Wishes fly like diamonds through the night air for 2 toy pianos (one player) (toy piano I should be brighter and louder that II)
and optional offstage quartet (strings, trombones, recorders, etc.)
&
I.
#œ œ™ œ œ œ œ # œ # œ ™ œ œ œ# œ # œ œ™ œ #œ œ œ
5
I.
II.
II.
Ϊ
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&
3
(e = 45)
e = 30
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œ bœ b œ œ œ ™ bœ
#œ œ™ œ œ #œ
œ œ #œ #œœ ≈
? ≈
œ œ œ #œ œ nœ ™
œ
Ϊ
#œœn# œœ ##œœ Œ
nœœ œœ nbœœ ≈
Ϊ
˙˙ ™™
##˙˙
Œ
The pianist may switch the fifths between the two pianos, depending on their intonation. The F# should be as close to G as possible, the C# to D
bœ ? bœ bœ #œ nœ ™
11
I.
Ϊ
II.
j & # œ œ™ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ# œ # œ ™ œ # œ œ œ œ™ œ # œ œ œ œ # ˙
7
I.
U ˙™ ˙™
Ϊ
e = 45
Jacob Mashak
œ nœ œ nœ nœ ™ œ
œ #œ œ œ #œ ™ 3
œ œœ œœ ≈
#œ ##œœ ##œœ ≈
œ nœ bœ bœ œ ˙
œ nœœ nœœ ‰
nœ
œ b œ b œœ
?
{
12
I.
? ?
{
∑
Ϊ
{
#œ
3
{
œ #œ
II.
II.
3
? #œ œ œ
{
Ϫ
bœœ ™™
?œ œ™™
&bœ bœ œ ™™ j
&
Ϊ
Ϊ
#œ ™ œ Œ ™ œ œ#œ 3
4
#œ œ œ
#œ œ ™
œ œ™ œ
Ϊ
#œ ™ œ œ#œ 3
œ
Ϊ
3
#œ œ
3
? #œ œ œ
œ œ™ œ
Ϊ
3
#œ
œ
6" or, if Circle Music is still happening, 3" after it ends
œ#œ ™ œ
offstage quartet begins (ad lib.)
Ϫ
Ϫ
3
œ™ œ bœ bœ
bœ
œ bœ #œ
&
œ bœ
3
nœ œ nœ
U ∑
∑ œ œ
Ϫ
Ϫ 3
œ œ #œ œ
bœ bœ œ
#œ ™
?
Ó™ finish last rotation of Circle Music
Ϫ
?
24
I.
œj
(Circle Music ending)
23
I.
?œ œ™™
Ϫ
j & bœ
(Circle Music)
& Ϊ ?
œ œ œ™ œ 3
19
I.
j œ œ™
Begin Circle Music
& Ϊ ?
œ
after one full rotation
15
I.
œj
3
Ϫ
?
U œ œ œ & bœ ˙
U
Optional Offstage Quartet (Strings)
Wishes fly like diamonds through the night air Jacob Mashak
Toy Piano I
e = 45
TACET to:
Viola 1
q = 24
ppp
Viola 2
Viola 3
'Cello
ppp
ppp
ppp
3
repeat until toy piano ends (c minor arp.)
3
3
Optional Offstage Quartet (Trombones)
Wishes fly like diamonds through the night air Jacob Mashak
Toy Piano I
e = 45
TACET to:
I.
II.
q = 24
pp
pp
III.
3
pp
IV. (Bass)
pp
repeat until toy piano ends (c minor arp.)
3
3
Optional Offstage Quartet (Recorders)
Wishes fly like diamonds through the night air Jacob Mashak
Toy Piano I
e = 45
TACET to:
Alto
q = 24
p
Tenor I (Alto II)
p
Tenor II
p
(Great) Bass
p
3
repeat until toy piano ends (c minor arp.)
3
3
Optional Offstage Duet (Viola/'Cello)
Wishes fly like diamonds through the night air Jacob Mashak
Toy Piano I
e = 45
TACET to:
q = 24
Viola
ppp
'Cello ppp
3
repeat until toy piano ends (c minor arp.)
3
3