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2014 work for soprano and percussion, based on text by Percy Shelley. Written for and dedicated to Jen and Tyson Voigt, the ResoundDuo.
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For Soprano and Percussionist
with text by Percy Bysshe Shelley
PETER JAMES LEARN
PETER JAMES LEARNHow wonderful is Death and his brother, Sleep.
One pale as yonder waning moon with lips of lurid blue,
the other rosy as the morn.
Tablets that never fade…
These are my empire, for to me is given
the wonders of the human world to keep,
and fancy's thin creations to endow
with manner, being and reality.
There's not one atom of yon earth,
but once was living man;
Nor the minutest drop of rain,
that hangeth in its thinnest cloud,
but flowed in human veins.
Whence, thinkest thou, kings and parasites arose?
From vice, black loathsome vice;
From rapine, madness, treachery, and wrong;
From all that genders misery, and makes
of earth this thorny wilderness; from lust,
revenge, and murder. - And when reason's voice,
loud as the voice of Nature, shall have waked
the nations; and mankind perceive that vice
is discord, war and misery … kingly glare
will lose its power to dazzle, its authority
will silently pass by; the gorgeous throne
shall stand unnoticed in the regal hall,
fast falling to decay.
The Fairy and the Spirit
entered the Hall of Spells.
Those golden clouds
that rolled in glittering billows
beneath the azure canopy,
with the ethereal footsteps trembled not;
The light and crimson mists,
floating to strains of thrilling melody.
BATTERY3-Octave Vibraphone (no motor needed)
Large Tam
Metal Wind Chimes
Metal Trash Can or Resonant Box*
3 Rails or Pieces of Scrap Metal
(Pitched low, middle, and high, relatively)
3 saw blades
5 Sturdy Goblets, affixed to board
(Pitched Eb, G, Bb, Bn, and C, ascending)
(alternatively, a resonant pedaled glock
may be used)
Implements:
4 medium mallets, 1 bass bow, 2 violin bows,
2 large metal hammers or sledges, heavy sticks, and
4 1-2-foot lengths of the heaviest chain available.
*Any large metal or wooden bin will work, plastic bin may
be used, but only as a last resort. The instruction "drop chain"
means to drop a length of chain into this container.
- Soprano will be directed to move between two positions,
center-down-left and center-down-right, in front of the percussion
set-up. Stands should be placed at these locations with seperate
scores and place to set cymbals down.
- Soprano will need Tibetan prayer cymbals, or, if unavailable,
a deeply-pitched triangle.
Ca. 9 minutes
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Soprano
Percussion
∑UBEGIN AT STAGE CENTER-DOWN-RIGHT
∑
∑HIGHMID
LOW
˙U
ÓU(Bowed, bass bow)
(gritty and resonant, dig in)
fP
Ethereal and seductively malevolent q = 82-88
TAM
THREE GRADUATED RAILS
∑U
∑
jœ œ ŒU Ó(metal hammers or small sledges)
Œ ŒU œ Œf
DROP CHAIN
Œ .˙How
∑
jœ œ Œ Ó
Ó œ Œ(hammer handle, at edge)
F
Í
TAM
œ œb Jœ Jœ œ œ3
won der ful
∑
∑
∑
fŒ œb ˙is Death,
pale, throaty tone
∑
jœ œ Œ Ó
∑
F .˙ Œ
∑
∑
Ó Œ œ
p
DROP CHAIN
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Perc.
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7
œ œ œn œhow won der
ord.
7
∑
Ó œ Œ(hammer handle, at edge)
F
f
TAM
œ ˙b Œful
∑
˙ Ó
F
WIND CHIMES
.œ jœ œ œis
Ó Œ œ°
2 med. mallets (grab the other 2 by m. 17)
F
VIBRAPHONE
‰ Jœb .˙Death,
œ œ œ Œ
Œ œb .œ jœDeath
lilting
œb Œ Œ œ>
.˙ Œpoco
Ó Œ œ
.œ Jœ œ œnand his
semplice
œ œ ‰ Jœ Œ
F
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Perc.
