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Andrea Ramsey

Imaginary Creatures 1. Fairy 2. Mermaid 3. Unicom 4. Imaginary Friend 5. Dragon

SATB divisi Chorus with Piano

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IMAGINARY CREATURES 1. Fairy (0'49")

They have fairy dust and fairyfriends, and hair and arms and legs and little shoes. One week they wear the flats, one week they wear the high heels. They all eat at the fairy cafe, they eat lollipops, ice cream, and cupcakesall sweet treats. They don't eat broccoli.

-Blythe & Ewan MacMullen, ages 5 & 8 2.

Mermaid (0'59") Half- human, half-fish. They live in the ocean, Or lakes. They wear a bra under the water. It's a seashell. And every night they spread magic across the land, And that night becomes a great night! -Coen Linscheid, age 8 -Eleanor McFarland, age 5

3. Unicorn (0'12")

A unicorn has sparkly hair and goes NAY NAY! It has special powers for making sparkle parties. -Jackson Fox, age 4

4. Imaginary Friend (1 '12")

Some people can't see them, but others can. My imaginary friend is named Fred. He has tan-colored skin and he's very nice. He has golden hair. Fred can fly. -Ewan MacMullen, age 8

5. Dragon (1'20") Dragons can be good or bad. Either people ride it, or it is an evil dragon and it just destroys everything. It goes hhhhhhhhhhah! And it breathes out fire. I would be friends with a dragon, if it was a nice one. If you're friends with a dragon, you're gonna have a great time!

-Avery & Jackson Fox, ages 7 & 4 -Adam & Coen Linscheid, ages 9 & 8

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About the Work Commissioned by California Choral Directors Association for the 2021 SATB All-State Honor Choir, Imaginary Creatures is a lighthearted set of miniatures - each movement presents a child's description of the title creature. With 2020 and 2021 being such challenging years, I found myself with a greater need for joy and laughter in my own world and guessed that others might feel similarly. I have also always loved writing in miniature form (Three Quotes by Mark Twain, Gems of J.M. Barrie, My Mother's Words, and TwainSong). There is something so satisfying about the compact nature of small writes. Beyond the delight of creating a whole world or telling a story in 12 to 90 seconds, they also appeal to my desire for variety (sometimes I get bored easily©). After searching several books (both prose and poetry) and struggling to find the right kind of texts I was seeking, I thought of how many dear friends I have who with young children (or grandchildren.) Kids are both hilarious and richly imaginative, so why not ask my friends to interview their children about these creatures? I sent the request (along with a series of questions and compensation for their time) and in return, my friends sent me links to adorable videos of their children/ grandchildren talking about fairies, mermaids, unicorns, imaginary friends, dragons, and werewolves. I transcribed the interviews, and began selecting the most imaginative and humorous tidbits to assemble as the texts in this work. You'll notice werewolf did not make the cut. Not for lack of material, but rather I had so much material that I decided to save that idea for a standalone work about werewolves at some point down the road. In performing the work, singers and conductor are invited to think creatively about presentation. It might be especially effective to have small children read the text before each movement to give the audience a clear understanding that these are the words of children. Almost every movement has something humorous, dramatic, tender or silly to express. Singers should seek to be storytellers with their facial expressions and personal engagement. Some light staging or movement might also be appropriate in certain movements. Clear enunciation of the text will help convey the humor, especially in moments like "they don't eat broccoli" in Fairy, etc. So, express, articulate, emote, and invite the audience into the joy/ terror/ magic/ whimsy of these imaginary creatures.

About the Composer Dr. Andrea Ramsey enjoys an international presence as a composer, conductor, scholar, and music educator. Her teaching experiences range from work with adolescent and children's voices to high school and collegiate voices. She enjoys regular opportunities to conduct all-state and divisional level honor choirs, and festival events at Carnegie Hall, and abroad. Before leaping into full time composing and guest conducting, Andrea held positions in music education and choral conducting at The Ohio State University and the University of Colorado, respectively. An ASCAPlus award-winning composer with over 130 works in print, she is a native of Arkansas, and has experienced in her own life the power of music to provide a sense of community, better understanding of our humanity, and rich opportunities for self discovery.

