Two Famous Lobster Dishes

for percussion and piano duo

markfrederickthorvaldgurrola

Two Famous Lobster Dishes for percussion and piano duo(c. 6'30")2018Mark Frederick Thorvald Gurrola (b. 1993)thorvald.gurrola@gmail.com

Inspired by Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, this piece uses the recipes for Two Famous Lobster Dishes from the cookbook as a compositional device. I derrive pitch sets from ingredients and cor-rellate instrumental techniques with cooking techniques as I programmatically follow the recipe.

Two Famous Lobster Dishes

I. Homard Thermidor

II. Homard a l'Americaine

Mark FT Gurrola

Performance Notes

Materials Used by Pianist:

trap table (for pan, bowl, brushes, glass tumbler, and windchime)

wire brushes

glass tumbler

metal thimble

ebow

Piano Strings Used by Pianist Inside Piano

Marking the strings listed below will help in the execution of some of the inside piano techniques during

performance. The performer also may prefer to mark all the strings which are black keys.

F1, F#1, Bb1, Db2, Eb2, E2, F2, Db3, Eb3, E3, Ab3, Bb3, B3, Db

Notation Performance Note Measures

Notes within a

Dotted-Line Box

Silently depress the notes within the box. 1, 15-17, 20,

21, 25, 49, 50,

66, 92, 93

+ - notehead Mute middle of piano string with finger allowing no resonance. 1

+ Mute strings about one inch from end with fingertip. 1, 26, 69-70,

91, 107-113

sos. Be aware to hold the chords notated when the sostenuto pedal is

used.

1, 5, 15-18, 25,

59-50, 66, 90

gliss. over string (t.n.) Glissando over the strings to be played with thumbnail. 2, 26, 33, 48-50,

65, 86, 91-93

gliss. over string (f.t.) Glissando over the strings to be played with fingertip. 21, 66-68

gliss. over string (m.t.) Glissando over the strings to be played with metal thimble. 65-66

Tap strings w/ brush Tap strings in the notated register with wire brushes. 2-9

gliss. w/ brush Glissando over the strings to be played with wire brushes. 9-10, 34-32

Knock on cross beams

w/ knuckles

Knock on the cross beams of the piano with knuckles. 12, 21, 85

pizz. The string is plucked with the fingertip towards the center of the string. 12-14, 68

trem. w/ metal thimble

(m.t.)

Tremolo on string played with a metal thimble. 18-19, 31-33

trem. w/ brushes Tremolo on string played with wire brushes. 22-24, 87

▲ - notehead Place indicated object directly onto the indicated range of the strings inside

the piano.

27, 46, 71, 89

▼ - notehead Remove the indicated object from the piano. 93

o Harmonic, these ring more luminously if the hand comes off the node

immediately after the key is struck or after the string is plucked or scraped.

38-45,

104-106

Guiro effect Create a guiro-like sound by glissando with fingernail along the

edge of the piano keys.

45-47

Glass tumbler The tumbler is used to “bend” the pitch of the strings; therefore, the side of

the tumbler should be neither convex nor concave but rather perfectly

straight, so that pressure is exerted equally on all of the strings. The correct

degree of pressure to be exerted for the optimum effect can be determined

by experimentation.

53-59

Harmonic gliss. Glissando through harmonic series by running finger along nodes as

the key is striked multiple times.

60-62

Scrape over windings of

strings

Scrape four fingernails over metal winding of strings: a single, very rapid

stroke over about 4 inches of string (motion should be away from player).

65

trem. on string with f.t. Tremolo on string played with finger tip. 100-103

Percussion List:

Large Tam Tam

Bass Drum

Metal Pot (partially filled with water)

Metal Mixing Bowl

Metal Pan

Wine Bottle (partially filled with water)

Smaller Glass Bottle

Maracas

Sizzle Cymbal

Seashell Windchime

Conch

Rachet

Mbira (2 8va, G Major)

Wire Brushes

Bow

Guiro Sticks (Rhythm Sticks)

Super Ball Mallet

Wood Stick

Metal Coin

Wooden Spoon

Two Serving Platters

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44

44

44

Percussion

Piano

Ó Œ œ œ3

œœœœbb Œ + + +3

With Intent (q = 74)

silently depress chord

sos. sempre

P*)

pπtap w/ coinTam-tam

gliss. over strings (t.n.)

