Scene 1: "What Are We" — Complete Score
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│ MEASURES 1-8: "what are we" p (profound)
│ ♩E3 ─→ ♩F#3 ─→ ●G3~~~~~~~~ (ascending: questioning) [C→C→C]
│ "what are we~~~~~~~~~" Deep bass, sustained
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│ MEASURES 9-24: "beings of light dressed in skin" mp
│ ♩E3 ─→ ♩G3 ─→ ♩A3 ─→ ●B3~~~~ (ascending) [C→CM→CM→M]
│ "beings of light dressed in skin~~~~"
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│ MEASURES 25-40: "here on this cosmic journey" mf
│ ♩E3 ─→ ♩F#3 ─→ ♩G3 ─→ ♩A3 ─→ ●B3~~~~ (ascending) [C→C→CM→CM→M]
│ "here on this cos- mic journey~~~~"
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│ MEASURES 41-56: "searching for meaning in the stars" mf
│ ♩B3 ─→ ♩A3 ─→ ♩G3 ─→ ●E3~~~~ "searching..." [M→CM→CM→C]
│ ♩E3 ─→ ♩G3 ─→ ♩B3 ─→ ●D4~~~~ "for meaning in the stars" [C→CM→M→HM]
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│ MEASURES 57-80: "we are the universe knowing itself" f ★ CLIMAX ★
│ ♩E3 ─→ ♩G3 ─→ ♩B3 ─→ ♩D4 ─→ ●E4~~~~~~~~ (ascending octave) [C→CM→M→HM→H]
│ "we are the u- ni-verse knowing itself~~~~" ff
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│ MEASURES 81-96: "what are we... what are we..." mp → pp
│ ●E3~~~~~~~~ "what are we..." [C] mp
│ ●E3~~~~~~~~ "what are we..." [C] pp, fading
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Performance Notes: "What Are We" is a philosophical meditation. The bass-baritone should convey profound wonder. The climax "universe knowing itself" should be revelatory, then fade into questioning whispers.
Scene 2: "What Is" — Complete Score
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│ MEASURES 1-12: "what is... what is love" p (ethereal)
│ ●F4~~~~~~~~ "what is..." [H] p
│ ♩F4 ─→ ♩G4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ●Bb4~~~~ "what is love~~~~" [H→H→H→H]
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│ MEASURES 13-28: "what is the force that moves the stars" mp
│ ♩F4 ─→ ♩G4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ♩Bb4 ─→ ●C5~~~~ (ascending) [H→H→H→H→H]
│ "what is the force that moves the stars~~~~"
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│ MEASURES 29-44: "that beats in every heart" mf
│ ♩C5 ─→ ♩Bb4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ♩G4 ─→ ●F4~~~~ (descending) [H→H→H→H→H]
│ "that beats in ev- ery heart~~~~"
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│ MEASURES 45-60: "it is the one thing that connects us all" mf
│ ♩F4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ♩C5 ─→ ●D5~~~~ "it is the one thing..." [H→H→H→H]
│ ♩D5 ─→ ♩C5 ─→ ♩Bb4 ─→ ●A4~~~~ "that connects us all~~~~" [H→H→H→H]
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│ MEASURES 61-84: "LOVE!" fff ★★★ CLIMAX ★★★
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│ ║ ●F5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "★★★ LOVE! ★★★" [H] fff ║
│ ║ SOPRANO SOLO - Chorus enters with harmonies underneath ║
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│ MEASURES 85-108: "love is... love is..." mp → pp
│ ●C5~~~~~~~~ "love is..." [H] mp
│ ●A4~~~~~~~~ "love is..." [H] p
│ ●F4~~~~~~~~ "love..." [H] pp, sacred
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Performance Notes: "What Is" explores the universal force of love. The soprano's "LOVE!" should be transcendent. The repeated "love is..." creates a meditative ending to Act II.