14
œ œ œ œb ˙broth er,
14 œbŒ Œ œ
(Ped. >)
Œ œ .œ jœhis broth
œ œ œ Œ
œ œ .œb Jœer Sleep,
œb Œ Ó
wpoco
Œ œœœœbbä
Œ ‰Jœœœ
nä
∑
Œ œœœœ- ÓP
Œ ‰ jœ œ œnOne
wistful
œ‰ jœ Ó
F
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Perc.
20 .˙b Œpale
20 Ρ
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œ œ œ œb œ3
as yon der wan ing
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œ .˙bmoon,
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Ó œn œ œ3
with lips of
Œ œœœn#°
Ó
œn œ .œ# Jœnlu rid blue,
Ó ˙̇̇###°
.˙ Œ
Ó Œ ‰ jœœ#n
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MABPETER JAMES LEARN
©2014 - Peter Learn Music
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Perc.
26
Ó œb œb œThe oth
26 œœnnœ#
Ó(Ped. >)
∑
œ œ œ .œ jœ3
er ros y as the
Ó Œ œb
∑
˙ Œ œmorn. Ooo
vocalise, shape freely
œb œ ‰ jœ Œ
∑TAM
œ œ ˙
œb Œ Œ œ
Œ œ Ó(mallet)
F
.œb jœ œ œOoo
∑
∑
˙ Ó
œb Œ œœn
∑
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Perc.
32
.œ jœ œ œOoo
32 œ ‰ Jœ ‰ Jœb Œ(Ped. >)
‰ Jœ ˙b ŒOoo
œŒ œb œ
.œ jœ œ œHow won der
knowingly
œ œœ œb
π
p P.œb jœ- œ œ-
ful he is.
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Œ œœ#n ‰ Jœœnn Œ
P
.˙ ŒU
Ó œ ŒUTibetan prayer cymbals:
∑U
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Perc.
∑MOVE TO STAGE
CENTER-DOWN-LEFT
œ Œ Ó
œœœ œ œ
(Ped. >)
A
A
Œ ‰ Jœ̄ Jœ̄ ‰ ŒTab lets,
secco
Œ œ Ó
œœ œ œœ œ
FŒ œ œ œ Œtab lets,
Ó Œ œ
œœ œ œœ
œœ
‰ Jœ Jœ Jœ œ œtab lets that nev er
∑
œ œœ œ œ
˙ Ófade,
Ó œ Œ
œœœ œ œ
œ œ ˙ œthese are my
∑
œœ œ œœ œ
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Perc.
43 œ> ˙ Œem pire,
Ó œ Œ
43 œœ œ œœ
œœ(Ped. >)
∑
œ œ> ˙my em pire,
∑
œ œœ œ œ
∑
Œ ‰ Jœ̄ Jœ̄for to,
∑
œœ°
˙̇
∑optional, if possible:
Œ œ œ œbfor to,
œ Œ Œ
œœ ˙̇
Œ Œ œ(mallet)
TAM
P
Œ œ œto me
∑
˙̇ œœ
Œ œ ŒF
F
F
œ œ œbis giv
∑
œœ°
˙̇
∑
.˙en
œ Œ Œ
œœ
˙̇
Œ Œ œP
∑
∑
˙̇ œœ
Œ œ ŒF
P
F
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Perc.
51
Ó œ œthe won
Ó œ Œ
51 œœ‹°
œ œ œœ
Pœ .˙ders
∑
œ œ œ œœ‹
FÓ œ œ
of the
Œ œ Ó
œ œ œœ‹ œ
P œ- œ- ˙hu man world
Ó Œ œ
œ œœ œ
FÓ œ œ
to
∑
œœ‹ œ œ œ
P wkeep
œ Œ Ó
œ œ œ œ
f
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Perc.
57
∑
œ Œ Œ œ
57
œœ#°
œ œ œ#
∑
Ó œ Œ
œœn°
œ œ œ
∑
∑
œœnb°
œb
Œ Œ œband
∑
œn œb œb
F œn œ œ Jœ .œfan
dolce
œ Œ Ó
ϡ
œœ œ œ
.˙ Œcie's,
Ó Œ œ
œœ œ œœ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œfan cie's
∑
œœ œ œœ
œœ
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Perc.
