Awake, You Sleepers!

For Trumpet & Piano

Laurence Bitensky
Awake, You Sleepers!
For Trumpet & Piano Ca. 17’
Arrangement of Awake, You Sleepers! for trumpet and Wind Ensemble

Laurence Bitensky
Notes
I Tekiah

“ . . . as morning dawned, there was thunder and lightning and a dense cloud over the mountain; there
was a loud shofar blast, and all the people in the camp trembled.”
(Exodus 19:16)

II Shevarim

“The great shofar is sounded, and a still small voice is heard.”

(excerpt of the Unetaneh tokef prayer, attributed to Rabbi Amnon of Mainz)

III Teruah

"Awake you sleepers! Awake from your sleep! You slumberers, awake from your slumber!”
(Maimonides, Hilkhot Teshuvah III. 4)

The ancient instrument known as the shofar, or ram's horn, has a special place in the Jewish tradition.
Legend recounts that its sound was heard at the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai, the
tumbling walls of Jericho, as a call for battle, and that its sound will be heard to herald a messianic era.
The instrument has survived through post-Biblical and contemporary times and features prominently in
the liturgy of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The blowing of the shofar in the Rosh Hashanah
service is a call for repentance, symbolically awakening the sleeper from a moral and spiritual slumber.

Each of the three movements of Awake, You Sleepers! is based on one of the three calls associated with
the blowing of the shofar. Tekiah is a long note rising in pitch; shevarim is three shorter notes; and
teruah is a long repeated staccato blast. Each movement is also preceded by well-known verses from
the Rosh Hashanah liturgy.

Much of the music for Awake, You Sleepers! is based on Rosh Hashanah motives and melodies that occur
in the German/East-European musical tradition.

Performance notes
Awake, You Sleepers! is based on the free and supple improvisation of traditional Jewish chant, and some
of its spirit of metrically-free improvisation should be maintained. The performers should strive for a
very fluid and flexible sense of tempo throughout, using much rubato.

The sections marked ad libitum should be played freely and unmetered by the soloist, particularly in the
third movement. The sections marked a battuta indicate a return to metered playing.

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 Awake, You Sleepers!
Laurence Bitensky
I Tekiah
" . . . as morning dawned, there was thunder and lightning and a dense cloud over the mountain;
there was a loud Shofar blast, and all the people in the camp trembled."


q = 58
  
     
.
gliss



    
Trumpet in C
sffz
ff p

 
      


pp ff sffz


mf
      
Piano
3
          
 

  
     sffz

S.P.

 
5

      
 
s.

glis 



Tpt

    
sffz
ff p molto
mf p
 
        
Pno ff

ff
  
mf  


3
  
    
 
       
               

3
p


10
   
Tpt  

   
 
   
cresc. poco a poco
Pno  3   3

                       
3 3
 
3


 
      
 Ped. freely 
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   
accel. poco a poco


Tpt  

  
3 3
        
3  
      
3 3 3 3

                
3 3

Pno
  

       


14

q = 116
Tpt   
3 3 3 3

            
3

3 3

            

f 3

3 3

          
Pno
        
    


16

Tpt   
3 3 3 3
          
3
          
3

       
    
    
3
  
  
Pno
 


18

q = 80
   


Tpt
 
                  
            
 

3 3 3 3
Pno ff

3 3
 3
 3
   
        
   

     


 3
20
B
  


   
Tpt          

 
f
 
  
      
    3
   
3

     
Pno 3
  
 
f
   
 

4


23 5

          
3 3
             


Tpt

freely 3
3
      

3 3 3

         
3 3

       
Pno

  
 
4

            
25 3 5 3
     
 


Tpt
freely

 
           
3 3 3 3
   
3

    
Pno
  5
  

 
27
                  

  
 


Tpt
3 3 3

 
   
   
      


Pno



    
     
4

            
29 3 3 3
3
      
      


Tpt

3 5
3

       
      
 
   
    
Pno
  
31
C ad libitum

3
    
  
           



 
 