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Commisioned by the California Choral Directors Association for the SATB All-State Honor Choir 2022 Dr. Jeffery Redding, director

Imaginary Creatures SATB divisi Chorus with Piano

1. Fairy Music by

Text by

Blythe and Ewan MacMullen, (ages 5 & 8)

Soprano Alto

Tenor

Swing it ( q»ca. 102 - 110 )

bb 4 &bb 4

∑

ŒÂ = Œ Ç‰

bb 4 Vbb 4

∑

j bb & b b ‰ œ œ œ œ.

j œ

fai - ry friends,

j ¿

‰

bb V b b œ œ œ nœ œ fai

? bb b œ b fai 4

œ bbbb œ

bb &bb

ŒÂ = Œ Ç‰

œœ œ n œœ n œœ b œ n œ œ bb b b 4 Œ 4 & F bb b b 4 Œ Œ 4 & nœ œ œ œ

j ¿

friends,

‰

œ nœ œ

ry friends

and

j ¿ ‰

and

œœ œœ n œœ n œœ b œ n œ

Œ œ œ

‰

j ¿

Œ nœ œ

hair

œ hair

hair

˘œ œ ˙˙ ˙

œœ œ n œœ n œœ b œ n œ œ

Œ œ œ œ

j ¿

‰

and arms and

j ¿

‰

and arms and

œœ̆

fingersnaps

j ¿

Fai

fingersnaps

Fai

Œ nœ œ

∑

Swing it ( q»ca. 102 - 110 )

Piano

∑

F ‰ œj œ

They have fai

? b b b 44 b

Bass

Andrea Ramsey

legs

and

legs

and

legs

and

œ œœ œ

j ¿

dust,

dust

‰

œ nœ

œœ

j ¿

nœ. n œ.

‰

lit - tle

j ¿

‰

shoes:

˙. shoes:

œ.

lit - tle

shoes:

œœ œœœ

n >œœ œœ J

ry dust

and

‰

and

n œœœ Œ J j n œœ Œ

œ.

œ. œ.

œ nœ

œ œ nœ œ œ nœ

j œ œ nœ œ

œ̆ J

‰

œ̆ J

‰ Œ

j ¿ ‰

n œœ œœ J

œ œ J œœ J

>œ b œ œ œ n œœ

œœ œj ‰ Œ J >œ

bb &bb œ 7

b & b bb

one week

they wear

∑

the flats,

b V b bb

∑

‰ œ J

? bb b b

∑

? bb b œ b œ fl

œ ‰ J

œœœœ ˙˙˙˙ J

œ œ fl

‰

œ ~~~~ ~

j œ nœ

unis.

‰ Jœ

œ >œ

n n œ>œœœ ... . n ˘œ nœ

œ n >œ

>œ œ ~~~ ~~~

‰ œj n œ

>œ

>œ œ ~~ ~~~~

fai - ry

ca - fe,

œ̆ ‰ J

‰

œ œ fl

œœ J

fingersnaps

œœ œœ n œœ

œ œ fl

œ œ œ nœ œ

Fai - ries all eat,

fingersnaps

n œ nœ PJ

Œ œœ œ n œœ n œœ Œ j ‰ œ œ nœ œ œ

ca - fe,

they eat lol -

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ J

ca - fe,

they eat lol -

œ œ œ nœ œ

Fai

œœ

the fai

œ œ fl

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

the fai

>œ n œœœ

˘œ nœ

They all eat

˘œ œ

>œœ œœ œœ œœ J

F ‰ œj œ œ œ œ œ œ

they wear the high - heels

? bb b b

˘œ œ

They all eat

œ œ~ > ~~~~~

they wear the high - heels!

