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Libby Larsen - Barnum's Bird

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In the composer’s own words, Barnum’s Bird is the story of art: in service of humanity on the one hand, and in service of commerce on the other. Inspired by a letter from famed Swedish soprano Jenny Lind to Harriet Beecher Stowe, it relates the story of Lind’s 1850–51 American concert tour, and her partnership with the showman P. T. Barnum, and explores the ways in which art and its marketing intersect. Musically, it incorporates authentic European and American music of the mid-1800s, creating a unique score that will appeal to a wide variety of listeners. 9780193866065

Libby Larsen - Barnum's

OXFORD OPERA Barnum’s bird The Story of P.T. Barnum and Jenny Lind The MUSIC scientifically composed, according to The Latest Mode, by ELIZABETH B. (Libby) LARSEN, Ph.D., The Orpheus of Minnesota!!! The WORDS arranged to please the most Genteel Sensibilities by Dr. LARSEN and Mme BRIDGET CARPENTER! And The Whole published for the use of Professionals and Discriminating Amateurs by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

  • Page 2 and 3: Libby Larsen (b. 24 December 1950,
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    48 B. 389 V 4 ∑ ∑ b œ œ œ .

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    50 B. 409 V 8 5 # œ œ . n œ œ .

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    52 B. V two dimes and a nickel; one

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    54 B. Pno. 445 V 445 ‰ œ œ b œ

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    56 B. 468 V œ . # œ œ œ . J œ

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    58 B. 489 V ‰ # œ œ œ ˙ J œ

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    60 B. S A T B Pno. 505 ? # # & ? #

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    62 529 ? # B. # ∑ ∑ Œ Œ œ S.

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    64 S A T B rit. 549 > > > > > j &

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    66 T. T. 570 & freely, slowly 4 3

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    68 T. T. 586 & ∑ ∑ a tempo 4 #

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    70 S A 605 & 4 6 n œ n œ # œ n

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    72 T. T. B. Pno. a tempo rit. 623 &

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    74 S A 640 & Œ œ œ œ # œ . œ

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    76 B. Pno. 655 V œ œ œ . 655 w ?

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    78 Perc. 679 ÷ w æ œ œ œ œ œ

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    80 J. L. poco a poco accel. 710 &

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    82 J. L. 735 & œ b œ 3 œ œ œ j

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    84 J. L. Pno. 755 & 755 & ? ˙ . vo

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    86 Perc. Pno. 772 j ÷ 772 & ? ¿ >

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    88 796 # S. T. V # œ œ œ œ œ

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    90 S A 814 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ

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    92 T. T. Pno. 828 & 828 & ? œ œ

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    94 T. T. Pno. 854 & Œ # œ œ Œ

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    96 J. L. T. T. Bel. Pno. J. L. Perc

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    98 8 S A T B 890 & & ? 3 ∑ œ œ

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    100 J. L. 898 & 4 ∑ JENNY LIND Ó

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    102 Bel. 907 ? warning Tom Thumb

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    104 916 & b œ œ . ∑ ∑ ∑ Jen

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    106 8 926 & ? ∑ ∑ VV 4 4 Ó Œ

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    108 932 & œ œ . # œ œ # œ j œ

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    110 J. L. Bel. 939 & ? œ œ œ Œ

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    112 T. T. B. 945 & V & TOM THUMB

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    114 T. T. 950 & Œ ‰ J œ . œ j

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    116 T. T. B. Bel. S A T B Pno. 957

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    118 T. T. 964 & ˙ . œ œ œ œ gl

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    120 T. T. 970 & œ œ j œ œ j œ

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    122 Jenny steps forth. B. 975 V 4

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    124 J. L. 983 & ∑ JENNY LIND ZZ N

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    126 S 10 & b a tempo (q = 100) 4 3

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    128 S 31 & b ˙ . f ˙ . p ˙ . f

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    130 S A T 53 j & b & V b b œ ‰

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    132 SCENE 1: THE TRAIN RIDE D C. S

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    134 B. C. S A T B Perc. Pno. 84 V ?

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    136 B. C. S A T B Perc. Pno. 91 V ?

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    138 B. C. S A T B Perc. Pno. 99 V ?

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    140 B. C. S A T B Perc. Pno. 105 b

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    142 B. C. S A T B Pno. œ œ œ œ

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    144 B. S A T B Pno. 120 V & & V ? 1

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    146 B. S 127 V & b œ œ œ œ œ

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    148 SCENE 2: BARNUM'S OFFICE C. 144

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    150 152 & b˙ b œ . j œ w b œ .

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    152 B. 160 V & b œ . ∑ b œ b œ

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    154 Mr. D. 176 V œ . œ œ . œ œ

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    156 T. B. T. 194 & 3 œ œ œ 3 œ

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    158 T. T. 206 & # œ . j œ j # œ

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    160 T. T. 211 & ∑ TOM THUMB Ó

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    162 T. T. B. 215 & ∑ V j # œ œ

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    164 B. 219 V ∑ Ó ≈ b œ œ œ

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    166 T. T. 223 & ∑ TOM THUMB ‰ j

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    168 B. 227 V ∑ K e» e 8 5 ‰ b

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    170 S A T B Perc. Pno. 242 & & V ?