64 ˙ Ó
Ó œ Œ64
œ œœ œ œn
(Ped. >)
œ œ œ œ œthin cre
∑
ϡ
œœ œ œ
œ ˙ Œa tions
Œ œ Óœœ œ œœ œ
œ ˙to
∑œœ œ œ
œœœ
œ ˙# Œen dow
poco
œ Œ Ó
œ œœ œ œn
ãTAM
Œ œ œ œwith man ner,
Ó œ Œ
∑œ Œ Ó
P
PŒ œ ˙be ing,
∑
∑
∑
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Perc.
71
Œ œ œ œ œand re al
œ Œ Ó
71
∑(Ped. >)
œ Œ Ó
rit. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
rit.
pTAM
œn .˙nU "i ty.
Ó œœnU "Œ
l.v., brick ped.F
pÓ Œ œ
There's
declamando
wwwwwbnb ∑(Sounding in higher octave)
5 TUNED GLASSES
PPale, somewhat slower q = 72B
B
˙ Œ œnot, there's
œœœ
Using two violin bows, improvise with given pitches,
aiming for legato, continuous sound..
As loud as possible
œ œ œ œnot one a tom,
˙ Ó- - - -
7MAB
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Perc.
77 œ œ œ œa tom of yon
77 œœœ
.˙ Œearth,
œb œ œ œ œbut once was liv
Rubato espressivo
œ ˙n Œing man,
œœœnChange pitches:
œ œ œ œ œonce was liv ing
˙n ˙man,
pŒ œ œn œnor the mi
P
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Perc.
84 œ œ œ œ œnut est drop of
84 œœœbChange pitches:
F .˙b Œrain,
P œ œ œ œ œmi nut est drop
F œ ˙ Œof rain,
p Œ œ ˙that hang
œb œn œChange pitches:
F ˙ Œ œeth, that- - --
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Perc.
90
˙n ˙hang eth,
90
œb œn œ
P Ó œ œbhang eth
œ œ ˙bin,
œœœœbChange pitches:
p Œ œ œ œ œin it's thin
Pœ œ œn œnest cloud,
F .˙ Œ
Trail off:
PÓ Œ œ
but- - -
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nn
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Perc.
97
œb œ œ œ œ œflowed,
97
∑VIBRAPHONE
.˙ Œ
..˙̇°
Œ(2 violin bows)
F
F œ .˙flowed,
..˙̇Œ
Œ œ ˙flowed,
..˙̇ Œ
P œ Œ œ œflowed,
.
.˙˙ Œ
˙ Œ œin
..˙̇ Œ
p P
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88
88
85
85
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Perc.
103
œ .˙hu man
103 ..˙̇Œ
(Ped.>)
∑
Ó œ œveins.
..˙̇ Œ
∑
w
w
∑
p
P
∑UMOVE TO STAGE
CENTER-DOWN-RIGHT
(Bring cymbals)
∑U(l.v.)
∑
∑U
∑U
˙U
ÓU(Bowed, bass bow)
(gritty and resonant)
fPTAM
3 SAW BLADES
∑4 8
4 8= (3+3+2)
œ>
œ œ œ>
œ œ œ>
œ.œ .œ .œ .œ(Heavy drum sticks, butts)
Aggressive and agitated q = 140 (e = e)
ƒ
C
C
∑
œ>
œ œ œ>
œ œ œ> œ.œ .œ .œ .œ
∑(3+2)
œ>
œ œ œ>
.œ .œ
-
8 MAB
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88
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88
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Perc.
111
∑
œ>
œ œ œœ>
.œ .œ
∑(3+3+2)
œœ> œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœÍ
∑breathless, flighty
œ>
œ œ œ>
œ œ œœ>
.œ .œ .œ .œƒ ß
Jœ.
Jœ.
Jœ.
Jœ. œ> œ œ> œ
Whence think est thou kings, kings,
∑
f Œ . Œ . ‰ Jœ.and
(3+3+2)
œ>
œ œ œ>
œ œ œœ>
.œ .œ .œ .œƒ
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88
88
88
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Perc.
