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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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

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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

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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

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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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Fear SankaramDr. Hunter S. Thompson

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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

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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.

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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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E. Gtr.

S.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

lax. This won't hurt.

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