Commissioned by the Plano Civic Chorus, Ralph F. Stannard, Artistic Director
Then the Stars Will Sing Words and music by Debra Scroggins, ASCAP (The Voice of Nature)
With intense longing q = c.76
Violin
mp
With intense longing q = c.76
(A Shooting Star)
Piano
(Twinkling Stars)
mp play individual notes randomly
f
7
mf
mp
p
f
(Earth)
A
14
mp
A
mf
mp
mf
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20
f
mp
mp
f
B SOPRANO 25
mp
Sky and Earth,
ALTO
mp Rock and Riv - er,
TENOR
Sky,
Riv- er, Rock and Riv - er,
Cre - a - tion's Hand to
Riv- er, Rock and Riv- er,
Sky,
Riv- er,
Sky and Earth,
Sky,
mp BASS
mf
mp
Rock and Riv- er,
mf
Cre - a - tion's Hand to
mf
Riv- er,
Cre - a - tion's Hand to
mf
Sky and Earth,
Cre - a - tion's Hand to
B
p
mf
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3
f
draw
us
draw
near,
us
draw us
near,
draw us near,
draw us
us
near,
near.
draw
us
near.
draw us
near.
near.
draw
mp
mf
f
Beau - ty,
Beau - ty
f
a-
Beau - ty,
Beau
wak - ens!
Beau - ty,
Beau - ty
ty
Beau - ty,
Beau
f
-
a - wak - kens!
f
Beau
-
35
-
ty
a
ty,
Beau
-
-
Beau - ty,
Beau - ty
wakes!
ty
wakes!
Beau - ty,
Beau -
f
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4
38
C Joyfully q=c.84
f
beck
-
-
beck - ons! Beau - ty
-
ons!
Beck
-
sing,
the Stars will
sing,
the Stars will
sing.
sing.
sing,
the Stars will
sing.
the Stars will
the Stars will
sing, the Stars will
then
C Joyfully q=c.84
the Stars will
sing,
ah!
the Stars will
sing,
ah!
And
then
the Stars will
sing,
And
then
the Stars will
sing,
then
ah!
ah!
will
f
then
And
sing,
mf
will
And
sing,
And
the Stars will
sing.
sing,
the Stars will
will
then
mf
ons!
And
then
ons!
sing,
mf
43
the Stars will
And
-
then
mf
ty beck- ons!
And
Beck
ons!
mf
beck
Beau - ty beck - ons!
mf
beck - ons! Beau - ty
mf
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f
2nd time to
48
5
f
p
mp
mp
mp
mp
D
We
p
p
stand in Won - der,
we
p
A tempo q=c.76
D
Si - lence,
stand in Won - der, we
Sit in
p
A tempo q=c.76
52
We
Sit in Si -
pp
Si
lence...
stand in Won - der,
stand in Won - der,
lence.
pp
And once a - gain we
mp
Si - lence...
And once a - gain we
pp
Si -
Si -
mp
mp
lence...
And once a - gain we
pp
mp
lence...
And once a - gain we
mp
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6
58
place,
our
place,
place,
mf
And
mf
And
our
mf
And
mf
place.
place.
sense our
place.
sense
place.
our
sense our place,
sense our
sense our
f
sense our
And
mf
62
p
Our
mp
Our
mp
p
p
ears are filled with hum - bled Si - lence,
mp
Thoughtfully and freely q=c. 72
mp
Our
E
mp Our
ears are filled with hum - bled Si - lence,
ears are filled with hum -bled Si - lence,
p
p
p
ears are filled with hum -bled Si - lence,
E
Thoughtfully and freely q=c. 72
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68
7 f
p
pp
mp
words are more than we can say,
pp
words are more than we can say, p
words
mp
are more than we can say,
p
p
wrapped in gen - tle Cloak of dark - ness...
p
words
p
wrapped in gen - tle Cloak of dark - ness...
pp
mp
p
wrapped in gen - tle Cloak of dark - ness...
pp
mp
are more than we can say,
p
wrapped in gen - tle Cloak of dark -ness...
74
F
Joyfully q=c.76
mf
mf
And
then
the Stars will
sing,
mf
And
then
the Stars will
sing,
mf
And
then
the Stars will
mf
And
then
F
the Stars will
will sing,
the Stars will
will sing,
the Stars will
the Stars will
sing.
sing, the Stars will sing,
the Stars will
sing.
And
sing.
And
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And
And
will sing,
sing.
sing,
Joyfully q=c.76
mf
8
79
f
S1
then
S1
then
A1
then
A1
then
then
T1
T1
B1
B1
the Stars will
sing!
the Stars will
sing!
the Stars will
sing!
the Stars will
sing!
the Stars will
sing!
then
the Stars will
sing!
then
the Stars will
then
the Stars will
f
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
sing!
Ah!
Ah!
sing!
mf
f
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83
* freely repeat note pattern ad libitum to m. 88
note pattern ad libitum to m.88 *freely repeat
pattern ad libitum to m. 88 *freely repeat note
* freely repeat note pattern ad libitum to m. 88
pattern ad libitum to m. 88 note *freely repeat pattern ad libitum to m. 88 *freely repeat note
* freely repeat note pattern ad libitum to m. 88
* freely repeat note pattern ad libitum to m. 88
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10
86
lunga
mf
al niente
sfz
al niente
al niente
lunga
al neinte
lunga
lunga
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
al niente
lunga
Ah!
al niente
lunga
al niente
lunga
al niente
lunga
al niente
lunga
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
lunga
f
mp
al niente f
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