The Sea Called by James Budinich

The Sea Called for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vocal ensemble

James Budinich

for Lorelei

The Sea Called

Instrumentation: three sopranos three mezzo-sopranos two altos

Text: The sea called— you were drowned as the tide passed.— I am glad of this— at least you have escaped. The heavy mist chokes me, Chokes me with each breath— He tore at the bay-roots, lost hold on the crumbling bank— I am glad the tide swept you out, O beloved, The tide swept you out. I wonder if you knew how I watched, but the gods wanted you, the gods wanted you back. from “Loss” by H.D., from Sea Garden (1916)

The Sea Called Text by H.D., from Sea Garden (1916) James Budinich

q= c. 92 f

° 4 Soprano 1 & 4

∑

j bœ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ.

∑

I am glad of this

I am

p p

Soprano 2

œ b˙ ™

4 & 4 œ bœ œ œ œ The

sea

called,

˙ Ó

Ó ˙

sea

called.

The

˙™

p Soprano 3

4 & 4 œ œ bœ œ œ The

sea

called,

œ Ó

Ó ˙

sea

called.

The

f Mezzo-soprano 1

4 &4

∑

Œ bœ œ œ œ œ ™ œ œ œ bœ You were

drowned as the tide

˙™

passed

f Mezzo-soprano 2

4 &4

∑

Œ œ œ œ

œ bœ œ œ

You were drowned as the tide

p Mezzo-soprano 3

4 &4 ˙ The

˙ sea

called

Alto 1

The

passed

Ó b˙ The

Ó œ

˙ ˙ sea

called

You

4 Alto 2 ¢& 4

drowned.

Œ b˙ ˙ The

sea

˙™

4 &4 ˙

b˙

œ w

called

You

drowned.

2 S. 1, measure 4 (last bar on previous page) f

° & bœ I

œ -œ œ œ ‰ œj œ. am glad of this

S. 1 p

. & œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ w glad

S. 2

& b˙ sea

S. 3

& ˙ sea

least

∑

you have es-caped

b˙

œ œ œ nœ œ bœ œ ˙™

called.

The sea

called,

sea

™ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ b˙ The sea

˙ Ó

called.

called,

sea

called.

f 3

∑ M-S. 1

∑

Œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œbœ œ œj J I am

glad

that you have es

∑ M-S. 2

∑

œ bœ œ I am

glad

œ bœ œ œ œ that you have

p f

∑ M-S. 3

& b˙ sea

Œ œ

˙ called

I'm

glad

∑ A. 1

& ˙

The

sea

∑ A. 2

called

∑

¢&

caped.

S. 1

9 ° Œ &

bœ œ œ œ œ The heav-y mist

-œ œ. œ œ œ bœ œ bœbœ ™™ ˙ chokes me. Chokes

& ˙ The

bœ bœ 43 œ bœ ˙

œ œ œ

sea

p S. 3

& b˙ The

called.

The

w ˙ sea

called.

sea

called, sea

The

sea

called, sea

4 4 b˙

called.

The

3 4Œ

∑

& w

Œ <n>œ 44 ˙ He

3 4Œ

∑

& œ œ ˙™

sea

tore

œ bœ bœ at the bay -

Œ <n>œ 44 w

es- caped.

tore,

& <b>w

∑

3 4Œ

∑

4 bœ 4 ˙ He

∑ A. 1

∑

M-S. 3

sea

∑

M-S. 2

3 œ bœ 4 œ bœ ˙ bœ œ œ The

4 4 b˙

called.

p M-S. 1

∑

w S. 2

4 4

∑

me with each breath

3 4

tore

bœ œ bœ at the bay -

b˙

3 4 b˙ ™

The

sea

called

∑

4 4

∑

p p

∑ A. 2

¢& ˙ The

b˙ w sea

called

3 4

∑

4 4˙ The

˙ sea

f S. 1

° &

∑

œ œ bœ

∑

‰ œj œ.

am glad

œ œ œ. œ bœ œ œ -œ bœ œ glad

least

you have es - caped

b˙ ™ S. 2

& w bœ called.

The

mp S. 3

œ œ œ œ œ sea

& bw œ called.

The

called.

The

sea

œ œ œ bœ œ sea

called.

œ b˙ The

sea

œ called.

called.

The

p M-S. 1

& ˙™

w ∑

∑

roots.

tore

p M-S. 2

& ˙™

w œ He

tore

p M-S. 3

& b˙ ™

w bœ

roots,

tore

sea

called

∑ A. 1

bw ˙ The

sea

called,

∑ A. 2

∑

¢& w called

p S. 1

° w &

S. 2

& <b>˙

∑

5 4

∑

4 4

∑

œ bœ bœ

bw œ He

tore,

œ œ

the bay - roots.

