A Love Charm
1994, rev. 2017
Full score
Gary Bachlund
A Love Charm After a story by Hans Christian Andersen
for Glynn and Gio Ross
Cast and Contents
In order of appearance: Prince (baritone), Princess (mezzo soprano), Valet (high baritone), Mayor (character
tenor), Sir Bumble (bass), Lady Jollyjaws (soprano), Shepherd (tenor), and Shepherdess (lyric soprano). i. Prelude and Fugue 1
Instrumental
ii. Alone, at last! 16 Princess and Prince
iii. A Love Duet 18 Princess and Prince
iv. An Interruption 37 Princess, Prince and Valet
v. The Plan 45 Princess, Prince and Valet
vi. The Wise Man Cometh 54 Valet
vii. The Call of the Charm 62 Princess, Prince and Valet
viii. The Visitations 72 Princess, Prince, Valet, Mayor, Lady Jollyjaws and Sir Bumble
ix. A Lady's Advice 93 Lady Jollyjaws
x. Next! 110 Princess, Prince, Valet, Lady Jollyjaws, Sir Bumble, Shepherdess and Shepherd
xi. Colors 115 Shepherdess and Shepherd
xii. Lessons Learned 127 Princess, Prince, Valet, Shepherdess and Shepherd
Chamber ensemble
Piano, harpsichord, percussion (bell tree, glockenspiel, snare drum, suspended cymbal, tambourine, triangle) and
string quintet
Copyright © 1994 Gary Bachlund All international rights reserved. www,bachlund.org
Glockenspiel
Piano
Harpsichord
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Contrabass
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After a story by Hans Christian Andersen
for Glynn and Gio Ross
A Love Charm
Words and music byGary Bachlund
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rit. A tempo
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Princess Beauteous
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My prince. My char mingPrince Char ming!
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A lone,at last! My prin cess! My bride, my Prin cess
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ii. At last, alone!
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My heart's de light! We shall ne ver be as hap pyas we are
Beau teous! We're one this night! We shall ne verbe as hap pyas we are
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to day. One great love.
to day.
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iii. A Love Duet
rubato a piacere, ma molto calando
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Cym.
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One burn ing
Ten der love.
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love like Tris tan and Ju liet.
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No! No! Tris tan and I
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Princess Beauteous
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Oh? Le gends shall pale com pared to our
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sol de!
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love.
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One glo rious love like Lan ce lot and Cle o
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Dear... Lan ce lot and Gui ne vere!
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pa tra. Oh? No thing's like
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Ir re place a ble love.
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our in es ca pa ble love. In ex pli ca ble
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Princess Beauteous
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Yes, but will you still love me when I am
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love.
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past my prime? Will you still want me
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simile
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Princess Beauteous
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as I am gro wing old? Will our hearts grow cold?
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Dar ling...
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How can I know? Shall I be lone ly?
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Princess Beauteous
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Li ving a lone with out rea son or rhyme?
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Princess Beauteous
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That shall not be! We have
[ a large sigh... ]
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Splen did love.
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one great love.
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No!
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I burn with love like Ve nusand A be lard.
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Ve nus and A do nis!
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Re ally? Le gends seem stale com
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One stead fast love like
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pared to our love.
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Pel le as and Chlo ë! What e ver!
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Dear! Daph nis was with Chloë!
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No thing's more sure than un shak a ble love. Un mis
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Our un break a ble
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tak a ble love
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love. Yes, but will you still love me
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Dear est...
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when I am up in years? Will you still
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Prince Charming
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want me as I am grow ing frail? Will the mar riage
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Princess Beauteous
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Hus band...
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fail? How can I know? Must I be
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Prince Charming
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lone ly? Liv ing a lone is the worst of my
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Princess Beauteous
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That shall not be. Hope ful ly
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fears! No?
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not. And what do you mean by
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Just what do you mean by"hope fully not?"
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"what do I mean?" You're the one who said it!
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Well! What's that sup posedto mean?
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You know what you said! Swee tie!