Tpt

        

   ff     
       
Pno
  


D fast and freely
33

5


3 3
            


  
Tpt

  
 

 
   
Pno
sffz


   
   

E
  3   3       
 
34 5

             


Tpt


fast and freely
3

  


           
 
    
 
Pno

       


    

 5
F
 
36 3
 
        


Tpt    

  

       

  
 
  
Pno 
 



G q = 69 a battuta
37                

 
Tpt  


3 6 3

      
6

       

        
 
Pno

9 10

 
 

               

38
 
Tpt  


3 3

    
        
        
    

 
Pno 9 10

   
  
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
              
39

Tpt   


3 3 3 3 3

         
  3 3
             3  
         

 3 3
       
Pno 3


9 9
  
   
 

   


  
40
 

  
Tpt  
 
    
         
  
 
Pno



    
     
       
 

H
     
42
3 3
Tpt       


f

  
3
3 3

      
       
    

      
Pno
    

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43

      
3

5

     
Tpt


3
   
3
3

     
  
       
  
         
 
  
   
Pno




3 6
44

         
6
 
       
Tpt


 3    3 3
 
3
    
    

     
 
3

  
Pno

3
    

 


45

 
3

      


Tpt 
3 3
sffz
3
 
    
      
 
 

sffz sffz

  
Pno

  
    
3 sffz sffz
8
 3       
46 3

   


Tpt   


sffz
sffz

3 
  
        
 

sffz

sffz
 
 
Pno
     
   3
   
sffz sffz  

I ad libitum
          
47

 


Tpt 
   3  33
3 3

            
    
   
 

3
3 
Pno 3
 
 
 33    

3

       
       
   
3
3

 3   3       
49

3

             


Tpt
fast and freely 5


  
  
 
    
 
 
 

  
Pno
 
 9

J
poco rit.
          
51

    


3 3 3
      
Tpt
 
       
fast and freely 5


    
         
     
 
 
Pno

 
    
 

K q = 58 Broad; sustained
3
    
3
  
53 3
  
3



Tpt 
espr.
6
  
        
  

 
Pno a piacere


  
 

L
      
    
54 3 straight mute
    
3

   


Tpt
freely pp
p


 
 

 
Pno

 

10
55
             
 


Tpt
3 6 3 3
   
      
pp   
 
Pno

 


M
 
56 remove mute


Tpt  

      
   
 
     
3
  
p freely; quasi recitativo
 
poco
Pno



N
57
 


Tpt  

3


3


            
Pno
 
 

O
58 a battuta q = 58 accel. poco a poco
 


Tpt    
 3    3  3    3 
3

        
                
3

     
3 3

   cresc. poco a poco sffz
  
Pno sffz 3
 
3 3 3 3

                      

3

   

 11
60


  
q = 80
Tpt  
  3 
3
 
         
3 3
          
3

        
   
    3
3
f 3
Pno
 
3
3  
 3
    
3
 
                    
3

  
   
 
3
3
3


62

 
Tpt  
 


    
          
   
 

Pno
 ff 

   

   


P
63 4


3 5

  
3
            
              freely
Tpt


f

3 3 3 3 3 3

   
        
            
Pno
 
  
12
65 3 4

Tpt                        


3 3 5
freely


3
  
3
     
3
 
   
3
  
3
 

3
Pno

 

  
67
       
           
 


Tpt

           
   
3

3 3

     
 

5
Pno
  
   
  



69
        
               
  


Tpt

   
3 3 3

3 3
 
         
  
  
       
Pno
    
 
  

71 3 3 3 3

  
3 3
                


      
Tpt

   
 

   
   
Pno

  
 13
    
              
73

  


Tpt
5
   
f 3 ff
   
3

           

  
       
3 14
Pno f

 
ff
   


75
Q q = 100 Pushing forward

   


Tpt

 3   3  3  3  3 3 3

3
    
                    


3

   
3
   
Pno f 3

   




3 3 3 3
                
77

3

     
3

      


Tpt

   
     
3 3
       
3 3 3 3
          
   
    
    
3
  
Pno
   

14 R
            
79

    


Tpt
3 3 3
3
ff mf
                         
                 

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3


mf
 3  3 3
Pno ff


3
    3
      
3 3 3
         
  
        
 

81 3 3

           
3

3
Tpt 


p cresc. molto

              
3 3
 
3
  
3
     
      
 3
3 3 3 cresc. molto
Pno p


p
3 3 3 3

            

accel.
 