5 4œ

tore

œ bœ bœ at

4 4

the bay - roots.

mp S. 3

& ˙ sea

∑ b˙

5 4

∑

4 4

∑

called

f M-S. 1

& Ó

˙ Œ œ He

tore

œ bœ bœ at

˙™ œ

the bay - roots.

5 4w

tore,

4 4

∑ M-S. 2

∑

5 4 ˙™

4 4

tore

f M-S. 3

& Ó

5 4Ó

4 4

Œ bœ

tore

sub f A. 1

& ˙™

˙ bœ He

tore

bœ œ bœ at

b˙ ™ bœ

the bay - roots.

5 4 œ bœ œ bœ

tore

bœ

5 4 n˙ ™

4 4

œ œ

the bay - roots.

f A. 2

Ó ¢&

Œ œ

4 4

Œ œ

tore

S. 1

° 4 &4

23 f 2 Œ bœ œ 3 -œ bœ œ ‰ œj œ. 4 œ œ œ. œ bœ œ œ -œ bœ œ 4 4 4

∑

I am

glad of this

I am

glad

at least

you have es-caped.

b˙ ™

œ bœ œ™

œ J

called.

The sea called,

sea

n S. 2

4 &4 ˙

2 4

∑

3 4˙

bœ 44 œ

The

sea

p S. 3

4 &4

2 4

∑

3 4 b˙

4 œ 4œ

The

sea

˙™

bœ œ œ ™

called.

The sea called,

ff p M-S. 1

4 & 4 œbœ ™™ nœ ˙

2 4

∑

3 4Œ

4 œ 4˙

sea

called

bœ

4 4˙ œ

The

sea

called

œ lost

his

hold.

The

p M-S. 2

called,

4 &4 ˙

2 4

∑

3 4Œ

called,

ff M-S. 3

4 &4 w

2 4

∑

3 4

2 4

∑

3 4˙

4 4

∑

lost

ff p A. 1

4 &4 œ lost

œ ˙ his

hold.

4 bœ 4 œ

The

sea

∑ b˙ ™ called

ff p

4 A. 2 ¢& 4 w

2 4

∑

3 4

∑

4 4

lost

∑ ˙

The

sea

j œ sea

S. 1

° &

∑

f f S. 2

più f

™ & œ œ ˙

∑

‰ bœ œ bœ ™ J

called

The sea

called,

sea called.

mp f

S. 3

œ b˙ J

& œ bœ ˙ ™

∑

più f

‰ œj bœ bœ ™ bœ ˙ J

called

The sea

called,

sea called.

f M-S. 1

& Ó

œbœ ™™ œ œ™

j œ œbœ ™™ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ b˙ ™

lost

his hold.

Œ bœ

œ œ ™ bœj œ™

j œ ˙

lost

his hold.

his hold,

Œ œ He

lost

his hold

Œ œ

on the crum-bling bank.

The

f M-S. 2

& Ó

œ™

j œ b˙

Œ œ

He lost

his hold.

The

f M-S. 3

& Ó

Œ œ bœ <n>˙ He

bœ œ

lost,

∑ ˙™

∑

lost.

f A. 1

& Ó

∑ ˙™

bœ He

mf A. 2

¢& w

bœ lost,

lost.

˙ ˙

called.

b˙ ˙ The

sea

called.

b˙ ˙

The

sea

called

Più mosso (q= c. 100) S. 1

33 f 3 3 . Œ œ bœ bœ ‰ œJ bœ œ œ œ Œ bœ bœ bœ nœ œ

° Ó &

I am glad

the tide swept you out,

3 4Œ

Œ œ

it swept you out,

I'm

Più mosso (qq= c. 100) mp

(follow S. 1) mp

<b>w S. 2

b˙

b˙ ™ sea

called

˙ The

‰ #œj #œ n˙ The

più f

œ œ 43 œ #œ ˙

sea called.

The sea

called

più f

Più mosso (qq= c. 100) mp S. 3

(follow S. 1) mp

& w ˙

˙™

b˙ The

sea

called

3 œ œ 4 œ<n>œ ˙

‰ nœj #œ #˙ The

sea called.

The sea

called

Più mosso (qq= c. 100) mp mf M-S. 1

b˙ & ˙ sea

3 4Œ

∑

called.

