Scene 1: "Do You See" — SSAATTBB Score
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│ MEASURES 1-12: "do you see" p (tender)
│ ♩D4 ─→ ♩E4 ─→ ♩F#4 ─→ ●G4~~~~~~~~ (ascending) [O++→H+→H+→H+]
│ "do you see~~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Wave entry from B2→S1 (one beat apart) pp [P++,H+]
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│ MEASURES 13-24: "when you close your eyes" mp (ethereal)
│ ♩G4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ♩B4 ─→ ♩C#5 ─→ ●D5~~~~~~~~ (ascending) [H++→N+→N+→H++→H++]
│ "when you close your eyes~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Sustained A minor chord (humming) pp [N+,H+]
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│ MEASURES 25-40: "what i see is the light" mf → f
│ ♩D4 ─→ ♩E4 ─→ ♩F#4 ─→ ♩G4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ●B4~~~~~~~~ [H+++→N++→O++→Ey+→H+++→H+++]
│ "what i see is the light~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Staggered entries B→T→A→S on "light" mf → f [H++]
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│ MEASURES 41-60: "an infinite number of stars" ff ★ CLIMAX ★
│ ♩D4 ─→ ♩F#4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ♩D5 ─→ ♩F#5 ─→ ●A5~~~~~~~~ [H+++→N++→Oc+→H+++→H+++→H+++]
│ "an in- fi- nite num- ber of ★STARS!★~~~~~~~~" fff
│ SSAATTBB: Full 8-part texture, S1 descant to A5 fff [H+++,O+++]
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│ MEASURES 61-80: "i see the universe" ff → fff
│ ♩D5 ─→ ♩E5 ─→ ♩F#5 ─→ ●G5~~~~~~~~ (triumphant) [H+++→O+++→Oc+++→H+++]
│ "i see the ★UNIVERSE★~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Massive D major chord (8 beats, fermata) fff [H+++,O+++,M+++]
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Performance Notes: The wave entry (B2→S1) creates ripple effect. Final D major chord must ring with full resonance. VRN codes: O=Overtone, H=Head, N=Nasal, Ey=Eye, Oc=Occiput, P=Pharyngeal.
Scene 2: "Look" — SSAATTBB Score
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│ MEASURES 1-16: "look as far as you can see" mf (heroic)
│ ♩Eb4 ─→ ♩F4 ─→ ♩G4 ─→ ♩Ab4 ─→ ♩Bb4 ─→ ●C5~~~~~~~~ [C++→M+→M+→H+→H++→O++]
│ "look as far as you can see~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: TACET (solo opening)
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│ MEASURES 17-32: "this life is a journey" mp → mf
│ ♩Eb4 ─→ ♩F4 ─→ ♩G4 ─→ ●Ab4~~~~~~~~ "this life is a journey" [M++→P+→M++→H+]
│ ♩Bb4 ─→ ♩C5 ─→ ●D5~~~~~~~~ "endless and brief" [H+→H++→H++]
│ SSAATTBB: Humming Eb major chord pp [N+,H+]
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│ MEASURES 33-48: "you can only hear the waves" mf (wave fx)
│ ♩G4 ─→ ♩Ab4 ─→ ♩Bb4 ─→ ♩C5 ─→ ♩D5 ─→ ●Eb5~~~~~~~~ [H++→N+→SP+→H++→H++→H++]
│ "you can on- ly hear the waves~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Wave effect - staggered "waves" B2→S1 mp [O++,H+]
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│ MEASURES 49-72: "in the eye of my mind" p → mf → f
│ ♩G4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ♩B4 ─→ ♩C5 ─→ ♩D5 ─→ ●E5~~~~~~~~ [H+++→N++→Ey+→M++→H++→H+++]
│ "in the eye of my mind~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Whispered echo "space and time..." pp [P++,H+]
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│ MEASURES 73-96: "i hope you find your eye" mp → p → pp
│ ♩G4 ─→ ♩F#4 ─→ ♩E4 ─→ ♩D4 ─→ ●G4~~~~~~~~ (benediction) [H+→O++→Ey+→M++→C+→P+]
│ "i hope you find your eye~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Final G major chord, fading p > pp [H+,M(R)]
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Performance Notes: The wave effect (m.33-48) - each voice enters one beat after previous. End with tender benediction fading to silence.
