THE JUMBLIES SUITE “The Story of the Jumblies”

John Kilpatrick words by Edward Lear

SATB & Wind Ensemble

edition 2014

TROMBONE 1

2 1 - The Book

TACET

2 - The Owl and the Pussy-Cat

Possibly the version by Victor Hely-Hutchinson (tenor solo); Possibly the version by Igor Stravinsky (soprano solo); Or possibly some other version. TACET

3 - The Author TACET

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" 4 A c t t c c t c b c t Piano > € 4 A t t t t t ? A t t t t t • " 4 A c t t c c t t c b c t

5 choir ; ó " b c The autÇ - thoYtr’s na| me t ist Ed - ward Lear. c <¼ € t t t t |Ç

" t t t c a a a > € t t t ? • t c a a a " t t Trombone 1 4 - How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear 3 Edward Lear's self-potrait, vv. 1,2,4,5,7,8

=108 beguine C

5 VERSE 1 9

choir & clarinets Cl.1 (8ve) mute (to end) 17 choir (8ve) d "tIt t t t t t cc tt "| t t A "t t t t tem-pered and queer,

23

VERSES 2,4,5,7 28 9 dt Ittt"t t "t t #t"t t choir Cl.1 (8ve) Ç

39 VERSE 8

45 (unis.)

50

5 - Preamble to The Jumblies

TACET

4 6 - The Jumblies Trombone 1

=88 Intro LeaC d in

Verse 1 6 7

8 14

19

=170 26 DRefrain

Verse 2 7 2

34 40

48 Refrain 8

Verse 3 =96 59 Tbn.2C 15 t t t t t t t | mute t | | t Tbn.2 same again 3 times ™ 79 mute Tempo I

t t t | open 84 2

rests overleaf

Trombone 1 5

90 Refrain 8

Verse 4 In the shade of the moun-tains brown. a tempo 98 free time 4 t t tÇ t t t t |Ç

tenor solo 100 103

with abandon 106

tenuto a tempo 111

116 Refrain 8

Verse 5 faster 124 tempo 1 4 a little faster 2 | tÇ Tr| b.3 | | | d

slower 133 Refrain 8

Verse 6 steadily pulsing 144

148 6 Trombone 1

153

159

163

168

174 Refrain

And they went to sea in a 178 (8ve) d "t t t It t t t

7 - Preamble to The Dong

TACET Trombone 1 8 - The Dong 7 with the Luminous Nose

VERSE 1 =72

7

12

VERSE 2 18

24 4

VERSE 3 Tbn3 31 =80 3 mute ó |Ç t | tt#t"t t "|Ç t | | • ™ • ‘ t 39 =72

45 3

VERSE 4 54 =54 2 Bass Cl. B "tY t "t It t rests overleaf

8 Trombone 1

=72 bass solo Cl2 59 .... to those shores one day 3 B t A | | | "t "t 9 a tempo ™ 75 Tbn.2 | t t tÇ tY | "| t "tÇ tY t | t t | t t | • 81 Jumblies refrain 6 mute

VERSE 5 mute 89 =90 B

95

Cl2 101 open A "A !| #| | #A • 107 slower, with the beat

111 a tempo

117 "gaz-ing"

=84 123 Tbn.2 B #tÇ tY | t t t Ç Y | t t | t t t t t t t t t | ™ 129 Cl.2 | | tÇ "| tÇ | tÇ | tÇ "| tÇ t (tenor solo in free time) • Trombone 1 9

VERSE 6 137 =72 B

a little slower 144 solo in free time

2 in time 151 free time Cl.2 in time free time !AÇ #| | #| Ç | | | A | | | @ | A A b @

161 "Till I find my Jumbly | girl once more"

2

VERSE 7 166 =96 10 t t t t "t t | b c on the flow-ery plain that grows.

181

(4½ beats) 186

1 - 7 190 2 (in 6)

197 =

VERSE 8 205 =72 B

211 8 10 Trombone 1

222 "meet with that Jumbly | girl again" 7

2

234 =72 B

241 2

248 2

254

(perc.-gong)

The Story of The Jumblies John Kilpatrick

Scheme:

1. The Book: tenor, piano, percussion, clarinet 2. The Owl and the Pussy-Cat: tenor or soprano solo, piano (alternative versions possible) 3. The Author: tenor solo, piano, choir 4. How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear: choir and wind ensemble 5. Preamble to The Jumblies: tenor solo, piano, clarinet 6. The Jumblies: choir and wind ensemble 7. Preamble to The Dong: tenor solo, piano, bass clarinet 8. The Dong: choir and wind ensemble

(no piano in nos. 4,6,8 except for choir rehearsal)

First performed in 2014 by the Sheffield Lydian Ensemble as part of the Buxton Festival Fringe.