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SEA-011-00 $6.00 Things That Go Bump In the Night A journey from dusk to dawn in three movements (Composed with students from Edward Smith Elementary School) SA, piano, and optional flute Elizabeth Alexander (800) 278-2087 ~ www.seafarerpress.com

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Page 1: Things That Go Bump In the Night - seafarerpress.com...& students at (h =60) Edward Smith Elementary School© 1997, 2006 by Elizabeth Alexander I. And the moon is listening... Placidly

SEA-011-00 $6.00

Things That Go Bump

In the NightA journey from dusk to dawn in three movements

(Composed with students from Edward Smith Elementary School)

SA, piano, and optional flute

Elizabeth Alexander

Seafarer Press(800) 278-2087 ~ www.seafarerpress.com

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Things That Go Bump in the Night

I. And the moon is listening...by Clarence Brennen, Zack Clark, Sarah Doucette, Corky Ellison, Mallisa Gasparovic,

Caitlin Gucker-Kantor, Jenna Hawkins, Kamesha Huddleston, Nikki King, Sean Moore,Kristen Myrick, Ashley Spinks, Katie Steele, & Maggie Stonecash

I lie in bed at night and listen.Doors creak and walls moan,Faucets drip and the house is settling.And the moon is listening...

I lie in bed at night and listen.Mice creep and clocks tick,Marking time while we are dreaming.And the moon is listening...

My cats go bumpity-bump all night,Mischief happening left and right.Bumpity-bumpity-bumpity-bumpity-bump!

I lie in bed at night and listen.Snow falls and branches sway,Wind chimes clatter in the breeze.And the moon is listening...And I drift to sleep...

II. There it is again!by Zara Asman, Jessica Barbour, Kyle Bell, Thomas Brown, Brandon Burchand, Nicole Caffy, Zack Clark,

Kim Crossway, Nick DeCarlo, Sarah Doucette, Joshua Gamage, Max Gerros, Erin Godwin, Gwen Hayward,Eddie Herron, Stacey Karpouzes, Patrick Kelly, Meagan Kennedy, Jennifer Knight, Michael McLaughlin,

Meghan Mehan, Sean Moore, Katie Ninno, Claire Pietrzak, Logan Pistello, Josh Pagan, Andrew Post, Kate Price,Chris Resti, Crysten Rushmore, Sulaiman Abdul Sabur, Amy Savage, Sarah Schechter, Lauren Shaw, Beth Stricker,

Amanda Sullivan, Kent Sutherland, David Swift, Daquan Thomas, Joel Tillman, Eric Uhlig, Porsche Walker,Dorsey Williams, Sierra Williams, Rhiannon Wilson, & Jordan Wood

Cracking lumber wakes me from my slumber,And my fear takes hold.Sky and clouds brawl, simple things make my skin crawl,And the night grows suddenly loud and dark and cold.

I hold my breath and dare not make a peep.I try to go back to sleep...I can’t go back to sleep...

Oooooooooh, Oooooooooh — What’s that?

I hear a creaking and a moaning — souls in agony are groaning.

Oooooooooh, Oooooooooh — There it is again! — Who’s there?

It’s getting louder, and louder, and louder!If I close my eyes, maybe it won’t be able to see me!

Something’s creeping under my bed!Is it alive or is it dead?Does it even have a head?I pull my legs under the covers!

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What a grim and grisley howl!Is it a wolf or a great white owl?Is it a monster wicked and fowl? — There it is again!I feel my hair rising... rising... higher and higher to the roof!

I’m so scared I rattle the sheets! I’m so scared I start to freeze!

Open the door to my closet, trying to find what could cause it...

A roar and a rip and then I know it’s a Bad Mean Scary Tiger,And it’s coming closer, and closer, and closer...I see its yellow eyes! It’s on my bed!And it’s coming towards me and I hear this noise:PURRRRRRRRRRRR... I turn on the light, not a shadow in sight —So I go back to sleep, but back they all creep...

***************************

It’s getting louder, and louder and louder!Something’s peeking in my window!

Is it a giant or a crook?Witch of the West or Captain Hook?I’m afraid to take a look!Okay, try to stay calm...