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    172 8 246 (A) & n œ . ? j œ # œ

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    174 B. 250 V ∑ BARNUM To Tom Thum

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    176 B. 254 V ∑ Jenny will sing th

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    178 B. 258 V ∑ e» e 8 5 ∑ ∑

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    180 Bel. 269 ? œ . œ œ . œ œ .

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    182 B. 275 V BARNUM (to the Press)

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    184 B. 284 (to the Press) V œ J œ

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    186 J. L. B. S A T B Pno. 288 & V &

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    188 J. L. 292 & ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Hng B.

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    190 J. L. 296 w , & b w T. T. & ∑

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    192 J. L. 300 w & ∑ ∑ T. T. & b

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    194 310 (tutti) & # œ œ œ n b œ

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    196 8 Pno. 323 ˙ & Ó & & & V V ?

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    198 J. L. Pno. 346 & & ? œ œ œ

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    200 B. 357 V BARNUM above the voice

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    202 B. 363 V N4 6 freely, recit.

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    204 368 & ∑ ∑ ∑ & & F 3 œ œ

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    206 B. V œ . j b œ b œ œ J œ J

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    208 B. 384 V œ œ œ . œ œ . ‰

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    210 T. T. B. 404 TOM THUMB & 2 4 V

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    212 8 S 417 & ? & ∑ ∑ f ˙ œ

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    214 B. Bel. Pno. 431 V ? 431 & ? œ

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    216 C. T. 461 # & œ œ . moun - ta

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    218 T. T. Pno. C. T. T. T. Pno. 497

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    220 537 # C. J. L. T. & œ Œ ∑

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    222 B. 568 V w ∑ SCENE 5: THE AUC

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    224 T. T. 585 & accel. ∑ q = 120

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    226 B. 598 V FIRST performance of J

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    228 T. T. B. 8 S A T B Perc. Pno. 6

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    230 T. T. B. 619 # & # V œ œ œ

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    232 J. L. 629 # & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑ J

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    234 J. L. 641 # & ∑ ∑ ‰ f œ

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    236 T. T. 653 # & œ œ œ œ œ œ

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    238 659 & 12 4 Œ Œ ƒ 3 œ œ œ

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    240 J. L. 676 & b œ . œ œ œ œ

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    242 J. L. 690 & b œ . œ . # œ œ

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    244 J. L. 705 & b œ j œ œ œ œ

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    246 B. 8 718 V FF U & Ó ? U Ó As

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    248 The Octet bursts into applause

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    250 B. V # œ œ œ # œ œ 3 œ œ

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    252 he holds out the contract, then

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    254 764 & ∑ ∑ ∑ rit. ∑ 8 8

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    256 J. L. 8 S A T B Pno. 771 . & &

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    258 J. L. 8 S A T B Perc. Pno. 777

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    260 Bel. 8 S A T B Perc. Pno. Jenny

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    262 J. L. Bel. 8 S A T B Pno. 791 &

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    264 799 J. L. S A T B Pno. & & 8 8

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    266 J. L. 808 & performing standing

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    268 Pno. 816 # & # 6 8 ? # # 6 8 LL

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    270 B. 846 V Jenny, composed now, p

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    272 J. L. 857 & ∑ ∑ Belletti ig

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    274 J. L. B. 862 & V œ . Ah # œ.

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    276 J. L. 866 & ˙ . œ œ œ , ˙

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    278 J. L. b˙ & 870 . œ œ b œ œ

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    280 J. L. & œ œ œ œ Œ ‰ œ

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    282 T. T. 888 # & ∑ ∑ ‰ p œ

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    284 T. T. 898 # & œ œ Œ œ œ Œ

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    286 J. L. B. n & V n QQ 4 4 a tempo

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    288 J. L. 911 Ÿ~~~~~~~~~~~~ œ .

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    290 Mr. Dodge inroduces Barnum to h

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    292 J. L. 929 & JENNY LIND Œ . ‰

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    294 B. 954 V ‰ j b œ œ œ œ œ

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    296 B. freely 975 BARNUM V b œ œ

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    298 8 1000 & 4 ? 4 b b œ n œ b œ

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    300 Tom sings more lyrically than e

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    302 Jenny begins to listen despite

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    304 J. L. 1042 & XX ∑ accel. ∑

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    306 J. L. Bel. S A T B Perc. Pno. &

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    308 B. Bel. S A T B Perc. Pno. 1068

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    310 B. 1078 V The Demon Rum has bee

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    312 J. L. 1087 & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

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    314 J. L. 1097 & ∑ ∑ ∑ ∑

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    316 Belletti, Barnum and all are ex

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    318 1115 & 8 5 Œ p cresc. œ œ œ

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    320 8 S A T B Perc. Pno. 1123 & ? &

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