Stone Slivers

Text by Penelope Cray Anne Neikirk

Pastoral q. = 54

Mezzo-soprano         
 II   gl
             

               . 

is s
Viola
 
p mf p f

8 mp
M-S.         


The birds

pont. ord.
                  
Vla.
                   mp
mp f

f mp mf

15

M-S.                        
get at the bees' be - ing, how their wings mi - mic stone

 ord. 
        
  
pont.
          
      

      
  
Vla.

fp mp mf

  
22 p Rubato
          
M-S.

      
sli - vers,

           
  
                     
tasto
Vla.  

pp p mp

                 
28 A tempo f
M-S.      
Pat - tern'd af - ter the age of stones: these be - ings are as old
             
   ord.
  
pont.
Vla.        
mf f mf
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