses.
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Ó ≠Where was I?
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recited on pitchShe realizes that she is lost.
Œ œ œ œ ˙A drop of dew
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a tempo
another distraction...
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lil y’s heart.
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wwings.
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Œ œ. œ. œ. ŒU œ. œ. Œ W œ œ Œ Œ ŒWhere was I? Oh yes! Lord, I had something to tell you:
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lost againFree measure
Free measure
she forgets anddarts off again.
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she leaves the stage...
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and pokes her head back on stage, as she remembers to end her prayer.
1’45”short pause
(with raised index finger, as if to say, “Oh yes, now I remember!”)
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p cresc. f
NOAH walks onto the stage carrying a saucer of milk for the CAT. He places the saucer on the floor at center stage, then gestures to it, as if to say, “Here you are, cat!”
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7. The Prayer of the Cat
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quickly (unmeasured)
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CAT picks up the saucer and holds it lovingly.
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[gentle glissando on strings inside piano]as if petting a cat
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CAT smiles and exits the stage, nodding her head in time to the music.
with pedal
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[Repeat as long as necessary for Alto to change into ELEPHANT costume for next scene.]Some heavy footsteps (as an Elephant) start tobe heard in time with the music.
(cresc. into next scene)
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Interlude 3
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ELEPHANT dances (sways) in time to the music, gently kicking to the side, as a group, when indicated.
∑
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Œ œœv
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[kick]
´[repeat the previous 2 measures for as long as it takes the Elephant to come to center stage.]
[repeat the previous 2 measures for as long as it takes the Elephant to come to center stage. Continue kicking through repeats.]
Ó Œ œ
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[final measure]
[final measure, stop kicking]
dancing continues
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8. The Prayer of the ElephantAll four singers come on stage dressed as an ELEPHANT. Each person has their hands on the hips of the performer in front of them in Conga-line style. The order, from front to back, is Baritone (has a trunk), Tenor, Alto, and Soprano (wearing a tail).
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dancing continues
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in wonderment at their great size
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big feet.
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a tempo (h = 60)
f
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∑
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‰ œœœœb œœœœ œœœœ Œœœv
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∑
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, p œb o œo œo œo œo œo œo œo
poise.
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ELEPHANT struggles to keep its balance...
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SOPRANO, ALTO, and TENOR leave the ELEPHANT group, one by one. As they do, they tie a white scarf (kerchief) around the neck and then begin to fly around the stage as the DOVE. As they fly, each singer stops and picks a twig from the tree, TENOR first, followed by ALTO, then SOPRANO.
In the meantime, BARITONE slowly walks over to the Ark and puts on his brown NOAH robe from the opening scene. He takes up his bailing bucket (for later), and stands still in the background.
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1’30” / Total: 23’00”April 30, 2011
Braintree, Vermont
*For a symbolic ending, the DOVE singers remain motionless at the side of the stage, holding a twig. A more visually definitive ending might have the DOVE (each singer one at a time) “fly” off the stage during the final measure.