12. The Twelve Days of Christmas (unaccompanied, or with organ, orchestra or brass quintet) Music by Jacques Cohen
Words from the traditional English carol
Fast, lively and energetic
Soprano Solo (or few) *
Tutti
On the first day of Christ - mas my true love sent to me:
Alto
Tenor
Bass
6
S.
O M
T.
B.
S. 11
A.
w
third day of Christ - mas my true love sent to me: T.
B.
o n . e
r l a
par - tridge in apear tree.
kfo
sik
u m . w w
On the
n e g
se -cond day of Christ - mas my true love sent tome:
Solo
A par - tridge in a pear tree.
Two tur - tle doves and a
A.
A par - tridge in a pear tree.
E D
A par - tridge in a pear tree. A par - tridge in a pear tree.
and a
Tutti
Three Tutti
Three
On the
and a
par - tridge in apear tree.
par - tridge in apear tree.
French hens,
Two tur - tle doves and a
French hens,
* If performed with accompaniment bar 1 is preceded by a 2 bar introduction
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par - tridge in apear tree.
and a
Solo
Two tur - tle doves and a
and a
and a
22
A 15 S.
par - tridge in a pear tree. B.
par - tridge in a pear tree.
A.
Four
A.
cal - ling birds, Three
T.
B.
B 26 S.
w
A.
par - tridge in a pear
mu
true love sent to me:
true love sent to me:
Five
Five
Fifth day of Christ mas my
true love sent to me:
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Five
On the
tree.
On the
par - tridge in a pear
o n . e
tree.
and a
par - tridge in a pear
Fifth day of Christ- mas my true love sent to me: Five
B.
rla
and a Tutti
n e g
par - tridge in a pear
o kf sik
Fifth day of Christ - mas my
T.
Two tur - tle doves and a
me:
Fifth day of Christ - mas my
true love sent to
Two tur - tle doves and a
. w w
French hens,
French hens,
cal - ling,
O M
On thefourth dayof Christ - mas my
E D
cal - ling birds, Three
Solo
par - tridge in a pear tree.
21
Four
T.
cal - ling,
par - tridge in a pear tree.
S.
tree.
On the
tree.
On the
gold rings, Four
gold rings,
gold rings,
-
ling,
cal
Four
-
gold rings,
cal
ling,
dim. e string. (ad lib.)
31
S.
French
cal A.
cal
T.
B.
tree.
tree.
T.
-
ling, cal - ling birds,
S.
ling, cal - ling birds,
36
A.
-
tree.
T.
B.
rings,
rings,
Three
French
Three
French
hens,
Part - ridge
Two tur - tle doves and a
in a pear
Part - ridge
in a pear
Part - ridge
in a pear
hens,
Two tur - tle doves and a
O M
hens,
Two tur - tle doves and a
E D
Part - ridge
On the Sixth day of Christ - mas my true love sent to me:
in a pear
w
C
n e g
marcato Six
Five
gold
geese - a - lay -ing,
geese - a - lay -ing,
Five
gold
Five
marcato
Six
gold
Five
gold
Four
Four
cal
cal
-
-
o n . e
rla
kfo
ik s u
m w. w
rings,
Two tur - tle doves and a
On the Sixth day of Christ - mas my true love sent to me:
S.
tree.
A.
French
hens,
(a tempo)
rings,
Three
B.
42
Three
33
ling, cal
ling, cal
cal ling, cal
cal ling, cal
-
-
-
-
ling, cal
ling, cal
ling, cal
ling, cal
-
ling,
-
ling,
-
cal - ling birds,
cal - ling birds,
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Three
-
-
Three
-
ling birds,
Three
ling birds,
Three
French
French
hens,
hens,
French hens,
French hens,
44
S. 47
Two tur - tle doves and a
Two tur - tle doves and a
52
A.
Ah
tree.
T.
D 57 S.
me:
to
me:
Se
w
swim - ming,
swim - ming,
marcato
B.