jœ ‰ œ+ Ó

Œ .....˙˙˙˙˙bb >

œb œ ‰ ‰ ––––––#b ––––––

––––––––––––

––––––––––––

––––––––––––

5 5 5ß

ßS

S= scrapePot

P

tap strings w/ brush

Œ .‚ ‰ Œ

œœœ ...˙˙˙bbww––––––

––––––#b –––––– ‰ ––––––

––––––––––––

––––––––––––

––––––––––––

––––––5 5 5 5

Wine Bottleblow over top of bottle for whistle

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&

45

45

45

44

44

44

4 .˙ œ4 wwwww

––––––––––––#

b ––––––––––––

––––––––––––

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3 3 3 3

pour water into pot

(sos.)

Ó œ‚ Ó &

˙˙˙˙˙ ......˙˙˙˙˙bb >––––––#

b ––––––––––––

––––––––––––

–––––– ‰–––– –––– –––– –––– –––– –––– –––– ––––3 3

5 5 3

w/ wood stickSß

F P

Mbira‰ ‰ jœ jœ ‰ Jœ ‰ œ ‰ œ3 3

∑

–––– –––– –––– –––– –––– –––– –––– –––– –––– –––– –––– ––––3 3 3 3

Œ œ ≈ .Jœ œ ‰ œ3

Œ ..˙bb >–––– –––– –––– ‰––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– –––––3 7 7 7

(Tam-tam w/ stick)

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8 ‰ œ œ ≈ jœ# ‰ ‰ œ œ œ5 5 5

œ Œ8

>ww––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– –––––

7 7 7 7

(sos.)

≈ œ œ .œ œ>Ó7

÷

www .˙b >––––– ––––– ––––– ––––– ‰ – – – – – – – – – – – – –

7 5 5 5

S

gliss. w/ brush

æ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ5

wwww– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –––––

æ5 5 5

w/ brushes

Pon side of pot

Two Famous Lobster DishesMark FT Gurrola

Copyright © 2018 by Mark FT Gurrola. All Rights Reserved.

*) += mute string with finger (l.h.) in the middle of the string (+ notehead). Normal note head indicates mute string 1 inch from tuning peg.

for percussion and piano duo

I. Homard Thermidor

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11

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ5 5

11 ∑..÷ æ Œ ?

(senza sos.)

knock on crossbeams w/ knuckles

ped.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ>

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ3

5 5

œ œ œ œ œ> Œ œb Œ3

?

Ó Œ ‰ œ3

F Ppizz. (both hands)

12 Sizz. Cymball.v. sempre

ped.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ>

œ œ œ3 5

5

Œ œb ÓÓ Œ ‰ Jœb

÷??

14

œ œœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœœ œœ œœœ œœœ œœ œ5 7

14 œb ‰ œn Ó3

‰ Jœb Œ Ó

(pizz.)

ped.

œ œ œ œ œ œœ>

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ5

3˙˙# ÓŒ œ œ

‰ ÓF

gliss. over strings (f.t.)sos.

œœ>

œœœ œœœœ œœœ œœœ œœœœ œ5

7 5 3

˙# Ó &

Œ œ œ‰ Ó &

÷

&&

17

œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ>

œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ5

7

17 Ó ˙˙˙˙bbÓ ˙˙˙#

(sos.)

œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ5

˙#Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~æ œæ œæ

∑

trem. w/ metal thimble (m.t.)

P

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œæ ..œœ

>œ œ œ œ7

œbæ .œæ Jœbæ Œ∑ ?

fF

÷

&?

20

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ æ7

20 Œ ˙˙b ŒŒ ˙ Œ

knock on crossbeams w/ knuckles(sos.)

œæ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ æ7

Œœ

jœb Œœ œ ‰ .3 ?

œ œ œ> Œ Œ œœœœœbbbgliss. over strings (f.t.)

ß Fon keys

.æ Œ‰ j–––æ .÷æ‰ j–––æ .÷æ

trem. on lowest 8va strings w/ brush

◊ (both hands) sempreped.

8 Two Famous Lobster Dishes

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23 .Jœ ≈ .œ ≈ .œ ≈ Œ —3

23

־־

Conchplace conch on strings in piano

F

f

◊ (both hands)ped.

Ó ‰ ...–––æ?

.÷æ Œ

.÷æ Œ

Ftrem. on lowest 8va strings in piano w/ brush

sos.

