1. Interludes
1.1. Interlude: Emily’s Waltz
1.2. Prelude: Nightfall
1.3. Interlude: Solitude
1.4. Interlude 1: Elegy
1.5. Interlude 2: Dark Dreams
2. Act 1
2.1. Scene 1: Dance
2.1.1. A brief intro forecasts Victor’s entry music
2.1.1.1. Libretto
2.1.1.2. Melodic sketches
2.1.1.3. Bass line
2.1.1.4. Texture
2.1.1.5. Orchestration
2.1.2. People are waltzing
2.1.2.1. Libretto
2.1.2.2. Melodic sketches
2.1.2.3. Bass line
2.1.2.4. Texture
2.1.2.5. Orchestration
2.1.3. The mayor is winded. He and Anna been dancing. The mayor’s wife and marshal Henry joins them.
2.1.4. Bud enters drunk, and Henry convinces him to go home.
2.1.4.1. Libretto
2.1.4.2. Melodic sketches
2.1.4.3. Bass line
2.1.4.4. Texture
2.1.4.5. Orchestration
2.1.5. Diego enters and joins the Mayor and others
2.1.5.1. Libretto
2.1.5.2. Melodic sketches
2.1.5.3. Bass line
2.1.5.4. Texture
2.1.5.5. Orchestration
2.1.6. Emily enters, Henry meets her, and they join the Mayor’s group.
2.1.6.1. Text/Libretto
2.1.6.2. Sketch melodies
2.1.6.3. Sketch bass line
2.1.6.4. Add texture
2.1.6.5. Orchestrate
2.1.6.6. Elaborate/Atmosphere
2.1.7. Diego and Emily meet.
2.1.7.1. Text/Libretto
2.1.7.2. Sketch melodies
2.1.7.3. Sketch bass line
2.1.7.4. Add texture
2.1.7.5. Orchestrate
2.1.7.6. Elaborate/Atmosphere
2.1.8. Diego and Emily dance.
2.1.8.1. Libretto
2.1.8.2. Melodic sketches
2.1.8.3. Bass line
2.1.8.4. Texture
2.1.8.5. Orchestration
2.1.9. Diego steps out of the action to react to Emily.
2.1.9.1. Libretto
2.1.9.2. Melodic sketches
2.1.9.3. Bass line
2.1.9.4. Texture
2.1.9.5. Orchestration
2.1.10. Diego and Henry talk.
2.1.10.1. Libretto
2.1.10.2. Melodic sketches
2.1.10.3. Bass line
2.1.10.4. Texture
2.1.10.5. Orchestration
2.1.11. Victor enters
2.1.11.1. Libretto
2.1.11.2. Melodic sketches
2.1.11.3. Bass line
2.1.11.4. Texture
2.1.11.5. Orchestration
2.1.12. Emily reveals that Victor approached her on the train, which she did not welcome.
2.1.12.1. Libretto
2.1.12.2. Melodic sketches
2.1.12.3. Bass line
2.1.12.4. Texture
2.1.12.5. Orchestration
2.1.13. Anna flirts with Victor
2.1.13.1. Libretto
2.1.13.2. Melodic sketches
2.1.13.3. Bass line
2.1.13.4. Texture
2.1.13.5. Orchestration
2.1.14. Henry confronts Victor. Victor refuses to leave and announces his name.
2.1.14.1. Libretto
2.1.14.2. Sketch melodies
2.1.14.3. Sketch bass line
2.1.14.4. Add texture
2.1.14.5. Orchestrate
2.1.14.6. Elaborate/Atmosphere
2.1.15. Henry recognizes that Victor is wanted and tries to arrest him. Victor shoots Henry in a gunfight.
2.1.16. Victor declares that Emily is his and slips off into the night.
2.1.17. Henry dies of his wounds.
2.2. Scene 2: In Emily’s home
2.2.1. An interlude is built into this scene.
2.2.2. Emily awakes from a nightmare.
2.2.3. Victor emerges from hiding. In a tense duet he confidently tries to woo Emily while she expresses her hatred of him.
