About Iolanthe March. Enter Procession of Peers.
T&B: Loudly let the trumpet bray!
T: Tantantara! Tantantara!
T&B: Proudly bang the sounding brasses!
B: Tzing! Boom!
T&B: As upon its lordly way
This unique procession passes,
| Tenors: Tantantara! (12x) Tzing, boom! |
Basses: Tzing, boom! (10x), Tantantara (2x) Tzing, boom! |
Tenors:
Bow, bow, ye lower middle classes!
Bow, bow, ye tradesmen, bow, ye masses!
Blow the trumpets, bang the brasses!
Tantantara! Tzing! Boom!
Basses:
Bow, bow, ye lower middle classes!
Bow, bow, ye tradesmen, bow, ye masses!
Blow the trumpets, bang the brasses!
Tantantara! Tzing! Boom!
| Tenors: Tantantara! (5x) Tzing, boom! (2x) |
Basses: Tzing, boom! (2x) Tzing, boom! (2x) |
Tenors:
We are peers of highest station,
Paragons of legislation,
Pillars of the British nation!
Basses:
Tantantara, tantara, Tzing! Boom! Tzing! Boom!
tantara! Tzing! Boom!
| Tenors: (rhythmic) We are peers of highest station, Paragons of legislation, Pillars of the British nation! |
Basses (metric): We are peers of highest station, Paragons of legislation, Pillars of the British nation, Pillars of the British nation! We are peers of highest station, Paragons of legislation. |
Tenors & Basses:
Tantantara, tantara, Tzing! Boom! Tzing! Boom!
tantara, tantara, Tzing! Boom!
Tenors & Basses (I & II):
Bow, bow, ye lower middle classes!
Bow, bow, ye tradesmen, bow, ye masses!
Blow the trumpets, bang the brasses!
Tantantara! Tzing! Boom!
Tenors & Basses (unison):
Bow, bow, ye lower middle classes!
Bow, bow, ye tradesmen, bow, ye masses!
Blow the trumpets, bang the brasses!
| Tenors: Tantantara! Tantantara! Tantantara! |
Basses: Tzing, boom, tzing, boom! Tzing, boom, tzing, boom! Tzing, boom, tzing, boom! |
Tenors & Basses (4 parts):
Blow, blow, the trumpets, bang the brasses! (rest 6 counts)
Blow, blow, the trumpets, bang the brasses! (rest 6 counts)
Blow, blow, the trumpets,
Blow, blow, the trumpets.
| Tenors: Tantara, ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, (7x) ta! |
Basses: Bang, bang the brasses, boom! (2x) Tzing, boom! (4x) |
Tenors and Basses (unison):
Bow, ye lower middle classes,
Bow, ye tradesmen, bow, ye masses.
Bow, ye lower middle classes,
Bow, ye tradesmen, bow, ye masses.
(Parts):
Tantantara, tantantara, tantantara, tantara, tantara,
tantara, tantara, ra, ra, ra, ra!
Tantara!
Tantara!
Last updated: February 06, 2004 by Webmaster.
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