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Copyright © 2013 by Shawn Kirchner Publishing, with permission from Faber and Faber Ltd. and the Estate of Sylvia Plath. Licensed copies available through www.ShawnKirchner.com Tubular Bells Piano Allegretto q. = c. 92 mp 5 No mf bo -dy-inthelane andnothing,- nothing,- nothing-but 9 No mf bo -dy-inthelane andnothing,- nothing,- nothing-but No mf bo -dy-inthelane andnothing,- nothing-but No mf bo -dy-inthelane andnothing,- andnothing- nothing-but Blackberrying
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Black mf ber-ries-bigastheballofmythumb, anddumbaseyes 29 Black mf ber-ries-bigastheballofmythumb, anddumbaseyes Black mf ber-ries-bigastheballofmythumb, Black mf ber-ries-bigastheballofmythumb, anddumbas mf Ebon- inthehedges,- fat withbluered-juices.- Thesethey 31 Ebon- inthehedges,- fat withbluered-juices.- Thesethey (m) Ebon- inthehedges,- fat withbluered-juices.eyes Ebon- inthehedges,- fat withbluered-juices. 4 PERUSALONLY
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49 O f verhead-gothechoughsblack,cacoph-o-nous-flocks-O mf verhead-gothe choughs f inblack,cacoph-o-nous-flocks-O mf verhead-gothechoughs in f black,cacoph-o-nous-flocks-mf Bits mf ofburnt paper-wheel ing-inablown sky. 52 Bits mf ofburnt paper-wheel ing-inablown sky. Theirs p T/B 7 PERUSAL ONLY
Theirs mp istheonly-voice, 56 istheonly-voice, Theirs mp istheonly-voice, pmp Theirs f istheonly-voice, protest-ing. 59 Theirs f istheonly-voice, protest-ing, protest- ing.f S, A T, B 8 PERUSAL ONLY
62 ...the p seawill appear- at all. I mf donotthinkthesea willappear- atall. p ...the p ...sea... sea... ...ap ...ap pear pear at at all. all. pp sempre leggero The mf high,greenmeadows-are 66 The mf high,greenmeadows-are mf S A 9 PERUSAL ONLY
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glowing,-asiflitfromwithin.- mf I mp70 glowing,-asiflitfromwithin.- mf I mp cometoonebushofberries-soripe itisabushof flies, 75 cometoonebushofberries-soripe itisabush of flies, mp mf 10 PERUSAL O
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...and pp theirwingpanesinaChinese-screen.(n) 89 screen. wing panesinascreen. Chinese- screen, a pp Chinese-screen.(n) The p hon ey-feast-ofthe berries- has stunned p them. 96 The p hon ey-feast-ofthe berries- has stunned p them. dim. al niente 12 PERUSAL O
They pp believe- inheaven.- Onemorehook, mp andtheberries-and 100 They pp believe-inheaven.- One morehook, mp andtheberries-and They pp believe-inheaven.They pp believe-inheaven.pp mp bushes- end. 105 bushes- end. Theonly- thingtocomenowisthe Solo tutti 13 PERUSAL ONLY
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sea. mf Poch. più mosso ( q. = 100-104) 108 mf mf Frombetween- twohillsasudden112 mf Frombetween- twohillsasuddenwind funnels-at me, 117 wind funnels-at me, f * S, A T, B * In this section, the accidentals should be voiced down by the pianist unless otherwise indicated. 14 PERUSAL ON
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Slap f ping-itsphantom- laundry-inmyface. 122 Slap f ping-itsphantom- laundry-inmyface. The rhapsodic hills aretoogreen and 126 The rhapsodic hills aretoogreen and The rhapsodic hills aretoogreen and The rhapsodic hills aretoogreen and 2 2 2 2 2 15 PERUSA
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sheeppathbe tween them. 139 sheeppathbe tween them. be tween them. be tween them. f espress. f espress. A A last last hookbrings hook, meto to thehills' the north north ern ern face, face,144 17 PERUSAL O
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andthefaceis orange f rock Thatlooksouton 149 andthefaceis orange f rock Thatlooksouton noth ff ing,- nothing,- but a Broadening 152 noth ff ing,- nothing,- but a ff T, B 18 PERUSAL O
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f A tempo155 great fff space Of f whiteandpewter-lights, of great fff space Of f whiteandpewterfff f 158 whiteandpewter-lights ofwhiteandpewter-lights andadinlike ofwhiteandpewter-lights, lights, ofwhiteandpewter-lights, ofwhiteandpewter-lights,andadinlike S only 19 PERUSAL O
161 sil poco a poco cresc. ver-smiths, adinlikesil ver-smithssil poco a poco cresc. ver-smiths, adinlikesil ver-smithsff 164 Beat ff ing- and beating,- Beating- and beat ingBeat ff ing- and beating,- Beating- and beat ingff sim. 20 PERUSAL ONLY
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168 atanintrac-ta-ble-metal,- atanintrac ta-ble-metal,- atanintrac atanintrac-ta-ble-metal,- atanintrac ta-ble-metal,- atanintrac- ta-ble-metal,173 ta-ble-metal,- atanintrac-ta-ble-metal,atanintrac-ta-ble-metal,- atanintrac-ta-ble 21 PERUSAL ON
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