œ œ nœ

> œœœœ ˘œ œ

F ‰ œj œ œ œ œ œ œ

they wear the high - heels!

? bb b b

> œœœœ

∑

Fast gliss, fall-off

heels!

bbbb

b & b bb

∑

>œ œ >œ J ‰ Œ

œ>œœœ œœœœ ‰ J ˘œ ˘œ œ œ

˘œ œ

˙.

b & b bb

∑

> œ œ ‰ Œ J

they wear the flats

œ> bb b b œœœ .... &

they wear the high

div.

œ >

they wear the flats

j j œ œœ ‰ Œ œ > œ > they wear the flats

‰

bbbb

one week

∑

nœ

n œ nœ J ca

¿ -

œ J

fe,

Œ œœ œ n œœ n œœ Œ j ‰ œ nœ œ œ

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bb &bb œ œ

b & b bb œ œ

œ œ

œ nœ J

li - pops, ice

b V b bb Œ

j œ ‰

> ‰ œ œ œ œ J

j œ ‰

‰ œj œ œ œ >

cream, and

‰

lol - li - pops

? bb œ bb

nœ J

‰

? bb b b

œ œ

œœ Œ

œ J ‰

and

pops

b & b bb Œ

nœ œ n œœ œ nœ

œ ‰ J

and

Œ j ‰ œ

rit.

b & b bb V

f n˙

bbbb

? bb b b

div.

F > ‰ Jœ œ œ œ cup - cakes...

Œ œœœ œ fl œ œ fl

ƒ> œ Œ nœ

n˙ sweet

treats!

ƒ > Œ nœ

n ˙˙

f n ˙˙

All

sweet

œ.

j œ

∑

sweet

treats!

œ.

j œ

∑ ∑

All

sweet

treats!

˙ ˙

œ .. œ

œ œ J

sweet

œ̆

œœ .. œ.

>œœ

treats!

˘œ œœ J

>œ . œ.

>œœ

They don't eat

>œ œ œ œ >œ Œ œ̆

œ̆ œœ œ̆

>œ >œ œœ J Œ

∑

j œœ œœ Œ >>

∑

ƒ> > > Œ œœ œœ œœ

broc - co - li!

They don't eat

broc - co - li!

ƒ >œ

>œ

> œ

œœ . >.

>œ .

∑

√ ˘œ œœ Œ ˘œœ œ œ œœ

∑

œ œ fl

Œ Ó

~a~nd~~~

Œ œ œ œ œ fl fl This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies. nœ nœ œ nœ

œ n ˘œ œ̆ œ

>œ >œ œœ J Œ

broc - co - li!

Grandiose ( q»76 )

n œ œ n œ œ̆ œ œ n œ n œ œ

∑

>œ . œ.

They don't eat

˘œ ˘ œœ œœœ n œ̆ œ n œ n œ œ œ œ nœ nœ

>œ >œ J Œ

broc - co - li!

They don't eat

œ fl

œ œ fl fl

liss

œ>œœœ ‰ Œ J nœ nœ œ nœ

treats!

~~G~~~

œœœœ J

treats!

sweet

Grandiose ( q»76 )

treats!

All

∑

All

œœ œ fl˘ œ œ

sweet

f n˙

All

n ww

All

œ J

div.

cup - cakes...

œœ œœ fl œ œ fl

œ.

˙˙

b b b n n œ>œœœ œœœœ b & J ? bb b b

cup cakes...

sweet

f n ˙˙

treats!

F > ‰ Jœ œ œ œ

All

rit.

˙˙

cup - cakes...

0'49" October 2021 Kansas City, MO

2. Mermaid Text by

Music by

Coen Linscheid, (age 8) Eleanor McFarland, (age 5)

Andrea Ramsey

Undulating, rubato ( q»72 - 78 )

Soprano

Alto

Tenor

Bass

b & b b b 44

∑

bb 4 &bb 4

∑

bb 4 Vbb 4

∑

P ˙

Half

bbbb

P ˙

hu-man, half - fish.