What’s that shadow that I see?Is it a spider bigger than me?Should I hide or should I flee? — There it is again!I feel my house shaking...shaking...shaking...No, I’m shaking!

I’m so scared I jump out of my Pjs! I’m so scared I start to grow a beard!

Footsteps in the hall... I’m not afraid, not at all....

A roar and a rip and then I know it’s a... it’s a... it’s a...And it’s coming closer, and closer, and closer...It opens up my door! Its eyes turn red!And it’s coming towards me and I hear this noise...GET BACK IN BED!

I turn on the light, not a shadow in sight —So I go back to sleep, and I don’t hear a peep.

III. Things That Go Bump in the Night by Anna Guisbond & Katie Wood

I pull the covers from my face, and glance around the room.The light of dawn reveals no trace that I had been visited by creatures of doom.

Things that go bump in the night just mightMake somebody get light with fright.They get so scared that they might be caredBy the things that go bump in the night.

But they know it isn’t true,And hopefully so do you.

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This piece is not for a shy choir! In order to create a mysterious atmosphere, singers are askedto speak, whisper, shout, moan, click their tongues, and make rolls in their throats. They arealso asked to rub their hands together, snap their fingers, and stomp their feet on the floor!

Neither may the pianist be a shrinking violet! The pianist is asked to play inside the piano,striking the strings with the palm, playing glissandos with the fingernail, or dampening certainstrings while playing them on the keyboard. There are also some chord clusters that are playedusing the whole forearm!

Many measures in this piece do not have time signatures. These measures, which contain specialeffects and spoken words, should be given as much time as they need, depending on the musicalcontent.

It is more important to have fun with these effects than to do them “exactly right.”

Things That Go Bump in the Night was composed with and for students at Syracuse’s EdwardSmith Elementary School, as part of Syracuse Society for New Music’s Composers-in-the-Schools project. The original work, as performed by the entire music program of the school,consisted of three movements for chorus, one interlude for band, and two interludes for stringorchestra. The three choral movements, performed separately, create their own “Journey fromDusk to Dawn.”

The composition of this piece was truly collaborative. Before I came on the scene, the studentschose a subject for the piece, and then produced a wealth of creative writing on that theme. Iedited these varied poems, stories and descriptions, assembling them into three song lyrics withvery different moods. Then, small groups of student composers met, choosing time signaturestempos, and chord qualities; composing melodies, rhythms and harmonies; assigning parts toinstruments; and adding special effects. Finally, I forged their ideas into a large work whichstudent musicians learned and performed for their teachers, parents, and friends.

Funding for this project was provided by New York State Council on the Arts; The CoplandFund; Martin A Yenawine and I’m Smart of CNY, Inc. Also vital to this effort was the energeticgrant-writer Billie Burdick, Syracuse Society for New Music’s Neva Pilgrim, and the talentedand enthusiastic teachers at Edward Smith Elementary School.

Student Composers: Mikel Ashkin, Sean Bailey, Kirsten Barrett, Kim Crossways, Robert Dougherty,Lisa Eade, Emile Godwin, Jaqual Green, Matt Guisbond, Shatosha McMullen, Ana Riley, Meredith Robson,Katie Scheutzow, Kye Smith, Alexandra Watson, Matt Abbott, Jessica Barbour, Chris Hall, Elizabeth Klemperer,Elisha Maxfield, Brian McCulley, Maggie Stonecash, Kent Sutherland, Joel Tillman, Katie Wood, Ashley Bailey,Kyle Bell, Clarence Brennen, Grace Broadwater, Zach Chase, Sarah Floyd, Tyler McAndrew, Evi Robinson,Daquan Thomas, & Eli Tiffault

Student Lyricists are listed with the lyrics of the individual songs.

