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 =102 tenor solo C ; ó " 4 b d But I fotr- gott, ccmy ta- pto-lto-gites, c c I fotr- gtot tot tetll yout thet au-thor. c € <¼ 4 tI t t t t t " 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..