  
        
83 3 3
     
 


Tpt

         

     
  3

3
Pno
 
        
 
 
 
3 3
 15

S q = 138
       
q = 69

              
  
84
    
Tpt  


sffz
sffz sffz
 
                     
            
 
 3 3 3 3
  
 
ff
 3  
Pno

3

3

       

       
  

T q = 58

86

       
 


Tpt   
p

sub
 
  
     
    
  
 
p

sub
Pno
       
   
 
S.P. al fine


 
89

            
Tpt        
 
3
    
poco 3

   3  
      3    
poco


    
Pno 3

3

     
  
poco
  
16

 


91

             

 
Tpt

           

      


Pno

    
   
poco
  poco
 

rit.
 
93 3 3
 
5
          


 
Tpt
   
poco


3
  3
 
      
poco

 
Pno
      
  


3
3

S.P.

II Shevarim
" The great Shofar is sounded, and a still small voice is heard."

Cantabile; con rubato

94 q = 40

     


Tpt    
 3

                    
3 3 3

     
                  
Pno p

      
Ped. freely
 17


98

Tpt       

              
 3 3 3

     poco   
3 3
           
Pno

       
   
3

U freely; as if improvised


  
101 3

  
3 3
       
            
  
Tpt


p espr.

   3
      
  
 

Pno

      
  

105 3

      
3 3 3
             
Tpt
   



poco

 a piacere

     
  
      
  
   poco
Pno
    
  
18
107 3
V
   
3 3

3
      
  
Tpt
 


           
3
3 3
     
          
Pno  p
 3
     
3

      


110 3
     
Tpt           
p

3
3 3 3
  
3
  
  
           
  
 3 
Pno
 
3 3
  
3
     
     


3

3

      
112
 
        
  


Tpt

 
3
3 3
 
3
 3  3
     
    

       
     
 

 
Pno
   
    
 19
114
ad libitum

    
3



           
   
Tpt

 
 
 


 
Pno
  

W a battuta q = 69
            
115
         
3


Tpt   
mf 3 3
        
3
 
        
Pno mf 3

     
6 6

   
          

117    
   
Tpt  


3 3

              
3 5
    
Pno

   
6 6

         
 
20


3
118                       
3

Tpt    
 3 3


3 3
f 3



           
3 3

      
       
  

3 3

Pno 5
f
  
   
 

X
    
             


120

Tpt    
 3 
3
        
         

    
3
   
Pno 3

         
  

123 3 3
      
3
    
        

     


Tpt

     
     
   
    3

 
3

 
     
Pno
      
5

    


 21
3

125 3

           
3 3 take whisper mute



Tpt

3  3 3

       
    
    


  

 mp
  
Pno 3

    
3

      
   
  poco

Y q = 40 Very freely
127 whispa mute

   
3 3 3
Tpt        
  
 


lontano pp
3 3 3

            

3

     
pp lontano
 
Pno
       
3

   

 
S.P. sempre

129
 
3 3 3 3
Tpt           
  
       


 3
  
 
3

     
 
   
     
Pno
 
3
3
     
    
  
22
131
Z

remove mute
Tpt   


3 3

      3

 
3
       
 mp
   

   
Pno 3 3
   
    
3

    
 
 
mp 

3

133 short

   
q = 69 senza sord. 3
     


mf  
Tpt


3 3 3 short


            

   
          
     

3
3 3 3 l.v.
Pno 3

   
mf
  
   
   3 3
 


135 short 3 3

          
3
   
 
Tpt


f


 3
short
3 3 3 3
3
       
  3
3 3

         
            
    
3

Pno f

      
3

       
  
  3
  S.P
 23
AA

3

 3  3  3   3                3  

137
 
   
  3 3 3 3


Tpt

 
3
          
      
        
Pno
3 3
l.v. 
   