For more information about Elizabeth Alexander and her music,including scores, recordings, grants, awards, and current projects, visit:

www.elizabethalexander.com

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& students at Edward Smith Elementary School(h=60)

© 1997, 2006 by Elizabeth Alexander

I. And the moon is listening...Placidly

Things That Go Bump in the NightCommissioned by Society for New Music, as part of the Composers-in-the-Schools Project

Elizabeth Alexander

Tutti

Piano

for Treble Choir in 1 part (Tutti), 2 parts (I, II) and 3 parts (A, B, C)

Each new note like a distant bell

pp

7

Tutti

I

pp placidly

lie

in

bed

at

night

and

lis

ten,

-

14

I

II

Doors

creak

and

walls

moan,

Fau

cets

- drip

and the house

is

set tl- ing,

-

18

I

II

(ng)

And�

the

moon

is

Tongue clicks, like a dripping faucetForm mouth into large or small "O"

And

the

moon

is

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24

I

II

lis

ppten

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mp

pp

36

Tutti

I

lie

in

bed

at

night

and

lis

ten,

-

43

I

II

Mice

creep

and

clocks

tick,

Mark

ing

- time

while

we

are

dream ing.

-

2

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I

II

Tongue clicks, like a ticking clock(Form mouth into large or small "O")

mechanically

And

the

moon

is

(ng)

And

the

moon

is

53

I

II

lis

ten

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ten

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58

Tutti

energetically mfMy

mf

3 6 6

3 3

62

Tutti

cats go bump

i- ty- bump

all night,

3

3 3

3 3

3

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Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous

web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael

deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,

poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer

B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,

composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web

designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,

composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet

B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf

Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven

Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John

Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,

poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &

George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B

Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray

Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet

B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer

B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,

proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,

composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher

B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,

artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald

Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B

Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B

Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,

composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents

B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,

composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B

Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet

B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet

B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,

technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet

B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller

B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.

David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King

THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

(YOU KNOW WHY.)

A COMPLETE PERUSAL COPY MAY BE PURCHASED

FROM ELIZABETH ALEXANDER AT

Seafarer PressSeafarer PressSeafarer PressSeafarer Presswww.seafarerpress.com

A LOT OF HARD WORK &CREATIVITY

WENT INTO BRINGING

THIS MUSIC TO YOU...

...AND SOME OF IT

WAS EVEN MINE.

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75

Tutti

bump!

pp

81

Tutti

I

pp placidly

lie

in

bed

at

night

and

lis

ten,

-

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Tutti

Snow

falls

and

branch

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- sway,

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chimes

clat ter

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the

breeze,

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And

the

moon

is

5

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A

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dreamily

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A

B

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to

sleep.

to

sleep.

to

sleep.

6

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Mysteriously

Mysteriously

II. There It Is Again!

I

II

Rub hands togethermp

Exhale, making wind soundsp

Pat lowest strings with palm

p

f

p

(h = 60)

(h = 60)

5

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ing

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ber

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wakes

me

from

my

slum

ber,

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and

my

fear

mf

takes

gliss.

p

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p

f

f

11

I

II

hold.

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mp

Snap fingers rapidly

p

f

p

(h = 60)

(h = 60)

15

Tutti

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pSpoken

and

clouds

brawl,

sim ple- things

make my skin

crawl,

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and the

f

p

f

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19

Tutti

night

grows

sud den- ly

- loud

and

dark

and

p

cold.

Glissando on middle strings with fingernail

f

p

24

Tutti

I

pp

hold

my

breath

and

dare

not

make

a

peep.

29

I

II

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hold

my

breath

and

dare

not

make

a

I

p

hold

my

breath

and

dare

not

make

a

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f

p

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I

II

peep.

I

mp

try

to

go

3

back

to

sleep,

I

mf

peep.

I

mp

try

to

go

3

back

to

sleep,

I

mf

mp

3

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8

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37

I

II

try

to

go

3

back

to

sleep,

I

ftry

to

go

3

back

to

sleep.

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to

go

3

back

to

sleep,

I

f

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to

go

3

back

to

sleep.

3

3

f

41

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II

I can't go back to sleep!

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Tutti:

mf

Moaned (higher)

port.

Oooooh

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port.

p

f

45

I

II

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Whispered repeatedly, randomlymp

WHAT'S THAT?

