Mountain stars

  
PETER BIRD
Andante moderato (q = 100)    
                    
        

     
    
       
     
PIANO mp



A
       
5

      
p

(without vibrato....
S.1   
of the

An - i - mals of the night,

       
p
   
 
S.2

 
    
p An - i - mals of the night,

      
A.1
   
  
An - i - mals of the night, an - i -
   
p
    
A.2
 
   

          
An - i - mals of the night,
      
A
           
        
   
Pno.

 
   

     
  
p

       
  

  mp
   
     
mf

10

S.1   
night, in fur and feath - er bare - ly warm,
      
   
mp

     
mf
S.2
  
of the night, in fur and feath - er bare - ly warm,


mp mf
A.1                      
mals of the night, in fur and feath - er bare - ly warm,
    mp
   
      
mf
A.2
   
 of the night, in fur and feath - er bare - ly warm,
                     
         
Pno.

      
mp


    
mf


 
  
Copyright © 2008 by George Peter Bird. This edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, and recorded.

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        
subito p
  
15 f
 
mf
 
mp

f
S.1 
bare - ly warm, live with stars in con - stant sight,

   
mf

mp
    
f

subito p
S.2    
bare - ly warm, live with stars in con - stant sight,

 
mf

mp

subito p

         
A.1
 
bare - ly warm, live with stars in con - stant

  
 
mp mf
   
subito p
A.2
     
 bare - ly
          
warm, live with stars in con - stant

        
                 
Pno.


 
subito p

  


mp
    
mf

  

B
          
       
19

S.1     
stars in sight, and swim in
 
                    
S.2

stars in sight, swim,
 f  
A.1                 

sight, in con - stant sight, and swim
 f
            
A.2
      
 sight, in con - stant sight, and swim in

           
   B 
       

  
        
     
Pno.


      
f
  



    


 
 3

         
24 (f)

           
S.1 
sil - ver light. swim in sil - ver light, swim
 (f)
S.2               
 
swim in sil - ver light. and swim in sil - ver light, swim

     
(f)
      
    
A.1

in sil - ver light. swim in sil - ver light, swim

     
         
(f)
A.2    
 swim

 
sil - ver, sil - ver light. swim in sil - ver light,


     
 

 
Pno.

  
         
 

mf

      


 

  
31
         
S.1      
in sil - ver light.

   
S.2              
in sil - ver light.

      
A.1        
in sil - ver light.

  
A.2               
 in sil - ver light.

             

      
        
Pno.

          
mf


   





4
C
  
38

mf
S.1
  
              
Hu - mans of the swarm, hu - mans of the swarm, swarm

       
mf
       
S.2
   
Hu - mans of the swarm, hu - mans of the swarm

        
mf
   
    
A.1

Hu - mans of the swarm, of the swarm

   
    
mf (mf)
A.2
          
 Hu - mans of the swarm, hu - mans of the swarm rare - ly
C  
          
            
Pno.

  
     

 
 
      
mp

 


     
   
45 mp

        

S.1
rare - ly wan - der in the dark, un - til with -

    
    
mp
S.2
         
rare - ly wan - der in the dark, un - til with - in some

         
mp
     
  
A.1

rare - ly wan - der in the dark, in the dark, Ah

  
A.2
      
 wan - der in the dark. Ah

   
            
  


 


        
Pno.

     

 5

         
    
51 a tempo
 
mf f
 
S.1  
in some mount - ain park they meet prim - e - val charm:

  
f

      
 
    
mf
S.2  
moun - tain park they meet prim - e - val charm:

  
mf f
 
 
         
 
 
 
A.1

they meet prim - e - val charm:

  
f  
A.2             
 they meet prim - e - val charm:
     
     
a tempo

              



  
      
f

  
Pno.
       