־

Ó Œ œœœœbb–––––––––

Œ Ó

25

n b

÷æœ+ œ+ œ+ Ó

3Ó œb œ ‰ Œßgliss. over strings (t.n.)

f*)

ped.

?

?

?

27

÷æ27 Ó Œ œœœ### >

— Œ Œ œœœ## >place pan onto lowest octave of strings

F

(ped. sempre)

on keys (both hands)

.÷æ ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– –––≈ ...Jœœœ### œœœ œœœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œœœœ## Jœœœ Jœœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ

3 3 3

π

––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– œ œ ‰ Œ˙˙˙### æ Œ œ#

œ Œ&

˙## æ Œ œ œb œ>

ßgliss. over strings (t.n.)

f

?

&?

30

––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– –––

30 Ó Œ œ œœœbb.

?

..˙b âŒ...˙˙ä

◊

P

P

(ped. sempre)

œ œ ‰ Œ Œ ‡ ÷

־

־F

w/ brush

ßgliss. over strings (t.n.)

remove pan from piano

◊ (both hands) sempre

Œ ‡ Ó

־

־

remove conch from piano Ó Œ jœ ‰

.÷æ œ œ ‰

.÷æ œ œ ‰ßgliss. over strings (t.n.)

p

w/ brush

ßS

place conch on table

9Two Famous Lobster Dishes

*) += mute string with finger (l.h.) 1 inch from tuning peg.**) allow water to pour through the shell into the pot.

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34 œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

34

– – – – – – – – – – – – – –7 7

– – – – – – – – – – – – – –7 7ƒ

Sß ƒ

◊ (both hands) sempre(ped. sempre)

w/ brushes

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ7

– – – – – – – – – – –5

– – – – – – – – – – –5

S S œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ5

– – – – – – –3

– – – – – – –3

S S œ œ œ œ ŒU3

– – – ŒU

– – – ŒU &π

S

πl.v.

l.v.

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wæ38 o ˙# o &

˙ ˙#PP

Panw/ wooden spooncircular motion

sounding pitch

( ) ( )

38

(ped. sempre)

wæœ ¿o o

œ ˙( ) ( )

wæo ˙# o˙ ˙#( ) ( )

œæ .æŒ jœ

˙o jœbœbo

Jœ Jœb

w/ wooden spoonin water

( ) ( )

pp

÷

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42

wæ42 o

jœ#˙#ojœ#( )

(ped. sempre)

wæ

jœ#.˙#o jœ#

œ#ojœ# Jœ#

( )( )

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Ó Œ œœUggggggg

"œœœ#÷

Ó Œ ÷

rit. stirring

√

∏

÷

÷÷

Œ æ ‰ Jœæ45

wÓ Œ œ

w/ guiro stick

guiro effectrun t.n. (or pick) along side of keys

45

p

p

senza ped.

  œ œ ‰ Ó

Œ — ÓŒ Ó

πplace bowlon middle piano strings

Œ æ   ‰ . rœ3

.˙ Œ &Œ .˙ ?

on bowl in piano

œ ‰ œæ   Œ œæ

œ   œ ŒŒ ‰ Jœ   œ

gliss. over strings (t.n.)

10 Two Famous Lobster Dishes

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49 ∑49 jœœœN## ‰ Œ œœbb Œ

Jœœœ# ‰ œ œ ‰ œœœbb ‰ œb œgliss. over strings (t.n.)

(sos.)sim.

P F

‡ Œ ÓÓ œœœb ŒŒ œ

œ ≈ ‰ œœœœ Œß

ped.

remove bowl from piano

sos.

place pan onto middle octave stringsÓ — Œ

Ó jœœb ..œœæÓ Jœœœb ...œœœæ

ß πon keys

place conch in pot *

ped. sempre

—— Œ æ

..˙æ Œ

...˙˙æ Œ ÷

w/ wooden spoonstir water in pot

p

÷&÷

wæÓ ‰ . rœ Œ

53 œœ Œ œ ŒÓ ˙

gliss. sempre*

[center of string]

[next to damper](ped. sempre)

53

P

p wæœ .œ Œ Œ ‰ . rœ

‰ . Rœ œ Œ ‰ œ œ Jœ

˙ ‰ Jœ

wæœ .œ Œ Œ œ œ œ

∑œ œ œ œ œ Ó

3

÷

&÷

56 wæŒ ‰ œ œ œ Œ

56 .œŸi ~~~~~ jœ# ŸÈ ~~~~~~~~~~˙

w p

P

(ped. sempre)

wæŒ œ œ œ œ Œ

œŸ œ# œ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~‰ jœN ŸÈ

.˙p

wæ‰ œ ‰ jœ Ó3

˙~~~~~~~~~~~~ œŸ

œ œ ~~~~P

wæœ+ œ+ Ó

œŸ œ ~~~~ Ó ÷

œ Œ ?F

÷

÷?