Shouted

f

48

I

II

I

pp

hear

a

creak

ing

- and

a

moan

ing,

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in

a

gon

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Glissando on middle strings with fingernail

pp

9

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53

I

II

Such

p

a

creak

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groan

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creak

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and

moan

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and

squeak

ing

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groan

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creak

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and

mp

squeak

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and

groan

ing,

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and

creak

ing

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and

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moan

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groan

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mfMoaned (higher)

port.

moan

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groan

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mfMoaned (lower)

port.

68

I

II

Scratch, Scrunchity, Scritch

Whispered repeatedly, randomlymp

Solo:Shouted

THERE IT IS AGAIN!

WHO'S THERE?

Tutti:Shouted

10

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Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous

web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael

deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,

poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer

B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,

composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web

designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,

composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet

B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf

Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven

Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John

Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,

poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &

George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B

Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray

Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet

B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer

B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,

proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,

composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher

B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,

artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald

Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B

Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B

Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,

composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents

B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,

composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B

Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet

B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet

B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,

technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet

B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller

B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.

David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King

THIS PAGE HAS BEEN INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

(YOU KNOW WHY.)

A COMPLETE PERUSAL COPY MAY BE PURCHASED

FROM ELIZABETH ALEXANDER AT

Seafarer PressSeafarer PressSeafarer PressSeafarer Presswww.seafarerpress.com

A LOT OF HARD WORK &CREATIVITY

WENT INTO BRINGING

THIS MUSIC TO YOU...

...AND SOME OF IT

WAS EVEN MINE.

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(h = 88)

(h = 88)

92

Tutti

Some

mp

thing's

- creep

ing

- un der- my

bed.

-

Is

it a live

- or

is

it

dead?

mp

96

Tutti

Does

it

e

ven

- have

a

head?

Solo:Spoken

mf

I pull my legs under the covers!

mf

99

Tutti

What

mfa

grim

and

gris

ley

- howl!

Is

it a wolf

or a great

white

owl?

mf

103

Tutti

Is

it a mon

ster

- wick ed- and

foul?

THERE IT IS AGAIN!

Solo:Shouted

f

f

106

I

II

Tutti:Spokenmp

I feel my hair rising...rising...higher and higher to the roof!

f

Scritch, scratchity, scrunch

Tutti:Whispered repeatedly, randomlymp

12

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I

Tutti

I'm

Solo:

mf

Spoken

so scared

I rat

tle- the sheets!

Spoken. Stomp foot on the downbeats as indicated.(Do not actually say the word "stomp.")

I'm...

mf[STOMP]

I'm...

[STOMP],

I'm...

Dampen strings with right hand f

113

I

Tutti

I'm

Solo:

mf

Spoken

so scared

I start

to freeze!

[STOMP!],

I'm...

[STOMP!],

I'm...

117

Tutti

[STOMP!],

I'm...

[STOMP!],

I'm...

123

mp

13

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I

II

O

p

pen- thedoor

to my clo

set,-

Try ing- to find

what could cause

it,

O

p

pen- thedoor

to my clo

set,-

Try ing- to find

what could cause

it,

p

131

I

II

O

mp

pen- the door

to my clo

set,-

Try ing- to find

what could cause

it,

O

mp

pen- the door

to my clo

set,-

Try ing- to find

what could cause

it,

mp

135

I

II

O

mf

pen- the door

to my clo

set,-

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what could

O

mf

pen- the door

to my clo

set,-

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what could

Play Chord Cluster with Arm (Lowest keys on piano)

p

mf

14

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139

Tutti

A

mfroar

and a rip,

and

then

I

know

it's a Bad

Mean

Sca

ry

- Ti

ger,

-

mf

144

Tutti

and it's com ing- clo

ser,

- and

clo

ser,

- and

clo

ser,

-

148

Tutti

Inhale audibly, in a longslow collective gasp

Tutti:Spoken

mf

I

see its yel low- eyes!

It's

on

my

bed!

mf

153

Tutti

And it's com ing- towards

me

and I hear

this

noise,

I

hear

this

noise:

ff

15

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Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous

web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael

deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,

poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer

B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,

composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web

designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,

composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet

B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf

Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven

Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John

Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,

poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &

George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B

Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray

Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet

B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer

B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,

proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,

composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher

B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,

artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald

Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B

Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B

Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,

composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents

B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,

composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B

Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet

B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet

B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,

technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet

B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller

B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.