Said what? What do you mean by that! Hon eypie!
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Dear est. One great love.
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Ten d'rest love. One burn ing love like Tris tan and I
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Ten d'rest love.
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sol de! My Prince Charm ing!
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Dear est�-- Charm ing and Beau teous! Prin cess
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We're hus band and wife. And mar ried for
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Beau teous! We're hus band and wife. And mar ried for
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life. But will you still love me, trou bled by
life. But will you still love me, trou bled by
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mar ried strife? Mar ried strife? Strife!
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mar ried strife? Mar ried strife? Strife!
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Strife! For life! For life! For life! For life! Life?
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Strife! For life! For life! For life! Life?
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Hus band? Dear est love.
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Wife? Dear est love.
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Cham pagnefor ev' ry bo dy! For the new lyweds.
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[ The Prince and Princess remain locked in an embrace and kiss.]
iv. An Interruption
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Don't stop just be causeI'm here.
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I see no thing!
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Just mind ingmy own bus' ness, This is awk ward,I'm sure you will a
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Cham pagne! How thought ful of you!
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gree. It's an
Cham pagne!
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Cham pagne! Cham pagne! It's plain, cham pagnemakes
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ho nor to do! Cham pagne! Cham pagne!
Cham pagne!Cham pane!Cham pagne!
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joy ful a new. Cham pagne! Cham pagne! In a
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May I serve you cham pagne? Cham pagne!
A de light,through and through!Cham pagne!Cham pagne!Cham pagne! In a
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PrincessBeauteous
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toast to our love, to the wed ding,the bed ding,we'll drink a glass! Cham pagne!
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All your sub jectsdo
toast to our love, to the wed ding,the bed ding,we'll drink a glass! Cham pagne!
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ce lebrate your day of bliss! With good for tunelike this, you will most sure ly miss those
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Mar ried strife?
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days of mar riedstrife.
Strife? Mar ried strife?
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Strife? Strife? For life? For life? For
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Strife? Strife? For life? For life?
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life? Life!
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Was it some thingI said?
Life!
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Hus band? Cham pagne!
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This is where I came in. Cham pagne!
Wife? Cham pagne!
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No! We must find the se cretto tru ly true hap piness. Or
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Yes! We must finda wise man,a seer, a sage, an o racle. To
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live our lives in wor rieddoubt.
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tell us of this se crettruth.
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Love seems a mys te ry which comes wi thouta gua ran tee.
There
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PrincessBeauteous
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Well, dear! We must pay that wise man to teach usles sonswon der ful! Les sons
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(Pay?) (Pay?)
must be!
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worth a ver yprince ly sum! Yes,
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(Pay has a sub tleway of ex plaining my steries a way!)
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we can buy the se cretof true love. Of pas sionsthat will ne ver e ver wane.
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We can buy the se cretof true love, of pas sionsthat will ne ver
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Who can ex plain? Let us re tain a wise man. Get the
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e ver wane. Who can ex plain?Let us re tain a wise man.
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best... ...ad vice.
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Get the best.. ...ad vice. I shall pay a ver ywise man a
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ve ry nice price. Ver y,ver y,ver y nice price to learn the ve rymys te ries of the love 'twixt two
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{ They kiss. ]
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Valet
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(He shall
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souls. The coup lingof two spi rits. The join ing of two hearts. Yes, I shall pay a ve ry
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pay a nice price!) (Ve ry,ve ry ve ry nice for me.) (And
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nice price, a ve ry,ve ry ve ry,ve ry,ve ry,nice price, to learn the ve rymys te ries of the
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Valet
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what an op portu ni ty!) I know just the man! Just the one you need! He's an ar tisan!
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love 'twixt two souls.
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On that, you'll be a greed. He's the ma gical, mys ti cal mi ra cle
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man. He fore tells what no cler gy or char latan can. He's the ma gical,
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mys ti cal, mar ve lous mi ra cle man. How
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Valet
PrinceCharming
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soon do you want to meet him? Sire! (Pay
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Im me di ate ly! If not soon er!