60 .æ Œ

60 Œ ˙jœ Œ

Œ œb o œo œo œo œo œo œo œo Œ( )harmonic gliss.

[damper]

[center]

(ped. sempre)

w

‰ .œjœ Ó

‰ œb o œo œo œo œo Ó( )

remove conch from potand pour water through conch Œ — Ó

.˙jœ Œ &

œN o œo œo œo œo œo Œ( )

place conch on serving platter Ó æ

Ó ˙˙#

w/ brush

P

π

√.æ ŒU

..˙ Œ

...˙ U (l.v.)

attacca

attacca

11Two Famous Lobster Dishes

*) For rehearsal, place next to pot. (For rehearsal, use cup to pour water into pot.)**) Slowly move glass tumbler along the strings while pressing is firmly against the strings. The tumbler should span the pitched contained within the box.***) Play notes within boxes as if trills.

÷

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44

44

44

65 jœæ ‰ jœ+ ˙ Œ65 œ

œ≈ ‰ Œ Ó

œœ ≈ ‰ ..˙˙# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

gliss. over strings (m.t.)

gliss. over strings (t.n.)

w/ guiro stick

ß

ß

ped.

With Intent; Abrasive (q = 54)l.v.

◊ (both hands) sempre

*) scrape over metal winding of strings

p molto

w/ superball

fTam-tam Bass Drum

œ œ jœo o3

œœœœœœ#### Œ œ œ œ œ œjœœ# æ Œ ‰

œœ Ó

ß

Fbow

sos.

gliss. over strings (m.t.)

f Fgliss. over strings (f.t.)

.œo ‰ Œ ‰ jœ œ3

œ# œ# œ œ œ3

∑

w/ stick

P

÷??

68 Œ œ Ó68

œ# ‰ jœ#Ó &

Ó Œ ≈ .jœ#π

pizz. (f.t.)

on keys

∏(sos.)◊ (both hands)

p Œ j¿ ¿ ŒU ŒÓ ŒU ≈ œ+ œ+ œ+Œ Œ ŒU Œ

fall on B.D.

P

p

Ó Œ — &

œœœœbb +++++Œ      fped. sempre

subito con brio (q = 112)

get off B.D.

place pan onto middle octave strings

gliss. slowly over strings w/ windchime

70

&&?

71 Ó œ œ œ œ œ rœ ‰ .571

— Œ ‰ .—æplace windchime on pan

(ped. sempre)

Mbira

*) "stir" pan

FÓ ‰ ‰ Jœ œ> œ ‰

3

3

—æ ±æ ŒF

Œ œ œ>Œ ‰ jœ#

‰ ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– ––– –––P

tap strings with pan

Ó ≈ œ œ œ œ œ5

‰ .—æ .—æ ‰P

P

12 Two Famous Lobster Dishes

II. Homard a l'Americaine

*) hold pan by handle and "stir" windchime by moving the pan in a circular motion.

&&?

75 Œ ‰ ‰ jœ œ œ œ œ3 3

75

–––.æ

PF

(ped. sempre)

Ó œ œ Œ

‰ j––– ‰ œæ æ3

pP

‰ jœ ‰ Œ Œ ‰ ‰ jœ3 3

œæ Œ ‰ .œæ

pjœ ‰ Œ Ó ÷

÷.æ Œ

p

÷

÷?

Ó Œ œ79 Ó Œ —

œb œb œb ˙ ¿¿¿3

on keys(ped. sempre)

[center of string]

[next to damper]

79

p

pw/ wood stick

place pan onto lowest octave of strings

Ó ‰ .œæ¿

¿¿¿bbb ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿3

Rachet

æ Ó

¿ J¿

¿¿¿bbb ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿3

F p

P .œ Jœ Ó

Π. J
...œœœbbj¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿

P p

p

÷

÷?

