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Arranged byDOUGLAS E. WAGNER
With vigor (q = ca. 138)
®
© 1935 (Renewed) GEORGE GERSHWIN MUSIC, IRA GERSHWIN MUSIC andDUBOSE AND DOROTHY HEYWARD MEMORIAL FUND
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DU BOSE and DOROTHY HEYWARD,and IRA GERSHWIN
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PORGY AND BESS® is a registered trademark of Porgy and Bess Enterprises
for S.A.T.B. voices and pianowith optional SoundTrax CD and Concert Band Accompaniment*
PORGY AND BESS :CHORAL HIGHLIGHTS
PIANO
4
Easily (q = ca. 88)
Easily (q = ca. 88)
8 9
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rit.
SOPRANO
ALTO mpAh
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Summermer
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BASS
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* Also available for S.A.B. (38076). SoundTrax CD available (38077). Concert Band Accompaniment available (38367).** All or part of this alternate text may be used in regard to language and dialect considerations.
TM
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41 Moderately (h = ca. 88)
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45
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fo’for
me.me.
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gotgot
nono
car,car,
gotgot
notno
mule,mule,
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77 With expression (q = ca. 84)
With expression (q = ca. 84)
prize,prize,
likelike
dethe
starsstars
inin
dethe
skies,skies,
allall
areare
free.free.
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cresc.
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tin’,ing,
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fo’for
mp
f rit. e dim. mp
me.me. opt. SOLO
Bess,Bess,
mf
youyou
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94 Freely and a bit slower (q = ca. 80)
Freely and a bit slower (q = ca. 80)
I’sI’m
youryour
womwom
anan
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now,now,
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is,is,
II
is!is!
An’And
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ain’ain’t
nevnev
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gogo
in’ing
--
nono
wherewhere
--
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youyou
sharesshare
rit.
dethe
fun.fun.
mp
rit. mp
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in’ing
--
timetime
an’and
ev’eve
nin’ning
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timetime
an’and
sumsum
mermer
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timetime
an’and
winwin
terter
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time.time.
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100 Steadily, with fervor (q = ca. 138)
Steadily, with fervor (q = ca. 138)
MornMorn
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timetime
an’and
ev’eve
nin’ning
--
timetime
an’and
sumsum
mermer
--
timetime
an’and
winwin
terter
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time.time.
(end solo)
molto rit.
Bess,Bess,
youyouf
isis
mymy
womwommp
anan
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OhOh
mp
now.now.
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