      
  


ad libitum

3 slowing down
    
140
     
 
        
  


Tpt

3 3 p

  
3
  
3
 

        
3

   p 
Pno  
      
3
  


BB a battuta q = 56
3
142 3 3
3
          


Tpt           
p
3
3
    
3 3

         
         
Pno
  3        
3

           
3 3
24 accel. poco a poco CC

 
145
  


       
3
Tpt  
mf
3 3

           
3 3

3

     
3
 
        
Pno 3

    
mf
     
        
3 3
3

3
148 3
   


Tpt         
cresc. poco a poco
3 3 3 3 3

       
3
      3 
         
          
cresc. poco a poco
3 
 3
Pno 3 3 3 3 3
3
     
3

    
       

 
3

      


150

            
3

 
 
Tpt

f
3
        
3

    
        
 3    

Pno f

   
          
3
 
 25
DD
       
q = 69 3
       3      
153


Tpt  
3

           3  
  


Pno


6 6

             
 

  3   
          

6 3
  5 
155
   
 


Tpt

            
6

   
 
Pno
  
6 6
       
     


          3          

3

 
157


   
3


Tpt
ff
    3 3

               

       
 3 3
3

3 3 3 3

3 3
ff

Pno

3 3

  
 
26

EE
    
159
             



Tpt    

   
3

     
    

     
Pno
 3
       
  

3 


3

161
       


Tpt   
   
3 3 
    
  

 
  

3 3
    
    
3

Pno
   
  
   l.v.


163 3 3

           


Tpt
   
      
       
    
3 3


 
Pno 5
  
        
 

 27
FF
164
  
3



           
3
Tpt     
3

 
                   
6 6
Pno
       
             
 



165 3


           
3 3
Tpt 

  
   
Pno
 
   
 



166
           
6
        
Tpt

5


              
  
Pno 6

   
        
   
  

28


167

Tpt   
3  3  3

                 

        
 
Pno 6 6
  
   
   


168

 


Tpt 
5 5

                            
   
    
 
     
Pno
6 6
   
  
  


169 attacca
 
accel.
Tpt   


3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3      
           
             
       
Pno
   
   
  

 29

III Teruah
" Awake, you sleepers, awake from your sleep! You slumberers, awake from your slumber!"

GG
170
  
  6    3       
        
q = 92

fast gliss.

 




Tpt
sffz

ff mf  
ff

    

         
              


     

 

   
 ff 
ff  
   
Pno
 
sffz
 
 

  
  
  
   3            6            
              
173
                



Tpt 


sffz ff ff
mf

mf
    

  
   


  

 
   
   

  

 


     
Pno
sffz
  
  
HH  


176 6

       
Tpt
 


f
6

     
         
6 6

      
   


Pno
f   

    
 

30
177 6 6

Tpt   
  
 
         


6 
      

6
  6       
           
  

Pno

  

     



178

6
 
Tpt           


6

     

6    6      
         


  
Pno

     
 


179 6
      
6

Tpt             


6 

     
 
3
  
       
6

            
 
3
 
    
Pno

        
 

 31
180 6 6

         6

        


Tpt
 

    
3
  
3
 
        
       
        
f
Pno
   
         
   
3 3

       
181 6 6

          
 
Tpt

6



      
6
6
        
      
  
     


   
Pno

   

 


6
182
         
      
 
Tpt


      6    
     
        
  
     
 ff
Pno
  
       

  
 
32 II q = 58 ad libitum; quasi recitativo
184
  
      3

3
 
   
 
  
3


        

Tpt
 
       
 very freely and improvisatory; declamando 
  

Pno
 
 


185 q = 92 a battuta
 
Tpt 


6

     
mp 

 

Pno

 


JJ q = 58 ad libitum


3

186
      
3 3 3

     


3


 
3
    
   
Tpt


mf sim. p

  

Pno
 
 

 33
187 q = 92 a battuta

Tpt   


6

          
3

  p
    
   

Pno

 


KK q = 58 ad libitum
188
 3 3  


       
                     
Tpt
p espr.    
 
