Timothy C. Takach. Crossroads. for SATB choir and piano

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1 Crossroads imothy C. akach d donload $1.60, iano rinted $.00 imothy C. akach Crossroads or choir iano Commissioned by ig Lake chools, ig Lake, MN, in 2017, to celebrate the 100th graduating class.

2 ext: he second hal o my lie ill be black to the hite rind o the old ading moon. he second hal o my lie ill be ater over the cracked loor o these desert years. I ill l on my eet this time, knoing at least to languages ho my riends are. I ill dress or the occasion, my hair shall be hatever color I lease. Everyone ill go on celebrating the old birthday, counting the years as usual, but I ill count mysel ne rom this incetion, this imrint o my on desire. Notes rom the comoser: ometimes e look back on events in our lives recognize them as ivotal moments an occasion here something signiicant changes. nd then there are moments in lie o hich e re aare at the time, they eel like a milestone as they haen. Graduation, a career shit, the start o a amily. oyce s oem catures this so ell, she uses such vivid metahors or hat e leave behind as ell as hat s ahead. I like thinking that e could call one o these moments as a birthday, a rebirth that no one else celebrates but ourselves. Recognizing a moment like this takes being selaare, an admission o our ast (good bad) a strong vision or the uture, even ( esecially) i e don t yet kno hat it holds. imothy C. akach (2017) he second hal o my lie ill be sit, ast leaning enceosts, a gravel shoulder, ashalt tickets, the beckon o oen road. he second hal o my lie ill be ideeyed, ingers siting through ine ss, arms loose at my sides, ering eet. here ill be ne dreams every night, the draes ill never be closed. I ill toss my string o keys into a dee ell old letters into the grate. he second hal o my lie ill be ice breaking u on the river, rain soaking the ields, a h held out, a ire smoke going uard, alays u. oyce uthen rom traight Out o Vie by oyce uthen. Coyright 1995, 2001 by oyce uthen. Used by ermission o Holy Co! ress. ll rights reserved.

3 oyce uthen iano 7 V?? irited 4 q = he second hal o my lie ill be black to the hite rind o the old ad ing moon. he second hal o my lie ill be black to the hite rind o the old ad ing moon. he second hal o my lie ill be black to the hite rind o the old ad ing moon. Commissioned by ig Lake chools, ig Lake, MN, in 2017, to celebrate the 100th graduating class. he second hal o my lie ill be black to the hite rind o the old ad ing moon.. Crossroads choir iano. or erusal uroses only.? imothy C. akach 11 V?? he second hal o my lie ill be a ter o ver the cracked loor o these de sert years. he second hal o my lie ill be a ter o ver the cracked loor o these de sert years. he second hal o my lie ill be a ter o ver the cracked loor o these de sert years. he second hal o my lie ill be a ter o ver the cracked loor o these de sert years.. or erusal uroses only ll Rights Reserved. ext used ith ermission. or more inormation to order scores lease rite to tim@timothyctakach.com

4 Crossroads / imothy C. akach 15 V?? I ill l on my I ill l on my I ill l on my I ill l on my eet this time, knoing at eet this time, knoing at eet this time, knoing at eet this time, knoing at least to languages n least to languages least to languages n least to languages or erusal uroses only. n. n n. n ho my riends are.. n ho my riends are. n. ho my riends are. n. n ho my riends are. n n n n n 19 V??. I ill dress or the oc. I ill dress or the oc a. I ill dress or the oc. I ill dress or the oc a a ca sion, my hair shall be hatev er col or I lease. ca sion, my hair shall be hatev er col or I lease. ca sion, my hair shall be hatev er col or I lease. ca sion, my hair shall be hatev er col or I lease..... or erusal uroses only. 2

5 Crossroads / imothy C. akach 2 V?? Eve ry one ill go on cel e brat ing the old birth day, Eve ry one ill go on cel e brat ing the old birth day, Eve ry one ill go on the old birth day, Eve ry one ill go on the old birth day, or erusal uroses only.. 27 V?? loer q = 104 counting the years as u su al, but I ill count my sel counting the years as u su al, counting the years as u su al, loer q = 104. q = 96 but but or erusal uroses only. q = 96 but.. I ill count my sel. I ill count my sel. I ill count my sel

6 Crossroads / imothy C. akach 2 V?? 7. ne rom this in. ne rom this in. ne rom this in. ne rom this in emo I ce tion, this im rint o my on de ce tion, this im rint o my on de ce tion, this im rint o my on de ce tion, this im rint o my on de or erusal uroses only.? sire. sire. sire. sire. 4 V? he second hal he second hal he second hal o my o my o my he second hal o my lie ill be sit, lie ill be sit,ast leaning ence osts, the beckon o o en road. lie lie a. grav el shoulder, or erusal uroses only. ast leaning ence osts, the beckon o o en road. as halt tick ets, o o en road. o o en road.?.. 4

7 Crossroads / imothy C. akach 47. V?? he sec ond hal o my lie ill be ide eyed, he sec ond hal o my lie ill be ide eyed, he sec ond hal o my lie ill be ide eyed, he sec ond hal o my lie ill be ide eyed,. or erusal uroses only V?? ingers sit ing through ine ss, arms loose at my sides, ering eet... ingers sit ing through ine ss, arms loose at my sides, ering eet. ingers sit ing through ine ss, arms loose at my sides, ering eet. or erusal uroses only. ingers sit ing through ine ss, arms loose at my sides, ering eet here ill be ne here ill be ne.. 5

