Boža, Song cycle

for folk singer & chamber ensemble

1/16/13

Copyright © Annika K. Socolofsky 2013. ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Socolofsky

BOža

Instrumentation

Folk Singer (High voice)

Clarinet in Bb (Balkan style)

Guitar (Classical & Electric)

Accordion

Cello

Percussion (timpani, marimba)

Program Notes

Much of the text for this cycle comes from folk songs of the overtly expressive Bosnian Sevdah tradition. A

repertoire carried by many legendary female vocalists, the lyrics delve deep into often detailed stories of

suffering, love, lust, and death.

Like much of Sevdah, this song cycle follows one woman’s journey from her perspective. We find her at battle

her feelings for her lost lover, Boza. Plagued by vivid nostalgia, she searches in vain for freedom from her

past, for the balance between her once fond memories and her current feelings of emptiness and longing.

Boza is a common nickname in the Balkans, and translates to “divine gift.”

- Annika K. Socolofsky 2013

Vocal Techniques & Notation

Straight Glissando No vibrato used

Portamento Glissando with vibrato

Belt Use of belting is at the discretion of the performer, except when specified in the score.

This technique is independent of dynamic level.

Growl Growls should be performed by engaging the false vocal chords in a manner that does

not strain them. Denoted with a diamond notehead.

Krekhts A traditional Yiddish vocal ornament executed by swelling to a louder dynamic level

and cutting of the sound immediately upon reaching an upper neighbor. Denoted by a

staccato x-notehead on the upper neighbor.

Abridged Pronunciation Key for Slavic Texts (Abeceda)

a “as,” as in “law”

c “ts,” as in “fits”

č “ch,” as in “church”

ć “ch,” as in “chat”

e “ay,” as in “bay”

i “ee,” as in “see”

j “y,” as in “yes”

lj “ll,” as in “million”

o “ow,” as in “row”

š “sh,” as in “ship”

u “oo,” as in “zoo”

ž “s,” as in “measure”

Boža Song cycle for folk singer & chamber ensemble

Text

Da smo se ranije sreli

Da smo se ranije sreli, Bilo bi drukčije sve. Prolećnu ljubav smo hteli, Kad već je padao sneg. Teško je reći prekasno. Ali je osmeh. -Traditional Serbian

Had we met before

Had we met before, Everything would have been different. Springtime love we yearned for, While the snow was already falling. It’s hard to say that it’s too late. But I smile. -Translation Annika Socolofsky

Den ke razdeni

Nema zvezdi polični Od tvoite oči. Da se noke na nebo Den ke razdeni. -Traditional Bulgarian

As if it was dawn

There are no stars in the sky Like your eyes. They light up the night As if it was dawn. -Translation Zlatko Origjanski

Imam jednu želju

Imam jednu želju Da ti tvoja medna usta Još jednom poljubim I da se nikada iz sna ne probudim -Traditional Serbian

I have one wish

I have one wish Your honey lips To kiss one more time And never wake up from a dream -Translation Annika Socolofsky

La alegría

Yo bebo y bebo y bebo para olvidarte Yo duermo y duermo y duermo para no pensar Maldito mundo Vivir para pagar por el pecado de amarte Maldita tú Suéltame Te digo que vida no tengo Y es por tu culpa Las noches igual que los días De soledad Ayúdame para matar este amor Que está en mi corazón Sálvame -Traditional Ladino

Happiness

I drink and drink and drink, to forget you I sleep and sleep and sleep, not to think Damn world I live to pay for the sin of loving you Damn you Let go of me I tell you I have no life And it's your fault The nights, just like the days, Are full of loneliness Help me kill this love That is within my heart Save me -Translation Weronika Balewski

Da smo se ranije sreli

Da smo se ranije sreli, Bilo bi drukčije sve. Prolećnu ljubav smo hteli, Kad već je padao sneg. Teško je reći prekasno. Veruj mi, Bilo bi drukčije… -Traditional Serbian

Had we met before

Had we met before, Everything would have been different. Springtime love we yearned for, While the snow was already falling. It’s hard to say that it’s too late. Trust me, It would have been different… -Translation Annika Socolofsky

Copyright © Annika K. Socolofsky 2013. ASCAP. All rights reserved.