Six
Five
geese - a - laying,
se - venth day of Christ - mas my
Five
o n . e
n e g
a l r o f k k i
-
ven
Gold Rings,
swans
Gold Rings, Four
geese - a - laying,
Se - ven swans - a - swim - ming - a swim - ming - a
s u m
Five
marcato
Six
Five
se - venth day of Christ - mas my
. w w
Mmm
tree.
to
O M
true love sent
in a pear tree.
E D
On the
Par - tridge in a pear
true love sent
T.
tree.
S.
A.
Part - ridge
Two tur - tle doves and a
B.
in a pear
Two tur - tle doves and a Par - tridge in a pear
T.
B.
Part - ridge
A.
-
a - swim - ming,
cal
- ling, cal
-
ling, cal - ling,
cal
- ling, cal
-
ling, cal - ling,
Four
Gold Rings,
cal - ling, cal
Gold Rings,
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cal - ling, cal
-
ling, cal
-
-
ling, cal
-
S.
55
63
cal -
ling, cal - ling birds,
T.
B.
-
ling, cal - ling birds,
- ling, cal
- ling, cal
ling birds,
three
three
ling birds,
three
hens,
French
hens,
Two tur - tle doves and a
Two tur - tle doves and a
French
A.
French
hens,
T.
Two tur - tle doves and a
tree.
S. 72
me:
A.
Eighth
me: B. me:
Eight
me:
T.
maids
-
tridge in a pear
-
o n . e
n e g
true love sent
my
of Christ - mas
true love sent
my
true love sent
to
my
true love sent
to
a - milk - ing,
to
to
la r fo
tridge in a pear
my
Eighth
maids - a - milk
Eight
maids
-
Eight
maids
in a pear
milk - ing,
Eight
k k si day
Par -
u m . w w w On the
Par -
Two tur - tle doves and a
tree. On the Eighth
B.
Eighth
tree. On the
Par - tridge
E D On the
in a pear
O M
hens,
E 67 S. tree.
Par - tridge
dim.
-
French
dim. -
three
cal
dim.
A.
dim.
-
-
ing,
milk
-
a - milk - ing,
-
-
a - milk - ing,
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ing,
milk
-
milk - ing,
milk
ing,
-
ing,
66
S. 77
F
Se venswans - a - swim - ming - a - swim - ming - a
A.
Se
T.
Rings,
B.
S. 88
A.
Three
marcato
B.
Three
E D
cal
-
ling, cal -
Gold
ling, cal - ling, cal
-
Five
Gold
Gold
o n . e
n e g
ling, cal - ling,
cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling birds,
cal
-
ling, cal -
us
.m w w w cal - ling, cal
-
cal - ling, cal
-
ling, cal
ling, cal
-
-
ling, cal
Two tur - tle doves and a
ling,cal - ling, cal - ling birds,
-
-
-
ling, cal - ling, cal - ling birds,
-
ling, cal - ling, cal - ling birds,
A tempo
par - tridge
French hens,
ling, cal - ling,
Two tur - tle doves and a
-
ling, cal
French hens,
k k i
ling, cal - ling, cal
la r fo
par - tridge
in a pear tree.
French hens,
Two tur - tle doves and a
par -
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tridge
On the
in a pear tree.
Three French hens, Two tur - tle doves and a in a pear tree. par - tridge
Five
marcato
T.
O M
dim. e string.
Three
Five
Six geese - a - lay - ing,
Four
Rings
Six geese - a - lay - ing,
Gold
Five
Rings
T.
a - swim - ming,
Rings, Four
A.
-
Six geese - a - lay - ing,
83
swans
B. S.
ven
in a pear tree.
G S. 92
Ninth
A.
Danc
day
of
Christ
-
-
-
ing, Dan
T.
Ching - ching, ching - ching,
B. Dum
S. 98
A.
T.