116
Jœ.
Jœ.
Jœ.
Jœ. Jœ̆ Œ .
par a sites a rose?
(3+2+3)
Œ . Œ œ>
œ œ.œ .œ
∑
∑
œœ> œœ œœ œœ œœ> œœ œœ œœ
∑ TAM
Í Í f
‰ Jœ. Jœ
.Jœ. Jœ
.Jœ#.
Jœn. ‰
from vice, black loath some vice,
∑
œ>
Œ Ó(face with stick)
F f‰ Jœ
.Jœ>
Jœ Jœ. ‰ œ>from rap ine, mad
(3+3+2)
œ>
œ œ œ>
œ œ œ> œ.œ .œ .œ .œ
∑ƒ
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88
88
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Perc.
120
Jœ. ‰ ‰ œ> Jœ#
. Œness, treach' ry
œ>
œ œ œ>
œ œ œ> œ.œ .œ .œ .œ
Œ Jœn Jœ œ œand wrongs,
œ>
œ œ œ>
œ œ œ> œ.œ .œ .œ .œ
∑
œœ> œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœÍ
‰ Jœ. Jœ
.Jœ. Jœ
.Jœ#. .Jœ> Rœn
from all that gen ders mis er
œœ> Œ Ó
F f
ß
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44
44
88
88
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44
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Perc.
124
Jœ. ‰‰ Jœ. Jœ
.Jœ. Jœ
.Jœ.
y, and makes of earth this
(3+3+2)
œ>
œ œ œ>
œ œ œ> œ.œ .œ .œ .œ
ƒ
Jœ. Jœ. .Jœ> Rœ# Jœn
. ‰ Œthorn y wil der ness,
œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœfp
Jœ. Jœ. Jœ
. Jœ. Jœ. .œ#>
from lust, re venge, and mur
‰ Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ jœ
Jœ̆ ‰ ‰ Œ . Œder.
(3+3+2)
œ>
œ œ œ>
œ œ œ> œ.œ .œ .œ .œ
ƒ
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42
42
42
44
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42
42
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Perc.
128
∑
∑
œœ> œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ>
∑Í ß
TAM
Œ œ œ œ œAndwhen rea
∑
œ Œ Ó(face, with stick)
Tempo I q = 82-88
F
F
D
D
œ œ ˙son's voice,
∑Tibetan prayer cymbals:
∑
Œ œloud,
œ Œ
∑
œ œ œ œas the voice of
∑
∑
.œ Jœ ˙bna ture,
∑
˙ ÓWIND CHIMES
f F
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43
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Perc.
134
Œ œbshall
œ Œ
∑
œ œ œhave waked the
∑
∑
.œb Jœ ˙na tions,
∑
Ó Œ œ(edge, with stick)TAM
Œ Œ œand
œ Œ Œ
∑
Pœ# œ œ# œn Œman kind
∑
∑
Fœ œ# œ œper ceives
∑
∑
P
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43
43
43
44
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Perc.
140
Œ œ œ#that
œ Œ
∑
œ œ œ œvice is dis cord,
∑
∑
F œ# œ .œ Jœnwar, and mis er
∑
∑WIND CHIMES
.˙ Œy,
Ó Œ œ
˙ ÓTAM
p ∑
∑
œ Œ Ó(edge, with stick)
F
∑
∑
∑
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84
84
88
88
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Perc.
Jœ.
Jœ. Jœ
.Jœ. Jœ
.Jœ#.
Jœn.
Jœ.
king ly glare will lose its pow er,
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ(Sticks)
Aggressive and agitated q = 140 (e = e)
ƒ
fE
ETHREE GRADUATED RAILS
‰ ‰ jœ# . Jœ.
to daz
(3+1)
œ>
œ œ jœ>
.œ .œ Jœ
jœ# . ‰ jœ. Jœ. Jœ. Jœ
. jœ. ‰zle, its au thor it y
(3+3+2)
œ>
œ œ œ>
œ œ œ> œ.œ .œ .œ .œ
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84
84
44
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Perc.