∑

b 4 œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b bb 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ p b 4 & b b b 4 œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ n˙.

lakes.

b & b bb n ˙ .

∑

Œ Œ

lakes.

b V b bb œ

live

? bb œ bb

live

in the o - cean, or lakes.

œ œ œ œ œ œ n˙.

They

P ˙

Half

Œ ‰ j œ œ œ œ ‰ œ J

œ œ œ

They wear a bra

œ- œ ‰ œ J

œ œ œ- œ œ œ

live

in the o - cean, or

œ œ œ- œ œ œ

live

œ- œ ‰ œj n˙.

in the o - cean, or

‰

j œ

F ‰ œ J

hu-man, half - fish.

They

n˙.

hu-man, half - fish.

They

œœ n œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ

œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ

∑

They wear a bra

œ œ œ- œ œ œ n ˙ .

They

œ- œ ‰ œj n ˙ .

Undulating, rubato ( q»72 - 78 )

Piano

F ‰ j œ

hu-man, half - fish.

Half

? b b b 44 b

F ‰ j œ

œ- œ ‰ œj n˙.

∑

nœ

And

œ nœ œ œ -

œ œ n œ- ˙ .

un - der the wa - ter,

it's a

sea - shell

un - der the wa - ter,

it's a

sea - shell

œ n œ œ œ-

∑

œ œ n œ- ˙ .

∑

in the o - cean, or lakes.

b œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b bb œ œ œ œ 5

b & b b b œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ

œœ n œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ

œœ œœ œœ n œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ n œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œœ n n œœ n œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ

œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ

œ n œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ n œ œœ

œ n œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ

rit.

bb &bb 10

œ.

bb &bb

j nœ œ -

ery night,

they spread

Slightly slower ( q»68 )

nœ œ œ œ œ ma - gic

∑

bb Vbb

∑

land,

Œ Œ

ggg œœœ

œ n œœ œ œœ g œœ g

ggg œœœ

gg œœ

bb &bb

that

œ.

j nœ nœ

night

œ.

j œ œ œ

b & b bb œ 14

that

b V b bb œ

that

? bb b œ b

that

bb &bb Ó

night

be-comes a

be - comes a

œ.

j nœ nœ

œ.

œ J

night

be-comes a

œ œ

be - comes a

œ n œœ n œœ œœ

n œ œ n œœ n œœ œœ œ œ œ nœ

p ‰ j nœ œ. a - cross p ‰ œj œ .

˙w

ggg œœœ

gg œœœ gg œœ ? œ gg œ ggg œœ gg œœ

ƒ n ww

great

P œ J

the

˙ Œ̇

nœ

And

nœ

land,

˙ land,

Ó n n www

And

nœ

F Œ nœ

And

n˙ n˙

˙. ˙.

nœ

w w

∑

night!

ƒ nw

great

night!

ƒ w

great

ggg n ˙˙

ƒw nw

˙ ˙

gg n n ˙˙˙

Tempo Primo ( q»72 - 78 )

the

p ‰ œJ œ .

P j œ n˙ P j œ

a - cross

Slightly slower ( q»68 )

bb nœ œ œ & b b n n œœ œ œœ œ ggg b œœ 10

? bb b b

a - cross

rit.

the

∑

? bb b b

bbbb

a - cross

night!

great

œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ

night!

Tempo Primo ( q»72 - 78 )

n œ n œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ n >˙ œ œ œ œ ˙

>œ nœ

U >œ g n n www œœ gg

ƒ œœ n œ n œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ n œœ n œ > n œœ > >œ >

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U ggg n ww Ó

u̇

0'59" October 2021 Kansas City, MO

3. Unicorn Text by

Music by

Jackson Fox, (age 4)

Andrea Ramsey

Quick gallop ( q.» ca. 108 )

Soprano Alto

Tenor Bass

b & b b b b b 12 8 Œ.