 

D
       
57

S.1         
Beau - ty in - fin - ite and stark;

       
mp
S.2       


Beau - ty in - fin - ite and stark;


      
mp
A.1
        
Beau - ty in - fin - ite and stark;
      
     
mp
A.2     


Beau - ty in - fin - ite and stark; stark;

               
       
D
 
       


  
Pno.
   mf

mp
  p
                 
    

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                   
65

S.1    

      
Be- gin - ning and the end of time; Ah
        
S.2     
  

Be- gin - ning and the end of time; mass and en - er - gy in rhyme;

          
mf
A.1
  
      in -
          
time;


A.2

 all mass and en - er - gy in rhyme;

           
73 mf f
S.1    
in - vit - a - tion to em - bark.
   
mf

         
f mp
S.2 
  f
in - vit - a - tion to em - bark. Ly -

     
mf
A.1
     
 mf
     f
- vit - a - tion to em - bark. Beau - ty
     
mf  
A.2 

 in - vit - a - tion to em -
    
bark.     - ty
Beau
          
 

    
  
   
f 
   
  
Pno.
  

         
80
 
mp mf
S.1         
       
Ly - ing gaz
ing, gaz - - ing; Fly -

           
S.2

     
- ing, ly - ing gaz - ing, gaz - ing;
A.1         
(mf)

          
    
in - fin - ite and

stark;
      
(mf)   
Be - gin - ning
   
and the end of
 
A.2 

  
 in - fin - ite and stark; Gaz - ing. Be - gin - ning and the end of
                        
      
Pno.

  

 


             


     
 7
f
           
87

     
mf
S.1    
ing, fly - ing, blaz - ing; fly - - - - ing,
   
      
mf f

    
S.2
   
Fly - ing, blaz - ing.
 
(mf) f

A.1                    
time; all mass and en - er - gy in rhyme;

      
(mf)
   
f
   
A.2 

   

    
time; all mass and en - er - gy in rhyme;

           
            
  
Pno.

 
     




          

   
     
 


             
  
95 ff

S.1   
Up is down and night is day. Ah.

         
ff
     
S.2  
Up is down and night is day. See the Earth be-

           
ff
A.1     
Up is down and night is day. Ah.
               
ff
 
A.2   

  
Up is down and night is day. See the Earth be-

                   

  
            



      
            
Pno.

      
   

8

      
102 f

           
S.1 
Ah. Throw your

       
    
f
S.2     
- hind you turn - ing, turn ing; Thow your

   
f
      
   
A.1

Ah. Throw your

            
f
A.2
  

 
- hind you turn - ing, turn - - ing; Throw

                     
        
Pno.

  
    
  

 
 
 


   
mf


mp

     
mf
    
108

S.1       
lit - tle self a - way.
mp p

pp

        
mf

         

S.2
  
lit - tle self a- way.


mp p pp

 
mf

  
(stagger-breathe....
A.1          
lit - tle self a- way.
       
mf
A.2
        
 your lit - tle self a - way.

    

         
    
Pno.

         

    
PIANO

Mountain stars
   
PETER BIRD
  
  
              
Andante moderato (q = 100)

          



      
                 
mp



            A 
      
5

             



      
 

p
            



           
9

           



       
mp
  
mf
  
     

13
              
  

        

   

     
subito p
  
  

  
                            
17

          

  
mp
     
mf
      

Copyright © 2008 by George Peter Bird. This edition may be freely distributed, duplicated, performed, and recorded.
V.S.
2 PIANO
21
    B    
                   

 f

    
 


 
 



  

  


  

26
  
   
   

 
   
mf


      

   

   
        
33

  
  


    
mf


   

   


         
37

C
              

    


       

 
 
    

 
43

             
  



    
mp

    
 

       

49 a tempo

       

    
 





             
           



 PIANO 3

         
            
56

     




  
      
 
f
       
mf

  
 
  
61 D
  

   


 
  
 
mp
    
p 

           
                    
77

     

    
     
             
f


   
 
                
83

   
  


      
   

   
  
   
   


     
          
89
  
 
        

      


 


    
             

  


               
     

96

          




         

      
          
   V.S.
4 PIANO

 
                    
102

      

        
   

 
  
 

  

       
107

    

    

   

mf
         