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has a spe cialway of...)
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Well, dear! Now we'll get a wise man to teach us les sonswon der ful. Les sons
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[ Valet exits with the empty champagne glasses.]
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PrincessBeauteous
PrinceCharming
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My prince! My Prince
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worth a ve ry prince ly sum. My prin cess.
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Charm ing, my love.
My love.
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Bell Tree
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Adagio rit.
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Bell Tree
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A ny bo dy here need a wise man? 'Cause
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[ The Valet re-enters, dressed in a hastily improvised disguise.]
vi. The Wise Man Cometh
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if that's true, I'm here for you! I'm a wise, wise, wise, wise man. I'm the
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wis estof some ve rywise men. When a nybo dy here needs a wise man, then I
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em phasizethat I'm the one to call. You'll fall for all my wis dom,as I a nalyze the
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small or tal lest pro blemsas they all a rise!I'll scru ti nize and then re or-ga nize your
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point of view!
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A ny one re quire an ad viceman? If so, that's great! I'll set you straight! I'll ex
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tem po rize a plan! I'm the prize a mongsome ve rywise men. I
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spe cia lize in pro blemsthat a rise be tween a man and wife. I
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mi ni mize the doubts that soon a rise,and lead to mar ried strife.
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In stead,may I ad vise a hap py life? Ev' ry bo dy here needs a wise man. I
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know that's true! There's no ta boo!Ask ad vice from a wise man! Ask the
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prize a mongsome ve rywise men! As ev' rybo-dy here needs a wise man, I must
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em phasizethat I'm the one you need. Take heed! And you'll suc ceed!
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Come! Come! I'm rea dyto read your minds. Well, now....
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Ah! And so, the cri tical ques tion:
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vii. The Call of the Charm
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Will your love and pas sionlast for life? Cer tainly it will, if... If... If you ob tain a
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charm. A love charm. Where will you find this a mulet?This ta lis manof las ting
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love? You must seek with inthe cir cleof one fam' ly, for that is
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where it lies, as it sanc tifies. En cir cled by the love of fam' ly, that's where you'll
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find this prize, hid denin dis guise. You shall know it by its ma ny co lors.
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Though it's hid den,you shall see it clear ly. Seek it most sin cerely.
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Bell Tree
Princess Beauteous
Valet
Prince Charming
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We must seek and find a cer tainspe cial fam' ly... for that is
...sin cere ly. Co lors!
We must seek and find a cer tainspe cial fam' ly... for that is
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where it lies, as it sanc tifies. En cir cled by one lov ing
Bril liant co lors! Co lors!
where it lies, as it sanc tifies. En cir cled by one lov ing
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Princess Beauteous
Valet
Prince Charming
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fam' ly, that's where we'll find this prize.. ...see through its dis guise.
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So mere ly seek sin cerely. You'll see it clear ly.
fam' ly, that's where we'll find this prize.. ...see through its dis guise.
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Valet
Prince Charming
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We shall know it by its ma ny co lors. Though it's hid den,we shall see it
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Co lors!
We shall know it by its ma ny co lors. Though it's hid den,we shall see it
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clear ly.
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Yes! Clear ly! I see that you shall find the charm of love with inthis place.
clear ly.
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Though seem ingcom monplace, it shall ap pearright here, so near in time and space.
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So, there is no thingmore for me to say to day. The charm will
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come to you, that's true. To day. Co lors! Hmm...
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[ The Prince pays for the advice and the Valet makes his exit.]
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Allegretto
Dar ling,do you think... Do you think we're spen dingour mo neywise ly?
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Princess Beauteous
Prince Charming
Pno.
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That's not what I mean.
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Of course, my dear! We're talk inga boutsim plythewis estof men!
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viii. The Visitations
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But, e ven so....
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Dear, I know what you mean. Look here, Beau teous!
Prince Charming
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My va lethas been with mefor three weeks now. He's as loy alan em ployeeas they come!
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Prince Charming
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If my va let says this wise man is in deedthe ma gi cal, most my sti cal, mi
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ra cu lous of men, well, that's good e noughfor me.
