for Dr. James Major and the 2002-2003 Illinois State University Madrigal Singers
Jabberwocky Lewis Carroll (1832–1898)
DENNIS TOBENSKI (2002)
Molto rubato
mp
SOPRANO
Ah
mp
ALTO
Ah
TENOR
solo f with drama
'Twas
bril - lig and the sli - thy toves
mp
BASS
Ah
All
A.
T.
mim - sy were the
B.
did gyre and gim - ble in the wabe.
6
S.
3
bo - ro - goves
and
the
mome
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raths
out - grabe.
4
Lively
10
S.
f
"Be - ware
A.
the
Jab - ber - wock, my
son!
da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da mf tutti
T.
da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da mf
B.
dn
mp 14
S.
The jaws
A.
mp
The jaws
T.
B.
dn
that bite,
that bite,
dn
the claws
da da da da da
da da da da da dn
dn
dn
dn
that catch!
the claws
dn
dn
dn
dn
f
Be - ware
the
dn
dn
dn
Jub - jub
bird,
dn
and
shun
that catch!
The f
The
da
da
da da
da
da da
da da
da
da da
da da
da
da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da
dn
dn
dn
dn
dn
dn
dn
dn
dn
3 3 18
S.
fru
A.
mi - ous Ban - der
3
3
B.
snatch!"
da da da da da
da da
dn
da da
dn
da
dn
da da
da da
da da da da
mf
dn
3
vor - pal sword in hand;
mf
vor - pal sword in hand;
dn
da da da da
dn
3
the manx - ome
3
da
dn
mf
He took his
da
da da
dn
mf
B.
da da
ah
da da
He took his
ah
Long time
T.
mf
Long time
A.
ah
22
S.
mf
snatch!"
fru - mi - ous Ban - der
T.
5
foe
3
the manx - ome
mp intense
foe
da
da
mp intense
da
da
he
he
ah
dn
3
sought 3
sought
da
da
da
da
6
25
S.
f
And
A.
f
So
T.
So
29
S.
stood
A.
stood
T.
B.
rest - ed
a
while
a
while
by
the
he
in
in
by
sfz
thought.
And,
sfz
thought.
And, sfz
And,
he
rest - ed
f
B.
Tum - tum
the
Tum - tum
tree,
tree,
mp
as mp
in
The
as
in
uff - ish
thought he
stood,
p
And
And
f
uff - ish
thought he
stood,
The
7
34
S.
A.
T.
with
eyes
of
flame,
mf
Jab - ber - wock,
mf
with
eyes
of
flame
38
S.
through
A.
through
T.
through
B.
through
mp
Came
the
tul - gey
the
the
the
tul - gey
tul - gey
tul - gey
wood,
bur - bled
as
And
bur - bled
as
f
And
wood,
f
wood,
wood,
f
And
bur - bled
as
whiff - ling
whiff - ling
Came
mp
mp
whiff - ling
Came
Jab - ber - wock,
B.
Came
mp
whiff - ling
it
it
came!
came!
it
came!
8
p
43
S.
ooh
A.
p
ooh
T.
B.
mf
mf
The vor - pal
T.
B.
The vor - pal
And through and
One,
One,
through
two!
mp
mf
blade
blade
went
mp
went
3
-
er
snick - er - snack! mp
mf
-
snack! f
3
snick - er - snack! snick - er - snack! mf
f
snick
f
snick
A.
two!
48
S.
mf
mp
3
snick - er - snack!
-
er
mf
-
snack!
3
snick - er - snack!
9
53
S.
f
He
A.
mf
He
T.
B.
head
hath thou slain the
T.
B.
He f
went
He
went
Jab - ber - wock?
hath thou slain the
Jab - ber - wock?
ga -
lumph -
ing back.
ga -
lumph -
went
ga -
lumph -
to
my arms, my
beam - ish
to
my arms, my
Come
to
my arms, my
to
my arms, my
beam - ish
Come
beam - ish
Come
beam - ish
"And
ing back.
f
Come
A.
ing back.
lumph -
He
58
S.
with its
ga -
f
left it dead, and
went
ing back.
boy!
"And
O
boy!
boy!
boy!
O
O
O
10
63
S.
frab
-
A.
frab
T.
frab
B.
-
-
-
in
A.
in
T.
B.
in
in
jous
day!
jous
his
jous
Cal
joy.
his
joy.
his
joy.
his
joy.
-
Cal
-
Ah
looh!
Cal
f
looh!
looh!
Cal
day!
-
day!
68
S.
day!
frab
jous
-
looh!
Cal - lay!"
f
Ah f
Ah
He
Cal - lay!"
He
and the
sli -
thy
toves
and the
sli -
thy
Did
'Twas bril - lig
chort - led
chort - led
Cal - lay!"
chort - led
He
chort - led
Cal - lay!"
He
f
Ah
'Twas bril - lig
toves
Did
74
S.
gyre and gim - ble
in
the
T.
B.
S.
79
T.
and
B.
the
in
the
mome
the
mome
All
mim - sy were
3
the
3
the
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
bo - ro - goves
Ah!
bo - ro - goves
out - grabe.
out - grabe.
raths
mim - sy were
raths
All
wabe;
and
A.
gyre and gim - ble
wabe;
A.
11
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
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