8 Crossroads / imothy C. akach 56 V?? dreams eve ry night, dreams eve ry night, he sec ond hal o my. he sec ond hal o my. lie... lie... the the. draes ill. ill.. draes or erusal uroses only... ill ill nev er be nev er be nev er be nev er be 61 V?? closed. closed. closed. closed. I ill toss my I ill toss my I ill toss my I ill toss my.. string o keys in string o keys in... string o keys in... or erusal uroses only. string o keys in. to a dee ell he second hal o my. he second hal o my to a dee ell.. 6

9 Crossroads / imothy C. akach 66. lie... old old let ters in to the. let ters in to the grate. grate. he second hal o my V?? lie... old old. let ters in to the. let ters in to the... grate. grate. or erusal uroses only. he second hal o my 72 V?? lie... he second hal o my lie... he second hal o my lie... he second hal o my lie... he second hal o my he second hal o my lie... o my he second hal o my or erusal uroses only. lie... o my. lie... lie... lie... lie... 7

10 Crossroads / imothy C. akach 76 he second hal o my lie ill be ice rain soaking the ields, V?? he second hal o my lie ill be ice.. breaking u on the riv er, breaking u on the riv er,.. rain or erusal uroses only. soaking soaking soaking the ields, the ields, the ields, 80. V?? he sec ond hal he sec ond hal he sec ond hal he sec ond hal o my lie a o my lie ill be a o my lie ill be a o my lie ill be a. h h held held h h held or erusal uroses only. held out, out, out, out, 8

11 Crossroads / imothy C. akach 84 n. n. V?? a a a a ire. ire. ire. ire n n smoke go ing smoke go ing n smoke go ing n smoke go ing n n n or erusal uroses only. n u ard, a. u ard, a. u ard, u ard, 88. n n ƒ V?? u ard,. n. u ard,. u ard, u ard, n. n. n uard, al... n n. n n al al n al n n n n n n n ays ays ays or erusal uroses only. ays a. n n u. ƒ a u. ƒ u. ƒ u. > ƒ > > > > 9

12 elected vocal orks by imothy C. akach: Mixed Voices Revieed as gorgeous (Washington ost) stunning (Larence ournalworld), the music o imothy C. akach has risen ast in the concert orld. lauded or his melodic lines rich, intriguing harmonies, akach has received commissions rom the t. aul Chamber Orchestra, t. Ola, Cantus, avia Winds, Lorelei Ensemble, VocalEssence, the Deartolo erorming rts Center, he Rose Ensemble, numerous other organizations. His comositions have been erormed on rairie Home Comanion, he oston os holiday tour, multile lltate estival rograms at venues such as the Library o Congress, Kennedy Center Royal Oera House Muscat. He is a cocreator o the theatrical roduction o ll is Calm: the Christmas ruce o 1914, by eter Rothstein. akach studied music comosition at t. Ola College, Northield, MN, has requent national ork as a comoserinresidence, resenter, clinician lecturer. He is a ulltime comoser lives in Minneaolis ith his ie to sons. Deth We Cannot ound, vibrahone, marimba, large tom Worshier a Man a caella nd I a div. a caella s the un loer urns on Her God div, o. solo, soli, a caella he Darkling hrush (earthsongs), soli, a caella ragile, h drum Listen to the les div. a caella Neither ngels, Nor Demons, Nor oers (Grahite ublishing) a caella Nubes Oriebatur: the erution o Vesuvius a caella One oy old Me, iano u Rahva Koda (he House o Your Kindred) a caella his lien Lscae, crotales, susended cymbal, bass drum his mazing Lie (), iano We re Lost, We re Lucky, iano reble Voices Men s Voices nd I a div. a caella ahihii Waaliidkay Dhaqay 2art, iano Cassioeia a caella Home on the Range (arr. merican olk ong) (Grahite ublishing) 2art treble, iano Queen o the Range (Grahite ublishing), iano erenade (Grahite ublishing) a caella he Moved hrough the air (arr. Irish allad) a caella he treets o Laredo (arr. merican olk ong) (Grahite ublishing) Unison,, iano here is No Rose (Lorelei Ensemble), soli, a caella orn Ma (Grahite ublishing), iano enty Questions 2art treble, iano ll Natures, Even Mine a caella Emty (ot. div), iano, ot. dembe Goodbye, hen choir, b clarinet, iano I Will Hol choir, iano or cello Kin, iano Luceat Eis a caella Mad, iano Original Harmony (Colla Voce) a caella Rough east (eremy D. ones Male Choral eries), ercussion alve Regina (Grahite ublishing) semichorus, a caella hings I Didn t Kno I Loved (Grahite ublishing) a caella Large Works he Longest Nights (ca. 21 ) rue North (ca. 16 ) We Made a Grave or Him, nd Her moke Rose U orever (ca. 10 ) Where eauty Comes rom (ca. 16 ), iano or string quartet, chamber orchestra a caella, 2art,, ; iano