<n>˙ The

Più mosso (qq= c. 100) mf M-S. 2

& ˙

b˙

sea

˙™

called,

(follow S. 1) mp

b˙ ™ bœ sea

called

‰ j n œ # œ #˙ The

sea called,

più f

3 4œ œ ˙

sea

called

Più mosso (qq= c. 100)

∑ M-S. 3

∑

3 4

∑

Più mosso (qq= c. 100) mp

∑ A. 1

∑

3 4Œ <n>˙ The

Più mosso (qq= c. 100) mp

Ó A. 2

∑

¢& ˙ 32

3 4

∑

41 q= c. 60 3 3

S. 1

° 4 nœ#œ œ™ ˙™ &4

‰ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ J

glad

The tide swept you out.

2 4œ

œ It

œ #œ #-œ œ ‰ U Œ Œ 44 J

∑

3 4

∑

3 4

∑

3 4

∑

3 4

U œ œ #œ œj ‰ Œ #œ 44 #œ #œ ˙ -

3 œ 4

swept you out.

q= c. 60 mf S. 2

4 & 4 #˙

<n>œ #œ œ

2 4 œ #œ œ

˙ #˙

be-lov - ed,

U Œ Œ 44

be-lov - ed.

q= c. 60 mf S. 3

4 & 4 #˙

œœœ

2 4 #œ œ œ

#˙

be-lov - ed,

be-lov - ed.

q= c. 60 f 3

M-S. 1

4 & 4 <n>˙

œ œ

sea

2 œ #œ 4 #œ

called

Swept you

out.

œ It

U œ œ #œ œj ‰ Œ Œ 44 swept you out.

q= c. 60 pp

f 3

M-S. 2

4 &4 œ

‰ œj #œ œ œ #œ œ

Œ Ó

2 4œ œ

The tide swept you out.

swept you out.

won-der

U pp 4 j ‰ Œ œ #œ #œ œ- œ #œ 4 #œ

q= c. 60 3

M-S. 3

4 &4

∑

2 œ #œ 4 œ

‰ j #œ ˙ The tide

swept you

out.

swept you out.

4 &4 ˙ sea

#˙

2 4˙

˙ called,

sea

called.

won - der

3 œ 4 if

q= c. 60 pp

f A. 1

3 U 4 #œ #œ œ œj ‰ Œ 4 œ #œ -

Swept you out.

3 4 œ ˙

won - der

q= c. 60 mp

4 A. 2 ¢& 4 Ó

Œ <n> œ # ˙ The

sea

#˙

2 4˙

∑

U Œ Œ 44

called

∑

3 4

mp S. 1

° 3 Œ &4

Œ #œ I

œ #œ ˙

won - der

S. 2

∑

œ #œ #œ I

S. 3

∑

#œ how

#˙ Œ

won - der

3 &4

you knew

p p

3 &4

#œ

œ #œ #œ

#˙

knew

you

#œ

œ #œ œ #œ œ

be - lov - ed,

#œ

œ #œ œ #œ œ

be - lov - ed,

p M-S. 1

M-S. 2

M-S. 3

3 &4

∑

3 & 4 #œ #˙

#œ

you

knew

won

#œ

knew

won

3 & 4 #œ you

A. 1

3 &4 you

#œ

œ #œ #œ œ œ

be - lov - ed,

œ -

˙™

der

Œ #œ

˙™

der

#œ

œ #œ #œ œ œ

be - lov - ed,

#œ

you

knew

#œ

you

œ #œ if

you

˙™

knew

∑

knew

˙™

knew

3 A. 2 ¢& 4

∑

Œ œ #œ I

∑

#œ

won

˙™

der

S. 1

° & œ #œ ˙ I

2 #œ 4 œ #œ œ

watched.

won -der

& Œ

how I watched.

3 4

Did you know?

mp n

S. 2

3 4 #>œ-#œ œ

52 4 œ #œ 4 #œ ˙

œ #œ #œ how

#˙ Œ

2 4 Œ

#œ #-œ 43 œ

watched.

I won - der

#œ 3œ#œ œ 4 œ Œ 4

#œ #œ œ

how I watched

Did

3 4

you

pp pp S. 3

& <#>˙ #œ

2 œ #œ œ #œ œ 4 ˙

3 4

∑

4Ó 4

Œ #œ

be - lov - ed.

3 4

pp pp

M-S. 1

& <#>˙

#œ

2 œ #œ #œ œ œ 4 ˙

M-S. 2

& #œ how

M-S. 3

& #œ how

A. 1

#œ

watched.

∑

3 4 #˙ ™

#œ won

2 4 #œ

˙™

#œ

3 4 œ #œ I

won

∑

watched

how

watched

4 4 œ #œ

der

how

3 4 #˙ ™

œ won

4œ 4 #œ

der

2 4

¢& #œ I

#œ

4 4 ˙™

3 4

∑

4Œ 4

watched.