B.
dum
104
S.
w
dum dum
Eight maids
B.
- a
Eight maids - a
love
sent
to
-
cing, Dan
ching - ching,
-
cing, Dan
dum
-
milk - ing,
cing,
ching - ching,
ching - ching,
dum
dum
o n . e
n e g
k k i
ing,
danc -
ing,
danc -
la r fo
ing,
H
a - milk - ing,
ing,
O M
s u m
-
milk - ing,
true
dum
milk - ing,
my
ching - ching
maids - a - milk
mas
Dan - cing,
Eight
T.
. w w
dum
ching - ching
dies, Nine la - dies danc -
Danc - ing,
Eight maids - a -
A.
-
-
ching - ching,
ching - ching
-
E D
dum
Nine la
Dance.
-
dum
me:
77
Se - ven swans - a - swim - ming - a
milk
-
a - milk - ing,
a -
milk -
ing,
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ing,
Se
-
ven swans
-
a-
88
S. 109
swim - ming - a
A.
swim
-
T.
ming,
-
Six geese - a - lay - ing, Five
Five
ling, cal - ling, cal
-
Four
Gold Rings,
O M
geese - a - lay ing,
E D -
Four
Gold Rings,
Gold Rings,
geese - a - lay ing,
Five
Six
ling, cal
marcato
geese - a - lay - ing,
Six
114
Six
marcato
S.
Five
ling, cal
-
Gold Rings,
o n . e
ling, cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling,
n e g
A.
cal
-
ling, cal
cal - ling, cal
T.
B.
B.
cal
cal - ling, cal
la r fo k ik s u m . ww
-
-
w -
ling, cal - ling, cal
-
ling, cal
-
ling, cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling,
ling, cal
-
ling, cal
-
ling, cal
-
ling, cal - ling, cal - ling,
ling, cal
-
ling, cal
-
ling, cal
-
ling, cal - ling, cal - ling,
dim. S. 119
cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling birds,
Three
dim.
A.
cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling birds,
Three
French
hens,
Two tur - tle doves and a
par - tridge
French
hens,
Two tur - tle doves and a
par - tridge
in a pear
in a pear
T.
dim. cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling birds, Three French hens, Two tur - tle doves and a par - tridge in a pear
B.
dim.
cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling birds,
Three
French
hens,
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Two tur - tle doves and a
par - tridge in a pear
S.
123
On the
tree.
B.
On the
On the
129
A.
my
me:
true love sent to
Ten
Ten
O M
my
Punchy
me:
true love sent to
me:
true love sent to
E D
Ten
me:
A.
B.
lords,
o n .
e n e g la
Ten
Ten
lords - a - leap - ing, lords - a - leap - ing,
Ten
lords,
lords - a - leap - ing,
lords - a -
lords - a - leap - ing, lords - a - leap - ing,
Ten
lords,
lords - a - leap - ing,
lords - a -
J
Dan
T.
Nine la - dies, Nine la - dies dan
lords,
Ten
r o f k ik s u m . w w w
lords - a - leap - ing,
S.
true love sent to
Tenth day of Christ - mas
T. lords - a - leap - ing, B. 135
my
Tenth day of Christ - mas
On the
Tenth day of Christ - mas
tree.
S.
my
99
Tenth day of Christ - mas
tree.
T.
tree.
A.
I
leap - ing, leap - ing, leap - ing leap - ing, leap - ing, leap - ing, leap - ing, leap - ing leap - ing,
leap - ing,
cing, Dan
ching - ching
Dum
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cing,
-
cing,
ching - ching
dum
10 10
S.
Eight
maids
140
-
a - milk - ing,
A.
T.
-
Eight
-
-
geese
T.
swim - ming,
-
cresc.
A.