Guitar

peacefully

mp mf p pp mp mf p

Freely, q=42

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Ya di

mp

- ya- da- die ya- da- die

with an illusion of joy

Da

mp

smo se ra -

Rhythmically, q=96 Fluidly, q=116 3+2+2rit.

5

p

serenely

mf

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Vc.

Timp.

ni

mf

- je- sre (he)- li-

p

bi

mp

lo- bi druk či- je

p

- sve.

3+2+2 2+2+3 3+2+2

9

mp mf mp p pp niente

niente p niente

an afterthought

p

lightly

mp

pp mp

3 3 6 3 3

Score in C

Classical GuitarAnnika K. Socolofsky

BožaI. Da smo se ranije sreli

[Or other nonsense syllables]

3 3 3

x-noteheads near rim,solid noteheads near center

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Vc.

Timp.

Pro

mf

leć- nu-

p

lju

mf

bav-

p

smo

mp

hte li-

niente

2+2+3 3+2+2

17

mf p niente

mf

mf mp mf p mf

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Vc.

stronger

Da

mf

smo se ra ni

f

- - - je- sre (he)- li-

p

bi

mp

lo- bi

2+2+3

25

pmf

mp

mf

p mf

0 3 3

3 3

pizz.

2

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Vc.

Timp.

druk či- je

p

- sve.

3+2+2

32

pp

playfully

mp p mp mf

p mf

p mf

p mp

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Timp.

p mp p mf p

3+2+240

p

niente

mf p mf p mf p

p

3

3

3

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Timp.

[Humming]

p

ah- Pro

mf

leć- nu-

p

lju

mf

bav-

p

smo

mp

hte li-

niente

kad

mp

već je pa dao-

Faster, q=126 a tempo, q=116

2+2+3 3+2+2 2+2+3 3+2+2

46

mf mp pp

mf

p mf p pp

mf

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Timp.

sneg.

niente

Teš

mpwith a sense of gravity

ko- je re - ći

pplighter, weaker

mp

pre kas- no-

54

niente

p

mf p

p

slowly opening to vowel,gradually adding vibrato

3

arco

(pizz.)

arco

4

A.

Accord.

Vc.

Timp.

pp

A

mf

li- - je os meh

mp

- A

p

- - li

poco rit. 63

pp

pp p mp p pp

pp

A.

Accord.

Vc.

niente

Ya da

p

- da- di ya di Pro

mp

(ho)- - leć- nu- lju bav,- lju

p

bav- smo

mf

het

mp

-

Like a lullaby, q=9670

p mp mf

A.

Vc.

li- -

p

kad

mp

već je pa dao,- pa dao,- pa

p

dao, kad već je pa dao

pp

-

poco rit. Trailing off, q=7278

p pp

pizz.

5

Alto

Clarinet in Bb

Guitar

Accordion

Violoncello

Marimba

Aye

fp niente

[Humming]

mf p

Ah!

mf

q=88, Awakening

mf

pp niente niente mp pp mp

p f pp p f pp p f mf

gliss.

niente ppp p ppp

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

Ne ma zve zdi- pol ič- ni- Od tvo i- te- o ci-

9

mp pp mf pp p

mp p mp

f

pp niente p mp niente mp pp niente

pp mf mf

p ppp mf

with fast, narrow vibratoclosed sound

pure tone

II. Den ke Razdeni

Boža

with a plectrum

3 3

arco arco

pizz.

3

3 3

3

3 3

3

3

3

arco pizz. pizz.

3

3

6

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

Da

mf

se no ke- na ne bo-

14

p

p mp p

mp p

like ringing bells

f pp p f pp p f p f p sim.

mp p mp p mp p p mp p mp p mp p mp

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

Den ke raz - - - - - - - - - de ni-

niente19

pp

mf

mp p mp

mf niente

f p f p niente

p mp mf f p niente

3

3 3 3 3 3

3

3

3 3

arco

3 3

3

3 3 3 3 3 3

3 3

6

3

3

3

3

pizz. arco

3 3 3

3

7

Alto

Marimba

I

p

mam- jed nu- že lju- da ti tvoj a- med na- u sta-

h. = 40, Placidly molto rit. A tempo molto rit.

ppp ppp pp

A.