149
‰ jœ# . Jœ. Jœ. Jœ. Jœ. Jœ
. ‰will si lent ly pass by
œ>
œ œ œ>
œ œ œ>
œ.œ .œ .œ .œ
jœ# . Jœ. jœ. Jœ
. jœ. Jœ. Jœ. Jœ
.the gor geous throne shall stand un no
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
jœ# . ‰ Œticed
(3+1)
œ>
œ œ jœ>
.œ .œ Jœ
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88
88
44
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Perc.
152 jœ# .jœ.
jœ.jœ.
œ>
œ œ>
œin the re gal hall, hall,
∑
Ó œœ œœ œœ œœp
Œ jœ# .jœ.
jœ.jœ. œ# œ
fall ing fast to de
(3+3+2)
∑
œ>
œ œ œœ>
œœ œœ œœ œœ.œ .œƒ Í
œ# œ# œ œ# œcay.
∑
œœ> Œ Óf
.˙ Œ
MOVE TO STAGE CENTER-DOWN LEFT
(Bring cymbals)
Ó Œ œ
Tibetan prayer cymbals:
∑p
p∑U
∑U
∑U
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10 MAB
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∑Ó œ Œ
jœ œ Œ ÓWith hammers:
Ó œ Œ
Tempo I q = 82-88
F
F
f
ƒ
Freely
DROP CHAIN
THREE GRADUATED RAILS
∑∑
jœ œ
Ó Œ œWIND CHIMES
∑Œ œ Ó
∑
œ Œ Ó
∑∑
jœ œ Œ Ó
Ó Œ œDROP CHAIN
∑œ Œ Ó
∑
∑~~~~~~~~~
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Perc.
162
∑
162œœ
°Œ œ
œœ
Giusto
VIBRAPHONE
F
Semplice
∑
Óœœœ Œ
Ó Œ œthe
cantabile
Œœœ
œ Œ
P œ ˙ œfair y
œœ Œ œœœ
˙ Œ œand
Óœœœ Œ
œ œ ˙the spir
Œœœ œb Œ
F .˙ Œit
œœ°
Œ œ œœ
P
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Perc.
169
Œ œ œ œen tered the
169
Óœœœ Œ
(Ped. >)
F˙ ˙bhall
Œœœ
œ Œ
Œ œ jœ .œthe hall
œœ Œ œœœ
.œ Jœb ˙nof spells,
Óœœœ Œ
œ Œ ‰ jœb œthose gold
lilting
Œœœb
° œn Œ
œ œ .˙en clouds,
œœœb°Œ Œ œœ
P
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Perc.
175
Œ œ œ œthat rolled
175 œ Œ œœ Œ(Ped. >)
œ œ œ œ œb œin glit ter ing
œœœ Ó
œ ˙b Œbil lions,
œœœ Œ Œ œœ
Fœ œ œ œbe neath the az
œŒ œœ Œ
œb œ œ œn œure can o py
ϡ
œœ Ó
˙ Ó
œœ Œ œœb Œ
P
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Perc.
181
Ó œ œwhere e
wistful
181œœœ°
Œ Œœœ
œb œ œ œthe re al foot
œb Œœœ Œ
F œ ˙b Œsteps
œœœ Ó
.œ jœ œ œtrem ble not,
œœœ
°Œ Œ
œœ
œ Œ œ œthe light
œ Œœœ Œ
FP
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11MAB
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bbb
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Perc.
186 œ œ œ œband crim son mists,
186 œb œœ Œ œ
œ ˙b Œ
œœ œ Œœœ
(Ped. >)
PŒ œ œ œbfloat ing to
œb Œœœ œ
˙b Óstrains,
Œœœ Ó
FÓ œb œb
strains of
œœœb Œ Œœœœ
- -
&
&
bbb
bbb
S
Perc.
191 œb œ œb œ œ3
thrill ing mel
191
Œ œ œœ Œ
œ œ œb œo dy.
œb œœ Œ œ
wpoco rit. - - - - - - - - - - - - - /
œœ œ Œœœ
(Ped. >)
poco rit. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - /
p ∑U
œ Œ ÓUp
- - - - -
12 MAB
