for Ella
breathing
text by Kevin Gillam music by Jackson Griggs
mp 6 "* soprano & 4 p
slowly; deeply q = 60
p mp
alto
6 " & 4 6 &4
?4 6
she wakes un - der wa - ter,
she wakes un - der wa - ter, p mp
"4 4 "4 4
tenor
"
p
bass
"
bathes in one bub - ble, mp
" 4 4 " 4 4
in one bub - ble,
*exaggerate caesuras
bathes
4p &4
5
dres - ses in
weeds,
6 4
f f
floats
3 6 4 " 4
pp
down the street,
&4 4
p
?4 4
&4 4
p
dres - ses mp
in weeds,
6 3 "4 6 4 4
pp
b b w bw
dres - ses in weeds,
6 4 6 4
f
floats f
down mp
the
down mp
the
3 6 4 " 4 3 6 4 bb " 4
street, street, pp
street, pp
dres - ses in
weeds,
down
the
Text Copyright Kevin Gillam 2003. Reprinted by permission of Kevin Gillam. This arrangement Copyright Jackson Griggs 2011. All Rights Reserved.
6 & 4
9
ppp
mf
accel.
6 &4
ppp
feels ppp
the tide mf
3 4 b
mp
b
her
rall.
6 4 w
ff
"4 2 "4 2 "4 2 "4 2
feels the
tide
3 4
rush a
rush mp
a - gainst
gainst
?4 6
6 &4 feels the
ppp
mf
n
the tide
tide mf
3 4
mp
b b
her her
her
6 4 w
ff 6 w 4
cheeks, ff
cheeks,
feels
3 4
rush a mp
gainst
rush
a - gainst
6 w 4
cheeks, ff
cheeks,
Bass 1 (Lower basses drop out)
2 mf &4
14
A tempo
swims
4 4 w
f
home,
3 4
p
falls
6 4 w
mp
sleep,
"4 4 "4 4 "4 4 "4 4
2 &4
mf
2 &4 swims
?2 4
swims mf
4 4
4 w 4 4 bw 4
f
home, f
bw
3 4
home,
3 4 3 4
p
falls p
6 4
-
falls
6 4 #w 6 4 bw
mp
sleep, mp
bw
mp
sleep,
Tutti mf
a -
swims
home,
falls
sleep,
4 pp &4
18
3 cresc.
and
dreams
she
re
5 4 5 4
mem
bers
6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4
&4 4
pp
cresc.
?4 4
&4 4 and
pp
and
and pp
dreams cresc.
she
re
dreams
she
re
5 4 5 4 #
mem
# b n
bers
mem
bers
cresc.
dreams
she
re
mem
bers
6U & 4 w
20
mf
6 &4 6 &4
?4 6
breath mf
breath
U
-
ing,
U U U U
" " "
pp
breath pp
ing. p
U w U w
# b
p
ing, mf
breath pp
nw
ing. p
breath - ing, p mf
breath - ing,
" b b
breath pp
ing. p
U w U w
breath
ing.