Mar.

da ti tvoj a- med

mf

na

sp

- u

p

sta

mp

- još jed

mf

nom- po lju- bim

p

- (mm)-

A tempo rall.

11

A.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

I

mp

mam- jed nu- že

mf

lju-

p

da

mp

ti tvoj a- med na- u sta- Da ti tvoj a- med na- u -

h. = 48, With movement rall. A tempo (h.=48)20

ppp sempre

p

ppp pp p

pp p pp

III. Imam jednu želju

Boža

belt

8

A.

Cl.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

sta- još jed nom- po lju- bim- I mam- jed nu- že lju- da

31

ppp sempre

mf

p sempre

pp sempre niente

p mp p mp pp niente

A.

Cl.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

ti tvoj a- med na- u sta- i da se

42

ppp sempre ppp sempre

pp nienteniente

belt

Both hands

Tremolo LHindependent of RH

9

A.

Cl.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

ni ka- da- iz sna Ni ka- da ne pro bu- dim-

53

ppp

mp p mp

A.

Cl.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

64

tenderly

p mp sp pp mp pp p

pp mp

mf

like a deep sigh

f mp p

solo

3

Mb7

10

Cl.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

mp mf sp

73

niente

pp mf mp

mf

A.

Cl.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

I

mp

mam- jed nu- že lju-

ad. lib.

Meno mosso81

pp

p niente

mp mp p niente p

niente p niente

11

Clarinet in Bb

Guitar

Accordion

Violoncello

Timpani

sfz sfz sfz sfz ffp fff ffp fff

q. = 139 (q=208), Unleashed

f

rasgueado

sffz sffz sffz sffz ff sffz ffp fff sffz ffp fff

sffz sffz sffz sffz ff sffz ffp fff sffz ffp fff

fp mf fp mf

Accord.

Ay ee

sfz p

-Yo

f

be bo- -

A

mf

mp

sing slightly out of tunewith played pitch

BožaIV. La Alegría

with slight distortion

Electric Guitar

snappizz.

Mm

Mm

Mm

Mm

Mm

Mm

Mm

Mm

arco

To

Alto

always belting with no vibrato,unless notated otherwise

growl onpitch

Guitar

with a plectrum maintain e pulse (with accordion)

without sense of downbeat

maintain e pulse

Marimba

maintain e pulse

12

A.

ff

(oh) y be bo- y be bo- pa

f

ra-

ff

ol

pp

vi

mf

- - - dar- te-

p

mp mf p mf pp

pp ff p ff mf

p mf

A.

Yo

mf

duer mo- y duer mo- y duer mo- - pa

ff

ra- no

pp

mf pp

p f p

ppp p ppp ppp mp pp

3 3

growl onpitch

gradually addvibrato to pitch

head voice

3 vib.

Clarinet in Bb

3

Guitar

Accordion

m

Violoncello

Timpani

Marimba

3

vib. head voice

Clarinet in Bb

3

Guitar

Accordion

Accordion

Violoncello

freebow

Timpani

gliss. gliss.

Marimba

13

A.

(ah)

ff

(ah) (oh) no pen sar- - - - - - -

B

pp

mf

f ff p

p mf

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Timp.

Mal di- to- mun do!- ViVi

f

vir-- pa

mp

ra- pa-

mf ff sfz sfz sfz sfz p

ff

rasgueado

ffp

ffp

sffz sffz sffz ffp fff ff

mf ff sffz sffz sffz ffp fff ff mf p

p f

3 3 vib.

Clarinet in Bb

not strictly rhythmically

Guitar

Accordion

5 5

Mm

5

Violoncello

Timpani

Marimba

vibrate wildlyalong contourof gliss spoken

head voice,light vibrato

moto vib.

no plectrum

with plectrum

3 3

Mm

Mm

Mm

Mm

arco

gliss.