-
ling, cal
a - lay - ing,
geese
-
ling, cal
-
Five
Gold
a - lay - ing, Five
geese - a - lay - ing,
ling, cal - ling, cal
-
a -
o n . e
Rings, Four
n e g a l r
-
geese - a - lay - ing,
swans
Six
ven
-
Gold
Rings, Four
Five
Gold
Rings,
Gold
Five
Rings,
Five
Gold
Rings,
Four
ling, cal - ling,
cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds,
cal
-
cresc.
T.
o f k ik s u
marcato
Se
m . w w
w
149
cal
marcato
cresc. S.
Six
Six
B.
-
swim - ming - a
A.
E D
Six
O M
a - milk - ing,
swim - ming - a
S.
ing,
maids
144
-
a - milk - ing,
Eight
milk
maids
S.
ing,
B.
-
Sev - en swans - a - swim - ming - a -
milk
ling, cal
cal - ling, cal
cal - ling, cal
ling, cal - ling, cal
-
cresc.
B.
-
ling, cal
ling, cal
ling, cal
-
-
-
ling, cal
ling, cal
ling, cal - ling,
-
-
-
ling, Call,
-
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ling, Call,
cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds,
Call,
Call,
S.
11 11
155
cal - ling birds,
cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling birds,
French
French
Three
French
hens,
Three
French
hens,
Three
A.
cal - ling birds,
cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling birds,
Three
T. Call, B.
S.
E D
cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling birds,
Call,
159
par -
A.
par -
T.
B.
tridge in a pear tree.
tridge in a pear tree.
par - tridge in a pear tree.
Hummm
tridge in a pear tree.
Hummm
165 S.
A.
Hummm
T.
Hummm
Hummm
Hummm
Two tur - tle doves and a
Two tur - tle doves and a
whistle
n e g
whistle
la r fo
Hummm
Hummm
Hummm
Hummm
o n . e
Hummm
Hummm
-
le - venth day
On the e
Two tur - tle doves and a
On the e
hens,
k k i
s u m . w w w par -
B.
Two tur - tle doves and a
O M
cal - ling, cal - ling, cal - ling birds,
K
hens,
-
le - venth day
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of Christ - mas
of Christ - mas
my true love sent to
my true love sent to
12 12
Sing S.
170
E Sing
A.
E
T.
-
-
A.
T.
Ten lords, Sing
Ten
lords,
B. Sing
181
S.
le - ven
pi
pers
pi - ping,
-
pers
pi - ping,
pi - ping,
pi - ping,
r o f k k i s u m . w w w lords - a - leap - ing,
lords - a - leap - ing,
Ten
lords - a - leap - ing,
lords - a - leap - ing,
leap - ing lea - ping, leap - ing, leap - ing, B. T.
leap - ing lea - ping, leap - ing,
leap - ing,
pi - ping,
pi - ping,
Ten
lords,
Ten
lords,
L
la
-
dies,
Dum
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lords - a - leap - ing,
lords - a -
lords - a - leap - ing,
Nine
la
-
lords - a -
dies,
dan
-
cing,
ching - ching,
o .n
e n e g la
Dan - cing,
Ten
Nine
A.
O M
whistle
E D
Ten
-
175 S.
Ten
pi
me:
le - ven
whistle
me:
B.
ching - ching,
dum
13 13
S.
185
Eight maids
A.
-
Eight maids
a
-
-
Eight maids
S. 189
-
a
a -
milk
-
a
S.
A.
swans
T.
E D
194
Rings,
A.
Rings,
T.
Rings,
B.
Rings,
cresc.
geese
-
-
-
o n . e
n e g
a - lay - ing,
rla
fo k ik Six
geese
-
geese - a - lay - ing,
ling, cal
-
ling, cal
-
Gold
Five
Gold
a - lay - ing, Five
Gold
Five
Gold
geese - a - lay - ing,
Five
a - lay - ing,
geese
Six
-
ling, cal
ven
Six
-
Six
cal
marcato
w
m . w w
Four
us
Se
marcato
ing,
milk - ing,
Six
a - swim - ming,
B. S.
-
O M
swim - ming - a - swim - ming - a
Se - ven swans - a -
milk - ing,
a
swim - ming - a - swim - ming - a
ing,
-
milk - ing,
-
milk
milk - ing,
-
ing,
milk
-
a
milk - ing,
maids - a
B.
