the bitter suite
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This is a score for the song cycle, "The Bitter Suite" by Kamala SankaramTRANSCRIPT
The Bitter Suite
Kamala Sankaram
Full Score
Commissioned by Anti-Social Music for Election Night, 2008
A gonzo song cycle on text by Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Prologue (Watermark) Sankaram
Electric Guitar
Soprano Solo
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
9
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
Strange mem- o- ries.- Seems like a life time.- May be- it
meant some thing.- May be- not
His to- ry- ishard to know. There was a fan tas- tic- un i- ver- sal-
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
sense that what we were do ing- was right, that we were win ning.- Our en er- gy- would sim ply- pre vail.- There was no
point infight ing- on our side or theirs. We had all the mo men- tum- we were rid ing- on the crest of a high andbeau ti- ful- wave3
3 3 3 3 3 3
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
So now, less than five years la ter- You can go up a steep hill and look West and with the
3 3
3
right kind of eyes you can al most- see the high wa ter- mark, that place where the wave fi na- lly-
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
broke and rolled back.
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Every Four Years SankaramDr. Hunter S. Thompson
Copyright © 2008
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Electric Guitar
Soprano Solo
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
50
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
With gritty distortiongliss.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
sul pont.
Ev'
Nasal
ry four years the fe ver ri ses up ev' ry four years the hun ger.- Ev' ry four years the fe ver
3 3 3
3 3 3
scratch tone
gliss.scratch tone
gliss. gliss.
bartok pizz. arco bartok pizz. arco
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
ri ses up ev' ry four years the hun ger.- For
Very overenunciated diction, classical
the Sav ior,- the White Knight, the Man on Horse
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3
gliss.
bartok pizz. arco
To Voice
Voice
doo wah3 3 3 3 3 3
back.
But this may be the year we
To Voice Voice
doo wah
To Voice Voice
doo wah
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Voice
S. Solo
Vla.
Voice
Voice
82
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
doo wah doo wah doo
To E. Gtr.
wah
Electric Guitar
Distortion
fin al- ly- come face to face with our selves,- fin al- ly- just lay down and say it:
We are a na tion- of used car sales men-
3 3 3
doo wah doo wah doo wah
To Vc. Violoncello
sul pont.
doo wah doo wah doo wah
To Db.Double Bass
with all the mon ey- we need to buy guns and with no qualms at all a bout- kill ing-
3 3 3 3 3 3
gliss. gliss.
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
an y- one- else in the world who makes us un comf'- ta- - ble.-
3 3 3 3
gliss. scratch tone
gliss.
bartok pizz.
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Nightmare in La-La Land SankaramDr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Electric Guitar
Soprano Solo
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
97
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
I had a tru ly- horr i- ble- dream last night: the Term i- na- tor- seiz es- pow'r in Sa cra- men- to- Night mare- in La La
Land
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tremolo
tremolo
pizz.
La la la la la la la la
la
la
la
la!
La
la! La
la
la la
la
la la la la! La la la! La la la! La
pizz.
pizz.
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107
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
116
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
La
la
la! La La ! La
ha
ha!
La La
arco
arco
arco
Barre
As for my horr i- ble- dream,I woke up be fore- it end ed.- But this isstill a fuck ing- la la-
land. La La
3 3
tremolo
gliss. gliss. gliss.
tremolo
gliss. gliss. gliss. gliss.
pizz.
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126
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
La La La Land!
screamgliss.
pizz. arcogliss. gliss. gliss.
pizz.arco
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Cool
Cool
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Bull ElkSankaramDr. Hunter S. Thompson
Electric Guitar
Soprano Solo
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
4
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
G Em C D G Em
A manon the scent of the White House is rare ly- ev er- ra tion- al.- He's more like a beast in heat: a
pizz. 3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3
3
pizz.
C D
Ooh!
Bm F©C
D
Bull Elk in the rut. Crash ing- blind ly- through the tim ber- in a fe ver- for some thing- to fuck. The3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3
Ooh!
Ooh!
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
Bm F#m Bm F#m G D Metal distortion
eyes glaze ov er their,ears pack up with wax, theirloins get heav y- with blood.They'll crash through the tim ber- like huge can non-
arco3 3 3 3 3
3
arco
Metal distortion
balls, tramp ling- small trees and tear ing- blood y- chunks of hair on the big ones. Sharks in a
arco
arco
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
Cool
Cool
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
feed ing- frenz y- they be have- like hu man- drug deal ers- mad on their own wares.
G Em C D G Em
You know it's true A
pizz. pizz.3
3
3
3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3
3
pizz. pizz.
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
C D Bm F© C D
car eer- pol i- ti- cian- fi nall- y- smell ing- the White House is like a bull elk in the rut oooh
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3
3
3 3 3
3
3
3
3
3
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Fear SankaramDr. Hunter S. Thompson
Copyright © 2008
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Electric Guitar
Soprano Solo
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
38
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
We are turn ing in to- a na tion- of whim per- ing- slaves to fear We are turn ing in
3
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E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
50
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
3 3
to a na tion- of whim per- ing- slaves to fear
Fear of war fear of po ver ty- fear of ran dom terr
3
pizz.
gliss. gliss. gliss.
SOLO:Dm C9
3 3
or i- sm.- The leaves may change but the roots re main- the same.
pizz.
arco
pizz.
arco
gliss.
arco
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56
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
63
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
B¨sus4 C Dm C9 B¨sus4 C
SOLO:
Dm
The
C9 B¨sus4 C Dm C9 B¨sus4 C
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70
E. Gtr.
S. Solo
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
leaves may change but the roots re main- the same so just lay back and live with it.
pizz. arco
pizz. arco
pizz. arco
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Epilogue (The Season is Over) SankaramDr. Hunter S. Thompson
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Electric Guitar
Soprano
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
85
E. Gtr.
S.
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
No
Opt. 8vb
More Games No More Bombs No MoreWalk ing- No More
Fun No More Swim ming- Sixt y- sev en- That is sev en- teen- years past fif ty- Sev en- teen- more than I need ed-
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E. Gtr.
S.
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
100
E. Gtr.
S.
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
or want ed-
Bor ing-
I'm al ways- Bitch y- No fun for an y- -
bod y- Sixt y- sev en- You are get ting- Greed y- Act your old
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age. Re -
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105
E. Gtr.
S.
Vla.
Vc.
Db.
lax. This won't hurt.
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