14

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Timp.

gar

f

por el pe

p

ca

f

- do- de a mar- te- Mal

f

di- ta- tu! Suel

mf molto legato

ta- me-

pp mp pp mp mf

mf p p mp mf

mf p mf p mf mf f

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

ff mp mf

Te di go- que vi da- no ten go

with a smile

-

C

ff niente mp niente mp

ff p mp

ff

p

almost shouting

belting

3 3 3

3

head voice chest voice 3

approx.7x

fade graduallyfrom mf to niente

15

A.

y es por

f

tu

p

cul pa- (ha)-

cresc. poco a pocof mp

Las

mf nientep mf p

p f p

A.

no ches- i gual

sfz

- que los di as- (ss)- De

mf

sol

cresc. poco a poco

e- - da (had) Ay -

D

mp mf

mf p

3 belting accellerating into hysterics & laughter

approx. 9x

chest voiceAlto

Clarinet in Bb

approx.7x

fade gradually from mf to niente

Guitar

Accordion

Accordion

Violoncello approx. 9x

fade gradually from f to niente

Marimba

Marimba

nasalpitch

hissing

Accordion

Accordion

Marimba

16

A.

Accord.

ee- - - Ay ee- Ay u- da- me- pa ra- ma tar-

E

f mf

cresc. poco a poco

mf p

mf

sim.

mf ff mf mf ff

A.

es te- a mor

f

- que

belting

es ta

ff

- en mi co ra- -

p

mf ff mp ff

mf f p mf mp

growl on pitch head voice

belting3

Guitar

gliss.

with a plectrum

MetricallyFirst time LH only

Mm

Violoncello

vibrate wildlydown gliss

ad lib. To

x3

3 growl belt head voice 3

Clarinet in Bb

sing slightly out of tunewith played pitch

Guitar

Accordion

Violoncello

in rhythmic unisonwith percussion

Marimba in rhythmic unisonwith cello Timpani

Marimba

17

A.

Vc.

zón Sál va-

F

mfsfz sfz sfz sfz ff

sfz mf sfz mfff

ff

sffz sffz sffz sffz ff

fff sffz sffz sffz sffz ff

A.

Cl.

A. Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Mar.

(ah) me- - - - - -

ffp fff

sffz ffp fff sffz

sffz ffp fff sffz

fp mf

Clarinet in Bb x2

sing slightly out of tunewith played pitch

Guitar

Accordion

Mm

Mm

Mm

Mm

Violoncello

Marimba

with plectrum

Mm

Mm

Mm m

freebow

Timpani

Marimba

18

Clarinet in Bb

pp

Tranquilly, q = 63 (e=126)

Cl.

Vc.

Timp.

sempre3+2+2 Delicately swaying, q = 66 (e=132)

6

pp

pp

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Timp.

Da

p mp

smo

12

p

pp p

fade intovibrato

3 3 3 3 5

V. Da smo se ranije sreli

Boža

vibrato (2+3)

fade out ofvibrato 3 3

53

pizz. Anacrusis in new tempo

Played lightly with fingertips Anacrusis in new tempo

(3+2+2) like a lullaby

3

vibrato vibrato3 3 3

Classical Guitar poco rubato l.v.

33

3

19

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Timp.

se ra

mf sub. mp

ni- je- sre li,- bi

mf

lo- bi druk či- je,-

A little faster, celebratory, q. = 84

17

p

mf

mf

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Timp.

druk či- je- sve. Pro leć- nu- lju bav-

22

p mp

mf

mf

mp

3

vibrato vibrato3

fall frompitch

fall frompitch

3 3 3 3

ord.

3 3 3

m

M

vibrato vibrato 3

3 3

3

m

arco

vibratotrill

vibratotrill

20

A.

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Timp.

smo hte li,- - kad već je pa dao- sneg.

mp mf p27

p pppp

pp

p

Cl.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Timp.

p pp p

Slightly slower, q.=4032

mp

niente

niente p

vibrato 3 3

3 3

3

Solo: as if improvising,not strictly with meter

3 3

3

3 3

3

col legno battuto

21

Cl.

Gtr.

Vc.

Timp.

niente

37

Gtr.

Vc.

mp p pp

41

3 6 3 3

3 3

l.v.

molto rubatoAn echo

3

6

3

l.v.

22

A.

Gtr.

Accord.

Vc.

Teš

mp

ko- je

p

re

mf p

ći- pre kas- no Ver

mp

uj- mi

niente

bi

mf

lo- bi

p

druk

mp

či- je-

Freely46

with great emptiness

pp

p niente

pp

A.

Gtr.

wavering,failing strength

p

Kad

55

A.

Gtr.

već je pa dao,- pa dao,- pa dao,- Kad već je pa dao-

rit. 63

ppp

M

arco

23