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THE PERSISTENCE OF SONG SA(T)B Divisi Chorus with Piano

Text by HOWARD MOSS (1922-1987)

Music by ALEX GARTNER

With purpose (q=136)

° #4 & 4

Soprano/ Alto

2 Œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ. œ œ 4˙

4 ‰ j œ 2 4 œ œ œ œ 4

mf -œ Œ œ. œ. œ. œ œ œ Œ œ 24 ˙

4 ‰œ œ œ œ œ 2 4 J 4

Œ

mf

There is a kind of re - joi - cing,

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? # 44

{

(Tenor)/ Bass

a kind of sing - ing

There is a kind of re - joi - cing,

With purpose . . . (q=136) . . .

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# 4 œj œ œ œ œ œ œ & 4 ‰ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ . . . . . . .

f

œœ Œ Ó œ.

a kind of sing - ing

2‰ j 4 4 # œœ œœ œœ 4 # œœ Œ œ œ œ œ. mf mp ? 2 ‰ œ œ œ 4 œ. Œ 4 J 4

∑ ∑

° #2 & 4˙ 6

10 8

?# 2 ˙ ¢ 4

10 8

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#2 & 4 ?# 2 4

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Ó

2 4

Ó

2 4

10 8 œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ œ>œ œ>œ œœ œ œ >œœœ n œ œ >œœœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœœ # œ œ œœœ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ sub. p 10 œj ‰ ‰ œj ‰ ‰ œj ‰ œj ‰ œj ‰ ‰ œj ‰ ‰ œj ‰ œj ‰ œj ‰ ‰ œj ‰ ‰ œj ‰ œj ‰ ∑ 8 œ œ œ >œ œ œ œ œ œ œ > >œ >œ

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