We are Made of Stars Music and Lyric

The story of RNA Fred Hsu

    
 


= 96

Soprano


   
  
In the be - gin - ning, in the be-gin - ning, Stars

Mezzo-soprano 
  
  
In the be - gin - ning,

 
in the be-gin - ning, Stars


= 96   
   
Piano

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Pedal freely and lightly








    
5
   
S.


  
   
is - sue forth out of void. What cre - a-ted them? It was the Big Bang!

M.        
  




  
is - sue forth out of void. What cre - a-ted them? It was the Big Bang!


  
 
   
  
  
 

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2

 


        
12

S.

 
 
 
No Big Bang? no space, no time. No place to hang out. A - mount of mat - ter, quite



  
   
M.     
   

No Big Bang? no space, no

time.

No place to hang out.



 
   

P.

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16

S.
 
  
large and un - coun - ta - ble. A - mount of mat - ter, quite

M.     
   A - mount of mat - ter, quite large and un - coun - ta - ble. A - mount of  mat - ter, quite

  
   
 
P.

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20 poco rit.
S.

 
large and un - coun - ta- ble. Burst out like a fi - re - ball.

M.   

   
 
large and un - coun - ta- ble. Burst out like a fi - re - ball.
poco rit.

   



P.

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23
= 96 (a tempo)
The universe, it expands,  poco rit.
and it swells,
S.
      as it winds down,

 
it slows down,
M.
   
     
= 96 (a tempo)
             poco rit.

        

P.

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27
= 72 poco rit.
forever it keeps spreading out.
= 96 (a tempo)  
S.

      


Hy -dro gen a toms,


as it serenely chills out.
M.

    

 Hy -dro - gen a - toms, Light

        
= 72 poco rit.

   
= 96 (a tempo)

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P.

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32

S.
 

 
Hy -dro - gen a - toms.
 Fu - el, fu - el of new - born 
 







M.

  
-est of all e - le - ments. Fu - el, fu - el of new - born

   
P.

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Exercise 5, We are Made of Stars First written 11/15/2006. Last edited 11/29/2006. www.fred-hsu.com/music
 
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37

S.

 
  

stars. Sub - stan - ces, sub - stan - ces, Car - bon,

     
M.


 stars. Hea - vi - er sub - stan - ces, sub

- stan - ces, O - xy - gen,

  

   
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P.

 





  

42 accel.
S.
 

  
 
  
forged in star fur - na - ces.

M.    
and their friends are forged in star fur -
      
na - ces.

        
accel.

        
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P.

    
  

48  




= 108 (faster) 







S.
  
   
Ex - cee - ding ly tired, Vas- tly o - ver - weight,




  



 

   
M.

  stars burned out.


guts

 



= 108 (faster)






       
P.

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52

S.
  

Wa - -


-
 t'ry pla - net,




M.
  

spewed out.

Un - der rough

     
P.

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57

S.

   bred


nu -

cle - o - tides.


    Ah, nucleotides, they come in four flavors:
M.

 tides
nu


- cle - o - tides.

      

P.

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63          
S.

   La Do Re So La Do Re So La

M.
                    
 A C U G A C U G A C U G A C U G A C U G A

P.

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68
They pair up with their favorite buddies
S.



   
They make friends with one another
M.



U G A C

    

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74

S. 

They clone them - selves, they clone them - selves, Re - lent - less - ly!

M.
             
They clone them - selves, they clone them - selves, Re - lent - less - ly!

  

       
P.

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76 
 

  
S.

M.


 

                     

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