Œ.

? b b b 12 Œ . bbb 8

Œ.

Piano

b & b bbbb œ

goes:

b & b bbbb œ

goes:

b V b bbbb œ

goes:

? bbb œ bbb

goes:

b & b bbbb Œ . 3

‰

~~~s~. œ . " Œ .

NAY* NAY!*

U U ‰ œ . ~g~li~ss~. œ . " Œ .

fU U ‰ œ . ~g~li~ss~. œ . " Œ . NAY* NAY!*

f Uœ .~glis U " ~~~s. œ . ‰ Œ. NAY* NAY!*

F œ It

F œ

F œ œ ? bbb œ Œ. bbb

has spark

ni - corn

Œ.

œ œ J

œ J œ.

j œ œ

j œ œ.

œ œ J

œ œ. J

has spe - cial pow

Ó.

Œ.

œ œ œ

Œ.

"œ œœ >

and

œ J

ly hair

and

ers

∑

j œ ‰ ‰

ers

∑

œ ‰ ‰ J

ers

F œ J

œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ

∑

j j œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ‰ ‰ œœ ‰ ‰

‰ Ó.

ly hair

j œ ‰ ‰

for

U̇ ˙. "

œ œ œ

has spe - cial pow

has spark

j œ

j œ œ

∑

F œ

NAY* NAY!*

˙˙ ..

ni - corn

∑

U œ . glis U

P buoyant with crisp consonants œ œ œ œ œ J J J

œ œ œ œ ? b b b 12 œ œ œ œ œ œ bbb 8 œ œ

Quick gallop ( q.» ca. 108 )

b & b b b b b 12 8

P buoyant with crisp consonants j j j œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ J

œ œ. ‰ œ. ‰ J

ma - king spark - le par - ties.

œ œ œ œ.

‰

* Toss hair and shake head from side to side. Sing roughly at pitch, but with a fast vibrato that mimics the neighing of a horse. Conductor can take lots of time on the gliss.

œœ. ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ nœ . œ œ.

‰

œ œ.

‰

œ œ.

‰

0’12” October 2021 Kansas City, MO 64108

4. Imaginary Friend

Text by

Music by

Ewan MacMullen, (age 8)

Andrea Ramsey

Rubato, gently ( q»78 - 86 )

P œ

4 &4

∑

& 44

∑

Tenor

V 44

∑

Bass

? 44

∑

Soprano

Alto

Œ Œ

œ œ œ

peo - ple can't see

Some

peo - ple can't see

Some

œ œ

œ œ œ

them,

Piano

& 44 & 44

œœœœœœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

∑

j œ œ

œ.

& ˙.

∑

& ˙.

∑

can.

V Œ ? Œ

π œ œ œ π œ œ œ

but oth

but o

ers

can,

˙.

thers

can,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

œœ ˙˙ œ œ œ

œ œ œ ˙ j œ œ œ œ œ

ers

oth

ers

œ.

but

œ œ œ œ œ œ

im - ag - i - nar - y

friend

j œ œ œ œ œ

˙.

im - ag - i - nar - y

∑

friend

j œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

j œ

oth

˙.

œ. My P œ.

˙.

but

them,

Rubato, gently ( q»78 - 86 )

œ.

œ œ œ #œ #œ #œ

My im - ag - i - nar - y

∑

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? œ œ œ œœ # œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

∑ œ œ œ œ œ œ # œœ # œœ # œœ œ œ ˙˙

˙˙

"P w