Eight
T.
Five
Gold
ling cal
-
ling, cal
-
ling,
cresc. Four
cal cresc.
ling, cal
Cal - ling, cal
cresc.
Cal - ling, cal
-
-
ling, cal
-
ling, cal
ling, cal
-
-
ling, cal
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ling cal
ling, cal
-
-
ling, cal
-
ling, cal
ling, cal
-
ling,
-
-
ling, cal
-
14 14
199
S.
cal
-
A.
cal
T.
-
M
ling,
- ling, cal - ling,
Call,
209
par
par
T.
B.
par
par
cal - ling birds,
Three
tridge
-
tridge
cal - ling birds,
in
tridge
cal - ling birds,
cal - ling birds,
Call,
tridge
Call,
a
in
in
a
a
in
a
pear
pear
pear
pear
Call,
O M
E D Call,
-
Call,
Call,
French
Three
Three
Three
French
French
French
tree.
tree.
tree.
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n e g
hens, Two tur - tle doves and a
hens, Two tur - tle doves and a
hens, Two tur - tle doves and a
On
On
the
the
On
the
On
the
tree.
hens, Two tur - tle doves and a
a l r o kf k i s u .m w w w
-
Call,
S.
Dim. e string. (ad lib.)
Call,
Call,
Call,
cal - ling cal - ling cal - ling
A.
B.
Call,
Call,
cal - ling cal - ling cal - ling
T.
Call,
Call,
205 S.
A.
Call,
cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds,
- ling, cal - ling,
B.
cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds,
ling,
N
212 S.
Twelfth
day
of
A.
T.
B.
B.
A tempo
Twelfth
day
of
Twelfth
day
of
Rrrrom bi - di Bom bi - di
true
T.
B.
drrrum
Rrrrom
B.
sent
to
me:
E D
my
sent
to
me:
sent
to
bi - di Bom bi - di Rrrrombi - di
Twelve
o f k s i k me:
o n . e
n e g
a l r
w
O M
love
. w w
bi - di Bom bi - di Rrrrom bi - di
mu
Bom bi - di Rrrrom bi - di Bom
my
love
Christ - mas
Twelve
Twelve
Rrrrom bi - di Bom bi - di Bom bi - di
Bom bi - di Bom bi - di Rrrrom bi - di Bom bi - di Bom bi - di Rrrrom bi - di Bom bi - di Bom bi - di
drrrum
B.
my
Bom bi - di Rrrrom bi - di Bom
Christ - mas
drrrum
T.
Bom bi - di Bom bi - di Rrrrom bi - di Bom bi - di Bom bi - di
220 S.
A.
Christ - mas
true love true
B.
Rrrrom bi - di Bom bi - di
216 S.
A.
15 15
Rrrrom
-
-
-
-
-
bi - di
-
mers
bi - di
drrrum -
-
drrrum -
mers
drrrum -
mers
Bom
bi - di
Bom
Bom
bi - di
Bom
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ming, ming,
ming,
bi - di
bi - di
Rrrrom
Rrrrom
bi - di
bi - di
16 16
222 S.
drrrum - ming,
drrrum -
A.
ming,
drrrum -
B.
Bom
bi - di
Bom
bi - di
Bom
bi - di
whistle 224 S.
whistle
A.
le - ven
T.
B.
le - ven
pi - pers
pi - pers
S. Nine la
T.
B.
