Commissioned jointly by Chor Leoni, conductor Diane Loomer,and Orphei Drängar, conductor Robert Sund, and dedicated

to them with love

Five Ways to Kill a ManBOB CHILCOTTEdwin Brock (1927–97)

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Menacing q = 132

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BARITONE

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PERCUSSION

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Text reproduced by permission of David Highham Associates.

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