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Sonnet128 for SATBChorus MusicbyRobertS.Cohen

byWilliamShakespeare LeapfrogProductions 303UpperMountain Ave. UpperMontclair, NJ07043 Ph:(973)783-9192 bob@robertscohen.com www.robertscohen.com

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Howoft,whenthou,my music,musicplay'st, Uponthatblessedwoodwhosemotionsounds Withthysweetfingers,whenthougentlysway'st

Thewiryconcordthatmineearconfounds, DoIenvythosejacksthatnimbleleap

Tokissthetenderinwardofthyhand, Whilstmypoorlips,whichshouldthatharvestreap, Atthewood'sboldnessbytheeblushingstand! Tobeso tickled,theywouldchangetheirstate Andsituationwiththosedancingchips, O'erwhomthyfingerswalkwithgentlegait, Makingdeadwoodmoreblestthanlivinglips. Sincesaucyjackssohappyareinthis, Givethemthyfingers,methylipstokiss.

                        Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Piano  How  How  How           oft,whenthou,my     oft,whenthou,my     oft,whenthou,my                Allegrettoespressivo (for rehearsal only) Allegrettoespressivo      music,musicplay       music,musicplay      music,musicplay                      'st,Uponthat    'st,    'st,that             1 Sonnet 128

                        S A T B Pno. 4     blessedwoodthat    blessedwood    blessedwood                   blessedwoodwhosemotion     woodwhosemotion     woodwhosemotion                  soundsWith     motionsounds   sounds                 thysweetfingers,      thysweetfingers,     thysweetfingers,     thysweetfingers,                                                        S A T B Pno. 8     whenthougently    whengently     whenthougently    whengently                  sway'stThe    sway'st   sway'st     sway'st                   wiryconcordthatmine     concordthatmine     concordthatmine     concordthatmine                      earcon      earcon  ear   earcon            2

            S A T B Pno. 12     founds,DoI     founds,DoI       confounds,DoI     founds,DoI                             envythosejacksthat      envythosejacksthat      envythosejacksthat      envythosejacksthat                     A A       nimbleleapTokissthe       nimbleleapTokissthe     nimbleleap    nimbleleap                           tenderinwardofthy       tenderinwardofthy       tenderinwardofthy       tenderinwardofthy                                     S A T B Pno. 16    hand,Whilstmy      hand,Whilstmy     hand,Whilstmy    hand,Whilstmy                     poorlips,whichshouldthat      poorlips,whichshouldthat      poorlips,whichshouldthat      poorlips,whichshouldthat                          harvestreap,Atthe      harvestreap,Atthe    harvestreap,      shouldthatharvestreap,                        wood'sboldnessbythee      wood'sboldnessbythee     wood'sboldnessby     wood'sboldnessby                   3

            S A T B Pno. 20    blushingstand!      blushingstand!blushing   blushingstand!   blushingstand!                 Tobeso    stand!     blushingstand!                      tickled,theywould       sotickled,theywould     tickled,theywould                B B       changetheirstate       changetheirstateAndsitu       changetheirstateAndsitu                 -                                    S A T B Pno. 24      ationwiththose       ationwiththose      situationwith                    O'erwhomthy       dancingchips,O'erwhomthy       dancingchips,O'erwhomthy         dancingdancingchips,O'erwhomthy                               fingerswalkwalkwith       fingerswalkwalkwith     fingerswalkwith    fingerswalk                  -4

                        S A T B Pno. 27    gentlegait,   gentlegait,    gentlegait,      gentlewithgentle                       Making      gait,           rit. rit.        deadwoodmoreblestthan        deadwoodmoreblestthan      deadwoodmoreblestthan      deadwoodmoreblestthan                       Menomosso C C      Menomosso     livinglips.Making      livinglips.      livinglips.    livinglips.                                              S A T B Pno. 31      deadwoodmoreblestthan       deadwoodmoreblestthan       deadwoodmoreblestthan      deadwoodmoreblestthan                        living       blestthanliving   living   living             rit. rit.       Sincesaucyjacksso  lips.     Since             D D Piumosso   (playfully) (playfully)    (playfully) Piumosso  (playfully)-  5

                                    S A T B Pno. 34       happyareinthis,        saucyjacks        sohappyareinthis,                     (playfully)   Give          Givethemthyfingers,methylipsto    Give             -                                    S A T B Pno. 36         nonnynahheynonny   kiss.          nonnynahheynonnynonny  kiss                               nonnynahnonnynonnynonnynah      nonnynah         nahnonnynonnyheynah                          6

                        S A T B Pno. 38                 heynonnynonnynonnynonnynonnynonnynonnynah             heynonnynonnynonnynahnahnahnonnynah          heynahheynahnahheynahnah   hey                                                                 S A T B Pno. 39              heynonnynonnynahnahheynonnynonnynah               heynonnynonnynahnahnonnynonnynonnynah              heynahnonnynonnynahhey nonnynonny   hey                                                   heynahheynonnynonnynonny  hey         nonnynahheynonnynahhey           nonnynonnyheynonnynonny                                  -    7

            S A T B Pno. 41         heynahheynonnynonnynah  hey         nonnynahheynonnynahhey            nonnynonnynonnynonnynonny                                      heynahheynonnynonnynonny  hey         nonnynahheynonnynahhey            nonnynonnynonnynonnynonny                                              S A T B Pno. 43          heynahheynonnynonnynonny  hey         nonnynahheynonnynahhey           nonnynonnyheynonnynonny                                         nonnynonnynonnynonnynonnynonny   heyhey        nonnynahheynonnynah      heynonnynonnynah                              poco rit. poco rit.     8

                                    S A T B Pno.       Sincesaucyjacksso     Since  So  So             E E        Unpocomenomosso Unpocomenomosso       happyareinthis,      saucyjacks          sohappyareinthis,                      Give      Givethemthyfingers,   Give                      S A T B Pno. 48        methylipstokiss.            Give  Give      Givethemthyfingers,      Givethemthyfingers,                methylipstokiss.      methylipstokiss.           rit. rit.        methylipsto      methylipsto             9

            S A T B Pno.       heynonnynahhey      heynonny  kiss.     kiss.                 F F      Piumosso Piumosso            nonnynonnynahheynonnynah         nahheynonnynonnynahhey                                     heynonnynonnynahheynonny          nonnynahheynonnynonnynah                                           S A T B Pno. 55         nahheynonnynonnynahhey          heynonnynahheynonnynonny                                     nonnynahheynonnynonnynah         nahheynonnynahheynonny                            rit. rit.   nah             10 July13,2011