3 4

der

˙™ 49

3 4

3 4 #œ

œ 48

Œ O

2 4 #œ

˙™

how

∑

4Ó 4

be - lov - ed.

<#> œ

A. 2

3 4

#œ

how

watched

S. 1

° 3 & 4<#>˙

#œ œ #œ ˙ I

#œ œ #œ ˙

won-der

#œ #œ œ ˙

you knew

Did

˙ #œ

you know

how

n p S. 2

3 & 4 #˙

know?

#œ#œ œ #˙ I

p S. 3

you

be-lov-ed,

Œ #œ#œ œ

Did

know

knew

#œ œ#œ œ#œ œ ˙

be - lov-ed,

Œ #œ#œ œ #˙

won - der

3 & 4<#>œ#œ œ#œ œ ˙

you

#œ

œ#œ œ#œ œ

be-lov-ed,

#œ

œ#œ #œ œ œ

be-lov - ed.

pp p p M-S. 1

3 & 4<#>œ#œ #œ œ œ ˙

3 & 4<#>˙ ™

M-S. 3

3 & 4<#>˙ ™

#œ I

A. 1

3 &4

be-lov- ed,

#œ #œ #œ ˙™ I

#œ œ#œ #œ œ œ ˙

be - lov- ed,

M-S. 2

#œ

œ#œ #œ œ œ

be-lov-ed,

#œ #œ #œ

won - der

œ ˙™

won - der

you

#œ

you

∑

˙™

knew

˙™

knew

3 ¢& 4<#>˙ ™

be-lov- ed.

Did

you

know

#œ

Did

you

won - der

˙™

know

∑

Œ œ #œ Did

you

∑

know

∑

#œ œ #œ

œ if

œ œ #œ ˙ ™

A. 2

œ#œ #œ œ œ

#œ #œ

#œ I

#œ

you

˙™

knew

rit.

Meno mosso (q= c. 52)

S. 1

° #œ œ ˙ &

4 #œ œ#œ ˙ ™ 4

I watched?

#œ œ#œ #˙

How did I watch?

How did I

Meno mosso (qq= c. 52) pp p

rit. p S. 2

œ & Œ #œ#œ how

4 œ 4 watched?

#œ 3œ#œ ˙ ∑

rit. pp S. 3

4 Œ 4

& ˙™

#œ

be-lov-ed,

Meno mosso (qq= c. 52) pp

‰ #œj œ ™ œj 43

be - lov- ed

rit.

3 4

be - lov- ed

j j œ#œ #œ œ œ ™ #œ œ ™ #œ #œ œ ˙ ™

œ ™ œ #œ#œ ˙™ J

How did I watch?

3 4

Œ #œ œ#œ Ó

Meno mosso (qq= c. 52) pp

be -

pp M-S. 1

4 Œ 4

& <#>˙ ™

#œ

j j œ œ #œ œ œ ™ #œ œ ™ œ #œ #œ ˙ ™

be-lov- ed,

be - lov- ed

∑ M-S. 2

The

M-S. 3

& œ œ œ how

#˙

sea

called

4 4 w

Meno mosso (qq= c. 52)

How did I watch?

A. 1

& œ #œ œ how

¢&

The

#˙

#˙ ™

sea

called

be - lov - ed

4 #˙ 4 The

3 4

be - lov ed

‰ j #œ #œ œ ˙ ™

rit.

A. 2

Œ ‰ j 43 #œ

watched?

∑

Meno mosso (qq= c. 52) p

4 4 œ

3 4

‰#œj œ ™ œj #œ#œ ˙ ™ O

rit.

be - lov ed

rit.

be -

‰#œj œ ™ #œj œ#œ ˙™ O

#œ œ#œ ˙

watched?

Meno mosso (qq= c. 52) pp p

rit.

4 4#˙

‰ #œj œ ™ œj 43

Meno mosso (qq= c. 52) p

Ó #w #˙ sea

called

be -

Œ ‰ j #œ#œ ˙™ #œ be - lov ed

3 4

66 71 q= c. 60 mf S. 1

° 3 Œ &4

U Œ Œ

∑

4 4

∑

œ œ œ #˙ ™

Œ #œ #˙

The gods

want-ed

you back.

q= c. 60 p mp S. 2

3 & 4<#>œ

U Œ #œ #˙

#œ #˙

The gods

4 # œ 4 #˙ #œ #œ #œ ˙

want - ed,

the

gods want-ed

#œ œ #œ #˙

œ #˙

you back. The gods

want - ed

you back.