83 Ó ‰ .œæ83

¿¿¿¿bb ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿bbb ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿

(ped. sempre)

.œæ ‰ Œ œ

¿ Œ — &

¿¿¿¿¿¿bbb ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ˙˙˙˙˙˙P

pour water into pot

F

f

place pan onto middle octave strings

œ Óœœœœ∫bggg Œ Œ jœ œ

∑

knock on c.b.w/ knuckles

π pon keys

÷

&?

œ Jœ ‰ jœæ œæ œæ3

86

œ ––––– œ œ Ó

ß ß86

ß ß

gliss. over strings (t.n.)

ßw/ maracas

◊

f

(ped.)

con fuoco

con fuoco

æ ‰ .œæ∑

Π.־>f

w/ brushes

œæ .æ∑∑

fjust maracas

æ Œ —

wbÓ — Œ

phang windchime on piano

move pan to lowest 8va strings

place ebow in piano

13Two Famous Lobster Dishes

÷&

&

?

Œ — Ó90 wb90 .˙b

Œ .....˙˙˙˙˙##

place bowl on middle piano strings

P

sos. sempre

90 Rubato (q = 63)

( )

(ped.)

Ebow(in pno)

œæ ‰ jœ>æ Œ jœ rœjœæ ≈3

& ÷w

Œ œœœœœbbgggg +++ ++‰ .....œœœœœb#A

Ó Œ œ œ‰

on bowl in pianow/ guiro stick

P

p

gliss. over strings

gliss. over strings (t.n.)

p

P

F

p‰ œæ ŒJœ ‰ .˙b

Œ ˙# Œ

Ó œ œŒ

p

p

ped.

perc. move ebow

(sos.)

Œ œæ Œ3

˙ ‰ .œ

wwwwwb‰ Jœ Jœ ‰ Œ ‡

l.v.

remove bowl from piano

perc. move ebow

÷&

&

?

‰ J— .!94 w94

œœœ# >œœœbb æ ...˙˙æ

œœœN#>

œŸi

.˙~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ß π

Ebow(in pno)

"stir" pan on strings of piano in circular motion

ped. sempre

slowplace pan onto middle octave strings

94

p

senza sos.

w!w

œœœæ Œ Ó

.˙ Œ

l.v.

l.v.

w!.œ ‰ ˙N

∑

pno. move ebow

œ! —œ@ @w

Ó ˙bŸÈ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

‰ ≈ rœœœ# œœœ-˙bŸÈ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

place maracas in panstir slightly faster

P π

w@w

ww

÷

&

&?

99 w@99 w99

.˙ŸÈ ~~~~~~~~Œ ?

wŸÈ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~p(ped. sempre)

Ebow(in pno)

accel. stirring

@ æwb

ÓœŸ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

œ ‰ œœœ# œœœ œœœ-Œ3

ptrem. on strings (f.t.)

Prit. stirring

◊

perc. move ebow

.@ œ!w

œ&

∑

remove maracas‡ Œ æw

œ

∑π

w/ brushes

p

√

æ Ów

œ Œ Ó

∑ &

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&

&&

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ104 ‡b Œ Ó104

.˙b o .˙b œo œ œo œ œo œ œo7

œb

perc. remove ebowfrom piano

( )sounding pitch

(ped. sempre)

π

P104 Rubato

Ebow(in pno)

∑

œb œb o œ œo œ œo œ œo œ œo œ œo œ œo œ œo5 5 3 3

Œ ‡ æ

œ œo œ Œ Ó3

?

Œ Ó ?

place windchime in pot of waterstir pot w/

windchimeŒ ˙ Œ

ŒŒ œb + œb + œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+

Rachet

P

÷??

108 Ó jœ æ108

œb + œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ œ>œ œ+

œ+ œ+œ+ œ+

œ+π F

w/ wooden spooncircular motion

F

(ped. sempre)

.œæ ‰ Œ ‰ œæ3

jœ+

‰ Œ Ó

œæ œæ .œæ æ

‰œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ œb + œ+ œ+ œ+

P Jœæ ‰ ≈ ¿ ¿ ¿ .¿ ‰ œæ3

˙bŸÈ~~~~~~~~

++ Ó

lightly tap strings w/ pan

π

÷

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112 œæ .œæ ‰ Œ112

Œ œb + œb + œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+ œ+

p

(ped. sempre)

p

‰ ‰ J¿ J¿ ‰ ‡ Œ3

Œ Ó

œb + œb + œ+Œ Ó3

remove pan from piano

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remove windchime from pot and place on serving platter

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15Two Famous Lobster Dishes