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[The Valet re-enters, having shed his disguise.]
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A Love Charm74
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Your ro yal high nesses?The Mayor has come to of feryou the keys to the ci ty.
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Bid him en ter.
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[ The Mayor enters with great pomp and ceremony.]
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Prince Charming
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The right hon' rable Mayor of the ci ty.
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Mayor
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Your ro yal high nesses,we
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ce lebrateyour wed dingby of fe ring the keys to the gates of our town. Your ro yalhigh nessesdo
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e le vatethe spread ingof mer ri mentand joy for our state and the crown. I take plea sureand
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pride in pre senting to you the keys to our ci ty.
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Mayor
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I speak for all your lo yalsub jectswhen I say I wish for you all the hap piness in the world.
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Mayor! One mo mentmore!
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[ Mayor begins to exit. ]
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Mayor
Prince Charming
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In deed. Mar ried for thir ty years. Thir ty years.
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Are you a mar riedman? Thir ty years?
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Mayor
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Pno.
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Ah! Life long hap pi
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Then in deed,you must have the ans werto tru ly true hap pi ness.
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ness. Yet, what is hap piness it self? How do we mea sure
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hap pi nessa crosssome span of time? How can we place one va lueon what's com monor sub
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lime? Al
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though I have act ed the hap py man, hea vy the bur den I
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bear, and si lentmy wife's des pair.
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For fate has ex act ed a wretch ed plan,
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gran tingno child as an heir. De ny ing our heart felt prayer.
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Hence I play that I'm ha'- ha'- ha'- ha'- ha'- ha' happy.
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[ The Mayor exits, weeping.]
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Sire, may I pre sentSir Bum bleand La dy Jol ly jaws.
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Lady Jollyjaws
Sir Bumble
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Your ro yal high ness es,... ...we ce lebrateyour wed ding,...
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[ Sir Bumble and Lady Jollyjaws enter with their own great pomp and ceremony.]
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Lady Jollyjaws
Sir Bumble
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...bring ingyou a to kenof our high es teem. Your ro yal high ness es il
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We... (Dear...)
Lady Jollyjaws
Sir Bumble
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lu mi nate the spread ing of mer ri ment and joy for your no ble re gime.
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(Dear...) Dear! I have
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Lady Jollyjaws
Sir Bumble
Pno.
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Cb.
Well? Well? It's
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some thingto say! Uh uhuh! Your ma jes ties....Uh... (Oh dear!)
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Lady Jollyjaws
Sir Bumble
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just his al- ler-gies.Your ro-yal high-ness-es, we con-se-crateyour wed-ding bybring-ing these giftsas a
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Your wed-ding! That's
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Lady Jollyjaws
Sir Bumble
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Cb.
sign of our love. Our love. Ourlove. (Quite nice ly said.)
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it! There of's a sign of ourlove. (Thanks.)
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Princess Beauteous
Prince Charming
Pno.
Vln. 1
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Vla.
Vc.
Dar ling,do you think.... should we ask the ques tion? My
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Per haps,my dear.
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Prince Charming
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prince will find the an swer.
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Your prince will ask the ques tion. Sir Knight, La dy,
Princess Beauteous
Lady Jollyjaws
Prince Charming
Sir Bumble
Pno.
Vln. 1
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Vla.
Vc.
Twen ty years! Then in deedyou must have the
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Twen ty years!
have you been mar riedlong?
(Twen ty years?)
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Princess Beauteous
Prince Charming
Sir Bumble
Pno.
Vln. 1
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Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
ans werto true hap pi ness?
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You've been blessed with chil- dren?
(Twen ty years? Real ly?)
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Lady Jollyjaws
Sir Bumble
Vln. 1
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Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Chil dren? Oh, yes! Lots of chil dren!
rit. 137
(Twen ty years?)
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Lady Jollyjaws
Prince Charming
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One for ev' ry year of wed ded bliss.