David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King

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I

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It's

pp

get

ting

- loud

er,

-

It's

pp

get

ting

-

186

I

II

It's

p

get

ting

- loud

er,

-

It's

mp

get

ting

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loud

er,

-

It's

p

get

ting

- loud

er,

-

192 molto accel.

molto accel.

I

II

loud

er,

-

and

loud

er,

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and

loud

er,

-

and

loud

er

-

and

loud

er,

-

and

and

mp

loud

er,

-

and

loud

er

-

and

loud

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and

197

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-

and

loud

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-

and

loud

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er,

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Solo:Spokenmf

Something's peeking in my window!

loud

er,

-

and

loud

er,

-

and

loud

f

er,

-

f

17

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(h = 88)

(h = 88)

201

Tutti

Is

mp

it a gi

ant

- or

a

crook?

Witch

of theWest

or

Cap

tain

- Hook?

mp

205

Tutti

I'm

a

fraid

- to

take

a

look!

Solo:

mpSpoken, as if speaking to onesself

Okay, try to stay calm...

mp

208

Tutti

What's

mfthat

sha

dow

- that

I

see?

Is

it a spi

der

- big ger- than

me?

mf

212

Tutti

Should

I

hide

or

should

I

flee?

Solo:Shouted

f

THERE IT IS AGAIN!

mp

f

Solo:

215

I

II

I feel my house shaking... shaking... shaking... No, I'm shaking!

Tutti:Spoken Spoken

mf

Scritch, scratchity, scrunch

Tutti:Whispered repeatedly, randomlymp

18

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II

Tutti

I'm

Solo:

mf

Spoken

so scared

I jump out

of my P.

J.s!

Spoken. Stomp foot on the downbeats as indicated.

I'm...

mf[STOMP]

I'm...

[STOMP],

I'm...

Dampen strings with right hand

f

222

II

Tutti

I'm

Solo:

mf

Spoken

so scared

I start

to grow a beard!

4

[STOMP!],

I'm...

[STOMP!],

I'm...

226

Tutti

[STOMP!],

I'm...

[STOMP!],

I'm...

232

mp

19

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Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous

web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael

deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,

poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer

B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,

composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web

designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,

composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet

B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf

Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven

Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John

Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,

poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &

George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B

Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray

Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet

B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer

B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,

proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,

composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher

B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,

artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald

Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B

Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B

Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,

composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents

B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,

composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B

Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet

B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet

B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,

technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet

B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller

B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.

David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King

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Tutti

A

mfroar

and a rip

and

then

I

know

it's a...

it's a...

it's a...

mf

253

Tutti

and it's com ing- clo

ser,

- and

clo

ser,

- and

clo

ser,

-

257

Tutti

Aaaaaaaaaa!*

Scream for just one second. WATCH THE CONDUCTOR!Cut off should be extremely precise!

ffport.

* Yep, there's a full-fledged scream in this piece. Depending on the situation,your ensemble may prefer to use a different vocalization, or to have a soloistdo some other melodramatic thing here instead.

It

o pens- up my door!

My

eyes

turn

red!

ff

mf

262

Tutti

And it's com ing- towards

me

and I hear

this

noise,

I

hear

this

noise:

f

21

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Solo

GET

Spoken. This may be a choir member if you wish, although myfavorite option is planting a deep-voiced parent in the audience.

fBACK

IN

BED!

pp

272

I

II

I

ppturn

out

the

light,

not a sha

dow

- in

sight,

so I

I

pp

turn

out

the

light,

not a sha

dow

- in

sight,

so I

278

I

II

go

back

to

sleep,

and I don't

hear

a

peep.

go

back

to

sleep,

and I don't

hear

a

peep.

