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Tavener, John Songs of the Sky
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Chester Music Limited Part of the Music Sales Group
for Gill and James
SONGS OF THE SKY John Tavener
I Dedicatio Solemn and quiet q = c.48
Oboe
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pp e legato
Tenor
p e legato *
In
Solemn and quiet q = c.48
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2 Primal, ecstatic q = c.92
II Song of the Ghost Dance
sffp
f molto
ff primal – like a ceremonial American Indian ululation
O ye
ye ye ye ye ye,
ff
O ye
O ye ye.
The
ye ye ye ye ye,
Primal, ecstatic q = c.92
5 5 5 5 5
sffp
f molto
Ped. sempre >
5
5
5
5
12
pp com’ eco
wind stirs the wil - 5 5 5 5
p sub.
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lows
The
5
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pp sub.
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13
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ff wind stirs the wil lows The 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
f molto
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10
IV What is life? 70
Wistful, sad e = c.144
pp
p espress. What is life?
It is the flash of a fire - fly
Wistful, sad e = c.144
p simple, seamless
pp
l.v. sempre Ped. sempre >
75
in the night; It is the breath of a buf - fa - lo 80
in the win - ter
time;
It
is the lit
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tle
16
VI All doctrines split asunder Very fast and explosive q = c.112
3 ff poss! 5
130
Very fast and explosive q = c.112 5
ff poss!
Ped. sempre >
134
split
martellato
5
ff poss!
5
a - sun
(l.v. sempre)
5
5
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sffp
sffp 5 5 5
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All doc - trines
5
ff
3
3
3
(loco)
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3 ff poss! 5
135
5
ff poss!
martellato
3
ff poss!
ff
Zen teach - ing
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G ยง :
G ยง : i dew
B
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ยง B ( ยฏ)
ยงk
- drop last?
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0
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!ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง ยง ยง ยง ยง ยง ยง ยง
3
3
3
pp poss, celestial
3
4
0
3
ยง ^
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(Ped.)>
3
3
ยง ^
4
3
4
! ยง_
una corda>
!ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง !ยง ยง^ ยง ยง ยง ยง ยง ยง ยง ยง ยง ยง 0 G _ 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 l.v. morendo E ยง^
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ยง^ ^ 4 4 0 4 4 4 G E ยง_ _ (Ped.)
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(u.c.)>
VIII Empty-handed I entered the world Intense, but quiet and simple 5ร = c.30 180
G E5
5
B
E5
E5
!B
B
5
E5
!5
5
!5
EB
B
5" B" E5 ( ยฏ ยฐ )
! 5" 5" ! 5" ยฏ ! ยฏ ) EB (!ยฏ
B
tered
Bare - foot
it.
p espress molto e con rubato
mp espress molto e con rubato
B"(fals.)
5 E5
G E5 i Emp - ty - hand - ed
!5
5
I
!B
B
! 5" 5" 5" ! B" G E5 ( !ยฏ ยฏ ยฏ ! ยฐ i My com - ing, my go
B" ยฐ) ing โ
G E5
5
! B" E5 ( ! ยฐ )
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5
!5
the world
5
EB
E5
I
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leave
E5
B
EB
! 5" 5" 5" EB E5 ( ! ยฏ ) E5 ( ยฏ)
E5 5" E5 B
EB
Two sim - ple hap - pen - ings
That got
gled.
E5
E5
en - tan -
G
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q = c.60 224
con intensità sfp
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O
Mo
f
fp con intensità
No
f
thing
else
is
in
my
heart,
q = c.60
mp f
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(Ped.) >
Very fast q = c.112
227
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ff poss!
5
ff poss! s. glis
3
5
Day
martellato
(loco)
5
ss. gli
and
blazed
night
ff poss!
ff poss!
mp
3 ff poss! 5
Very fast q = c.112
ther:
231
the
5
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5 5