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This is a most ex tr'or di na ry
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sto ry, I must say, and to be mar ried for so long seems
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love that's here to stay. Be ing as fruit ful as you've been, you
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sure ly must con fess to fin ding out the se cret of a
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bi ding hap pi ness. Is it chil dren?
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Prince Charming
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ppp
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Chil dren? Please.
Tell us, please.
PRINCESS
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Allegretto
Sire, mean no dis respect, but, but, do you have a nyi deawhat it means to
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Lady Jollyjaws
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wash? Wash ingfor twen ty is plen ty of clothes. Twen tyof those lit tle
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A patter songix. A Lady's Advice
LADY JOLLYJAWS
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blou sesand breech es,andshorts for the beach es;che mise, if you please, and pants torn at the knees. There's
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night shirtsand dres singgowns, hand medowns,all kinds of clothes. And
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Lady Jollyjaws
Pno.
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can you i magine how much twen tychil drencan eat? Break fasta lone is an
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Lady Jollyjaws
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ea geraf fair! Mea gerwhat's left when, be leagueredand har ried,the kit chenhas fer riedwhat
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e ver we had to pre pare. Then the cup boardis bare! How un
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Lady Jollyjaws
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fair! Nap's time(close their lit tleyaps time)comes ne vertoo quick ly for me.
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Sleep's time! Ne verhear their peeps! I'm at last free from all that com- mo tion,an o ceanof
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S. D.
Lady Jollyjaws
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noise from a storm tossedsea. Are you pre
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Lady Jollyjaws
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pared to sac rifice your pri va cy to have chil dren? Think be foreyou have off spring!
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Lady Jollyjaws
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What do chil drenbring? It sy,bit sy ba bieschange ev' ry thing!
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Lady Jollyjaws
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Are you sug gesting tos singout se reni ty to raise chil dren? Peace and qui etflee a
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house holdwhen fro lic is in full swing. What a rude a waken ing!
rit. 62
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Lady Jollyjaws
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At mor ning cof fee,we are lan guishing; then those lit tle mis chief ma kershol ler
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with a hor ri fy ing yelp! While, o vernoth ingthey'll be an guish-ing,
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pan demon ium'sbreak ingout as some one'srun ningquick ly, cry ing "Help!" "He
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hit me first!" "Well, he hit me worst!" Ring a roundthe ro sy.
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Lady Jollyjaws
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Are n't chil dren co zy? You can't be se rious in think ing
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Lady Jollyjaws
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that you tru lywant chil dren! Pa renting is long suf f'ring if it's a ny thing.
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Cb.
Cer tain ly it's not a ca su al fling.
rit. 103
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Ti ny ba bieswear dia pers, and dia perscol lect the most ghast ly of
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things! My breed ingpre ventsme from tell ing it all, but how can that come from a
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Vc.
Cb.
ba by so small? Soon those tod dlersstu dyfor the pot ty. We thought the end
rit. A tempo124
p
p
p
p
p
Lady Jollyjaws
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
sure ly was ne ver,e verclear ly near. But ac cidents hap penback there in the rear, and
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mp
mp
mp
mf
arco
pizz.
A Love Charm 105
S. D.
Lady Jollyjaws
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mf
rit. Andantino138
when they cry, "Mom my,"you've some thingto fear! You must be
mf
mf
mf f
mf f
f
Lady Jollyjaws
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
cau tiousand con sider what it means to have chil dren. All those hoursof wash ing.
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mf
mf
arco
A Love Charm106
Lady Jollyjaws
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Con stantcla mor ing. Dai ly liv ing at its most pu nish ing. Con cise ad
149
mp
mp
mp
S. D.
Lady Jollyjaws
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mp
156
vice, to be pre cise: Think of shop ping, laun dry,
mp
mp
3
pizz.
A Love Charm 107
S. D.
Lady Jollyjaws
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
rit. 163
trip ping on toys, squab bling, tan trums, par ties and noise.
Lady Jollyjaws
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Heed my cau tioning; curb that han kering. Think on these things.
