_ The Ange of Anges Fight SATB Choir, Piano, Chimes (or Handbes), and Streetcar Be NOTE: See performance notes beow, and esewhere* Words & Music by Ken Neufed (ASCAP) Very Free (and over-styized throughout) fp # F 44 & Ó _ j j # j (Barbershop Quartet At Hi and Third, you may have heard, once stood a sma fu - or Tutti Men) L? # 4 F fp Ó j J n J # & ni - cu - ar Just a brief as - cent by rai, ne - ver seemed to fai to L? # Ó moto rit # & # " ĵ n ift the spi - rits of ev - 'ry- one, in par - ti - cu - ar For a nick - e a ride, An - ge - L? # # # J n # # rit & n # # ( n ), # n " a tempo e - nos coud gide up or down od Bunk - er Hi, od Bunk - er Hi Not an L? # b, ## # & ## n, moto rit Poco Maestoso n - J "o - ver hi and dae" way, but the "Word's Short - est Rai-way;" and I re - mem -ber it L? #, n b - _ J # *This entire song shoud be pretty "corny" throughout The Barbershop Quartet particuary ends itsef to comic expansion But fee free to be creative---and HIGHLY imaginative---on every page Copyright Kensington Choraworks wwwkensingtonchoraworkscom
moto rit # ============================= & b # _ Easy Tempo n Ó = j j sti, re - mem-ber sti (Quartet continues The chim -ing of the be made or tutti men) L=============================? # _ n _ # _ Ó J = J L============================= & # (Streetcar Be) (tacet) = F ß============================= & # Easy Tempo moto rit J? J J J J J J J J J J J = F =============================? # ẇ # b w w # = # & j a things we, as I quick-y took my seat I L? # _ J? # J J J J J J J _J_ J_ J J_ J_? # n w w w # & heaved a sigh, as the word went by, on my jour-ney short, but L? #? # J _ J J J _ J J J J J J _J J? # w w w 4
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& # P (Sopranos) (poco portamento ) 3 4 _ Mm** Oo & # (Atos) P (poco portamento ) 3 4 n _ # 34 & _ an - ge of An - ges* Fight, and she sent my L? # 3 4 & # 3 4 _ # n? # 3 4 # n & # # Oo Ah & # _ n b # & Ó _ sou a - soar - ing I'd be her a - co - L? # Ó & # _ n _ #? # Ó _ _ *I'd aways assumed there was an apostrophe in "Anges Fight" I found otherwise Evidenty, the meaning ony designates a "fight (staircase or other ascension) of anges," rather than ascribing possession or ownership to (or by) said anges **Ladies shoud be very "campy" whenever "accompanying" the gentemen (especiay on the portamenti and staccati) 6
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_ & # F poco rit q = q 4 why is she rid - ing a ca - be car? & # F _ _ 4 # & 4 _ why is she rid - ing in a ca - be car?" L? # 4 & # poco rit q = q _ 4? # 4 _ _ a tempo # 44 & Ó j J n J bb n (Quartet) At the up - per sta - tion, I fet e - a - tion, but now need-ed to de - scend; L? # 4 Ó J J n _ J de - scend;* The streetcar be rouses u him L & # from his thoughts scend; (tacet) 4 F (ossia) de-scend;? & # a tempo rit 4 Ó? # 4 *Shoud your ensembe be gifted with a REALLY ow bass ( ), have him take a breath after the 'D,' and sowy continue down the scae as far as he can go, aowing for feigned (or rea) amazement from other quartet members---as we as for appause from the audience The pitchpipe can be bown again, needed or not, to get things restarted Of course, aternate baritone and bass notes are avaiabe for that measure (see the ossia) If THESE notes are sung, the ritard and fermata are not used; the tempo remains constant rit 9
_ _ _ meno mosso? #p # & # # b n J rit # not to the dev- i, just the ow - er ev- e, where I coud meet this heav'n - y friend L? # # b n n # # J # # _ & # p j - (Ladies) And there she hov- ered, with wings un - L & # p j _- _ _ _ _ _ & # meno mosso _ & # F b " cov- ered, in her ra - diance, a a - gow As L & # b _ F " _ # # _ _ # & # b _ _ b _ # _ _ # # _? # F # # u & # meno mosso (ad ib) p b # # ĵ Ó they drew near, it was per-fect - y cear: Love was saint- ed with their first "Ha - o" L & # p Ṷ b _ j # _ Ó 10
_ & # Ó Ó j sue So now, 'ti end of time, there' be no need to cimb those L? # J? # J J _J J & _ J _ J J _ J n _ J _ J J J? # w n & # # # end - ess steps up to the height He' just et his care dance right L? # & # J J J J J_ J_ J J w_ # _ ĵ _ ĵ _ j _ ĵ? # j b # q = q & # 3 # 4 # up the stair with the an - ge of An - ges Fight L? # Ó # 3 4 # & # w_ # _ j _ j _ q = q 3 ĵ _ j 4 _ b _ n # n? # # 3 4 12
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& # # # f n not 'fraid o' stair Ah & # f n # # n # & stair with the an - ge of An - ges L? # & # n n n _ _? # u & # ƒ An - ges Fight & # ƒ b # & b ƒ Fight; An - ges Fight L? # ƒ L & # (Handbes) f ƒ (Streetcar Be) & # _ b _? # n _ ƒ _ _ u _ 16