For Stephen and Stacey Squier on the eve of their wedding on July 29th, 2010
Gorgeous Blue Eyes "Something Blue" from Four Wedding Songs for SSAATTBB choir, a cappella Tinka Boukes
Alexis Renee Ford (b. 1988)
Adagio, not dragging q = 65
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Soprano 2
Alto 1
∑
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b 5 & b bbb 4
∑
mp
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bbb 5 mp b & b4 œ ˙
bbb 5 mp b & b4 œ ˙
œ œ ˙
to em - brace
œ œ ˙
to em - brace
bb5 & b b b4 œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ‹ I crave to em - brace mp
? bb5 œ ˙ ¢ b b b4 mp
Bass
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Em- brace you
I crave
Tenor
œ 46 Ó™
Em- brace you
I crave
Alto 2
mp
I crave
œ œ ˙
to em - brace
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you
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you
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you
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you
46 ˙
To
46 ˙
To
46 ˙
To
46 ˙ To
mf
Œ Œ œ 44 w
mp
mf
mp
your
˙
voice
Œ Œ œ 44 w your
˙
feel you,
p
4 œ 4w
your
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voice
feel you,
4 œ 4w
your
˙
voice
mf
œ ˙ feel you,
œ ˙ feel you,
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your
˙
voice, your
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voice
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your
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voice
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° bb b & bb 6
b & b bbb
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∑
smile
44 ˙ ™ œ w
breeze in my
ear
mp
43 œ œ œ 44 w
Ó ˙
w
face
my
face
Œ œ ˙ 43 œ œ œ 44 w
Ó ˙
w
my
face
∑
mp
A smile
lights up my
face
mp
˙ ˙
b & b bbb ˙ ˙ ‹ ? bb ¢ bbb ˙ ˙
w
w
w
Œ œ ˙ 43 œ œ œ 44 w A smile
∑
lights up my
43
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46
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46
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46
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46
lights up
lights up my
b & b bbb ˙ œ œ œ w
b & b bbb
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mp
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face
44
my
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face
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I
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look at
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w
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43
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p
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° bb b 6 & b b4 14
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mp
mf
I look at you
b 6 & b bbb 4
∑
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in - to those gor - geous, in - to those gor - geous, gor - geous blue
mp
mf
I look at you
b & b bbb 46
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mp
I look at you
b 6 & b bbb 4
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in - to those gor - geous, in - to those gor - geous, gor - geous blue
, j œ œ™ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
mp
mf
I look at you
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I look
at you
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mp
mf
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in - to those gor - geous, in - to those gor - geous, gor - geous blue
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mp
mf
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œ œ œ œ œ œ
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4
° b b w™ &b b b 19
w ™ , f˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ ™ , 43 ˙ ™
ff
eyes
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eyes
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of life
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of life
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of love
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eyes
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of life
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Full
of life
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Full
of love
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of love
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Full
of love
No
rit.
44 ˙
thoughts make me hap- pi - er
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mf
44 ˙
thoughts make me hap- pi - er
, 43 ˙ ™ 44 Ó
34 ˙ ™ , 44 Ó
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make me hap- pi - er
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make me hap- pi - er
∑
∑
∑
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of love
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5
Andantino q. = 65
° bb b w & bb
ì 68
mp
26
Than
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ì 68
b & b bbb
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p
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mp
dan
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p
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b & b bbb w
mp
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cing
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in the sand
with you
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with
6
° b b œ œ œ œ™ &b b b mp
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dan cing
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b & b bbb ˙ ™
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b & b bbb ‹
dan
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Ϫ
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to
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sun- set
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Time for - got - ten
grace - ful
mp
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the sun
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sun,
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a - no - ther peek
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peek
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through
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a- no - ther
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10
Tempo primo
rit.
° b b ˙™ &b b b
f
50
43 œ œ œ 46 ˙™
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b ™ & b bbb ˙
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b ™ & b bbb œ ‹ look
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in - to those gor - geous
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mp
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eyes
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eyes
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blue
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eyes
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in - to those gor - geous
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gor - geous,
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f
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f
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