Adagio169
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col canto
A Love Charm108
S. D.
Lady Jollyjaws
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
ff fff
Andantino
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(I dare not speak of the teen age years!)
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
ff
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pizz. arco
pizz. arco
pizz. arco
arco
A Love Charm 109
Lady Jollyjaws
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Your high ness,my hus bandand I wish you hap piness.Great hap piness!
Andantino
mp
mp
mp
mp
Valet
Sir Bumble
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
(And not a mo menttoo soon!) Next!
6
C' c' come,dear. The chil drenare wait ing.
mf
mf
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68
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x. Next!
[ Sir Bumble drags Lady Jollyjaws away, ignominiously.]
pizz.
A Love Charm110
Glock.
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mf
Andante rit. 11
Your
Your
f
f
f
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
ma jesties, we bring you gifts from our harv estand from our home. Hum ble,heart felt gifts.
A tempo molto rit. 14
ma jesties, we bring you gifts from our harv estand from our home. Hum ble,heart felt gifts.
mp
mp
mp
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[ A humble shepherd and shepherdess enter. ]
A Love Charm 111
Princess Beauteous
Prince Charming
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
We are touched by your gifts,... ...for your lives are sure lyhard. Your
A tempo19
Yes.
mp
mp
mp
pp p
Shepherdess
Princess Beauteous
Shepherd
Prince Charming
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Mis tress, no! Our lives are filled with
Allegretto24
hap pyhours so few.
Mis tress, no! Our lives are filled with
So few.
p mf
mf p
mf p
mf p
mf p
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A Love Charm112
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Prince Charming
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
love. Our
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love. Our
But what of chil dren?
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
chil dren are of to mor row; our love is of to day.
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chil dren are of to mor row; our love is of to day.
A Love Charm 113
Shepherdess
Princess Beauteous
Shepherd
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Joy. Won der. Gra ti tude.
Meno mosso39
Pray, tell us of that love.
Joy. Won der. Gra ti tude.
pp
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Valet
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
All these co lor love.
molto rit. Andante44
All these co lor love.
(Co lors! Yes, please.)
mf
pp
pp
mf
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24
24
24
24
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col canto
pizz.
A Love Charm114
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
In love, we toil to gether. De light in love.
Adagio49
In love, we toil to gether. De light in love.
mp
mp
mp
mf
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Bright are the shin ingvi sions of match lesslove. From in fantgreens of spring time,and
rit. Adagio tranquillo57
Bright are the shin ingvi sions of match lesslove. From in fantgreens of spring time,and
mp
24
24
24
24
24
24
xi. Colors
arco
arco
A Love Charm 115
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
plat' num of the snow, and from each yel low,red and a zureblue, a
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plat' num of the snow, and from each yel low,red and a zureblue, a
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
rain bowprism ed af ter glow, we have built our love. Built a life long
rit. A tempo rit. 68
rain bowprism ed af ter glow, we have built our love. Built a life long
pizz.
A Love Charm116
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
love. 'Neath bur nishedgold of sun sets,washed crim son cin na
A tempo73
love. 'Neath bur nishedgold of sun sets,washed crim son cin na
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mon, and un der pink and blue tingedsoar ingclouds, burnt am berfrom the
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mon, and un der pink and blue tingedsoar ingclouds, burnt am berfrom the
arco
pizz.
A Love Charm 117
Tri.
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mf
poco rit.
83
set ting sun, we have nur tured love. Tas tedtrea sured
set ting sun, we have nur tured love. Tas tedtrea sured
f
f
f f
f
f
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A Love Charm118
Tri.
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mf
rit. 88
love. We walk in love to
love. We walk in love to
p mp
p mp
p mp
p mp
A Love Charm 119
Tri.
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mf
Adagio tranquillo94
ge ther.Through a methyst of twi light, the moon shinessil verwhite;
ge ther.Through a methyst of twi light, the moon shinessil verwhite;
6
arco
A Love Charm120
Tri.
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mf
poco rit. 99
it's crowned by my riaddia monddaz zlingstars in the e bo ny of qui et night.
it's crowned by my riaddia monddaz zlingstars in the e bo ny of qui et night.
