When to Look at the Loss of Humanity
Maxwell Tfirn 2018
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When to Look at the Loss of Humanity Maxwell Tfirn Words by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A q = 60
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#œ π
œ P Flutter œ
42
nœ
π
œ π
Flutter
42
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D.B.
π
13
42
#œ
#œ
π
?
?
œ
π œ
?
ã
π
œ
?
When to Look at the Loss of Humanity
π
#
# & #
Perc. 2
Pno.
F
π
œ
# & # œ F # & # œ F # & # œ F ## & #
&
Hp.
π
F & #œ F
Perc. 1
Perc. 3
#œ
œ œ œ
#œ
F
42
45 5 4
ã
45
42
45
2 4
5 4
2 4
5 4
42
45
42
45
42
45
14
&
45
&
45
&
5 4
50
Picc.
Fl.
Ob.
B b Cl.
B. Cl.
S. Sx.
A. Sx.
T. Sx.
B. Sx.
Bsn.
Hn.
B b Tpt.
Tbn.
Euph.
Tuba
# & # 45
U
P
U
P
bœ
n
bœ
n
#œ
n
#œ
n
### 5 U & 4 ## 5 U & 4 ### 5 U & 4 ? &
#
45 5 4
# & # 45 ?
45
?
45
?
5 4
Perc. 2
ã
Perc. 3
ã
D.B.
P
## 5 U & 4
ã
Pno.
P
U
## 5 U & 4
Perc. 1
Hp.
When to Look at the Loss of Humanity
U
&
U U
5 4
&
5 4
?
45
?
45 45
P
U
œ n
U
œ P
U
n
U
U 45 œ Î 5U 4 œ Î U 45 œ Î U 54
?
?
U
Wait for decay to disappear
U
Wait for decay to disappear
U
Wait for decay to disappear
Œ Œ Œ
U U U U U
18
High and Low sine attack and fade
æœ p
Ͼ p
Ͼ p
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