  

Pno
 
 


LL q = 92 a battuta 6
189

Tpt           


mf
6

     
6
         
 
6

       
 
Pno p
 
mf

    


34

6 6

          
190

Tpt     


p f
mf

6

6
     
            
6

          

  
Pno f
p mf
   

 


        
191

    


Tpt
p mf  

6
   
          
6

        
Pno
  mf
    
p

     
6

6 6

              
192
  
Tpt   


f
mf
6 
3       
 6
       
             
  
mf f

   
Pno p subf
        
   
 

3
 35
      
6 6
193
  6      
     


Tpt


  3 3
        
          
   

 
ff
Pno
        
        
 
3 3

194 6 6
           
Tpt       



    
6

6  

6
       
  
         
  

Pno
     
     
 

        
195 6
     
Tpt       


       
6

       
  

     

 
  
Pno
   sffz
     
   
 
 
36 MM
ad libitum; quasi recitativo rit.
197
       
                
3

  
     
  


Tpt  
f p
fast; freely

sffz



 
Pno
 

NN q = 58 3

 
198 3 3

                 
Tpt



freely





 
Pno
 

OO 3

       

199

        3    3   
5
 3


Tpt   

 mp
 




Pno
 
 PP accel.
3 3 q = 92 37

   
                           
200 5 5


3 3 3 3



Tpt  
f
mp

cresc. poco a poco

    
  
Pno
  


QQ
q = 58 Freely
 
201 rit.
     


Tpt   

    
     

        
Pno p
        
   
         




RR q = 58 ad libitum

      
204 3
3



            
 
Tpt
p

freely; con rubato

  


 

Pno




38

q = 92 a battuta

205
 
     


Tpt


           3   3  

  
     
p 3

 
 
    
Pno

 
 
 

SS q = 69 ad libitum accel. q = 116


3

207 3 3
     
3 3 5 5
  
3



Tpt                            

sim. cresc. poco a poco

 


 

Pno




TT
           6     6
5 5

208

       


   

Tpt

ff

 


Pno

 


 39

UU

209 q = 80 rit.
3 3


  
3
       
        
Tpt

     
mf

 


 

Pno




VV q = 58

210
5 5 accel. 3
   
      


Tpt
    
       
       
pp mp

 


depress bottom 2 octaves silently with arm and catch
 
Pno

with sostenuto pedal to create resonance in mm. 214-16.




(1+2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2+3)
WW Very Freely

long
 
211 remove 2nd valve

     


Tpt

  
fp sfffz

 
  


Pno sfffz


    

S.P sempre
40

XX
212
 
 
 

      
  


Tpt

  
3 3 3
p fff
 
 
sfffz

Pno

   

S.P sempre

replace
YY 2nd valve
  



213

               
quickly


ad lib.
 
 
Tpt
fp sfffz


    

Pno sfffz
 

   



S.P sempre S.P.

ZZ q = 92
214 a battuta 6
loco
 
Tpt          


ff
6

     
       
6

 
6

        
ff  

 
Pno

     


Ped. freely (ord.)
 41
215 6 6

Tpt   
       
      


6

  
6     
      
   
6
  
        


  
Pno

  
 


216 6
AAA 6

         
Tpt       



 
    
6

6

        
        
  
       
      
Pno
       

pressando 6
     
219
  
6

Tpt           



 
     
    
     
 
Pno


 
      
    
    
42

      
221 6 6

   
6


            
      
Tpt


     
   
  
       
  

 
   
6 6
Pno
   
    
        

pressando BBB 6

  
224
  


6 6
        
  
Tpt

    
   
    
    
            
   
 
Pno 
       
 
   
 
      
          

pressando  
         


   
228
    
Tpt      

    
              
             
    
        
    
Pno
           
    
A tempo q = 92


  3   3     3    3         3 
231 3 3 3

Tpt  
gliss.