6
pizz.
A Love Charm 121
Tri.
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
104
Si lent times of bliss, sanc tionedby each kiss. Fire's
Si lent times of bliss, sanc tionedby each kiss. Fire's
A Love Charm122
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
fer vento rangeem bers beam with love. As soft sha dowsflee in mor ning,the
Adagio tranquillo110
fer vento rangeem bers beam with love. As soft sha dowsflee in mor ning,the
arco
A Love Charm 123
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
lu mi nes cence grows. In it, the gen tlestreams of can dlelight gleam
117
lu mi nes cence grows. In it, the gen tlestreams of can dlelight gleam
6 6
A Love Charm124
Tri.
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
rit. 122
bright through mauves and in di gos. In these, our
bright through mauves and in di gos. In these, our
subito p
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A Love Charm 125
Tri.
Shepherdess
Shepherd
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
molto rit. 126
love burns on; these vi sionsco lor our love. Love.
love burns on; these vi sionsco lor our love. Love.
pp pp
mf pp
mp pp
p pp
p pp
pp
A Love Charm126
Tri.
PrincessBeauteous
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
mf
Andante
This is what was fore told. This is the a mulet. A love charm.
mp
ppp p
mp
p
p
Tri.
PrincessBeauteous
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
p
5
An un seen,yet vi si ble, link bet ween man and wife.
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xii. Lessons Learned
A Love Charm 127
Tri.
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
rit. Allegretto9
We shouldhave known. We should have seen this clear ly.
mp
mp
mp
mp
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Found it in our selves. We should have known. We did not need a
Meno mosso13
A Love Charm128
Glock.
Valet
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
mf
17
Uh oh!
wise, wise, wise wise man. Not the wis estof some ve rywise men. Va let!
mf
mf
mf
mf
Valet
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
My Lord, I meant no harm to you, but
Allegrettorit. 20
"Lo yal" va let!
f
mf
mf
pizz.
[ The Valet blurts out a confession, believing all to be known.]
3 3 3 3 3
pizz.
pizz.arco
arco
pizz. arco
pizz.
A Love Charm 129
Valet
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
what was I sup posedto do? Your wed dingwas a fine de but,but, next day on, you're in a stew. From
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Valet
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
all your loy al re ti nue,could a nyone not mis construeyour fears of mar ried
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p f
pf
p f
p f
mf
33 3
3 3 3 3 3 33 3
3
33 3
3 33 3 3
33 3 3
arco
A Love Charm130
Valet
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
strife? And now, there's still no harm to you, thanks to the les sonof these two, and
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f
f
f
f
f
Valet
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
learned to build a love that's true. It's wis domnow comes shin ingthrough. Per-
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3 3 3 3 3 33 3 3
3
3 3 3 3 33 3
3
A Love Charm 131
Valet
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
haps it's best if I with drew,and so, I leave you to re viewthe joys of mar ried life! Con-
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Valet
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
gra tu la tions, sire! Uh oh! Must I then re turn the gold?
rit. 38
Not so fast! Va let!
pp
pp
pp
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33
pesante
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A Love Charm132
PrinceCharming
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
On the con tra ry, you may keep the gold. Pre payment for your han di work.This
A tempo43
mp
mp
mp
mf
Valet
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Though I must, I
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pa laceneeds a lot of work. Back break ingwork.
pizz.
arco
arco
A Love Charm 133
PrincessBeauteous
Valet
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
He could dig a new moat.
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hate to ask, what do you have in mind?
Well....
mp
mp
Valet
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
A las, my lum ba go! What if I made a con tri bu tion?What if I used this
Andante52
p
p
p
p
A Love Charm134
PrincessBeauteous
Valet
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Such as what?
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mo neywise ly?Would I be for giv'n? Les sonsworth a ver yprince ly
Such as?
mf
p
Valet
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
price.
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p pp
p pp p
p pp p
mp
[ The Valet offers the money to the Shepherd and Shepherdess, who are overwhelmed.]