named:

& œ

V œ

named, is

named

Fred

named

friend is named

He has

∑

P ä > Œ œ̆ œ œ œ. œ

p ä > œ̆ œ œ œ œ p œ̆ >œ œ œ äœ

˙ ˙

& g # ˙˙ ggg ˙ & œ

& œ

#œ œ œ œ œ

skin,

He has

skin,

Œ œ-

V Ó

œ-

Œ Œ

(√) œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙

gol

He has

F œ œ œ #œ œ

He has

Fred

# œ˙ & ˙

gol

#œ œ œ œ œ

Fred

? Ó

œ˙

gol

F œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ

He has

gol

œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ

den

hair,

den

œ˙

œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ

co - lored

∑

hair,

œ˙

œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ˙ ˙

#˙

den

hair,

den

œ˙

∑

œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ˙ ˙

# œ˙ ˙

œ -

tan

co - lored

He's ve - ry nice.

√

He has

He's ve - ry nice.

His name is Fred, a tempo

" # œ˙ ˙

tan

P ä > Œ œ̆ œ œ œ. œ

His name is Fred,

U œ œ #œ œ œœ # œœ # œœ # œœ n œœœ œœœ " œ œ œ œ

"P #w

U " Œ Nœ œ

P U̇ ? œ œ œ #œ friend

œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ

∑

Fred

a tempo

U̇

hair,

P œ fl His P œ̆

∑ œ œ œ œ > â

name

is Fred,

His name

is Fred,

>œ œ œ äœ

œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ # œ

œœ # œ œ

œ w

#œ

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p œ #˙

rit.

∑

fly,

V Œ ?Œ

∑

œ œ œ œ. œ â fl >

He's ve

ry nice.

œ̆ >œ œ œ. äœ

He's ve

Fred

ry nice.

∑

œ &œ

& œ

fly,

œ ˙

œ #œ #œ

#˙

œ œ œ # >œ œ > fly,

w˙

can

#˙

fly,

œ œ œ # >œ œ > fly,

˙.

Œ w

fly,

Œ w

˙.

#œ

˙.

fly

#˙

fly,

w w

P U > Œ œ̆ œ œ œ œ P U > Œ œ̆ œ œ œ œ

fly,

His name is Fred, rit.

œ #œ #œ #œ œ œ œ œ

& œœ

˙.

fly

fly,

rit.

fly,

His name is Fred,

? ˙.

œ œ œ # >œ œ >

œ #œ #œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ #œ #œ œ œ œ œ

fly

#œ #œ

a tempo

#˙ œ œ #˙

#œ #œ

#˙

,P œ

˙.

#˙

fly,

stagger breathing

fly.

˙ œ Ó œ

fly

V w

can

rit.

fly,

∑

#˙

Fred

loco (√) 17 œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ

P # œ œ #œ

a tempo

œ #œ

œœ

œ œ

œ #œ #œ #œ œ œ œ œ œœ

œ #œ

œœ

œ œ

œ œ œ #œ # œ # œ # œ œ

œ #œ #œ #œ œ œ #œ #œ

#w w F ww

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5. Dragon

Text by

Music by

Avery and Jackson Fox, (ages 7 & 4) Adam and Coen Linscheid, (ages 9 & 8)

Broadly ( q»76 )

Soprano

4 &4 œ >

œœ >

Dra - gons

Alto

Tenor

f 44 & œ >

>œ œ

can

Bass

? 44

f œ. œ. fl