          3    3         3 
3 3
3 3 3


       
                 

Pno 3
3 3 3 3 3 3

3

                          

                      

 CCC 43
233


q = 69
Tpt   
3

   
sffz
3 3 3 3 3
                        
3 3

                        
Pno    
           3  
ff ff 3 3

            
sim. 3

                       
   
3 3 3 3


sffz

235



3
        
Tpt

molto 
3
 p sffz
  
ff

sffz
3 3 3 3
3
                        
3 3

                           
Pno 3 3

        
         3   3   3   3 
3 3

                       
  


sffz

237 3

                   


Tpt
ff p molto  p molto
sffz ff ff
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

                        

                       
                        
Pno

                       
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
44


239 5 6
3
                    

Tpt


molto molto
p sffz ff p ff
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
  
3

                    



   
                 
                        
Pno

                     
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3

DDD
  3 
241 accel. poco a poco

    
  3    
3 3
            
Tpt
      


p
molto
ff

sffz
3 3 3
            
3 3
          
3 3 3

                       
Pno
                             
                      
3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3

         
243 3


3
    
3
      


Tpt

           

3 3 3 3

            
           
 
Pno
          
3 3 3 3
 3 45
     
244 3 3 3

     


Tpt       
sffz
sffz

       3   3      3 
3 3
       
3 3 3

                        

                
Pno
            
3 3 3 3

          
               
3 3 3 3        

EEE
      
q =92 6
     
246 6


Tpt       
ff sffz ff
3 
                         
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

      
 
ff sempre
Pno
3 3
 3
3 3 3 3

3

                        

                   

248
 
3
       
6

  


Tpt
sffz

     
    
3 3
    
3
   
3
 
      
 
 3 
Pno 3 3
3
            
         
46
              3       
249 3 3 3

 
gliss.


Tpt


             
3
3 3 3

      

 
Pno 3 3 3 3

            

      


FFF
          3      
250   3     3 3    
  
Tpt  
fff p molto


 6
      
 3     3   3             
3

             

 
 

fff
Pno
3 3 3 3  6
                      

   

         


252   (ossia: b natural)


 
rip
   


Tpt

  
sffz

  
       
 
 

sffz
Pno
     
   
 
  

sffz
 47

GGG ad libitum; quasi cadenza

253  
     
6 6
6
3
      
3


Tpt    

very fast and freely; quasi cadenza

 

 
Pno






HHH III
 
3 3 q = 92 a battuta
   
254 5

 
3

          
      
Tpt
p molto

 6


      
mp ff

        
  
  
  

ff  6

 
Pno

           
  



  

256
   
  



  
 sffz
Tpt 


   
      
   
sffz  
Pno
   
    
 
  


sffz
48

JJJ ad libitum poco rit.


    
257 6 3 3

  


  
Tpt

sim.

 mp

  

 
Pno

 



KKK
258 q = 92 a battuta; driving towards the end
  
6
    
       


Tpt
3 
 
     
p

   6 6
 
   
               
Pno
mp
 3
    
      

   
  

260 6



6
             
Tpt
   
cresc. poco a poco


6 6
   
                 
Pno cresc. poco a poco

 
 
  
 
 49

261 6 6

             


Tpt
  
mf


6 6
          
  
  
Pno mf



   

262 6 6 6
   
6

                   


Tpt

cresc. poco a poco



  


Pno  
  

cresc. poco a poco


   
  

                   
263 6 6 6 6

    


Tpt


f cresc. poco a poco
  
  



  
Pno cresc. poco a poco
 

   
 
   3    6       6       6   
50

264 
Tpt 


ff cresc. poco a poco


  
 
  




Pno ff cresc. poco a poco


    
  
265
  6     6     6     6      
    
Tpt  



 sfffz
 
 
 
 
sfffz
Pno
 
    


  
       
    