lyrics by Robyn Watson
No Fairy Tale Here for SATB Choir, Piano, and Percussion
Commissioned by the Central Bucks High School-West Women’s Choir from Doylestown, Pennsylvania
music
by Zanaida Robles
swing = 78 tttstttstttstttstttstttstttstt tstttstttstttstttstttstttstttstt tstttstttstttstttstttstttstttstt tstttstttstttstttstttstttstttstt
(like a hi-hat; swung sixteenths)
(solo, spoken in a deep, solemn voice): "Once upon a non-fairy tale was a cocoa-hued tune in shades of blue
good friends of she whose new business boomed brighter than the freworks on Independence Day
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Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Piano tap Djembe (mid tone) low tone
tstttstttstttstttstttstttstttstt tstttstttstttstttstttstttstttstt tstttstttstttstttstttstttstttstt tstttstttstttstttstttstttstttstt 5
ts
Congas or
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ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t
ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t
ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t
ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t ts t t
Majority observes jealosly,
infaming the cycle of insanity
Andante (straight eighths)
with a shat tered, fu ri ous, frus tra ted, f er y heart
with a shat tered, fu ri ous, frus tra ted, f er y heart
with a shat tered, fu ri ous, frus tra ted, f er y heart
with a shat tered, fu ri ous, frus tra ted, f er y heart
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13 2 No Fairy Tale Here
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her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle
her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle
her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle
her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle
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16 - - - -- - - -- - - -- - - - busi ness li te ral ly ex plodes busi ness li te ral ly ex plodes busi ness li te ral ly ex plodes busi ness li te ral ly ex plodes 19 3
Lies activated Cops called Innocence jailed This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
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then in no cence is dragged out and then in no cence is dragged out and
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21 - - - - - - -- - - - - - - It’s It’s turned in to in vo lun ta ry or na ments on the lo cal tree. turned in to in vo lun ta ry or na ments on the lo cal tree. 23 4 No Fairy Tale Here This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
not e ven Christ mas yet. shat tered, fu ri ous
not e ven Christ mas yet. shat tered, fu ri ous
She fnds out shat tered, fu ri ous
She fnds out shat tered, fu ri ous
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25 - - -- - --- frus tra ted, f er y is her heart frus tra ted, f er y is her heart and now the ri gid P. S. A.s be gin. and now the ri gid P. S. A.s be gin. 27 5 No Fairy Tale Here This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
With a shat tered fu ri ous, frus tra ted f er y heart
With a shat tered fu ri ous, frus tra ted f er y heart
With a shat tered fu ri ous, frus tra ted f er y heart
With a shat tered fu ri ous, frus tra ted f er y heart
her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle.
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30 - -- -- -- - her ri gid pen
y bat tle. = 102
her
tle. her
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fought a might
ri gid pen fought a might y bat
ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle.
to a knight her ar mor e volves with ev’ ry word she to a knight her ar mor e volves with ev’ ry word she to a knight her ar mor e volves with ev’ ry word she her ar mor e volves with ev’ ry word she
-she morphs in she morphs in she morphs in 36 - - -- - -- - -- - -
39 7 No Fairy Tale Here This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
44 8 No Fairy Tale Here This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
“South ern Hor rors” and “The Red Re cord” read like the
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types (with ev’ ry words she types) types (with ev’ ry words she types) types (with ev’ ry words she types) types (with ev’ ry words she types) 42
“South ern Hor rors” and “The Red Re cord” read like the and “The Red Re cord” read like the
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“South ern Hor rors” and “The Red Re cord” read like the
sca ri est bulk of fc tion and has an e qual a mount of
sca ri est bulk of fc tion and has an e qual a mount of
sca ri est bulk of fc tion and has an e qual a mount of
sca ri est bulk of fc tion and has an e qual a mount of
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46 ----blood shed as the Ci vil War but they’re blood shed as the Ci vil War but they’re blood shed as the Ci vil War but they’re blood shed as the Ci vil War they’re 48 9 No Fairy Tale Here This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
- -- -- -- -fri gid facts with out a fri gid facts with out a fri gid facts with out a fri gid facts with out a 51 ---- stain to be found = 78 She shout ed for hu stain to be found She shout ed for hu stain to be found She shout ed for hu stain to be found She shout ed for hu 54 10 No Fairy Tale Here This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
man i ty and scold ed the lack of with out a sound her ver biage stabbed
man i ty and scold ed the lack of with out a sound her ver biage stabbed
man i ty and scold ed the lack of with out a sound her ver biage stabbed
man i ty and scold ed the lack of with out a sound her ver biage stabbed
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57 - - -- - - Jim Crow Jim Crow Con fe de rate fags white sheet Con fe de rate fags white sheet 62 11 No Fairy Tale Here This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
and lead ers of the “free world” and lead ers of the “free world”
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masked men
masked men
65 - - - -- - - -- -- - with a shat tered, fu ri ous, frus tra ted, with a shat tered, fu ri ous, frus tra ted, with out a touch frus tra ted, with out a touch frus tra ted, 69 12
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and lead ers of the “free world”
and lead ers of the “free world”
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f er y heart her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle
f er y heart her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle
f er y heart her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle
f er y heart her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle
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72 - - - -- - - -- - - -- - - - Her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle frus tra ted, Her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle frus tra ted, Her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle frus tra ted, Her ri gid pen fought a might y bat tle frus tra ted, 75 13
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- -- --- f er y heart with out a touch f er y heart with out a touch f er y heart f er y heart 78 (no rit.) 80 14 No Fairy Tale Here but it's crazy that we still have to fght. This score is not licensed for performance. Please visit MusicSpoke.com to purchase performance copies.