Œ œœ

good

Ei - ther

j œ >œ œ >œ

good

j > œ œ

ß ˙˙

œ œ >

˘œ œ

Œ œ

U U

Œ œœ

good

U œ

∑

œ œœ

Ei - ther

bad

F œ œ œ

∑

Ei - ther

bad

ƒ w

F œ.

∑

bad

œœ Uœ With fire ( q»120 ) œœ ggg ˙˙˙ Œ œ Œ œ œœœ œœœ U fl Ï fl ˙ ˙ Œ Œ ggg ˙˙˙ Œ ‰ œœj Œ œ œ œ œ Œ ˙ œ flœ > ˙ u ◊ u U ˙

∑

j œ œ œ œ fl

good

œœ

œ œœ

bad

∑

U U ƒ

can

œ >

Broadly ( q»76 )

ß ˙˙

œ >

Broadly ( q»76 ) rit.

Piano

U U ƒ

Dra - gons can

& 44

ß ˙˙ ß ˙˙

Dra - gons can

f ? 44 >œ .

> œœ >

With fire ( q»120 )

U U ƒ Œ œ w

œ > Dra - gons

f 44 V œ. >

rit.

Andrea Ramsey

œœ

peo - ple

œœ

peo - ple

j œ œ

Ei - ther peo - ple

‰ œj Œ œœœ > j œœœ ‰ ‰ >

œœœ œ >

j œœœ Ó >

Broadly ( q»76 )

j œœœ ‰ Ó œ > F

œ œœ œ > >

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œ ggg œœœœ gg œœœ œ œ œ œ > >

œ œ . & œJ œ .

j & œœ œœ ..

V œœJ œœ ..

? œ œ. J

˙˙ & ggg ˙˙

œœ Uœ . œ œœ .. J

ride it,

With fire ( q»120 )

P f œ œ œœ œœ >œ #œ f œ œ œœ œœ # œœ >

Or it

ride it,

Or it

is an

œ #œ >

vil

œ # œ # œœ œœ >

# œœ >

# œœ # œœ œœ >

dra - gon,

vil

dra - gon,

∑

,π ˙ ˙

,π ˙˙ F

œ œ # œ >œ

F > œ œ #œ œ

U ? œ œ. œ œ œ J œ œ > Broadly ( q»76 )

& œœ 10

& œœ

f ˘ Œ # œœ # œœ fl f Œ #œ #œ œ œ fl fl

E - vil

V w

With fire ( q»120 )

œ>œ œœ

œœ ‰ J

œ œœ ƒ # # œ>œœ œœœ ‰ œœœ Œ & J œ œ P # >œ # œ ˙ œ œ ˙ dra - gon!

# œœ n # œœ ˙˙ > dra - gon!

Œ ∑

thing

œœ > ? œ œ >

œœ œ œ # # œ fl # flœ > œ œ # œœ œ > œ fl fl

This

œ >

and it just de - stroys

eve - ry -

> n œ # œ œœ n œ # œ œ œ # œ œ# œ > > #œ > 3 ˘œ #œ # œ œ œ œ #œ # œ œ œ fl fl fl fl

>œ Œ

œ >

goes:

j œœœ ‰ .

# œ >œ

goes:

nœ Œ œ Œ b œœ nœ > > # œ>œœ œ Œ œ œ œ fl fl ◊

nœ J

rit.

j # œœœ ‰ .

j‰ œœœ b ˙ . f #˙ œ > #œ

˙ ˙ ¿ J ‰

Ah!

¿ J ‰

Scream

Hhhhh

>œ # œ * # >œ .

Scream

Hhhhh

œ #œ >It > goes: P > > œ Œ #œ Œ It

* Separate destroys & everything with slight glottal attack.

eve - ry -

goes:

∑

10 Broadly ( q»76 )

thing

? w

P >œ Œ

j nœ

œ #œ. > #œ > *

and it just de - stroys

œ>œ j J ‰ œœ. ‰ œ ‰ # œœ J . P. # # œ>œœ ‰ ? œ œ ‰ J J œ œ

ride it,

w w

∑

rit.

Hhhhh **

Ah!

¿ J ‰

Scream

Ah!

¿ J ‰

Scream

> # >œœ œ b n # œœœœ Œ J ‰ œ #œ > > œ # œ œ œ œœ Œ œ # >œ œ œ > >

Hhhhh

Ah!

