Commissioned by the Quintessential Vocal Ensemble, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, under the direction of Susan Quinn, for their performance at Podium, Ottawa, May 2012
II. Angels From The Al Pittman Suite
Al Pittman
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Tenor
bb &b b b b & b bbb ‹
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h = approx. 60 Flowing with a h pulse
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mp
What if
U œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
mp
What if mp
I went out right now
What if mp
I went out right now
What if
I went out right now
U œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ U ˙
° bb &b b b œ œ œ 2
peo - ple
I went out right now
think
U œ œ œ ˙
I've gone mad
think
I've gone mad
b & b bbb œ œ ˙ ‹ peo - ple think
U œ œ ˙
? bb b œ œ œ ¢ bb peo - ple
think
I've gone mad
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Œ œ
U œ œ œ œ w œ œ
Œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ U w
Œ œ
senza cresc.
and made an - gels in the snow
would
senza cresc.
and made an - gels in the snow senza cresc.
would
and made an - gels in the snow
would
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senza cresc.
Œ œ
and made an - gels in the snow
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or would they see the truth
U U bbb b & bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ peo - ple
Kathleen Allan
œ œ
I've gone mad
or would they see the truth
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that it's a
Ó Ó
of it
of it
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of it
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or would they see the truth
would
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2
3
game
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˙
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we used to share
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real,
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when
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real
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42 Ó 42 Ó
mp
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w
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(mmm)
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flight
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flight
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23
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when
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share
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share
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w snow
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the
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take
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snow
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all
and
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snow
and hov - er
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flight
out
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all
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of
snow
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the
snow
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yard
the back yard
all o - ver
the back yard
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and hov - er
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all o - ver
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their white wings
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all o - ver
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the back yard
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hov
their white wings
p cresc. poco a poco
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all
and
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and
and hov - er
p cresc. poco a poco
and hov - er
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3
out of the
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3
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their white wings beat - ing so
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œ
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œ
they'd show- er feath - ers
for
Œ
fast
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bb &b b b Ó ‹
˙
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so fast they'd they'd show - er
? bb b Ó ¢ bb
show
-
er
feath ers
show
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er
feath ers
˙˙
˙˙
they'd
20
for us to
chase
b & b bbb Œ œ œ œ œ ˙ for us to
chase
œ
? bb b W ¢ bb
chase
w w w
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and catch mp
laugh ing
and catch
laugh ing
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mp
us, for us to
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for
us
to
for
us
to
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mp
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laugh- ing
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W
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for us to
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laugh ing
∑
for us to
laugh- ing
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for us to,
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mp
chase
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feath - ers for
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to chase
feath - ers for
they'd show - er
they'd
f
us
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˙
° bb b œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ b & b
b & b bbb W
they'd show - er
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f
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f œ œ œ œ b b b Œ Œ b & b
so fast they'd they'd show - er
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mp
laugh ing
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5
° bb b mf W & bb 23
W
Ó
tongues
bb &b b b Ó
mp
˙
˙
bb &b b b Ó ‹
mp
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? bb b Ó ¢ bb
on
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on
our
tongues
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mf
our
on
mp
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mf
˙
˙ our
œ
b & b bbb W ‹ catch
? bb b W ¢ bb
catch
˙
˙
for
us
to
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for
us
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to
W
our tongues,
W
W tongues
catch
chase and catch laugh- ing,
to catch on
œ
mf
26
œ ˙
œ œ œ œ ˙
tongues, for us
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b & b bbb œ œ ˙
Ó
W
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and
w
w
on
our
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U > Ó(poco) w ™ tongues 3
œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
w
bw
w
Ó
on
our
catch laugh- ing on
w on
bw our
our
U w (poco) >
U w™ (poco) >
tongues
tongues
U >™ Ó(poco) w
tongues
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