283

I

II

22

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III. Things That Go Bump in the Night

pp

9

Flute

mp

3

3

3

3

(cue notes for rehearsal only, or in the absense of a flutist)

3

3

3

3

pp

13

Flute

Tutti

3

3

I

pp placidly

3

3

17

Tutti

pull

the

cov

ers

- from

my

face

and

glance

a

round

- my

room.

23

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Flute

Tutti

3

3

The

3

3

26

Tutti

light

of

dawn

re

veals

- no

trace

30

I

II

ponderously

that

I

had

been

vi

sit

- ed

- by

crea

tures

- of

that

ponderously

I

had

been

vi

sit

- ed

- by

crea

tures

- of

(h = h.) or (q = q.)35

I

II

doom.

mf

doom.

mf

24

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Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous

web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael

deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,

poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer

B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,

composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web

designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,

composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet

B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf

Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven

Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John

Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,

poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &

George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B

Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray

Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet

B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer

B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,

proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,

composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher

B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,

artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald

Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B

Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B

Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,

composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents

B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,

composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B

Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet

B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet

B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,

technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet

B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller

B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.

David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King

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59

Tutti

things that go bump

in the night.

63

pp

67

pp

71

A

Things

CHOIR BREAKS INTO 3 PARTS FOR CANON:pp

that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

pp

75

A

B

Things that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

Things

pp

that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

26

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A

B

C

Things that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

Things that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

Things

pp

that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

83

A

B

C

They

get

so

scared

that

Things that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

Things that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

87

A

B

C

they

might

be

cared

by

the

They

get

so

scared

that

Things that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

27

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A

B

C

Things that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

they

might

be

cared

by

the

They

get

so

scared

that

95

A

B

C

They

get

so

scared

that

Things that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

they

might

be

cared

by

the

99

A

B

C

they

might

be

cared

by

the

They

get

so

scared

that

Things that go bump

in the night

just might

make

some bod

- y- get light

with fright.

28

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Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous

web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael

deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey,

poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer

B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher,

composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web

designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa,

composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet

B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf

Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven

Stucky, composer/teacher B Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John

Greenleaf Whittier, poet B Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood,

poet B Yehudi Wyner, composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret &

George Alexander, parents B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B

Abbie Betinis, composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray

Bradbury, writer B Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet

B Evelyn Dudley, poet B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer

B Pesha Gertler, poet B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike,

proofreader B Steve Harper, technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill,

composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher

B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen,

artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J. David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald

Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King Sigismund III, religious reformer B Steven Stucky, composer/teacher B

Rabindranath Tagore, poet B Howard Thurman, civil rights leader/writer B John Greenleaf Whittier, poet B

Theodore Chickering Williams, poet B Daniel Winter, pianist/teacher B Nancy Wood, poet B Yehudi Wyner,

composer/teacher B Paul Adams, technical advisor B Opal Palmer Adisa, poet B Margaret & George Alexander, parents

B Yehuda Amichai, poet B Bjorn Arneson, generous web designer B Scott Bates, poet B Abbie Betinis,

composer/colleague B Dennis Blubaugh, music dealer B Michael deVernon Boblett, poet B Ray Bradbury, writer B

Norbert Capek, visionary B e. e. cummings, poet B Philip Dacey, poet B Emily Dickinson, poet B Evelyn Dudley, poet

B Rob Eller-Isaacs, minister/writer B Sophia Lyon Fahs, writer B Richard M. Fewkes, writer B Pesha Gertler, poet

B Richard S. Gilbert, minister/writer B Jack Gallagher, composer/teacher B Paul Gerike, proofreader B Steve Harper,

technical advisor B Steve Hawkins, generous web designer B Edie Hill, composer/colleague B Langston Hughes, poet

B Mark Humphrey, piano technician B Karel Husa, composer/teacher B Kalidasa, poet B Garrison Keillor, storyteller

B Denise Levertov, poet B George Ella Lyon, poet B Jonathan Machen, artist B Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet B J.

David Moore, composer/colleague B Joan Wolf Prefontaine, poet B Gerald Rich, poet B Carl Sandburg, poet B King

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in the night

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[STOMP! STOMP!]

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that go bump

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stand very very still

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BRING DOWN THE HOUSE!

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