Dum
cing,
la
dum
O M
bi - di
Bom
Bom
sing
k k si
pi - ping,
Ten
dies,
Eight maids
Eight
lords -a leap - ing,
maids -
Eight maids
- a
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-
-
milk - ing,
milk
-
-
lords -a leap - ing,
- a
-
a
lords,
- a
Eight maids
lords,
Ten
pi - ping,
o n . e
n e g
la r fo Ten
E -
pi - ping,
bi - di
Rrrrom
E -
ching - ching
Rrrrom
pi -ping,
-
dan - cing,
ching - ching
pi - ping,
dies, nine
E -
mu
-
ming,
sing Ten
. w w
O
Dan
ming,
pi - ping,
w
230
A.
E D bi - di
ming,
drrrum -
Bom
B.
drrrum -
drrrum - ming,
T.
milk - ing,
-
-
milk - ing,
ing,
17
234
S.
Sev - en swans - a - swim - ming
S.
Sev - en swans - a - swim - ming
A.
Se
A.
-
Se
T.
B.
S. 238
Five
A.
Five
T.
Five
B.
Five
ven
-
a - laying,
geese
-
Six
Six
geese - a - lay - ing,
-
a
o n . e
n e g
marcato
geese
a - lay - ing,
marcato
la r fo
geese - a - lay - ing,
k k si
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w
Gold Rings, Four
geese
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Six
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Six
Six
swans - a swim - ming
geese
a
Six
swans - a swim - ming
-
a
-
ven
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17
Gold Rings,
Four
Gold Rings,
Gold Rings,
cal
-
ling, cal
-
ling,cal - ling, cal - ling, cal
-
ling, cal - ling,
sub. cresc.
cal
-
ling, cal
sub. cresc.
cal -ling, cal
ling, cal - ling, cal - ling, cal
-
sub. cresc.
cal -ling, cal
-
ling, cal
-
-
ling, cal
N.M.O. 13264L
ling, cal
ling, cal
ling, cal - ling,
-
-
-
ling, cal
-
-
ling, cal
-
18
P
S.
18
244
cal
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ling, cal
-
A.
cal
-
ling, cal
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T.
-
cal - ling
A.
cal - ling
call, B. T.
call,
257 S.
cal - ling
A.
cal
cal - ling
T.
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cal - ling,
-
ling,
ling, cal
-
-
cal
-
ling,
ling, cal
-
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birds, cal - ling
birds, cal - ling
-
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ling,
call,
ling, cal - ling,
cal - ling
cal - ling
call,
call,
call,
cal - ling
cal - ling
cal - ling
cal - ling
cal - ling
cal - ling
call,
call,
call,
call,
call,
call,
call,
call,
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cal - ling
cal - ling
cal - ling
cal - ling
cal - ling
cal - ling
cal - ling
cal - ling,
cal - ling,
cal - ling,
cal - ling,
cal - ling,
N.M.O. 13264L
-
ling
-
ling
o n . e
cal - ling
cal
cal - ling
cal - ling,
cal - ling
cal - ling,
cal - ling,
call,
cal
call,
o kf s ik
u m . w w
call,
cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds,
ling, cal - ling,
birds, cal - ling birds,
call,
O M
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birds, cal - ling birds,
w call,
-
cal - ling birds, cal - ling birds,
ling, cal
call,
ling,
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cal
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249 S.
-
ling, cal
B.
B.
ling
cal
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ling
cal
cal
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ling
cal
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cal
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cal
ling
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19
19 Molto allargando e maestoso
S. 264
(non rall.)
cal - ling
A.
T.
B.
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French
birds,
tridge
a
pear
hens,
par
T.
-
tridge
in
a
pear
par - tridge in a pear
B. par
-
tridge
in
a
pear
Two
hens,
Two
hens,
Two
tur - tle
doves
and
a
doves
and
a
tur - tle
tur - tle
doves
and
a
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and
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tree.
tree.
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French
mu
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Two
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hens,
French
Three
birds,
267
Three
French
cal - ling
par
Three
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S.
birds,
birds,
cal - ling
cal
tree.
tree.
N.M.O. 13264L
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