A Love Charm 135
Valet
Pno.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Am I now for gi ven?
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p
PrincessBeauteous
Valet
PrinceCharming
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
Cham pagne,
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Cham pagne, sire!
Va let! Back in my em ploy. Cham pagne!
mp f
mp f
mf f
mf f f
f
pizz. arco
pizz.arco
pizz.
A Love Charm136
Glock.
Shepherd
PrincessBeauteous
Shepherd
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mf
Andante70
Thank you.
Oh, no! It's
Thank you.
f
p
p
p
p
[ The Valet exits to do the Prince's bidding.]
A Love Charm 137
Tri.
PrincessBeauteous
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
molto rit. Adagio rit. 74
you we should thank. Thank you. We'll build our life to
Thank you. Thank you. We'll build our life to
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A Love Charm138
Tri.
Shepherd
PrincessBeauteous
Shepherd
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mf
A tempo79
...and walk in love at twi light,when moon shine's sil verwhite.
ge ther and walk in love at twi light,when moon shine's sil verwhite.
...and walk in love at twi light,when moon shine's sil verwhite.
ge ther and walk in love at twi light,when moon shine's sil verwhite.
6
pizz.
arco
A Love Charm 139
Tri.
Shepherd
PrincessBeauteous
Shepherd
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
mf
84
We shall becrowned with my riaddia mondstars in the e bo ny of qui et night.
We shall becrowned with my riaddia mondstars in the e bo ny of qui et night.
We shall becrowned with my riaddia mondstars in the e bo ny of qui et, shin ing
We shall becrowned with my riaddia mondstars in the e bo ny of qui et, shin ing
6
arco
pizz.
A Love Charm140
Tri.
Shepherd
PrincessBeauteous
Shepherd
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
rit. 89
Si lent times of bliss, sanc tionedby each kiss. Our
Si lent times of bliss, like this, sanc tionedby each kiss. Our
night. Si lent times of bliss, sanc tionedby each kiss. Our
night. Si lent times of bliss, like this, sanc tionedby each kiss. Our
A Love Charm 141
Shepherd
PrincessBeauteous
Shepherd
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
fi re's glo wing em bers beam with love. As bright sha dowssteal from mor ning,the
A tempo rit. A tempo95
fi re's glo wing em bers beam with love. As bright sha dowssteal from mor ning,the
fi re's glo wing em bers beam with love. As bright sha dowssteal from mor ning,the
fi re's glo wing em bers beam with love. As bright sha dowssteal from mor ning,the
arco
A Love Charm142
Shepherd
PrincessBeauteous
Shepherd
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
lu mi nes cence grows, and gen tlestreams of can dlelight gleam
102
lu mi nes cence grows, and gen tlestreams of can dlelight gleam
lu mi nes cence grows, and gen tlestreams of can dlelight gleam
lu mi nes cence grows, and gen tlestreams of can dlelight gleam
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A Love Charm 143
Tri.
Shepherd
PrincessBeauteous
Shepherd
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
rit. Largo107
bright with love and sweet re pose. In these will love burn on,
bright with love and sweet re pose. In these will love burn on,
bright with love and sweet re pose. In these will love burn on,
bright with love and sweet re pose. In these will love burn on,
mp
11
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A Love Charm144
Shepherd
PrincessBeauteous
Shepherd
Valet
PrinceCharming
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
in all the co lors of love. Our love.
molto rit. Allegretto112
in all the co lors of love. Our love.
in all the co lors of love. Our love.
Cham pagnefor
in all the co lors of love. Our love.
p
mf
mp
p
p
p
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A Love Charm 145
Glock.
Valet
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
f
119
ev' ry bo dy here!
f
f
f
f
f
f
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68
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68
68
68
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68
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pizz.
A Love Charm146
Glock.
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
122
A Love Charm 147
Glock.
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
125
A Love Charm148
Glock.
Pno.
Hpsd.
Vln. 1
Vln. 2
Vla.
Vc.
Cb.
rit. 127
A Love Charm 149