Scene 3: "A Window" — SSAATTBB Score
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│ MEASURES 1-24: "my face is now a window" p (introspective)
│ ♩F4 ─→ ♩Eb4 ─→ ♩Db4 ─→ ♩C4 ─→ ●Ab3~~~~~~~~ (descending) [P++→L+→Tg+→O+→C++]
│ "my face is now a window~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: TACET (solo introspection)
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│ MEASURES 25-40: "that hangs here and wonders" mp (searching)
│ ♩Ab4 ─→ ♩Bb4 ─→ ♩C5 ─→ ♩Db5 ─→ ●Eb5~~~~~~~~ (ascending) [O++→N+→H+→H++→H++]
│ "that hangs here and wonders~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB (women): Humming Ab major pp [N++,H+]
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│ MEASURES 41-56: "a mirror in a face" - MIRROR EFFECT mp
│ ♩Ab4 ─→ ♩G4 ─→ ♩F4 ─→ ●Eb4~~~~~~~~ (high descend) [H++→N++→Ey+→P+++]
│ SSAATTBB: Mirror effect - High voices descend, Low voices ascend
│ S1/S2/A1/A2: F5→E5→D5→C5 T1/T2/B1/B2: F3→G3→A3→B3 [O++,H+]
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│ MEASURES 57-68: "looking for you" - DISSOLVING p → pp → silence
│ ♩Ab4 ─→ ♩G4 ─→ ♩F4 ─→ ♩Eb4 ─→ ♩Db4 ─→ ●C4~~~~~~~~ [P++→H+→M(R)→fading...]
│ "look- ing for you~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Voices drop out one by one (S1→B2 alone) pp → silence
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Performance Notes: The mirror effect - high voices descend while low voices ascend. Dropout ending must be precise - each voice stops on its assigned measure.
Scene 4: "I Sing" — SSAATTBB Score
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│ MEASURES 1-16: "i sing to your soul" fff (grand)
│ ♩D4 ─→ ♩E4 ─→ ♩F#4 ─→ ♩G4 ─→ ●A4~~~~~~~~ [C+++→M++→H++→H+++→H+++]
│ "i sing to your soul~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Homophonic, all together fff
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│ MEASURES 17-32: "we want to be free" f → ff
│ ♩D4 ─→ ♩E4 ─→ ♩F#4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ●B4~~~~~~~~ (pentatonic) [M++→M++→H++→H+++→H+++]
│ "we want to be FREE~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: 8-part voicing on "free" (sustained, triumphant) fff [H+++,O++,M++]
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│ MEASURES 33-56: "we want to see beauty, feel peace, be in love" mf → ff
│ ♩D4 ─→ ♩F#4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ●D5~~~~~~~~ "beauty" [M++→H++→H+++→H+++]
│ ♩E4 ─→ ♩G#4 ─→ ♩B4 ─→ ●E5~~~~~~~~ "peace" [M++→H++→H+++→H+++]
│ ♩A4 ─→ ♩C#5 ─→ ●E5~~~~~~~~ "love" [H++→H+++→H+++]
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│ MEASURES 57-80: "there is only one" → "LOVE!" fff ★ CLIMAX ★
│ LIGHT (Soprano): ●D6~~~~~~~~ "one" (4 beats solo) p [H+++,O+++,Ey+]
│ Then SILENCE (2 beats)...
│ ALL FORCES: ●D6/A5/F#5/D5/A4/F#4/D4/D2 "★★★ LOVE! ★★★" ffff
│ SSAATTBB: Massive D major chord (8 beats) ffff [H+++,O+++,C++,M+++]
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Performance Notes: The contrast between solo soprano "one" (p, 4 beats silence) and explosive "LOVE!" chord (fff) is the most dramatic moment. 2 beats of silence before explosion must be maintained.
Scene 5: "We Come" (Act I Finale) — SSAATTBB Score
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│ MEASURES 1-16: "we come into being" - PROCESSIONAL fff
│ ♩D4 ─→ ♩E4 ─→ ♩F#4 ─→ ♩G4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ●B4~~~~~~~~ [C++→M+→H++→H+++→H+++→H+++]
│ "we come in- to be- ing~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Full 8-part ascending fff [H+++]
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│ MEASURES 17-32: Cascading Counterpoint ff
│ S1: "we are beautiful" S2: (1 bar later) A1: "we are lovely"
│ T1: "we are infinite" B1: "we come into being"
│ All 8 parts combine in full counterpoint ff [H+++,M++,C++]
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│ MEASURES 33-56: Dance Section (3/4 waltz) mf
│ ♩D5 ─→ ♩E5 ─→ ♩F#5 │ ♩G5 ─→ ♩A5 ─→ ●B5~~~~~~~~ [H++→H++→H++→H+++→H+++→H+++]
│ "we touch we feel we share~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Waltz rhythm (oom-pah-pah in basses) mf [H++,O++,SP+]
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│ MEASURES 57-80: "and find you whole" - FINALE fff → pp
│ ♩D4 ─→ ♩F#4 ─→ ♩A4 ─→ ♩D5 ─→ ●F#5~~~~~~~~ (ascending) [M++→H++→H+++→H+++→H+++]
│ "and find you whole~~~~~~~~"
│ SSAATTBB: Final D major chord (8 beats, diminuendo) fff > pp [H+++,O+++,M(R)]
│ ════════════════════ END OF ACT I ════════════════════
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Performance Notes: The Finale combines processional, counterpoint, and waltz. Final D major chord fades fff to pp over 8 beats. Conductor holds 4 beats of silence before curtain.