œ #˙ ™

The gods,

they

q= c. 60 pp mp S. 3

U 3 & 4 #œ #œ œ œ œ Œ Œ

4 4

∑

∑ #˙ ™

lov- ed

# œ #˙ ™

gods,

the gods,

#œ #˙ ™

#œ

the gods,

the

q= c. 60 pp mp M-S. 1

U 3 & 4 #œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ

4 Œ Œ #œ 4#˙ ™

lov- ed

The

Œ œ #w

gods,

the

gods

want - ed

q= c. 60 p M-S. 2

3 &4 Œ

∑ #œ # œ œ #˙ ™ you back.

U Œ #œ #˙

4 œ 4 #˙

œ #˙

The gods

want - ed,

the

œ œ #œ ˙ # œ #˙

gods want-ed

you back. The gods

œ œ #˙ ™ want - ed

œ w

you,

the gods

œ Œ #œ # œ ˙ ™

œ #w

want - ed

The gods

q= c. 60

M-S. 3

3 &4 Œ

Up Œ #œ #˙ ™ The

4 #œ 4 #˙ ™

gods,

the

œ #w

gods,

the

gods,

you.

q= c. 60 pp mp A. 1

U 3 & 4 #œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ

∑

4 4

∑

∑ #œ œ #œ #˙ ™

lov- ed

Want-ed

you back.

q= c. 60 mp

3 A. 2 ¢& 4 Œ

U Œ Œ

∑

4 4

∑

∑ œ #˙ ™

#˙ ™

œ #˙ ™

gods,

the gods,

#œ the gods,

the

S. 1

° Ó &

Œ #œ The

f > œ#œ œ™ œ œ #œ #˙ ™

gods

want - ed

you,

#œ

œ#œ œ™#œ #œ œ œ™™ w

Œ #œ

Ó they want - ed you back.

They

f p S. 2

œ #œ #œ ˙™

œ & #œ #˙ want - ed

you,

want - ed

you back.

The

gods,

#˙ ™

#œ œ œ ‰<n>œ J the

gods.

The

œ #-˙ ™ sea

called.

p f mf S. 3

& #˙ ™ gods,

#œ <n>˙ ™

#œ

the

mf M-S. 1

gods,

& œ #œ #œ œ

Want-ed you back.

‰ œ #œ œ J

˙™ gods,

#œ w the

gods,

they want-ed

œ #œ #œ ˙ Want-ed

you back.

œ you.

œ The

‰ #œj <n>œ œ #œ w gods,

Œ ˙™

they want-ed

Œ ˙™

you.

mf f mp M-S. 2

& #œ #œ<n>œ œ

want - ed you back.

#œ #œ

œ #˙

Want-ed

you back.

Ó œ #w The

Œ #œ

gods

The

Œ M-S. 3

& œ #œ #œ œ

want - ed you back.

mf A. 1

œ #œ #œ ˙ Want-ed

& #œ #œ<n>œ œ

you back.

œ The

gods,

#œ #œ

#˙

œ #˙

#œ

œ #˙- ™

The

sea

œ the

gods.

Œ ˙

˙™

Œ #œ

called.

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gods.

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sea

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the

gods,

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gods,

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the gods,

the

gods.

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79 Meno mosso (q= c. 52)

poco rit.

p S. 1

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˙™

œ #œ #œ œ œ™™ 2 ˙ 4

want - ed you back.

poco rit.

rit. mp

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called.

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∑ S. 2

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& The

sea

‰ œj 42 œ #œ

called

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sea

3 4 ˙™

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called—

rit. poco rit.

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∑ S. 3

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poco f

Ó ˙

2 3 4 Œ ‰ œJ 4 #œ ˙

4 œ 4 -

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you

you.

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rit. poco rit.

Meno mosso (qq= c. 52) mf

‰ #œj œ œ #œ >

∑ M-S. 1

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poco f

j3 2 4 4 Œ ‰ #œ 4 œ #œ #œ 4 ˙

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you.

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M-S. 2

& #˙ ™ gods,

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gods,

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2 3 4 Œ ‰ œj 4 #œ ˙

4 4 #œ-

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you

the gods.

U œ- ˙ back.

rit. poco rit.

Meno mosso (qq= c. 52) mf mf

p M-S. 3

& <#>w

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‰ #œj 42 #œ œ

˙™

3 4 4 œ #œ œ 4 ˙

U ˙

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sea

called

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called.

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called.

rit.

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‰ A. 1

sea

& w #œ

œ ˙

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sea

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called

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sea

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A. 2

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2 4 œ œ #˙ ™ the

gods,

∑

3 4Œ

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the gods.

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called.

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