2.2.3.1. Libretto
2.2.3.2. Melodic sketches
2.2.3.3. Bass line
2.2.3.4. Texture
2.2.3.5. Orchestration
2.2.4. One small section to flesh out
2.2.5. After Victor leaves, Emily vows to kill him.
2.3. Scene 3: The plaza
2.3.1. Bud, drunk, holds the Mayor at knife point for calling him a thief.
2.3.2. Diego tries to calm Bud down
2.3.3. Impatient, Emily puts a gun to Bud’s head and forces him to let the mayor go.
2.3.4. Diego calls Emily reckless.
2.3.5. Emily says that someone had to do something.
2.3.6. Bud returns with a gun, but she immediately draws and gets the drop on him.
2.3.7. Bud says a fast draw won’t help her face a killer. Emily says she can kill a man if she had to.
2.3.8. The chorus is astonished.
2.3.9. Emily tells the town to wake up and face the threat of Ralson
2.3.10. Diego and Bud talk.
2.3.11. Diego worries about having berated Emily and realizes he has strong feelings for her.
3. Act 2
3.1. Scene 1: Street Encounters
3.1.1. Diego asks Bud how he is.
3.1.1.1. Libretto
3.1.1.2. Melodic sketches
3.1.1.3. Bass line
3.1.1.4. Texture
3.1.1.5. Orchestration
3.1.2. Diego calls Emily over to talk with her.
3.1.2.1. Libretto
3.1.2.2. Melodic sketches
3.1.2.3. Bass line
3.1.2.4. Texture
3.1.2.5. Orchestration
3.1.3. Emily apologizes for her rash actions.
3.1.3.1. Libretto
3.1.3.2. Melodic sketches
3.1.3.3. Bass line
3.1.3.4. Texture
3.1.3.5. Orchestration
3.1.4. Diego asks Emily if she would go riding with him on Saturday. Emily says yes.
3.1.4.1. Libretto
3.1.4.2. Melodic sketches
3.1.4.3. Bass line
3.1.4.4. Texture
3.1.4.5. Orchestration
3.1.5. Anna asks Emily what just happened.
3.1.5.1. Libretto
3.1.5.2. Melodic sketches
3.1.5.3. Bass line
3.1.5.4. Texture
3.1.5.5. Orchestration
3.1.6. Diego asked me to go riding with him.
3.1.6.1. Libretto
3.1.6.2. Melodic sketches
3.1.6.3. Bass line
3.1.6.4. Texture
3.1.6.5. Orchestration
3.1.7. Anna is astonished. Diego is taking Emily to one of his special places.
3.1.7.1. Libretto
3.1.7.2. Melodic sketches
3.1.7.3. Bass line
3.1.7.4. Texture
3.1.7.5. Orchestration
3.1.8. Anna sings about how she might meet a man and fall in love.
3.1.8.1. Libretto
3.1.8.2. Melodic sketches
3.1.8.3. Bass line
3.1.8.4. Texture
3.1.8.5. Orchestration
3.2. Scene 2: Diego’s office
3.2.1. Victor enters and threatens Diego, telling him not to become involved with Emily.
3.2.2. Emily enters. Using Diego as a shield, Victor tells Emily she belongs to him.
3.2.2.1. Libretto
3.2.2.2. Melodic sketches
3.2.2.3. Bass line
3.2.2.4. Texture and elaboration
3.2.2.5. Orchestration
3.2.3. Victor exits, taking Diego with him
3.2.4. Emily realizes her friendship with Diego puts his life in danger. She vows that either she or Victor must die.
3.2.4.1. Libretto
3.2.4.2. Melodic sketches
3.2.4.3. Bass line
3.2.4.4. Texture
3.2.4.5. Orchestration
3.2.5. Diego returns, unharmed but shaken.
3.2.5.1. Libretto
3.2.5.2. Melodic sketches
3.2.5.3. Bass line
3.2.5.4. Texture
3.2.5.5. Orchestration
3.2.6. Emily and Diego agree that for now they must stay apart.
3.2.6.1. Libretto
3.2.6.2. Melodic sketches
3.2.6.3. Bass line
3.2.6.4. Texture
3.2.6.5. Orchestration
3.2.7. Emily tells Diego there can be no promises about the future.
3.2.8. Diego realizes that he is powerless to control the outcome of a fight between Emily and Victor. He is also powerless to persuade Emily to leave.
3.2.8.1. Libretto
3.2.8.2. Melodic sketches
3.2.8.3. Bass line
3.2.8.4. Texture
3.2.8.5. Orchestration
3.3. Scene 3: The Street
3.3.1. The mayor, bud, doctor, and Emily all enter separately.
3.3.2. Victor appears, holding Anna hostage, vowing to take her with him unless Emily takes her place
3.3.3. When Anna breaks away, Emily shouts “now,” and Bud shoots Victor in the shoulder. Victor drops his gun.
3.3.4. Victor tells Emily that he pities her.
3.3.5. Diego has had enough.
3.3.6. Diego, Bud, and two men take Victor away so Diego can treat his wound.
3.3.7. Townspeople react
3.4. Scene 4: The Street
3.4.1. Mayor and Bud talk
3.4.1.1. Libretto
3.4.1.2. Melodic sketches
3.4.1.3. Bass line
3.4.1.4. Texture
3.4.1.5. Orchestration
3.4.2. Diego asks Emily to marry him.
3.4.2.1. Libretto
3.4.2.2. Melodic sketches
3.4.2.3. Bass line
3.4.2.4. Texture
3.4.2.5. Orchestration
3.4.3. She says yes, and they sing a love duet.
3.4.3.1. Libretto
3.4.3.2. Melodic sketches
3.4.3.3. Bass line
3.4.3.4. Texture
3.4.3.5. Orchestration
3.4.4. The townspeople celebrate
3.4.4.1. Libretto
3.4.4.2. Melodic sketches
3.4.4.3. Bass line
3.4.4.4. Texture
3.4.4.5. Orchestration