[Use enharmonic synemmenon dromos niavent mode with çıkıcı-İnici seyir for all harmonic elements. Bassline follows strictly by doubling lead instruments in perfect fourths.] [Male voice A, Rocky, space ranger commando: grainy heldenbariton with buhha, squillo, solely chest voice, pure operatic tone throughout, steady tessitura, mask resonance, narrow ambitus, microtonal bends] [Male voice B, Winnie, space ranger: light heldentenor with buhha, squillo, solely chest voice, pure operatic tone throughout, steady tessitura, mask resonance, medium ambitus, microtonal bends] [Female voice A, Elvira, imperial envoy: surgically precise soubrette soprano with squillo, pure operatic tone throughout, steady tessitura, mask resonance, wide ambitus, microtonal bends] [Female voice B, Cleomnestra, regal suzerain: surgically precise dramatic contralto with agility with squillo, pure operatic tone throughout, steady tessitura, mask resonance, narrow ambitus, microtonal bends] [Dynamics swell - full ensemble *including drums* joins immediately on beat 1] [Vorspiel starts with full intensity - 2 bars, full crescendo] [All vorspiels are the same copy/pasted from the opener, ghammaz section is the only one that changes the pattern.] [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Pattern: male voices for verse 1 and 2, female voices for verses 3 and 4] [Verse 1] [Rocky, male] An oath is not an oath If 'tis not set in stone. We have sworn an oath To protect the cosmos And uphold justice Across all of its roads, Avoiding superfluous war And favouring armistice. [Chorus] [Rocky, male] An oath is an oath When 'tis set in stone. [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 2] [Winnie, male] The oath is the real deal Because it is set in stone And we carry it sealed Within our hearts. We have promised and given Sweat, blood and tears. We patrol the cosmos - We are the space police Sent by His Majesty, The righteous emperor. [Chorus] [Winnie, male] A troth is a troth Because 'tis set in stone. [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 3] [Elvira, female] A troth is a troth Not simply because 'tis set in stone, But because those who uphold it Have learned its weight. Speaking all tongues From Mercury to Pluto, I shall translate it for all to read, And if need be I shall knit it, As I knit yer sweaters And our glorious banner. [Chorus] [Elvira, female] An oath is an oath When 'tis set in stone. [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Verse 4] [Cleomnestra, female] What use is a troth If it doth not Fulfill one's plight, Thus curing the blight Of dire trothplight? The queen has observed long The solar system's sons And hath found so far none Worthy of taking her hand, Nor ruling by her side. [Chorus] [Cleomnestra, female] A troth is a troth Because 'tis set in stone. [Instrumental bridge - Ghammaz section with taqsim - 2 bars] [Ghammaz Section - non-lexical vocalizations] * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... [Vorspiel - 2 bars] [Chorus, max intensity, drum rolls building tension] [layered voicing - tutti] [buildup] * An oath is an oath * When 'tis set in stone. * A troth is a troth * Because 'tis set in stone. [release] * We have pledged the oath, * We have come for the troth, * Let blight be cured by trothplight. [start fade out, slow down] [Vorspiel - 2 bars, fadeout] * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... * 嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯嗯... [end]