** entire chorus makes an open-mouthed hissing sound (no ss sounds) just open-mouthed breathing, unpitched, but with crescendo and an accented finish on an unpitched/unvoiced "ah." Scream to follow should be performed by a maximum of one scream soloist in each section (8 voices, max) and should be on the beat, quickly released, and blood-curdling. (This is a reactionary screamMusicSpoke.com in fear of the evil dragon.) score is not licensed for performance. Please visit to purchase performance copies.

& Œ

œ And

& Œ

œ And

V Œ

œ And

? Œ

√˙ ˙

And

it breathes

œ # œœ

it breathes

œ œ fl

it breathes

˙ ˙ œ œ fl

#œ œ

# ˙˙

out

fire

œ œ

˙˙

œœ

it breathes

out

fire

œ œ

n ˙œ

n˙ b˙

out

˘œ œ

œ œ fl

#œ

˙ #˙

w w

˙˙

˙ ˙

w w

fire

# >œœ œ J > # œœœœ J

>œ œœ

>œ œœ J >œœ œœ J

>œœ œœ

# œœ .. # œœ n n œœ .. # œœ œœ .. # ˙˙

45 Ó

∑

45 Ó

rit.

a tempo

rubato, rhythmically free, like recit. F molto 3 U̇ œ œ œ 45 œ œ œ

I would be

friends with a

45 Ó

∑ rit.

Solo with dramatic excitement, as much acting as singing

V Ó

Ÿ œ œ œ œ œ

loco

a tempo

ggg # ˙˙˙˙ ] l.h. gg ˙˙ ] r.h. ∑

dra

ggg ˙˙˙˙˙ 45

U ggg # ˙˙˙˙ ...

45 Ó

ggg # ˙˙˙ ...

r.h.

# œœ # # œœ .. n n œœ # œœ .. n n œœ # œœ .. n b œœ ∑

∑

" 4 4

∑ ∑

U œ " 44 # œ œ œ œ œJ- ‰ œ

gon,

it was a

" 4 4

nice

∑

" 4 j # œj 4 # œœ. ‰ œœ. ‰ P lightly, playfully "? 4 œ. œ. ‰ œ ‰ #œ 4 J J

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one!

œœœ ‰ gg œœœ g J

œ ‰ g œœ œ gg œ g J

& Œ & Œ

f œ Œ > f œ >

V Œ ? Œ

f œ >

f >œ

& Ó ?

œ >

you're

friends

œ >

you're

œ >

friends

>œ

you're

friends

>œ # >œ œ #œ

# œœœ >

& # ˙˙ # œ˙

dra

œ œ. J ‰

œ J

#˙

with

œœ œ >

>œœ œ

# >œœ œ

# >œœ ..

gon,

˙ -

>œ . œ.

gon,

# œœ œ # œ œœœ

accel.

œ #œ œ œ

gon - na have a

You're

gon - na have a

You're

œ #œ œ œ

gon - na have a

F œ

œ œ œœ œœ

œ œ œœ œœ gon - na have a

rit.

# œœœ â œ œ â

ƒ w w

You're

œ œ #œ nœ œ œ #œ nœ

ƒ # ww

You're

gon,

dra

> >œ œ œ œ # œ

˙. . â̇ ˙. . â̇ ∑

time!

˙˙

∑

time!

˙˙

great

? ˙.

dra

j œ #˙

great

V ˙

j œ ‰ œ.

great

dra

j œ #˙

with

˙˙

j œ ‰ œ.

œ # œ >œ >

j œ #˙

with

friends

you're

j œ ‰ œ.

rit.

ƒ w w

time!

#˙

great

>œœ # œ>œœ œ œ œ & œ œœ # œœœ œ.œ œ # œ. œ œ. . F ? ‰ œj œ œ œ ## œœ œœ œ œœ œœ > fl fl flœ fl fl

time! accel.

∑

# ˙˙ ˙

œœœ̆

œœ œ̆

# ˘œœ œ

œ Œ œ #œ œ # œ n œ # œ n œ # œ # œ œœ œ fl œ #œ œ # œ n œ # œ n œ # œ # flœ fl fl fl fl fl fl fl fl fl This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies. Ó

˘œ œ Œ

Ï œ œ fl

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